The reborn prince can't be pushed down

Chapter 29 Finding the Truth
"Mother!"

Seeing the queen waking up leisurely, Ning Yuezhao knelt down in front of the bed and confessed her mistakes.

"In your eyes, do you still have my mother?"

The queen was still angry, and she was struggling to sit up, Bitao hurriedly stepped forward to support her and put a pillow for her.

"Your Majesty, the princess already knows her mistake, so please forgive her." Bitao persuaded her.

Ning Yuezhao knelt and said nothing, just lowered her head.

The queen trembled and said: "I have worked hard to plan for you, just to hope that you can sit on the throne more securely in the future, but look at what you have done? Where do you put the Jiang family? What will you do? Where is the dignity of the royal family?"

When she was in a hurry, the queen felt her blood surge again, and she kept patting her chest to smooth the air.

Ning Yuezhao couldn't help but shed tears, took a few steps on her knees, and grabbed the Queen's hand, "Mother, I know I was wrong..."

The queen sighed softly and said: "I'm old, and I can't control you anymore. If you really don't like this marriage, you can leave. I'm also a dying person, and it's okay to get rid of this old face." No problem."

Ning Yuezhao was struck by lightning, she had been resisting her marriage with Jiang Nian, but now facing her mother's pale face, she could no longer say anything about canceling the marriage.

Therefore, Ning Yuezhao shook his head, "No, I will put the overall situation first. My Jiang Nian's wedding will be held as scheduled."

After finishing speaking, she solemnly kowtowed to the queen.

Only then did the queen's expression soften a little, "Okay, get up, the prince of a country is crying, what does it look like!"

"Yes." Ning Yuezhao stood up.

At this time, people from Tai Hospital brought the queen's medicine.

Ning Yuezhao took the medicine bowl and fed the medicine to the queen herself.She scooped up a spoonful of concoction and blew it carefully before feeding it to the queen.

Seeing that she was so obedient, the empress' anger disappeared.

After using the medicine, the queen said calmly, "I understand Jiang Nian, he is definitely not the kind of narrow-minded person. What happened last night must have nothing to do with him."

Ning Yuezhao handed the medicine bowl to the maid, and frowned slightly, "I also think that Jiang Nian is not such a person, and there are still many doubts about this matter, I will urge Zuo Ming to find out the truth as soon as possible."

The queen rubbed her temples, "I'm a little tired, you go now."

"Yes, Erchen retire."

At this moment, Jiang Nian was in the lobby of the Forbidden Army Governor's Mansion, and Zuo Mingduan was sitting in the middle seat.

"I want to see Lin Zhou, please let Commander Zuo be more accommodating." Jiang Nian bluntly stated his request.

Zuo Ming was a little surprised by his visit, because he had always had a good impression of this new champion because of the incident with Tilian.However, as the commander of the imperial army, he cannot favor anyone.

"Jiang Zhuangyuan's request, Zuo, forgive me." Zuo Ming also refused directly, "It is the responsibility of the imperial army to investigate this case. Jiang Zhuangyuan works in the Imperial Academy, and you have overstepped it."

Seeing his serious face, Jiang Nian knew that there was probably no room for change in this request.

Jiang Nian said apologetically, and smiled, "Jiang Nian was rude, I was just visiting as a friend."

Zuo Ming frowned and said, "Jiang Zhuangyuan, what Zuo said was not good. Now you are also involved in this case. You should avoid it at this time."

Jiang Nian smiled nonchalantly, "Since Commander Zuo said so, Jiang Nian can't avoid it. Shouldn't I do something for myself?"

Jokes, evasion, doesn't that mean that you will be caught without a fight?
Zuo Ming's frown deepened, "As long as I'm here in the imperial military governor's mansion, there will be no unjust cases. Jiang Zhuangyuan can relax and go back to the mansion to rest."

"Commander Zuo, I thought you were a perceptive person, but now it seems that I was wrong." Jiang Nian suddenly suppressed his smile, and his tone was a bit cold.

Zuo Ming was a little annoyed, "Jiang Zhuangyuan pays attention to his words, this is the Imperial Palace of the Imperial Army, you are not allowed to be presumptuous!"

The Commander of the Forbidden Army is a fourth-rank official position, and Jiang Nian is currently only a sixth-rank editor. Zuo Ming used to respect him as a prospective son-in-law, but now that he is so rude, he has become tough.

Seeing that the boss was angry, the guards of the forbidden army present all held the handle of the knife, and the sharp edge was slightly out of the sheath. They took a step forward and glared at Jiang Nian.

Jiang Nian was in the middle of the war without any fear, and raised his head and said, "Oh, just relying on a few gossips, Commander Zuo identified me as a suspect. Dare I ask you to rely on the wind to handle the case?"

Hearing this, Zuo Ming clenched his fists, his knuckles turned white, and the veins on the back of his hands were bulging. He gritted his teeth and said, "Really? Zuo is not talented, what can Jiang Zhuangyuan teach you?"

Jiang Nian habitually twitched the corners of his mouth, with a half-smile, "I don't dare to teach you, but I just have a few doubts."

Zuo Ming looked at him condescendingly, "Say it!"

"First, since the fire in the Dianzang Pavilion was deliberately set on fire and fueled with kerosene, where did the kerosene come from?" Jiang Nian pointed out the first doubt.

Zuo Ming snorted disdainfully: "This officer has also thought of this, and is investigating."

Jiang Nian continued: "Secondly, it's impossible to bring kerosene in with your hands, right? There must be a container for it, have you looked for it?"

Zuo Ming said: "How do you know that we didn't find it, but we searched the entire Tai Hospital, but we didn't find any container of kerosene."

Jiang Nian smiled lightly, "Then we'll talk about this question later. You said you took the pulse of An Yuyi and found that there was residual drug in his body, so have you checked Lin Zhou?"

Zuo Ming shook his head, and asked back: "Is this necessary? He is an arsonist, will he drug himself?"

A deep look flashed across Jiang Nian's eyes, and his tone became more serious, "Commander Zuo, whether the person who set the fire was in Linzhou has yet to be verified. How can you convict him without a joint trial by the three courts?"

Zuo Ming didn't investigate for a while, and caught Jiang Nian's loopholes, but he also had to admit that the doubts Jiang Nian mentioned hit the nail on the head.

Seeing that Zuo Ming was silent, Jiang Nian slowed down his tone, "Commander Zuo, I want you to accompany me to Dianzang Pavilion, maybe there will be something to gain."

"This..." Zuo Ming hesitated.

"Let him go!"

A crisp female voice came from outside the hall, and Ning Yuezhao, who was wearing a red palace attire, walked slowly into the hall.

"See Your Highness the Princess!" The people from the Imperial Army's Governor's Mansion knelt on the ground.

In fact, Ning Yuezhao had already arrived outside the lobby just now, and when she heard Jiang Nian and Zuo Ming arguing fiercely, she wanted to see Jiang Nian's performance, so she stood outside the door and listened, refusing to let the guards pass the news.

"Stay flat." Ning Yuezhao raised her hand for a little support, and looked at Zuo Ming seriously, "Let's go to Dianzang Pavilion, I also want to see what's going on."

As a result, a group of people came to the Diancang Pavilion that had basically been reduced to scorched earth.

The guards of the imperial army protected the site tightly, and the ruins still kept their original appearance.

There was still a strong smell of fireworks in the air, which stimulated Ning Yuezhao's nasal cavity. She frowned and asked, "Have you found any useful physical evidence?"

Zuo Ming shook his head: "Your Highness, the Dianzang Pavilion is full of books. The fire was so fierce that it was almost reduced to scorched earth. There were only two charred teacups and some pieces of porcelain, but they were all burnt. Is it going to be like that?"

Jiang Nian didn't talk nonsense with Zuo Ming, he stepped directly onto the ruins, and began to examine carefully, not caring that the scorched ruins would stain his clothes.

Seeing that he was focused, Ning Yuezhao signaled Zuo Ming not to disturb him.

Jiang Nian rummaged for a while, but his fair and slender hands were already stained with scorched black, even the hem of his robe was not spared.

Not long after, he pointed to a place of scorched earth and said, "The traces of burning here are the most serious, and the fire should have started from here."

Ning Yuezhao looked at Zuo Ming, but saw him nodding his head, confirming that Jiang Nian's deduction was correct.

"What was the original location here?" Jiang Nian asked after taking a few steps in the same place.

Based on the results of the previous investigation, Zuo Ming said, "This is an open space, with bookshelves on both sides."

"Don't you think it's strange? If one person wants to set fire to it, it's better to light it on a bookshelf full of books, right?" Jiang Nian pointed out another suspicious point.

Zuo Ming also walked into the ruins, stood with Jiang Nian, pointed to the ashes on the ground with his scabbard, and said, "These are paper ashes, which means that someone took the books from the bookshelf, piled them here, and poured them on Fuel fuels the fire."

"It's even more inappropriate to clean up. Why bother?" Jiang Nian shook his head again and again, squatted down, picked up some burnt ash, put it under his nose and smelled it, then habitually raised the corners of his mouth, and said firmly, "We They were all wrong, it was definitely not Lin Zhou who set the fire!"

Ning Yuezhao narrowed her eyes, "Why are you so sure?"

Jiang Nian looked at Zuo Ming, "You all concluded that Lin Zhou was the murderer because he was wearing a fire pocket and the hem of his robe was stained with fire oil, right?"

Zuo Ming nodded, "Exactly."

Jiang Nian laughed out loud, "Hahahaha..."

Zuo Ming frowned, "Jiang Zhuangyuan, what's so funny about this?"

Jiang Nian stretched out his palm towards him, "Smell and see."

Zuo Ming's brows furrowed even deeper. Although he suspected that Jiang Nian might be trying to trick him on purpose, but because the princess was watching them, he had no choice but to go over and sniff them.

The first time, he only smelled burnt smell, Zuo Ming smelled it again, and found something strange.

"It seems to have a vague fragrance."

"That's right!" Jiang Nian pointed to the ashes in his palm, "This is the smell of rosin."

Jiang Nian is familiar with all kinds of schools, knows six arts, and is proficient in piano skills, so he is very familiar with the smell of rosin.

Hearing this, Zuo Ming immediately asked someone to collect some ashes on the ground.

Jiang Nian added: "Before we thought that the arsonist used kerosene to fuel the fire, so the focus of the investigation was how the kerosene was brought into the palace. In fact, we were all misled by the murderer and wanted to bring a big can It is difficult to enter the palace with kerosene, but it is too easy to use only a little bit to deceive the eyes. Rosin can be used as medicine to support combustion, and it can be obtained locally in the imperial hospital."

Ning Yuezhao asked puzzledly: "But why did the murderer start the fire in the open space? This is not in line with common sense."

A probing smile floated on Jiang Nian's face, "Because he doesn't want the Dianzang Pavilion to be reduced to ashes too quickly."

(End of this chapter)