kvmb Chapter 98 But you are the Crown Prince!
Chapter 98 But you are the Crown Prince!
When Lu Yangyang returned to the room, Granny Shen had been waiting for her for a long time.
She had just seen Lu Yangyang talking to Sheng Junyao and didn't want to disturb them, but when she saw that Lu Yangyang had changed her clothes, she instinctively felt that something must have happened, so she asked urgently, "Miss, has something happened today?"
Lu Yangyang didn't hide anything from her and briefly told her about it.
"Such a thing actually happened!" Even though Granny Shen was quite knowledgeable, it was still unbelievable that someone would kill someone at a banquet and then try to frame the host.
"Please wait a moment, Miss. I'll have Yuanxing prepare some hot water and mugwort. You can change your clothes and wash up later to get rid of the bad luck." Granny Shen hurriedly told Yuanxing to boil water.
Lu Yangyang thought to herself that she had touched many dead people before, including some dug out of graves. They were all human beings, so what bad luck could they possibly have?
However, the old doctor who had taught her for a while had also said that burning mugwort would cure all diseases.
In my aunt's words, it means we need to disinfect more often.
So she didn't stop Granny Shen, but instead went to the table where she usually practiced calligraphy and sat down. Her fingertips lightly tapped on the paper. Sheng Junyao's words had actually reminded her that what she saw as just a murder case was probably not as simple as it seemed.
Although she had gained some understanding of the capital city in recent days, she was still completely ignorant of the affairs of the imperial court.
Originally, none of this concerned her, but now it seems that Sheng Junyao was right. This place was originally a vortex of power, and even if she did nothing, she probably couldn't escape it.
Moreover, she couldn't bear to watch innocent people die unjustly.
Never mind, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. As long as we're alive, nothing is difficult!
"Miss, the hot water is ready," Granny Shen called to her from outside the door.
Lu Yangyang got up and was carefully washed and combed again by Granny Shen. She was also fumigated with mugwort. When she came out, the sun was already setting.
I don't feel tired, just a little hungry.
I wonder if the Crown Prince has returned yet?
It's almost time for my acupuncture today.
Lu Yangyang thought for a moment, then told Granny Shen, and quietly climbed over the wall to the next room.
When Yuanxing finished cleaning the bathroom and came out, she happened to see Lu Yangyang climbing over the wall.
She stood there, looked up at the wall, lowered her head, and gently bit her lip.
……
Lu Yangyang climbed over the wall and walked familiarly toward the Crown Prince's courtyard. Before she even got close, she smelled the aroma of food, and her stomach rumbled right on cue.
"Miss Lu has arrived. His Highness is in his study. He said Miss Lu must be hungry, so he asked me to prepare the meal first, and then go over after Miss Lu has finished eating." Eunuch Cao came out from the door to greet her, as if he had eyes by the wall, having calculated that Lu Yangyang would arrive at this time.
Lu Yangyang was used to eating at the next restaurant, so she didn't stand on ceremony with Eunuch Cao. "Doesn't Your Highness need dinner?"
If there was time, His Highness would usually eat with her.
"His Highness has some official business to attend to; dinner has already been sent to his study," Eunuch Cao replied with a smile.
Lu Yangyang nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She finished her meal first and then went to the study.
Just as she entered, a guard with an unfamiliar face walked out.
She noticed that the Crown Prince's expression seemed somewhat cold.
As soon as she went inside, the coldness on the Crown Prince's face quickly melted away, and he returned to his usual warm demeanor.
Lu Yangyang walked over familiarly, and the two of them remained silent in perfect unison. Lu Yangyang finished acupuncture for him first and removed the needles before the Crown Prince spoke, "I'm sorry, I couldn't find out who attacked you at the banquet, but the person who did it should be a woman. You should be careful in the future."
"A woman?" Lu Yangyang was stunned. The person who assassinated her was a woman? How did they come to that conclusion?
Lu Yangyang asked curiously, "How did you find out?"
The crown prince paused slightly, seeing the curiosity in her eyes, not her fear or panic, and felt a little relieved, yet also a pang of heartache. He knew she wasn't the type to panic in the face of such danger, but for some reason, he felt a pang of worry. She was still a young girl, a girl who should be carefree at such an age.
She grew up with many stumbles and hardships, and who knows how much suffering she endured.
Only then can one face life-or-death dangers with such composure; others would probably be terrified.
He suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and patiently explained to her, "I had someone check the location of the scene. The place where the hidden weapon could be launched should be near a few trees. If we want to avoid everyone's sight, even if someone sees it, they won't suspect or notice it. It can only be a female guest present, or someone dressed as a maid. Only in this way, whether someone is seen standing in the garden or passing by, they won't be noticed."
"Secondly, the earliest footprints found under those trees were only those of a woman, which means that someone must have specifically scouted that spot."
Lu Yangyang's eyes widened: "Just to kill me? Is it because I uncovered the cause of Miss Feng's death today?"
The crown prince was somewhat surprised: "You are very clever."
"It was the eldest son of the Sheng family who told me that the people targeting me are probably retaliating for me disrupting their plans today, but he didn't explain in detail," Lu Yangyang hurriedly replied.
"So it was A-Yao." The Crown Prince chuckled softly, understanding dawning on him.
"Are you very familiar with the eldest young master?" Lu Yangyang asked in surprise.
"Didn't he tell you that he was once the orphan's study companion when he was young?"
Lu Yangyang's eyes widened in surprise. She hadn't expected there to be such a connection. Sheng Yunjiao hadn't told her this gossip!
The Crown Prince found her surprised expression somewhat amusing, but he was also much more at ease: "With A-Yao in the Duke's mansion, I can rest assured. He is the kind of person who cannot tolerate any injustice."
"What are you worried about?" Lu Yangyang didn't understand.
"It's nothing," the Crown Prince quickly concealed his emotions and said to her, "Miss Feng's death today was not accidental. Someone deliberately set a trap to drag the Duke of Cheng'en's mansion down with her. Miss Feng did die unjustly. If it weren't for you, perhaps no one would have given her justice."
A young woman died at a banquet, and in that same way. If no one had caught her at the time, it would have remained an unsolved case.
Lu Yangyang remembered Dong Shaoyan and hurriedly told the Crown Prince what she had thought was a trick of the eye: "I saw him glance into the crowd and thought I was seeing things."
"His killing of Miss Feng was either instigated by someone or instructed by someone," the Crown Prince continued. "So you're not seeing things."
"Minister Feng is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, and Feng Sanlang is the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. However, the Feng family has no intention of marrying their daughter into the royal family. Therefore, Miss Feng's marriage is extremely sought after and attracts a lot of attention. If Miss Feng's death were to fall on Su Fengqu's head today, then the enmity between the Feng family and the Empress Dowager's lineage would be sealed. The Empress Dowager has a distant niece who recently gave birth to a prince."
Lu Yangyang was utterly dumbfounded by the Crown Prince's words, as if she were listening to a foreign language.
She's only ever heard stories from storybooks.
The key point is that she looked at the Crown Prince and said, "But you are the Crown Prince!"
The Crown Prince smiled slightly and couldn't resist reaching out to gently pinch her cheek. "What if I weren't?"