"A man from the Ye Mansion saw you entering Alley Thirteen, Princess," Ye Fuxun responded, "Then the three men went to look for you."
"I found this hairpin not far from the entrance of Alley Thirteen." King Qin took out the pearl hairpin and placed it in front of Princess Qin.
Princess Qin frowned: "I must not have dropped this pearl hairpin when I entered Alley Thirteen. I walked to the house and suddenly found Qiu Yue knocked unconscious, so I had a fight with the culprit. At that time
The concubine held on to the door and refused to go in, and even deliberately took off the ring she was wearing."
"Here is the ring." King Qin placed the jade ring on the table.
"Yes, that's the ring." Princess Qin took off the ring out of desperation, hoping that others would discover her whereabouts.
"It seems that the thief may have deliberately thrown the pearl hairpin near the entrance of Alley Thirteen to lure us to find the princess." Ye Fuxun pondered.
At this moment, Eunuch Xu hurriedly walked in: "Your Highness, the interrogation has concluded."
He stepped forward and whispered a few words in Ji Yannuo's ear before retreating. Everyone looked at Ji Yannuo.
"The thieves said that someone paid for them to capture Princess Qin, and they wanted to threaten us with her." Ji Yannuo twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, and his eyes flashed slightly.
"Can you tell me who paid for the murder?" King Chu asked.
"The portrait of the other party has been given." Ji Yannuo said, "This matter will be handed over to the Haiyun City officials for investigation. We will just wait for the result."
Princess Qin was puzzled: "I kidnapped my concubine and threatened several masters? What is the reason?" King Qin reassured her: "Princess, don't worry, the government will definitely give us an explanation."
At night, Ye Fulun and Ji Yannuo were lying on the bed chatting.
"Ayan, do you think that the capture of Princess Qin was a cover-up by the other party?"
Ji Yannuo pursed his thin lips slightly: "I do think so. They arrested people but didn't hurt them. The thieves' kung fu was just average. They looked more like a show."
"As long as the Haiyun City officials investigate, we will know."
Two days later, news came that the government had solved the case.
This time, not only was the real culprit caught, but the culprit responsible for Mr. Lu's assassination was also brought out.
The two groups were from the same group, and the reason why they arrested Princess Qin was that they were afraid that the prince and others would come to investigate Mr. Lu's case, and wanted to strike first.
When everyone got the news, they all looked strange.
"Sure enough, it's not what Sixth Brother expected." King Chu clucked his lips and clicked his tongue three times.
"It's just that we just settled Mr. Lu's case?"
It would be difficult to let the real murderer go free.
"This matter can only end here." Ji Yannuo nodded.
The matters involved behind Mr. Lu's assassination are too important and must not be acted upon rashly.
Let the other party think that they believe it, so that they can delay time to make arrangements.
"Then let's go back to Beijing?" King Chu, who never opposed Ji Yannuo's decision, asked.
The King of Qin said, "The King of Rui invited us to attend his two-day birthday party the day before yesterday. Should we wait until the birthday party is over before we leave?"
Ji Yannuo glanced at him: "Yes, we will set off again after the birthday banquet."
at night.
"Ayan, do you think the mastermind behind all this is King Rui?" Ye Fuxun poked Ji Yannuo's shoulder and said.
Ji Yannuo put down the official document and said to himself: "Privately make weapons and station troops and food. Except for King Rui, I am afraid no one in the East China Sea has this ability."
"There is insufficient evidence at the moment. If we go into the details, we might be alarmed, so we won't go into a big fight this time."
Ye Fuxun sighed and said: "King Rui has inconvenient legs and feet. If he does this, even if he ends up... he is afraid that he won't be able to..."
"Prince Rui's foot has been cured." Ji Yannuo narrowed his black eyes, pursed his thin lips, and then said, "It is said that he met a miracle doctor by chance and cured his foot injury that had been chronic for decades. At that time, Haiyun City was still
A feast of running water was held for three days and three nights to celebrate."
Ye Fuxun frowned: "It stands to reason that the foot is injured to the bone, and there should be no chance of recovery in the past few decades. Why does it sound so weird?"
"Also, does King Rui have an excellent reputation in Haiyun City?"
"good."
Ji Yannuo hugged her gently, "His foot injury does make people feel strange, but when I saw Prince Rui, he walked freely, just like ordinary people."
"And I have asked people to inquire about it. In the past, King Rui walked with a limp for decades. It was not like he was pretending."
"And since he came to the East China Sea fiefdom, he has been kind to the people and deeply rooted in the people's hearts."
Ye Fuxun bit his lower lip. If such a person really wants to seek power and seize the position, he will indeed take advantage of it.
"Then let's do nothing and just go back to Beijing like this?"
It's just that I didn't know about King Rui's situation before I came to Donghai. Now there are all kinds of suspicious signs, so I just feel unwilling to return empty-handed.
Ji Yannuo's hand tightened around Ye Fuxun's shoulders. He didn't think so.
"I will think about this matter for a while. There will be a birthday banquet at Prince Rui's Mansion in two days. Ah Xun will go and see it together."
When they got up the next day, Ji Yannuo and others had breakfast and went out again.
Seeing that Princess Qin was still nesting in the house, Ye Fuxun asked Xiao Yu to ask if it was convenient for her to visit. As a result, Princess Qin came directly to Ye Fuxun's side with Xiao Yu.
"What's wrong with the princess?" Princess Qin sat on the chair opposite Ye Fuxun as soon as she entered the room. She wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief in her hand. Ye Fuxun was so shocked that she asked again and again, "But you had a nightmare last night?"
"No." Princess Qin shook her head and raised her face to reveal her red eyes. She looked at Xiao Yu and Qiao'er but hesitated to speak.
Ye Fuxun gave a quick wink, and Xiaoyu and Qiaoer understood and quietly retreated.
Ye Fuxun and Princess Qin were the only two people left in the room.
Princess Qin lowered her head and sobbed softly.
This time, Ye Fuxun was really frightened. She held Princess Qin's hand and asked in a low voice: "Princess, what's wrong? If you tell me anything unhappy, maybe I can help you share some of it?"
"I..." Princess Qin opened her mouth, thinking of what happened last night, she didn't know what to say.
It was really embarrassing. Yesterday, she was kidnapped by thieves. The prince personally went to rescue her and carried her back to Ye Mansion.
This kind of intimacy was something she had never experienced before, and she couldn't help but have a fantasy. Maybe the prince also cared about her.
Otherwise, how could the prince be so anxious to find her as soon as possible after she was kidnapped?
The prince has always said little, maybe he is just not used to expressing his thoughts.
But she can say that if the relationship between the two of them has always been so dull just because the prince is not proactive enough, will she be able to break the deadlock if she takes more initiative?
Princess Qin had been mentally building herself up for a long time, and finally attacked at night.
Ye Fuxun was shocked after hearing what Princess Qin said: "What did the princess say?"