The carriage entered Chang 'an from the west gate and saw the sound of the wind and the sound of the crane inside.
The streets that used to be prosperous had fewer pedestrians.
"Move aside, move aside!"
Suddenly, a cloud of dust rose up in front of them. It turned out to be a large army marching rapidly.
The sword and spear in his hand were so sharp that it was blinding!
Li Chengqian's carriage was quickly surrounded.
"Rebellion?"
The coachman was Li Chengqian. He looked around in surprise.
The Soldier Leader didn't recognize him for a moment. After looking at him a few times, he realized,
The coachman was actually the Crown Prince!
Li Chengqian did not want to stay in the box in the carriage, so he ran outside to drive the carriage!
The soldier leader quickly led his soldiers to kneel down and said loudly," We are here to protect the Crown Prince on His Majesty's orders!”
Heh, so it was protection!
Li Chengqian looked at Tie Su's lineup and even thought that it was a rebellion!
"What happened?"
Li Chengqian felt that the atmosphere was not right the moment he entered the city. Something definitely happened!
The soldier leader's wide and long face was instantly filled with anger when he heard this. He said angrily,
"What a despicable assassin! Crown Prince Zhan Shi had been brutally murdered!”
" What?!"
Li Chengqian's expression finally changed.
It was someone from his palace who was in trouble!
The Crown Prince Zhan Shi was the head of the Eastern Palace and had the same authority as the Prime Minister. How could he be killed?!
Li Chengqian understood why Chang 'an was so nervous.
The prime minister of a country was killed. Wasn't this the sky falling down?
Li Chengqian also understood Li Shimin's intention of sending troops to protect him, but he was him, and the Crown Prince Zhan Shi was the Crown Prince Zhan Shi, so he was not really linked to it.
"Father is worrying too much. I don't need protection. You guys go patrol the streets and catch the murderer as soon as possible.”Li Chengqian said.
"This won't do! How could we dare to disobey His Majesty's orders?!”
The soldier leader shook his head like a rattle-drum and did not dare to agree.
"Alright, do whatever you want."
Li Chengqian frowned and waved his hand. He was not a long-winded person. Chang 'an City did not lack these soldiers!
"Sister, where are we staying?”
After walking for a while, Qiu Yi asked from inside the carriage. He lifted the curtain and looked outside at Chang 'an.
Although there were fewer people, it was still very lively!
He had not been to Chang 'an many times.
" It's right next to the Crown Prince's Residence."
Qiu Wansu's pretty face was slightly dizzy as she spoke, feeling slightly awkward…
Her mother was still here.
Madam Bai did not say anything. Her daughter's marriage should be decided by herself!
Since Qiu Wansu was conferred the title of princess, she naturally had to have a special mansion.
Li Shiming promised Li Chengqian that he would not care about Qiu Wansu and him, but before they had a status, they must live separately. Otherwise, it would be bad if it got out!
Li Chengqian agreed and said that the mansion next to him was empty.
Li Shi Min really couldn't do anything to him…
However, as long as they could live separately, they would stay beside each other! He agreed.
……
The carriage slowly drove past the crown prince's residence and then arrived at the viscountess 'residence.
Qiu Yi's eyes lit up when he saw the generous and wealthy families!
He secretly clenched his fists and said in a low voice,
It was time to collect the debt!
……
Just as he was feeling heroic, Li Chengqian took down two big bags from the carriage.
As if he was the host, he warmly said to Madam Bai," Auntie, please come in!”
"Brother, stop daydreaming. Let's go!”
Qiu Yi looked at him speechlessly. Taking the initiative to grab his bag at this time…
We're home!
Big Brother Crown Prince, can you be any more thick-skinned?!
Qiu Wansu was also speechless, but her beautiful face revealed a trace of satisfaction…
Her greatest fortune was to meet the Crown Prince.
Don't look at the Crown Prince's current frivolous appearance like a child. He was more outstanding than all the men in the world! He didn't have the chauvinism of an ordinary man.
When he put on his official robe, he was calm and planned.
When he changed into his casual clothes, he became another person.
Like the hair on his forehead, he was truly free and unrestrained!
According to the book, this was a profound realm of returning to simplicity!
He was both good and evil, and his unique charisma moved people!
Unknowingly, Li Chengqian's image in Qiu Wansu's eyes had become so beautiful…
All the girls are always looking for true love.
Since Qiu Wansu was young, the number of boys who liked her could line up to the outside of the city. Two years ago in Yunzhou, the number of people who came to ask for her hand in marriage broke through the threshold!
However, she did not fancy any of them!
Now, she thought she had found it!
"What are you thinking about?”Li Chengqian turned around and looked at her strangely.
"Oh, okay."
Qiu Wansu smiled and followed.
At this moment, the complicated feelings she had for Li Chengqian in her heart were completely united!
……
Palace
A burly man hurriedly entered the palace!
He was eight feet tall and burly.
His face was slightly dark, and his face was like a large round plate. There was a dignified look between his eyebrows.
Cheng Zhijie, Duke of E, is such a person!
Cheng Yaojin was the person in charge of investigating the Crown Prince's murder case.
Of course, investigating cases was not his forte.
He was an imperial envoy of the Imperial Court, and he was using his identity as the Duke of E to suppress the situation!
Although he said this, he would still be punished if the case was not handled properly!
In the Hall of Dew, a eunuch came to report,"
"Your Majesty, Duke of E Cheng Zhijie pays his respects!”
Li Shiming immediately put down the book and said," Call him in!”
Cheng Yaojin entered the palace and greeted His Majesty.
Li Shiming pursed his lips, obviously in a bad mood.
" How's the progress of the case?!" he asked.
"There's progress! After a few days of investigation, the small red rope left at the scene and the bloodstained clothes found in the side hall are not from the Eastern Palace. They belong to outsiders…"
Cheng Yaojin said regretfully.
His voice was rough and deep, causing Li Shi Min to squint his eyes.
"So, this matter was really done by an outsider! Outsiders of the palace were not familiar with the Eastern Palace. To plan such a meticulous assassination, they had to check the location beforehand. In other words, they had been targeting the Eastern Palace from the beginning!”
Li Shi Min suddenly thought of something and his eyes widened,
"The day of the incident was during court time. According to tradition, Chengqian should have gone to the Eastern Palace?!”
Cheng Yaojin said," Just like that. However, the Crown Prince did not come to court that day. He left Chang 'an the day before. It was Your Majesty who approved it.”
Li Shiming suddenly frowned." Maybe the killer doesn't know!" Chengqian secretly left the city that day. Other than me, no one knows!”
Cheng Yaojin also frowned slightly." Your Majesty, are you saying that the assassin had planned to assassinate the Crown Prince that day, but ended up killing the wrong person and the one who died was the Crown Prince's agent?!”
" It's not impossible," he muttered." But based on the situation of the case, it's still a little difficult…"
Li Shimin shook his head." We can't rule out the possibility that the murderer killed the wrong person. The more he tries to cover up, the more obvious it will be!
" In short, it seems like Chengqian is the target. It involves the Crown Prince. Even if the possibility is one percent, you have to protect him as if it's a hundred percent!”
"Yes, sir!"
Cheng Yaojin didn't say anything else and immediately cupped his fists in agreement.
"If you do this, you can bring Chengqian directly to Taiji Palace. He will be absolutely safe here.”Li Shiming suddenly said, asking Cheng Yaojin to run errands for him.
Cheng Yaojin immediately agreed, feeling slightly emotional in his heart…
His Majesty valued the Crown Prince too much!
The reason why the Emperor valued the Crown Prince so much and was worried about his safety was probably related to the incident with Xuan Qiuming's woman…
Such a father-son relationship was quite good.
……
The next day, Cheng Yaojin rushed to the Crown Prince's residence at noon.
He had deliberately picked a time to personally pass on His Majesty's command, but in the end, he still hit a wall!
"So it's Cheng Zhijie. It's unfortunate that the Crown Prince went out early in the morning!”
The housekeeper smiled apologetically.
Cheng Yaojin was dumbfounded." Didn't I hear that the Crown Prince slept until noon? Why did he have to go out so early today?!"
Right now, all the nobles were afraid of being harmed and did not even dare to take a step out of the door. However, he was fine!”
"Isn't that so? Our crown prince is like this!”
The butler leaned over and said," Yesterday, he only came back after curfew. He even said that the patrolling Marquis Wu needed to wipe his glasses.”
"Ah…"
Cheng Yaojin slapped his forehead in pain. Why did he have a hunch that the Crown Prince was a troublemaker?!
No, judging from the signs from a while ago, this was a troublemaker!
"Where did he go?" Cheng Yaojin asked.
He was going to capture him and throw him into the palace so that he could have a good rest!
In short, no matter what, nothing could happen while he was on duty!
The butler thought for a while and said," I think it's called the Liu family, the one in the south of the city."”
Cheng Yaojin had never heard of it, and it was precisely because he had never heard of it that he was even more frightened!
"Stop talking. Old Cheng, I'm going to the south of the city now!”He quickly left.
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