Xiao Mingxuan raised his hand and pushed the strands of hair behind her ears.
"I am responsible, and you are the real hero."
"Remember, when you enter the palace and see the emperor, ask boldly and ask boldly. As long as it is beneficial to you, don't be afraid to open your mouth."
Luo Jiuli smiled.
"Your Majesty saw it."
"Um."
Xiao Mingxuan's eyes were gloomy.
"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, even if I beat him, no one will dare to do anything to the Duke."
"Did the prince ask my father to go?"
Xiao Mingxuan looked at her, but smiled and said nothing, and changed the topic.
"The Jiang Mansion has not been cleared yet, so it is not suitable for you to go in now. Go back to the carriage and wait for me."
Luo Jiuli looked back at the carriage in the distance.
"There was an injured child in the carriage. The child worked as an errand at the Second Administrative Hospital of Jiang Mansion. He was also one of the people who escaped from the fire scene alive."
Xiao Mingxuan saw that she had no intention of sending the child away.
"You think that kid will be the breakthrough."
"yes."
Luo Jiuli nodded.
"The lower the people are, the more they know how to watch what is happening. The fact that the child is a teenager and can stay in Jiang Mansion for so many years shows that he is a smart child."
"I want to wait until he wakes up and ask some questions before letting him go."
"Okay, as long as it's what you want to do, I'll support it."
While the two were talking, they saw Pei Tingsong walking out of Jiang Mansion quickly.
"Your Majesty, all the fire sources in Jiang Mansion have been extinguished, but -"
He stopped talking, a terrifying look rising in his eyes.
"explain?"
Xiao Mingxuan seemed to know what he wanted to report.
Pei Tingsong glanced at Luo Jiuli who was standing aside, knowing that his sister-in-law was very courageous.
It's very tight, so there's no need to hide it.
"The courtyard of Jiang Mansion has been burned into ruins. The police officers found a dead body under the ruins. The body was burnt and the identity is still unclear."
"It's just that the number of dead bodies--"
"How many?"
Xiao Mingxuan put his hands behind his back and clenched his fists.
On his special day, a fire and murder occurred. Such a huge fire could burn a large house with three entrances and three exits into rubble. It is conceivable that this is no accident.
"A total of thirteen objects have been sorted out."
"What?"
On the side, Luo Jiuli exclaimed.
"Thirteen bodies, thirteen lives, Your Majesty."
She raised her head and looked at Xiao Mingxuan, with the murderous intent in her eyes.
Xiao Mingxuan frowned.
"Pei Tingsong, according to this king's order, all the people from the Third Law Department and the Fourth Department of the Ministry of War are involved in this case. No matter who is behind it? Anyone who dares to cover up and destroy evidence will be dismissed from his position, his home will be confiscated, and his family will be exterminated."
"yes."
Pei Tingsong gritted his teeth.
In all his years of investigating cases, he has never seen such a heart-rending case.
Under the emperor's feet, in the inner city of Kyoto, in the official residences, thirteen lives were lost.
There is no doubt that the fire today was definitely man-made, whether it was intentional, venting anger or revenge.
But who was taking revenge? He glanced at the Ninth Prince and Luo Jiuli seemingly casually.
Just because today is so special.
Just as Pei Tingsong turned around and left, a carriage stopped behind them.
"I'll take you back home first."
Xiao Mingxuan grabbed Luo Jiuli.
"What about the prince? Do you want to enter the palace?"
"Um."
Xiao Mingxuan nodded lightly, without saying anything, and helped Luo Jiuli get into the carriage.
In the carriage, there were no outsiders and so many staring eyes.
Luo Jiuli's eyes were calm, and the coldness in his eyes condensed into ice slag.
"Who is it?"
She looked at Xiao Mingxuan.
"Inside the palace or outside the palace?"
Xiao Mingxuan exuded a dangerous aura.
After a moment, he took out something from his arms, which looked like a torn piece of underwear.
"News from the palace."
"What?"
Luo Jiuli took it and unfolded it. The coldness on his face became thicker and thicker, and his fingers holding the piece of cloth became tighter and tighter.
The news in the palace was conveyed by the Qiaoyue she installed in Changchun Palace.
"No wonder! This is the real purpose of the Queen Mother in bringing Lu Mingxin back to the capital."
"It seems that the Empress Dowager's plan is not outside the palace, but inside the palace. So what happened in the Jiang Mansion today, is it possible that Concubine Hu is involved -"
"Won't."
Xiao Mingxuan shook his head.
"This kind of method is something that a concubine in the harem would never dare to think about. The punishment for fire in the imperial city is extremely strict."
"Those concubines in the harem engage in intrigues and intrigues, and many of them endanger people's lives. But those who really dare to set fires will only be those who are not favored, are banished to the cold palace, and set fire to themselves out of frustration."
Luo Jiuli said nothing, already targeting the few outside the palace.
"In that case, the number of people suspected has been reduced again. The only ones with motives now are Prince Zhao's Palace and Da Sima's Palace."
"Why didn't you suspect Prince An's Mansion?"
Luo Jiuli sneered.
"Prince An is an old and cunning man. He respects the imperial power and knows how to assess the situation. He is a typical wallflower."
"Since the last time the prince accompanied me to Prince An's Mansion and beat him once, he claimed he was ill and closed the door. Such a person is very careful about his feathers."
"What's more, this time Lu Mingxin returned to Beijing, he obviously understood that Lu Mingxin has now become the Queen Mother's pawn. If he wants Prince An's Mansion to not become a target of public criticism, he can only honestly suppress the idea of taking the lead.
"
"Otherwise, not to mention the prince, even my father would be enough for him to drink a pot."
Xiao Mingxuan nodded.
"Well, your analysis is correct."
"The only two houses that have motives for this matter. Now let's see where the fire started in Jiang Mansion."
Luo Jiuli said:
"With a large house with three entrances and three exits, it burned like this. I think there must be more than one point of origin of the fire. There are also the servants of Jiang Mansion who ran away from the fire scene. After questioning one by one, we can always find clues."
Luo Jiuli's eyes were filled with endless coldness and gloom when he thought of the thirteen lives lost in Jiang Mansion due to this fire.
"Your Majesty, no matter who it is this time? I want him to die."
It has been half a year since she came to this world, and she has never been so full of hatred and murderous intent as she is today.
Even if the Queen Mother went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to teach the palace maids to disgust her, she did not have murderous intentions towards the Queen Mother.
But this time it was different. A fire not only ruined her happy engagement day, but also cost thirteen lives.
This is unforgivable. Not for herself, but for the sake of the thirteen lives and thirteen families that died, she would kill this bastard with her own hands.
"Li'er."
Xiao Mingxuan reached out and took her finger.
I have known her for such a long time, and she has always been cheerful, always bully, and arrogant. Her sharp eyes are as bright as if they can pierce all darkness.
But today, this radiant gaze gradually dimmed because of the fire, and she even had to reveal her evil side.
"Don't worry, no matter who it is? I won't let him live."