The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 236 Weapon 1 Case

"Why are you crying?" Li Jiangui's tone softened considerably.

Li Huaijiang wiped away his tears with a handkerchief, and after a moment of hesitation, he said, "Your subject is happy."

Li Jiangui looked at her and said, "I will not believe anyone until the very end, so this is the last chance."

If the investigation into Lizhou yields the same result as before, Li Jiangui will lose all trust in Li Huaijiang and even Empress Wang.

This is a gamble with everything.

Li Huaijiang's eyes hardened at that moment.

"Your subject understands."

Li Jiangui felt uneasy. Li Huaijiang's attitude suggested that Li Sheng had definitely been wronged in the matter.

But things were really chaotic back then.

Li Jiangui turned and left, waiting for Jiang Fengxiao to wake up.

He didn't sleep all night, constantly thinking about this.

"emperor."

Lai Shun lifted the curtain and was clearly surprised to see Li Jiangui awake.

"Is Jiang Fengxiao awake yet?" Li Jiangui walked downstairs.

"woke up."

"Bring him here after the morning court session. I want to personally interrogate him, as well as Zhou Yurong. Bring him here from the Dali Temple. Once the matter is settled, Zhou Yurong will be dealt with according to the law."

"Yes."

Lai Shun first had someone bring Zhou Yurong over so they could interrogate her together after the morning court session.

Zhou Yurong has aged considerably over the years.

His mind was in a daze, and when he was taken to the palace, he knew that his death was imminent.

After the morning court session ended, Zhou Yurong saw another person there, whom he did not recognize.

Jiang Fengxiao was tied up and forced to kneel on the ground. He took a deep breath and thought that being in Li Jiangui's hands was better than being in Li Jing's hands.

But he didn't know why Li Jiangui had suddenly contacted him, and he felt a little uneasy.

When Li Jiangui came in, he put Jiang Fengxiao and Zhou Yurong together.

"Jiang Fengxiao".

Jiang Fengxiao raised her head slightly, not daring to look directly at the Emperor's face.

"After the defeat at Lizhou, you were the one who inspected the weapons. Now I have discovered that the weapons sent to Lizhou back then were of very poor quality. Why didn't you report this?"

Jiang Fengxiao's eyelids twitched; Li Jiangui had actually found out about something that happened more than ten years ago.

He looked at Zhou Yurong. Zhou Yurong's presence here must not be a coincidence; it must be related to the weapons case.

Zhou Yurong's throat was dry. To be honest, he really didn't know about this. He was just trying to earn some money, and the salary he received from the title of Earl of Guangning was far from enough.

He was lured into engaging in the business of selling smuggled salt and weapons.

But he really didn't know what Jiang Fengxiao had to do with this matter.

Li Jiangui had no intention of interrogating Zhou Yurong; he only stared at Jiang Fengxiao and asked her questions.

"Currently, Crown Prince Zhao Xiang is unaware that you are with me. If you tell the truth, I may consider allowing you to atone for your mistakes with merits."

Li Jiangui didn't say anything more, just let Jiang Fengxiao decide for herself.

Jiang Fengxiao's avoidance of Prime Minister Zhao and the Crown Prince already tells a lot; Prime Minister Zhao and the Crown Prince want to kill him.

As expected, Jiang Fengxiao hesitated only slightly before saying, "I was the one who inspected the weapons, and I also disposed of those inferior weapons. It was Father's idea to conceal this, and I was just following orders and dared not disobey."

Lee Jiangui was suspicious that he said it so easily, and that there must be a lot of hidden stories behind it.

Seeing Li Jiangui's thoughts, Jiang Fengxiao lowered his head: "What I said is true. When the weapons were found to be fake, Father knew in advance and sent me a message, telling me not to report it and to destroy the items. I also have the letters from that year as evidence."

Jiang Fengxiao was eager for Li Jiangui to protect him, so he quickly told him everything he could. As for the rest, he would not reveal too much unless Li Jiangui asked further.

Where is the letter?

Jiang Fengxiao lowered his eyes, "I've hidden myself in my old residence. You can find me by digging down the tree in the yard."

After so many years, the paper must have yellowed and little writing remained, but Li Jiangui still sent someone to take a look.

Jiang Fengxiao's courtyard had already been ransacked by Zhao Wanfu, and it was unknown whether his belongings were still there.

Li Jiangui was about to ask another question when Lai Shun came in.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived and is waiting outside."

They had to come at this exact moment, of all times.

Jiang Fengxiao shuddered. He had only just arrived at the palace, and Li Jing had already received the news?

Li Jiangui waved his hand: "Take these two away first."

Lai Shun nodded, gagged Jiang Fengxiao and Zhou Yurong, and led them to the back.

Li Jing walked in, his expression unchanged.

"Greetings to my father."

Li Jiangui took a sip of tea: "Weren't you staying at the East Palace before? Why did you come here today?"

Li Jing smiled and said, "I heard that Father Emperor brought Zhou Yurong here. I also have some things I would like to ask him, so I came here to see Father Emperor."

Li Jiangui looked at Lai Shun, who was also pondering. Zhou Yurong was taken away secretly. Could it be that the Crown Prince's people had infiltrated the Dali Temple?

"Father, what's wrong?" Li Jing asked, seemingly unaware of anything.

"Jing'er, your arms are really long."

Lee Geon-kyu's tone was slightly angry; Lee Kyung had crossed his bottom line this time.

Li Jing was helpless; Jiang Fengxiao was too important. All he could do now was hope to find Jiang Fengxiao from Li Jiangui's side and get rid of him.

However, he couldn't possibly have someone go in and replace the people serving Li Jiangui.

"Father, calm down."

Li Jing knelt down, adopting the lowest possible posture.

Lai Shun also knelt down, and the room fell silent. At this moment, Empress Wang came over carrying a food box.

"Your Majesty, I have made some soup."

Upon seeing Empress Wang, Li Jiangui's expression softened somewhat.

Empress Wang put down the food box and asked Li Jing, "Jing'er, would you like to eat this too? I'll have someone make another one."

Li Jing politely declined, explaining that he hadn't come for the soup.

"Then you should go back first. I will send Zhou Yurong back to the Dali Temple later. You can ask him then. There's no rush."

Knowing that he had displeased Lee Geon-gyu, Lee Kyung obediently left.

"Has the person been found?"

The eunuch shook his head: "Lai Shun's men are keeping a close watch on us, so we can't get close at all and can't find out anything. But we can be sure that His Majesty has found the person."

He wasn't the only one in a hurry; Zhao Wanfu was too. Zhao Wanfu had brought back a corpse to fool Li Jiangui.

Although he can change his tune now, given Li Jiangui's temperament, he will definitely still have some complaints about Zhao Wanfu.

"It's not easy to handle."

Li Jing left in a foul mood.

Empress Wang sat down. "Has Your Majesty asked all the questions clearly?"

She asked nervously, afraid that this matter might really have something to do with Li Sheng.

“Jiang Fengxiao never mentioned Sheng’er in his speech, but now it seems like they have no connection.”

Empress Wang breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief.

"Once I have investigated this matter thoroughly, I will reopen the files from Lizhou. You need not worry."

Empress Wang couldn't offer much help; that was all she could do.

"I would like to thank you, Your Majesty."