Chapter 608: Wits and Magic

Although He Xiao wasn't from Chi Yan, he carried the name of a Chi Yan envoy, had made significant contributions in the Elixir of Immortality case, and was currently a big celebrity in Ling Xu City. As a result, the Heavenly Gods didn't consider these at all; they invaded whenever they wanted!

He Lingchuan saw his bad expression and patted his shoulder: "Forget it, what can be done? Without the Heavenly Gods, there would be no Beijia." Fu Shanyue said with a straight face: "I'm afraid they'll treat me the same way."

"They didn't take you to the knife tonight, so they probably won't later." He Lingchuan was open-minded. "You're different from me, you're the proper Crown Prince of Chi Yan. Even if it's a Heavenly God, it wouldn't be easy to explain attacking the successor of a vassal demon king, right?"

It seemed there was some accident at the end of the Heavenly Gods' invasion; he didn't know if this was the reason they gave up testing Fu Shanyue.

He changed the subject: "What did the Emperor say about Crown Prince Huan's murder and arson? Was the instigator caught?"

Fu Shanyue shook his head: "The Emperor summoned me and comforted me with kind words."

The fact was that after he entered Ling Xiao Peak and saw the Emperor, he knelt straight down and kowtowed several times, but just wouldn't speak.

This was to show he had suffered a great grievance, to express his determination, and that he must pursue justice.

The Emperor comforted him with gentle words, and Fu Shanyue raised his head and unleashed a torrent of words at the Emperor.

He insisted that the instigator behind Crown Prince Huan's murder and arson must be the Yao family of the Grand Minister of Agriculture.

The Emperor asked him if he had evidence, and Fu Shanyue moved with emotion and reasoned with logic, counting the difficulties in investigating the Elixir of Immortality case, becoming more excited as he spoke, almost to the point of tears.

But he had no evidence.

It didn't matter if he had no evidence; as long as you grabbed anyone on the street and asked, "Who do you think is the mastermind?", ninety-nine percent of people would tell you it must be the Grand Minister of Agriculture or Lady Cen.

If you can't save your husband, you have to vent your anger; isn't this obvious? Isn't this human nature?

The Emperor: "Without solid evidence, it might not be the Grand Minister of Agriculture's family."

Fu Shanyue sneered: "If his family didn't harm me, why did they give me a big mansion?"

With this retort, the majestic Demon Emperor was actually speechless.

Finally, he had no choice but to call the Grand Minister of Agriculture, who was waiting outside, in.

Fu Shanyue was originally a reckless temperament, and he didn't show any weakness when he saw the person involved, retorting Yao Mao until he had no temper left.

But Yao Xingning didn't appear from beginning to end; the Emperor probably feared that both were hot-tempered, and if they confronted each other, they would turn the court into a vegetable market.

Fu Shanyue detailed the process, and He Lingchuan and he laughed and slapped the table.

He Lingchuan laughed a few times and then covered his head; it hurt! In short, the Grand Minister of Agriculture knew that his family had left a bad impression on all the melon-eating masses in this matter, and no matter how he cleared his name, it was useless, so he could only state that the Yao family would definitely assist in investigating the murderer to prove their innocence.

Fu Shanyue accepted it gladly and stated in front of the Emperor that he would find the Grand Minister of Agriculture every few days to ask about the progress.

The Emperor didn't object, which meant he agreed.

Then his subsequent inquiries to the Grand Minister of Agriculture were called imperial-decreed investigations.

The Grand Minister of Agriculture also knew it was bad, but he couldn't say anything.

Fu Shanyue said this, slapped several contract papers on the table, and laughed loudly: "The land deed for Xiangxue Residence! Hahaha, I asked for it from the Grand Minister of Agriculture in front of the Emperor!"

"The Grand Minister of Agriculture had other apologies, and they all belong to me." He pushed the contract papers in front of He Lingchuan. "Here, this Xiangxue Residence is for you, as compensation for the Pan Mountain residence being burned down!"

The promise to seek compensation for He Lingchuan was completed, and he was very proud.

He Lingchuan put away the land deed and thanked him sincerely.

Fu Shanyue wasn't a good person, but he kept his word.

"And then?" He asked Fu Shanyue. "Is the matter finished?"

"Not yet, there's more."

After the Grand Minister of Agriculture left, the Emperor also called Crown Prince Huan over to apologize to Fu Shanyue in court.

Fu Shanyue then repeatedly said he didn't dare.

It would be strange if he didn't dare.

Looking at how Crown Prince Huan was showing off yesterday, but today he was dejected, it was clear he had been severely reprimanded by the Emperor long ago.

Of course, Fu Shanyue knew he wasn't convinced in his heart, only hindered by his father's request, he had to apologize.

"Crown Prince Huan claimed that he hadn't met Yao Xingning recently. The palace only told him that Yao Xingning had gone out on official business. He heard several palace servants discussing privately that Yao Xingning was crying all day because of her husband's accident. He was furious, which is why he came to trouble me."

He Lingchuan shook his head after hearing this: "This silly child is really good to Yao Xingning, but he threw the thunder onto his father's head."

If no one instigated it, Crown Prince Huan's actions were spontaneous and voluntary. Then the one who finally came out to clean up the mess for him could only be the Emperor.

Heh, who let the Emperor be able to bear it?

"The Emperor didn't want to take it either, so he ordered a strict investigation of the guards around Crown Prince Huan." Fu Shanyue said, "They always accompanied Crown Prince Huan; wherever Crown Prince Huan wanted to go, they would know. Planting a few palace servants on Crown Prince Huan's path to whisper and stir up trouble, what's difficult about that?"

"A strict investigation means torture. Among them, there is no lack of murderers who committed murder and arson last night."

The Emperor was also comforting Fu Shanyue, secretly venting his anger.

"Can they investigate anything?"

"It depends on the methods of the Court of Justice." Fu Shanyue exhaled. "The Emperor said he must urge the progress of the Elixir of Immortality case."

"By the way, on the way out of the palace, I also met several envoys from the Baoshu Nation, Xuluo Nation, etc., all of whom came to express their condolences."

He Lingchuan understood that these nations were originally like Chi Yan, wanting to pursue the Elixir of Immortality case, and as a result, the Chi Yan Crown Prince encountered danger twice in Ling Xu City; they not only came to express condolences but also wanted to show their support to boost their momentum. The Elixir of Immortality case was initiated by the Chi Yan Nation, and the various vassal demon nations had the same interests in this regard.

Helping the Chi Yan Nation was helping themselves.

He Lingchuan also sighed after hearing this.

Crown Prince Huan committed murder and arson, and the royal family was greatly at fault. Then, whether it was the Emperor or Bai Ziqi, they wouldn't want to provoke the Chi Yan people again. And the Heavenly Gods had already tested He Lingchuan, so they wouldn't come to move him for the time being.

This powerful official force restraining itself was great news for He Lingchuan.

"By the way, the Emperor hopes I move back to the Floating Island to live, where security is better. Hmm, I politely declined, saying the lower city is more convenient for investigation and follow-up. The Emperor assigned the Pianxiang Shanzhuang on Mount Qilin for me to live in, which is the old residence of the criminal Chunyu family. Their family was convicted seven years ago, their property confiscated, and the royal court has been selling it for so many years without selling it all."

"It seems it was also a wealthy family."

Ling Xu City was truly full of powerful people, and rich people were as common as dogs.

"Of course. The Chunyu family operated in Ling Xu City for over two hundred years, produced two prime ministers, had vast wealth and countless industries; they couldn't be compared to the nouveau riche of small families."

He Lingchuan asked curiously: "Then how did his family fall?"

Such a deep-rooted family usually became a behemoth locally, and no one could easily move it, let alone expect it to decline on its own.

Usually, only changes in the times or irresistible external forces would cause it to decline all the way.

Fu Shanyue looked outside the door twice and subconsciously lowered his voice:

"The sky changed."

"Hmm?" Didn't understand.

"The new monarch ascended ten years ago." Fu Shanyue coughed lightly. "Before that, the Chunyu family stood in the wrong position and once severely played the current Emperor."

He Lingchuan gave a long "oh" and understood.

It was just like Hong Chenglue, misjudged.

The Chunyu family stood for over two hundred years; they had probably seen all the storms in Ling Xu City, but they hadn't experienced a change of dynasty. After all, the previous emperor reigned for over three hundred years.

Isn't that it? Lack of experience led to mistakes.

Mistakes require a price.

"Is it impossible not to live in this Pianxiang Shanzhuang?"

"That was specified by the Emperor, no room for discussion." Fu Shanyue smiled bitterly. "Not going is not an option. And the Emperor blamed the Southern City government for poor security and wants to transfer people from the Tongxin Guard to protect Pianxiang Shanzhuang."

"Holy crap!" He Lingchuan exclaimed.

Isn't this protective custody?

Named protection, but actually surveillance. The Chi Yan Crown Prince encountered so much trouble as soon as he entered Ling Xu City, so the Emperor simply put him under his nose and sent people to watch him to death.

And he sent the Tongxin Guard, who had a personal grudge against them.

Not enemies, not meeting; the Emperor was doing it on purpose, right?

Theoretically, this kind of specified residence has semi-compulsory and semi-house arrest properties, used on vassal demon kings and crown princes who haven't made mistakes or broken the law, which easily causes backlash and intensifies the conflict between the two sides.

The Demon Emperor usually wouldn't do this, but Fu Shanyue was attacked twice. To ensure the personal safety of the Chi Yan Crown Prince, didn't he have a sufficient reason?

Sending people to watch you is for your own good.

"Mostly because you were aggressive on Ling Xiao Peak, making the Emperor embarrassed." No matter how much the vassal demon king crown prince puts on airs, the Emperor can retaliate with a flip of his hand.

Fu Shanyue touched his nose.

Indeed, he was a bit... fiery when he complained about the Grand Minister of Agriculture earlier; the Emperor's hints were useless, so he must have been annoyed.

If he weren't the victim, the Emperor might have told him to get out long ago.

"Actually, thinking about it in a good way, the Fan brothers themselves are uncomfortable, having to watch the house and guard the gate for their enemies, and there are more people watching the fun and pointing fingers on the side. If something happens to you, the Emperor will hold them accountable, and the next punishment definitely won't be light." He Lingchuan patted his shoulder. "Besides, picking up a villa in the imperial capital where every inch of land is worth gold for nothing, and it was personally bestowed by the Emperor, what a wonderful thing is this?"

The Pan Mountain residence was destroyed, and as the Chi Yan Crown Prince, Fu Shanyue indeed needed a fixed residence in the lower city, and he had so many subordinates to settle—the original Pan Mountain residence was too small to accommodate so many people. The Emperor's designated big mansion, if it didn't contain other private thoughts, could be considered thoughtful.

Fu Shanyue grinned; he hadn't thought about it from the perspective of the Fan brothers before.

After He Lingchuan said this, he felt much more comfortable.

But He Lingchuan knew in his heart that the Emperor was killing two birds with one stone.

Both the Heavenly Gods and the Emperor were investigating clues about the Great Fang Hu, and Fu Shanyue appeared in both places Bai Ziqi had investigated, so he logically became one of the suspects.

The Emperor pressed him into Pianxiang Shanzhuang, which made it easy to monitor his every move.

This move was played beautifully, and it made Fu Shanyue unable to say a word; he was truly worthy of being a monarch of a nation.

Thanks to the students 'Excitation Current', 'Worries Exhausted', 'Birch Who Loves to Dream', 'Aurora Wings', 'pp_pp', 'Qi Feilan', etc. for their appreciation.

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