Becoming a widow for the sake of good fortune? The short-lived prince lived a hundred years

What Yuwen Feng didn't know was that that night, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of the Dali Temple Shaoqing's bed, bringing a secret decree and account books, ordering him to take full responsibility for the matter and investigate it thoroughly!

When Yuwen Feng was interrogating the members of the Tiger Gang in a high-profile manner, the atmosphere in the capital seemed to have changed, but also seemed to be back to normal.

Many pairs of eyes were staring at him and also at the Dali Temple Minister.

Seeing that the Dali Temple Minister was busy with other cases, and Yuwen Feng was strictly interrogating the scarred man who injured the fifth prince, he dragged them out of the house and paraded them through the streets every day, and made them kneel in front of Prince An's mansion, kneeling for half an hour before dragging them back.

As for the leader of the Tiger Gang and others, although he locked them up, he only gave them a symbolic interrogation and did not take it seriously. Many people breathed a sigh of relief, while many others frowned.

In the private room on the east side of the third floor of the Yayu Pavilion, the aroma of tea wafted through the air. Two people sat facing each other. The third prince was handsome and elegant, dressed in a moon-white brocade robe with delicate cloud patterns embroidered with silver thread on the hem. He had an upright posture, sword-like eyebrows slanting into his temples, and had a hint of unruliness and laziness, but he had an air that made people dare not look down on him.

He is indeed a prince who is aloof from the world, indifferent to worldly affairs, fond of poetry and wine, and has a graceful and elegant demeanor.

Opposite him, the Sixth Prince Chu Yunyan was dressed in a black robe with mysterious and intricate dark patterns outlined with gold thread. He seemed to be smiling, his eyes as deep as a deep pool, making it difficult to fathom his emotions. Unlike the Third Prince's unrestrained and uninhibited demeanor, he exuded a sense of wantonness, and his slightly pursed thin lips always carried a hint of subtle sarcasm and condescension.

The Third Prince picked up the teacup and took a sip, a trace of leisure in his eyes: "It seems that using a small minion will not catch a big fish!"

Chu Yunyan chuckled, his expression quite relaxed. "Then tell me, why did Yuwen Feng keep those members of the Tiger Gang in custody? There has to be a reason for beating and punishing them. Now, he's been running around Fifth Brother's house every day with that scar on his face. Don't you find it strange?"

"You mean, he's trying to hide his tracks?"

Chu Yunyan narrowed his eyes and smiled again: "Yes! And he let everyone know that he was hiding his tracks."

"This shows that it's not just Jingzhao Yin who's investigating this matter; there are others as well!"

Chu Yunyan nodded: "Yes!" He touched his chin: "Who is this person?"

"It doesn't matter who it is!" The Third Prince smiled. "As long as that person isn't too incompetent, we can always dig a few fish out of the hands of the Tiger Gang's leader!"

"How can a small fish be enough?" Chu Yunyan turned around and asked the attendant standing behind him: "Hasn't it been found out yet? Where is the specific transaction point? Do you have any more useful evidence?"

The attendant lowered his head and said: "Our people are all scattered, but it is not easy to track them down. The other party is hiding very secretly!"

"Send out more people and make sure to find the exact location. If we don't make him seriously injured this time, the hatred in our hearts will never go away!"

At the Spring Banquet, although the Eighth Prince wrote a letter of apology and handed it over to his father immediately, his father was still furious and actually drove him directly to his fiefdom and forbade him to return to the capital without an imperial decree.

Eighth brother just slept with a maid.

The punishment shouldn't have been so severe.

But at that time, someone suddenly cried out for justice in front of the Jingzhao Yin Yamen.

Two years ago, when my eighth brother was hunting, he shot an arrow that missed the target and killed a hunter.

This matter can be solved with money.

But the young and impetuous Eighth Brother clashed with the hunter's family and neighbors who had come to visit him. He ordered his guards to kill all of them. Seven lives were buried on the spot.

The matter was buried.

Who would have thought that there was still someone alive at that time.

Taking advantage of the incident involving the eighth brother, the survivor immediately appeared at the Jingzhao Yin's place, holding a blood letter and beating drums to appeal for justice, attracting the attention of the people. The incident seemed to have taken off, and the public was outraged.

This matter cannot be suppressed at all.

Although the captain of the guards beside my eighth brother was finally pushed to take the blame, my father was still furious and punished him severely.

The timing is so coincidental, there must be someone behind the scenes manipulating it.

The eighth brother was very close to him and had always stood on his side. Once he was driven out of the capital, all the tasks that the eighth brother was originally in charge of fell into the hands of the second brother's people.

Now that there is a chance to injure the second brother, Chu Yunyan is more proactive than Jingzhao Yin.

The Third Prince looked at Chu Yunyan and asked, "Why did you drag the Fifth Prince into this?"

Chu Yunyan narrowed his eyes. If he guessed correctly, during the Spring Banquet, if nothing went wrong, the eighth brother would have slept with the fifth brother's princess.

In that case, it would not be as simple as rushing to the fiefdom for Eighth Brother.

Why would someone like Lao Er involve Lao Wu? Then I'll help him.

Besides, if the scarred man hit an ordinary person, would it have such an effect?

The Third Prince thought about it and suddenly laughed, "Actually, that day, if Old Five hadn't gone, I would have wanted to get beaten up myself. But since Old Five went, it was better for him to take the beating. Old Five was standing on the stairs at the time, and I was still thinking about whether I should secretly give him a push. In the end, before my men could even make a move, his legs gave out and he fell down, taking a perfect beating!"

"Aren't you afraid that he will be beaten to death?"

The Third Prince laughed again: "Isn't that exactly what Sixth Brother wants?"

Chu Yunyan laughed, a flash of contempt in his eyes, but that contempt was directed at Chu Jinxun: "He's a sickly person to begin with. If he really dies there, then even if the second brother is eloquent, he'll be eliminated. What a pity!"

"What's going on with Lao Wu these days?"

"It is said that he is seriously injured and has not yet woken up! The Jingzhao Yin brought the assailant to the gate of his mansion and tortured him, but there was no response from the mansion."

Chu Yunyan smiled lazily: "Third brother, are you feeling compassion?"

The Third Prince sighed, "Speaking of which, Old Five is also pitiful. He hasn't had a good life since he was born. If he really dies like this, there will be one less clean person left. Old Five has a kind nature. He doesn't fight for power or gain with others. He only hangs out with the weak, yet he is always being schemed against. After all, we are brothers!"

"So what? In this palace, brotherhood is the cheapest. Where can you find clean people? Third brother, don't be so naive." Chu Yunyan said disdainfully.

He didn't notice at all that when he finished speaking, the Third Prince's smile froze for a moment.

Yan Xining returned to Prince An's Mansion the next day.

The atmosphere in Prince An's mansion was extremely tense.

Qiyunyuan is guarded like a bucket, not even birds can fly in.

People in the palace were saying that Prince An fell into a coma again on the way back to the palace and has not woken up yet. The palace doctor has been staying in Qiyun Courtyard and has not come out. Bags of medicine and buckets of water have been sent in, but the person inside has not come out and no news has been received.

But everyone knew that it was probably not a good thing. After all, even the guards guarding the door had ugly expressions on their faces.

Yan Xining returned to Qingwu Courtyard to change her clothes. Bing Xin had already hurried in. She said anxiously, "Miss, I heard that the prince is not well. Aren't you going over?"

"No rush!" She couldn't get over it now.

At this time, countless pairs of eyes were staring at the door of Qiyunyuan.

Although many of the spies planted in the mansion by others have been cleared out, some people cannot be cleared out.

For example, people like Bao Yishi, the chief secretary sent from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Was she going over there to tell others that she, the princess, didn't care about the prince's life or death? Or was she going over there to tell others that the prince was actually fine? Otherwise, why wouldn't the princess take care of him?

Bingyu said anxiously, "Why not? Steward Wu has already gone to get the imperial physician, and he'll be here soon!"

If the imperial physician came in and didn't see the princess, how could that be justified?