As Di Xue revealed the portrait in front of Chu Ran, Chu Ran was shocked beyond words. He took the portrait and asked the Yang family:
"Are you really sure that the woman above is your daughter-in-law Zhao Huihui?"
The old couple of the Yang family were also a little confused by his appearance. They took the portrait again and said the answer:
"This is Zhao Huihui."
Di Xue looked at Chu Ran and his face was ashen:
"This is the crime of deceiving the emperor! How dare she, the Li family!"
"But that's the way it is!"
Seeing Di Xue and Chu Ran playing riddles again, Han Shu scratched his head anxiously, took the portrait and looked at it for a long time:
"What's wrong? Isn't she just a beauty?"
"This is no ordinary beauty."
After Di Xue finished speaking, she looked at Chu Ran. They all knew in their hearts that the person in the portrait was the daughter of the current prime minister and the emperor's noble concubine, Li Xiuzhu!
There are too many things involved in this matter now, and it is no longer the Yang family's business.
Di Xue cupped her hands and said to the old couple of the Yang family:
"Husband, grandma, the current case in your family is quite involved. I can't say anything about it at the moment, but I promise that as soon as I have any clues, I will immediately transmit it to you two elders."
Although the two elders of the Yang family didn't know what happened, seeing Di Xue's serious look, they vaguely felt that the matter was not trivial.
So Yang Laozhang cupped his hands and said to Di Xue:
"Everything is arranged by Mr. Di. Our family just wants to clear the innocence of our son and daughter-in-law!"
After Mr. Yang finished speaking, Di Xue nodded, and everyone got on the carriage and returned to Yuanjing that night.
The scenery was passing by on the road, and the three of them were sitting in the car, each with their own thoughts.
Di Xue was worried about the case, Chu Ran was very concerned about the involvement behind it, and Han Shu was very troubled by the riddle between the two.
The three of them sighed in unison, and then burst out laughing when they saw their respective appearances!
It was already very dark at this time. Di Xue opened the fire seal and looked outside. More than half of the journey had passed!
Suddenly Di Xue heard the sound of a bow and arrow coming from directly in front, and quickly pulled Chu Ran with one hand and Han Shu with the other to lie down.
Then he took the two of them out of the carriage.
The horse was frightened by the bow and arrow, and ran forward quickly. No matter how Han Shu whistled, it was in vain.
Di Xue led the two of them to the nearby stone, then pulled out the long sword and held it in front of his chest. Han Shu also pulled out the sword and looked around nervously.
Di Xue picked up the scattered swords around. Seeing this, Chu Ran hurriedly pulled it on his belt, and a musical string came out.
After Di Xue held the elastic string, Han Shu handed over an irregularly bent branch.
Di Xue made a random combination, then drew a bow and shot a few arrows behind a tree not far away. When the arrows hit, several screams were heard. Di Xue ran over and knocked everyone out one by one with a sword.
Chu Ran saw that there were five assassins in total. Three of them had already taken poison when they saw that they were injured and died of exhaustion.
The remaining two people were knocked unconscious by Di Xue, and Han Shu ran over, opened the mouths of the two black-clothed assassins, and took out the poison pills sealed with wax.
Di Xue whistled a few times, and the two horses ran back, harnessed the cart, and the three of them took the two assassins and set foot on the road back to Yuanjing again.
"Who do you think wants to kill us?" Chu Ran asked.
Di Xue thought for a while: "We just caused Concubine Li to be grounded, so he should be the one!"
Chu Ran nodded. What Di Xue said was the same as his guess: "What about Tao Li?"
"Don't worry, these people have a lot of grass clippings on their bodies, and there are some dried mud marks on their clothes. They should be ambushing us again when we leave the city, waiting for an opportunity. They are not brave in Yuanjing, especially in Prince Heng's Mansion!"
After speaking, Di Xue patted Chu Ran lightly, and Chu Ran nodded. The three of them returned to Yuanjing in the early morning. After throwing the two assassins into the prison of Dali Temple, Di Xue and Chu Ran went to the morning court. After the morning court, the two of them Arriving at Shuntian Mansion without delay.
When the governor of Shuntian Mansion saw Chu Ran, he immediately came out and said:
"His Royal Highness is here, but what's the matter?"
After Fu Yin finished speaking, he looked nervous. He probably thought that Chu Ran was here to help his good brother Zhou Huai to make trouble.
After all, there are no good rumors about the Four Elites of the Imperial Academy.
When Chu Ran saw Fu Yin's trembling look, his face turned red, and he looked at Di Xue with some embarrassment:
"This is not how I usually treat others!"
Seeing his blushing look, Di Xue couldn't help but feel joking in her heart:
"Oh? Really? His Majesty is so majestic!"
Seeing Di Xue's half-closed eyes, Chu Ran knew in her heart that she was joking, so she said:
"No, I'm usually very majestic, but when I'm in front of you, Mr. Di, I have to be submissive and obedient."
When the words came out of his mouth, Chu Ran spoke ambiguously, and he was a little embarrassed. When he looked up, he saw that Di Xue was also surprisingly blushing. Seeing Chu Ran looking over, she quickly changed the topic:
"Ahem, Mr. Fu Yin, His Highness the Crown Prince and I are here today for a case from five years ago, and we need to borrow Shuntian Mansion's files!"
"Ah! It turns out it's such a small thing. If you two need to send someone to pick it up, why bother going there yourself!"
The governor felt relieved after hearing Di Xue's words, and with a wave of his hand, he led Di Xue and Chu Ran towards Shuntian Mansion.
After entering, Di Xue saw that Shuntian Mansion was somewhat different from Dali Temple.
There is only one government office in the courtyard, which is headed by Fu Yin.
The other patrols, etc., are all busy.
The governor of Shuntian Mansion led Di Xue and Chu Ran, and said as they walked in:
"The mansion handles some trivial matters for the people of Yuanjing, and it can't be answered as well as Dali Temple."
Di Xue heard this and raised her hands:
"We are not as good as the adults. The adults are parents and officials, but trivial matters are the big things for the people. You are our role model!"
Di Xue flattered her for a while, and Chu Ran secretly gave her a thumbs up. She was now quite comfortable with compliments.
Compared to solving the case, these things are much simpler!
Just as they were thinking about Di Xue and Chu Ran, they arrived at the file room of Shuntian Mansion.
After Di Xue told the names of Xiao Yang and his wife, Fu Yin took Di Xue and the two of them in to search.
In less than half a stick of incense, Chu Ran found the file.
After opening it, I saw the whole story of what happened to Xiao Yang and his wife was written on it. When the governor saw Li Xiuzhu's name on it, he quickly brushed it off:
"His Royal Highness, Lord Di's eldest son, Xiaguan was still serving in Dingbei five years ago. After the previous Wang Fuyin left, Xiaguan came to take up the post. I don't know anything about what happened before!"
After Fu Yin finished speaking, Chu Ran waved his hand to signal him to calm down.
Then he followed Di Xue to read the dossier.
After Di Xue read it, he learned that the person who reported the crime was Li Xiuzhu of the Li family. Logically speaking, the Prime Minister's daughter reported the crime to the Shuntian Mansion and should have rushed there quickly.
But for some reason, it took some time to arrive at Li Xiuzhu's residence.
Xiao Yang and his wife had been taken out by their servants and handed over to the patrol of Shuntian Mansion.
The two of them were dying when they were handed over. The people of Shuntian Mansion did not dare to offend Li Xiuzhu and had no choice but to take them in.
