Chapter 969: Casting a wide net to catch more fish
The butler said while recalling.
"After I rejected it, the man was disappointed, but he didn't continue to get entangled.
He put down the gift and got up and left.
I asked him to bring the gift back, but he didn't want to, so he insisted that the gift was specially prepared for the prince.
I felt that for such a little thing, I didn't look good when I pushed it back and forth, so I didn't insist anymore.
I opened the gift box and looked at it. In addition to a statue of Guanyin carved from white jade, there was also a set of tableware made of red jade.
Afterwards, I took these things to the princess for the examination.
The princess liked that set of tableware quite a bit, so I asked someone to put the set of tableware in the kitchen for later use.”
There was no such thing as high temperature disinfection in ancient times. For example, the first-time tableware used was generally washed with clean water.
But ordinary water cannot wash away beeswax.
When the butler said this, he regretted it very much and couldn't help but shed tears.
"I didn't expect that the tableware would be tampered with. It was my fault, and I almost killed the princess!"
Like the maid, he almost became an accomplice to kill Princess Ying without knowing it.
Luo Yechen now knew the truth about the poisoning, but his anger became even stronger.
The intention of the real murderer behind the scenes is too sinister!
He asked gritted his teeth.
"What is the name of that jade merchant? Where does he live?"
The housekeeper wiped his tears and tried to keep himself calm: "The man said that his name was Li Mao, who was brought from the southwest and lived in Tianwai Building in the west of the city."
Tianwailou is a relatively famous inn in Shengjing City. Because the inn is well located and is surrounded by shops, most of the guests who live there are businessmen who come to Shengjing from other places to do business.
More than a month has passed since Li Mao came to the palace to give gifts.
When I go to investigate again at this time, it is very likely that the person has left Shengjing.
But Luo Yechen didn't give up and took people to Tianwai Tower himself.
He forced the shopkeeper of Tianwailou to take out the account book and search it page by page.
After searching through all the accounts over the past three months, no guest named Li Mao was found.
The shopkeeper and the guys also said that they had never received a guest named Li Mao.
Obviously, Li Mao had never been to Tianwailou.
Even the name Li Mao is fake.
This incident was a trap from the beginning, in order to send the tactful set of tableware to the British Palace.
It was getting late.
Luo Qinghan and Xiao Xixi decided to return to the palace.
On the way back, the two mentioned that Princess Ying was poisoned.
Xiao Xixi asked: "Who do you think the person who poisoned him will be?"
Luo Qinghan did not answer this question directly, but asked back.
"What is the real purpose of the poisoned person?"
The other party has to make a decision to set up such a situation.
Since you can't find the clue, you might as well just reverse the result.
Xiao Xixi blurted out without thinking: "Of course it is to murder Princess Ying and her son."
Luo Qinghan: "What then? What's the benefit of killing Princess Ying and her son to the real murderer behind the scenes?"
Xiao Xixi couldn't answer.
If King Ying had other concubines and had a family, the biggest benefit of killing Princess Ying and her son was for the throne and pampering.
But the backyard of the King Ying's mansion is clean, not to mention the serious concubine, there is not even a single room.
This idea is obviously not working.
Xiao Xixi thought for a while: "Is it for revenge?"
Luo Qinghan: "I have never heard of Princess Ying's enemies who will never die."
Princess Ying grew up in the border area and had no common topics with the noble girls in Shengjing City, so she had no special good friends in Beijing, but she had no special evil enemies.
Occasionally, there are a few people who don’t like her, but they are just small conflicts, and they are not as good as poisoning and killing people.
Revenge is unlikely.
Xiao Xixi had a bitter face: "I can't think of it."
Luo Qinghan reached out to help her pull her hair behind her ears and said carelessly: "Let's make a hypothesis. If the poisoning is successful this time, Princess Ying and her son will be killed, what will be the consequences?"
Xiao Xixi: "If Princess Ying and her son die, King Ying will definitely be crazy, and Dingyuan Hou will be very sad."
Luo Qinghan: "Yes, King Ying will go crazy. If someone comes to him and says, "I am the one who killed Princess Ying and her son, what do you think King Ying will react?"
Xiao Xixi was shocked: "Someone wants to take the opportunity to provoke discord?"
King Ying is a careless person who does things with impulse and is easily exploited.
In the past few years, it was because Princess Ying tied him up on the rope that he became much more honest and peaceful.
If Princess Ying is gone, Prince Ying will definitely take revenge on all his status.
At that time, as long as someone creates a few evidence and leads the suspect to the emperor, the British King will definitely take the bait.
Once the emperor and the King of England rebel and become enemies and start to kill each other, the water in the court will be completely muddled.
When the court is in chaos, the world will follow.
Luo Qinghan said expressionlessly.
"These are just my guesses. Maybe the real murderer behind the scenes is really just going to Princess Ying, not as complicated as I thought."
Xiao Xixi: "Everything must be planned for the worst."
Luo Qinghan: "I will send someone to stare at the Ying Prince's Mansion, and at the same time remind King Ying and Dingyuan Hou to pay more attention and not allow those behind the scenes to take advantage of the opportunity."
Xiao Xixi thought for a while and couldn't help asking.
"How can the real murderer behind the scenes be sure that Princess Ying will use that set of tableware? What if she doesn't use that set of tableware? Then wouldn't his plan be ruined?"
Luo Qinghan said lightly: "So what if you take a bath? For him, it's just a loss of a set of tableware, but if the plan is successful, the benefits he gets will be huge."
Low risk and high rewards, if it were him, he wouldn't help but give it a try.
Xiao Xixi stumbled: "This person has a deep mind."
Luo Qinghan said slowly: "If I were the real murderer behind the scenes, I would definitely prepare many plans like this. Maybe these plans will fail in the end, but as long as one of them succeeds, I will make a lot of money."
Xiao Xixi: "Is this what we say about casting a wide net and catching more fish?"
Luo Qinghan: "It can be said that."
Xiao Xixi sighed quietly: "It's really not easy for you as an emperor. You have to be wary of being pulled down at all times."
Luo Qinghan: "Fortunately, you are with me."
The two looked at each other intently.
There is a sense of warmth flowing silently in my heart.
The atmosphere is so good.
They couldn't help but lean towards each other.
It was about to kiss her, but Xiao Xixi's stomach suddenly made a loud purr.
Both of them stopped at the same time.
Xiao Xixi touched her stomach: "My little belly is reminding us that it's time to have dinner."
Luo Qinghan said coldly: "Eat it every day, why didn't you see it grow up?"
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Chapter completed!