Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

It was quite strange. Chu Shitong seldom heard Chu Shixuan say something so bluntly.

Princess Chaoyang burst into tears again.

Chu Shiyu had been listening for so long that he was tired of it and couldn't help but scold him coldly.

"Okay, stop crying."

Princess Chaoyang was annoyed by Chu Shiyu's behavior towards her, so in order not to further anger Chu Shiyu, she slowly stopped crying.

Chu Shifan snorted coldly and said, "I really can't believe that the princess would want to commit suicide because of humiliation. She is also afraid of the emperor's uncle getting angry. I thought you would just cry there."

Chaoyang, who had just stopped talking, started crying again when he heard this.

Not to mention Chu Shiyu, even Chu Shitong wanted to kick Chu Shifan out.

All Chu Shitong could hear was Chaoyang's heart-wrenching cry. When he was about to speak, he turned around and glanced at Si Jingli.

Si Jingli raised his head and seemed to be staring at him for a long time, but he had never noticed.

He stared at himself blankly, with complex emotions in his eyes, as if he had traveled through a thousand years.

Chu Shitong saw that he was lip-syncing something, which she couldn't understand, but Si Jingli kept repeating it, as if it was an important sentence that he had to tell her.

Si Jingli's figure suddenly shook, and Chu Shitong took the opportunity to step forward to support him. Before his hand touched him, he was suddenly grabbed by his wrist.

Very hard.

Chu Shitong leaned over and looked at him, close enough to see every one of his thick eyelashes.

A glimmer of hope suddenly ignited in Si Jingli's eyes. He grasped her wrist tightly and whispered.

"It's not me, I didn't..."

Chu Shitong paused and didn't know what to say for a moment.

After she steadied Si Jingli, she was about to get up, but Si Jingli thought she didn't say anything because she didn't trust him, so he refused to let go and whispered through gritted teeth, almost heartbroken and bleeding.

"Believe me, I didn't."

Chu Shitong said: "I know."

If they delayed too long, it would attract Chu Shiyu's attention. Chu Shitong gently patted his hand that was tightly holding his. Si Jingli understood and slowly let go.

But his eyes were on Chu Shitong from beginning to end.

Chu Shitong said, "Father, why don't you let His Royal Highness stand up? His Royal Highness has probably been kneeling here for quite a long time, and his body may not be able to bear it."

Chu Shiyu frowned and asked unhappily, "If he hadn't done this, he would have been dragged out and chopped off long ago if he wasn't the prince. Now I just made him kneel, and you feel so distressed?"

The word "heartache" suddenly entered Chu Shitong's ears, and he was stunned for a moment.

She felt that everyone's eyes on her became a little strange, so she had no choice but to speak.

"Father, please calm down. I am only saying this because I have something else that may prove that the Crown Prince is innocent."

Princess Chaoyang stopped crying immediately.

Chu Shiyu finally perked up a bit and asked, "What evidence?"

Chu Shitong said, "On the previous hunting day, I met His Highness the Crown Prince in the forest. I can say that we met, but it can also be said that His Highness the Crown Prince was being chased in the forest and accidentally rode his horse and ran in front of me."

When talking about the assassination on Hunting Day, the atmosphere in the hall instantly dropped to freezing point.

Chu Shitong continued, "The situation was critical at the time, and I could not care too much, so I asked the secret guards to go forward to protect His Highness. This is also the reason why I teamed up with His Highness that day."

Chu Shifan suddenly realized, "I was wondering, I remember seeing you alone when we first entered the forest, but when we came out you and His Royal Highness formed a team, so this is why."

Chu Shixuan said in a somewhat accusatory manner: "You asked the secret guards to protect His Royal Highness, so what will you do? Are you injured?"

Chu Shitong did not answer. Seeing Chu Shiyu's cold face, he continued, "I was indeed injured, but the other party seemed to have come here specifically for the Crown Prince. They did not kill me. When they realized that the secret guards were highly skilled in martial arts, they chose to evacuate. For safety reasons, I did not let the secret guards chase them."

"Where are you injured? Why don't you tell me?" Chu Shixuan asked hurriedly.

Chu Shifan looked at Chu Shitong in confusion, his eyes filled with wisdom and sudden enlightenment.

Chu Shiyu angrily asked, "Where are you injured? Why didn't you and the prince tell me about this that day?"

"I was shot in the shoulder by an arrow. Fortunately, the secret guard had medicine on him and treated him in time. He is fine now."

Chu Shitong said it lightly, but Chu Shixuan and Chu Shiyu's faces were extremely ugly.

"Later, I discussed this with His Royal Highness. There were many people watching on the day of the hunting competition, and if we investigated, it might cause panic. Therefore, we did not tell His Royal Highness about this matter. However, His Royal Highness Prince Rong must have known about this matter, which is why His Royal Highness did not go out often after the hunting competition."

Prince Rong said, "I do know about this matter, but because the other party's target seems to be only the prince, after all, there are many people in Qingliang Mountain Villa, and I am afraid of causing panic, so I did not report this matter."

Chu Shiyu stared at Chu Shitong for a long time, but there was no flaw in Chu Shitong's expression.

Chu Shixuan asked again and again: "How is your injury now?"

"nothing."

Chu Shitong didn't really want to pay attention to him.

Chu Shiyu said nothing. When he stared at someone, he seemed to be restraining a ferocious tiger.

After a while, Chu Shiyu asked, "What does this have to do with the princess?"

Chu Shitong then spoke, "I apologized to my father and the prince in advance. Although I and the prince never mentioned this matter afterwards, I still couldn't rest assured because His Royal Highness Prince Rong didn't seem to provide a very safe environment for His Royal Highness Prince. So I sent my secret guards to protect His Royal Highness Prince, but no one knew about this except me. When His Royal Highness Prince went to see the princess, my secret guards saw it all."

Princess Chaoyang turned pale instantly, and Si Jingli looked up at Chu Shitong in disbelief.

Prince Rong was stunned for a while.

Princess Chaoyang was furious and said, "Seventh Prince, stop trying to excuse the Crown Prince! What secret guards? I think you are just talking nonsense!"

Chu Shitong didn't want to pay attention to this crazy woman, so he clapped his hands and said, "Rushuang, come out and talk to your father yourself."

When Rushuang appeared, everyone originally thought she was a secret guard, but the moment they saw Rushuang, they understood.

This is a shadow guard from the Royal Shadow Pavilion!

Chu Shiyu's expression improved a little when he saw Rushuang appear.

"Rushuang, what happened between the prince and the princess? Did you see it with your own eyes?"

Rushuang said, "I followed the orders of His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince and secretly protected His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. When His Royal Highness went to the back mountain today, I saw it all clearly. His Royal Highness wandered around in the mountain for a long time before he found the princess. But by then, the princess was already in disarray, and she started yelling and pulling the Crown Prince."

"You're talking nonsense!" Princess Chaoyang shouted in a sharp and piercing voice, "How can I take the testimony of a secret guard like you seriously? You're just a dog slave! You came here on purpose to excuse the prince!"

Rushuang said coldly: "I will not lie, let alone lie to Your Majesty."

When Princess Chaoyang saw that she couldn't scold Ru Shuang, she pointed at Chu Shitong and started scolding him, totally disregarding her weak and aggrieved image.

"Chu Shitong! Are you targeting me? What benefits did His Royal Highness give you to allow you to help him get rid of the charges?"

Chu Shitong naturally didn't say anything. She absolutely couldn't argue with Chaoyang. If she did, it would mean that she came here specifically to prove Si Jingli's innocence.

Chu Shifan stood directly in front of Chu Shitong and retorted without any courtesy.

"You were crying and whining just now as if you had suffered a great injustice, and now you dare to call Xiao Qi by her name and curse her? Where did you come from, you bitch? How could His Royal Highness look down on you? I think you set a trap for His Royal Highness today, didn't you? Who knows where you are with some bastard, and you want His Royal Highness to be the scapegoat? How did you calculate so well? Don't you even look at what you look like! You still have the nerve to curse our Xiao Qi, who knows what kind of woman you are in private!"

Chu Shifan's curse was really harsh, but his words undoubtedly pushed the matter to another level that was worthy of suspicion.

Princess Chaoyang was so angry that she was shaking all over, but Chu Shifan kept scolding her for a long time.

Chu Shiyu said, "Alright, Afan, stop talking. Chaoyang is a woman after all. If you insult her like this, people will know about it and she will be laughed at."

Only then did Chu Shifan shut up.

Chu Shitong said, "I don't know who Princess Chaoyang is, but I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince several times, and I have some understanding of his character. There are many suspicious points in this matter, perhaps Father can order someone to investigate it carefully, so that the Princess will not blame the wrong person, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be blamed for no reason."

Chu Shiyu seemed to be thinking.

Chu Shitong knew that Chu Shiyu definitely wanted to investigate the matter thoroughly. He hadn't said anything before only because he had no evidence to investigate it thoroughly. Now that he had the evidence he provided, it would be a good idea to take advantage of the situation to get out of it.

Princess Chaoyang saw that the situation was not good and immediately started crying again.

"Your Majesty, my father is stationed at the border, and Chaoyang is being bullied in Beijing. How can I live like this? Chaoyang might as well just run into a wall and die, so that others won't scold me so harshly!"

She started to commit suicide again and cried non-stop.

Chu Shixuan said, "If Princess Chaoyang is willing to die to show her loyalty, I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Prince Rong will have no objection. Why don't you do as the Princess says and bury her as the Crown Prince's Consort after her death? This will be the Princess's wish fulfilled."

Chu Shitong also said: "The princess is really quite courageous. I admire her."

When Princess Chaoyang heard this, she suddenly stopped wailing in the middle of her cry.

When Chu Shiyu saw her like this, he knew that she would definitely not kill herself by hitting her head against the wall.

"This matter should have been thoroughly investigated, not only for the princess's case, but also because it implicates the assassination of the Crown Prince. How about this, there are not many people accompanying Qingliang Villa, so let Xuan'er investigate this matter. You must give me an explanation within ten days. The princess was frightened this time, so I think she doesn't need to go out for the next few days. The Crown Prince should also stay in the courtyard until the results of the investigation come out."

"His Majesty......"

Princess Chaoyang wanted to say something, but Chu Shixuan interrupted her.

"My son, I obey."

Chu Shiyu said, "By the way, is Xiaoqi's injury serious? Why don't we ask the imperial physician to take a look? I think after three days, the injury won't heal much."

Chu Shitong knew that he was suspicious, so he said, "My son's wound has not healed yet. Bishui just applied medicine to my son today. I think the imperial physician will only prescribe some medicine. There is no need to summon the imperial physician so late at night."

"How can that be possible? How can I be at ease?"

Chu Shiyu said: "You were injured because of the prince but you didn't tell me, I am always worried."

"How can your dragon body bear witness to such a bloody thing? Why not let someone beside you take a look at the injury? This will also help your father feel more at ease."

Chu Shiyu said: "Wang Zexu, take Xiaoqi down to see how badly she is injured."

Wang Zexu immediately took the order and took Chu Shitong to the back hall.

Chu Shitong had anticipated this long ago. Even if he summoned the imperial physician, it would be no problem. It would be impossible for him to peel off the gauze to see the wound. At most he could only give a rough estimate.

There were only a few lights burning in the empty back hall, and Wang Zexu walked in front of Chu Shitong.

The two stopped.

Chu Shitong said, "I don't know if the lights are dim, whether you can see clearly."

Wang Zexu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if the lights are dim. If I want to see clearly, I can see clearly."

"My father-in-law really has a keen eye."

Chu Shitong took off his coat, revealing the gauze on his shoulder. Although medicine had been applied, the wound had bled a lot due to the action over the past half day. The gauze had been stained with blood, and a faint smell of blood mixed with medicine filled the air.

"Can you see clearly, sir?"

Wang Zexu stared at Chu Shitong's shoulder for a long time, lowered his eyes and said with regret: "Your Highness is a man of temperament."

Chu Shitong was amused, pulled up his clothes, and said, "Eunuch, you are wrong. This prince has never been a sentimental person."

Wang Zexu said nothing more and took Chu Shitong back to the front hall.

He walked up to Chu Shiyu and reported the situation in a low voice.

Chu Shiyu nodded and said, "Since Xiaoqi is injured, he should rest well in the courtyard for the next few days. Let Xuan'er investigate this matter."

"Thank you, Father."

No matter how unwilling Chaoyang was, he had no other choice.

This matter finally has a solution. After all, Si Jingli was indeed wronged. The results of Chu Shixuan's investigation must have nothing to do with Si Jingli. Now it depends on whether the person behind it can be found out.

On the way back to Cangfeng Pavilion, Chu Shifan kept asking questions worriedly.

"Xiao Qi, are you really hurt?"

Chu Shitong said: "Of course, otherwise why would the emperor trust me?"

"Then why didn't you say anything when you were injured?" Chu Shifan said worriedly, "I remember asking you to go to the horse race a few days ago. I'm so ashamed that I didn't even know you were injured."

"Don't feel guilty, cousin. That's why I didn't tell you."

......

Si Jingli and Prince Rong were on their way back.

Si Jingli knelt in the carriage for more than half an hour, and his knees were already bruised.

If it weren't for this incident, Si Jingli had never kneeled for such a long time.

"Ali, did you offend someone? Why are you being targeted like this?"