Aju!

Bu Yan rubbed his itchy nose, listened to Shangguan Si telling him what happened in his ear, and pointed to the assassin's location at that time.

"Master Bu, someone dared to commit a crime in the Shangguan family in broad daylight. You must arrest this person and bring him to justice!"

Shangguan Si was so angry that he almost died. Not only did the wedding banquet not take place, but someone was killed.

Bu Yan raised his head and glanced at the high roof.

"Lin Qi, go and take a look."

Lin Qi understood and jumped up, searching for clues on the roof.

"Go find the coroner!" Bu Yan ordered.

Soon the coroner arrived and examined Zhao Sui on the spot. Bu Yan walked around Zhao Sui's body and finally his eyes fell on the arrow in his heart, his eyes moved slightly.

"Lord Bu, there is a wedding in your mansion today. I don't know who I have offended..." Shangguan Si sighed helplessly.

Bu Yan glanced at Shangguan Si and said calmly, "Sir Shangguan, I am only responsible for investigating the case and will not ask about other matters."

This sentence made Shangguan Si's face turn pale.

"Master Bu, you can't say that. You and the princess are engaged, and we will be a family in the future." Murong interrupted when she came over; "We are all the princess's elders."

Bu Yan sneered and immediately responded rudely: "Madam, do you want me to abuse my power for personal gain and protect the Shangguan family?"

"No, that's not what I meant." Murong waved her hands in embarrassment.

"If a person is upright, he has nothing to fear. If the Shangguan family is really being framed, you don't need to ask me. I will dig the person out even if I have to dig three feet into the ground!" Bu Yan said sternly, winking at the coroner, "We'll report back later."

The coroner nodded and stood behind Bu Yan.

"Lord Bu, have you found any clues?" Shangguan Si asked.

Bu Yan glanced at Chang Xi who was rushing to the door and said, "Sir Shangguan, if you have any questions, why don't you go to the main hall and talk about it?"

After saying that, he turned around and left without paying any attention to Shangguan Si.

Shangguan Si looked over and his eyelids twitched violently when he saw the person coming.

Changxi stepped forward and said, "Sir Shangguan, the emperor summons you to the palace."

……

Great Hall

The Emperor of Southern Liang rubbed his brows unhappily. He had to hold back his tears as he listened to Lord Zhao crying and accusing the Shangguan Mansion.

This matter involved the Shangguan family, the Crown Princess's family, so the Emperor of Nanliang could only be more patient.

I saw Bu Yan and Shangguan Si coming.

Emperor Nanliang couldn't wait to ask: "Have you found any clues?"

"Your Majesty, there is a wedding being held at Shangguan Mansion today, and there are many guests coming and going. It is difficult to check whether there is really an assassin in Shangguan Mansion in a short period of time." Bu Yan responded with a bow.

When Shangguan Si heard this, he frowned and thought to himself that something was not good.

"What kind of words are you talking about? If there is an assassin, then there is one! If there is no assassin, then there is no assassin!" Lord Zhao shouted at the top of his voice, "Lord Bu is a master at handling cases. Such a small matter should not be difficult for you. It must be the Shangguan family who attacked my son."

After losing his son suddenly, Lord Zhao seemed to have lost his mind.

After all, Lord Zhao was a veteran of two dynasties and had just lost his son, so the Emperor of Southern Liang did not care about Lord Zhao's misconduct.

"We cannot find out what happened today, but we can start from yesterday. I heard that Young Master Zhao went to Shangguan Mansion last night, as if he was looking for someone. Today he went to Shangguan Mansion in mourning clothes to cause trouble. Could it be related to Miss Lang in the mansion?" Bu Yan asked.

As soon as Miss Lang was mentioned, Lord Zhao understood and gnashed his teeth: "It must have been this bitch who did it. Sui'er treated her sincerely, but she ignored their past feelings and was so cruel to Sui'er!"

Miss Lang was brought up again.

Shangguan Si became more and more uneasy and did not dare to say a word in defense of Miss Lang.

"Your Majesty, I guess that maybe Young Master Zhao is causing trouble because he turned hatred into love, and Young Madam Shangguan is ruthless, so she simply sent someone to kill people to silence them." Bu Yan analyzed: "I think if other people didn't like Young Master Zhao, they would have taken action long ago, and they wouldn't have waited until today."

The Emperor of Southern Liang nodded, looked at Shangguan Si again, frowned and did not speak for a long time.

"Lord Yibu means that my son went to the wedding because of love turning into hate, then why is Lord Shangguan involved?" asked Lord Zhao.

Bu Yan glanced at Shangguan Si, who was sweating profusely, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Is it because of the relationship between Princess Feng and Lord Bu that he wants to protect the Shangguan family?" Lord Zhao accused with tears in his eyes.

With this sentence, Bu Yan asked back: "I am also wondering how Mr. Zhao knows everything about Lord Shangguan."

This sentence immediately choked Lord Zhao's tears and his eyes became guilty.

The people present were not fools. They could see that Zhao Sui was furious and was deliberately exposing Shangguan Si's shortcomings in public to embarrass him.

Only people who are in the same boat will know it so clearly.

The Southern Liang Emperor snorted coldly.

Shangguan Si knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I don't know where Mr. Zhao heard these rumors..."

Listening to the argument, Emperor Nanliang rubbed his brows with an impatient look on his face, saying he was not feeling well, and asked everyone to leave first, leaving only Bu Yan, and asked: "Why don't you tell the truth quickly!"

"In reply to your Majesty, I have found that the arrow shot by Mr. Zhao is exactly the same as the arrows seized in the past. This arrow came from the Prince Shen's Mansion."

"Prince Shen again?" The Emperor of Nanliang relaxed his brows, let his fingertips hang down and rest on the dragon table, tapping lightly, making a clattering sound.

Bu Yan lowered his eyes, looking frightened and cautious.

After a long while, the Southern Liang Emperor asked, "What do you think?"

"Punish the Shangguan family severely."

"What's wrong with the Shangguan family?"

Bu Yan replied seriously, "There are rumors among the people that the Shangguan family has ill intentions. Both daughters married into the royal family. I have also found out that Shangguan Si once provided Mo Yunyao with banknotes and passes."

"Aren't you worried that if you severely punish the Shangguan family and offend the Crown Princess, your life will be difficult in the future?" The Emperor of Nanliang asked with a smile.

"I have the Emperor's support, and I am not afraid of anyone!" Bu Yan straightened his back and said it calmly, which made the Emperor of Nanliang laugh: "You don't hide it, so how should we punish the Shangguan family?"

Bu Yan thought for a moment and replied, "The Shangguan family is not allowed to join the army or take the imperial examination within three generations. If anyone violates this rule, all nine generations of the family will be executed!"

After he finished speaking, the Emperor of Southern Liang immediately showed more appreciation for Bu Yan.

In this way, it is only a matter of time before the Shangguan family falls, and such punishment will not involve the Crown Princess.

It also ensures that the Shangguan family will not be threatened after the future crown prince ascends the throne.

It also weakened the help that the Shangguan family could provide to Prince Shen's Mansion.

"Okay! I'll leave this to you." The Southern Liang Emperor waved his hand and couldn't wait to throw all these things to Bu Yan. He frowned and asked, "My headache has been getting worse recently. Bu Yan, do you have any way to treat it?"

"I will definitely find a miracle doctor for His Majesty in the shortest possible time!"

"Okay, I trust you!" Emperor Nanliang waved his hand and asked Bu Yan to get to work quickly.

After leaving the palace, Shangguan Si and Lord Zhao came forward together and looked at Bu Yan eagerly.

Bu Yan did not disappoint everyone and read out the imperial edict.

"You...what did you say?" Shangguan Si was dumbfounded. The seemingly painless punishment was unknowingly uprooting the Shangguan Mansion and completely destroying the Shangguan family's future.

Shangguan Si couldn't catch his breath and fainted.

Lord Zhao was trembling, not daring to ask a single question. He had gone to the palace to file a complaint out of anger just now, but now that his rationality had returned, he wished he could slap himself twice.

"The Emperor has granted Mr. Zhao a lavish burial! Mr. Zhao, please accept my condolences!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Bu Yan patted Lord Zhao on the shoulder and strode away. There were some things that the Emperor of Nanliang was unwilling to pursue, so Bu Yan stopped talking about them.

No one is better than him at reading people's expressions.

On the way back, Lin Qi muttered quietly: "Sir, you have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor again today. The arrow clearly did not belong to the Shenjun Palace. Why did you frame the Shenjun Palace?"

Bu Yan raised his eyebrows; "When have I never deceived you?"

Lin Qi was choked by these words, and after a long while he replied, "Sir, you are covering up for me!"

Bu Yan was thinking that since the little girl dared to take this step, she had made great progress! She got rid of the eyesore and also cut off her relationship with the Shangguan family. That was great!

Isn't it his duty to help cover it up?

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