Chapter 2394: War Clouds Gather 215

ce and smiled, "Xier, besides this reason, what other reason do you think I could use to return to the Empress""Then, wouldn't the Empress blame you even more"Dugu Cheng leaned into her ear, a smile o...It's no wonder the body of this prime minister's wife was stolen. It's clearly an attempt to destroy the evidence, so that no one can find out the cause of Nan Gong's death.

"Now our problem is to find the body of the Prime Minister's wife."

Feng Lingxi's thoughts became clearer and clearer. The killer of the Prime Minister's wife must definitely be related to the Prime Minister's mansion. As for who attacked Prime Minister Huayun, she would have to continue investigating the Prime Minister's mansion.

"This corpse is probably gone for good. If what the Princess said is true, and someone stole the body, they would definitely have destroyed all traces of it."

Wind Aotian frowned, he didn't expect this matter to have escalated to this point. This prime minister is truly not a human being.

"Not necessarily, the body of the Prime Minister's wife wouldn't be destroyed this thoroughly. If there was no body of the Prime Minister's wife, how could they be 100% certain it was me who poisoned her They are just temporarily preventing us from finding the body."

Feng Lingxi analyzed, "Just this sweltering heat, this corpse simply couldn't remain intact for so long. The Chancellor has been quiet these past few days. If the Chancellor’s wife's body is still missing, I can't wash myself clean of suspicion."

"According to you, the body of the Grand Secretary's wife will not be destroyed. Could it be that we will find it after it has rotted and used to convict you"

Feng Aotien's brows furrowed even tighter, This wasn't good, otherwise just thinking about how to get out of it would be a headache.

"As long as it's the body of the Prime Minister's wife, even if it's rotten and only bones remain, I can identify it. I'm just worried about other tricks."

Feng Lingxi fell into deep thought. She had to figure out who could have stolen the corpse of the Minister's wife.

Chancellor, is there someone else

"Tomorrow, the general and I will go together to see the prime minister. He has been here for several days, and we should go see him. We might as well invite him to stay at the inn." Dugu City spoke, Feng Aotian nodded in agreement.

"I'll do as you say, but the prime minister certainly won't be coming back with us. He knows that coming here means being under your surveillance. Plus, what he did to the princess... he'll definitely think the king wants to frame him."

Dugu City nodded. Feng Aotian was right; the prime minister would indeed have such thoughts.

If it were him, he would be worried too.

However, "This king didn't expect him to really come to the post house with us. Let's meet this prime minister first and get a sense of things."

"The King's meaning is to see if the corpse of the Prime Minister's wife is in his hands"

"No need to confirm, the body of the Prime Minister's wife is not there."

A figure walked in, looking at the dust-covered but exhausted Lu Nian. Feng Lingxi hurriedly got up and poured Lu Nian a glass of water. Lu Nian took it, thanked her, sat down, and said, "I've investigated, the body of the Minister's wife isn't with the Minister. However, there is one person who is very suspicious. You can start with him."

Lu Nian finished his words in one breath, put down the cup in his hand and looked at them staring at him, "Why don't you ask who I am"

"You'll tell me later."

Feng Lingxi looked at Lu Nian's aggrieved and handsome face, feeling a mixture of amusement and pity. Just moments ago, he had been so serious, but now he seemed like a child. They were all waiting for him to continue, but instead, he turned the tables and questioned them.

"You guys don't ask, so there's no mystery anymore."

Lu Nian glanced at Feng Aotian, "You come ask."

Feng Aotian glanced at Feng Lingxi and Dugu Cheng, concealing his old face and asked, "Who is it"

Lu Nian smiled mysteriously, “Nan Gong Hua Shuang.”

"Nan Gong Hua Shuang"

Feng Lingxi looked at Dugu City, her face full of question marks Who is this again

Dugu City's eyes were introspective. Seeing Lu Nian triumphantly smile, he said, "Let me tell you all. This Nan Gong Hua Shuang is the second son of the prime minister. Although he is a bastard, he is not simple at all. He has been intelligent since childhood, proficient in both civil and military affairs. Most importantly, he is calm and introverted. He has always been overshadowed by Nan Gong Hua Yun and is very good at enduring."

"What does Nan Gong Huayun mean by pressing him down like that"

Feng Lingxi looked at Dugu City, seeing that he remained silent. The answer in her heart still needed to be confirmed by Lu Nian.

“It’s all about the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children. You all know that the eldest son is supposed to inherit the family business. And even though this Nangong Huayun is the eldest son, he's arrogant and lacks the cunning of Nangong Huashuang. Think about it, if a child born out of wedlock wants to defeat the legitimate heir, wouldn't they have to get rid of him”

"You mean Nangong Huashuang killed Nangong Huayun"

Feng Lingxi was hesitant to believe it. If her calculations were correct, the poison inflicted on the Chancellor's wife was laid by the Chancellor himself. This Nan Gong Huayun was killed by Nan Gong Hua Shuang, which meant the Chancellor had killed his own wife and eldest son along with his illegitimate son

This is too unbelievable!

"I don't have conclusive evidence yet, but it's highly likely."

Lu Nian looked at Feng Ling Xi's shocked eyes, "Sister, can you ask them to get me something to eat I'm starving to death." She hadn't eaten all day because she was helping him find the murderer.

Feng Lingxi looked at Dugu City, "You guys chat first, I'll go get some food."

Dugu City saw Feng Ling leave in the wind and then asked, "Where is Nangong Hua now"

Outside the city, with his father by his side, let me tell you, this Nangong Huashuang looks much better than Nangong Huayun. Most importantly, this Nangong Huashuang is very beloved by the Prime Minister.

"Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, this Prince has only seen the Prime Minister once during his last return to the capital. This Prince doesn't know much about him. Now it seems that this Prince truly knows little about what's happening in court."

Lu Nian nodded. "That's right, you understand too little. This Chancellor of yours isn't a good person at all, he's cunning and manipulative, not an easy person to deal with. Just like your Emperor, neither one is any good."

If it weren't for his sister, he wouldn't bother to learn about this Great Yuan dynasty thing. This brother-in-law was pretty good; when he found out about Nangong Huashuang, he also learned that Dugu City had investigated Nangong Huashuang. He was much stronger than he imagined. He was worthy of being a man who fought on the battlefield. His actions were fast and steady, but he lacked ruthlessness towards his brothers.

Feng Aotian was looking at Lu Nian, he was still very surprised by his news. They had been investigating for so many days and hadn't found as much information about Lu Nian as this. The capabilities of the Lu family really made him look at them with admiration.

"I have one more special piece of news to tell you, the Prime Minister will be entering the city tomorrow."

"Entering the city"

Dugu Cheng looked at Feng Aotian, "Why haven't we received any news"

"They had only just said it, how could you possibly know It should have arrived in half an hour."

Lu Nian shrugged, looking at Feng Aotian, "This time, the prime minister disagrees with your opinion very much. You'd better be prepared, you might have a fight with him." If it weren't for seeing this old fellow being good to his sister recently, he wouldn't even bother reminding him, he would just kill him.

"I've been ready for a while, just confirming your message is accurate"

This chancellor and he have never gotten along, it's well known. Besides, he is now standing on the side of Dugu City. How could the chancellor not argue with him After all, it was the chancellor's wife and his eldest son who died.

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