In the Eastern Palace.
Zhu Biao, who looked like a wealthy businessman, had just returned from the Qinhuai River.
He couldn't help but disguise himself as a wealthy businessman and personally go to the flower boat to check.
Wine pool, meat forest, concubines in groups, the scene of debauchery was simply unsightly.
He even saw many officials who used to boast of being clean and devoted themselves to the Ming Dynasty revealing their true colors and enjoying themselves wantonly.
He knew that there was no fish in the water, but he did not expect that under the peaceful and peaceful scene of the Ying Tian Prefecture, the corner that was uncovered would actually be covered in blood.
From the border outpost to the six departments of the capital, the seven provinces in the north and south.
Among the officials involved, there were three of them who were above the third rank and sixteen of them who were above the seventh rank. There were nineteen of them who stood in the court alone, and there was no telling how many connections they had in the various prefectures.
"Just gathering a crowd to enjoy themselves is not enough to convict.”
Zhu Biao couldn't fall asleep as he lay on the bed. The big case kept popping up in his head.
The biggest problem now was the difficulty of collecting evidence.
If they wanted to catch them, they had to catch them all at once. If they only caught two or three kittens, it would alert the enemy and make it difficult to catch them all in one go.
Unless he brought Taoist Zhang Xiao along with him to the boat and checked everyone there?
"Little Daoist has been busy with his cultivation these few days. It's not good to disturb him anymore.”
Zhu Biao shook his head and denied the idea.
Time slowly passed, and it was already midnight. The moon was dark and the wind was high outside the window.
Suddenly, a cold wind blew from somewhere, causing the candles to flicker.
"It's only been a few months, why is it suddenly so cold?”
"Hmm? Who is it?"
Zhu Biao stood up warily and scanned the bedroom.
Apart from the sound of the wind, the empty hall was so quiet that it made one feel a little flustered.
Was it an illusion?
However, he clearly saw a white figure flash past from the corner of his eye!
"I'm sorry to have startled Your Highness. You can indeed see me.”
A delicate female voice sounded.
"Who's there? Come out!"
Zhu Biao shouted with a dark expression.
Where was this place? Eastern Palace!
Moreover, because of the impending calamity, his father was worried about him and specially sent more guards on duty.
At this moment, the guards around him were even stricter than those around his father.
There was actually someone in the world who could sneak in silently?
"Your Highness, there is no need to panic. This woman is already dead. After being captured on the Xue family's flower boat, she threw herself into the river and has been wandering around the Qinhuai River.”
A blurry white figure appeared.
The white-robed man's face was pale. After he appeared, he knelt on the ground.
"Ghost?"
Zhu Biao's scalp went numb, and his breathing quickened.
As a normal person, no one had ever seen a ghost.
However, judging from how unlucky he was, it was not strange for him to be haunted by vengeful spirits after a trip to the Qinhuai River.
However, the safety talisman in his arms gave him a sense of security. In addition, as the crown prince, he was used to seeing big storms and waves, so he quickly calmed down.
"You were talking about the Xue family's flower boat?" Zhu Biao frowned. Are you the girl who was kidnapped by the Xue family?”
"That's right. It's already considered lucky for a commoner to commit suicide. There are also many good women who died of humiliation without leaving a corpse.”
The vengeful spirit woman seemed to be sobbing, but she couldn't cry.
"Don't panic. Tell me everything you know.”
Zhu Biao sighed, and the fear in his heart slowly faded.
This woman was also a pitiful person.
He took out a pen and ink and listened to the woman's story.
Many clues could not be found, and those who knew did not dare to say. These few days, even the investigation of the Embroidered Uniform Guards was quite difficult.
A group of old foxes was enough to do things flawlessly.
There were some evidence and clues that only the dead could tell him.
........
In the courtyard.
The morning sun shone down.
A huge amount of spiritual energy appeared in the void, rising and falling with Zhang Qing's breathing.
At noon, this fluctuation slowly calmed down.
Zhang Qing's aura was also more ethereal than before, as if it had fused with the surrounding environment.
This wasn't a sign that he had become weaker, but a sign that his cultivation had improved greatly.
"Leaving Aperture realm level five.”
"Try the newly learned Broken Jade Mantra."
As soon as he finished speaking.
A spiritual light flashed on his slender white fingers as he gently brushed across the jade.
Then, the light that looked like a nine-palace box connected into a line and slowly disappeared after about three breaths.
Silently, the jade was neatly divided into dozens of pieces.
Looking at the neat jade pieces in front of him, Zhang Qing first tapped his finger lightly, causing one of them to float.
The talisman was carved on the jade piece by his fingertips, which were filled with spiritual energy.
The jade slip, which was already overflowing with spiritual energy, suddenly appeared dense.
As the name suggested, the Lucky Talisman was used to attract wealth and treasures. Ignoring the value of the jade talisman itself, just this effect alone was enough to make wealthy merchants fight over it.
The other one was the Beauty Talisman, which was made from the smallest piece of broken jade.
"Su Ruyi often does good deeds. Allowing her to earn more money can be considered to have changed the fate of many people.”
Zhang Qing kept the jade talisman.
He didn't start to draw the talisman right away. Instead, his eyes flickered with a clear light, as if there were obscure lines intertwining.
"The Crown Prince's tribulation is related to the Xue family's flower boat.”
"Ordinary people naturally can't see vengeful souls, but our Crown Prince should be dead.”
"I didn't expect that the first time I refined the Yuan Yang Talisman, it was for Zhu Biao.”
Zhang Qing couldn't help but laugh.
He raised his hand slightly, and the rest of the jade pieces floated in the air.
He did the same thing, and all kinds of glowing talismans were carved on it one by one.
A moment later, a jade talisman that was dyed a bright yellow landed in his palm.
After doing this, Zhang Qing put on his fortune-telling outfit and went out.
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