Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

After Princess Jiashan and the Fourth Princess left, the Prince Consort, who had been silent the whole time, also wanted to get up and leave, but was seen by the Eldest Princess.

"Where are you going?"

The princess' voice was not loud, but it was full of pressure, as if it was because of her superior status. Only the prince consort who was closest to her could hear this question.

"Will the princess still care where I go?"

The princess' husband didn't treat her well either. He deliberately asked her back, saying that she was concerned about him, but in fact he was mocking the princess.

"Heh~"

The eldest princess sneered.

"Of course I don't care where you want to go, but today is Jiashan's birthday, so I advise you not to be so tactful. If you do something shameful and are seen by other guests, I don't mind telling everyone directly. But you have to make sure that if the emperor knows, can she survive?"

"you!"

The prince consort looked slightly angry, thinking that the princess was threatening him.

When the eldest princess first married the prince consort, the two were still respectful to each other. But in fact, before the two got married, the prince consort was engaged to Li Lingluo, the legitimate daughter of the Li family. However, the late emperor insisted that the eldest princess marry the prince consort, so the Li family took the initiative to cancel the engagement. But everyone with a discerning eye knows that it was the late emperor who put pressure on the Li family, forcing them to break the engagement.

Despite this, the prince consort did not disrespect the princess and never mentioned it even after marriage. They were married for a long time and had a child, Princess Jiashan. The princess was ill and could not have any more children, so the family of three lived happily in harmony.

But eight years ago, when Princess Jiashan was seven years old, the appearance of a woman broke everything.

The woman's name was Li Jinxiu, and she was Li Lingluo's biological sister, so the two looked very similar. It just so happened that Li Jinxiu was a few years younger than her sister, so Li Jinxiu at that time looked and looked very similar to her sister before the breach of contract, which also made the prince consort dream back to the past the moment he saw her.

Li Jinxiu told the prince consort that her sister had been married off to another place after she broke off her engagement with him. The family had treated her well, but when they found out that her sister had been engaged, they stopped treating her well and forced her to commit suicide. Later, the Li family offended many people by exposing other officials' corruption and were eventually killed, leaving only Li Jinxiu to escape.

As a weak woman with nowhere to go, she was later advised to make a living by doing needlework for others, and that's how she met the prince consort when she was selling handkerchiefs on the street. However, she didn't recognize the prince consort at that time, because she was still young when her sister was engaged to the prince consort, but the prince consort mistook her for Li Lingluo, and they knew each other's identities after talking.

The prince consort felt regretful, thinking that it was because of him that Lingluo was harmed, and felt sorry for Jinxiu, who was so young but had to suffer such a disaster. So he sent her to an unused villa in the western suburbs, just to give her a place to live, with absolutely no other intentions.

But after the princess learned about this, she gradually developed misunderstandings with her husband. In addition, Li Lingluo's marriage to a distant place was also arranged by the emperor, so the rift between the two grew bigger and bigger, and they even slept in separate rooms, and their relationship gradually reached the point it is today.

The prince consort shook his sleeves and left angrily.

Xiao Zuochen sat a little further away from them. Although he couldn't hear the conversation between the two, he could tell from their expressions and body movements that the conversation between the two was not pleasant. Seeing the prince consort leave, Xiao Zuochen also stood up and walked outside.

Chu Yao, who was eating happily, saw Xiao Zuochen suddenly get up and leave, and hurriedly put down the chicken leg in his hand.

"Hey! Where are you going?"

But the music around was too loud, and Xiao Zuochen was walking too fast, so he didn't hear Chu Yao calling him. Chu Yao looked in the direction where Xiao Zuochen left, and had to put down the chicken leg in his hand and chased after him.

Xiao Zuochen walked out of the door and saw the prince consort was about to walk out of the yard, so he hurriedly chased after him.

"Uncle!"

Xiao Zuochen called him, which made the prince consort stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Xiao Zuochen to call him like that.

The prince consort had met Xiao Zuochen a few years ago. At that time, Xiao Zuochen was still a child and was favored by the emperor, but unfortunately his body was too weak.

"Your Highness Prince Yun."

Although Xiao Zuochen called him uncle, he didn't dare to call him an elder. Who knew what bad things these royal family members were thinking.

Xiao Zuochen also knew that his uncle and the royal family used to treat each other with respect, but later seemed to have fallen out with the eldest princess because of something, so it was normal for him to speak to him in such a distant manner now.

"What does His Royal Highness Prince Yun want to talk to me about?"

Xiao Zuochen didn't care about his attitude and still asked with a smile.

"Do you remember Li Jiji, the successor of Lord Li?"

"Who?"

The Prince Consort's voice was not a question, but rather a bit of shock.

Li Ji is Li Lingluo's father.

The prince consort thought that the princess had said something to Prince Yun, asking him to warn him. After all, Prince Yun and the princess had the same blood.

"If Your Highness Prince Yun is here to lobby for the Princess, then there is no need for that. The relationship between the Princess and I is not a matter of feelings. It is simply a lack of trust."

Xiao Zuochen was stunned for a moment, then he realized that his uncle had misunderstood him.

"Uncle, you have misunderstood. How dare a young person interfere in the family affairs of our elders? Zuo Chen has some official business to ask Uncle today."

The prince consort frowned. Was he too sensitive?

"Official business related to Lord Li Ji?"

"Well, I guess my uncle has heard about the serial murders a while ago. One of the victims was the governor of the ferry port. According to the information I received, the deceased had a conflict with Lord Li Ji. I heard that my uncle had an engagement with the Li family, so I came here to ask."

The prince consort looked at Prince Yun in confusion, but suddenly laughed, as if he was mocking something.

"This case has been secretly closed by the Emperor. Doesn't His Royal Highness Prince Yun know about this?"

Xiao Zuochen pursed his lips. Since the younger generation investigated this case, his father no longer cared about it. The Dali Temple also stopped investigating on the grounds that there were too many new cases. This must have been instructed by his father. In addition, Xiao Zuochen had no other clues at the time, so he had to put it aside.

But just last night, the son of the governor of the grain transport department passed a message to Xiao Zuochen, saying that someone wanted to kill him and hoped that His Royal Highness Prince Yun could save his life. He also gave a new clue, which was about his father's enemy before his death, and might know something about his father. Only then did Xiao Zuochen know Lord Li Ji.

"Although my father did not announce it to the public, I know that this case should have been suppressed."

"Since Your Highness Prince Yun knows this, why does he still want to investigate? The emperor wants to suppress the case. Even if Your Highness Prince Yun investigates the truth, it will only damage the interests of the royal family or your own interests."

“Because I have doubts.”

"Confuse?"

"Because this case is very likely related to the case of Shenyin Pavilion ten years ago. It may also be related to my mother, my friend's relatives, and even the emperor."

The prince consort pondered for a moment, as if considering whether to help Prince Yun.

"But Lord Li Ji is already dead."

"Yes, it is precisely because Lord Li Ji has passed away that I would like to ask if my uncle knows any other descendants of the Li family? Can you introduce them to me?"

The prince consort looked into Xiao Zuochen's eyes. There was no calculation in his eyes, and they seemed very sincere.

"Let me think about it. This matter is a bit complicated. I need to ask her opinion. Besides, even if she agrees to meet you, she may not be able to provide you with any clues."

"It doesn't matter. As long as there is a slight possibility, I don't want to give up. If the other party agrees, please send the message to Prince Yun's Mansion."

"Yeah, I remember."

After saying that, Xiao Zuochen bowed slightly to the prince consort, and the two men parted ways.