The King of Shu narrowed his eyes and looked at it, calling out, "Xu'er. Come and take a look."

Yang Ling drooped his hand and quietly held the musket on his waist. After listening to his father's instructions, Zhu Rangxu hurried over and looked carefully at the poems in the book, nodded and said, "Yes, this is indeed the handwriting of the second sister."

"The skill of tolerance is so good!" Yang Ling sneered secretly and said calmly: "Prince, please return to your seat."

Not only did Zhu Rangxu come here, but even the King of Shu also noticed something was wrong. He looked at Yang Ling with a steady look. When his son returned to his seat, he said in confusion: "Mr. Yang, what's the problem?"

Yang Ling said: "This is a handwritten note by Miss Zhu Mengli. It is hidden under the dressing table. The descriptions are all about poems and songs that are expressed with emotion, as well as some miscellaneous notes on mood and important matters, and there are records about her lover."

The King of Shu looked tight and asked hurriedly: "Is that man... but Jean Jin?"

"The man's name and name have never been mentioned in the letter, but there is no other person in the matter related to the land except one person. That person is..." Yang Ling slowly raised his hand and pointed his finger straight at Zhu Rangxu who was sitting there: "Your Highness the Prince!"

The King of Shu was shocked, and Zhu Rangxu jumped up, and his face turned pale and shouted: "Absurd, absurd, you are so bold, you made up such a lie and insulted the reputation of the two royal palaces!"

Yang Ling's movements were even faster. He took out his musket with his other hand and pointed it at him, saying coldly: "Prince, don't be impatient!"

"How could it be? How could it be?" The King of Shu was so scary that his face was pale and his body kept trembling.

On the contrary, Zhu Rangxu's expression quickly calmed down after being shocked, and actually smiled faintly, saying, "Mr. Yang. It seems that you have to investigate this case again. Zhu Rangxu will never do such a thing that is worse than death. If you dare to make up such a crime, you will have to bear the corresponding consequences."

Yang Ling retorted: "Zhu Rangxu can't do it, so how can Zhu Rangjin do it?"

Zhu Rangxu's face changed and he blurted out: "Of course my second brother is not the murderer. No one has proved it, no reason. Who can convict him just by just a piece of jade pendant?"

Yang Ling smiled and said, "Before I came, I had checked the rules of the Ming Dynasty. This jade pendant alone cannot confirm the crime of the son of the dignified vassal king. However, with the suspect crime and the imperial family rule, he will be under the strict control of the King of Shu. The prince will be about to abdicate to you... In other words, I will be under the control of yours, and you have the right to deal with life and death. He will live like he died, so naturally he will not threaten you?"

Zhu Rangxu was shocked and angry, shouting: "Yang Ling, what are you talking about?"

"You are finally angry? Haha, prince, please keep calm. On the day the prince decided to abdicate, Yang Shen and I were in the garden. It happened that I saw you talking to a woman in red in the distance under the forest. The girl begged with a pitiful expression, but you refused repeatedly. Finally, she left. Although the official at that time was strange, he did not take it to his heart.

Today, the Japanese official took over the case under the order of the king. After examining the body of Miss Zhu who was strangled to death, he was shocked to find out. Miss Zhu is the woman you talked to in the depths of the garden. It is also verified with the things recorded in this note... ".

Yang Ling raised the note and shook it gently, and said in a deep voice: "There is no longer the truth and the traitors. He also considered that this matter would affect your prestige and future. So the more you thought about it, the more you thought about it, the more you thought about it, it became more and more inappropriate, so he decided to eliminate future troubles forever. It just so happened that my reputation among the people was not only higher than you, but also far more influence among other tribes. Therefore, this plan of two birds of stone was out of the cage.

The fifteen chieftains were of great importance in Bashu. The court treated fifteen chieftains like fifteen princes. If you became the lord of Bashu, the decrees you issued were not as good as those of Ling Di. The fifteen princes who controlled the entire territory of Bashu were only Ling Di's leader. Anyone who was in the upper rank would probably not be able to withstand this insult and contempt, right?"

"No... No, let Xu be humble and gentle since childhood, open-minded, and treat his brother with kindness and self-discipline. How could he do such a thing?" The King of Shu said in disbelief.

Yang Ling sighed softly: Parents' love is always blind. As a prince, how much time does it have to personally discipline their children? How can your performance in front of you represent all his nature and character?

Yang Ling turned the note to the fragment that Du Zhangman took hostages. Miss Zhu was worried and unable to sleep at night and said respectfully: "Please check it out."

Before the King of Shu finished reading, he almost turned his back. The panicked little Lingzi quickly stroked his chest. The King of Shu's face turned pale. He pushed Xiao Lingzi away, pointed at Zhu Rangxu tremblingly, and said tremblingly: "You...... you beast, you are a gangster, you are traitor, you...... you... you......"

Zhu Rangxu hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly and said sobbing: "Don't calm down. Your health is important. Please listen to your child's argument. Your father should not be shocked and angry, and hurt your body, otherwise your son will not be redeemed for death."

He kowtowed a few times, then knelt straight there, and said in grief: "Mr. Yang has saved me. I shouldn't have any resentment towards you, but it's important. How could you come and falsely accus me of it without checking it out? This letter is not from Meng Li's cousin, it must be no. It was forged by someone else."

Yang Ling said lightly: "In the garden..."

"In the garden, my cousin asked me to meet and said something very important to me. My cousin lost her mother since childhood and was sensitive and sad. The Prince of Jingqing had a bad temper, so she regarded the Shu Palace as her home, and I also regarded her as a real sister. After hearing the message, I hurried there. Unexpectedly..."

He sighed heavily and said, "I have to say anything now. Unexpectedly, Mengli told me that she found a sweetheart who was very nice to her and her most desirable husband. She told me that the man was humble, and King Jingqing was discussing the marriage between the two families with Lord Qi, the commander of the Zagu Fufu Department.

The prince had a bad temper, and she dared not mention this to her father. Hearing that I was about to succeed to the throne of Shu, she begged me to come forward for her and propose marriage for her. I believe that this would make the prince not be able to lose face. But I refused as soon as I heard it. Since ancient times, I told my parents' orders and matchmakers' words, no matter men and women, they would find a partner, which is a great humiliation. Unexpectedly, my cousin said to me…”.

He gritted his teeth and said with difficulty: "I was furious when I heard this and left immediately, but I didn't expect................"

Yang Ling sneered and asked, "Since that's the case, your brother was defamed as the murderer. Why didn't you tell me about this and help him get rid of his crime?"

Zhu Rangxu said angrily: "The reason for the second brother being arrested is that Mengli has his token in her hand. It is not because of this relationship between men and women. I tell you, isn't it because of the fact that Mengli's sister will be humiliated after her death? If the result is not found, the second brother will be released naturally.

There is nothing wrong with strict constraints. I often advise my second brother, as the descendants of the Shu Wang family, to practice self-cultivation and love themselves, and not to travel with some so-called romantic and famous scholars, indulge in vocal music, and to experience this difficult situation. It may be a good thing. Besides, I will abuse my brothers, but will not do it?"

When he said this, his face turned a little pale and said, "What's more, I'm afraid... I'm afraid that my second brother would kill someone in anger after hearing her ugly story. If I say it, he... it's even harder..."

Yang Ling laughed: "What a good intention, to protect the reputation of the family and to protect his brotherly and righteous brothers. Because Zhu Mengli was offended and was pregnant, Zhu Rangjin has been confirmed to be accused of rape and murder. You are still talking nonsense here, haha, if I hadn't found Mengli's letter, your brother would have fallen to the ground, and he is still pretending to be kind and righteous here."

"What?" Zhu Rangxu was shocked: "Mengli is pregnant?" He said with his eyes straight: "I don't know, Mengli didn't tell me. She only said that she had a husband and wife with that person. I was furious when I heard this, and scolded her for being shameless, so I walked away. This......... The offense proved that she was pregnant. I didn't know anything about the second brother's indistinguishability. I didn't know why I killed someone for some reason, and haven't found out yet?"

Yang Ling was also stunned and said, "You... don't you know?"

Zhu Rangxu was stunned and said, "Although the second brother was arrested, the truth was not clear before the truth was revealed. Everyone in and out of the harem was suspected. I am one of the suspects. It is too late to avoid suspicion. I dare not inquire about everything about this case. No one told me..."

The King of Shu said obscenely: "The fewer people know about such a scandal, the better. In the King of Shu's mansion, only Gu knew about this, even the princess, Gu did not tell her."

Yang Ling was stunned for a moment and said slowly: "What did Miss Zhu say to you in the garden? Now it's just your words, nothing can be proved. You said Ling Mei wanted you to help her propose marriage, but did you ever tell who that person was? If you can't bring it up, I can still make up such lies."

Zhu Rangxu's eyes lit up. He said happily: "Of course I know that she asked me again and again. I asked the man's name and surname, thinking that if the door was not too far away, it would not be too difficult for her. But the man's identity was really humble, and I might not agree to it even if I told him that King Jingqing might have. I felt even more ashamed of hearing that they already had a husband and wife, so I... and left without hesitation."

"Who is that person?" Before Yang Ling could ask, Shu King Zhu Binhan could no longer bear it.

"The chief guard of the royal palace, the assistant cavalry guard Tangjiashan!" Zhu Rangxu answered immediately.

"Tangjiashan? Bring him, send him, and capture him to the Lone King!" The King of Shu pointed at the door and shouted loudly.

Just now, the King of Shu was assassinated, and the whole mansion was in chaos. The King of Shu was fine. The warning message was heard that the guards of each department were in charge of the duties and the land surrounded by the King of Shu was not well-off. As the commander of the guards, Tang Jiashan must be laying out the guards and arresting the murderer. The sent out had not come back for a long time.

Regardless of whether the letter is true or false, if Zhu Rangxu said it was true, then at least half of the suspicion was gone, at most it was the suspicion that changed from one to two. The King of Shu was also waiting for the news, and he no longer dared to ask his son more. His illness and emotions could not bear more stimulation.

Yang Ling asked, "Criminal, since you know that Miss Zhu's lover is Tang Jiashan, have you not taken any measures against him?"

Zhu Rangxu was still kneeling on the ground and smiled bitterly, "How to deal with it? If you want to deal with it, you can only quietly exil him to him in the future. What else can you do? Family scandals should not be made public. Besides, I immediately got the front hall to attend a banquet, and a murder case occurred before the banquet was dispersed, and my actions were restricted.

I also doubted whether he killed Mengli, but he only entered the harem once that day, and there was a record in the access control area. When I entered the harem, I happened to meet him. At that time... Mengli was still in the banquet hall of the harem and had never left the hall to relax. How could it be him?"

Yang Ling couldn't help but be silent when he heard this: After saying this, the most suspicious thing is the prince and the second prince. Unless there is a third person besides these two people, a hidden murderer. This person must have the opportunity to go in and out of the harem and have martial arts...

Someone ran in and knelt down and replied, "Prince Qi, Lord Tang has found it."

The King of Shu sat up suddenly, stared at him and said, "Take it in now!"

The guard said juicyly: "Tang... Lord Tang... He is dead!"

The body of the Tang family mountain was carried in. This was indeed a handsome military officer.

Thinking of the royal palace guards and maids' evaluation of him, such a handsome, loyal, kind and introverted young man was indeed the man Zhu Mengli admired by a sentimental and self-admiring girl.

The handsome face drooped to the chest. You have to hold your head up to see it.

He killed himself with one knife, and white bones were exposed from the vague flesh and blood.

What a sharp sword technique, but... the knife was cut off from the back of the neck, almost cutting off the entire neck. There was only one sword, and there was no more scars on his body. Tang Jiashan's martial arts skills were not weak, and he wanted to kill him with a defensive sword, and it was almost impossible for this martial arts master to hit the ground unless the man was very familiar with him, leaving him unsuspecting.

Who can that person be?

The last glimmer of hope was shattered. The King of Shu looked in pain and closed his eyes without saying a word. The prince Zhu Rangxu, who could have kept his calm, had his eyes red, just like a trapped beast. He rushed over and grabbed the body of Tang Jiashan and said in a daze: "Die? How could he die? This is impossible! Impossible! Meng Li's letter must have been forged by someone. The Tang guard was killed to confirm my crime. It must be like this. Father!"

He turned around and knelt in front of the King of Shu's couch. The King of Shu smiled coldly: "Good child, he will not die sooner or later. Lord Yang searched Meng Li's note in the morning. The adulterer who offered you to the ground will die in the afternoon. It's really time to die. Take him down and take him down. I don't want to see him again!"

"Father. I am not the murderer. I didn't do anything, I really didn't!"

Yang Ling tried the temperature and corpse stiffness in the Tang family mountain area, and asked: "When was it when did someone see the guard Tang last?"

The guards whispered, and after the formation, a guard stood up and said tremblingly: "Sir, it's a man who is a man outside the harem. At that time, Lord Tang was patrolling outside the harem. From time to time, I saw that he was the only one and his face was not very good, so I didn't come forward to talk. As soon as Bei Zhi walked past the drum tower in the atrium, the alarm sounded. According to the rules, the whistle should immediately go to the designated important pavilion to guard the guards. The soldiers surrounded the entire palace by the outer sect, so Bei Zhi immediately rushed to the "Zhuangjing Palace" guards until... until the prince sent an order to find Lord Tang."

Yang Ling turned to the prince again and asked, "I remember that the prince's residence was set up in another hall outside the harem. If you want to come here, you have to pass through the gate of the harem. Is that right?"

Zhu Rangxu took two steps back and said with a smirk: "You suspect that I was doing the land again? Yes, I left the palace after hearing the warning and rushed here. But I never met Guard Tang on the way. You said I was killing, where is the weapon? Where is the knife? I rushed to kill people in a hurry. Then how do I go back and forth with the blood knife? Where is the weapon?"

Yang Ling's eyes swept over Zhu Rangxu, as if he wanted to find a knife from him. Zhu Rangxu stood calmly and remained motionless.

The guard whispered: "Where is the one who kills Lord Tang, the sword of Lord Tang himself, and the blood sword will be left on the scene."

The voice was not loud, but it was like a thunderclap, and Zhu Rangxu's face turned pale.

At this time, Yang Ling, who was carefully looking at Zhu Rangxu, stared at his feet with his eyes fixed on him, and then slowly said: "Criminal, there seems to be something on your boots. Can you take it off and let me take it off?"

Zhu Rangxu looked down and his face changed. He was wearing a pair of black boots on the white background. There were a few black dots on the surface of the boots that were not obvious, but there were a few red dots on the white background on the side, which were clearly splashed blood. When he looked down carefully, even a few drops of the bottom of the robe were stained with the blood spots. There were not many blood spots, and there were not many, and it was clearly splashing.

Zhu Rangxu screamed strangely as if he had seen a ghost, and said in a trembling voice: "It's not me, it's impossible, someone will harm me!"

His words were almost exactly the same as Zhu Rangjin's strange scream when he was accused of the murderer that day.

The King of Shu suddenly tried his best to grab a pillow and threw it over, screaming, "Take him down, take him down! Bet..." He tilted his head, fell onto the couch, and fainted.

The somewhat neurotic prince Zhu Rangxu was taken down by someone. The imperial physician was busy and woke up the King of Shu. The King of Shu was tearful and smiled and said with tears in his eyes: "Injustice! Injustice! My family's reputation for a hundred years was destroyed. How could I have such a son? He is more poisonous than a snake and more cruel than a wolf."

Everyone in the hall stood with their heads down. Facing this prince full of grief and anger, all the words of comfort were pale and powerless. What else could they say?

The King of Shu was confused for a while and said in a dream, "Xu'er..." Perhaps he was used to calling, so he paused before changing his mouth, "Where is Jin'er? Where is Jin'er?"

"Prince, the second prince is still locked in the prison of the prefect's office." The chief official of the Interior was hunched and said softly, for fear that the sound would be louder, which would shock the vulnerable prince.

Yang Ling sighed softly and said, "Your Majesty is so kind. The lower official will release the second prince back now. Regarding the crown prince...... I have not obtained his confession yet, I believe the Censor will not want to take over again. The lower official will continue to handle it and start and end well."

"No... no... no......", King Shu said with his lips trembling: "It's King Gu who is sorry for him. Now that I think about it, King Gu really... I really let him down a lot. Jin'er... Jin'er must be resentful to King Gu. Lord Gu... Gu wants to give him a full guard and personally welcome him out of prison."
Chapter completed!