The Queen Doesn't Want to Die
Chapter 147
Li Zhi Jin was the center of attention at this moment. Crime is usually not done without cause. There was no way that Li Zhi Jin who had never been seen in the palace even rarely anyone recognized him in the capital had a conflict with Zhu Man Xie who very rarely came out of the residence. Even if he came out of the residence, it was always with his servants as well as with other young ladies. According to the custom, he would not come into contact with Li Zhi Jin who was even very unlikely to meet him.
Yet it was also impossible if he would kill randomly as he said just to test the ability he had just mastered as the reason for killing Zhu Man Xie was far from his reach. Especially with the consideration of an ordinary folk not to deliberately break through the residence of a prince however casually.
So it is highly likely that he has someone else acting with him. Someone else who tries to be hidden and avoided from punishment will be accepted if he is exposed.
"Li Zhi Jin's. Again I asked if there was anyone else working with you?" Pei Zhang Xi stared intently at Li Zhi Jin who had now ventured to look into his eyes despite being extremely difficult. However he realized if he did not dare to look Pei Zhang Xi in the eyes at the moment, that domineering man would still harbor suspicion on him.
"none. There's nothing but me."
"You're really stubborn." Pei Zhang Xi shook his head. "Then, how could the jade hair ornament belonging to concubine Yue be a payment for your order needle? Do you have a satisfactory answer here?" Pei Zhang Xi grinned looking at Li Zhi Jin domineeringly.
Li Zhi Jin was nervous however he had the ability to maintain his composure. He was silent thinking of the answer he quickly found.
"I got it from someone who sold it to me." Li Zhi Jin replied, turning his face away.
"really? But I can't believe someone like you can afford this jade hair ornament. You must have spent all your savings to get this, right?"
Li Zhi Jin was bluffing his teeth. What Pei Zhang Xi said was indeed a reality that left him with no courage to marry the woman he loved and had to let her be another man's wife without him being able to do anything about it.
"God! Now can you find any other reason? Or you can get this decoration directly from Consort Yue right?" A huge change was seen on Li Zhi Jin's expression that had been nervous from the start. Concubine Yue Yang from the start shrunk her existence until almost no one noticed her being around raised her head in panic.
"Cannot be. With our status so far away, there's no way we know each other."
"Oh yeah? But I have someone here who can testify if you two know each other and even see each other often."
A guard brought in an old woman whose hair had almost turned white. The woman lowered her head without daring to look at anyone who was in that place. He was just an owner of a small inn that was in a village on the outskirts of the capital. He did not even know the reason for being brought to that place by some formally dressed men of the Yunguang bureau to date.
"Honor to the Crown Prince." The old woman bowed to Pei Zhang Xi who looked the most domineering there. Pei Zhang Xi nodded.
"Hamba is the innkeeper of Hua Liang who is in Xia village east of the capital." Continue the old woman.
"Now lift up your head and take a good look at this man." Pei Zhang Xi pointed at Li Zhi Jin who turned his face away as everyone's attention even more so the old woman pointed at him.
"Do you recognize him?" Pei Zhang Xi asked with a smile on his lips.
The old woman nodded with shock in her eyes. He had long known Li Zhi Jin who had come to his place with his wife several times in recent years. Both his appearance and behavior always show that the man is a man who has good ethics. But from where he saw it at the moment, it was clear that the man who usually looked well-groomed at the moment was more like a criminal with two guards holding his hands to his left and right.
"Yes His Majesty. Isn't he Mr Li? Mr. Li is one of the customers in my inn. Since my inn was in the village and rarely had visitors on a typical day, I can remember some of the guests who came to the place of the servant. Including Mr. Li who will come along with mistress Li every year in the fifth month. "
"Mrs Li?"
"Yes Your Majesty. Mr. Li and Ms. Li are a very compatible couple and love each other." As he said so, the old woman had a gentle expression. "More when Madam Li was pregnant with their son. Mr. Li is supporting Madame Li who is two-bodied." The old woman continued with a smile on her lips without realizing that she had actually dropped a bomb that destroyed everyone with a sentence she said in a happy tone.
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