Prince Rong has yet to fall.
She looked at him with her beautiful brows, not quite understanding.
"From now on, this Prince should be greedy for you, my pillow, so that I can sleep in peace every night."
"I... am a pillow?"
Pfft!
Jing Rong curled his lips and opened his deep eyes to look at her. "Woman, you are so smart when it comes to solving cases, but when this Prince talks about love with you, you become a blockhead."
"..."
She didn't know what to say.
"Yunshu, I really hope that every day from now on, as soon as I open my eyes, you can be by my side."
Her lips parted as she replied, "I will always be by your side."
A deep gaze!
Her pale fingers tightened on Jing Rong's hand.
He slept peacefully again.
Among the mountains, the wheels of carriages rumbled on the official road as a procession of carriages and horses slowly advanced.
The capital.
A shocking piece of news came from the Supreme Court. The assassin who tried to assassinate Prince Rong died inexplicably after being sent to the Supreme Court's prison. Moreover, not even his bones were left behind.
He had been sprinkled with bone vanishing powder, leaving nothing behind.
Although many people had died in the Supreme Court's prison, it had never happened to something like this.
It was said that when the prison guard entered the prison, he happened to see the criminal's body disappearing bit by bit, as if it was on fire.
He was so scared that he peed his pants!
The next day, the Vice-Chancellor of the Supreme Court, Lord Yu, immediately prepared a report and rushed to the palace to see the Emperor.
However, as soon as he stepped out of the Supreme Court, he was stopped by the Chancellor.
"Where are you going, Lord Yu?"
Vice-Chancellor Yu hid the report in his sleeve and lowered his head slightly. "The assassin who tried to assassinate Prince Rong died in the prison. I was about to enter the palace."
"You don't have to go."
Huh?
Vice-Chancellor Yu looked at him, as if realizing something.
The Chancellor of the Supreme Court was Jing Yi's man and the assassin was sent by Jing Yi. If Vice-Chancellor Yu really entered the palace to report this matter to Qizhen Emperor, there was a chance that something went wrong and Prince Yi would be implicated. At that time, he would not be able to absolve himself from the blame.
So...
He said, "I will personally enter the palace to report this matter to the Emperor. You don't have to go."
"But this matter has always been handled by this lowly official. Moreover, doesn't Lord Yu dislike entering the palace?"
"Indeed, I don't like it, but I have nothing to do today. Moreover, I have to report the cases that the Supreme Court put on hold. Let me bring them to the palace as well. It will save you from having to make another trip."
How caring he is!
Vice-Chancellor Yu did not insist.
The Chancellor of the Supreme Court prepared a new document, boarded the carriage, and entered the palace.
Vice-Chancellor Yu's expression was calm as he watched the carriage leave.
Until Judge Yu walked over and asked, "Father, are we really going to let the Supreme Court Chancellor go just like that?"
This Yu Si was Vice-Chancellor Yu's son. He was very young and had used his position to enter through the back door two months ago.
Vice-Chancellor Yu looked in the direction the carriage had disappeared in and snorted coldly. "Let's see who enters the palace first."
"What do you mean?"
"Hurry up and prepare the horses."
Judge Yu did not understand, but he still immediately ordered for a carriage to be prepared. His father pulled him onto the carriage and hurriedly headed in the direction of the Imperial Palace.
On the road to the Imperial Palace, two carriages, one in front and one behind, were not too far away from each other, but not too close either.
At this time, the Supreme Court Chancellor was sitting quietly in the carriage, without the slightest sense of danger.
The carriage was passing through the busy streets when suddenly -
"Yu ~"
The carriage shook violently and came to an abrupt stop with a thud!
Half of the Chancellor's body slammed into the side of the carriage. His face contorted in pain. Fortunately, the carriage stopped steadily and the horses were not startled. Otherwise, they would have rolled out of the carriage.
He rubbed his aching shoulder and asked through the curtain in front of him, "What happened?"
Displeasure!
"Sir, the wheels are broken."
"The wheel is broken?"
The Supreme Court Chancellor pulled open the curtain in front of him and stretched his body out. He saw his attendant getting off the carriage to check the wheels.
He turned his head and saw that a thick rope was wrapped around the wheel on the left. It was tightly wrapped around the wheel and the rolling axle, causing the wheel to be unable to move and was frozen in place.
Attendant Yinzheng tried his best to pull the rope out.
But it was too tight!
It was too tangled!
"What's going on?" The Supreme Court Chancellor frowned.
"Sir, I think the rope came from the road."
"How long will it take?"
"As soon as possible."
Attendant Yinzheng used all his strength to pull it out.
The Supreme Court Chancellor looked at the sky and looked a little anxious.
He did not notice that a carriage was passing by, passing his carriage and continuing on its way.
Vice-Chancellor Yu lifted the curtain slightly and looked outside. He saw the Supreme Court Chancellor's carriage in a deadlock.
He smiled and lowered the curtain.
Judge Yu also looked outside, feeling curious. "Father, what's going on? What's wrong with the Supreme Court Chancellor's carriage? Could it be … "
"That's right, I arranged it in advance."
"Ah?"
Vice-Chancellor Yu said, "All of this was within Prince Rong's expectations. His Highness knew that if the assassin died in prison, the Supreme Court Chancellor would personally go to the palace to see the Emperor and say that the culprit committed suicide. Then, he would think of a way to suppress the matter. Thus, he ordered me to make preparations early and prevent the Supreme Court Chancellor from entering the palace. He wanted me to report this matter to the Emperor, and then he would tell the Emperor everything in detail. He even wanted it to be as serious as possible."
However, Judge Yu suddenly understood and said worriedly, "Although Prince Rong went to Yufu to investigate the matter of the disaster relief funds, all the officials in the imperial court knew that the Emperor had deliberately exiled Prince Rong to prevent him from being involved in the political struggle, lest he end up like the Crown Prince. Now that the capital is secretly under Prince Yi's control, if Father chooses to stand on Prince Rong's side at this time, if something goes wrong and Prince Rong falls from power, never to return to the capital, and Prince Yi is promoted to the throne, wouldn't Father …"
He did not dare to continue.
It was not that Vice-Chancellor Yu had not thought about this since he chose Jing Rong's side, but this was how the imperial court had been since ancient times. Once a foot was stretched out, it could not be pulled back. There were only two outcomes: one was death, the other was life.
Seeing that his father was silent, Judge Yu reminded him worriedly in a low voice, "Father, it's not too late to turn back now. After all, Prince Yi …"
Before he could finish, he was interrupted.
Vice-Chancellor Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "Wei 'er, when did your father ever make a mistake? Although Prince Rong has been separated from the capital and is no longer in power, and Prince Yi has become a big tree in the imperial court, since ancient times, dragons give birth to dragons and tigers give birth to leopards. Prince Rong has not fallen yet. "
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