As the saying goes, you know people, you know their faces, but you don’t know their hearts.

In the busy city, no one knows the identity of the people around them. From an ordinary hawker selling steamed buns to the boss behind a well-known restaurant in this area, they may all appear in the busy city.

Therefore, the downtown area is often the place where news spreads the fastest. There is a mixture of good and bad people here, and there are all kinds of people.

And now, an earth-shattering news has quietly spread out before most people can react.

Everyone was talking and feeling panicked.

"Have you heard? They said that in the eldest prince's palace, something was brought out of the back door yesterday." One person whispered to another person quietly, pretending to be silent.

"Oh? What needs to be transported out from the back? Don't they always have a special door for transporting sundries?" the man asked curiously.

"I'm not sure. I just heard that someone saw that the items shipped out the back door were extremely heavy and required two people to carry them together."

"The man said, it looked like a person. He wasn't sure, so he took a closer look. The person carrying the stretcher accidentally tilted it, and there was one that was full of scars and had turned purple and ulcerated.

His hand fell from under the white cloth and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to look anymore and left quickly."

"This, this is really a crime! These royal nobles really don't treat people as human beings!"

"..."

As they talked, more people couldn't help but attract more people to join the discussion. People were filled with indignation and talked about it, and the matter became more and more troublesome.

For a time, rumors spread all over the capital.

When ordinary people occasionally see the eldest prince on the capital road, they involuntarily move out of the way to avoid him.

The eldest prince is such a perceptive person. After he realized something was wrong, he quickly returned home and immediately ordered his men to investigate. At the same time, he also deployed his own forces in the dark to prepare for emergencies.

"Report——" There were rapid footsteps outside the door. The eldest prince knew that it was the subordinate who had been sent out earlier. He investigated clearly and brought the situation back.

The eldest prince sat firmly on the table, holding a teacup in one hand and sipping tea, as if he didn't hear the voices of his subordinates at all.

The attendant next to him looked at the eldest prince's face. These days, many people continued to visit him, which also developed his ability to observe words and expressions.

He thought for a moment, then lengthened his voice and shouted: "Come in -"

His subordinates quickly walked into the door. He stood neatly in front of the eldest prince, clasped his hands on his chest, and bowed down: "My subordinates have found out and come to report to the Lord."

The eldest prince waved his hand slightly to indicate to him.

The subordinate stood up straight and said respectfully: "There are rumors in the market that you are cruel and murder people every day. They also say that someone saw a corpse being carried out of your house, and the corpse was beyond recognition."

When the eldest prince heard this, his hands tightened. He had always concealed the matter very well, how could anyone know about it? It must have been spread by the person who handled the corpse!

Angry in his heart, he suddenly threw the finely crafted tea cup in his hand. The tea cup fell to the ground with a "pop", and the hot tea and broken porcelain pieces exploded on the ground.

The subordinates had long been used to the eldest prince's moodiness and just stood motionless, but the attendant was startled and almost screamed.

The eldest prince's eyes were like daggers, and he ordered coldly: "Go, kill the person who handled it, and throw it into a mass grave to feed the dogs!"

The eldest prince slammed his fist on the fine nanmu table, causing sawdust to fly: "If anyone in the capital discusses this matter again, give me an order to kill without mercy!"

"Yes!" The subordinate clasped his fists again, exited the study room where the eldest prince was, and went down to do some work.

The eldest prince's subordinates also had the same ruthless experience as himself in handling affairs. Under the thunderous methods, no one in the capital dared to discuss this matter.

The storm is about to come, and under the surface tranquility of the capital, there are undercurrents surging. The current situation can be said to affect the whole body.

Things are not at peace in the Prince's Mansion either. The eldest prince has become very powerful recently, and powerful officials from the Prince's line are visiting him one after another, almost breaking through the threshold of the Prince's Mansion.

Bei Liangye had heard about this a long time ago. He was familiar with the eldest prince's character, and he also knew that ministers would always send "gifts" to his residence in order to curry favor with the eldest prince. However, he always felt in his heart that this was not to intervene in the matter and close the net.

the best time.

So Beiliangye decided to wait and see what happens.

"Emperor Brother" Bei Liangye heard the sound of rapid footsteps behind him, and he recognized that it was the voice of the fourth prince.

Bei Liangye turned around and saw the fourth prince hurriedly coming in from the study.

"Brother, have you heard about that incident?" The always steady fourth prince asked Beiliangye without even having time to stop.

Bei Liangye nodded, indicating that he understood the situation.

Seeing Bei Liangye's confident look, the fourth prince thought that he already had an idea in his mind and felt relieved a little. Only then did he realize his rudeness and hurriedly offered his hands to Bei Liangye to apologize.

Bei Liangye and the fourth prince grew up together and had a deep friendship. Naturally, they did not mind this rudeness and waved their hands and said: "It doesn't matter, the emperor's brother also cares about the people of Li."

So the two of them discussed it in the study room.

At the same time, a letter was quietly delivered to Ruan Wan's room.

When Ruan Wanwan saw the words on the envelope, he knew that it was sent by someone from the Sixth Prince.

She opened the envelope calmly and glanced through it. Sure enough, she wanted to discuss the matter related to the eldest prince with her. When she saw the last sentence, Ruan Wanwan raised her eyebrows. This time, she was not there as usual.

He discussed with her in the letter, but asked to meet in person.

In the past, it would have been easier for the Sixth Prince to ask for a meeting, but now she and Bei Liangye had reconciled. She was the Crown Princess after all. If they met again, she would have to discuss it with Bei Liangye before deciding whether to go or not.

Ruan Wanwan made up his mind and did not hide it from Bei Liangye. He took the letter and went to Bei Liangye's study.

Beiliang Ye had just finished discussing with the fourth prince and was taking a rest. Unexpectedly, Ruan Wanwan, who never came to his study, suddenly appeared at this time. He was happy in his heart, but his face remained calm.

But he saw Ruan Wanwan walking into his study with a serious face, taking out a letter from her arms and showing him to read it. Beiliangye knew that she had some dealings with the Sixth Prince, but he didn't expect Ruan Wanwan to be so frank.

Slightly surprised.

"Do you agree with me going to discuss with the Sixth Prince?" Ruan Wanwan asked after Bei Liangye read the letter.

From the perspective of a husband, Beiliangye certainly didn't want his wife to meet in private with other men, even his own imperial brother. But now that the situation was urgent, he had more efforts and a better chance of winning, so he agreed.

So Ruan Wanwan went to the appointment, and when he arrived, the Sixth Prince was already waiting there.

Ruan Wanwan said businesslikely: "How sincere is the Sixth Prince in wanting to cooperate?"

The Sixth Prince knew that this woman was "careful", so he had no choice but to put down his careless attitude and said: "If it succeeds, I will personally give you what the Crown Princess has always wanted."

Ruan Wanwan's heart moved, and the two negotiated again for a while and reached an agreement.

"But I can't decide this matter alone. I have to go back to the palace and report it to the prince."

The sixth prince raised his eyebrows and said jokingly: "Oh? Tell him, you have really changed in Wanwan, and you are even more attracted to me."

Ruan Wanwan frowned and said seriously and distantly: "Sixth prince, please remember that I am your royal sister-in-law."
Chapter completed!