The female supporting role is really here to mess things up

Xiao Yuebai was extremely anxious. He knew that time was Lu Qingxi's lifeline, and he had to find evidence to prove her innocence as soon as possible. He knew that it would be difficult to find clues in a short time by himself, so he decided to find someone who really cared about Lu Qingxi and was smart to find evidence together. In his mind, a figure soon emerged-Song Yi.

He went to the Duke's Mansion without hesitation, introduced himself to the guards, and asked them to inform Song Yi as soon as possible. Song Yi was surprised to hear that it was the eldest prince who came to visit, but he quickly went out of the mansion to meet him. He carefully looked at the deposed prince in front of him and found that he seemed a little unusual. Xiao Yuebai used to be calm and composed, and he could keep calm no matter what kind of changes he encountered. Even when he was deposed in the court, he did not make any rude moves. But at this moment, there were red marks on his hands from pulling the horse rope tightly, and layers of sweat on his forehead. Although there was no expression on his face, his face looked a little bad, and it was obvious that he was in a very anxious mood.

Song Yi couldn't help wondering why the deposed prince suddenly came to him and looked so anxious. A thought suddenly flashed through his mind - could it be that the Master Gu who had a close relationship with his cousin was actually the deposed prince in front of him? This thought surprised him a little, but before he could think about it, Xiao Yuebai spoke up to confirm his guess.

"I sent someone to deliver a letter to the mansion a few days ago." Xiao Yuebai said bluntly. He didn't have much patience for Song Yi, his love rival, and didn't want to chat with him about his past with Lu Qingxi. He believed that Song Yi was a smart man, and as long as he stopped at the right point, the other party would understand what he meant.

Song Yi felt mixed emotions when he heard this. He recalled some of Xiao Yuebai's previous actions and began to realize that the feelings of the deposed prince for his cousin might be far beyond his imagination. He knew that the most important thing now was to save Lu Qingxi, so he put away his complicated emotions and began to discuss countermeasures with Xiao Yuebai.

The current situation is hard to say. Both of them knew that Lu Qingxi was in a precarious situation in prison. After checking the content that they needed to investigate separately, they agreed to go to the general's mansion tomorrow to look for evidence.

The next morning, Xiao Yuebai arrived at the General's Mansion early and stated his purpose straight away. Xue Qinglan of the General's Mansion was surprised to see the deposed prince being so direct. He guessed that Xiao Yuebai might be trying to help Lu Qingxi, so he prepared to tell his good friend, the current prince Xiao Ruixuan, about this.

Soon, Song Yi also rushed to the general's mansion. After taking care of his grandmother at home and taking medicine, he hurried over. He also stated his purpose, hoping to find evidence to overturn the case for his cousin. However, they soon discovered that the crime scene had been cleaned up, and the key medicine bowl had been broken and thrown away that day.

Su Jiaojiao was still unconscious at this time, and her brother Su Qi was silently crying beside her bed. One of them was in danger of death, and the other was in grief, and obviously could not provide any clues. The general's wife did not participate in the process of getting the medicine or the follow-up, so she could not provide any useful information. As for the little maid sent to deliver the medicine, she only took the person to the place and brought him back, and did not intervene in any steps of boiling the medicine.

The two realized that the clues in the general's mansion were almost cut off, so they had to leave temporarily. They didn't even have lunch, and hurried to the Ministry of Justice to find Murong Feng to check the information. However, Murong Feng told them that what Lu Qingxi said did not provide any useful clues. Only Shen Rong, Xiao Huan, Su Qi and Su Jiaojiao had taken the medicine, and Shen Rong and Xiao Huan were obviously not problematic. Su Qi, as Jiaojiao's biological brother, was unlikely to be the real murderer. They were in a stalemate.

On the other side, Wang Xu was also thinking about how to rescue Lu Qingxi. He knew that the best way was to hand over the real murderer, but doing so would sacrifice Su Qi, thus affecting Su Jiaojiao's role in the general's mansion. He carefully sorted out the people involved. Xiaohuan was Lu Qingxi's maid, so Lu Qingxi could not be separated from her if she took the blame. Then it was only Shen Rong. But how could Shen Rong take the blame? Without much hesitation, he quickly called A Ye in and sent him to investigate Shen Rong's interpersonal relationships, including why she went to the general's mansion with Lu Qingxi to see a doctor.

However, as soon as Ah Ye went out, he was spotted by the secret guards arranged by the King of Qi outside the Censor's Mansion. Three hours later, Ah Ye returned to the mansion and reported the results of the investigation to Wang Xu. It turned out that Xiao Yuebai revealed his identity and purpose at the door in order to take Shen Rong to see Lu Qingxi as soon as possible. Ah Ye only needed to ask the guards at the door of the Shen family to find out everything.

When Wang Xu heard that Xiao Yuebai was also involved, he couldn't help but feel suspicious. He wondered why the deposed prince treated Lu Qingxi so differently, but the fact that the eldest prince was paying attention to Lu Qingxi was a good thing for him. Since the eldest prince was able to ask Shen Rong to help, he might be able to let Shen Rong take the blame and rescue Lu Qingxi. So, he asked Aye to get him two pieces of white paper for servants, and then used his left hand, which he rarely used, to write the letter, and then asked Aye to secretly send it out.

Following the young master's order, Ah Ye searched the streets for a suitable messenger. His eyes fell on a ragged little beggar. Ah Ye squatted down and said to the little beggar gently:

"Want to earn some money to have a full meal?"

He shook the copper coin in his hand. The little beggar's eyes flashed with desire, and he nodded and took the copper coin. Ah Ye handed him a letter and said:

"Send the letter to the deposed prince's residence and give it to the gatekeeper. This is an urgent letter."

The little beggar held the letter tightly and ran to the abandoned prince's residence. Ah Ye watched him from behind, praying that the letter could be delivered smoothly. After confirming that the letter had arrived at the mansion, he turned around and left, feeling relieved.

The next day, the King of Qi learned everything about the Imperial Censorate from the secret guards. When he learned that Wang Xu had sent a letter to Xiao Yuebai, he angrily swept the ink off the desk with his sleeves. He had a murderous intention towards Lu Qingxi. He knew that Wang Xu would not betray him, and that he had sent the letter just to rescue Lu Qingxi. However, Wang Xu actually sent a letter to his political enemy for Lu Qingxi. This was not a good sign! Who knows, he will make more concessions for Lu Qingxi in the future!

Unlike the King of Qi's anger, Xiao Yuebai returned home after a busy night and learned that someone had delivered a letter. He was delighted, thinking that Qingxi's cousin, Song Yi, had made new progress in Lu Qingxi's case, so he hurriedly ordered someone to fetch the letter. However, when he unfolded the letter, he found that the handwriting was not written by Song Yi, and the content of the letter surprised him.

The letter guided him to attribute the case to Shen Rong, saying that Shen Rong alone planned the murder of Su Jiaojiao, so that Lu Qingxi could be saved. After reading the letter, Xiao Yuebai felt mixed emotions. He knew that he could indeed find someone to take the blame, but Shen Rong was the legitimate daughter of the Shen family in Xijing and the closed disciple of his grandmother. She helped him out of his grandmother's face, and now she is in prison, how could he let her take the blame again!

However, thinking that Lu Qingxi was in prison at the moment, he was filled with worries. He didn't know what the intention of the person who sent the letter was, but since he thought of sending a letter to him, he must have been to the Shen family. Thinking of the day he went to the Shen family, he was indeed too anxious. Looking at the letter in his hand, which did not show any flaws, he gave up the idea of ​​sending someone to the Shen family to ask if anyone had come to inquire recently.

Thinking of Qingxi who was still imprisoned in the Dali Temple... Although Murong Feng was his good brother, in this big case, even if Murong Feng was the Minister of Justice and had the highest power in the Ministry of Justice, he could not be partial to him in public. The Dali Temple was not under the direct jurisdiction of the Minister of Justice, not to mention that the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple were far apart, so Murong Feng could not completely protect Qingxi.

He also thought about how he and Song Yi had been looking for clues about the case in the past few days, but they had found nothing. Shen Rong was in prison again, and could not continue to investigate Su Jiaojiao's condition. He could not even find out what kind of poison Su Jiaojiao had been poisoned with. Those quack doctors in Beijing really made him angry. If Su Jiaojiao didn't make it... He was very anxious and didn't know what to do. It was another sleepless night. He paced in the mansion, thinking about countermeasures.

On the morning of the third day, Xiao Yuebai decided to go to the Dali Temple in person. Before leaving the house, he sent someone to deliver a letter to the Duke's Mansion. Then he came to the gate of the Dali Temple alone and told the gatekeeper that he was here to surrender. The gatekeeper looked at him in surprise, but Xiao Yuebai was firm and had no intention of backing down. He knew that this was the only thing he could do for Lu Qingxi now. He was willing to bear all the consequences just to exchange for Lu Qingxi's safety. Moreover, as a prince, although he had been deposed, he knew that his father would not take his life, and at most he would be demoted to a commoner...