Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 251

Chapter 251 He Is Kind-Hearted
With Crown Prince Zhou Jingchen’s words, the people below were extremely efficient.

In just the time it took to make a cup of tea, he asked the painter to draw Zhang Qing’s head, and then he asked people to hurry to the Third Prince’s Mansion.

When someone went to the Third Prince’s Mansion, the others were not idle either. Instead, they sent someone to invite County Lord Hui Ning. The person who invited County Lord Hui Ning was Zhou Jingxu who volunteered to go. The reason was naturally because he was afraid that someone would leak the secret.

As the victim, Yun Xiao also begged Crown Prince Zhou Jingyan to send a guard to report to the Yun Clan in order to reassure the Yun Clan.

When they heard the news, the Imperial Guards also brought the carriage over. Everyone carefully carried Zhou Jingyan into the carriage, letting out a sigh of relief.

Even if Zhou Jingyan was suspected of murder, he couldn’t let Zhou Jingyan recuperate here at this time.

They had just sent Zhou Jingyan back, and the person who had gone to the Third Prince for questioning had also returned. The result was within everyone’s expectations.

“Your Excellency, this subordinate asked the housekeeper of the Third Prince’s mansion. The housekeeper said that there was a portrait of a person in their mansion. The person on the portrait was called Zhang Qing, and he was a guard in their mansion. He would follow the Third Prince on a business trip.”

Everyone’s expressions were inexplicable when they heard this, especially Zhou Jingchen. A trace of joy flashed through their eyes.

Zhou Jingyan’s gaze was blurry. This was good. As long as the person belonged to the Third Prince’s Mansion, Zhou Jingyan would naturally not be able to escape from this matter.

The governor’s body instantly turned cold, and an awkward look flashed in his eyes, “Your Highness the Crown Prince? What happened today …”

He hadn’t finished speaking, but everyone knew that he was trying to push the matter onto Zhou Jingchen.

Zhou Jingchen’s expression was gentle, but his expression was extremely embarrassed. He smiled and said, “Since the capital governor is trying the case today, it’s up to you to decide.” Although he wanted to use this opportunity to trample Zhou Jingyan down, he knew that he could protect himself.

“Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness.” Although the governor found this case difficult to handle, as long as he wrote a memorial to Emperor, it would be better for Emperor to decide on this matter.

Zhou Jingchen looked at Yun Xiao apologetically and said, “I didn’t expect that this matter would have something to do with Third Brother, causing the Fourth Young Lady to suffer grievances.”

At this moment, Zhou Jingchen looked at Yun Xiao with a slightly different expression.

Although today’s matter seemed to have been wronged by Yun Xiao, it was definitely not a simple matter to be able to protect herself thoroughly in such a matter.

Moreover, he always felt that what happened today seemed to have something to do with Yun Xiao.

He didn’t know why, but he always felt like there was an invisible hand slowly pushing all of this forward. However, who could have such a method of calculating everyone in it?

Seeing that Zhou Jingchen was looking at him, Yun Xiao bowed and said, “Your Highness the Crown Prince is joking. Today, it was the maiden who accidentally robbed him. If His Highness the Crown Prince fails to catch up, the maiden will probably suffer a loss today.”

She could clearly see the joy in Zhou Jingchen’s eyes, but she was able to control herself. She wasn’t in a hurry to achieve instant benefits, so she was obviously able to remain calm.

However, what happened today seemed to have taken Zhou Jingyan off the water. However, for some reason, Yun Xiao’s heart was always slightly uneasy.

It was as if something had been ignored by him.

However, what had she overlooked?

Yun Xiao couldn’t figure it out for a moment.

At this moment, quite a few people appeared outside. Zhou Jingxu had already brought people back. He hurriedly ran in and said with a gloomy expression, “What bad luck! County princess Huining is not in the Eldest Princess’ Mansion right now, and that Ya Grandma is already dead by the time we get to her house.”

Yun Xiao narrowed her eyes slightly, and the bad feeling in her heart rose again.

His mind was spinning back and forth. How could it be that he was so lucky that he died at this moment?

Zhou Jingchen’s eyes also wrinkled. “Have you ever asked where county princess Hui Ning went?”

‘”No,” Zhou Jingxu was also puzzled. The news of him going to the Eldest Princess’ Mansion had not leaked out. Why did County Lord Hui Ning leave the Eldest Princess first?

He had also searched for this huge capital, but no matter what, he could not find any traces of county princess Hui Ning.

“It’s getting late today. Let’s talk about this case tomorrow. Seal this courtyard and arrest all the suspects here.” After a busy day, everyone missed lunch. It’s already dark now. If we continue investigating, we won’t be able to find any results.

Moreover, Zhou Jingyan and county princess Hui Ning were both people with status in the capital, and they also had their own mansions in the capital. They were not afraid that the two of them would be able to escape forever.

Since the Crown Prince had already spoken, the governor immediately followed suit.

Mama Zhao finally managed to save her life. Sealing the courtyard was also imperative. However, her face was extremely pale, and she had been saying those words all along.

After leaving the courtyard, Yun Xiao, Zhou Jingchen, and Zhou Jingxu bid farewell and wanted to leave with Qing Mo, but Zhou Jingxu blocked their way.

Looking at the sky, on the branches of the moon, the cold wind blew one after another, causing the bottom of one’s heart to unconsciously be covered with a layer of darkness.

Zhou Jingxu saw that Yun Xiao’s clothes were thin, so he took off his cloak and handed it to Yun Xiao’s hand. “Wood, you’re shocked today. Put it on first. Don’t get sick later. I’ll send you back.”

Yun Xiao was slightly stunned. “No need, I can go back by myself. With the protection of this chivalrous woman, nothing will happen to me on my way.”

Right now, Qing Mo’s background couldn’t be fully explained, but Zhou Jingxu still didn’t want others to misunderstand him.

Zhou Jingxu was familiar with Yun Xiao’s temperament. Since she had already said so, he was unwilling to accept his help.

Yun Xiao took a step forward and suddenly remembered something. Then, she turned to look at the crowd, her eyes shining brightly. “Your Highness the Crown Prince, the maiden has another unkind request.”

When Zhou Jingchen saw Zhou Jingxu and Yun Xiao getting along, he felt a trace of displeasure arise in his heart.

Yun Xiao’s expression was respectful, her gaze resolute, and her expression unprecedented persistence. “In order to find out the truth about today’s case, the maiden pleaded with His Highness the Crown Prince to send someone to protect today’s witness.”

His expression was somewhat similar to that of the servant who had asked him for 200,000 taels of silver to negotiate business that day.

Zhou Jingchen’s eyes narrowed tightly. This woman’s thoughts were meticulous, “Naturally.”

After obtaining Zhou Jingchen’s agreement, Yun Xiao took Qing Mo and left. However, before leaving, she borrowed a horse.

After the two of them disappeared, Zhou Jingchen looked at Zhou Jingxu, who had been unable to leave the two of them. “Ninth Brother, what do you think about today’s matter?”

Although Zhou Jingxu was still young, just looking at how he handled things today, he was definitely not something a child could do.

He was helping others repair the house, delivering medicine to save people, and finally helping to catch the murderer. None of this was done by a child.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Jingxu’s change this time was so great, and Zhou Jingchen was only his younger brother, so he thought that he could always bring up a few things.

Zhou Jingxu turned his head and said with a smile, “Brother Crown Prince, what can I do about this kind of thing?” After he finished speaking, he suddenly smiled and said, “However, if Brother Crown Prince wants to thank me, it’s better to thank Wood. Today’s matter was arranged by Wood. I was just pretending.”

A trace of shock flashed through Zhou Jingchen’s heart. He hadn’t expected that the Yun Family’s fourth young lady, who normally didn’t show any signs of leakage, would actually have such a scheme. “Do you think all these medicinal ingredients belong to the Yun Family’s fourth young lady?”

Zhou Jingxu smiled again and whispered, “Almost all of the medicinal ingredients we scattered today are made of wood. Also, the money I hired a doctor for later was hung under the name of wood. If I expected it correctly, many people would go to the Yun Clan’s entrance tomorrow to get some debts.”

Thinking of that scene, Zhou Jingxu couldn’t help but laugh.

Tomorrow, you must come out of the palace to see the liveliness.

After Zhou Jingchen heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched a few times. He did not expect that a woman who could come up with such a strategy that made others sigh would actually be cheated by Zhou Jingxu to the point of losing all of her wealth.

However, Zhou Jingchen also felt a trace of guilt in his heart. Today, the Yun Clan’s Fourth Young Lady had helped him a lot. As a result, not only did Ninth Brother let him use his brain, he also asked him to use money. This woman actually did it. It was really like Zhou Jingxu said, it was a piece of wood.

“You’re really unkind. They helped us so much, yet you actually cheated the Yun Clan’s money.”

Zhou Jingxu rolled over and mounted his horse. His tiny figure acted like flowing clouds and flowing water. It attracted curiosity. “Anyway, she wasn’t short of money.” At worst, he would return it slowly in the future.

In his previous life, did he know that Yun Xiao had given all of her dowry and many of the Yun Family’s properties to Zhou Jingyan? Every time she gave them to him, she would always use the same expression. Young lady, I don’t lack money.

In this life, he helped Yun Xiao spend more money, so that Yun Xiao would not give the Yun Family’s money to Zhou Jingyan.

Since there was someone who wanted to spend money, he could just help her spend it.

He was kind-hearted, but he didn’t like Zhou Jinyan and Hua Yunxiao’s silver taels.

The corner of Zhou Jingchen’s mouth twitched a little again. Even if there was no lack of money, these medicinal ingredients and other things that he had purchased would still cost tens of thousands of taels of silver. It was likely that Yun Xiao no longer had any savings on her body.

“However, Ninth Brother, you said that today’s incident was arranged by the Yun Family’s fourth young miss. The kidnapping today?”

Zhou Jingxu snorted coldly, “If I were to find out who kidnapped the wood, I would definitely set fire to their house!”

Just by looking at this tone, he knew that it wasn’t Yun Xiao who did it. Zhou Jingchen secretly nodded his head, his gaze slightly flashing. He didn’t know what he was thinking.

Zhou Jingchen’s eyes flashed with a harsh expression, “Alright, let’s go back first. We’ll find out everything tomorrow.”

He had always thought that Zhou Jingyan was the only one among the many princes who didn’t threaten him. Who knew that this person was the one who hid the deepest, which made Zhou Jingchen’s heart guard.