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Seeing that Ling Heng had relaxed and his expression was no longer as cold and hard as before, Gu Xingyan waved his hand and asked his men to put down their swords as well.

"In that case, I will wait for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to find out the truth."

After saying that, he left without looking back with a few people.

Ling Heng looked at Gu Xingyan's back as he left and clenched his fists in anger.

Zhang Maozheng and Meng Yulin were already in the imperial study.

Even Bai Hongxian has arrived.

Ling Heng strode in, and several people saluted him. When they stood up, they saw the prince's dark face.

Ling Heng looked at Bai Hongxian and said, "Master Bai, tell me, why didn't you report this important matter to me immediately?"

Bai Hongxian quickly confessed: "Your Highness, it's not that I didn't report it, but after I received the report in the middle of the night, I immediately rushed to the scene, and then I was entangled by the Ninth Prince of Daliang, and I really couldn't get away."

Ling Heng snorted coldly. He was no longer surprised by such remarks. "How is the case going?"

"Your Highness, last night, someone came to report that a male corpse was found in the moat. When I arrived, the body had already been salvaged. He had three stab wounds in the abdomen, one in the heart, and one in the neck."

Ling Heng frowned slightly. It was indeed a tragic death. "Can the corpse be turned into a giant?"

Bai Hongxian shook his head: "No, the coroner performed an autopsy and found that he had been dead for no more than two hours."

Ling Heng paced back and forth in the imperial study. If he could see a giant, he could easily push the blame on the Daliang delegation.

It took so many days to discover that a person was missing. There must be a traitor in the Daliang delegation.

It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the thief crying "stop thief".

This matter has passed.

The Daliang delegation returned to Daliang as originally planned. As for how Gu Xingyan would explain to Fu Sheng after returning, that was Daliang's business and had nothing to do with Beijin.

But no, the person had been dead for less than two hours.

That would be a difficult thing to handle.

Then Bai Hongxian said, "Your Highness, Fu Chenhui was stabbed several times, and each one was fatal. This is obviously a revenge killing."

Ling Heng frowned: "Vengeance? The Daliang delegation has only been in Shengjing for more than a month. Where did he get his enemies?"

And using such cruel means.

Bai Hongxian was speechless. If he had known, the case could have been closed last night. Why would it have been delayed until now?

Ling Heng closed his eyes deeply. Chen Tinghua, who held a large number of troops in Daliang, was the father of Concubine Chen Gui and the grandfather of Prince Chen Gu Xingyuan.

Concubine Chen Gui and Gu Xingyuan were deeply favored by the previous emperor of Daliang, and at one point they wanted to depose the crown prince and make him the heir apparent.

Therefore, he has a deep hatred with the new emperor of Daliang and the ninth prince Gu Xingyan.

And that Fu Sheng was Chen Tinghua's most loyal subordinate.

How could he not know that this matter was most likely related to Gu Xingyan, and it could be said that he was killing someone with a borrowed knife.

But the pain is that he has no evidence.

If things get out of hand and involve the diplomatic relations between the two countries, war could break out at any moment.

Their Daliang treasury is full, their army is strong, and they are not afraid of war.

But Northern Jin could not afford to fight.

In the past two years, famines have continued in various parts of Northern Jin, and countless people have starved to death or frozen to death every year.

In several places, bandits have already taken over the mountains and become kings.

The soldiers he sent out had just wiped them out.

If another war breaks out at this time, Northern Jin will not be able to defeat it.

"I will leave this case to the three of you. You must find out the truth in the shortest possible time!"

How could the three of them not know that the case was serious, so they all responded in unison.

Finally, Ling Heng suddenly said: "Daliang has been in Shengjing long enough."

Several people looked at each other. Wasn't this a hint to them that it would be better to put the blame of Fu Chenhui's death on the Daliang people themselves so that they could leave as soon as possible?

Bai Hongxian had a worried look on his face. He went to the crime scene last night, but it rained heavily all day yesterday.

The heavy rain has not stopped yet, and the water level of the moat has risen a lot in one day, washing away all useful clues.

All we know is that the person was thrown into the moat, but we don't know where he was thrown in, and he drifted to that place along the current.

……

In the Qinglan Courtyard.

The rain is still falling, but it is much lighter than yesterday.

The hot summer gradually began to cool down in August with the arrival of heavy rain.

Gu Xingyan no longer had the aggressive and angry look he had just had in the East Palace.

Even though he stayed up all night last night to pester Bai Hongxian in order to cooperate with the acting, he was still in good spirits at this moment, as if he was tireless.

The man had a smile on his face and looked relaxed. He had the bamboo couch moved back to the pavilion in the yard and he lay down lazily on it.

As soon as he lay down, the snow-white fox jumped into his arms, found a comfortable position, nestled into his chest and closed its eyes.

Gu Xingyan chuckled and gently stroked the white fox's fur. It would be great if a girl could be as sensible as this white fox.

Unfortunately, the girl was standing in front of him with her arms folded across her chest, her brows slightly furrowed, and a look of disgust on her face.

"Gu Xingyan, why don't you go back to the inn and have a good sleep? Can you sleep in my pavilion?"

Fortunately, her father and brother were not at home, otherwise, what would it mean for this grown man to hang out in her yard every day?

Gu Xingyan didn't open his eyes either: "Well, I sleep well here."

The white fox even cooperated by snoring a little.

Zhu Anhe asked someone to serve tea and snacks to Gu Xingyan, and when he heard his daughter say this, he slapped her in the face.

"How can you say that to Xingyan, kid? He's been tired all night, let him sleep well."

"Thank you, aunt." Gu Xingyan took the opportunity to say it.

"Mother, am I your biological daughter, or is he your biological son?"

Gu Xingyan leaned over and said, "My dear son-in-law."

Zhu Anhe smiled so much that her eyes curved: "Yanyan, don't disturb Xingyan's sleep. Xingyan, sleep well, auntie will prepare lunch, you can eat here later."

"Okay, Auntie."

Li Shuangwan was so angry that she laughed when she saw her mother leaving a man in her yard with such confidence.

"What kind of magic potion did you give my mother?"

"I have good relationships with people. It is an honor for me to be liked by my father-in-law and mother-in-law."

Li Shuangwan felt that he was not as thick-skinned as Roman, so he had no choice but to let Roman move a stool over and sit in front of him.

"Xingyan, I'm sure there's nothing wrong with this matter. There won't be anything to find out, right?"

Gu Xingyan half opened his eyes and said, "Do you have no confidence in me, or in your elder brother and Liang Tianyou?"

Li Shuangwan naturally knew that there would be no problem with Gu Xingyan's work.

However, after all, the case was jointly investigated by the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Jingzhao Prefecture.

If Ling Heng finds out, it will be very troublesome.

Moreover, he did not personally handle this matter.

Shu Wenbo and Liang Tianyou heard this as soon as they stepped into the pavilion.

"Don't worry, little sister. The heavy rain yesterday helped us a lot. It rained all day and all night. Even if there was anything, it was all washed away."

When Hongshuang saw them come in, she put down the snacks and tea, bent over, and left the pavilion together with Luoman and Chen Rong.