After several days of investigation, the case finally made some progress, and both "Chen's Academy" and "Prince's Mansion" were under serious suspicion.

However, involving a series of murder cases, the clues are still messy.

Zhao Pu's shadow guards and Dong Qianyi investigated the backgrounds of the people involved in this case.

After Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang checked one by one, they discovered a very interesting pattern.

Several descendants of Prince Anpu’s family once studied in Chen’s Study.

Xue An and Xu Yun's father, Xu Zansheng, also studied in Chen's study.

The most surprising thing is that Qiao Wanwan, who was scared to death by ghosts, also has some connection with Chen's Study. It's not that he also studied there, but that Chen's Study has been expanded in recent years.

The houses were all built by Qiao Wanwan.

What Qiao Wanwan mainly does is to make a living by demolishing and building houses, but most of the buildings he builds are restaurants and teahouses, and they are all in a magnificent and exaggerated style. Chen's study is elegant and simple, not in the same style.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang studied and studied, but they always felt that the study was too suspicious. It would be great if they could sneak in and investigate.

…

On the other side, Gongsun and Zhao Pu stayed in the Imperial City Army's camp for a long time, but did not find many clues.

The object of Zhao Pu's focused observation was naturally the deputy commander of the Imperial City Army, Guo An, the eldest grandson of Prince Anpu.

However, Guo An has asked for leave these days, saying that he is sick and needs to rest at home, while the other deputy commanders are busy with their own affairs.

There was no gossip in the military camp. Of course, they didn't dare to express their opinions in front of Zhao Pu.

When Gongsun returned to Kaifeng Mansion, he found that there were two more corpses in the widow's house. They were the two people who were killed by the "ghost fox" in the legend.

The shopkeeper was indeed drowned in the wine vat, but Gongsun found a fingerprint on the back of his neck, which meant that the shopkeeper was pinned down in the wine vat and drowned. It was not an accidental death, but

murder.

In addition, the old man who accidentally took the rat poison was indeed poisoned to death, but Gongsun found that the amount he took was very large, and it was not like he had taken it by mistake. If he took so much rat poison at once, he would either commit suicide or be poisoned to death.

Gongsun shook his head and shook his head. After washing his hands, he walked to the front yard to find Zhan Zhao, ready to tell him that there were two more murder cases.

As soon as he walked outside the courtyard of Miaomiao Tower, Gongsun saw the red fox standing at the door of the courtyard.

The fox turned around and saw him, walked to his feet, circled around him, and hooked its tail around Gongsun's legs, as if it was holding him close.

Gongsun knelt down and touched its head with his hand. He sighed that the fox was so fat. He then reached out and pinched the fox's hind legs to see how fat it was.

After touching it twice, Gongsun found that the fox had a long scar from its back to its legs.

I opened the red hair and studied it carefully. This wound was carefully sutured by someone. Judging from the technique, it should be done by a very good doctor.

Gongsun reached out and touched the fox's head, "Have you been injured before?"

While they were chatting, Tianzun came back with Xiao Sizi and Xiao Liangzi.

One child and one child each took a piece of ice cream and ate it happily.

"Dad." The fourth son ran over when he saw Gongsun. Tianzun said while strolling, "I just saw the carriage from the palace coming this way. Maybe the little emperor is coming."

While they were talking, Zhao Pu came out of the courtyard with a few shadow guards. He also received the news that Zhao Zhen had arrived, so he went out to pick him up.

As soon as he walked to the door, he saw Gongsun squatting on the roadside and playing with the fox. Zhao Pu was stunned and stood there staring.

Gongsun also looked up at him, wondering what he was doing there.

At this time, the fourth son reached out to touch the fox's head and asked, "Who are you? I've never seen you before."

Gongsun was stunned, and Zhao Pu also turned around and raised his hand toward the yard.

Then I saw Ouyang Shaozheng walking out, followed by the red fox.

Gongsun stopped and looked at the fox at the entrance of the courtyard, and then at the one next to him - there were actually two of them?!

"Oh."

Tianzun also looked around - they looked exactly the same, both of them were so fat!

"That one is a girl, and this one is a boy." The fourth son patted the fox in front of Gongsun on the head.

Gongsun reached out and grabbed the fox's hind legs, took a look at it, and nodded, "Really, this is a male!"

"So they are a pair?" Zhao Pu looked at the two foxes that were touching each other's noses. "One male and one female?"

…

When Zhao Zhen was taken into the courtyard of Kaifeng Mansion by Zhao Pu, he saw a group of foxes in front of Miao Miao Building, two red and seven silver, each one as plump as a fur ball.

The emperor nodded, pointed and asked, "Which one of these is just a ghost fox? I want to make a wish!"

Zhao Pu glanced at him speechlessly - don't you think it's not chaotic enough and you come here to make it more chaotic?

When Zhao Zhen saw the Demon King sitting at the table drinking tea, he walked towards him with a smile. The Demon King gave him a greeting, and Zhao Zhen quickly returned the gift, "Don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously..."

Everyone looked at Zhao Zhen speechlessly - what are you afraid of?

Zhao Zhen petted a fox, said hello to Xiaowu and Yaoyao, walked around the zoo at the back, admired the koi pond, tasted Kaifeng Mansion's refreshments, and played a game of chess with Yin Hou

, and then returned to the palace with Nangong.

Zhao Zhen seemed to have done nothing during this trip, but in fact he had a profound meaning.

Although he left the palace incognito this time, he came in a palace carriage.

In these extraordinary times, Zhao Zhen's intention is quite obvious. He is "biased" towards Ouyang Shaozheng, and there is no need to grab the position of commander of the Imperial City Army.

So Zhao Pu personally ran out to pick him up just now, but Master Bao didn't go. This was something that everyone knew tacitly, and the Kaifeng Mansion didn't get involved.

Zhao Zhen's trip was a gesture to calm down the incident.

As for whether the party trying to cause trouble decides to call it quits or is stimulated to intensify its efforts, it all depends on the direction of tomorrow.

The matter of the struggle between the DPRK and China was left to Zhao Zhen and Zhao Pu, while Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang continued to investigate Chen's study.

The two of them thought of a way and asked the eighth prince to help write a letter of recommendation, recommending a "little prince" to study in the study.

And the best candidate for this young prince... is naturally the fourth son.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang went to borrow the fourth son from Gongsun. Chen's study has regulations. To enter the study, one must check his identity, secondly, he must pay money, thirdly, he must have a letter of recommendation, and most importantly, he must take the entrance exam - so the fourth son must be admitted.

Zi is the most suitable candidate.

Afraid that Gongsun would be worried, Zhan Zhao specifically inquired that each student entering the study room could bring two people with him, one to accompany the other student.

The book boy asked Xiao Liangzi to do the job, so that he could protect the fourth son. As for the accompanying student, Zhan Zhao specially invited Yin Hou to accompany the fourth son in, and he was responsible for the child's safety throughout the whole process.

Everything has been arranged so well, Gongsun naturally has no objection, and the fourth son is also willing to help.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang packed up and saluted, then took the fourth son, Xiao Liangzi and Yin Hou to ride a carriage overnight and rushed to Daming Mansion.

…

At noon the next day, Yin Hou led Xiao Sizi and Xiao Liangzi and appeared in front of the door of Chen's study.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were following secretly not far away.

The little fourth son was wearing a white student robe, neatly tidied up, holding Yin Hou's hand, and beside him was the little Liangzi who was carrying the Four Treasures of the Study.

Yin Hou handed the eight princes' letters of recommendation and invitations to the guard at the door of the study.

After a while, the dean of Chen's Academy came out to greet him in person.

The eighth prince said in his letter that the fourth son was his nephew, the youngest son of Princess Che's brother, and his adopted son, so he was the young prince.

The seniority of the Eighth Prince is quite clear. The fourth son is Zhao Pu's godson, and he is Zhao Pu's elder brother. In other words, the fourth son is also his adopted son.

The dean of Chen's Academy is Chen Hua, who is in his fifties. He also taught at Taixue for a period of time and is a famous and talented scholar.

When Chen Hua went out and saw Yin Hou, he was startled. After all, he was a demon king. His aura was a bit intimidating, and it was different from that of an escort from a wealthy family. This felt a bit too domineering...

In the alley not far away, Zhan Zhao was a little worried, "Oh no, will the secret be exposed?"

The fifth master was very calm, "Don't be afraid, the fourth son is here."

Sure enough, just when Chen Hua and Yin Hou looked at each other, the fourth son said at the right time, "Hello, Master."

When Chen Hua lowered his head and saw the fourth son, he immediately beamed, "Little prince..."

The fourth son bowed to Chen Hua.

Chen Hua was a little dizzy, wondering whose child was so cute, with complete etiquette and elegant manners, so he hurried inside to welcome him.

Xiao Liangzi carried the four treasures of the study on his back and followed Xiao Sizi into the study. Yin Hou followed behind and walked in. He even glanced back before entering the door.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang breathed a sigh of relief. Following the route they had explored before, they climbed over the wall and onto the roof to observe in secret.

Chen Hua took the fourth son and the others to the study room, where several wives were sitting, all reading the recommendation letter from the Eighth Prince.

The fourth son came in and bowed to the ladies one by one.

Yin Hou and Xiao Liangzi were watching from the side. They visually inspected that all the concubines had been "captured". They felt that they could enroll directly without taking any exams. Sure enough, no one could resist the charm of the fourth master.

The fourth son walked to a chair in the room and sat down. Several masters chatted with him one by one, asking various questions about astronomy, geography, humanities and history, and the fourth son answered them fluently.

Finally, several masters asked him what he was good at, and the fourth master talked about pharmacology and even memorized the pharmacopoeia.

Taking out the Four Treasures of the Study, the fourth son wrote, drew, and played a piece of music. The wives were so beautiful that they nodded. They originally thought that the heir of the royal family would be a second-generation ancestor, but who knew he would turn out to be a young talent and smart and cute!
To be continued...