Xiao Mohan bowed, quietly untied the red flower on his chest, and then turned around to do it.

"Wait, you are the groom's official, and now the princess died violently before she came to the general's mansion, if you go to check, I'm afraid there is something slightly wrong, so let's take someone with you."

The emperor pondered in his heart, suddenly raised his eyes, and glanced at Ouyang Kun, as if he was a little suspicious of Xiao Mohan.

"Yes, Wechen will do it." When Ouyang Kun heard this, he immediately stood up, saluted the emperor, and then left with the guards.

Xiao Mohan also understood what the emperor meant, since the emperor suspected him, then he simply stayed out of the matter, anyway, Shao Huaigu did things neatly, no matter who the emperor sent to investigate, he couldn't find the slightest clue.

"Today was originally a happy event, but I didn't expect it to become a funeral so soon, and I drove back to the palace."

The emperor raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, he seemed to be very irritable, the princess of Yangguo died in the capital, if this is transmitted back to Yangguo, I don't know how much trouble it will cause, when I think of this, the emperor has a headache.

"Drive back to the palace—" The attendants beside the emperor commanded at the top of their voices, and the ministers knelt down one after another.

"Congratulations to the emperor."

The emperor and the queen left the palace one after another, got on the pride, and then returned to the palace.

Now that such a big thing has happened, even the emperor is gone, and those ministers who originally came to congratulate him will naturally not stay any longer, put down the congratulatory gifts, and they have found excuses to leave, and the musicians and dancers who were invited have also been dismissed, and a lively wedding banquet ended so dismally.

Xiao Mohan's stiff facial features loomed in the light, he went back to the room to change out of the auspicious clothes on his body, put on a court dress, and immediately entered the palace, although the emperor handed over the matter to Ouyang Kun, but as the quasi-husband of the princess of Yangguo, the most direct "victim", he should also go to inquire about the situation.

The emperor sat on the Jinluan Palace, his majestic face was full of anger, those people from the central country who came to send off their relatives had been temporarily stabilized, but if Xiao Guo couldn't give them an explanation, they would still make trouble, and it would be Xiao Guo who would be the one who was at the loss.

Ouyang Kun rubbed his temples, he entered the palace from the outside, the body of the princess of the central kingdom had been properly placed, and several imperial doctors had checked it and determined that the princess of the central kingdom had died of palpitations.

"Our princess is young and healthy, and she has never had any heart palpitations, if you Xiao Guo don't want to marry our central country, just say it bluntly, why do you use such means behind your back and harm our princess's life in vain?"

The ministers who came to see off the relatives of the Central Kingdom were headed by this Prince Su, who was the uncle of the princess of the Central Kingdom, so now he was also above the court, listening to Ouyang Kun's investigation results.

He had a cold face, and the volume of the words he said was raised a little with coldness.

"Prince Su, I know that you are also distressed about the princess, but this is the case, several imperial doctors can verify it, and there must be no mistake, so could it be that the princess has some hidden illness, but you don't know?"

Although Ouyang Kun also felt that something was wrong, what could be found out was like this, so even if he didn't want Xiao Mohan to benefit, in this case, he had to appease Prince Su first, so he had to tell the truth.

Prince Su frowned and blurted out, "Nonsense, our princess has been bumpy all the way from Yangguo to the capital, if there is any hidden disease, she will already be ill on the road, how can it be delayed until the wedding day?" You obviously want to shirk your responsibility, so I will write a letter to the imperial brother to explain the ins and outs of this matter. ”

The tone was very excited, and he didn't believe Ouyang Kun's words at all, even if it was in the Jinluan Palace, he didn't restrain at all.

In the last battle, although the central country was defeated, but the Xiao country was also greatly injured, many people can only tighten their belts to live, although the capital is prosperous, but there are many victims outside, Prince Su and his party came all the way from the central country, and also found out about it, so it is very rampant.

If Xiao Guo and Yang Guo have another battle, it is uncertain who will lose or win, and it is the princess of Yang Guo who is dying now, Xiao Guo is not reasonable, so the situation is very favorable to Yang Guo.

"Prince Su, please calm your anger, the matter is still undecided, you will repair a letter to the Emperor of the Central Kingdom, if there is something else hidden, wouldn't it be troublesome?"

Xiao Mohan raised his eyes slowly, there was no superfluous look on his face, just a faint reminder, and Prince Su immediately restrained himself.

"Yes, Prince Su, since this incident happened in the capital, I will send someone to find out, and when the truth of the matter is revealed, it will not be too late for you to repair the book for the Emperor of Yangguo."

The emperor also echoed Xiao Mohan's words, his sword eyebrows raised slightly, and he glared at Prince Su coldly, and the atmosphere in the Jinluan Palace suddenly became heavy.

"Okay, but you have to give me a deadline, or if you drag it out for a year and a half, won't the princess's body have to rot into a puddle of mud?"

Prince Su thought about it for a while, and then nodded helplessly, but after a while, his attitude became obviously tougher, and he was still arrogant and arrogant.

"Three days, within three days, I will give you an answer."

The emperor spit out a sentence casually, and he also wanted to get rid of this Prince Su as soon as possible and end the matter as soon as possible, so he didn't think much about it.

"Okay, Your Majesty, this is what you said, everyone present heard it, if you can't give me an explanation within three days, then the princess was killed by you, and you have to pay for your life."

Prince Su raised his head, the beard on his chin trembled up and down, his face was gloomy, his waist and abdomen were straight, and his face did not seem to be a little sad, but a little proud.

"You all retreat first, General Xiao and Zuo Xiang stay."

The emperor was very impatient, and he was not happy when he saw Prince Su, so he hastily gave an order, and those ministers and Prince Su all retreated one after another, only Xiao Mohan and Ouyang Kun remained.

"How could the princess of Yangguo suddenly die? Can any of you tell why? ”

The emperor looked at them coldly, Ouyang Kun had just preliminarily inspected the corpse of Princess Yangguo, and Xiao Mohan was the direct "victim", so these two people were most likely to know something.

"Your Majesty, the princess of Yangguo died of palpitations, in addition, Weichen did not find anything else, if you want to find out about this, I am afraid you have to go into the palace where the princess of Yangguo lived to search and interrogate the maids who served beside her."

Ouyang Kun bowed slightly, glanced at Xiao Mohan without a trace, and had some doubts in his heart, but he couldn't come up with conclusive evidence, so he could only say so for the time being.

"General Xiao, I will hand over this matter to Zuo Xiang for thorough investigation, what do you think?"

The emperor also looked at Xiao Mohan, in fact, Xiao Mohan also knew in his heart that the emperor must be suspicious of him and was deliberately testing him.

"The younger brother obeys His Majesty's will, Zuo Xiang is the minister of the humerus of the imperial court, and it is naturally very good for him to investigate this matter, but in this way, I am afraid that I will be fortunate to Zuo Xiang."

Xiao Mohan did not shirk at all, and followed the emperor's wishes, without the slightest superfluous look on his face, and his deep eyes were not shocked.

"Okay, Prime Minister Zuo, you go and investigate this matter personally, within three days, you will definitely give me a result, you can deploy all the people in this palace, if you want to interrogate anyone, you can do it, you don't have to report to me."

The emperor also nodded immediately, in this way, Ouyang Kun has the greatest right to handle the case, and the final outcome of this case is all in the hands of Ouyang Kun.

"Your Majesty, my brother thinks that the three-day period is too short, and the left minister is afraid that he will not be able to be busy, if there is no result after three days, wouldn't we be very passive? Therefore, the younger brother proposed to send another person to help, and the case could be investigated faster. ”

Xiao Mohan suddenly spoke, making the emperor and Ouyang Kun stunned for a moment, the death of the princess of Yangguo is a big deal, and it is indeed slightly inappropriate to hand it over to Ouyang Kun alone, even if Ouyang Kun is the left minister, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes, if you want to be able to convince the public, it is better to send more people to keep an eye on it.

"Then do you have the right person in mind?"

The emperor also came back to his senses and felt that Xiao Mohan was right, but he didn't know what kind of medicine Xiao Mohan was selling in his gourd.

"Since it is to help the left minister, then this person's official position should not be too high, but he must be quite talented, and the younger brother thinks that Lord Li, the servant of the Criminal Department, is the most suitable."

Xiao Mohan's face did not change, and he said very firmly, Ouyang Kun's face was slightly gloomy, and he glanced at Xiao Mohan, with a bit of hostility on his face.

The ministers of the court all know that the squire of the Criminal Department used to be Ouyang Kun's protégé, and he was promoted by Ouyang Kun to finally sit in the position of the squire, and he has always advanced and retreated with Ouyang Kun.

The emperor was also a little surprised, he originally thought that Xiao Mohan was going to recommend his own person, but he didn't expect Xiao Mohan to recommend Ouyang Kun's doorman, isn't this completely clear of himself?

"You have been fighting abroad all the year round, and you rarely return to Beijing, so you must not be very familiar with the ministers in Beijing, although the official position of the criminal department is not high, but he is really not a talented person, so let's think about others."

The emperor stroked the green beard on his chin, and said this deliberately, every word was full of temptation, as if he wanted to test Xiao Mohan's connections in the court.

"Your Majesty doesn't know, although the courtiers rarely return to Beijing, but that Lord Li has sent letters to the courtiers many times, often discusses government affairs with the courtiers, and has a unique introduction to many things, so the courtiers think that he is not an incompetent person, but his talents have been buried temporarily, if you are willing to give him a chance, he will definitely impress you."

Xiao Mohan lifted his thin lips lightly, and said lightly, Ouyang Kun's face on the side was so angry that he turned green, but it was not good to stand up and say something, so he could only lower his head and listen.

The emperor was also puzzled, he knew that Master Li had a very good personal relationship with Ouyang Kun, but he didn't expect that Lord Li still had such a close relationship with Xiao Mohan, it seems that this person is really good at dancing with long sleeves.

"Since you recommend it, let him assist Zuo Xiang, Zuo Xiang, do you have any objections?"

The emperor nodded quietly, but he actually had other plans in his heart, if this Lord Li really had dealings with Xiao Mohan and Ouyang Kun, then this person would definitely not be able to stay.

"Weichen is all on the orders of His Majesty."

Ouyang Kun didn't say much, at this juncture, if he refused, it would seem that he was a thief, so it was better to agree frankly, and Xiao Mohan couldn't do anything with him.

"Okay, you all step down, Mo Han, your marriage can't be done, presumably you don't feel good in your heart, the mourning is smooth, I will point you to a better woman in the future."

Although the emperor knew that Xiao Mohan didn't want to get married, he had to be pretentious, and he couldn't downplay the death of the princess of Yangguo.

"Thank you Your Majesty for your compassion, and my brother will be grateful to you."

Xiao Mohan also leaned over and saluted, although his face was not necessarily sad, but the scene was still there.