In front of the Hall of Politics, people were singing and dancing. The dancers and musicians of the palace were performing in the square in front of the hall to liven things up. The officials were laughing and chatting, and the women were gathered in groups of three to five, discussing topics exclusive to them.
Princess Royal Highness was very busy now. She was busy accepting the praise of the officials in turn. She couldn't show any impatience on her face. Li Yi wanted to ask her what Tai Chi was all about. Stealing was a taboo in the martial arts world. No matter what, she had to compensate a few thousand taels of silver …
There were many women gathered around the Crown Princess and Ruyi. Even Li Yi and Li Xuan were squeezed out of the tent. In all of Jingdou, the most popular women among the madams and daughters of the nobles were these two.
As the monopoly of perfume, Princess Royal Highness worked hard and sat in the palace to collect money, but she didn't care about these things. These people naturally targeted Ruyi and Prince Consort. If they didn't do something in advance, they would have to wait a few more days to buy a new perfume when it came out.
It was still easier to earn women's money. He didn't know how Zeng Zuimo's new bra was doing. If he had the chance, he would go over to "appreciate" it and give her some suggestions. He could also try lace hollowed out or something for the benefit of men …
On the side of Ruyi Workshop, perfume had been widely accepted by women in the capital. In the future, they would slowly introduce a full series of cosmetics. It wouldn't take long for him to become the man behind women all over the world, making countless men hate him.
Originally, he wanted to chat with Lao Chang, who was a moving knowledge base, after the competition was over. However, he was just absent-minded for a while, and no one knew where he was. Several men in gray took his place and stood behind Jing Emperor.
While feeling regret in his heart, he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a gaze in front of him. Li Yi turned his head and saw a beautiful woman in a palace dress sitting below Emperor Jing, looking at him coldly.
When the woman saw him looking over, a trace of resentment appeared in her eyes, and then she slowly withdrew her gaze.
He patted the shoulder of Li Xuan next to him and asked, "That, on the left of His Majesty, who is it?"
"Who?" Li Xuan looked over with some confusion. After being startled, his expression became slightly serious and he asked, "Why are you asking about Concubine Cui?"
Li Yi's eyes narrowed, "She is Imperial Concubine Cui?"
Concubine Cui was the biological mother of the King of Shu. She was the legitimate wife's daughter of the Cui Family, which had a great influence in the Jing Kingdom's Shi Lin and even the imperial court. Since he had beaten up the King of Shu, she would naturally not be nice to him.
It was not a good thing to be targeted by an imperial concubine. However, Li Yi was not in the imperial court. He stayed at home all day, basking in the sun and teaching his maidservants. Whether it was the Chen family, the Qin family, the King of Shu, or any other king, it did not make a difference to offend a few more or less of them.
Old Man Chang's reappearance had diverted Li Yi's attention. Li Yi had wanted to call him over, but when he saw Old Man Chang's gloomy face and quickly walking forward, Li Yi's outstretched hand stopped in midair.
After a while, Li Yi saw Emperor Jing slap the table, which was rare. The imperial court officials were shocked. Not long after, a shocking news spread …
An envoy of the Qi Kingdom died in the Office of the Herald of Politeness.
Naturally, the envoy of the Qi Kingdom was extremely angry about the death of his colleague. He strongly condemned and protested to the emperor and officials of the Jing Kingdom and ordered the Jing Kingdom to hand over the murderer as soon as possible. Otherwise, they could not guarantee that the Qi Kingdom would not take any measures to impose sanctions on the Jing Kingdom's behavior that did not follow international morality …
It was said that after the Emperor heard about this, he was very angry. He ordered the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court to jointly take charge of this case and solve it within a time limit. After that, many spies were sent to investigate openly and secretly. The imperial court of the Jing Kingdom seemed to have the attitude that they would not stop until the case was solved.
Once the news spread, it quickly spread and caused a great uproar in the Capital City. It also made the envoys of other countries feel anxious.
Even when two countries were at war, envoys would not be executed. This was an unchanging rule since ancient times. Moreover, this was not a battlefield, but in the capital of the Jing Kingdom, in the residence that the Jing Kingdom had arranged for the envoy of the Qi Kingdom. The envoy of another country died in the Office of the Herald of Politeness. This was a terrible incident. If it was not handled properly, it would escalate into a diplomatic conflict. The Jing Kingdom and the Qi Kingdom had just finished a war. If another war was to break out, it would be great for them!
Fight, fight, fight. The Qi Kingdom and the Jing Kingdom. One was the overlord of the surrounding countries and bullied the weak countries nearby when it had nothing to do. The other was a legend that had been bullied for many years and suddenly turned the situation around, attracting the envy of other countries. It did not matter how they fought. From the position of the envoys of the other countries, they were very happy to see this scene.
However, it was one thing to look forward to it, and another to be curious.
Why would the Jing Kingdom kill the envoy of the Qi Kingdom? There was no reason for it at all!
Although the envoy of the Qi Kingdom was indeed not a good person, stirring up trouble in the capital of the Jing Kingdom these days and stirring up the whole Capital City, causing headaches to the ministers and the Emperor. But at least on the surface, the written and martial examinations were open and aboveboard. Even if the emperor and ministers of the Jing Kingdom wanted to kill them, they would not be so stupid as to choose the Office of the Herald of Politeness, which was the most unsuitable place to do it.
When the envoy returned to the country, it would be understandable if he secretly killed a few of them. But to do it so openly, it was a little too much.
Of course, regarding the Jing Kingdom's behavior, the people just "watched". As for the truth, it was obvious even if they thought with their toes …
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With such an incident, the Chancellor of the Supreme Court and the Minister of Justice naturally could not continue to attend the banquet. The two of them personally went to the Office of the Herald of Politeness to collect evidence.
The deceased was an envoy of the Qi Kingdom. His neck was twisted and he died in his room.
The door was tightly shut and the window was wide open. The murderer must have escaped through the window after killing the envoy in the room.
However, the security of the Office of the Grand Herald was extremely tight. Sneaking in was as difficult as ascending to heaven, not to mention escaping after killing the envoy of Qi Kingdom. Other than the corpse in the room, there was not a single clue. The Minister of Justice and the Chancellor of the Supreme Court frowned. This case was completely out of the blue, and His Majesty had given a death order …
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from the door. Seeing a few people coming out, the two officials frowned. Before they could say anything, a skinny young man in front of them took off the token from his waist and handed it to the two officials. He said, "The Office of Secret Intelligence is working. Unauthorized people should leave. Please cooperate."
Although the name of the Office of Secret Intelligence made countless officials tremble, the two officials were not afraid of it because of their high status, especially the Minister of Justice. The skinny young man in front of them had been recruited from the government of Jing County because of his discerning eyes. He was first promoted to the head of the Ministry of Justice and later recruited into the Office of Secret Intelligence by His Majesty.
The Minister of Justice frowned and said, "The deceased's neck was twisted with great force. There are no other wounds on his body. Except for a few footprints on the window, there are no clues left by the murderer."
The skinny young man looked at the messy footprints on the ground and shook his head. He murmured, "What a pity …"
"What?" The Minister of Justice raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Nothing …" The young man shook his head and said to the people behind him, "Bring all the envoys of the Qi Kingdom to the yard and have someone stand guard outside. From now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave."
"The only clue is the footprints on the window. I've asked someone to check. These footprints don't belong to anyone in the temple." The Minister of Justice was about to walk to the window to point out the footprints when the skinny young man immediately said, "Please wait, my lord!"
Hearing this, the Minister of Justice stopped in his tracks. He watched as the skinny young man took off his shoes and carefully walked to the window.
He looked at the window and the footprints outside, then opened the back door and walked out. He walked around the back porch, his gaze lingering on the garden under the porch.
After a while, he walked into the house and pointed to another room adjacent to this one. He asked, "Who lives there?"
An official from the Office of the Chamberlain of Dependencies thought for a moment and said, "It's another envoy of the Qi Kingdom. He's also the person in charge of the Qi Kingdom's mission this time."
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