The assassin who attacked Yun Fuyi was an eunuch, which made the assassination case even more difficult. The matter was quickly reported to Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the palace.
It had only been a few days since Yun Fuyi had saved her life until she was named a county monarch. Someone came to kill her, not to mention Jing Zhaoyin, even officials from Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment , all suspected that the two cases were related.
The Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Dali Temple had just arrived at Jingzhao Mansion. They didn't even have a drink of hot tea when the Yamen servant hurriedly came in to announce that the prince was here.
Yun Zhaobai used the action of getting up to glance at Fuyi beside him. Fuyi blinked at him, his eyes full of innocence.
Before the officials could reach the door, they saw His Royal Highness hurriedly stepping through the door.
"I will see you, Your Highness."
"My lords, there is no need to be polite." Sui Tingheng strode past them and walked to the Yun brothers and sisters: "Is Miss Yun injured?"
"Your Highness, I'm thinking of you. My daughter is fine." I brushed my clothes and knelt down to salute again.
"It'll be fine if nothing happens." Sui Tingheng's voice was low and he stood three steps away without coming any closer: "Everyone, please take a seat."
"Your Highness." Mo Wen stumbled in after him. , holding a cloak in his hand: "It's been a cold spring these past two days. You recovered from your illness a few days ago, but you can't catch the cold again."
Only then did Fu Yi notice that the prince was wearing light blue uniform, with an ink mark the size of a soybean remaining under the right sleeve. His waist was empty, with no jade pendant or sachet.
"No need." Sui Tingheng raised his hand to ask Mo Wen to step back, then turned to Jingzhao Mansion and said, "Please tell me more about this case."
"I don't dare, Please take a seat, Your Highness, and I will come to you one by one." Jing Zhaoyin thought to himself, His Highness wanted to ask Xian Niece because he was here. Could it be that His Highness had heard about Xian Niece's reputation as a playboy and kept a distance from her. ?
Now he has to cry out twice for his niece Xian. Although niece Xian is a bit playful, she is honest and discerning, so she is still very good.
Thinking of this, Jing Zhaoyin not only explained the cause and effect of the matter, but also interspersed a few words of praise for Fu Yi from time to time, trying his best to break His Highness's prejudice against the virtuous niece.
Hearing Jing Zhaoyin say that Fu Yi panicked and rushed to Jing Zhao Mansion crying for help. Sui Tingheng's eyelids trembled slightly and he turned to look at Fu Yi: "Miss Yun is frightened."
Fu Yi is embarrassed. I smiled, but I really didn’t know what to say. Was she as pitiful as Jing Zhaoyin said last night?
"Have Miss Yun met anyone else since she came out of the restaurant?" Sui Tingheng glanced at the tea cup in Fuyi's hand and said to Mo Wen, "Miss Yun's tea has gone cold. Why?" She changed to a cup of hot tea."
"Your Highness, there is no need for this. What a troublesome thing." Fuyi picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "I am not very picky about tea."
After saying this, Fuyi found that the prince looked at him deeply. , she lowered her head and turned the tea cup in a circle in confusion. What's the problem?
"Jun Yun, please use it." Mo Wen put a cup of steaming tea next to Fu Yi, took away the cup of cool cold tea, and bowed out.
The adults looked at the hot tea that was replaced by other chamberlains, and felt deeply moved. His Royal Highness was so considerate in his treatment of others.
If the timing had not been right, they would have burst into tears of gratitude and praised him.
"Your Majesty, there was another person present when my daughter was attacked." Fuyi picked up the tea cup and took a sip. This is...soothing tea?
“Who is it?”
"Prince Ning." Fu Yi glanced at the man in gray robe with colorful clothes in the hall: "If it hadn't been for the help of the prince, my daughter might have been hit by an arrow."
Click.
This is the sound of the tea cup lid scraping against the rim. A few drops of hot tea swayed out of the cup and splashed on the wooden table along the back of the hand.
"Damn this slave, for forgetting that this tea is boiling water." Mo Wen looked at the back of the prince's hands that were reddened by the tea and quickly apologized.
"No problem." Sui Tingheng gently put the tea cup back on the table, wiped the water on the back of his hand with a handkerchief, and paused for a moment at the ink spots on the sleeves: "Give me the cloak. ”
"Go and invite your uncle." Sui Tingheng fastened his cloak. He seemed to have thought of something, and stopped the chamberlain who was about to deliver a message. He turned to look at Fu Yi and said, "Miss Yun, do you have any objections?"
"Chen. The woman has no objections." Fuyi shook his head: "With Prince Ning's help, maybe the case will be revealed soon."
How can the case become a problem in the whole court if Prince Ning is not called?
In the past two years, King Ning has kept a low profile and has accumulated some good reputation. She, a dandy, wants to help King Ning return to the days when everyone was paying attention to him three years ago. If His Majesty and the Queen know about it, they will definitely praise her. Be helpful.
Sui Tingheng lowered his eyelids and said nothing more. He just raised his hand and asked the chamberlain to go to Prince Ning's mansion to invite someone.
Seeing that His Highness the Prince stopped talking, the adults had to use their brains to express their opinions on the case, so that His Highness could see their capabilities.
It is a pity that His Highness seemed to be in a bad mood due to such rampant assassination methods, and he never showed his face.
"King Ning has arrived."
Everyone stood up to greet him again. This case involved eunuchs and King Ning, so they could not give orders easily.
“Thank you for your hard work to invite your uncle to Jingzhao Mansion so early.” Sui Tingheng gave a junior salute to Prince Ning: “The matter is urgent. I wonder if the emperor’s uncle made it clear to the emperor’s aunt before leaving the mansion. Do you need me to send someone to explain it to Auntie Huang again?”
Hearing the word "Aunt Huang", Prince Ning subconsciously looked at Fuyi, but Fuyi stood behind Yun Zhaobai with her head down, and he couldn't see her face clearly.
"No need." Prince Ning looked away and smiled gently: "Your aunt has always been gentle and considerate, and never made things difficult for me."
"Uncle and aunt are really deeply in love as husband and wife. "Sui Tingheng turned around He said: "Uncle, please take a seat."
"Please, nephew."
The uncle and nephew took their seats together. Sui Tingheng raised his hand and accidentally bumped into Ning, who had taken the seat first. On the king's shoulder, King Ning was so painful that he was sweating profusely.
"Uncle Emperor, is he injured?" Sui Tingheng's face suddenly darkened. He looked at the man in gray in the hall: "Uncle Emperor, this man assassinated the imperial prince and injured you. According to your wishes, how should I be punished? ?”
King Ning held his shoulder that was hurt by Sui Tingheng’s impact. Is his nephew a bull? He is so strong? !
He took a deep breath and managed to regain his composure: "Is this the criminal who assassinated Miss Yun?" "The prince doesn't know this person?!" Fuyi opened his eyes in surprise: "Yes. No, please look again and say Maybe I can remember where I saw him. "
"What did Miss Yun mean?" Prince Ning looked at Fu Yi and saw the corners of her mouth turned upward. This is the expression you get when you want to trouble someone.
"My daughter has no other intentions. My lord, please don't think too much." She stroked her chin with her clothes: "Just now after the yamen officer said that this evil thief is an eunuch, my maid has been thinking about whether she has seen this person here. Thank you, my lord. With your appearance, I finally remembered. "
These words reminded several adults present that Prince Ning and Miss Yun were very close and even intended to marry her as a princess.
"Although the prince has forgotten it, fortunately, my daughter still remembers it. Back then, there was an eunuch with a mole on his forehead in Xiangkun Palace. This person was the eunuch's apprentice." Fuyi walked up to the man in gray, Squatting down and looking at his face carefully: "Back then You made a mistake and were punished because I begged for you. Why do you want to kill me?” His mouth was stuffed with cloth and he couldn't say anything.
King Ning had no expression on his face: "I don't have much impression, but assassinating the royal family is a serious crime. If he is really this person, the whole family should be executed."
Your Excellencies, your faces look strange. Xiangkun Palace is where Prince Ning’s biological mother, Concubine Zeng, lives. Why is it that Miss Yun recognizes this person, but Prince Ning says he has no impression?
The Queen was assassinated a few days ago, and the murderer was found to be an old eunuch in the palace. The person who assassinated Miss Yun last night came from Xiangkun Palace. How could there be such a coincidence in the world?
The man in gray robe took out the cloth from his mouth: "What else do you want to say?"
"You were the one who pleaded for me back then?" The man in gray robe still remembers that. When he first entered the palace, he was forced to kneel in the snow by the chief eunuch because he broke the incense burner. The snow was so heavy that day that the wind made his whole body hurt. Just when he thought he was about to die, someone helped him up and put a thick coat on him.
Later he was sent to the Xiangkun Palace and became the adopted eunuch of the imperial concubine. Only then did he realize that the person interceding for him was the imperial concubine’s child.
He studied hard with his adoptive father and just wanted to repay His Highness his kindness. He hated the emperor who took away His Highness's throne, and even more hated Yun Fuyi for making His Highness sad, but the person he hated deeply said that she was the one who saved him back then.
"Huh?" Fu Yi raised his eyebrows, "I am a dandy, but I never pretend to take credit from others. If I hadn't seen you in the snow, how could I have noticed what you did? The disciples of other eunuchs? "
Wang San looked at Fuyi for a long time, and then said, "Miss Yun, I'm sorry for you."
The repayment of gratitude over the years has become a joke. .
He wanted to kowtow to Fuyi, but he couldn't move because his whole body was tied up: "Girl, I will repay your kindness in the next life."
"There is no need for an afterlife, you can repay it now." Fuyi pinched Wang San's chin to prevent him from killing himself: "Tell your lords, who ordered you to receive, and why did you come to kill me?"
" It's my fault that I listened to other people's gossip and misunderstood the girl." Wang San didn't hide it.
"Who are these people gossiping with you?" Sui Tingheng stood up and walked to Fuyi's side, his face as dark as water.
"They are...some old people from Xiangkun Palace." Wang San said honestly: "After the death of the noble concubine, the slaves were assigned to be on duty in the Military Academy, but they were still on duty in Xiangkun Palace. The former chamberlain keeps in contact. "
He has always regarded His Highness Prince Ning as his savior. In recent days, he has heard former colleagues complain about Yun Fuyi from time to time, saying how ruthless she is towards His Highness. How deeply hurt is Your Highness?
Yesterday, when he was not on duty, he made an appointment with a waiter from Prince Ning's Mansion to have a drink at a restaurant. Seeing that Yun Fuyi was also dining at this restaurant, he planned to teach her a lesson.
Fortunately, the prince suddenly appeared and prevented him from accidentally hurting his benefactor.
After listening to Wang San’s story, Jing Zhaoyin asked doubtfully: “Even if you go out of the palace to have a drink with your friends, where do your bows and arrows come from?”
“Outside the palace. I took it from my private residence, which was an inheritance left to me by my adoptive father during his lifetime." Wang San poured out the address of his private residence and all the old colleagues with whom he had been in contact.
"Mo Wen, send an order to the Jinwu Guards to arrest all these people and conduct a thorough investigation." Sui Tingheng turned to look at Prince Ning: "Uncle, they are all old people who served Concubine Zeng. You Do you mind?”
"Of course not." Prince Ning smiled: "I feel the same as the emperor's nephew. I can't wait to catch all these slaves who are arrogant about the throne."
"It's fine, uncle, you don't mind." Sui Ting Heng nodded: "My nephew will ask the Jinwu Guards to investigate Prince Ning's Mansion carefully, and must not let go of any suspicious people, so as to prevent evil people with evil intentions from hurting the emperor's uncle." . "
"Your Highness is so considerate, even considering the prince's safety." Fuyi smiled brightly at Sui Tingheng: "No wonder my daughter's friends respect your Highness."
Sui Tingheng's eyes were soft: "Miss Yun is so complimentary."
Several other adults: "..."
Well, why can't it be considered considerate to take this opportunity to investigate Prince Ning's mansion?
Fuyi stood up straight, looked back and met Prince Ning's eyes. She tilted her head and smiled brighter.
Ten years is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge, but she, Yun Fuyi, is a playboy, so she takes revenge day and night.
“Your Highness, although this person intends to assassinate my daughter, for the sake of his repentance, please spare his life and let him assist Jinwu Guard in arresting the person.”
"Since it's Miss Yun's will, let's give him a chance to redeem himself and make meritorious service." Sui Tingheng asked Jin Wuwei to take Wang San down. "Miss Yun was frightened and stayed up all night. I'll send you home to rest first. ”
Yun Zhaobai: "..."
Your Highness, as my elder brother, I am still here, how about you look back?
"Please also invite Mr. Yun Lang to accompany you." Sui Tingheng nodded slightly to Yun Zhaobai and said to several adults: "My lords, you have worked hard on this case."
"I will wait for ten thousand deaths. No thanks." Several adults watched His Highness the Prince and the Yun brothers and sisters leave, and couldn't help but sigh again. Your Highness is truly a benevolent gentleman, and how kind he is to his mother's benefactor.
(End of this chapter)
The author said: Fu Yi: I will always stare at my enemies for revenge, forever...
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