Reborn Young Lady's Peerless Grace

Chapter 143 Suppressing Bandits

She left the teahouse contentedly and quickly told the lady she knew.

The Zhang family belongs to the clan of the second prince's mother, so of course they want to take this opportunity to step on the prince's party. So during the morning court the next day, an imperial censor impeached Jiang Ce and Shen Yunlan!

Officials in the court argued endlessly about this.

The Dali Temple presented its final investigation results, revealing that the man behind the plot was Li Wei. He had secretly ordered officials to kill innocent people and claim credit for their crimes, colluding with the bandits to amass ill-gotten gains, leaving the people of Wu County in dire straits. Having demonstrated his merit in suppressing the bandits, he had been promoted to the rank of Governor of the Nine Gates.

It was also the one who killed Sun Wei and concealed the evidence.

In the end, Li Wei was executed and the Li family was confiscated and exiled. As for the romantic affairs between Jiang Ce and Shen Yunlan, they were lightly revealed under the cover of this incident.

Mrs. Zhang said with some regret: "My Lady Defei, I didn't expect them to be unaffected at all."

Empress Defei was drinking bird's nest, looking extremely lazy.

On the surface, Yuwen Ze put all the blame on Li Wei. However, Li Wei was from the Queen's mother's family, and this time he also suffered heavy losses. Not only did he lose his position as the Nine Gates Commander, but he also didn't expect that the Queen would be banished to the cold palace and resort to such tactics.

As long as we press on with the victory, the throne of the crown prince will definitely belong to the second prince!

Although all matters of the court are now handed over to the Second Emperor to handle, as long as the Emperor is in court and the decree to depose the Crown Prince is not issued, the Crown Prince will still be the Crown Prince, even though he is currently imprisoned in Nanshan.

Yuwen Yi looked at the evidence collected by the Dali Temple and thought that if he wanted the emperor to depose the crown prince, he might need more powerful evidence.

Nowadays, Zuimenglou's business is very booming, with people coming and going in an endless stream. Shen Wanqing left through the secret passage, went to see Du Zhijie first, and then returned to Hou Mansion.

There has been no major disturbance in Kyoto for a long time. This time, Yuwen Ze and the Queen intervened and colluded with the Zi Luo Kingdom. Although it was just speculation, it was almost certain.

A month later, people from Zi Luo Kingdom came again, saying that they had received a letter from Princess Su Yun and came to take the princess back to the country.

Inside the General's Mansion, the old housekeeper frowned and asked for instructions: "Young General, the poison in your body has not yet been resolved. In my opinion, Princess Suyun cannot be allowed to leave for the time being."

Although the old man had thought of many ways during this period, he could only suppress the toxicity.

However, as long as Du Zhijie falls in love with Shen Wanqing, his heart will feel unspeakable pain. If this continues for a long time, it may endanger his heart meridian.

"Major General, people from Zi Luo Country are here and they want to see the princess." The guard delivered the message, looking a little anxious.

"Let the person in first." Du Zhijie ordered in a deep voice.

Only one person from the Zi Luo Nation showed up. He looked calm, saluted Du Zhijie, and said straight to the point, "General, you've been poisoned, right?"

"How do you know?" Du Zhijie stared at the man in front of him. The old housekeeper stood behind him with a smile, but he was also alert in his heart.

The man was not afraid and said frankly: "General, I have no ill intentions. On the contrary, I can provide the antidote. I just wonder if you are willing to make this deal?"

The old butler's eyes flashed with excitement when he heard this, but he still stood there without showing anything.

Du Zhijie gave him a look, and the old butler nodded, took them to the study, and then ordered them not to approach without orders, and he stood guard at the door of the study.

Du Zhijie said in a deep voice, "Before we start talking, why don't you show us your true face first?"

"The general has really good eyesight." The man smiled and did not refute.

He was wearing a rough mask today, so if you didn't look closely, you wouldn't be able to tell anything was wrong. I didn't expect General Du to notice it so quickly, but he was just impressed and didn't try to hide his identity.

Because he knew that Du Zhijie would not believe him, he directly tore off the disguise on his face. It was a thin layer of skin with bumps and depressions according to his facial features. It looked a little scary under the candlelight.

"You mean, we don't seem to have met before?" Du Zhijie frowned. He thought for a moment, but he still had no memory of the person in front of him.

The man nodded: "Yes, we have never met, but I came here with sincerity."

"Really?" Du Zhijie felt that the man had no ill intentions, and asked after thinking for a moment.

The man nodded.

"If that's the case, then you're probably not on the same side as Fan Yunfei and Princess Suyun. In fact, you're actually against him." Du Zhijie looked at the man and asked coldly, "I wonder what kind of deal you want to make with me?"

The man was amazed by Du Zhijie's sharpness, and even more surprised by his demeanor when he mentioned Princess Suyun. Clearly she had been poisoned, how could she be so emotionless...

But in fact, Du Zhijie was feeling severe chest pain at the moment, and the pain would intensify whenever he deliberately avoided his thoughts about Princess Suyun.

"General, I have been to the post station. I heard that Princess Suyun once came to the general's mansion, but was driven out and never showed up again. I guess she is still in the general's mansion. I don't care about her safety. My master has other requests." He said in a low voice with a respectful expression.

If we can get Du Zhijie's support, the road ahead will be much easier.

The two men had a secret conversation in the study for a long time, and the man did not return to the inn until dusk.

The next day, he brought some things and visited the general's mansion again. This time, the conversation lasted until late at night. The man put on his mask and led Princess Suyun back to the post station.

After being imprisoned in the dungeon of the general's mansion for so long, Princess Suyun's two maids had already been executed, and she herself was dying.

There was no light in the dungeon, only a few dim candles. When she woke up the next day and saw the sunlight, she felt a stinging pain in her eyes that made it difficult to open them. Her voice was hoarse, as if it had been worn against the stone wall. "What time is it?"

The man did not answer her question, but said softly: "Princess, we are here to take you back to Zi Luo Country."

There was panic in Princess Suyun's eyes.

The head maid in the palace had originally promised her that as long as she could confuse Du Zhijie, she would not need the Purple Luo Kingdom. But now she was too weak to even resist and could only beg for mercy in a low voice: "Don't take me back, I don't want to go back."

"Princess, you're joking. Didn't you deliver the message yourself?" The man had a blank expression on his face and set off back to Zi Luo Country that afternoon.

And Su Ye had already made preparations in Zi Luo Country.

In order to be able to marry in her place, Princess Suyun personally sent her to Fan Yunfei's bed. She was humiliated and finally abandoned by the royal family.

As an abandoned child, her chambers could be visited at any time, and she was powerless to resist.

Now, Princess Suyun is more beautiful than her. With Princess Suyun sharing her burden, her life will not be so difficult.

These are all things for later.

Inside Ji'an Hall, the old man held the antidote and asked Du Zhijie in disbelief, "Are you just going to let him go like this? What if there's something wrong with this medicine? What are you going to do?"