The prince dotes on his wife: a reborn peasant woman is not easy to mess with

Princess Jialun was only a hindsight until now.

She waved her hands in a panic and wanted to say something, but Nini also reacted and said blankly: "...It seems like I haven't seen my aunt since yesterday. Aunt, didn't you see your aunt when you went back?"

Hearing this, Princess Jia Lun took a breath of air. Even though Nini's words were probably unintentional, they still poked fun at her.

Zhou Xiaoyuan's face obviously got worse. She looked at everyone around her, even Concubine Shu didn't dare to look at her.

But Concubine Shu is still Concubine Shu after all.

She quickly calmed down and ordered: "Come here, look for Miss Wu..."

But before she finished speaking, someone suddenly pushed through the crowd and ran in anxiously, saying with a sad face: "No, no, no, your highness! The slave just went to invite Miss Wu, but found that Miss Wu was missing! Someone said , some people said that they also saw Miss Wu’s body by the lake..."

Princess Jialun was completely panicked now. She strode forward and kicked the palace maid, scolding: "What do you mean someone said it? Who said it? What happened to Miss Wu and where did the body come from? !”

The palace maid was so frightened that she trembled and dared not speak. Only Zhou Xiaoyuan stepped forward and said in a cold voice: "Why are you standing there? Lead the way."

Before she could see the actual evidence, Zhou Xiaoyuan hoped that all this was just her illusion. The few steps she followed the palace maid, her legs were completely soft, as if she was stepping on cotton as if she was in a dream.

But after seeing the white corpse, Zhou Xiaoyuan's vision almost went dark, and Xia Yechen almost didn't hold her up.

She cried and ran over to hug the body. Next to her

Nini was completely dumbfounded.

Xia Yechen didn't dare to stop her, so he could only remain silent for a while and finally looked at Concubine Shu, who was following him. The question in her eyes was clearly discernible. Concubine Shu couldn't argue, and she tried to pull him away with her trembling lips, but Xia Yechen shook her off hard. Opened her hand.

He asked aloud: "I don't understand, mother-in-law, I really don't understand. I trust you and leave everything to you. Why is the result like this?"

Concubine Shu took a deep breath, feeling ridiculous and powerless to argue.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Xia Yechen only felt that the anger was getting stronger and stronger. He didn't want to break up with Concubine Shu in front of everyone, but if he did nothing about this matter, it would only hurt Zhou Xiaoyuan's heart.

Xia Yechen said nothing, pulled Zhou Xiaoyuan away, turned around and ordered his men to wrap up Zhao Wu's body, and said: "I originally thought that the palace was not a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, but now it seems that I have misjudged it. Even Yijie The lives of innocent people can suddenly pass away in the palace..."

While his men were comforting Zhou Xiaoyuan, they said coldly, without looking at Emperor Yi, "It's okay if you don't want to stay here."

After speaking like this, the emperor's expression also changed. Concubine Shu went to stop him with red eyes, but she finally did not dare to speak due to Xia Yechen's cold expression.

She could only look to the emperor for help, hoping that he could persuade her.

However, the emperor was also riding a tiger at this moment. It was rare for Xia Yechen to be so irrational and talk nonsense. He was obviously too anxious. The emperor always doted on this child, but he couldn't help but feel troubled at this moment.

Under Concubine Shu's look for help, the emperor forced himself to persuade him, "Yechen, I think this matter can be discussed in the long term..."

But I didn’t want to say it as soon as I finished speaking,

Xia Yechen had already looked over and asked without giving any face, "How do we plan for the long term?"

"Father, I never meant to offend you, but this matter actually involves my bottom line - I used to have no power and could still protect my wife and daughter, but now I have become an honorable king, but I can't even protect him. When something happens to a person, it is impossible to trace the source and find the murderer..."

"Then what's the point of being a servant of the prince? It's better to take off his armor and return to the fields. Even if he has three simple meals a day and is poor and helpless, it's better than having a sword hanging over his head to alert others to their schemes every day."

Xia Yechen's words were filled with sorrow and tears. He was obviously trying to get justice for the Zhao Wu family.

The emperor naturally understood what he heard. He sighed, and did not want to have a separation between father and son, so he went down the slope and said with relief: "That's wrong."

"I know that you are worried, and I will definitely give you an explanation - but you can't be so anxious. As a general, you must not expose your weaknesses. You should be more cautious."

Xia Yechen said nothing, with obvious resistance in his expression.

Seeing this, Concubine Shu was afraid that Xia Yechen would be scolded, so she hurriedly stepped forward and spoke again: "Your Majesty, this is indeed a serious and unjust case!"

"Imagine that the palace is so tightly guarded that no one even noticed someone pushing someone into the water on purpose. Now a murder case has occurred... You must know that this is in the palace. The Ouchi guards are always patrolling. If someone takes advantage of this loophole and lurks in the water, This is waiting for an opportunity, lying in wait for a few days to assassinate——"

After saying that, Concubine Shu knew that her words were disrespectful and she immediately knelt down, but she still said, "If we don't make a thorough investigation at this time, if His Majesty is ill by then, what will happen to everything?"

How to trace the source? "

At this point, Concubine Shu had cleverly changed Xia Yechen's motivation from questioning the emperor's protection to being concerned about the emperor's safety.

Even though everyone in Ming Dynasty could see that he was trying to make up for Xia Yechen, the emperor felt guilty towards Concubine Shu and Xia Yechen.

So he turned a blind eye and nodded in agreement.

"That's true. This matter must be investigated thoroughly. Don't worry, Yechen. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will take over the matter later. Even if the palace is turned upside down, the culprit must be found."

The compromise in these words was really rare. Concubine Shu looked surprised, but when she was about to speak, she heard Zhou Xiaoyuan's voice.

"Zhao Wu has been sister-in-law with the daughter of the people for several years. She has also made countless sacrifices for Nini. The daughter of the people wants to participate in the investigation of the murderer, and she hopes that your majesty will make it happen!"

Having said this, the emperor's expression couldn't help but pause. Concubine Shu next to her was also a little uneasy, but she didn't mean to reprimand Zhou Xiaoyuan. She just looked at the emperor and whispered: "Your Majesty..."

Hearing this sentence, the emperor inevitably had a headache, but considering that Concubine Shu had worked hard over the years without any credit, he barely suppressed his anger.

He nodded lightly in agreement, and then gave a few instructions. Soon the eunuch next to him nodded towards Zhou Xiaoyuan, obviously agreeing.

Zhou Xiaoyuan was extremely happy. She thought that this matter would be discussed for a long time and she was ready for a protracted war. However, she did not expect that the emperor agreed so easily.

It seems that this matter is indeed limited by palace fighting, but what did Princess Jialun do with Nini to make the usually quiet Zhao Wu family suffer this fate...

Zhou Xiaoyuan was inevitably sad, and even hugged Nini unconsciously, even if everything went wrong

There was an explicit explanation, but at this moment, some kind of intuition was telling her that the same group of people might be behind Zhao Wu's death and Nini's falling into the water.