Who put the yellow robe on me?

After a while, Jiang Chen and his companions drove to the Zhong Mansion.

"Master! Madam! The Sixteenth Prince, the Thirteenth Princess, and Miss He from the Prime Minister's Mansion have arrived at the door of the General's Mansion!" Butler Wang ran in hurriedly and said to General Zhong's wife, Mrs. Zhong.

"Oh? Please come in quickly!" Mrs. Zhong has been very grateful to the sixteenth prince and his two companions since she rescued Zhong Xiaodan last time.

The second son, Zhong Xiaodan, had basically recovered from the poisoning after being treated by Doctor Zhang. When he heard that the three people had arrived, he got out of bed to greet them.

When General Zhong saw Jiang Chen and his group, he welcomed them warmly. Jiang Sirou took Zhong Xiaodan's hand and happily told him about what had happened in the Autumn Examination in recent days.

As the group was having a great time, Jiang Chen nodded to General Zhong, and then General Zhong invited Jiang Chen to the study.

"Thank you, General Zhong, for your full support during the Autumn Examination." After entering the study, Jiang Chen clasped his hands and said to General Zhong.

General Zhong waved his hand and said, "It's just a small favor. Your Highness, there's no need to be polite."

Jiang Chen said, "They will be returning to Beijing in ten days. We need to make some preparations in the next few days."

"It's not ten days, it's eight days!" General Zhong said gritting his teeth.

The two were naturally referring to the Minister of Works, the Left Vice Minister of Works, and the Right Vice Minister of Works. The matter of the traitor in the Western Regions has always been a source of worry for General Zhong that he could not get over!

General Zhong then asked, "What are your plans, Your Highness? I will do my best to cooperate!"

Jiang Chen then named three locations: "We need to prepare three identical rooms. All windows in each room need to be sealed, leaving only one door for entry and exit."

General Zhong nodded thoughtfully, "I understand. Your Highness wants to prepare some places to detain traitors from the Western Regions. Do they require heavy military guards?"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly: "No need to go to such great lengths! Only by letting them relax their vigilance can we find conclusive evidence."

Then, Jiang Chen said, "General Zhong, there is another item that needs to be collected secretly."

"Oh? What is it?" General Zhong looked at Jiang Chen in confusion.

"Luminous Stone! The more broken the better!"

General Zhong was even more confused. Since ancient times, the more whole and big the luminous stones were, the better. Why did Jiang Chen want small and broken stones?

However, General Zhong believed that Jiang Chen must have his own reasons: "Okay, Sixteenth Prince, I will handle this matter myself!"

"Thank you!" Jiang Chen clasped his hands together.

In the next few days, Jiang Chen and General Zhong acted separately.

The three secret locations were arranged at No. 31, No. 51 and No. 81 in the capital.

Each location was set up with the same room layout, with all windows sealed and only one exit left.

Two days before the results were announced, Jiang Chen brought Shi Baixia from the Imperial Hospital to No. 81 in the capital.

The room was filled with a damp and moldy smell, which made people frown.

In the center of the room, an old wooden chair was fixed to the ground, with a person tied to the chair.

His whole body was tightly wrapped in thick hemp ropes, making him unable to move. He wore a black hood on his head, with only a corner of his chin exposed, which made him look particularly creepy.

The only source of light came from four flickering candles, which emitted a dim glow and cast eerie shadows.

There were some torture instruments scattered on the floor, their uses unclear. A cold light flashed, making people think of the horrific purposes they might have been used for.

"Sixteenth Prince, who is this person?" Even though Shi Baixia was the Imperial Medical Bureau's Censor and had witnessed too many separations of life and death in the palace, this terrifying atmosphere still made him shudder.

"Sir Shi, this is a traitor I caught. He passed out after being tortured today. Please help me check if he is still alive?" Jiang Chen's answer seemed mysterious.

"Okay, okay." Shi Baixia couldn't help but shudder, then put his left hand on the traitor's wrist, and then touched the traitor's neck.

"To your Highness the Sixteenth Prince, this man simply fainted from excessive torture and is not in danger of death." Shi Baixia replied.

"That's great. I'll let him rest for a day and interrogate him again tomorrow."

Then Jiang Chen and Shi Baixia left the room.

The day before the results were announced came, and all the officials stood in silence in the court.

Emperor Liang sat upright on the dragon throne, his brows furrowed, and he glanced at his ministers majestically.

Emperor Liang said coldly, "General Zhong, it's been so long, have you caught the spy from the Western Regions?"

"Well...this..."

General Zhong hesitated and hesitated, not daring to speak directly.

Jiang Chen stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Father, I have captured the spy from the Western Regions and have put him under strict interrogation."

Jiang Chen remained calm and raised his head, saying, "Father, when the second son of the Zhong family was murdered, I happened to be at the scene.

Therefore, I was able to identify the faces of several people and assisted General Zhong in capturing these spies from the Western Regions."

Emperor Liang's expression softened slightly, but he still had doubts in his mind: "Since we've captured the person, where is he?"

Jiang Chen replied calmly, "Father, the spy from the Western Regions is currently being interrogated, and this matter involves a senior official in the court."

When these words were spoken, all the ministers in the court were shocked and began to discuss.

"What does your Highness Sixteen mean..."

"If it involves important officials in the court, then that's a problem, isn't it?"

"The traitors from the Western Regions have come to the court? I don't believe it..."

Emperor Liang was furious, but he suppressed his anger and looked at Jiang Chen coldly.

Just now.

The Minister of Personnel, Wu Gongjin, stepped forward with a serious expression, "Your Highness, please stop exaggerating. Why do you say this matter is related to important officials in the court?"

"So what you mean is that there is an important official in the court who is a traitor in the Western Regions?"

After all, the Ministry of Personnel is responsible for the appointment, assessment, promotion, and transfer of civil servants throughout the country. He is the first one to be implicated in such a major incident as the appearance of a traitor from the Western Regions in the imperial palace.

Jiang Chen said slowly: "Indeed, I tortured the traitor and got him to confess."

“However, due to my careless use of torture, the traitor passed out and I was unable to discern the truth of his confession.

Yesterday, Lord Shi accompanied me to the room where the traitor was imprisoned. Lord Shi said that the traitor was not dead, but still alive, and would wake up after a day of rest. Jiang Chen turned his head and looked at Shi Baixia.

"Am I right, Master Shi?"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Shi Baixia in the center of the court. He looked a little uneasy at the moment, with beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.

"Sir Shi! Don't speak nonsense in front of His Majesty!" Jiang Chen stared at Shi Baixia.

Shi Baixia took a deep breath, looked around, and saw that Emperor Liang's gaze was piercing him like a sword, making him feel tremendous pressure.

Emperor Liang narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice, "Shi Baixia, answer truthfully!"

Shi Baixia felt a chill down his spine, and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, I dare not conceal anything. It is indeed as the Sixteenth Prince said!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers in the court began to talk about it.

Everyone knows Shi Baixia's character, he would not lie.

At this moment, Shi Baixia's mind was blank. He felt something was wrong but couldn't put it into words.