"Take them all into custody for trial!" Xie Tingzhou said coldly.
Everyone who gave the gift was imprisoned.
The person in charge of the interrogation below was very clever. In less than half an hour, Xifeng and Changliu had obtained the confession and sent it over.
Xie Tingzhou had just taken a bath, and some blood spattered on his body when he cut off the mustache's hand.
Xi Feng handed over the confession and briefly explained the situation, "All of them insisted that they did not know anything. The things were sealed when they were loaded into the truck. They were only responsible for transporting them. Only Chen Guang had his hand chopped off by the prince. Well, he said that he secretly looked at the small box, and it did contain jewelry, including a hairpin, a wooden comb, and a small wooden sword."
Shen Yu was not impressed by the other objects, but she was deeply impressed by the small wooden sword. Shen Zhao made it for her when she was a child to coax her.
She had specifically searched for it when she went back to Shen Mansion to move things, but she couldn't find it, but she didn't know how it ended up in Jiang Lianzhi's hands.
After Xie Tingzhou finished reading the confession, he turned his head and saw Shen Yu lowering her eyes and thinking, "What's wrong?"
"I never gave him those things." Shen Yu said, "I don't know about the hairpin and wooden comb, but the small wooden sword is indeed mine."
Xie Tingzhou put the confession on the table, "It's not difficult to guess. The things were transferred on the way."
"Why is the prince so sure?" Chang Liu was puzzled.
Xie Tingzhou looked at him sideways, as if he were looking at an idiot, "It's a long way from Shengjing to Beilin. If the dead people were transported when packing, they would be reduced to skeletons by the time they get to Beilin."
Changliu suddenly realized, "Yes."
"That's right. The corpses have been examined by Feng Yang. They were dead less than two days ago."
Xie Tingzhou remained motionless, "It's unclear whether the person who transferred the contract was someone Jiang Ji hired, or someone else."
"What to do with those people?"
Xie Tingzhou finally raised his head, "Leave the one with the severed hand, but leave the rest alone. Let him go back and report a message to Jiang Ji. Find someone to follow him. Don't let him die on the road. Make sure he returns to Shengjing alive." .”
Changliu was confused when he heard this, "But Prince, wasn't that thing transferred? Jiang Ji must have been tricked."
Xie Tingzhou ignored him and ordered them to retreat.
Of the people in the room, only Changliu couldn't understand.
Regardless of whether the body was sent by Jiang Ji or not, even if it was a serious gift, sending something as personal as a hairpin and a wooden comb still seemed like a provocation.
And Xie Tingzhou is the person who hates provocation the most.
After they went out, Xie Tingzhou leaned in his chair and looked at Shen Yu, "How did your things fall into his hands?"
Shen Yu took a look at Xie Tingzhou's expression. She was unhappy and depressed. She wanted to get angry, but she held back.
"You doubt me?"
"Do I dare?" Xie Tingzhou leaned forward and propped his elbows on the table, "How did that thing get into his hands? You have to think about it. That person is definitely not one of our own."
"I thought about it." Shen Yu glanced sideways, "Things flowed out of Shen's mansion."
"There are many people with mixed eyes, and there are many people who can touch your things." Xie Tingzhou said.
Shen Yu looked at him, "That little wooden sword is my favorite thing. Not many people know about it."
"Has anyone chosen?"
Shen Yu said the first name, "Shen Yan."
Xie Tingzhou sat back again, "You forgot a more important person."
Shen Yu said: "Who is it?"
Xie Tingzhou looked at her bewilderingly, "I'll tell you when you come over."
Shen Yu leaned closer, waiting to hear the answer.
Xie Tingzhou supported the table, lowered his head and covered her lips under her probing eyes.
There was fire hidden in Xie Tingzhou's body, and the kiss was fierce and wild. He didn't close his eyes, and his eyes were full of aggression.
"It's me." He gasped and said to her between kisses: "It doesn't matter who took the thing. The important thing is that I am angry and you have to coax him. As for Jiang Ji, I want him to die."
The hot breaths entwined each other, and Shen Yu wanted to speak, but was silenced by his kiss.
The case was accidentally overturned when Xie Tingzhou pressed over it, making a clang sound.
Chang Liu shrank his neck under the eaves and said to himself: "It's over. The prince has lost his temper. Will he hit the princess? No, I have to tell grandpa and let him persuade her. "
……
"It's so cold." The guard at the door rubbed his hands, and when he opened his mouth, white air came out.
"Yeah, it's a strange day today. Why doesn't it snow this year?"
The weather is not right this year. It rained for days in spring and summer. Many places in the south were hit by disasters and the harvest was not good, leading to a sudden increase in refugees.
Now it's winter, and it's getting colder day by day, but there's no sign of snow.
The pond in the palace was covered with ice.
Changliu didn't even dare to take the little turtle out, for fear that it would freeze into ice if he wasn't careful.
The guards sent away the generals who had come to discuss matters. Just as they were about to close the door, they heard a faint sound of horse hooves.
When I walked out of the door, I looked around and saw a horse galloping towards me. Before I even reached the door, I started shouting:
"Urgent report! Eight hundred miles urgent! Go and ask for the prince!"
When the man reached the door, he almost rolled off his horse.
As soon as the man dismounted, the horse also fell down, his whole body was steaming, and he was twitching on the ground.
The guard checked and confirmed the waistband, and did not dare to delay, so he rushed in to find someone.
The visitor didn't even have time to drink the water, and he spoke tremblingly, "Your Majesty, the Xijue people have made a comeback and raided Chihe's camp a few days ago. The Xiao family army was defeated!"
"Say it again." Xie Tingzhou leaned forward, "It's not Yanliang Pass, but Chihe?"
"Yes, Boda led a raid on Chihe."
Xie Tingzhou's eyebrows were filled with dark clouds, "They didn't attack the weakly defended Yanliang Pass, but they chose to attack the Xiao family's army. Why?"
Not allowing himself to think too much, Xie Tingzhou walked out and said, "Follow me to the camp and call all the generals."
It was already dark outside and the wind was howling.
Xi Feng caught up and put a big cloak on Xie Tingzhou.
Xie Tingzhou got on his horse and said, "Tell the princess not to wait for me and let her sleep first."
After saying that, one person and one eagle, they set off and left.
Xi Feng called the guards to explain the matter, mounted his horse and chased after him.
There was a solemn atmosphere in the camp.
Han Jiwu said: "Shengjing is closer to the north than us, so it stands to reason that the news will be received earlier than us. Is there any news about the imperial court sending troops?"
No one answered the question, indicating that no one had received the message yet.
The generals were sitting around, and Xie Tingzhou was sitting at the top with an expressionless face, but the candlelight made his expression look grim.
"What was the damage in the battle at Chihe?"
The messenger said: "More than 5,000 people were killed or injured."
There was a sound of breathing in the west.
The damage of 5,000 troops was no small matter. The total number of troops stationed on the Chihe border was less than 50,000, and 10%25 of them were lost in the first battle.
Xie Tingzhou glanced at the messenger and then lowered his eyes.
Chihe is not a river, but a place name. To the west of Chihe is a vast desert, and there is also yellow sand that cannot be grown in the pass.
The pass is sparsely populated, and Tiele tribes and Geluolu tribes from the Western Regions often cause trouble on the border.
This time, Boda, the leader of the Xijue, personally led the troops. He used all his troops to raid a place where food could not be snatched. Why?
