Governor Ren felt that if the situation in the DPRK was analyzed, there were still many people who wanted to deal with the fifth prince.

At least those who hope to aspire to the supreme position have motives.

But what makes him feel strange is that if those few people really took action, in Mianzhou, a place far away from the emperor, even the prefect of Mianzhou is a member of the fifth prince.

How many manpower do they have at their disposal?

Everyone has dealt with him before. If those people really took action, he shouldn't be able to find no clues at all.

Moreover, he came to Mianzhou because a friend wrote to him telling him that the prefect of Mianzhou was lining his own pockets and selling his official position.

That's why when he came to Mianzhou City, he wandered around the city, trying to investigate secretly.

As a result, not long after arriving, before I had time to investigate, my attention was attracted by the affairs of Widow Liu and Zhou Xiucai.

Governor Ren slapped his forehead, wondering how he had forgotten this matter.

In the past few days, he had not let go of the Mianzhou magistrate. He had checked everything inside and out. Although there were some minor problems, there was really no such thing as selling off his official position.

Then there is a problem with the friend's letter.

In other words, can you doubt that it was not written by a friend at all?

It was just a reason to get myself to Mianzhou.

Governor Ren's beard trembled with excitement.

It's a pity that he didn't bring the letter with him. Because he was angry at the time, he didn't look carefully to see if it was the original letter of his friend.

Fortunately, his friend was in Mianzhou, so he could go and get confirmation first.

Ma Chaozheng couldn't figure out why Governor Ren was worried. In the past, he was not afraid of His Majesty. Why did he change this time?

He wanted to persuade him a few more words, but he saw Governor Ren standing up quickly and said, "Let's go find Mr. Baiyun."

Ma Chao thought that his governor needed to chat with his friends, and thinking that Mr. Baiyun understood adults better than them, he quickly called Wang Han, and the two of them escorted Governor Ren to Mr. Baiyun's residence.

After Governor Ren learned that Mr. Baiyun had no idea about the Mianzhou magistrate's selling of officials, and had never written to him.

He slammed the table and said, "That doesn't make sense."

He blew his beard angrily and stared.

At any rate, he is also called the Qingtian Grand Master by the people.

There is no case he encounters that he cannot investigate.

How dare you use him as a chess piece.

The person behind this is truly extremely audacious.

But the other party actually succeeded.

He has lived for most of his life and has never fallen victim to the intrigues and intrigues in officialdom.

I actually stumbled here.

After Governor Ren was angry, he covered his face again.

"It's really over now."

His lifelong reputation is really going to be ruined.

After bidding farewell to their friends, Wang Han and Ma Chao couldn't wait to ask Governor Ren what happened.

Governor Ren pursed his lips and said nothing. When he returned to the prefect's house, he was sure that there were only three of them.

Governor Ren said seriously.

"You should think carefully about everything that happened from the first day we arrived in Mianzhou City. Tell us everything you saw and heard word for word."

"Sir, you...haven't this case been closed? It will be handled by His Majesty after he returns to Beijing."

Governor Ren did not hide anything from the two of them, "I'm afraid there are still doubts about this case. I suspect that the fifth prince may have been wrongly accused."

"!!!"

This matter was no small matter, and the two of them were quite frightened.

Remember it carefully.

"I remember we just arrived in Mianzhou City..." Ma Chao said while recalling.

He said that after arriving in Mianzhou City, they followed the people who were watching the excitement to the government office, and then saw that the Mianzhou magistrate tried the case fairly and fairly at first, but later after getting the token of the fifth prince, he began to confuse right and wrong.

"Sir, I think there is no doubt that the fifth prince interfered in the court affairs. I personally interrogated the master at that time, and he definitely did not lie."

"Continue." Governor Ren's eyebrows were still furrowed.

Ma Chao was helpless.

We can only continue to say that after they exposed Widow Liu and Qin Mi, they were urged by the people to go to Qin Mi's house.

"When I saw His Highness the Fifth Prince taking the sword of the government servant and trying to kill Widow Liu, I was stunned.

Someone still yelled, ‘Protect the Liu family,’ and I realized what I was doing and hurried over to stop him.”

"Wait a minute." Governor Ren's eyes were blazing, "Who first shouted to protect the Liu family?"

"Isn't it you, my lord?" Wang Han interjected.

"The situation was urgent. When Ma Chao said this, I seemed to hear someone shout."

"You must have been the calmest one at that time."

Who else but adults?

"No, that's not what the adults shouted." Ma Chao frowned hard, closed his eyes and suddenly opened them again, "It's a woman. She seems to be the eldest lady of the Du family."

"Miss Du family? Du Ruoling?" Wang Han didn't believe it, "Ma Chao, are you sure?"

"I'm basically sure that I actually paid attention to Princess Ningyi at that time, so I saw Miss Du's family standing with the princess. I remember the princess's voice. It was definitely not her. It came from that direction.

Apart from the princess, there is only one girl from the Du family."

"Miss Du, Du Ruoling..." Governor Ren was pacing in place.

“Sir, is there any problem with this?

Miss Du's reaction was quite quick, but that doesn't mean anything."

Governor Ren shook his head, "It's more than just quick response."

Even if you use her natural calmness and boldness to explain that she is a boudoir girl, she will not scream in fright when she sees someone drawing a knife, nor will she be dumbfounded.

Instead, he calmly directed people to save others.

But what about adding another doubt?

"Ms. Liu was almost found guilty of adultery with her fiancé. Is it normal that she is so worried about Mrs. Liu's safety?"

"I heard that this Miss Du family is kind-hearted and saved Princess Ningyi who almost froze to death on the mountain. Is it normal that she doesn't want to hurt Mr. Liu's life?"

Governor Ren narrowed his eyes and did not respond to Ma Chao's words.

Then he said, "Say it again, this time specifically talking about Miss Du's family. Tell me everything you can think of, down to the smallest detail."

"Wang Han, go to the Du family and find an excuse for Miss Du to come out to participate in a poetry party or something.

Find a way to get her calligraphy treasure."

At this time, Ma Chao and Wang Han also knew what their master was suspecting.

Although I can't believe it, adults always have their own reasons for handling cases.

Wang Han was about to leave without saying anything, but was stopped by Ma Chao.

"Sir, no need. When I came back just now, I heard that the Du family had already left for the capital."

"What?"

"It was said that Mr. Zhou was going to attend the Spring Festival. It happened that the Du family also had a business in the capital, so they came to the capital in advance together."

Governor Ren:......

He was silent for a while, then suddenly slapped his thigh.

"broken."

"What's wrong?" Ma Chao and Wang Han were puzzled.

"Mianzhou is not far from the capital. Zhou Xiucai is going to attend the Spring Festival, so he can go to Beijing after the New Year."

Governor Ren’s quick analysis.

What's more, the Du family doesn't seem to have much business in the capital. If they are so anxious, they must have other things.

If the Du family is really the one behind it...

Governor Ren's mind was buzzing.

If they are in such a hurry to go to the capital, they may have some backup plans.

I don't know what I will do.
Chapter completed!