Zhao Xuanjing was patient and did not execute Zhou Feiyuan directly.
Such a lowly person was only fit to live on in a corner. Letting him die was too easy.
When Xie Qiao heard the Crown Prince's evaluation, she nodded in all seriousness.
Well said.
How could there be so much affection? He was just looking for an outlet for his own incompetence and cowardice. If it was really affection, when Old Master Zhou was still alive, he would go and settle the score with him, right?!
Although he said that he was dignified, in reality, he was just as arrogant.
Xie Qiao harrumphed.
After a while, she found the secret room.
After cleaning up the corpses, she counted over a hundred people.
However, they should all be maids. Their statuses were low, so even if they died, it would be easier to cover it. Therefore, this Prince Consort Zhou... was just bullying the weak and afraid of the strong.
Was Princess Luo Shu not beautiful when she was young? She must have been extremely beautiful as well. Why was she not dead?
Was it not because this person had already married into the family? If she died, the royal family would investigate the cause of death, so he could not kill her?
Princess Luo Shu... was in a daze at that moment.
"The Crown Prince is trustworthy. Although I know he killed people, I never knew that the first person he killed was my Imperial Sister," Princess Luo Shu was in despair.
Her birth mother's status was low, and she died early. She was raised by Consort Dowager Jiang when she was young, and was taken care of by the legitimate Princess Xingmo.
When her imperial sister chose her husband, the late Emperor had given her several candidates. Zhou Feiyuan was the best choice.
She also admired Young Master Zhou. Later on, she mustered her courage and told her imperial sister.
Her imperial sister said that she wanted to go out of the palace to take a look. Perhaps she could meet a confidant, or perhaps, she would see if Zhou Feiyuan was someone she could entrust to.
If she could entrust him, when she returned to the palace, she would tell her father to make Zhou Feiyuan the Prince Consort for Luo Shu!
She was ecstatic and waited with all her heart.
However, she never returned.
Sometimes she thought that her imperial sister might have met a confidant and wandered the world unfettered.
She never thought that... she was harmed by Zhou Feiyuan!
"In response to Imperial Aunt's comment, it doesn't matter whether I'm trustworthy or not. I have to report it to the Consort Dowager before I can make a decision," the Crown Prince was cold and heartless.
Princess Luo Shu was in indescribable pain.
Her husband and children had all been captured, and the truth of what had happened was shocking!
The investigation of the Zhou family took a long time.
However, when the sky darkened, Xie Pinggang took Xie Qiao and left.
Those bones had been sent to the criminal division, waiting for their identities to be determined and for them to be properly disposed of.
Now that the case was clear, the only thing left was to deal with the Zhou family, and it had nothing to do with Xie Pinggang.
As soon as he returned to the Xie Residence, he took a stick and stood beside Xie Qiao with a smile.
When he arrived at the living room, Xie Pinggang said fiercely, "Tell me the truth! If I were to use the method I deal with the criminals, your life would be in danger!"
Xie Qiao rolled her eyes at him and stretched out her hands, "Eldest Brother, beat me to death. You're so fierce, I don't want to live anymore!"
Xie Pinggang felt uncomfortable all over.
This girl, can she not learn from Xie Pingghuai? To be a little more stubborn?
She was so cowardly and useless.
"Tell me, how did you know that something was wrong with the Zhou family? You even know how many corpses are in that secret room. Do you have clairvoyant eyes and clairaudient ears?!" Xie Pinggang was upset, but at the same time, he was more curious.
Her ability was too great. If it was in the criminal division, what case could she not solve?!
"If I tell the truth, Eldest Brother... You won't burn me, right? We are siblings from the same mother," Xie Qiao asked in a low voice.
"What are you waiting for?! If you have something to say, say it quickly! Am I that kind of person who doesn't care about my family? If I really don't want to care about you, why would I bring so many portraits of men home?!"