The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 229 A Letter from Qingyun City

Li Jing was unaware of what had happened inside the Eastern Palace, and he was still pretending to be haggard and heartbroken in front of Li Jiangui.

"The fire started suspiciously. The Qin family has already reported that everything they brought on board has been checked. Only Yongning and his group were not allowed to be touched by the servants because of their status."

As Li Jiangui spoke, his expression became somewhat grave. Princess Yongning, Li Jun, and Li Huaijiang were on the ship that day. If they were involved, things would become troublesome.

After hearing this, Li Jing immediately reminded her, "Yu'er told me that her things were not checked either. Although she is ill, she is still worried about this matter, so she asked me to come and tell Father Emperor today."

His initiative in bringing it up actually prevents people from suspecting anything.

This time, sacrificing Zhao Yu to prevent Li Huaijiang from suffering a loss was indeed a miscalculation.

Fortunately, another group of people stirred up trouble, which gave Li Jing a lot of time to extricate Zhao Yu from the matter. If Zhao Yu were to be found out in the end, Li Jing would have no choice but to abandon him.

Lee Geon-kyu nodded. Although it involved the royal family, the investigation should continue.

"Alright, you can go back now. I'll summon you if I need anything."

Li Jing withdrew, having already roughly figured out the situation.

Pei Du left the Dali Temple. The Emperor granted him special permission to investigate the matter, and he has been staying at the Dali Temple for the past few days.

Yu Qi was not idle either. This was the first major matter he investigated after taking office, and he needed to do it carefully before he could start planning for the future.

"A message was just sent that the Crown Princess's belongings were not inspected either."

Yu Qi called out to Pei Du.

Pei Du was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Why didn't you say so before?"

Qin Shiwen entrusted these matters to his servants, and when the report was submitted, it only stated that Princess Yongning and her two companions had not been examined.

Pei Du found it strange at that time because Zhao Yu was missing, so he went to ask him about it, but the person only mentioned the three and never mentioned Zhao Yu. When asked, the person only said that he did not know.

The message that has just arrived from the palace was brought to us by Li Jing himself.

"If he dared to say that, then he must have made some preparations. The arson lead is most likely to be lost." Yu Qi sighed. This is a very complicated situation.

Pei Du turned back, intending to see what Li Jing had prepared.

Because Zhao Yu suddenly appeared, they started getting busy again.

When Li Jing returned to the East Palace, he saw Zhao Yu looking listless and knew that Zhao Wanfu had just come by.

How are you feeling today?

Upon hearing Li Jing's voice, Zhao Yu closed her eyes and did not reply.

The palace maid tried to cover for Zhao Yu: "Your Highness is still not feeling well today and has little energy."

Li Jing sat down and dismissed the palace maids.

"The Prime Minister should have told you not to get angry at a time like this. You are the Crown Princess and should be able to distinguish between what is important and what is urgent."

Zhao Yu was usually obedient and rarely threw a tantrum like this.

Li Jing spoke gently, but Zhao Yu felt a sense of fear and dread creeping into her heart.

"I will do as you say."

Upon hearing Zhao Yu's reply, Li Jing's expression truly softened.

Zhao Yu felt a chill run down her spine. If she didn't do as Li Jing said, her fate was uncertain, and Zhao Wanfu was unlikely to help her.

After finishing his business at the Dali Temple, Pei Du returned home and received a letter from Jin Chui.

Jin Chui acted quickly, and after arriving in Qingyun City, he began to investigate the places where Han Yueru had stayed.

He actually found out quite a bit of information.

The letter said that Han Yueru had saved someone in the Youth Games City, and that person was Luo Jiang.

Luo Jiang stayed at the place arranged by Han Yueru for a long time. Although he didn't go out often, several people had seen Luo Jiang and remembered him.

Those people originally thought that Luo Jiang was the husband Han Yueru intended to take back, but unexpectedly, Han Yueru left Qingyun City first, and then Luo Jiang also disappeared.

Most importantly, Luo Jiang played a significant role in enabling Han Yueru to get involved with Pei Mingjian; otherwise, given Han Yueru's status, it would have been virtually impossible for her to run into Pei Mingjian.

"There's another one like this."

Pei Mingjian hates being schemed against. If he knew about this, he would definitely become suspicious of Han Yueru.

Luo Jiang did a lot of dirty work for Han Yueru, while Han Yueru always appeared gentle and charming in front of Pei Mingjian.

Jin Chui continued his investigation to see how much Han Yueru had concealed. By investigating Han Yueru, he could also uncover what Luo Jiang had done.

After reading the letter, Pei Du thought of Luo Jiang in prison. Luo Jiang was indeed a man of great loyalty and had not yet revealed the truth about Han Yueru and her son.

But what Jin Chui found was very useful, and if we continue down this path, Luo Jiang might no longer be needed.

After packing his things, Pei Du went to rest for a while; he hadn't slept for days and nights.

In the following days, they focused their attention on the arson case.

Luo Jiang was locked in a cell. He glanced outside and thought that Pei Du would continue to be obsessed with him, but Pei Du had ignored him for the past few days, and no one had come to interrogate him.

Luo Jiang lowered his head. Had Pei Du found some other evidence?

He wasn't sure either; there were too many things left behind in Qingyun City, and Pei Du could definitely find out if he wanted to.

Luo Jiang wasn't regretful, but it was a pity that he might have to drag Han Yueru and the others down with him this time.

They were unlucky to run into Pei Du.

"Someone has been hired."

Yu Qi held a testimony. One of the servants on the pleasure boat couldn't withstand the torture and confessed that he had prepared the kerosene. He said he had been ordered by someone to set the boat on fire, but he didn't know who that person was.

They were already connected to Princess Yongning and her group, and now this person has revealed a little bit, but hasn't said who it is.

After reading it, Pei Du said, "I'm afraid it's impossible to continue the investigation. Perhaps the Emperor will investigate this matter privately and deal with it behind closed doors."

At this point, it's beyond their ability to handle.

Yu Qi had guessed it too. He didn't plan to investigate further and decided to go to the palace first to speak with the Emperor.

The matter was handled fairly well, and Li Jiangui wasn't disappointed. He suppressed the matter after learning about it.

"You are responsible for investigating those assassins; I will handle this matter myself."

Li Jiangui was somewhat tired. After a few years of peace, these troubles had arisen again.

Li Jiangui knew the personalities of these children very well, and he was also somewhat aware of the situation inside.

“That’s really nonsense.”

Li Jiangui thought of Zhao Yu, who had recently brought a girl from her own clan to be Li Jing's concubine. Li Jing had told her about this.

Li Jing made several excuses, but Zhao Yu persisted.

Lai Shun walked up to Li Jiangui.

"emperor."

"I originally liked Sheng'er the most, and Sheng'er's personality was most like mine. Later, Sheng'er got into trouble, so I chose Jing'er. Jing'er is capable, but he has kept many things from me."

Lai Shun lowered his head and listened quietly. Following the Emperor's instructions, he kept an eye on the unusual movements at the Prime Minister's residence and the Eastern Palace. Since the incident on the pleasure boat, both sides had been quite lively.

"That Miss Zhao was arranged to go to the East Palace by Prime Minister Zhao. When Prime Minister Zhao went there that day, the Crown Princess threw out all the things he sent, which means she does not agree to this matter."