This is the coldest day in Prince's Mansion in recent years.
The twelfth lunar month of winter is nothing more than this.
This was the thought that came to mind when Huo Wu and others stepped into the study.
"Your Highness, we found out." Mu Qing glanced at the people next to him and sent the message in his hand to the desk, "The person was sent by the Duke of Zhenguo, and the target was the woman named Wanrou. They didn't know that Your Highness also
exist."
"Everyone in the government office dares to kill a killer, what else do they dare not do!" Feng Zhi clenched his fists, his eyes red. He was at the scene and saw with his own eyes the arrows all over the sky. If those killers were aiming at
Your Highness is here...
As Feng Zhi's angry voice fell, the entire study became quiet. Chu Lan slowly put down the message in his hand, his eyes so calm that no one could see any unnecessary emotion.
"Is there someone here at the government office?" Chu Lan asked.
Huo Wu breathed a sigh of relief and took a step forward, "Yes, Fu Yin came here in person and said that he caught two prisoners. He is waiting in the front hall at the moment and wants to hear what His Highness wants."
"What does he mean?" Upon hearing this, Feng Zhi's eyes suddenly widened, "All the evidence has been sent to him, and now both the people and the stolen goods have been obtained. Instead of reporting it to His Majesty, he sent people to arrest Duke Zhen.
Why did you come here to see His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Huo Wu narrowed her eyes and cast a calm look at him.
Chu Lan didn't seem to hear Feng Zhi's anger, and his eyes remained as calm as water.
Did they really just want to kill the woman named Wanrou?
Chu Lan slowly raised his head, "Huo Wu, what is the crime for assassination in the cell?"
Huo Wu was slightly startled: "According to the laws of Dahui, his crime can be punished." He frowned again, "But the Duke of Zhen Guo has made great contributions, so I am afraid of this..."
If the person who died had any weight, he would not be able to get away with it so easily, but that person was just a convicted brothel girl.
Even if he dies, as long as the Duke of Zhen can find an excuse, he won't have any big problems.
I think the governor had thought of this, and that's why he came to the prince's mansion even though he knew who the murderer was.
A hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and Chu Lan asked again: "Then... what if the prince is assassinated?"
Huo Wu raised her head in disbelief, "Your Highness!"
In the front hall of the Prince's Mansion, Zhang Tianhe, the governor of Shangjing City, was sitting uneasily at the moment. The sweat on his forehead was like broken beads. When he heard footsteps coming from behind, Zhang Tianhe immediately turned around, "
I've seen it before..."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not here." Huo Wu looked coldly at the governor of Shangjing City, who had blisters at the corners of his mouth, and a deep look flashed in his eyes.
Zhang Tianhe raised his head blankly, and as expected, there was no one else except Huo Wu. The corner of his mouth moved, and Zhang Tianhe asked with some difficulty: "Little General Huo, your highness doesn't want to see you?"
Huo Wu narrowed her eyes and said, "Of course His Highness doesn't want to see you."
"Then Your Highness..." Zhang Tianhe's eyes lit up.
Huo Wu snorted coldly, "His Royal Highness was injured in your office in the capital and is still awake. I would also like to ask Mr. Zhang how he wants to see you?"
"Ah?" As soon as these words came out, Zhang Tianhe was stunned for a moment.
Wasn't it just a woman of low status who had committed a crime that died? How could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince was injured and is still unconscious?
"Little General Huo, is there any misunderstanding about this matter?" Zhang Tianhe suspected that he had just heard wrongly.
"Master Zhang, do you suspect that I am joking about the safety of His Highness the Crown Prince?" Huo Wu snorted coldly.
Zhang Tianhe suddenly trembled and said, "I'm an official, I don't dare..."
One of the governors was actually forced into a cold sweat by Huo Wu.
At this moment, along with the sound of hurried footsteps approaching, a shout came from outside the front hall, "Why are you still here? Your Highness's medicine needs to be brought over!"
Upon hearing this, the two people's brows wrinkled in unison.
Huo Wu narrowed her eyes and said, "The prince can't see you, so you just have to deal with this matter."
After saying that, Huo Wu turned around and ran outside with his sleeves fluttered.
Zhang Tianhe looked at Huo Wu's anxious back and was speechless for a long time, as he didn't understand what was going on.
Now how to do?
Naturally, it is impossible to wait any longer.
Zhang Tianhe gritted his teeth, sighed heavily, turned around and left the Prince's Mansion.
Half an hour later.
"Your Highness, Zhang Tianhe has entered the palace." Huo Wu stepped into the room that smelled of medicine, and looked at Chu Lan, who was only wearing single clothes and with a white bandage wrapped around her arms. The look in her eyes changed again and again.
They had always known that Chu Lan was ruthless, but they had never imagined that he would be so ruthless, killing a thousand enemies and damaging eight hundred, which caught everyone by surprise.
"If he doesn't enter the palace, he will be the next to lose his head." Feng Zhi brought the medicine that Shangguan Que had just cooked in front of Chu Lan, his eyes were red and his tone was a bit cold, "I hope he knows what to say.
, otherwise I will take over his government office!"
Although the people in the room had different emotions, they all showed on their faces at the moment. Only the master, with a calm look, slowly took the medicine bowl and drank it without frowning, "This is
There is no need to talk about it anymore."
"Yes." Feng Zhi curled his lips and took the bowl carefully, lest he touch the wound that Chu Lan had just bandaged.
That night, the palace was brightly lit as never before. Hundreds of imperial troops came out of the palace in a mighty manner and surrounded the palace of the three dynasty veterans.
That night, the town government palace was filled with screams and exclamations.
Everyone saw that Duke Zhen Guo, who was supposed to be able to return to his hometown in honor the next day, was tied up and taken into Dali Temple.
In the palace, Concubine Xie no longer cared about the pain and itching that started to attack her body at night. She led the maids and eunuchs from the first palace to kneel at the door of Qianqing Palace in Chu Wei.
Concubine Xie was kneeling on the steps. She was wearing a white plain dress and her long hair was disheveled. She was no longer as glamorous as before. She said in a sad voice, "Your Majesty, my father must have been wronged. Please investigate clearly!"
Eunuch Laifu, who was responsible for taking care of Chu Wei's daily life, looked at the large group of people in front of him and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If he had known about this, why bother in the first place?
"My dear concubine, please come back. Your Majesty will not see you." Laifu took a step forward and shook his head.
Concubine Xie, who had never experienced such humiliation, suddenly became anxious and shouted: "Did your Majesty really just believe Zhang Tianhe's words and conclude that my father had the intention to murder the prince? If someone deliberately framed him, wouldn't it be true?
…”
"Your Highness!" Laifu's face darkened and he took a step forward, "Is it okay to say such things casually? You keep saying that Zhang Tianhe wronged the Duke of Guo, but do you dare to ask if he has any grudges against the Duke of Guo?
The criminal's testimony is clearly written in black and white. He tried to kill the prince with the help of the criminal. Now that the prince is injured, the noble concubine wants to ask the prince to get up from the couch and let you take a look? "
Concubine Xie took a breath and said, "How do you know that the prince is not deliberately setting the blame for this matter?!"
Laifu took a breath of cold air, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't even know that Zhang Tianhe has caught the criminal, so how can he put the blame on him?"
Concubine Xie wanted to say something more, but at this moment, a figure appeared at the door of Qianqing Palace, with a cold voice and cold eyes: "Xie Yu!"
Jade is the word for Concubine Xie. After entering the palace, no one called her by her first name again, so when she suddenly heard these two words, she was in a daze.
It's like... going back to the time before leaving the cabinet.
"Your Majesty." Xie Yu said with tears in her eyes, "I made a mistake, but I can guarantee that my father will never do this."
"You are a woman, why would you involve yourself in this matter? I will not hold you and Lao Ba responsible for this matter. You can go back." Chu Wei narrowed his eyes, waved his hand, and his tone was a little softer.
Hearing these words, Concubine Xie was stunned for a moment, thinking that the man in front of her still had some feelings for her, so she immediately knocked the ground heavily and said, "If Your Majesty insists on convicting my father, I, I will I hit my head and died here!"
The expression in Chu Wei's eyes changed again and again. In Concubine Xie's pitiful eyes, he finally smiled coldly and said, "Then you will be killed."