The next day, when Su Qin woke up, he felt refreshed, but his good mood only lasted until he went to inspect the inner palace.

"What did you say? Li Ji was arrested? Why?" Su Qinchao grabbed the shoulders of the person in front of him and frowned tightly.

This man was Li Ping, a servant of Li Ji. Su Qinchao had seen him many times when he was studying in the academy.

At that time, he always came to play and talk with Guanqi, so Su Qinchao only thought about it briefly and then remembered it all.

"I don't know. A few men in black suddenly came last night and took out a gold-plated jade token. Then you followed them without saying a word." Li Ping answered anxiously.

In Chang'an City, the only person who was old acquaintance of his master was General Su. He remembered that when they were in the academy, General Su had been quite friendly with his master.

Although they had less contact later, he still hoped that the other party would help him find out some information for the sake of their past friendship.

Now, all the families in Wannian County are worried and at a loss because of the adults' affairs. Even the wife is too busy to take care of the young master who suddenly caught a cold.

So Li Ping rode a fast horse and arrived in Chang'an early before dawn.

Because he arrived too early, the gate of Jinwuwei had not yet opened, and he didn't know where Su Qinchao would be on duty today.

Therefore, he had to pay silver to the palace soldiers guarding the gate, saying that he was the servant of an old friend. Only then did he find out the details of Su Qinchao's duty today and wait in front of the Danfeng Gate in advance.

"Man in black, gilded jade token? Could it be..." Su Qinchao met Li Ping's puzzled eyes and stopped talking belatedly.

Then he thought about it for a moment and told Li Ping directly that he would help keep an eye out and once he got any news, he would immediately send someone to pass the message to him, and finally sent the person away.

The man in black and the gilded jade plate could only be the person above. Could it be that those corpses are related to Li Ji?

No, based on my understanding, Li Ji doesn't have that much courage.

So why did they arrest Li Ji? This question had been lingering in Su Qinchao's mind, and even when he wanted to concentrate on inspecting the inner palace, he could not get rid of it.

"General!" Yuan Ji stopped Su Qinchao who was walking forward and motioned him to look ahead at Princess Yucheng who was standing at the corner.

I don't know what happened to the general today. He seemed a little unreliable the whole day. He is usually the most alert, but now he can't even see the noble person in front of him.

"Greetings, Princess. May you live forever." Su Qinchao reacted and led everyone in a respectful military salute.

"General Su, please allow me to talk for a moment." Princess Yucheng nodded, motioning everyone to excuse themselves, and then she gave a wink.

After everyone had left, the two of them stood by a lake in the imperial garden, where there was an empty space around, and talked.

"Yesterday I ordered Li Bi and Gao Chongwen, the county lieutenants of Chang'an, to lead people to Fufeng overnight. We estimate that they will arrive in two days."

Princess Yucheng frowned. A night passed, and she didn't expect that the clues she found led to the Wannian County Magistrate.

Although people were ordered to arrest him overnight, the reactions given by that person did not seem like someone who would do such a thing. However, the clues ended at him, which was really unbelievable.

And even if they wanted to follow the clues, Li Ji's network was limited. Apart from Shangshu Ling Chunyu Chu, whom he had sought refuge with when he first came to Chang'an, there was only the person in front of him.

Chunyu Chu was the emperor's confidant for many years and would never do such a thing. Maybe someone was deliberately trying to lead the fog to Chang'an?

"Li Bi is the disciple of Di Renjie of the previous dynasty. I believe there will be results soon." When Su Qinchao heard that Li Bi was sent, he immediately felt relieved.

With Li Bi's ability, as long as he can find the slightest clue, he can unravel the mystery and find the correct answer. But why is there still a cloud of darkness between the princess' brows?

Moreover, the princess definitely didn't ask him to come just to tell her this in person, so what was the reason?

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