Chapter 614: Things Are Connected One by One

"No matter who is responsible, once she is found out, let her plead guilty to the Princess Ruian's Mansion!" The emperor said solemnly.

"It's just that... you accidentally slipped when you were going down the mountain?" Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice asked again, unsure of what the emperor meant.

"I wanted to lure her down the mountain at this time, but I had no good intentions. It had rained a few days ago, the mountain road was slippery, and it was dark and dark. It was the easiest time for something to happen, and if something happened it still couldn't be found out." The emperor said coldly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will make arrangements right away!" Li Shangshu has already understood what the Emperor means. The matter of Changxingcao must not be talked about. It can only be investigated secretly. There are many things related to it, and it may even cause shock to the court. , so this matter cannot be discussed, and the case can only be tried from other aspects.

According to the emperor's wishes, of course it was not an accident. Someone must take responsibility. Whether it was the wife of Crown Prince Yong Kangbo or the eldest lady of Duke Xingguo's palace, one person must have a bad intention and deliberately led Miss Shao Wu to do it at that time. The purpose of going down the mountain was to make something happen to Miss Shao Wu.

His heart can be killed!

But because this matter did not succeed in the end, Miss Shao Wu has now woken up and should be fine, so there is no theory of paying for her life.

But if a woman from an aristocratic family really has such a reputation and means to harm people's lives, her life will be really ruined.

Coming out of the Imperial Study Room, Li Shangshu's brows were furrowed so tightly that he could almost kill a fly!

It is necessary to investigate, but it cannot be investigated openly, and there must be a result for the investigation without knowing it. However, it is also related to Xingguo Duke's Mansion and Yong-Kangbo Mansion. Both of them are nobles, and Yong-Kangbo The mansion has been in decline and cannot be compared with the Xingguo Duke's mansion, but it must be able to survive hundreds of insects and die without being dead. The aristocratic family must have some background.

While thinking about it, he went out, but when he turned the intersection, he almost bumped into someone. Seeing the handsome but sickly face in front of him, Li Shangshu hurriedly took two steps back, holding on to the tree on the side, and finally made himself No falls.

The person in front of me is not something you can bump into casually. If you don't bump into this person, something might happen, let alone if you hit him forward with such great force.

"Master Li, why are you in such a hurry?" Chu Liuchen said gently, his eyes were as elegant as water, and his black hair was tied up with a white jade crown, which made him even more powerful and handsome as jade.

"Your Highness King Chen, I have just come back from the Emperor!" Li Shangshu secretly wiped his sweat and said, secretly glad that he was quite neat and quick to stop.

"But because of the matter at Yu Hui'an?" Chu Liuchen's smile faded and he asked straight to the point.

"This...is actually about this!" Li Shangshu hesitated and said. Since this matter still needs to be investigated, he is not afraid of people asking questions.

"About my cousin, someone is secretly trying to harm her?" Chu Liuchen raised his eyebrows and asked.

cousin? Li Shangshu didn't remember for a moment who the cousin Chu Liuchen was talking about, and looked at Chu Liuchen in surprise.

Perhaps sensing Li Shangshu's doubts, Chu Liuchen explained specifically, "The granddaughter of the eldest princess Ruian, the fifth lady of the Xingguo Duke's mansion, she is my cousin, and I was familiar with her in the past. Was he secretly harmed?"

Are you talking about Miss Shao Wu? Li Shangshu felt that the two of them should not have any contact. As soon as Miss Shao Wu recognized her ancestors and returned to the clan, she was sent up the mountain to Yuhui Temple to practice cultivation, and this one was basically lying on the hospital bed.

Of course, this was just what he was thinking, and of course he would not inquire so clearly out of ignorance.

"I am still investigating this matter..."

"Lord Li, please be careful. Although my cousin has just recognized our ancestors and returned to the clan, I was still treated by her when I went to Jiangzhou that day. Later, when I was at the gate of the palace, my horse went crazy and almost killed me. It can be regarded as There is quite a connection." Chu Liuchen said with emotion, and then added gently, "If you have any conclusions, I hope you can inform me."

"Definitely, definitely!" Li Shangshu nodded repeatedly.

Chu Liuchen coughed twice, and said with a sick look on his face: "I am going to see the emperor's grandmother, so I won't talk to Mr. Li any more!"

"Your Majesty, please help yourself!" Li Shangshu hurriedly stepped aside, saluted Chu Liuchen, and then watched Chu Liuchen slowly leave.

Looking at his back and thinking for a while, Li Shangshu's expression suddenly changed, and he turned around and hurried to the emperor's study room.

When he arrived at the royal study room, he asked the young eunuch guarding the door to go in and report. After a while, the great eunuch Dekang came out and laughed when he saw Li Shangshu: "Why did Lord Shangshu go and come back? Did he discover something important? Li Shangshu?" Sir, please, the emperor is waiting for you inside!"

Of course, the questions in Derong's words did not really require Li Shangshu to answer, they were just two jokes. In the past, Mr. Li would definitely joke with Derong. The eunuchs who were close to the emperor were not someone he could offend. It is a great blessing to be able to make good friends.

But at the moment, Mr. Li had no thoughts at all. He cupped his hands towards Derong as a salute, lifted up the corner of his robe and hurried in.

Derong followed him into the imperial study room. Although the smile on his face remained unchanged, his eyes became a little deeper.

After entering the door, he saw Li Shangshu kneeling before the emperor again. He carefully stood beside the emperor, stretched out his hand to pour a cup of tea for the emperor, then stepped aside and dropped his hands to his shoulders.

"Li Qing left and came back, why?" The emperor put down the ink pen in his hand and asked in surprise.

Li Shangshu's time out was really too short. He shouldn't have gone very far, so why did he come back! Could it be that there is a new clue to the case just now? Of course, the so-called new clue here to the emperor is not just a fight between women.

"Your Majesty...you...do you still remember what happened to King Chen at the palace gate that day?" Li Shangshu's face turned pale, and his vest was sweating.

This matter is no longer a simple matter of Changxingcao!

"Did something almost happen to King Chen at the palace gate?" The emperor narrowed his eyes and asked after thinking for a while.

"Yes, at that time, it was caused by a horse in the Zhou Palace. First it hit a young lady, and then the young lady was rescued by King Chen. But in the end, it was His Highness King Chen who got into trouble. That time King Chen Your Highness almost..." Li Shangshu gritted his teeth, connected the things he had thought of before, and reported it to the emperor in a nutshell.

By the time I got to the end, I was dripping with sweat!

The fight between princes has always been something that cannot be talked about or touched, but since he thought about it, he naturally had to talk about it, otherwise it will be his fault again.

"Are you saying that the horse might also be caused by Changxingcao?" The emperor immediately understood what he meant, and his face became extremely ugly.

"Wei Chen thinks... it's very possible... but it's not necessarily done by King Zhou's people... maybe someone used King Zhou's hand to deal with King Chen..." Li Shangshu was sweating profusely as he spoke. , in the end I still couldn’t talk anymore.

"Evil!" The emperor slapped his hand heavily on the royal book table. Derong's head lowered further and he did not dare to move.

The other few little eunuchs were even more like quails, with their heads almost lowered to the ground. None of them wanted to hear more of this kind of thing. If they heard too much, they would die!

The emperor's battles are never secrets that others can listen to casually.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

"Go and check the coachman from before, all the people he has come into contact with, the people who may have come into contact with him, and the people on the list in your hand, have you come into contact with them!" the emperor said angrily.

"Yes, I will go check it out right away!" After Li Shangshu kowtowed to the emperor, he stood up quickly and stepped back. When he reached the threshold, he turned around and went out.

He stood outside the door for a while, calmed down, and then shook his head bitterly. As a minister of the Ministry of Punishment, although he had handled many cases, the last thing he wanted to do was this. One careless move could cause big trouble. Come, but he is the emperor's man, he should be loyal and upright, and he will do whatever the emperor orders.

After thinking about this clearly, Li Shangshu turned around and strode out. This time without any intention of stopping, he hurried to the palace entrance, as if there was some savage beast chasing him behind him.

Shao Wanru was lying on the couch, with her black hair hanging casually before washing. Yu Jie had dried it for her just now. There was still a trace of wetness at this moment. She didn't want to tie it up immediately, so there was nothing here. Outsiders were leaning against the screen, listening to what the mother-in-law sent by Duke Xingguo said outside the screen.

The screen was placed in front of her couch, blocking her from the couch.

Although the mother-in-law sent by Duke Xingguo was a good talker, she first talked for a while about how much Mrs. Xingguo missed her and how much Mrs. Xingguo felt sorry for her. She also said that although the eldest lady met the unreasonable Yong Kang here, The wife of the Prince of the Prince's House was still concerned about her injuries, fearing that there was something wrong with her injuries, so she was specially sent to ask.

After such a long conversation, he finally said what he wanted: "Fifth Miss, if you feel better, Madam-in-law means that you should go back to the mansion to recuperate. Madam-in-law has invited several famous doctors to wait at the mansion. You must not let your injury leave any sequelae!"

After the mother-in-law finished speaking, she carefully listened to what was going on inside. She didn’t know how injured Miss Fifth was. She actually came here to get the news today, but she couldn’t see anything because it was covered by a screen. She could only rely on a The little voice senses the fifth lady’s state!

"Is there a place for me... to live in the house?" The voice inside was very faint, and it seemed that he couldn't speak coherently in one breath, which showed that something was not going well.

"Fifth Miss, don't worry, the yard has been prepared long ago, and everything in it is complete. You can move in right away when you get back!"

The mother-in-law listened to Shao Wanru's words with long ears. She waited until she heard clearly before answering with a smile.

The yard is really ready. After the eldest lady came back, the madam asked everyone in the house to help, and the yard was decorated in one night. Of course, if she wanted to find a few particularly good things, of course she wouldn't have them. , Madam did not intend to put the things inside!