bestfiction Chapter 378 Burning Letters
Chapter 378 Burning Letters
The expression on Empress Ji's face when she looked at Ji Bozhou was as if she were looking at the divine dawn of salvation. Ji Bozhou lowered his head and smiled, then held her hand. "In fact, in my opinion, this matter is not completely unsolvable."
The third prince looked at him.
"I'm not familiar with General Lu, but from what I know about Jiang Xing, I'm sure this was a trap he set for the Emperor. The Emperor and Lord Jiang have such a good relationship, and Lord Jiang was clearly in the palace at the time. I wonder why he didn't stop the Emperor, but instead allowed the Emperor to demote the Emperor under pressure from the ministers?"
Empress Ji nodded hurriedly, "Yes, the Emperor had previously asked me to agree to let him become Xu'er's adoptive father, but I refused. How can a prince recognize a minister as his adoptive father? He is only a second-rank official, and even the Grand Tutor wouldn't dare to sit in that position!"
Ji Bozhou curled his lips slightly, "Actually, sister, I'm afraid you don't know that Xu'er has never been able to sit on the throne of the crown prince, and it is all thanks to Lord Jiang. Otherwise, why would you mention it so many times, and the emperor himself has promised it many times, but why does the emperor stop mentioning it every time Lord Jiang comes?"
"It's indeed! Jiang Shaozhao, it turns out to be him!" Queen Ji twisted the handkerchief in her hands, and under her fierce gaze, her knuckles turned white from the force of twisting.
Ji Bozhou: "So we can't let this person hinder the emperor's actions. After I go back, not only must I not lose my temper with the emperor, but I must also try my best to be gentle and considerate to him and win his heart. Only when the emperor is determined can I and Xu'er be protected! You just need to whisper to the emperor from time to time, expressing your feeling that Lord Jiang has disloyal intentions towards him and Xu'er. Over time, you will definitely be able to help His Highness and me."
Ji Bozhou spoke in a friendly and upright manner, feeling happy.
He killed two birds with one stone. Not only did he let his sister help him avenge Jiang Yuanfeng who had secretly harmed him and his father, but he also gained his own status and reputation.
Everything will get better and better!
The more Empress Ji listened, the more convinced she was of the truth. Her eyes sparkled with excitement, and she clapped her hands excitedly. "Si Luan, you are still reliable! Tonight, I will have a good talk with the Emperor!"
Nodding, Ji Bozhou glanced at the falling night outside the palace, then looked at the Third Prince: "Your Highness, please recover from your injuries first. As for how to win over the people and help Your Highness gain power, I will let you think about it when you return."
After comforting the Third Prince and the Queen, Ji Bozhou left the palace before the gates were closed.
After returning to Danbo Zhai, he closed the door with a "dong".
Standing beside the desk, he picked up a page of letter that was pressed under the inkstone, put it into the lantern, and the flame ignited, and the letter instantly caught fire.
Qing Mo stood by with his hands clasped together. Seeing him burn the letter, he frowned in confusion. "My Lord, this is the letter Prince Jin sent earlier. Didn't you send people out to find out the truth before? Why are you burning it now?"
Ji Bozhou smiled coldly: "I now feel that he is not telling the truth."
Qing Mo was even more puzzled. "But I sent people outside to inquire. Some people said that on the day the master was trampled by the horse, they did see the riders taking off the clothes of the servants of Prince Jin's Mansion outside Gaoliang Lane in Xianyifang, digging a pit and burying it behind an old mulberry tree. I went to check, and it's true. I still have the clothes of the servants of Prince Jin's Mansion, in the utility room outside."
He frowned and murmured softly, "So, what Prince Jin said in the letter seems to be correct..."
"Shut up!"
Ji Bozhou turned around with a sharp cry. In the deep and dark room, a faint light from the lantern swayed on his face. His eyes were full of ruthlessness and he stared at Qing Mo coldly.
"I said it was Prince Jin's Mansion that killed the master, so it is Prince Jin's Mansion. No matter who it really is, the Prince Jin's Mansion will be held responsible!"
Qing Mo shuddered with fear and whispered, "Why?"
Watching the letter paper in his hand burn out, Ji Bozhou gritted his teeth and said, "Because I have something important to do!"
After going to the palace to kill Jiang Xing, he received a letter from Jiang Xing on the same day saying that his father was not killed by Prince Jin's palace.
The next day, he went to verify the specific circumstances of what happened on the day his father returned from Jiang's house.
Doesn't he know that the people who actually rode the horse and committed the crime that day were Jiang Shaozhao's men?
He knew this, which is why he said those words to Queen Ji today and used her to take revenge!
Concealing the gloom in his eyes, he said coldly, "Go and call Ji An."
Qing Mo replied indifferently, "Yes," and quickly ran out as if escaping.
From young master to marquis, he is becoming more and more unable to understand his master.
Why is it blamed on Prince Jin's Mansion when it was clearly not Prince Jin's doing?
He shook his head, unable to figure it out, forget it!
Ji An appeared in the study of Danbo Zhai in less than a moment.
Ji Bozhou said in a deep voice, "Contact the people in various prefectures, from Yongning to Chenzhou, and transfer all the silver we collected in the name of the Third Prince to Yunxiu Mountain behind Feihe Ferry in a low-key manner. Also, tell them that any silver we hand in in the future does not need to be sent to the capital, but can be kept in Yunxiu Mountain."
"Yes!"
It's autumn now, and although there's still a hint of heat in the air, it's far less oppressive than in the past.
Compared with the previous days, I feel a little more lazy and comfortable.
Lu Xuan put a talisman on himself early in the morning, and followed Jiang Xing, holding hands, and walked out of the palace in a concealed manner.
Today she had to go around and see if there was anything in the city that needed her help to resolve.
There were not many opportunities to see the ancestors, and she had no chance to dream of them at all.
It seems that she needs to do a lot of good deeds in exchange for it.
Therefore, the main purpose of today is to find out where there are families that need her to resolve conflicts!
The carriage was moving, and after a while, the person who had just said righteously that she was going out to help others solve their problems fell asleep. Jiang Xing shook his head and put his cloak on her.
"Feixing, stop the car!"
"What's wrong, Your Majesty?"
Jiang Xing jumped off the carriage in two steps and instructed, "The princess fell asleep in the carriage. It's rocking so much that she can't sleep well. The carriage is parked here. Come with me. Sang Luo will stay outside. When she wakes up, drive over to find me!"
"Yes!"
Sang Luo was a little surprised, "The prince just left the princess like this?"
Jiang Xing scoffed at her. "She was so tired yesterday, she should have rested today. Are you not going to let her sleep and go out to find a solution yourself? How far will it take?"
He turned and left, leaving behind the remaining words, "Let her sleep, I'll go find her."
Sang Luo stared at Jiang Xing's back for a moment, then he chuckled and understood.
The prince really loves the princess!
Lu Xuan leaned against the carriage and slept soundly, while Sang Luo, who was dressed as a man, stood guard beside the carriage.
However, Sang Luo waited outside for two hours, but found that the person in the carriage showed no sign of waking up.
She panicked and sniffed the man's breath several times. When she felt that he was fine, she breathed a sigh of relief and continued to stand.
It was almost noon when Jiang Xing and Fei Xing finally came back.
"Where is the princess?" Jiang Xing asked Sang Luo.
"Still, not awake yet."
?
His face darkened, Jiang Xing quickly lifted his robe and was about to get on the carriage as fast as a hurricane, but Sang Luo grabbed the corner of his robe.
"I just checked my breath, nothing's wrong, I even talk in my sleep occasionally."
Jiang Xing paused and suppressed his nervous expression.
At this time, Xuan Ge ran over from a distance, panting.
"Your Majesty!"
"how?"
Xuan Ge swallowed and said, "I almost didn't make it back."
Feixing handed him a water bag. He gulped down a few gulps, wiped his sleeves, and said quickly, "Jiang Yuanfeng is really cunning. He always finds us. That's why we never know where he is. He suddenly disappears!"
Jiang Xing frowned. "So, after all this time today, you still haven't been able to find the entrance to the secret passage?"
His expression froze, and Xuan Ge lowered his head: "I am incompetent!"
Today the troops were split into two groups. He accompanied the princess to find a solution to the problem, and asked Xuan Ge to lead people to keep an eye on Jiang Yuanfeng and find out if there was any secret passage leading to the palace.
Unexpectedly, neither of the two things was accomplished!
He remembered that when he was in Ji Mansion, Feixing once said that during his duel with Yingzi and Wubai, if the emperor had not appeared, he would probably not have escaped.
Therefore, he sighed helplessly and patted Xuan Ge on the shoulder: "The other party is also a master, don't blame yourself. For your safety, don't follow for the time being, otherwise I'm afraid that Jiang Yuanfeng will be angry and something bad will happen."
"Yes!"
The carriage shook twice, and Lu Xuan stretched lazily when he heard the noise outside.
"Are we here so soon? Let's go!"