Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Chapter 717 Long time no see

Jiang Fenghua found Zhang Yurou, only to see that the Third Princess was still with her. She asked, "Were you guys together just now?"

"Yes, the Fourth Princess is not feeling well, and I have been staying with her all the time." The Third Princess said again, "My Lady, what's wrong?"

"Where were you when the fire broke out?" Jiang Fenghua asked.

"She was resting in the pavilion. We didn't dare to look forward when we saw the thick smoke." Zhang Yurou added, "I am really useless. I have been in grief and still can't accept that Shu Xue is dead. I didn't expect her maid to set fire to her body. It's really pitiful."

Jiang Fenghua looked in the direction of the Third Princess, who said, "We are indeed resting in the pavilion."

Who gave the order to the maids to set the fire? Zhang Yurou had been in the Jiang Mansion for such a short time that morning. Although they each took a carriage, her guards had been monitoring her. When she arrived at the Li family, Zhang Yurou had no contact with anyone suspicious.

She suddenly thought of these noble ladies. They had the opportunity to interact with Zhang Yurou, even with just a glance or a gesture.

Could it be Madam Helan who wanted revenge on her for her daughter's death?

The body has been kept at the Li Mansion for a day and a night from yesterday to today. If the Li family wanted to burn the body, they would have found a random reason to start a fire and would not have waited for them to come today.

Perhaps it was because the case was handed over to Zhang Anyu instead of being handed over to the Ministry of Justice as expected that the other party came up with the idea of ​​burning the body. Their purpose was to burn the body before Zhang Anyu came to pick it up, in order to destroy the evidence.

If this is true, the body is now intact and an accident could have happened again on the way to Jingzhao Prefecture or while it was staying in Jingzhao Prefecture.

She asked Xiaoliu to take others to follow secretly, and if anyone dared to destroy the body, they must be captured alive.

Xiaoliu and his men had managed to rescue the coffin with great difficulty, so they would naturally protect it well.

At this time, Zhang Anyu came over and said, "Your Majesty, I am going to take my people back to the government office. The emperor ordered me to investigate the case. Others involved in the investigation include Minister Tang and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."

Jiang Fenghua said: "You should go back first. There is another person who is also very suspicious. His name is Jing Yun."

"Jing Yun?" Zhang Anyu exclaimed in surprise.

"Does Master Zhang know him?"

Zhang Anyu said respectfully, "He's a little hoodlum from the east of the city, doing nothing every day. He has no biological parents, he's an orphan, and he grew up with the knife maker Jing Mazi, and the two of them depend on each other for survival."

"Why does Lord Zhang know him so well?" Jiang Fenghua asked puzzledly.

"Street thugs like them have long been frequent visitors to the government office. They haven't committed any major crimes, just petty thefts. I have dealt with him before. He is not a bad person and is filial to Jing Mazi. The person he fears the most is Jing Mazi."

Jiang Fenghua continued, "Someone gave him fifty taels of silver to bring Madam Helan to the Li family to cause trouble. He said he didn't know that person. Do you think he can be trusted?"

Zhang Anyu said, "I will take him back for questioning first, and when the result comes out I will send someone to report to Her Majesty."

"Okay." Jiang Fenghua said, "You contact Hongxiu directly. I have to go back to the palace first, and I will hand the case over to Lord Zhang."

Zhang Anyu looked at the red-sleeved lady-in-waiting next to Jiang Fenghua. He bowed slightly to her and said, "Your subordinate greets the red-sleeved lady-in-waiting."

Hongxiu paused and said, "Master Zhang, please stop being so polite. Just call me Hongxiu from now on."

Zhang Anyu's cheeks blushed slightly, "Yes, Hongxiu."

Hongxiu was stunned, and stood aside meekly without saying anything more.

As soon as Zhang Anyu gathered his team and left the Li family, everyone left as well. Because the bodies had been carried away by the Jingzhao Prefecture, the Li family could no longer continue with the funeral.

Lu Xuefei walked over to Jiang Fenghua and smiled, "Just now, I heard from Lord Zhang that the King of Qi would also be involved in this case."

Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "Yes! Miss Xuefei is also very interested in corpses!"

Lu Xuefei knew that the Queen Mother was referring to her peeping at the corpse, so she said, "I heard about this yesterday, but never had the chance to come. Today I came with my mother. She asked me to learn needlework at home and didn't allow me to go to the Court of Justice."

"The Supreme Court has nothing to do with the corpse!" Jiang Fenghua said.

Lu Xuefei glanced around and whispered, "I heard that it was someone from the Jiang family who killed someone. I knew they must have been wrongly accused, so I wanted to come and see if I could help Her Majesty. I found out..." She stopped talking when she saw the Fourth Princess and the Third Princess were present.

Jiang Fenghua was stunned, "Because of the Jiang family?"

Lu Xuefei held Jiang Fenghua's arm affectionately, "Given the character of the Majesty and the Jiang family, how could the Jiang family do such a beastly thing? They must have been wronged."

Jiang Fenghua felt warm in her heart. She unconditionally believed that Jin Ji was innocent just by hearing about the case.

Lu Xuefei added: "Xuefei would like to ask the Queen for something."

She smiled and said, "What's the matter? Tell me!"

"Xue Fei wants to return to the Empress and be a palace maid. My mother will not care about me unless the Empress asks me to do so," she said.

"You still want to be a maid in the palace? Don't you want to get married? Go back and listen to your mother and learn needlework. Your mother wants you to learn because she must be thinking about you."

"I don't want to get married. I want to be a female lawyer, the kind who specializes in seeking justice and revenge for women all over the world." The person she likes doesn't seem to like her. Xie Qi is a wooden man who has always treated her as a friend.

Mrs. Lu saw that her daughter had not come out yet, so she came over in person and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Queen."

Jiang Fenghua said, "Mrs. Lu, please don't be polite."

When Lu Xuefei saw that her mother had not left yet, she knew that her mother must have come to take her home. She pouted her lips, her eyes full of pleading.

Jiang Fenghua added: "Mrs. Lu is here to look for Miss Lu, right?"

Madam Lu said, "Yes, my daughter has been spoiled by her father, and she is bothering the Queen again. I am really sorry that I cannot manage my daughter well..."

"Xue Fei is doing well. I missed her after not seeing her for a long time. I happened to meet her today and I want to bring her to the palace to live for a while. Madam Lu, please be flexible." Jiang Fenghua said again.

Madam Lu said quickly, "I think Xue Fei is already old enough, and it is not proper for her to come to the palace so often. I will not hide it from the queen. I have been busy helping her with her marriage, but she is not paying attention at all. What girl is not married at the age of 18 or 19?"

What she meant was to decline politely. She must bring her daughter home to learn the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, and do female labor and needlework, otherwise she would never be able to marry a son of a good family.

Lu Xuefei's face turned red when she heard this. "I won't get married. I've already said that."

At this time, Xie Qi also arrived at Li's house. He bowed to Jiang Fenghua and said, "I pay my respects to the Queen."

He and Lu Xuefei haven't seen each other for a long time, so he came.