After transmigrating into the book, I replaced the innocent-looking girl and became the Crown Prince

Before long, several of Shen Bazhi's servants were brought up by soldiers.

Among those brought up was Steward Zhang, who had previously said he would help Shen Bazhi escape.

"Come on, tell me, how many lives have you taken?"

Ru Feng pointed to the young, innocent girl.

He Yuyan frowned.

She recognized the little girl; she was the one who ran to deliver the message when she woke up.

"me……"

The little girl looked at He Yuyan, but hesitated and didn't say anything.

“If you don’t confess honestly in front of the Crown Prince, watch out for your younger brother in Tongzhou.”

The little girl's expression changed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal.

"Ru Feng, you scared her."

He Yuyan was displeased that Ru Feng had scared her.

She was well aware that Lu Hanting was adept at using force to coerce others into submission.

Besides that, what else can he do?

Seeing the sarcasm in He Yuyan's eyes, Lu Hanting gave Ru Feng a wink.

Everyone watched as Ru Feng left, and a short while later, he came up with a woman.

"Aunt Tang, take a closer look, do you recognize her?"

The woman called Aunt Tang walked up to the little girl and glanced at her only once.

He was so frightened that he jumped three steps away from her.

"It was her, that vicious little girl next door. She murdered her aunt and uncle's family who took her in..."

As the woman recounted her story, everyone listened as she recounted the bad things the little girl had done two years ago.

The little girl's parents died early, and her uncle, who was a small vendor, took pity on her and her siblings and took them in to raise them.

Unexpectedly, his aunt disliked her nephew who was staying at her house and often verbally abused and beat them.

Several months passed like this.

One day, the little girl came back from cutting pig feed and found her younger brother being beaten by her aunt.

In a fit of anger, she got into a fight with her aunt.

But children are no match for adults, and in the end, the aunt locked the two siblings in the woodshed and refused to feed them.

After starving for several days, the siblings were finally released.

It was also because of her aunt's actions that the little girl developed hatred towards her.

So one night, when his uncle was not home...

The little girl got up in the middle of the night, grabbed a kitchen knife, and killed her aunt. She then dismembered her body and buried it in the yard.

When the uncle returned home, he assumed his wife had gone back to her parents' home, until a few days later he accidentally discovered something amiss in the yard.

Upon learning that her uncle had discovered the evil deeds she had committed, the little girl secretly bought rat poison from outside.

Without further ado, he poisoned his uncle and cousin to death.

The little girl was clever; she faked the scene.

Although the authorities had suspicions, they were powerless to do anything about her.

It wasn't until a year later that her younger brother inadvertently revealed her secret.

Unexpectedly, she fled to Chulongzhou, and the Tongzhou government had no way to deal with her.

Thinking of the little girl's cruelty, Aunt Tang hid behind Ru Feng in fear, pointing at her with her finger:

"You must take her to the authorities immediately. Such a vicious person doesn't deserve to live."

He Yuyan listened with a mixture of belief and doubt. She looked at the little girl and asked, "Is what this woman said true?"

The little girl glanced at Shen Bazhi.

But the latter ignored her.

"Ma'am, you've mistaken me for someone else."

I've always stayed here and have never been to Chuzhou, nor am I the Qiaoqiao you're talking about.

"Still want to quibble?"

Ru Feng watched as she acted as if she were a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.

He turned around and shouted loudly towards the outside of the courtyard: "Lord Liu, the fugitive your government has been hunting for two years is right here. Why don't you come in and claim him?"

A moment later, Liu Qingzhou rushed in with several constables.

Among the group, a six-year-old boy was being led by the hand at the back.

Before Lord Liu could speak, the boy ran quickly toward the little girl.

"elder sister……"

The little boy ran to his relatives as soon as he saw them.

Seeing her younger brother whom she hadn't seen for two years, the little girl couldn't stop the tears from falling.

At this moment, even if she wanted to deny it, she couldn't.

All that could be seen was the siblings hugging each other, their eyes both red with tears.

When He Yuyan saw the scene of the siblings recognizing each other, her face immediately became somewhat unnatural.

It turns out Lu Hanting was right; the little girl really was the murderer.

Seeing the unnatural look on He Yuyan's face, Lu Hanting pursed his lips.

"Yan'er, do you still want me to find evidence to identify these people one by one?"

Hearing this, He Yuyan glanced at Shen Bazhi.

Following his gaze, I saw him looking at those people with indifference.

In an instant, He Yuyan understood everything.

"No need, let's go back to Beijing!"

Beijing.

Emperor Mingcheng looked at the letter that the young eunuch had brought to him.

"Chengcai, do you think I should agree to Governor Lu's request and send troops to attack Chulong Prefecture?"

Cheng Cai's heart skipped a beat.

Ask him, a mere servant, about such a matter.

If things go well, he will surely be rewarded by His Majesty, who will also praise him for his foresight.

However, if things fail, he will likely be blamed and even attacked by court officials for interfering in politics, and his fate may be very tragic.

Cheng Cai trembled and lay prostrate on the ground.

"Your Majesty, you are putting this servant in a difficult position."

"How can I, a mere eunuch, offer you any good advice..."

Seeing him trembling so cowardly, Emperor Mingcheng waved his hand and didn't make things difficult for him.

Seeing that the emperor did not reprimand him, the head eunuch breathed a sigh of relief.

The entrance to Yangxin Hall.

Consort Lian squatted beside a child.

"Huai'er, do you still remember what your mother just taught you?"

"Your subject greets Your Majesty and wishes Your Majesty long life, good health, and peace."

She patted the boy's head. "Hmm, Huai'er is really good. When we get back, your mother will give you a little sugar figurine."

Emperor Mingcheng was sitting on his bright yellow throne, deep in thought, wondering whether he should send Lu Hanting to lead the troops.

"Lu Hanting, Commander Lu, what is your intention?"

Should I return the confiscated military tally to you...?

"Your Majesty, what military tally are you referring to?"

Consort Lian, holding the Seventh Prince's hand, walked gracefully into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Emperor Mingcheng's expression relaxed.

"Consort Lian, I was just thinking of you, and here you are..."

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects and wish you a long life."

"Your subject greets Your Majesty and wishes Your Majesty long life, good health, and peace."

Emperor Mingcheng looked at his youngest child and beckoned to him.

"Huai'er, come to your father."

Consort Lian released her son's hand, gesturing for him to come over.

Emperor Mingcheng pulled the seventh prince onto his lap and asked him with a worried expression, "Huai'er, your father is facing a thorny problem. Can you do your father a favor?"

The seventh prince grabbed the tiger seal that Emperor Mingcheng had placed on the table and looked at him with confusion.

Consort Lian watched all this, and vaguely understood something in her heart.

Just now, Cheng Cai's father-in-law sent someone to inform her that Commander Lu had sent a secret letter to the Emperor via urgent dispatch.

He requested the Emperor to send troops to allow him to attack Chulong Prefecture.

Upon hearing the news, she quickly brought Huai'er over, fearing it would be too late to stop it.

The Seventh Prince looked at Consort Lian, then at Emperor Mingcheng.

I didn't understand what they wanted to do for a moment.

He fumbled for the token in his hand, and said innocently:

"Tiger, strike!"