With one hand she heals, and the other hand she kills, the princess vows to rule the world!

Chapter 297: Nanqi should be quite interested in the tongue-pulling thing

Baili Moqing came from the backyard, and Uncle Zhang had already arranged breakfast.

Because of the mess last night, before dawn today, Uncle Zhang had asked Nanqi to find someone to clean it up.

"Your Majesty, did you not sleep well?"

There was a dark spot under his eyes, and there was some more beard on his chin, and he looked a little haggard.

Baili Moqing touched his face, his eyes darkened, and he went into the inner room.

When he came out again, his face had returned to normal except for some dark circles under his eyes.

"Where's Xizhu? Ask him to come see me!"

Uncle Zhang sighed and just as he turned around, he saw Xizhu standing behind him with a bitter face.

"West……"

"Uncle Zhang, I heard it..."

Alas, I still can’t escape.

Baili Moqing had just sat down when Xizhu walked in.

"Your Majesty."

As Baili Moqing opened his mouth, Xi Zhu spoke first, "Your Highness, I have already investigated the matter between Shu He and the young princess overnight."

"Four years ago, Miss Shu He was not originally exiled to Yuancheng. It was only after your imperial decree of exile came down that she was exiled to Yuancheng to fend for herself."

"After arriving in Yuancheng, she was treated well at first because of her status as a young lady. However, three and a half years ago, she suffered a heavy hemorrhage during childbirth and lost her mind. Coupled with the Shu family's indifference, she began to suffer abuse."

Xi Zhu told Baili Moqing all the information he had found out overnight.

"The Chen family's abuse of Shu He and Xiao Yi'er was actually orchestrated by someone behind the scenes, and the biggest culprits were Guan Huizhi and Shu Yue."

"Shu Yue? Is she the Shu family's concubine's daughter?"

Xi Zhu nodded. "However, after Guan Huizhi was promoted to the position of legitimate wife, Shu Yue also became the legitimate daughter. Ever since Shu He's 'death' in Kyoto, she has ordered the servants to call her 'Eldest Miss' and not to call her 'Fourth Miss' according to the order of rank."

She seemed to have a special obsession with the word "young lady".

"I have also found out some things."

"It seems Shu Yue also had a hand in the Xiangfu Flower Banquet. Moreover, after the incident, Shu Yue became engaged to Yan Yucheng, the son of the Right Xiang."

"Logically speaking, although Yan Yucheng is the second son of the right prime minister, he is also a legitimate son. His marriage partner should not be the daughter of a fourth-rank military general." Moreover, she should be the daughter of a concubine's maid.

The difference in status is too big!

"Or rather, Yan Yucheng was also involved in what happened back then."

Xi Zhu said, "That's what I think. Moreover, I also found out that there were only three people in Kyoto who could make top-grade cartilage powder. One was Zuo Zhi, the Three Poison Hands of Wandu Manor, one was Xia Longze, the first pharmacy in Kyoto, and the other was Kong Chan monk from Mingguo Temple in the suburbs of Beijing."

"Three days before the flower banquet, a woman claiming to be the eldest daughter of the Shu family went to see Monk Kongchan and asked for a packet of cartilage powder."

Baili Moqing had already keenly sensed something, "That 'Ms. Shu's eldest daughter' is Shu Yue, right?"

Xi Zhu's face showed admiration. "Your Highness is very clever! Yes. My informant asked the monks at Mingguo Temple, and they said that the person who went to Mingguo Temple that day was a young lady from a prominent family with a slender figure and beautiful appearance."

At that time, Shu He's physique was so big that it was hard to find a fat man like him in the whole of Kyoto.

Therefore, the woman who went to Mingguo Temple could not be Shu He.

There was a dangerous glint in Baili Moqing's eyes.

It seems that there were quite a few people involved in that incident! No wonder he was secretly plotted against.

Lao Jiu, does he have such great abilities? Or, besides Lao Jiu, are there other people involved?

"How true are the rumors about that woman in Kyoto?"

Xi Zhu touched his nose, a cunning look flashing across his face. Fortunately, he had guessed that the prince would ask, so he had already passed on the news.

"Judging from the news coming out of the capital, those rumors are three-tenths true and seven-tenths false. Most of them are fabricated by others."

"I have to say, the women of the Shu family are truly powerful! Although the rumors aren't entirely true, there are witnesses to almost every incident, and Shu He was actually involved. That's why the truth and falsehood are so mixed, making people believe it all the more."

Baili Moqing rubbed his fingers, his face full of disgust.

He despised the methods used in the palace and tombs the most. He never expected that the home of a fourth-rank military general would be so shameful.

"Then what is Guan Huizhi's identity?"

"Your Highness, you've hit the nail on the head." Xizhu showed a hint of pride on his face, as if he was very proud of what he was going to say next.

"Guan Huizhi's original name was Zheng Huizhi. She was the daughter of Zheng Xiuyang, who had his family confiscated and was exiled nineteen years ago. She was supposed to be a courtesan, but somehow ended up as a servant in the Shu family. Later, when Madam Shu was pregnant, she hooked up with Shu Kelin. After Madam Shu suffered a difficult labor, she gave birth to Shu Yue, and eventually succeeded to the throne, becoming Shu Kelin's second wife."

Baili Moqing lowered his eyes. Judging from the news, Guan Huizhi's path to power must not be easy.

Xi Zhu seemed to have guessed his thoughts and started to complain, "This woman is not simple. Not only did she deceive Shu Kelin, but she also made Shu Kelin's two sons stunned."

"The two sons of the Shu family, Shu Yuanqing and Shu Yuanqi, have always been very respectful and caring towards Guan Huizhi. They are even more kind to Guan Huizhi's daughter, Shu Yue, to an incomprehensible degree!"

"On the contrary, they hated their own sister, Shu He. Shu Yuanqi often teamed up with some of the children from aristocratic families to tease and mock her, causing her reputation in Kyoto to worsen, eventually becoming what it was four years ago..."

"Anyway, Your Majesty, the 'future princess' had a truly miserable life. She was just a pawn being teased..."

The words "future princess" made Baili Moqing frown, and his cold eyes swept over, making Xizhu shrink his neck.

"If you keep talking, I won't mind cutting off your tongue and making you a mute!"

Xizhu subconsciously covered his mouth and shook his head.

Baili Moqing glared at him, stood up and walked to the door. The cold wind made him calm down a little.

Xizhu's information couldn't be wrong, but it also sounded incredible.

If she was really as stupid and incompetent as the intelligence said four years ago, how could she suddenly become smart, courageous and capable four years later?

Moreover, during these four years, except for the ten months of pregnancy, she was in a dazed state and even her mind was unclear. How could such a big change happen?

The Shu He he knew and the Shu He described by Xi Zhu were two completely different people!

A person's personality may change, their thoughts may change, but her skills of killing and medicine cannot be learned in "four years".

Or was it just her disguise when she was in Kyoto?

As soon as this idea came to mind, Baili Moqing rejected it himself.

Back then, with her size, she couldn't even walk two steps without gasping for breath, let alone killing! How could she be someone who was so humble and intelligent?

What on earth had she been through? Why had she changed so much in just four years?

Seeing his melancholy look, Xizhu felt secretly relieved.

Since he was so well prepared, he shouldn't be punished again, right? He had revealed everything he had found out four years ago. It would take the prince a while to digest so much information at once.

"Your Highness, it's nothing. I'll just go down..."

After saying that, he wanted to slip away.

"Copy the Prajnaparamita Pure Heart Sutra fifty times and give it to me in the evening."

His sneaking footsteps suddenly stopped, he turned around, his face full of resentment, "Prince, why?"

Baili Moqing stared at him, and he still had the nerve to ask why?

The woman was pregnant, but his intelligence department didn't receive any news at all. He still had the nerve to ask why?

It seems that this intelligence center needs to be reorganized.

"Also, have the people in Kyoto pay attention to the Shu family's dynamics. Guan Huizhi, Shu Yue, Shu Kelin, and everyone in the Shu family, compile a detailed report."

Xi Zhu uttered an "oh," and then his eyes lit up as he asked in a sly tone, "Prince, are you planning to deal with those bastards from the Shu family?"

"That's right. These bastards dared to treat the young princess and the 'future princess' like this. Skinning them alive wouldn't be enough to vent my anger!"

"Where is Nanqi?" Baili Moqing suddenly asked.

Xi Zhu replied seriously, "He was dragged away early this morning. Why are you looking for him, Your Highness? If you have anything to say, just tell me. I can do it."

Baili Moqing turned around, his eyes brimming with smiles. "I see you two have a history of grudges. He should be quite interested in pulling out your tongue."

"He's been by my side for several years, working hard without complaint. For such a good thing, I must think of him..."

"Your Highness, I'm going to deal with the Shu family's affairs in Kyoto. I'll report back to you when I have any news!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xizhu had already run away.