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Chapter 47: Unexpected Guest

Prince's Mansion.

Tang Yu knelt on the ground and said in a low voice to Xiao Shuang in front of her: "I am incompetent and did not catch the thief. Please punish me, Your Highness!"

Xiao Shuang knew that Tang Yu was probably even angrier than her for not catching the black-clothed person.

So she said lightly to Tang Yu, "Since the person was not caught, punishing you won't do any good. Get up."

However, Tang Yu bit her lip and insisted on not getting up.

Xiao Shuang said, "I have no intention of punishing you...I just didn't expect that there would be someone in the capital that even you couldn't catch. Before this, I had never heard of such a person in the capital. So this is a mistake of the intelligence department and has little to do with you."

"But you have been a bit restless and too arrogant lately, so you need to be more humble."

Tang Yu thought of the elegant figure that disappeared into the night and realized that there were always people more capable than her.

She had indeed relied too much on her own strength.

So Tang Yu whispered, "Yes."

Xiao Shuang looked at Tang Yu and continued, "Later, the Prince's Mansion will give you a new task, and you will have to work hard to hone your skills."

Although she said it was to hone her skills, she actually wanted to temper Tang Yu's sharpness.

Although she didn't say it clearly, it was still a punishment.

Only then did Tang Yu slowly get up and bow in thanks.

But she knew that with such a big incident happening, Xiao Shuang would not easily let it go. Even if they had to dig three feet into the ground in the capital, they would find that person.

At this time, the fourth prince standing beside them looked at the moonlight on the ground and said thoughtfully, "Looking at the back of that black-clothed person, I suddenly remembered someone."

Xiao Shuang frowned slightly, "Who?"

The corners of the fourth prince's mouth curved up into a smile as he replied, "The Prince of Yan wife, Chu Shao."

...

The next morning.

The news of the assassination attempt at the Prince's Mansion last night spread throughout the capital.

Although the fourth prince himself was unharmed, his steward died in a strange fire.

It was said that the fire was suspicious and seemed to have been deliberately set.

The steward's hands were also cut off and his kneecap was broken, making his death extremely tragic.

If it had been the steward of an ordinary family, it would have been understandable, but it happened in the Prince's Mansion. Moreover, the deceased steward was also a distant relative of the Empress Mu.

Coupled with the fact that the assassination case of the Crown Prince a few days ago still had no clear explanation, the Emperor was angry and ordered the Ministry of Justice to investigate these two cases thoroughly.

Also, the case of the Prince Yan being assassinated a few days ago has yet to be solved, and the emperor was furious. He ordered the Ministry of Justice to thoroughly investigate both cases.

The Minister of Justice reluctantly took on the order, knowing that these two cases were not trivial and likely involved many struggles and conflicts among the nobles.