The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 243 Where to Start

"Your Highness, please have a seat in the inner room. I will prepare your things."

Yu Qi asked the jailer to take Li Sheng to rest for a while. He still needed to make arrangements for Jiang Fengxiao and to compile all of Jiang Fengxiao's previous testimonies.

Looking at Jiang Fengxiao, Yu Qi's voice turned slightly cold: "Don't even think about playing any tricks now. Prime Minister Zhao would love for you to die. If you tell him everything you know, the Emperor might show leniency."

Jiang Fengxiao's eyes flickered; was he going to give her a break?

That sounds nice, but with so many people dying before him, I'm afraid Li Jiangui said this to more than just him.

Jiang Fengxiao knew perfectly well that the reason they hadn't killed him was because they still thought he was useful, but his time was running out.

Jiang Fengxiao was anxious and restless, but couldn't think of a way to break the deadlock.

Yu Qi took the things and went to the inner room.

"Jiang Fengxiao is cunning and shrewd, and he speaks only half the truth. Your Highness should be careful in dealing with him."

Li Sheng nodded. He knew Jiang Fengxiao somewhat and knew what kind of person he was.

When the incident in Lizhou occurred and Jiang Fengxiao disappeared, he knew then that the matter was inextricably linked to Jiang Fengxiao.

"Huai Jiang must have put in a lot of effort for these things."

Yu Qi was taken aback, then said yes.

"Your Highness also found Wei Jianfeng."

Wei Jianfeng was someone who used to follow him around.

Li Sheng lowered his eyes and said, "Let's go out and see what Jiang Fengxiao has to say."

Pei Du kept thinking about what Li Sheng had brought up: the grain that had been allocated had gone moldy. This was no small matter, and it seemed that even the Emperor was unaware of it.

To ensure his safety, he sent someone to inform the Emperor before leaving the Dali Temple.

Li Sheng and Jiang Fengxiao faced each other. Jiang Fengxiao was tied up and smiled at Li Sheng.

“I’ve read what you told me, and I remember it.”

Jiang Fengxiao nodded: "I know Your Highness remembers everything, so naturally you wouldn't dare to falsify anything."

Li Sheng's gaze sharpened: "Since you work for Prime Minister Zhao, I'm also curious about what deal Prime Minister Zhao and Li Jing made to go to such lengths to frame me."

And do these two people lack empathy?

Thirty thousand soldiers were killed without warning, and the blame was shifted onto him.

Jiang Fengxiao twitched the corner of his mouth: "Your Highness, I am Prime Minister Zhao's adopted son. Prime Minister Zhao has treated me with immense kindness. Isn't that easy to understand?"

"I asked you to explain, not to ask me questions," Yu Qi reminded him coldly. "Jiang Fengxiao, straighten your attitude."

Li Sheng rubbed his temples. Li Jing was a relative by marriage on both sides, and he had disguised himself very well. He had worried before that Li Jing might have other ideas, but Li Jing's performance was impeccable, which made him lower his guard.

It wasn't until this incident happened that he realized how deep Li Jing's thoughts were.

If Jiang Fengxiao had succeeded, Zhao Xiang and Li Jing would have promised him many benefits, but he ran away at this time.

Thinking this way, Li Sheng asked the question.

Jiang Fengxiao's smile was bleak.

"When the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked. I work for him, but I am not Zhao Xiang’s biological son after all. He believes that the dead are the most secretive people in the world. I ran away as soon as I realized what they were thinking."

Jiang Fengxiao knew what kind of person Zhao Wanfu was; in fact, she had understood it from the moment she started working for him.

He died in Lizhou, and that was that. He was just like those 30,000 soldiers, whose bodies piled up to form the foundation for Li Jing's ascension to the throne of the Crown Prince.

What benefits did Li Jing promise you?

Jiang Fengxiao blinked: "I don't know what the Crown Prince did. It's always been Prime Minister Zhao who has been in contact with me, and the only correspondence I've had is with him. I don't know anything else."

Yu Qi remained silent. From beginning to end, Jiang Fengxiao only accused Zhao Wanfu, and didn't say a word about Li Jing.

He mentioned it during his interrogation, but Jiang Fengxiao always avoided the question or answered like he is now.

Although Li Sheng was prepared, he couldn't help but laugh in anger when he saw Jiang Fengxiao like this.

Seeing that Yu Qi was about to speak, Li Sheng shook his head slightly: "No rush, I will stay in Chang'an for a long time, there is plenty of time."

Moreover, with Li Sheng back, they will be hesitant to act rashly against Jiang Fengxiao, as they have already missed their best opportunity.

The previous assassin was enough to arouse Li Jiangui's suspicion. If Li Jing is a smart man, he certainly won't make any rash moves now.

Pei Du first went to Shen Hanyu's residence. Shen Hanyu had just returned from the girls' school. In the past few days, everyone in Chang'an had been talking about Li Sheng, and it was quite a lively affair.

Upon seeing Pei Du, Shen Hanyu asked in confusion, "Weren't you with the First Prince at the Dali Temple? Why are you back?"

"Yu Qi is over there. I suddenly remembered something, which I only remembered today when His Highness mentioned the moldy grain. Among the things your father found, did Qi Liansheng mention this matter in his letter?"

Shen Hanyu was taken aback, then nodded: "That's right, it is true, and my father started his investigation from this matter, but he doesn't seem to have found anything."

The matter of the moldy grain was quickly forgotten, and then the shocking massacre of 30,000 soldiers in Lizhou occurred.

Pei Du sat down, his mind unable to find peace.

“I’ve always felt this is strange, so I’m telling the Emperor and seeing what he says.”

Shen Hanyu looked at him. Pei Du sometimes had a keen sense of smell. If he said something was strange, then perhaps there really was something wrong.

"If this matter is investigated, it could implicate many officials, not to mention those in the Six Ministries."

When Li Jing was at the height of his power, many people supported him, but after this incident, everyone shrank back and stopped showing their faces.

Because the Wei family had previously sided with the Crown Prince, they had kept a low profile recently, which greatly troubled Wei Ming.

Who hasn't been deceived by Li Jing's appearance? The matter hasn't been investigated yet, so the Wei family can't do anything and can only remain silent.

Anyway, what happened in Lizhou has nothing to do with them.

Shen Hanyu noticed Wei Ming's deep sorrow and offered her a few words of comfort.

"This is difficult."

Pei Du was also somewhat helpless; such turbulent times were indeed inevitable.

"But if we follow this line of investigation, we might uncover something else."

Shen Hanyu planned to tell Li Huaijiang, since Li Huaijiang had more manpower and it would be more convenient for her to handle things.

“The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War will be the main places to investigate.” Pei Du recalled the letters that Shen Hanyu had shown him.

The fact that Shen Yanzhi was silenced suggests that some clues had been uncovered.

Shen Hanyu had a sudden inspiration: "When you start investigating this matter, pay attention to those place names to see if they match the order of the grain delivery carts."

Pei Du, reminded by her, also thought it was possible.

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it."

Shen Hanyu's heart was pounding like a drum. Shen Yanzhi had found out the order of the grain delivery carts, so something must have happened along the way.

Qi Liansheng was still safe when he left Li Sheng's place. Did something happen to him later?

Shen Hanyu pursed her lips. Since Li Sheng returned, these matters have only become more complicated.

"Let's see how things develop. In any case, the eldest prince has returned safely, and he will definitely be able to turn the situation around."

Li Huaijiang has been preparing for so long, they should have some faith in him.

Shen Hanyu nodded, "I'll wait a little longer."

She simply couldn't calm down until she got to the bottom of things.