I became an official of the imperial court by eating melons when I was still a baby

Xue Zhirou and Yan Bitong felt relieved when they heard the prince's words.

However, judging from the expressions of the prince and the other two, they should know that the Crown Princess is pregnant.

The reason why they were arrested might be because of their previous weird suggestion.

However, if the Crown Prince knew that the Crown Princess was pregnant, it meant that the Southern Dynasty royal family also knew about it.

In this case, Zhao Taiyang can only look for another opportunity to do what he wants to do next.

Moreover, she and Bitong are still under investigation, which will delay things for some time.

There was no other way, she could only pass the message back.

But there are too many people now, so I can only wait until later when there are no other people.

Then, Xue Zhirou pretended to cry with joy and spoke.

"Oh! So that's how it is! I don't know who my mother and I have offended to make such rumors about us!"

"We didn't do anything, so we're not afraid of being investigated!"

"Besides, the Crown Princess is already extremely precious and is related to the royal heir, so we should be more careful!"

"It's only right to check according to the procedures. My mother and I will definitely cooperate!"

"Then please handle it as soon as possible, Your Highness, so that we can get justice as soon as possible!"

Xue Zhirou spoke with great righteousness at this moment, as if she had been wronged but was still thinking about others.

The prince felt sick and didn't delay any longer. He waved his hand and told a secret guard, "Leave it to Minister Lin. Remember to tell him to watch their hands. Remember to separate them. Don't move Xue Zhirou yet. Preside over the trial of Yan Bitong!"

Then he amplified the sound a little so that people nearby could hear it.

"I must ask Minister Lin to take 'special' care of you, understand?"

"These are the Crown Princess' biological mother and younger sister!"

"I obey your command!" the secret guard responded loudly.

The secret guard understood the hidden meaning of the prince's words.

'Special' care!

Understand!

After all, these two people are still in contact with people from Nanzhao and must be held in solitary confinement.

After listening to the prince's "instructions", Xue Zhirou and Yan Bitong became more certain that this was just a formality to show those gossipers.

After all, the prince cannot be labeled as unfair because of them. That will definitely ruin his reputation!

A bad reputation would be detrimental to the prince's future ascension to the throne.

So the two of them naturally felt that they were making a huge sacrifice for the prince's reputation.

Just by virtue of their sacrifice, they can further strengthen their relationship with the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess.

From then on, even though the royal family already knew that the Crown Princess was pregnant, they strengthened their precautions.

They can also get the opportunity to take action because of their closer relationship!

So, the two of them followed the secret guard with smiles on their faces.

After the two of them walked away, the Crown Princess asked in confusion: "Husband, why did you do this?"

Before the prince could answer, a deep voice came from behind the two of them.

"The prince is probably doing this to take care of Taiyang!"

The person who spoke was none other than Mr. Yan, the old Hanlin.

Han Shangshu also followed suit and said, "Yes! Zhao Taiyang has not been in contact with Xue Zhirou in these years. He just controlled Xue Zhirou to take the witch medicine on her own."

"How did the two people pass the message if they didn't meet?"

"Perhaps there is some special way for the person who is under the spell and the one who casts the spell to communicate with each other!"

"The prince is afraid that if Xue Zhirou knew that what she and Zhao Taiyang did was exposed, she would immediately pass the news to Zhao Taiyang."

"We haven't caught Zhao Taiyang yet. If he gets the message from Xue Zhirou and runs away secretly, it will be difficult to catch him again."

"After all, we still don't have an effective way to crack witchcraft. Even if we impose martial law on the capital again, Zhao Taiyang can definitely escape with witchcraft."

"Once you are outside the city gates, it will be countless times more difficult to capture them than inside the city, and the search scope will be greatly different."

The prince nodded and said affirmatively: "Yes, that's exactly what I thought."

"In fact, when I first discovered their possible method of drugging, I was a little anxious. At that time, I really wanted to convict them directly."

"Later, after hearing Xue Zhirou's explanation, I finally realized what was going on."

"Xue Zhirou and Yan Bitong are just pawns. The most important thing in this matter is to catch Zhao Taiyang."

"So, I calmed down and continued speaking along the lines of Xue Zhirou."

The Crown Princess asked again, "My husband, what did you see those two people were going to do to make me take the abortion pill?"

Old Hanlin Yan and Shangshu Han also looked at the prince with doubt in their eyes.

They could only eavesdrop and peek, but they were still at a certain distance and could not hear or see clearly.

At that time, they only saw that the prince suddenly issued two orders in a sharp voice, and they thought that something urgent had happened. They were so anxious that they almost rushed out and exposed themselves.

Fortunately, it stabilized in the end.

After all, they are both veterans in the officialdom and are of no use in such occasions.

The two of them rushed to expose themselves, and no matter what the situation was at the time, it was very likely that they would ruin the prince's plan.

So the two of them pulled each other's sleeves tacitly to prevent the other from being unable to stop the car and running out rashly.

They both felt their sleeves being pulled at the same time. They looked at each other, smiled at the same time, and then continued to look towards the prince nervously.

The prince organized his words and explained.

"I am just guessing."

"Since these two came this time to give the Crown Princess an abortion drug, they must have brought the drug with them."

"But if we put it directly into the food, such a plan would be too obvious and would be tantamount to suicide."

"Also, I noticed that Xue Zhirou's right hand was clenched tightly, but her left hand was very relaxed."

"When she took the food box, she only used her left hand to hold it. Her right hand was only opened when Xue Zhirou wanted to hold the Crown Princess' hand when they first met."

"So, I analyzed that the abortion drug was smeared on the right hands of the two people. They planned to take advantage of the physical contact with the Crown Princess to smear the abortion drug on the Crown Princess's fingers."

"In this case, as long as the two of them persuade the Crown Princess to take the food with her hands, the abortion drug will be swallowed by the Crown Princess herself."

"And the two of them only need to use their own handkerchiefs to wipe off the abortion drug left on the Crown Princess's hand under the pretext of showing intimacy."

"Both washed their right hands and handkerchiefs afterwards, so that all traces of the abortion drug were completely destroyed."

"When the Crown Princess successfully miscarries according to their plan, they will be able to completely remove themselves."

"After all, their only suspicion is the food, and there is nothing wrong with the food."

After hearing this, the Crown Princess finally understood why the Crown Prince had pulled her back so forcefully. It turned out that he was afraid that she would come into contact with those two people.

After hearing what the prince said, the two veteran officials couldn't help but stroke their beards and nodded heavily, seeming to agree with this speculation.

However, everything needs to wait for the results of subsequent investigations to be verified.

At this moment, Minister Lin, who was in the Dali Temple, was boredly looking through the files of previous cases. He was planning to send someone to inform his old mother that he had important matters to attend to today.

Have to work overtime!

Then, he asked the servant to buy a few sets of the latest storybooks and some freshly roasted chicken from Zui Xiang Ju.

Eat roast chicken while reading storybooks.

Such a life, isn’t it beautiful!

But the next moment, Minister Lin's dream was broken by a black shadow that suddenly appeared, and shattered to the ground...

Minister Lin: So, this fake overtime has become real overtime, right? o(╥﹏╥)o…

He is a hard-working worker...