Hairpin Phoenix

   Chapter 588 Interrogation (1)

  Lu Yi was ordered to retire, but was stopped by Lu Mingyu: "How is your injury? Does it matter? I'll ask Imperial Physician Yang to show you."

  Lu Yi felt warm in his heart and replied in a low voice, "Don't worry, madam, I only suffered two minor injuries, which have already been applied and bandaged. You don't need to bother the imperial doctor."

  Lu Mingyu looked at Lu Yi attentively and saw that his face was not bad, so he said: "You can't rest yet, stay up one more night and have a good rest tomorrow."

   There are very few people in the world who can get such concern from Lu Mingyu.

   Lu Yi's heart was hot, and he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your concern. With these two words, I will stay up for two more days and two nights without getting tired."

  Lu Mingyu was amused and smiled a little: "Go and do your errands! When the matter is over, go back to the capital. In the future, I'm afraid you won't have the chance to leave the capital again."

The implied meaning of   's words surprised Lu Yi.

   There are many people and it is inconvenient to explain. Lu Mingyu didn't say more. Lu Yi quickly retreated.

  Lu Mingyu called Father-in-law Xiaoyuan: "I want to see Governor Xie Jiang Zhancha and them. You pass me an order to invite Shilang Shen and Fang Zi Zhan Zhouli to come."

   Father-in-law Madoka immediately took orders.

   Within a moment, Shen Shilang and Fang Zi Zhan Zhouli both came, along with Li Yan.

  Lu Mingyu slept for most of the day and recovered most of his energy. At this moment, standing sideways under the eaves of the corridor, hearing the footsteps, he turned his head and glanced at everyone.

   All the officials of the Eastern Palace were secretly stunned at this time.

  Prince Concubine Niangniang killed an unknown number of people last night, and she was full of evil spirits.

   "I asked you to come here to inquire about the situation on that day in detail." Lu Mingyu said indifferently: "Governor Xie and the others are important officials of the court. As a crown princess, I cannot interrogate in private. You all bear witness."

  Everyone handed over the orders together: "I will obey the orders of the Crown Princess and the Empress."

  Lu Mingyu slowed down and said to Shilang Shen: "They are all still young and not as experienced as Shilang Shen. After the interrogation tonight, I will trouble Shilang Shen to record it in a file and send it to the capital."

  Fangzi Zhan Zhouli and Li Yan were both officials of the East Palace, but they were all young and their official positions were slightly lower. It is indeed the most suitable for Shen Shilang to do this.

   Shen Shilang also stayed up all day and night without sleep. His eyes were red, but his expression was very calm. He cupped his hands and answered: "This matter is left to Wei Chen, please rest assured."

  Shen Shilang is also the father of the second sister-in-law, Shen Lan, an in-law of the Lu family. With this kind of relationship, Lu Mingyu was especially gentle and polite to Shi Lang Shen: "It's time to work Shi Lang Shen."

   Everyone moved together and went to Governor Xie's house first.

   As soon as Governor Xie saw this battle, he knew that the next thing waiting for him was interrogation. As a second-rank officer, it is really embarrassing to be interrogated as a prisoner.

   The power of the Crown Princess is far beyond expectations. He even led the officials of the East Palace to interrogate him without giving him any face at all.

   But what happened to His Royal Highness at the Governor's Mansion was also killed by a group of gangsters with open flames and guns. He, the governor of Jiangnan, is to blame, and he doesn't want a face if he wants it.

   "I have seen the Crown Princess." Governor Xie took a deep breath and bowed his hands.

  Lu Mingyu's eyes swept away, and there was a coolness in his voice: "Governor Xie, please get up."

   "I have something to ask Governor Xie, please ask Shilang Shen and the others to come and witness. Everything Governor Xie said will be recorded and presented to the court for the emperor and Qiao Ge to see."

   Governor Xie replied with a look of shame: "My lady, but it's okay to ask, the minister knows everything and can't say anything."

  Lu Mingyu was not polite at all, and said lightly: "I'll go and ask Jiang Ancha to envoy the three of them in a while. If you don't agree with each other, or hide each other and are discovered by me, don't blame me for being rude."

   Governor Xie: "..."

   Governor Xie felt aggrieved, and he had to respectfully answer: "How dare I speak ill of you."

  Li Yan watched from the side, feeling very happy.

  His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could not afford to be injured. Among them, the highest official Shen Shilang was only third rank. To the second-rank governor of Jiangnan, he had to bow his head slightly.

   During this period of time, although Governor Xie and others were locked in the house, no one dared to interrogate them in person.

   As soon as the Crown Princess came, the situation immediately changed. Governor Xie, who used to be high and self-sufficient in the past, is not bowing his head honestly now.

   "The personal soldiers brought by Inspector Jiang are assassins. Did you know about this before?" Lu Mingyu opened his mouth and asked.

   Governor Xie sighed bitterly: "I don't know. Even though the inspector Jiang made himself, he didn't expect the people around him to be dead men planted by others."

  Lu Mingyu didn't move, and continued to ask: "Is there anyone in the governor's palace who is the inspector of Jiang Jian?"

   Governor Xie replied: "No. The maids and servants in the Governor's Mansion are all carefully selected and brought to Jiangnan by the ministers from the family's children. All of them are loyal and reliable."

  Shen Shilang took out a pen and paper, the pen was like a dragon, and he wrote quickly. Hearing this, he interjected: "The servants in the Governor's Mansion have all been imprisoned. Commander Lu has already interrogated them one by one, and he has not noticed any suspicious people."

  Lu Mingyu hummed and continued to inquire about the situation of the banquet that day.

   Governor Xie has been thinking about what happened that day, remembering the details clearly, and answering them fluently.

After    asked Governor Xie, Lu Mingyu led the crowd to the house of Inspector Jiang An.

   Jiang's Inspector had been through life for more than half a month. He was exhausted and lethargic. His face, which used to be suave in the past, is now covered with short beards. Looking sloppy and embarrassed.

   After Lu Mingyu and his party came in, Inspector Jiang An was first surprised.

   Who is this woman with heroic eyebrows and cold eyes?

  Why Shen Shilang and the others are so respectful to her?

  Li Yan snorted coldly: "The Crown Princess is here, what is the inspector Jiang Yan still doing, why don't you hurry up and salute to the lady!"

   Inspector Jiang: "..."

   Jiang Ancha made the whole person stunned, and gave Shen Shilang a subconscious look. Those young people didn't look very stable and reliable.

Shen Shilang nodded slightly and reminded warmly: "Jiang Jian, the princess and the concubine came to Jiangnan with troops. Last night, the gang of gangsters besieged the governor's mansion. Fortunately, the goddess shot in time. Otherwise, I can't come to see you safely now. Jiang is the inspector."

   Therefore, you should honestly practice etiquette and answer, and don’t think about concealing and fooling.

   Inspector Jiang swallowed the shock in his throat and stepped forward to salute: "I have seen the Crown Princess and the Empress."

  Lu Mingyu didn't say anything, just looked at Inspector Jiang Jian so coldly.

  Jiang Anjian only felt an invisible pressure, so he couldn't lift his head and couldn't breathe. The Crown Princess didn't let him get up, so he could only maintain a saluting posture.

   After about a few minutes of tea time, Lu Mingyu said, "Jiang Yancha is flat."

   An Inspector Jiang was already sweating coldly on his back. Xie En calmed down and raised his head to meet Lu Mingyu's icy gaze, his heart trembled again.

   (end of this chapter)