Once the Crown Prince Joins In

Hu Siyi calmly held the handkerchief tightly in his hand. The emperor looked at the prince as if nothing had happened and said: "This case of theft of the granary must not be slacked off this time. It must be investigated thoroughly."

Yan Junchu lowered his eyes slightly and nodded in response: "Father, if we conduct a thorough investigation on a grand scale, I'm afraid the results will still be the same as last time."

Didn't the court send someone to investigate last time?

Sent.

But what about the result?

Looking at what Su Yi and Chen Boyan brought back, and then comparing it with the excerpts sent back by the ministers sent by the imperial court, there is a huge difference.

The emperor said solemnly, "Do you have anyone to recommend you?"

Yan Junchu said in a deep voice: "I do have one person I can recommend, and that is Shang Junyan, the doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs."

The emperor thought for a while, then remembered who Shang Junyan was, and said with some surprise: "Why would you recommend him?"

"Father, the last time my son led an army to go on an expedition, Lord Shang was in charge of the money and food on the northwest route. There were no mistakes in the calculation of money and food for the army's trip, and there was no delay in the follow-up food and grass. This shows that Lord Shang does have some talents. It's just that he He is still young and comes from the Prince of Pingjing County, so everyone thinks that he relies on his family to become an official. In fact, this is not the case. This time, the son-in-law recommended Shang Junyan precisely because he planned clearly on money and food last time. The first investigation into the case of theft of a granary is exactly what he is good at."

The emperor frowned slightly, thought for a while and said, "I will think about it again. This matter is of great importance. You can go down first."

Shang Junyan bowed in greeting and said, "My son, please retire."

Su Yi and Chen Boyan also bowed and resigned.

The emperor waved his hand, and after everyone left, Hu Siyi stepped forward with a white face, suppressed the panic in his heart, and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask the imperial doctor to diagnose your pulse."

The emperor glanced at Hu Siyi and said, "To make such a fuss, burn the veil."

Hu Siyi wanted to persuade him again, but when he saw His Majesty's eyes, he had to swallow his words abruptly, turned around and went to the waiter, and sent all the waiters out. This time, he took out the handkerchief and threw it into the white clay furnace. He looked at the handkerchief. The pot was burned into a ball of ashes, and the ashes were scattered with tongs. A few more pieces of carbon stone were pressed on top, and then the copper kettle was placed on top.

Hu Siyi's face was full of melancholy. His Majesty now paid less and less attention to his body. Although he only coughed up a few bloodshot threads, he was still worried, but His Majesty didn't care.

Hu Siyi went out full of thoughts and entered the Zichen Hall. He saw His Majesty reviewing the papers again and sighed in his heart. His Majesty was really too diligent.

The Duke's Mansion of Qi was busy at this time. Su Deng and Su Li were very happy to see Su Xinyi. They were dark and thin, but in good spirits. When Su Xinyi arrived, they were telling the old man what they had seen along the way.

Su Xinyi arrived with Wang Rong, and the old man hurriedly stood up to greet him.

King Rong hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Old Duke, today I am just here to join in the fun. You don't need to be polite, just treat me as a junior."

The old man did not dare to treat King Rong as his junior. He smiled and asked King Rong to sit down, but looked at his granddaughter.

The corner of Su Xinyi's mouth twitched, and she said to her grandfather with a smile: "I heard that the two cousins ​​are back, and I was about to come back for a visit. I happened to meet the prince. The prince and the cousins ​​also met a few times, and I was curious about this trip on the way. I came here with my knowledge.”

The old man didn't believe a word of this, but when his granddaughter said it, he took it as such and said, "In this case, let your two cousins ​​invite the prince to sit in the front study. I'm an old man. Just drag it out, please don’t blame me, Your Majesty."

King Rong jumped up in a hurry and said, "Old Duke, please don't say that. It's me who disturbed your rest. Then you have a good rest and I'll go to the front to talk to them."

Prince Rong did not dare to be willful in Su Xinyi's territory, and he respected the old man, so he hurriedly got off the slope and took the people to the front study.

Su Xinyi was a step behind. After King Rong and the others left, he said to his grandfather: "Your Majesty heard that Mu Xing was injured. He was curious about what happened and insisted on coming to see. Grandpa, don't worry, it's nothing serious."

The old man looked at his granddaughter and said, "Just be aware that they encountered an ambush on their way back this time. Things may not be simple. Don't be too cautious."

"Yes, I listened to my grandfather. I will listen carefully to what Mu Xing said later and find out the matter clearly." Su Xinyi said hurriedly.

"Then you go quickly. It's getting late. We have to rush back to the East Palace. It shouldn't be too late."

"Yes." Su Xinyi helped the old man into the inner room, settled the people, and then went to the front.

When she arrived, the first few elders in the family had already come over to greet King Rong. King Rong was much more comfortable with them. He was talking with a smile. When he saw Su Xinyi come in, he immediately straightened his body and the smile on his face disappeared. A few points.

Everyone:...

Su Xinyi pretended not to see it, and greeted her uncle, second uncle, and third uncle first. Mu Xing hadn't come yet, so Su Xinyi took the opportunity to meet and greet her grandmother and mother before turning back.

When she came back, several brothers also arrived. Mu Xing's arms were wrapped in a thick white cloth, his face was very pale, and he looked not in good condition.

After seeing Li, everyone sat down separately. You looked at me and I looked at you. For a moment, I didn't know who spoke first.

Su Xinyi glanced at King Rong.

Rong Wangpi tensed up and said immediately: "Don't be so nervous, everyone. I just came to ask Mu Xing what's going on. Why did he get hurt when he was fine?"

When King Rong spoke, everyone relaxed slightly, and then listened to King Rong say again: "I said Mu Xing, you are not bad at it. You were even with Su Xinyi back then, who could hurt you? This injury is in Injured in Guan Nei?"

Mul It's amazing, and there are more than a dozen of them, but my subordinates are outnumbered, so I lost the chance. Fortunately, the two young masters arrived in time, otherwise I'm afraid my subordinates would have revealed where they were."

"Licheng?" Su Xinyi felt that the place name was a bit familiar.

King Rong glanced at Su Xinyi and said with a bit of pride, "You don't know this, right? Licheng is not far from Huaining. If you go further, you will reach Suizhou."

When he led the caravan to raise food, he knew the prefectures and counties in that area very well.

Su Xinyi remembered it. She had scanned it when looking at the map before, so she felt it was familiar. She didn't think of it for a while because she was not familiar with Licheng.

Now that King Rong said this, he was right.

Su Xinyi was too lazy to pay attention to the childish King Rong. He looked at Su Deng and asked, "First cousin, do you have any grudges with anyone in Licheng?"

Su Deng shook his head, "No, speaking of which, Su Li and I were in Licheng for the first time, and we didn't have any grudges with anyone."

Mr. Su looked at a few people and asked, "Does Huaining's hometown have any grudges with Licheng?"

Su Li shook his head, "Not as far as I know."

"Then it's not because the Su family was injured, but Mu Xing was injured. If it wasn't a personal grudge, he would have probably gone to the caravan." Mr. Su frowned and said, "It's just news about the caravan. How did it leak out?"

When King Rong heard this, he looked around and asked, "Where are Sheng Siming and Pang Lan?"

Su Xinyi listened to King Rong ask about the two of them, and then she realized that Cao Qing was not there either, so she looked at her two cousins.

Su Den said: "The caravan brought back some rare treasures this time and gave them to His Majesty first. They took people to place the things."

This is as it should be.

Su Xinyi thought that this was probably Pang Lan's idea. With the behavior of King Rong and his men, it was unlikely that they would think of offering treasures to His Majesty.

King Rong was really surprised, "You actually prepared these?"

Su Deng said without changing his expression, "Your Majesty, after all, we are doing business under His Majesty's order. Now that we have returned to the capital, the caravan will naturally have to express its position."

King Rong:......

To be able to speak so openly and openly about bribing the head of a country is worthy of being Su Xinyi's cousin, who is equally thick-skinned.

Su Xinyi didn't want the king to go on and on about this kind of thing, so she looked at him and said, "Your Majesty, do you have any objections?"

King Rong: I don’t dare!

"Let's get down to business." King Rong immediately changed the subject. He couldn't afford to offend Su Xinyi. Who else could he offend now that he was in the Su family's home?

Don't mess with any of them.

Everyone just pretended not to see King Rong's strange expression and immediately cooperated with him to change the subject.

Su Li coughed lightly and continued the previous topic: "If they are coming for the caravan, it means that there are spies in the caravan. If there are no spies, then the enemy has been watching the caravan's whereabouts, but this point It also makes no sense how they knew we would return from Dogan."

Suden glanced at Mu Xing and said, "Mu Xing led people on watch that night. Those people obviously wanted Mu Xing's life, but Mu Xing told us that he didn't know the people who attacked him."

Mr. Su looked at Mu Xing and said, "Think about it carefully. If it's not a personal grudge, then this matter is very serious."

If the caravan was not in addition to the traitor, it would be more serious, which shows that the people who are watching them are very capable. They were hunted outside the customs and took a detour all the way back to the country. I am afraid that they are not sure about the route they are going. It can be changed at any time, and the enemy can still sneak attack under such circumstances, which has to be thought-provoking.

Mul It’s a martial art learned from a certain faction.”

Everyone had no clue for a while, so King Rong asked, "Didn't anyone get caught alive?"

The eyes of Su Deng and others suddenly became speechless, and Su Li said: "There are no survivors. Except for those who escaped, the rest are all dead."

"How did you die?" Su Xinyi asked immediately.

"Either he committed suicide while his hands and feet were still able to move the knife, or he bit the poison bag and died of poisoning. Obviously they had no intention of leaving alive." Su Li's expression was not good-looking. He had grown up and this was the first time he encountered this. This kind of thing had a big impact on him, and now he still feels a little abnormal when he mentions it.

Anyway, who would do such a crazy thing?

"Death warrior?"

Su Xinyi's voice overlapped with that of King Rong.

Mr. Su obviously also thought about this, "Could he be the same as the people at the hunting ground?"

"What happened at the hunting ground?" Suden asked immediately.

Second Master Su briefly explained what happened at the hunting ground, and Su Deng and others looked a little unhappy.

At this time, Mu Xing said: "Princess, have you ever seen the guard at the hunting ground take action?"

If they are the same group of people, there may be similarities in their moves.

Su Xinyi shook his head, "No, that person was a guard of King Xiang. He was later taken away for interrogation and then committed suicide."

It's hard to say.

King Rong looked at Su Xinyi, "That's not the case, maybe it's just a coincidence."

Su Xinyi glanced at King Rong and thought that if it was a coincidence, there would inevitably be too many coincidences with Suizhou recently.

"That is to say, no one knows who instigated the person who injured Mu Xing, and they can't be sure whether it has anything to do with the incident at the hunting ground." Uncle Su said solemnly, "The two incidents are nearly a thousand miles apart, so it stands to reason It’s just that there shouldn’t be any intersection.”

"Brother, you are right. Logically, there should not be any intersection, but if something goes wrong, there will be monsters. We still have to be careful." Su Sanye said in a deep voice. He and his two elder brothers have different temperaments. The eldest brother is honest and upright in everything. Peace is the most important thing. The second brother has a gentle nature and rarely gets into trouble with others. Both of them deal with things in a well-natured manner.

But he was different. He keenly sensed that the Crown Princess might suspect something, so he looked at the Crown Princess.

Su Xinyi noticed Third Uncle's gaze, raised her head and looked at him. Sensing Third Uncle's silent inquiry, she remained silent and shook her head slightly.

The third master knew that it was difficult to say at the moment, so he looked away.

Things that were difficult to talk about were either too involved or not well known. He was more inclined to the latter.

If you think about it this way, things will make sense. If the Crown Princess knew the truth, she would not make speculations here.

So, were the dead man at the hunting ground and the people who attacked Mu Xing the same group?

The third master's mind suddenly started to change, what if it is?

So what's the purpose?

The dead body placed next to King Xiang forced King Xiang to have a marriage contract with You Xiangzhe. This matter also involved Xu Yurong, who was expelled from the Anding Marquis Mansion, as well as Princess Runyi and Fu Yun who were interrogated by the Ministry of Punishment... …

Standing behind Princess Runyi is the Empress. The Empress and His Royal Highness Prince Rong now have a close relationship with the East Palace and are very harmonious. It does not look like they are behind the scenes.

Therefore, Yan Qiongsi is much less suspicious.

There was only one Fuyun left, and there was no problem after the Ministry of Justice checked it out at first. No wonder Xin Yi asked his family to check it again. Indeed, nothing was found, but just because nothing was found, it made him feel that something was not normal.

When a person grows up, all kinds of things will happen. Most of the news coming back from Fuyun is about her being filial to her elders and being kind to her neighbors. Can a person really be so good?

The third master made up his mind to go back and investigate in person. He would always feel uneasy unless he took action himself.

After the matter was almost settled, Su Xinyi and King Rong said goodbye. Before leaving, Su Xinyi was asked by the third uncle to speak aside. After hearing what the third uncle said, Su Xinyi was surprised, "Third uncle, do you want to go there in person? "

The Third Master nodded cautiously, "If the sneak attack on Mu Xing is really related to the hunting ground, and Xu Yurong has escaped and disappeared, only Yan Qiongsi and Fu Yun are left as suspects. Now Yan Qiongsi is unlikely. , then only Fuyun is left. The two times Fuyun came back were all praises for her. Now that I think about it, it’s very unreasonable. I really don’t feel at ease if I don’t go there in person.”

Su Xinyi herself had a lot of doubts about Fu Yun, but she failed to find out anything after several attempts. Now listening to what San Bo said, she thought for a while and said, "If San Bo wants to go, be careful. Let's check several times." Over there, the news should have been spread back a long time ago. If there is really someone behind Fuyun, be careful if you go there again."

"Okay, Third Uncle knows that you should go back early. Being a princess now is not like being an ordinary daughter-in-law of a distinguished family. The Queen has allowed you to come back, so you can't return to the palace too late." Third Master smiled. A few words of advice, "If something happens in the palace, you must tell your family and don't look forward or backward."

Su Xinyi responded with a smile.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Su Xinyi and King Rong left.

Mu Xing watched the carriage go away and said goodbye. He had a place to live in the capital, and he also had a letter that Tian Zao and Bao Datong asked him to give to Zeng Liang, which he had to deliver.

Su Li was not at ease, looked at Mu Xing and said with a smile: "I have heard from the sixth sister that Zeng Liang's name has been mentioned for a long time. I wonder if you can let me visit?"

Mu Xing glanced at Su Li and knew what he wanted to do. He originally wanted to refuse, but if Su Xinyi knew about it, he would definitely ridicule him for being pretentious, so he nodded silently.

Su Li naturally followed, waved to everyone, and left with Mu Xing.

Mr. Su looked at Su Bei and the others and said hello, "Follow me."

Su Bei, Su Chu and Su Ju followed. Uncle Su and Second Master Su looked at each other and then went back to their respective courtyards. Su Deng was relieved, he was the only one left, and he felt relaxed.

However, he didn't rest. Instead, he went to Su Yi's study to wait for him to come back. He still had some things to deal with Su Yi here.

After Su Xinyi returned, he first went to Yuanhui Palace to report back to the queen, and then returned to the East Palace. When he went back, the prince also arrived.

When the two couples got together, they both had a lot to say. Su Xinyi thought about her eldest brother, so she asked the prince first, "Your Highness, how is my eldest brother?"

Yan Junchu nodded, "Although he is a little darker and a little thinner, he has gained a lot from this trip, which will be good for him in the future."

Su Xinyi breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, as long as everyone is safe."

Yan Junchu asked, "How is Mu Xing?"

"Your Highness also knows?" Su Xinyi asked back.

"I was talking to my eldest brother and the others in front of the emperor before. I found out after I came out that it was just not convenient to go to the Duke's Mansion. After all, the target was too big and easily attracted people's attention." Yan Junchu said helplessly, "What's the matter?"

Su Xinyi explained the matter carefully, and finally explained his suspicions, "The third uncle said that he would go to Ding'an Guard in person. I always have a very strange feeling, but I can't tell what is wrong." .”

Su Xinyi always felt that she had forgotten something, but the more she thought about it, the less she could remember it, which made her feel a little irritable.

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