novelden Chapter 718: The King of Qi is discussing marriage?
Chapter 718: The King of Qi is discussing marriage?
Hong Xiu hurriedly said, "This servant pays respects to His Royal Highness Prince Qi."
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "There is no need to be so polite, King Qi." This face looked quite similar to Xie Shang. It turned out that he was the King Qi.
Lu Xuefei stared at Xie Qi intently. Madam Lu pulled Lu Xuefei and said, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? Hurry up and pay your respects to His Royal Highness Prince Qi."
Lu Xuefei paused, then quickly said, "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."
Xie Qi took a half step forward, "No need...Miss Lu, there's no need to be so polite."
Madam Lu took Lu Xuefei and said, "I will take Xuefei back first. I won't bother you anymore."
The Third Princess also said, "Everyone has left, let's go too!"
Jiang Fenghua glanced at Zhang Yurou and said in a deep voice, "You guys go back first. I have something else to do."
Zhang Yurou no longer wanted to stay in the Li family. Thinking back to Shu Xue's body, she felt a chill in her heart.
Jiang Fenghua didn't have time to care about Zhang Yurou now, and she didn't want to alert the enemy. Judging from Zhang Yurou's expression, she must know how Shu Xue died.
Here, she took her daughter and walked out. Just as they were about to walk out of the Li family's gate, Madam Lu said, "The King of Qi is very close to Pan Xiuying, the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Pan. I heard that Grand Tutor Pan admires the King of Qi very much and is preparing to arrange a marriage for them. Pan Xiuying is only sixteen years old, and you are eighteen and still not married..."
After listening to this, Lu Xuefei's eyes turned red. "Mom, where did you hear that?"
"what?"
"It's about the marriage between the King of Qi and the granddaughter of Grand Tutor Pan."
Mrs. Lu paused and said, "We were chatting together on the Lantern Festival and heard someone say that..."
Lu Xuefei suddenly broke free from her mother's hand and stopped, "Mom, you go back first. I have something to ask the Queen. Don't wait for me. I will go home by myself."
As soon as she finished speaking, she ran back. Mrs. Lu knew her daughter. She must have been busy in the study last night because of this case, just like her father.
Madam Lu thought to herself: Why does Fei'er care about the marriage between Prince Qi and the granddaughter of the Pan family?
At this time, another lady walked up to Madam Lu and said, "Madam Lu, what are you looking at? Let's go back together!"
Mrs. Lu said, "Hey, let's go together!" She didn't know why she raised her daughter to be so wild.
Here, Lu Xuefei ran back again. She smiled at Jiang Fenghua very embarrassedly, "My queen."
"Miss Lu hasn't returned home yet?"
"I have something to ask..."
"Do you still want to come into the palace with me? But I and Prince Qi have something else to do in Li's Mansion." Jiang Fenghua had already forgotten that Lu Xuefei was interested in Xie Qi.
Lu Xuefei glanced at Xie Qi and said, "I'll wait on the side."
So, she stood obediently not far away. Seeing that she looked worried, Xie Qi wondered: Is she coming back to find him?
Next, Xie Qi visited the Li family on the pretext of investigating a case. Jiang Fenghua did not leave during the whole process, and Lu Xuefei followed silently behind. What Xie Qi wanted to learn from the Li family's servants was some information about the young lady's departure from the Li Mansion, as well as her comings and goings.
Li Cheng and Madam Li followed Zhang Anyu to the yamen, and the person who received and entertained the Queen and the Prince of Qi naturally became the steward of the Li Mansion.
When the Prince of Qi left the palace, Minister Li was called by the Emperor to the Imperial Study to discuss state affairs. He seized this opportunity to inquire about Madam Li Shao's situation.
The housekeeper of the Li Mansion did not know the specific situation, so he had to accompany the Queen and the Prince of Qi to question everyone in the Li Mansion.
After leaving Li Shangshu's house, Jiang Fenghua said, "So, Shu Xue hasn't been back to the Li Mansion since the Lantern Festival. Where she went these two days is the key. The housekeeper will definitely tell Li Cheng what we asked the servants. Li Cheng is also the key. He must know the real cause of Shu Xue's death."
Xie Qi said: "Your Majesty has no doubt that it was Li Cheng who killed Shu Xue. After all, there are rumors in the capital that Li Cheng is not a good person in private. He even has a habit of abusing women."
Jiang Fenghua said, "I guess it's not Li Cheng. No matter what, Shu Xue was his legally married wife. Besides, if he really killed Shu Xue, why would he frame Jin Ji? He even ran out of the city to frame her and made such a big fuss. It's irrational."
"What the Queen means is..."
Jiang Fenghua stopped him and said, "Let the King of Qi investigate this matter. I will not interfere. Thank you very much."
Xie Qi knew what she meant. There was someone behind the Li family. How or when Shu Xue died were still mysteries.
Xie Qi bowed to Jiang Fenghua and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, you don't have to be polite. The emperor asked me to intervene in this case because he believed that Mr. Jin did not kill anyone. I will definitely clear Mr. Jin's name and will not let anyone frame the Jiang family."
Jiang Fenghua then turned to Lu Xuefei and said, "Miss Lu, do you want to follow me into the palace?"
Lu Xuefei's cheeks flushed slightly, "I..."
Hong Xiu hurriedly asked, "Have you forgotten, Madam? Miss Lu and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi still have something to say."
Jiang Fenghua said in a nonchalant manner: "What do they have to say?"
Xie Qi said calmly, "The prince wants to talk to Miss Lu about some legal matters. Miss Lu, can you please not come to the palace for now? The prince wants to ask Miss Lu for help with this case."
At this time, Jiang Fenghua finally understood. There was some ambiguity between Lu Xuefei and Xie Qi, but her mother was still finding a husband for her!
Jiang Fenghua pulled Xie Qi aside and whispered, "Do you like Lu Xuefei?"
Xie Qi glanced in Lu Xuefei's direction, a faint smile on his lips, "The Queen's sister-in-law has seen it."
Jiang Fenghua said, "I didn't see that you liked her, but I saw that she was reluctant to leave because of you. Madam Lu is already arranging a blind date for her. If you really like her, show your sincerity and don't pretend to be cold. If she really gets engaged to someone else, you will regret it."
Xie Qi was stunned, and bowed to Jiang Fenghua again, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for the reminder."
Jiang Fenghua walked up to Lu Xuefei with a smile on her face and said, "Don't worry, go and investigate the case with Prince Qi. I will send someone to tell your father that you are by my side. Hongxiu will also be waiting for news outside the palace. Take care of each other!"
Lu Xuefei said happily: "Thank you, Queen."
As soon as Jiang Fenghua got on the carriage back to the palace, Lu Xuefei caught up with her and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to tell you."
Jiang Fenghua asked, "Are you trying to tell me that you have seen Shu Xue's body?"
Lu Xuefei said: "Yes, from my point of view, there is something strange about Shu Xue's death. Some of the bruises on her body were not caused before her death, and some were caused after her death. That kind of look is very scary..."
She added, "However, these are my preliminary inferences. We still need to wait for the coroner to conduct further examination. I am worried that if they really find out, the Li family will definitely frame Young Master Jin for doing it."
Jiang Fenghua also found it incredible after hearing this. Who did Shu Xue have such a big grudge against? He was not satisfied with killing her and even wanted to...
She clenched her fists, not knowing whether the other party killed Shu Xue and framed Jin Ji intentionally, or she was killed accidentally. If it was intentional, Shu Xue must have had a grudge against the other party, and it must be a big grudge that would have caused him to kill her so harshly.
If Shu Xue was killed accidentally and then used to frame Jin Ji, something must have happened in between to cause Shu Xue to be killed. She must have left the palace and gone somewhere, which led to her being killed.