As the crown prince, even if the bombing of the imperial mausoleum was a bad thing, he had to show up and express his stance. It was okay for a substitute in the East Palace to be unconscious in his place, but it might not work if he went out. He had to return to the palace quickly.
Shen Xihe and Xiao Huayong separated in Liyang County, one went straight to the imperial capital, and the other went to Henan Prefecture. Xiao Huayong rode alone at a fast speed, while Shen Xihe led a large group of people.
The day before she arrived in Henan Prefecture, she received a message from Bu Shulin, whose words were as playful as usual. But on the day she entered the city, she heard that Bu Shulin was caught red-handed and she was the mastermind behind the tomb robbery.
"What did you say?" Shen Xihe stood up suddenly.
She had just arrived at the post station. Unlike going to Linchuan County with His Majesty's rewards, she was just passing through Henan Prefecture. The county governor would naturally not come to greet her. Moreover, the situation in Henan Prefecture was much more serious than that in Liyang County. The county governor was able to send his personal attendant to greet her, which was already a face-saving move.
So she stayed at the post station and sent Zhenzhu to inform Bu Shulin and ask him to come. Zhenzhu did not bring Bu Shulin back. Instead, she brought back that Bu Shulin met with Chaofeng of Fenghe Pawnshop at dawn this morning and poisoned Chaofeng. He was caught red-handed by the prefect of Henan Prefecture and is now detained in a cell, waiting for the prefect of Henan Prefecture to report to His Majesty for a decision.
"Prince Bu is in the death row in Henan Prefecture." Zhenzhu looked solemn.
"Let's go to the county magistrate's mansion." Shen Xihe took the gold medal bestowed by the emperor, and immediately asked for a horse from the post station. He took Zhenzhu and Mo Yu and rode to the county magistrate's mansion as fast as possible.
The governor of Henan Prefecture was named Tang with a given name of Juan. He was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Youning and served in office for twelve years, eventually becoming the governor of Henan Prefecture. He was a child of a poor family, but was deeply trusted by His Majesty and had always been a loyal minister.
When Shen Xihe arrived at the government office, her violent heart beat made her extremely uncomfortable. Even if she had basically recovered and was no different from a normal person, Shen Xihe lacked exercise and was weak. She asked Zhenzhu to deliver the visiting card first as a courtesy to County Magistrate Tang.
County Magistrate Tang did not see her, but his subordinate Bookkeeper, who respectfully invited her in, served her tea and snacks, and said, "Princess, please forgive me, but the County Magistrate is busy with the tomb robbery case and is not in the government office. If you have anything to ask, please tell me."
"I want to see Prince Bu." Since he asked him to give orders, Shen Xihe said directly.
Bo Cao's eyes flickered. "Princess, Prince Bu is involved in a tomb robbery case and is the suspect. Now people are complaining about it. The county governor has ordered that no one is allowed to visit Prince Bu."
Shen Xihe raised her hand, and the glittering gold medal was placed on her palm: "I want to see Prince Bu now."
Bo Cao knelt on the ground with a plop, bowed respectfully and shouted "Long live the emperor", then he got up tremblingly and said: "I will arrange it right away."
Shen Xihe was relieved when she saw Bu Shulin. She was really worried that Bu Shulin was being tortured. She lay on the stone bed in the cell, with her legs swinging and humming a little tune. When she heard the sound of the cell door opening, she turned around and saw Shen Xihe coming in with a cloak. She immediately ran over crying: "My yoyo, you are finally..."
Shen Xihe dodged and Bu Shulin, who missed his target, looked back at Shen Xihe with a pursed mouth, accusing him.
"I see you are very comfortable." Shen Xihe sneered.