It was only when Hua Fei appeared and sent the infant Ping Yang back to Emperor Lin Mubai, that the Emperor came to his senses and worked hard to govern the Great Xia Dynasty. Only then did the Great Xia Dynasty begin to recover.
It was the Empress.
It was also the Empress who lost.
It was all because of the Empress and Emperor Lin Mubai's daughter.
She was a woman who could dictate the fate of the Great Xia Dynasty. She was also a woman who could strike fear into the hearts of all the officials in the court.
"Ping Yang, you have indeed grown up …" Emperor Lin Mubai did not answer Ping Yang's question. Instead, he abruptly uttered such a simple sentence.
"Of course!" When Ping Yang heard this, she immediately puffed out her chest and put on an arrogant look. Her clear eyes shone with brilliance. "That's right. Didn't Imperial Father say that when Ping Yang grows up, I will be able to see Imperial Mother? When can we meet Ping Yang? "
"See my mother?" Emperor Lin Mubai was slightly taken aback. A hint of bitterness flashed across his face. However, he quickly put on a smile. "Don't worry, I will definitely be able to see her!"
"Hmm, how long do we have to wait?" Ping Yang pouted with a look of anticipation.
"This … soon, very soon!" Emperor Lin Mubai caressed Ping Yang's silky hair. There was a hint of pain in his eyes.
"Is that so? When I see my mother, I will definitely challenge her in front of all the officials! "Ping Yang became slightly excited when she heard this.
"Challenge your mother? Why?" Emperor Lin Mubai was a little surprised.
"Didn't father say that my mother is very powerful and no one can stop her? If Ping Yang can defeat her, I can stop her. That way, she will not be able to leave the palace, right? "Ping Yang said matter-of-factly.
"Stop her and not let her leave the palace? This … Ping Yang is right. As long as I can defeat her, she will not be able to leave the palace … "Emperor Lin Mubai was stunned for a moment before nodding his head.
When all the officials heard Ping Yang's words, they looked at each other and shook their heads lightly.
Defeat that woman?
…
As time passed, the Royal Guards and the guards of the Crown Prince's Residence came to report one after another, but none of them found the assassin who set the fire.
Such an outcome undoubtedly surprised all the courtiers present.
Where could he run to in such a short period of time? One had to know that the moment Emperor Lin Mubai arrived, he had already ordered for the Crown Prince's residence to be surrounded.
However …
The courtiers were not too shocked when they thought about the fact that he was able to fight against three Rebirth State experts. After all, it was not too difficult for someone like him to leave the Crown Prince's residence under the watchful eyes of the guards.
What happened next was very simple. They had to clean up the burnt study and clean up the bloodstains in the surroundings. These tasks were naturally done by the guards and the maids in the residence.
However, Fang Zhengzhi seemed to be interested. He kept walking around the study, causing Ping Yang, Yan Xiu, Nangong Mu, and Wen Dabao to walk around the study as well.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong naturally saw this scene unfold.
In that instant, Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's expression darkened. It was obvious that Fang Zhengzhi was deliberately making fun of him.
"Set off, return to the palace!" Emperor Lin Mubai did not pay any attention to this. He looked at the sky and then at Crown Prince Lin Tianrong, who had already stood up from the ground. He shook his head and said.
"Your Majesty, return to the palace!"
"Your Majesty, return to the palace!"
"..."
Following Emperor Lin Mubai's words, voices rang out one by one.
Seeing that Emperor Lin Mubai and the courtiers were about to leave, yet Fang Zhengzhi was still lingering around the study, Crown Prince Lin Tianrong could not take it anymore.
"Fang Zhengzhi, why aren't you leaving?" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's tone was icy.
"Oh, I'm leaving now!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded. He did not seem to be unhappy with Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's tone.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this.
It was impossible for a place like the study to be completely empty. However, Crown Prince Lin Tianrong was extremely cautious.
He would definitely not leave the important things in the study.
He would leave them in the secret chamber!
The location of the secret chamber was below the study. In other words, even if the study above was completely destroyed, the secret chamber below the study would not be affected.
Furthermore, there were no clues about the Southern Region case in his secret chamber.
Why would he keep something like that?
All the letters and evidence had been destroyed by him a long time ago.
This was why Crown Prince Lin Tianrong allowed Fang Zhengzhi to walk around the study.
Of course, the main reason was that Fang Zhengzhi did not step into the study. He only walked around the study. Crown Prince Lin Tianrong naturally knew what he was thinking.
He was looking for clues about the Southern Region case!
But …
There was an ancient saying, "The innocent are innocent, and the guilty are guilty". Crown Prince Lin Tianrong was currently in such a state of mind. Didn't Fang Zhengzhi want to look for 'clues' around the study?
Then go ahead and search! Search as hard as you can!
This way, he could prove his innocence in front of the courtiers.
Just as he was thinking about this, Fang Zhengzhi seemed to have discovered a rare treasure. Then, he shouted loudly.
"Oh? There are a few letters here that have not been burnt! "
"Letters?!" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong was stunned. Then, he looked at Fang Zhengzhi with disdain. "How is that possible? Wouldn't the letters have been burnt in such a huge fire? Furthermore, how could I find the letters outside the study? "
He did not believe it.
However, when Fang Zhengzhi lifted up the half-burnt letters, Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's eyes widened.
"How is that possible?" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong would never believe that such a thing could happen. Could it be that these letters were blown out by the wind?
When he thought of this, he quickly felt relieved.
Even if a few letters were blown out by the wind, it would not be a big deal. The letters on the table were all normal letters. There should not be any problems.
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong was not worried at all.
At this moment, Fang Zhengzhi walked over with Ping Yang and the rest. In his hands were a few burnt letters that had turned black.
"Your Highness, I found these letters for you. Shouldn't you thank me? Just give me a few hundred thousand silvers. I don't mind. "Fang Zhengzhi shouted as he walked.
"Lord Fang personally cleaned up the mess in my study. Naturally, I will thank Lord Fang properly!" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong replied with a gloomy expression.
"Oh? Why does this letter look like it was written by the Noblelite of the Southern Region? "Fang Zhengzhi suddenly stopped and shouted in shock.
"What?! A letter from the Noblelite of the Southern Region? "
"Is that Shan Ling's letter?"
"How is that possible? Why would there be such a thing in the Crown Prince's residence?"
All of the officials who were about to leave stopped when they heard this. They looked at the half-burnt letters in Fang Zhengzhi's hand in shock.
There was a letter from Shan Ling in the Crown Prince's residence? No matter how he thought about it, it was impossible for this to happen.
The officials were not the only ones who stopped.
Even Emperor Lin Mubai, who had walked more than a hundred meters away, stopped and turned to look at Fang Zhengzhi. He looked at the letters in Fang Zhengzhi's hand in shock.
"A letter from the Noblelite of the Southern Region?" Emperor Lin Mubai frowned.
As for Crown Prince Lin Tianrong …
He was a little stunned.
A letter from the Noblelite of the Southern Region? Shan Ling? How could there be such a thing in his study? Those things had all been destroyed in the Southern Region.
"Fang Zhengzhi, how dare you accuse me! When did I ever communicate with the Noblelite of the Southern Region?" Crown Prince Lin Tianrong replied without hesitation.
Why would he admit to something he did not have?
Furthermore, this was a letter between him and Shan Ling. It was obvious that this letter was not something that could be found in his study.
"Oh? Your Highness did not communicate with the Noblelite of the Southern Region? Does that mean that these letters do not belong to the Crown Prince? "Fang Zhengzhi nodded when he heard this.
Then, he tore open the letters in his hand and began to read them without any hesitation. He did not seem to notice that he was secretly reading someone else's letters.
"What do you mean? Something that does not belong to me … "Crown Prince Lin Tianrong was stunned when he saw Fang Zhengzhi open the letters. His expression changed.
In that instant, he seemed to have understood something!
Fang Zhengzhi did not have the right to open any of the letters in the Crown Prince's residence.
In other words, even if Fang Zhengzhi found the letters, he had to pass them to him unopened. However, if he denied that these letters did not belong to the Crown Prince …
That was another kind of meaning.
And now, the significance of this had already been revealed.
Fang Zhengzhi tore open the letters.
Furthermore, he had done it in front of him, all the officials, and even Emperor Lin Mubai. He had openly tore open the letters that had fallen out of the Crown Prince's study.
"What is this guy trying to do? If he wants to frame me, does he have to make it so fake?! "Crown Prince Lin Tianrong could not understand Fang Zhengzhi's intentions.
Frame me?
Under normal circumstances, Fang Zhengzhi's actions were indeed suspicious.
However, after casually walking around the study room, he picked up an important piece of "evidence". No matter how one looked at it, this method of framing was a little too fake.
Who would believe him?
All the officials? Or Emperor Lin Mubai?
Crown Prince Lin Tianrong did not think that the officials and the Emperor would be so stupid. After all, this method of framing was too retarded.
Can't you come up with something smarter?
For example, he could do something that went with the flow. Or, at the very least, he could borrow a chicken to lay an egg. Wouldn't that be better?
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