Chapter 141 Returning home
"Your Majesty, I will make amends for this case and find out the truth. I hope Your Majesty will give me another chance."

Lu Yuan knelt on the ground, not daring to look up at the emperor's expression.

He also didn't know whether the emperor would agree.

In fact, Lu Yuan still wanted to get to the bottom of the case.

However, he knew that he had made a big mistake this time by letting Zhu Xing'er from Ning'an Palace go.

Although there is still a chance to remedy the situation, it depends on whether His Majesty will give us this opportunity.

"Prince Ning'an is loyal to me and Dasheng, and this matter must have been deceived by a traitor.

There must be a traitor in Ning'an Palace who is trying to sow discord. You should go and investigate this matter!
For this offense, I will fine you three months' salary. I hope you won't make this mistake again."

"Thank you Lord for your grace!"

Lu Yuan let out a long breath.

Fortunately, His Majesty continued to let him investigate the case.

Lu Yuan broke out in a cold sweat.

When he walked out of the palace, Lu Yuan felt cold.

Xu Qiuyue stood beside the carriage waiting for Lu Yuan.

"My husband, there are still two hours until dawn. A good night's sleep will help your mind become clearer. Let's go to the Ning'an Palace after daybreak!
The people in Ning'an Palace will not run away."

"No need, let's go to the Dali Temple first! Change into official uniforms and go directly to the Ning'an Palace."

Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes, leaned on Xu Qiuyue, and spoke to Xu Qiuyue.

He was so sleepy that he stayed up all night and investigated the case all night.

At this moment, he had actually figured out the key point.

Why did Emperor Sheng let him take charge of this case?

He is the grandson of King Ning'an.

It is most appropriate for him to be in charge of this case.

Emperor Sheng knew better than anyone who brought Ye Ling into the palace.

Before bringing anyone into the Autumn Moon Banquet, one must report the situation to the inner court.

The people in the inner court are Emperor Sheng’s people.

Therefore, Emperor Sheng knew from the beginning that this person was brought in from the Ning'an Palace, but he did not take any action. When the prince passed away, he was able to immediately think of this move and let him investigate the matter thoroughly.

This is also the reason why Lu Yuan was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat in the hall.

If he makes a loss in business, that's it, and his life is not in danger.

When facing Emperor Sheng, if something goes wrong, it is not enough for him to die, but it is very likely to implicate his father, mother, and his wife.

How could Lu Yuan not be worried?

If Emperor Sheng doesn't let him continue investigating the case, then he will be of no value at all.

This is also why Lu Yuan felt relieved when Emperor Sheng agreed to let him continue to handle the case.

Under normal circumstances, the Ning'an Palace should not conceal this matter.

But what if the princess of Ning'an Palace doesn't know?
Zhu Xing'er is just a little girl. She must have been frightened when she encountered the assassin today. If she was not smart at this time, she might think that she would be fine if she kept it secret.

But there is no need to investigate this matter, it is something that is in the open.

He ignored this matter because he trusted the Ning'an Palace too much.

The people in Ning'an Palace were also unaware of this matter.

Then he let Zhu Xing'er go.

In fact, this matter was very simple. He only needed to be careful at the time, arrest Zhu Xing'er, and interrogate the others in detail.

If Zhu Xing'er was a smart person, she would take the initiative to stand up and explain the situation when she was in the palace.

In this case, Zhu Xing'er might be sent to a temple outside to practice for a while.

But once this incident has died down, he will be able to be taken back.

Ning'an Palace would not be implicated too badly. Now that this has been done, the entire Ning'an Palace will be investigated.

Lu Yuan felt so miserable!

I should have listened to Xu Qiuyue earlier and not attended the Qiuyue Banquet on the grounds of illness.

"Do you know who is behind this?" Lu Yuan asked tentatively.

"If I knew, I would have told you in advance so that you could make a contribution and I could earn an imperial decree. Not only did you not sleep tonight, I also did not sleep.

You should thank His Majesty. He actually treats you much better than anyone else in Ning'an Palace.

He was actually pretty nice to your dad.

Have a good rest!

Prince Ning'an knows the seriousness of the matter better than you do. He will help you, and helping you is also helping the Prince Ning'an's Palace.

His Majesty probably didn't expect that you are completely different from your father and would let Prince Ning'an go directly."

Lu Yuan's face darkened.

He sat up and no longer leaned on Xu Qiuyue.

Lu Yuan was no longer sleepy at this moment.

He was unhappy.

"Then why don't you remind me? If I get into trouble, you will be in trouble too."

"I didn't think of it that quickly. After all, I didn't expect that someone would really assassinate His Majesty, and the prince would die."

Lu Yuan laughed when he heard that. He was happy again and leaned on Xu Qiuyue and closed his eyes to rest.

He did not ridicule Xu Qiuyue, not because he did not want to, but he was simply too tired and had no energy. He needed to rest before going to the Ning'an Palace. He would not trust anyone anymore.

In fact, Lu Yuan also wanted to take Xu Qiuyue with him.

But Lu Yuan knew that Xu Qiuyue was also very sleepy.

Another thing is that it would not be appropriate for Xu Qiuyue to go to Prince Ning'an's Mansion at that time. After all, this time, he was going to investigate a case, and even if they became estranged, he still had the blood of Prince Ning'an's Mansion in him. No matter what, as long as it was not too excessive, Prince Ning'an would not blame him.

But if it was Xu Qiuyue, it might not be the case.

It would be better to let Xu Qiuyue have a good rest at home.

Xu Qiuyue didn't expect that the prince would die like this.

The cunning and treacherous prince died so simply.

Moreover, the prince had known for a long time that someone would assassinate the emperor, otherwise he would not have been able to step forward in time to block the sword.

Unfortunately, all the doubts about the prince disappeared after his death.

Another thing is that this incident in the previous life did not involve the Ning'an Palace.

In my previous life, I only knew that Censor Li’s entire family in the capital were executed.

This Censor Li also has a daughter. In the previous life, it was Censor Li’s daughter who performed on stage.

"You should pay more attention to Li Yushi's family! Although their family was very perfect during the interrogation today.

It was normal for noble ladies in the capital to practice martial arts, but it was abnormal for Censor Li's daughter to have such high martial arts skills.

She has the strength of a first-rate warrior. Although she concealed her strength on purpose, I sensed it when I touched her bones.

Moreover, I have observed carefully that Censor Li has no knowledge of martial arts, and his son's martial arts skills are only mediocre.

I did not make this matter public. After all, even if I told others about it, it could be explained away. It is not an important clue.

But you can play the long game and catch the big fish. If you send someone to keep a close eye on it, you might find important clues.

Don't worry, what I told Xuan Yi are not important clues. I have a hunch that the real clue lies with Li Yushi."

After Lu Yuan heard what Xu Qiuyue said, he actually noticed Censor Li.

When Censor Li and several of his sons faced him, they all felt a little unnatural, and it was vaguely perceived that they were a little afraid of Li Qingqiu, the eldest daughter of the Li family.

Now Xu Qiuyue also has some suspicions, and it seems that she needs to send someone to investigate the Li family thoroughly.