The captain of police had been investigating cases for many years and of course knew there was something fishy going on. When he was about to conduct a thorough investigation, he received a letter.
After reading this letter without any seal but signed by the Prince Regent, he felt uneasy for a long time. Was it true? Or was it false
The chief constable and the prefect discussed for a long time, and then called in a legal advisor to study the matter for an entire night. Finally, they made a decision.
Treat these people as petty thieves, because they were caught red-handed and there were indeed victims who came forward to complain. Even if we find out in the future that the letter was not written by the Regent, it would be understandable. But if it was really written by the Regent, then we would have done a great deed.
The captain of the police punished all these people as instructed in the letter. As for the eight-year-old child, although he was not punished, he was starved for two days before he was given a sip of water.
Then, they were interrogated repeatedly and asked to sign and confess their guilt.
Although the Seventh Prince was extremely furious, he still couldn't understand how Murong Jie escaped. He was seriously injured and poisoned and unable to breathe. The poison would not be cured for no reason.
Later, Hu Da made some inarticulate gestures and realized that Murong Jie might really have the ability to detoxify himself. Such people usually have profound internal strength.
Zi'an was taken away and took the water route after passing through Luancheng. He then stayed overnight in Zhaozhou and continued down the water route.
However, she became very picky, wanting to eat this, then that, and sometimes complaining that her clothes were not pretty and wanting to buy some more. Especially when she was in Zhaozhou, she would walk through the streets and alleys and demanded to eat a lot of snacks, and once she started eating, she would eat a lot, leaving a deep impression on several stall owners and the candied haws sellers.
King Nan Huai had been tolerating her because he knew that no one would catch up with him from here. In his opinion, Xia Zian's delay and deliberate leaving of clues were just the acts of a clown.
When getting on the boat in Zhaozhou, she accidentally pushed Lu Yi into the water, which made the people on the dock feel extremely thrilling.
Along the way, he actually knew that he was at the end of the road, because he asked Shangqiu several times about his Emperor Star, but Shangqiu remained silent.
He had already prepared himself mentally. If he really had to die, he would kill all those who deserved to die.
After getting on the boat, Zi'an seemed much more well-behaved and not as noisy as he was on shore.
King Nan Huai was not short of money, and the boat he hired was a cruise ship for officials and nobles to travel on. It was very exquisite and luxurious.
However, I don’t know if it was because I ate too much and too many different kinds of food when I was on shore, but after I got on the boat, I felt extremely uncomfortable in my stomach. I had never had morning sickness before, but from the day I got on the boat, I started vomiting all kinds of things.
Moreover, I began to lose my appetite. Most of the dishes cooked by the boatman were fish, and I started to feel nauseous whenever I smelled fish.
The boatman and his wife were on the boat together, and there were two other crew members who thought Zi'an was the wife of King Nan Huai. Seeing that Zi'an was vomiting violently that day, the boatman said to King Nan Huai, "Sir, why don't we dock at Wuzhou Wharf and get some medicine for your wife? She seems to be in great pain."
Nan Huai Wang stood at the bow of the boat and glanced back at Zi An who was vomiting violently. "No need. Just keep going forward and go slowly."
The boatman sighed and said, "I have seen many people who get seasick, but I have never seen anyone as sick as you. If you trust me, I have some seasickness medicine for you. You can give it to me."
"No need." King Nan Huai's tone was unquestionably cold and hard. He was not in a good mood. If Xia Zian was not feeling well either, he would feel better.
The boatman was stunned for a moment, and seeing that he looked unhappy, he dared not say anything more. He had been doing this business for many years and was not a stranger, so he felt that this guest was a little strange.
Zi'an didn't expect his morning sickness to be so severe, and it came on suddenly without any signs before.
Lu Yi turned a deaf ear to her pain and instead felt a little disgusted, because if she vomited and soiled her clothes, she would have to help clean it up, and the prince would not allow anyone to approach her.
The boatman's wife is no good either.
"Have you had enough?" Seeing Zi'an vomiting again, she couldn't hold back any longer and stepped forward to question him.
Zi'an's stomach ached and was burning from vomiting, so how could she care about Lu Yi's anger? She collapsed on the deck, forcing herself to hold back waves of nausea and pain.
Shangqiu came over and took a look, then frowned and said, "Lüyi, help Madam clean up."
In front of others, they all called her Madam Zi'an and did not dare to call her Princess.
Lu Yi knew that she had to clean up. Although she was angry, she did not dare to get angry at Shangqiu. She went downstairs to get a towel, washed it, and came up to help her wipe her face.
She used so much force that she almost wanted to rub off a layer of skin on Zi'an's face. Zi'an felt the pain and grabbed her wrist tightly, leaving several bloody marks on her wrist with her nails. Lu Yi was furious and slapped her in the face, almost making Zi'an faint.
"Green clothes!" Shangqiu spoke out to stop him, looking very unhappy.
Green Clothes looked serious and said, "Sir, it's no use for her to keep vomiting like this. It's better to abort the baby in her belly."
Shangqiu was shocked. “What nonsense are you talking about?”
Green Clothes glanced at Prince Nan Huai standing at the bow, and Prince Nan Huai also glanced over. Green Clothes said as if she had gotten a hint, "We are already at war anyway, why bother being such a good person? And if she keeps vomiting like this, she will lose her life, which is not good for us either."
Shangqiu looked at King Nan Huai and knew in his heart that this was what he meant. He hated Murong Jie and Xia Zian so much. He probably had this idea when he set out on the journey.
However, he would rather talk to Lu Yi than to him, proving that he had already determined that she was leaving to abandon him.
They probably had other plans, but they just didn't let him know.
He looked coldly at Xia Zian who was curled up into a ball. She had always been very energetic before, but suddenly became like this in the past two days. He was afraid that Lu Yi had done something secretly.
Moreover, although Lu Yi was not very respectful to Xia Zian before, she served him wholeheartedly. There must be a reason for such a big difference in her attitude.
Green said, "Sir, your master is the prince."
Shangqiu turned around and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, do whatever you decide. I will not ask any questions."
He took a few steps, then suddenly turned around and walked straight to Prince Nan Huai, bowing and saying, "Prince, if you don't hurt Xia Zian, there is still a way out."
Nan Huai Wang's brows were cold and unfathomable, "I would rather die than retreat."
"Your Majesty, as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood!"
"Sir, people with different ideals cannot work together. After you help me take back the Southern Kingdom this time, you can live your own carefree life from now on." King Nan Huai said lightly.
Shangqiu's eyes were silent, and he cupped his hands and said, "I hope Your Majesty will succeed."
This was not what he said sincerely, because he probably knew what was going on.
However, he couldn't let the prince hurt Xia Zian.
Because, if something really happened to Xia Zian, Murong Jie would probably not have any mercy on him. Death is not scary, but living a life worse than death is. The prince thought that the worst thing was death, but who knew that death could sometimes be happiness.
(End of this chapter)