amaotonovel Chapter 160: Getting praised for her change
Chapter 160: Getting praised for her change
"Xu Gui was responsible for only one death, or perhaps none. Someone else killed these people, but he was framed. Of course, he was not innocent either. We found a lot of other evidence. Among the dead, there was one named Ali, who was a key figure. He was also the one who had a direct conflict with Xu Gui. The coroner found two heavy blows on his head. Xu Gui only hit him once and then ran away. Ali's wife was there at the time, but she also disappeared and has not been found yet."
“It is not easy for the prince to find out all this in such a short time.” Ji Chuhe nodded in agreement.
"Madam, you...don't you think that I am trying to exonerate Xu Gui, so I deliberately said that he didn't kill the person?" Xiao Yan'an looked at Ji Chuhe with shock on his face.
He was really a little flattered that she suddenly gave him such strong trust.
"I know the prince's character well. Although he is a little indecisive on weekdays, he will never do something that goes against his conscience."
"I'm not that indecisive, am I?" Xiao Yan'an's tone was a little awkward, but he was still very happy to get Ji Chuhe's approval.
Without waiting for Ji Chuhe to speak again, he was eager to show off.
"Madam, I asked people to start with the other three people, but I didn't find any useful information. I decided to focus on Ali's wife. I suspect she is still alive. As long as we find her, the truth of the case will be revealed to the world."
"Sir, I'm afraid that Ali's wife has met with an accident. This case may ultimately involve five lives."
"What?" Xiao Yan'an was shocked.
"Since the prince knows that Xu Gui was framed, then the prince should also know the mastermind behind all this, right?"
Xiao Yan'an smiled lightly and shook his head helplessly, "These past two days, the area outside the government office has been full of people who are concerned about the progress of the case. They are deliberately inciting people in the same way as the previous two times!"
Ji Chuhe observed Xiao Yan'an's expression.
In the past two days, Xiao Yanan must have digested the matter well, and has already accepted the result of this fight between us.
Because, even if he doesn't fight anymore, others won't give up.
"Your Highness, you don't have to worry about those people outside the government office. Xu Gui has been arrested. Even if someone wants to incite the people, it won't cause any trouble in the short term."
"Yeah." Xiao Yan'an nodded, his heart was still heavy, "Why didn't Concubine Gao come directly to me? Why did she want to kill innocent lives?"
"That was Concubine Gao's fault for being cruel and ruthless. It has nothing to do with the Crown Prince. You don't have to blame yourself. The one who was wrong was not you, but her." Ji Chuhe comforted softly.
Xiao Yan'an's expression was moved.
It feels so good to have Ji Chuhe by his side.
He didn't expect her to like him, even if they were nominally husband and wife like they were now, as long as she was by his side, it would be fine.
At this moment, the emotions that had been suppressed in his heart were suddenly swept away.
"Madam, what I am worried about now is that we can't find more powerful evidence to prove that Xu Gui is not the murderer. This case has been dragged on for too long and finally got out of control."
"Then just go find the real murderer. Doesn't the prince know who the real murderer is?"
"Concubine Gao? How could she possibly admit that she did this?"
"To be honest, I just happened to see a murder scene, and the murderer happened to be Concubine Gao's man, and then I had him arrested."
"What a coincidence?" Xiao Yan'an asked suspiciously.
"Yes, it's just such a coincidence. Concubine Gao injured four people in a row. What does this prove? It proves that she has some skilled secret guards around her to help her do some shady things. This is a huge hidden danger. We don't know how many people are under her command. If we don't take this opportunity to eliminate them in one fell swoop, there will be endless troubles in the future!"
Xiao Yanan was still only thinking about getting to the bottom of the case.
Ji Chuhe immediately thought of wiping out all the forces secretly cultivated by Concubine Gao!
However, she has a point and thinks longer term.
"Your Highness, please interrogate the people I caught first. There will always be one or two who are not so tight-lipped and willing to cooperate with you. Once you catch all of them, the murderer who killed the four people must be among them."
Xiao Yan'an suddenly understood.
"Madam, didn't you say before that we can't touch Concubine Gao and her son for the time being? In order to avoid causing the emperor's suspicion, even if we find out the truth, we still can't punish Concubine Gao, right?"
"We can't move, but there are people who can move."
"Who?"
"Then the prince will know. I have one more thing for you to pay special attention to."
"Ma'am, please speak."
"When you find the whereabouts of Ali's wife, even if it's just a corpse, please hand her over to me first."
"Okay!" Xiao Yan'an agreed immediately without even asking the reason.
"Then your Highness, please continue with your work. I will go back home first." Ji Chuhe stood up and said goodbye.
"Madam! Are you going back so soon?" Xiao Yan'an also quickly stood up and followed Ji Chuhe.
"Please stay, my lord. You don't need to see me off."
"I'd better take you there."
Xiao Yan'an sent Ji Chuhe to the carriage and watched the carriage slowly drive away, without taking his eyes off it for a long time.
Tianxi looked at this scene and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
The prince finally saw who he should like!
He had never seen the prince look at Aunt Xu with such eyes! He must love his wife more than Aunt Xu now.
……
Concubine Gao was panicked!
Because the secret guards that she had spent a lot of effort to recruit were disappearing one after another!
Even if she let some people escape from Huaiyang in advance, they were chased back!
If this continues, the power she has built up will surely be wiped out!
The key point is that the person who arrested these people was Xiao Yan'an, the person she looked down upon and despised the most!
Therefore, she sent people to kill Qingyu, which was also calculated by Ji Chuhe! Then, Ji Chuhe took the opportunity to capture those people and handed them over to Xiao Yanan, and Xiao Yanan followed the clues to find out more!
She was right to worry!
This woman Ji Chuhe cannot be kept!
Sooner or later, Xiao Yan'an will be taught by her to behave like a decent person!
No, her plans had to be advanced.
If she continues to catch people like this, she will have no one to use!
……
Shen Chengjing's family treated Ji Qingyuan to delicious food and drinks for several days, but their attitude became worse day by day.
The main reason is that the money Geng gave her last time has been almost spent.
Ji Qingyuan was also anxiously waiting for news from Geng.
The sky gradually darkened, and the Shen family had just finished dinner when Geng arrived.
Ji Qingyuan walked towards Geng excitedly, "Mother, you finally came to see me!"
Geng took Ji Qingyuan's hand and walked into the house.
Shen Chengjing did not follow them, but walked to the window, ready to eavesdrop on the conversation between the mother and daughter.
"Shen Chengjing, you come in too!" Geng shouted coldly.
Shen Chengjing touched his nose to hide his embarrassment and walked in.