After his wife and daughter died tragically, the scumbag prince's hair turned white overnight

lobby.

Liang Huai sat steadily under the main seat, without looking around.

It was not until Gu Shi appeared that he stood up and bowed to Gu Shi.

"This humble official greets Prince Rong."

Gu Shi smiled gently, strode forward and gave Liang Huai a slight hand, "Master Liang, you are too polite."

The two exchanged pleasantries before Gu Shi sat down and got straight to the point.

"I wonder why you came here today, sir?"

When it comes to serious matters, Liang Huai is not vague at all.

He suppressed the smile on his face and took out a carved wooden bracelet wrapped in a plain silk cloth stained with blood from his bosom.

A cluster of hibiscus flowers was roughly carved on the bracelet.

Gu Shi's pupils shrank slightly and he almost lost his composure.

"Where did you get this bracelet, sir?"

"what!!"

A cry of surprise from outside interrupted what Liang Huai was about to say.

Gu Shi looked up and saw Su Liuxi holding her right ankle in pain in front of the stone steps in the front hall.

His face changed and he stood up immediately.

"Xixi."

"Brother Gu Shi, my feet hurt."

"I'll ask someone to call a doctor for you..."

"We still have guests. I'm not in a hurry. Let me take care of business first."

Under Su Liuxi's repeated insistence, Gu Shi had no choice but to help Su Liuxi go back to the front hall and sit down.

Continue the topic that Liang Huai was just discussing.

Liang Huai's attention had long been on Su Liuxi.

"This is... Madam Yu?"

"Sir Liang, please forgive me for laughing. Before Yu Hong confessed his guilt, he had already written a letter of divorce. So, calling him Sir Liang is both right and wrong." Gu Shi explained with a smile.

Liang Huai didn't expect that he would defend Su Liuxi so much.

The gaze that roamed over Gu Shi and Su Liuxi became more inquiring, but he did not continue to dwell on this topic.

"So, let's get back to the topic."

He pushed the wooden bracelet in front of Gu Shi again.

Su Liuxi exclaimed.

"Didn't my sister throw away this bracelet?"

The worry in Gu Shi's eyes disappeared the moment Su Liuxi finished speaking.

He suddenly turned his head to look at Su Liuxi, a trace of hurt flashed in his eyes, "What did you say?"

Su Liuxi glanced at Liang Huai and bit her lower lip. "This matter involves the secret between you and your sister. I'll tell you later..."

Gu Shi nodded in agreement.

Then he looked at Liang Huai and said with a polite smile, "A discarded bracelet can actually cause Sir Liang to misunderstand. It is my fault. I hope Sir Liang can return the bracelet and dispose of it."

Liang Huai shook his head and put away the wooden bracelet. "This is an important piece of evidence."

Seeing that Liang Huai was determined to do what he wanted.

Gu Shi recalled the so-called "evidence" that had been delivered to him by the Jingji government office two days earlier. He couldn't help but sneer, "Lord Liang, I know you're a good official, but regarding these irrelevant items, this prince still has a piece of advice for you: Don't be deceived by superficial things. These confusing things might just be designed to delay your work. If you miss the opportunity and get blamed by His Majesty, it will be a loss."

Liang Huai looked at Gu Shi deeply.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reminder. I will take my leave."

Liang Huai had met Su Liuxi twice when he attended a palace banquet in his early years, and he remembered her identity at once.

He had long heard that after returning to the capital, Prince Rong used the imperial edict of his first wife in Danyang as an exchange to save the wife and daughter of the criminal Yu Hong.

I didn't expect it to be true.

The rumor that Prince Rong had married a commoner in Danyang, which had been widely circulated in the capital, was gradually overshadowed by Prince Rong's unforgettable love for his old lover...

Some even think that Prince Rong is just using the excuse of marrying a commoner to make His Majesty feel more guilty towards him...

Even he almost thought that Prince Rong's marriage was just hearsay.

As a result, the female corpse from Mulan Mountain appeared.

The mutilated female corpse, whether in terms of clothing or hair bun, basically conforms to the dyeing characteristics and hair bun tying techniques of Danyang.

About the relationship between the female corpse and Prince Rong’s Mansion.

He and Lord Pei originally only guessed that the female corpse might just be a dishonest servant in the Rongjun Prince's Mansion.

Having just seen the strange look on Prince Rong's face when he saw the wooden bracelet, he felt that the female corpse might not be just a servant.

The purpose of bringing the wooden bracelet to test has been achieved. The speculation about the rumors became clear the moment he saw Yu Hong's old friend.

He felt that if he looked at the perfect couple in front of him for one more moment, he would get eye problems.

Thinking of this, Liang Huai left even faster.

...

The capital government office.

When Pei Wang saw Liang Huai coming back dejectedly, he already had a rough guess in his mind.

But due to courtesy, he couldn't help but ask, "How is it?"

Liang Huai sighed, "Gu Shi is so obsessed with sex now that I have no idea where to start."

"So, Yu Hong's old friend really lives in Prince Rong's Mansion?" Pei Wang asked with certainty.

Liang Huai nodded. "Sir Pei, have you made any other discoveries about the bandits harming people?"

"The bandits that have been wreaking havoc in Crescent Moon Col are from Liuxi Village."

"Your Excellency suspects that the bandits who brutally murdered that woman in Mulan Mountain are also connected to Liuxi Village?"

"Liuxi Village is rich in iron ore, so the knives forged here are sharper and thicker than those from other places."

As he spoke, Pei Wang spread out a pile of drawings in front of Liang Huai.

"Look at the wound on the female corpse's kneecap. It's a smooth cut, basically a single cut. If the person holding the knife wanted to, it's not impossible to cut her legs off at the knee."

Liang Huai nodded in agreement, "This is clearly intended to torture people to death."