The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion

Chapter 463: Murder a Person with a Borrowed Knife

No, not right!

This was not the time for wild thoughts!

Sun Shaozong quickly put aside his thoughts, carefully pushed the cabinet door open a gap, and raised his left eye to look out.

He saw a young man wearing a bright yellow python robe, led by the attendant, enter the inner room.

In terms of appearance, this young man could be described as imposing.

But the python robe on his body appeared too plump; even though it was tied around his waist with a jade belt, his upper and lower ends were still loose, making people couldn't help but think of the words ”a snobbish social climber.”

But the young man didn't feel anything wrong, so he bowed and said with a strong sense of pride, "Younger brother, Wu Chengxun, have met His Highness.”

“Greeting? Haha... Hahaha…”

The Crown Prince lay on the bed, gritting his teeth and raising his head with a sneer, leading the attendants hurriedly to cushion him with a pillow. Unexpectedly, he was scolded by him, and the servant fled in confusion.

After cursing the maid away, the Crown Prince sneered and said, "Do you want to see my joke, or you can’t wait to take over from me and sit as the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty?”

“I dare not!”

Wu Chengxun quickly bent his body 90 degrees again and exclaimed wrongly, "I, although overjoyed after receiving the will of the Holy One, was not happy to be crowned Prince. I am glad to finally be able to me you.”

As he spoke, he lifted his head and tried to squeeze out an inexplicable expression of sadness, "I heard that you had been assassinated a month ago. I was anxious. I wished I could come immediately to share the joys and sorrows with you, but due to the rules, I was not allowed to enter.”

“Haha... Hahaha…”

The Crown Prince burst out laughing a few times, then his face sank again, and he said in a hateful voice, "Are you a fool? You and the Niu family have always had the same nostrils to vent out anger, and at the moment, I'm afraid you can't wait for me to die early to replace me…”

Upon hearing this, Wu Chengxun hurriedly threw himself to the ground with a loud thud and exclaimed, "Your Highness has misunderstood. I dare not have such thoughts! I and National Uncle Niu have only a few connections, and there is no intention of forming a clique with him for personal gain.”

“Forming alliances for personal gain?”

The Crown Prince sneered again and said, "You have become the son-in-law of the Niu family; do you still need to form a clique for personal gain?”

“I…”

“Alright, you don't have to explain anything anymore.”

The Crown Prince stared fixedly at Wu Chengxun and said word by word, "Even if my father agrees, I will never let the son-in-law of the Niu family sit on the throne of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.”

As he spoke, he suddenly waved his sleeve and shouted, "Get out! Get out of here!”

“I really…”

“Get out of here! Get out of my residence.”

Prince Xinyang still wanted to try to explain, but would the Crown Prince be willing to give him a chance? He shouted and cursed several times, making him reluctantly retreat.

When Sun Shaozong hid in his wardrobe and witnessed the departure of Prince Xinyang, his face was filled with various expressions of reluctance, and he suddenly had some immature speculation about the thoughts of Emperor Guangde.

Just as he was about to push the door and leave to tell the Crown Prince what he had in mind. Unexpectedly, he took a moment to move forward and pushed open a few innerwear, but it surprised Sun Shaozong!

He saw a black and purple lace cut-out bra hanging in the middle of the innerwear!

This…

It should be said that Prince Yizhong invented bras a few years ago, and it was not surprising to find them in the wardrobe of the Crown Princess.

The problem was that Prince Yizhong invented this thing for brothel women to wear!

Especially after several extraordinary lingerie shows, this item has become the exclusive artifact of brothel women and has always been circulated among brothels. Not to mention a lady from a wealthy family; even ordinary women from good families often kept it a secret.

Among the few women that Sun Shaozong experienced, only the Second Sister You stole a pure white set and not only dared not let anyone know but also dared not wear it openly. Only in the dead of night would she take it out as a sex toy.

However, in Sun Shaozong's opinion, her all-inclusive style was not as interesting as the innerwear.

It was the one in front of him.

The main theme was black in the night sky, while the hollowed out and lace are dazzling deep purple. The translucent cicada wing gauze and silk delicate fabric symbolize passion and were unrestrained, full of temptation and mystery. Unexpectedly, under the dignified and virtuous Crown Princess, there was still such a sexy side hidden!

In addition, based on the volume calculation, the Crown Princess appears to be between a D-cup, while the shape was similar to...

“Your Highness.”

This was really speaking of the devil. As soon as Sun Shaozong couldn't help but express some emotions, the Crown Princess hurriedly walked in and said, “Since Prince Xinyang has come by decree, how can you drive him out of the residence like this?! If those imperial officials know about it, they might write a memorial to impeach you again!”

“So what?”

The Crown Prince turned his head without even looking at the Crown Princess and angrily said, "Nowadays, the whole world has already recognized me as a useless person. Even if there are a few more impeachment memorials, what's the point?”

“Your Highness!”

The Crown Princess called out again, hating that iron couldn’t turn into steel. However, seeing the dead pig of the Crown Prince not afraid of boiling water, she couldn't help but feel a little discouraged.

Because she had always liked preaching, she was not very close to the Crown Prince at first, and now she was even more disgusted with each other. If anything else was said, it might only have the opposite effect.

She was afraid she still needed to find some trusted courtiers and persuade him.

“Eh?”

The Crown Princess suddenly realized something was wrong and looked around in surprise, saying, "What about Lord Sun? Didn't he take the step ahead of Prince Xinyang and come in to enlighten His Highness?”

Ah!

As early as the Crown Princess entered, Sun Shaozong had already raised his heart to his throat.

The Crown Prince has been putting on clothes, reaching out for food, and opening his mouth. He didn’t know what was in this wardrobe, and it was very common. However, the Crown Princess always knew where to put her intimate clothes, right?

Furthermore, there was something hidden inside that couldn’t be seen, clearly deliberately hidden inside.

So Sun Shaozong originally hoped that the Crown Prince would directly drive out the Crown Princess and take the opportunity to escape.

Who would have thought that the Crown Princess discovered something so quickly?

After being reminded by the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince immediately remembered that he had an ambushed person hiding in the wardrobe, so he shouted, “Lord Sun, since Wu Chengxun has already left, what are you doing hiding inside?”

This was causing trouble!

He couldn't hide anymore, and Sun Shaozong had to grit his head and push open the cabinet door to get out of it.

“Ah!”

Upon seeing this, the Crown Princess couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaim in surprise. Her face, carved in powder and jade, instantly turned a fiery red. Her eyes were filled with shame and anger, as if she were about to nail Sun Shaozong to death on the wall with her gaze.

With such a gaze on his face, Sun Shaozong naturally felt embarrassed and nervous. However, he was even more worried that the Crown Prince might notice something. Although he had lost his basic function, the Crown Prince seemed to be more concerned about the color of his head.

Fortunately, the Crown Prince was angry with the Crown Princess and refused to look at her directly, which allowed Sun Shaozong to barely escape the disaster.

Sun Shaozong breathed a slight sigh of relief in his heart and quickly bowed down, saying, "I have been ordered to guard his Highness in the wardrobe. If there is any collision with the Crown Princess, please forgive me.”

He was politely explaining that he didn't mean to get into the wardrobe and look at things he shouldn't have seen.

After all, the Crown Princess was not an ordinary woman. Although she was ashamed and embarrassed, she also knew that this was not a good time to pursue this matter, especially with the Crown Prince's current nature. Although Sun Shaozong couldn’t escape punishment, she might not be able to win anything good.

It was just that…

The truth belonged to the truth; how could a woman's intimate objects be casually stained by others without causing her great shame and annoyance?

Especially among them was the bra that was secretly sewn by oneself, but after being made, it has been too seductive to wear with determination.

Therefore, even the Crown Prince has never seen that thing. If this grandson looked at it in a daze, it would be extremely embarrassing!

Thinking of this, she forgot to respond to Sun Shaozong's apology for a moment. Fortunately, the Crown Prince waved his hand indifferently and said, "What kind of collision is there? This is my meaning; you are just acting under orders.”

Immediately, he asked again, "You mentioned earlier that when my father conferred the title of Wu Chengxun as Prince, he didn’t intend to appoint him as the Crown Prince, but had a deeper meaning, but I don't know what that means.”

“Hmm…”

Looking at the Crown Princess, upon hearing that the Crown Prince had already asked about serious matters, the expression of shame and annoyance on his face gradually changed to solemnity. Sun Shaozong's mind stabilized a lot, and he briefly organized his thoughts before respectfully saying, "Your Highness, have you ever found out from Prince Xinyang's actions that he has been interested in the position of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace?”

Hmph~

The Crown Prince snorted coldly and disdainfully said, "When it comes to the throne, wherever there is a glimmer of hope, there is no one who won't be moved. Moreover, it seems that my father has the intention of appointing him as the Crown Prince. He is not only moved by the idea but wishes he could replace me immediately.”

“Not bad.”

Sun Shaozong explained, "I'm afraid it's not just him, but even Prince Yishun has already lost his mind by this ”bait.”

The Crown Princess couldn't help but interrupt and say, "Where does this start?”

“It naturally starts with the python robe on Prince Xinyang.”

Sun Shaozong adjusted his posture slightly to make them all feel like they were talking to him and then continued, "Now that the decree has just been issued, it must be too late to make the python robe. According to common sense, Prince Xinyang should come here wearing old clothes.”

“However, he insisted on wearing the old python robe of Prince Yishun, which didn't fit well. However, Prince Yishun didn't stop him either.”

“It can be seen that not only Prince Xinyang but also Prince Yishun was overwhelmed by this sudden beauty and couldn't wait to showcase this honor.”

“When I peeked in and saw that when Prince Xinyang left, his face was full of unwillingness. I'm afraid he wouldn't just give up the fight for the throne like this.”

“Lord Sun.”

The Crown Prince suddenly impatiently interrupted Sun Shaozong's words, "What are you talking about all this time? He won't give up easily. You don't have to say that, and I know that too, but what is the meaning of my father?”

With this patience, it was estimated that being an Emperor would also be a fatuous ruler!

Sun Shaozong muttered inwardly but could only make his words more understandable. "Report to Your Highness; in my opinion, Prince Xinyang will likely clear his relationship with the Niu family.”

”Clear ties with the Niu family?”

The Crown Prince was confused and inexplicably said, "Since he is the son-in-law of the Niu family, does this relationship mean that one can separate it?“

The Crown Princess beside her suddenly blurted out, "What do you mean, Wu Chengxun will choose to divorce his wife?”

Sun Shaozong nodded first, then shook his head again. Then, under the puzzled gaze of the Crown Princess, he said in a deep voice, "The means by which Prince Xinyang will clear his relationship may be even more brutal.”

Speaking of it, things were also unpredictable. If the Supreme Emperor led the establishment of the Crown Prince, the Niu family would definitely be the most important support for Prince Xinyang. But now he suddenly received the favor of Emperor Guangde, and his relationship with the Niu family has become a stumbling block for him to inherit the Great Rule!

And what Emperor Guangde wanted should be precisely this effect.

However, simply divorcing one's wife might not satisfy Emperor Guangde's hatred. Even if the entire family of the Niu family couldn’t be destroyed yet, it was not a problem to kill the daughter of the Niu family with a knife first!

Even if Prince Xinyang didn’t have such thoughts, there would surely be someone ”kind” who would remind him at that time.

No!

In fact, the words of the Crown Prince just now were enough to make Prince Xinyang resent the Niu family.

Should it be that...

When Emperor Guangde was planning, he already took into account the Crown Prince's reaction?

“Even more intense?”

The Crown Princess chewed these words several times, and a look of horror appeared on the rosy lotus face. However, after a moment, she couldn't help but question, "Qi-Shi has already given birth to offspring for Wu Chengxun. He... Doesn't he even care about the relationship between husband and wife?”

“I don't know.”

Sun Shaozong said in a deep voice, "But the Holy One probably knows.”

Since Emperor Guangde would choose the father and son of Prince Yishun and use this strategy of killing two birds with one stone, he should have at least seven or eight percent confidence.

The Crown Princess remained silent for a while before saying softly, "I heard that His Majesty has granted permission for Cabinet Xu to resign the position of the Crown Prince's Grand Master. Cabinet Xu has a relationship with His Highness as a mentor and disciple, and it should have been for His Highness to come forward and give him a farewell.”

“However, Your Highness's injuries have not yet healed, and it is inconvenient to move. I'm afraid we can only ask Lord Sun to come forward and express his sympathy for His Highness.”

“Noted.“

Upon hearing this, Sun Shaozong knew that it was the Crown Princess who intended to see off the guests, so he quickly bowed down and left.

The Crown Princess once again condescended and escorted him outside the door. Only then did she return to the interior and solemnly say, "Your Highness, Lord Sun is truly a rare talent with both civil and military abilities. Please do not hesitate to win over him, so that you can rely on him as an arm in the future.”

“Do I still need you to teach me?”

The Crown Prince curled his lips in disdain and said, "With these wise eyes, I have long seen that Lord Sun is a pillar of talent.”

Wisdom?

If there were any shrewd eyes, they wouldn't have let people hide in the wardrobe recklessly!

She wondered if Lord Sun had discovered that.

Thinking of this, the Crown Princess's face was hot again, afraid of revealing any flaws. She quickly pretended to be angry and stomped out of the room.