Chapter 1012: Chapter 875: The Old Case of Prince Qing’s Mansion_2

Lady Ji smiled and looked at him, "Speaking of the Qi Observation Technique! The most capable person in our family is Suisui, but she does not recognize the Princess Qing!"

Upon hearing Lady Ji’s words, Ji Youzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Suisui may not recognize the Princess Qing, but she does recognize His Majesty!

If Prince Qing and the late emperor were brothers, then if Lu Yunsheng is truly the emperor’s cousin, she would definitely be able to see something from both His Majesty’s and Lu Yunsheng’s faces!"

Lady Ji nodded, "That’s not incorrect, but there’s one thing you don’t know, and no one in the entire royal family knows about it, so Suisui certainly won’t be able to see it!"

"Ah! Mother, what do you mean by this?

What else do you know?"

"This matter I cannot speak of now; everything must wait until I see that child!"

Lady Ji was unwilling to say more, and Ji Youzhi was eager to press, but outside a maid was already calling for the "First Young Master"!

"The eldest is here, come sit! I just brewed a good pot of tea, quick, have a taste!"

"Mother’s tea is surely excellent!" Ji Youyuan lifted the teacup, took a sip, and asked, "Why did the seventh brother suddenly come back? Is it because the matter with Yunhang has been resolved?"

Ji Youzhi said, "No, but it’s almost done. I’ve left it entirely to Dugu to handle. The Empress Dowager and His Majesty urgently summoned me back to the capital to investigate the case of the Prince’s Mansion!"

Ji Youzhi repeated to Ji Youyuan the conversation he had just had with Lady Ji.

Ji Youyuan pondered and said, "An old case from over a decade ago, it’s not easy to investigate! If it can be avoided, it should be!"

Ji Youzhi urgently said, "I want to investigate!"

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Ji Youyuan and Lady Ji both looked at him.

"Why?"

"This kind of old case is very challenging, and I want to challenge myself!"

If it weren’t for this case being so challenging, he wouldn’t have rushed back so urgently!

"But this case involves the royal family and possibly the late emperor! Think it through carefully."

Ji Youyuan, being slightly older, had heard a bit about the events of those years. Some said that this matter was related to the late emperor, who, due to jealousy and in order to consolidate the throne, burned everyone in the Prince’s Mansion to death in a great fire!

"I know, but as a Divine Hunter, I seek the truth, and I want to explore it!"

Ji Youyuan couldn’t persuade him and could only shake his head, resigned.

"How do you plan to start the investigation?"

Ji Youyuan asked him.

Ji Youzhi answered without hesitation, "First, I need to find out whether Lu Yunsheng is truly a bloodline of Prince Qing!"

"And just rely on Mother to take a look?

How many people will believe what Mother says?"

Actually, Ji Youyuan really didn’t want Lady Ji to get involved.

So when saying this, he cast a somewhat reproachful look at Lady Ji.

Lady Ji turned her head slightly helplessly; she merely wanted to help her youngest son a bit.

She honestly hadn’t thought much about other things!

"You’ve never involved yourself in major matters in the capital, and if you rashly get involved now..."

"I don’t care about these things; it’s just that my youngest son wants to investigate a case, and I won’t publicly declare whether Lu Yunsheng is really Prince Qing’s child!

Who can trouble me?"

Seeing Lady Ji’s insistence, Ji Youyuan said nothing more.

"For this matter, you must proceed with caution. If you need help, come find your big brother!"

Ji Youyuan realized that since their old mother was involved, he certainly couldn’t stay out of it either.

"Don’t worry, big brother. This matter isn’t as complicated as it seems.

Suisui has already said that as long as we find someone who witnessed the great fire at the Prince’s Mansion that year, and have that person recall the scene of the fire, she has a way to bring Lu Yunsheng back to his past memories and help him recall what he lost, thus proving whether he is Prince Qing’s bloodline!"

"Xiaosuisui has such abilities?"

Ji Youyuan and Lady Ji spoke in unison, looking at Ji Youzhi.

Ji Youzhi smiled, "Yes! Her divine artifact, the Soul-Calling Bell, can do it!"

"The Soul-Calling Bell?"

In Lady Ji’s mind appeared the small bell that hung around Xiaosuisui’s neck!

"That little bell can really have such great powers?"

Ji Youyuan wanted to laugh!

Wangchuan can traverse so freely, what couldn’t she accomplish?

"You investigate the Prince’s Mansion case. I don’t want to stop you, but you should not get Xiaosuisui involved either."

"Don’t worry, big brother, I definitely won’t involve Xiaosuisui!"

Ji Youzhi made bold assurances here, little knowing that Xiaosuisui was already deeply involved.

Meanwhile, in the Minister’s Mansion, Lu Yunsheng was conversing with Minister Lu.

"I just got news that Divine Hunter Ji has returned to the capital; he entered the city half an hour ago!"

Minister Lu said to Lu Yunsheng.

Lu Yunsheng didn’t take it to heart at all upon hearing this.

"He returned to the capital, so what? What does that have to do with me?"

"What does it have to do with you?

Are you genuinely ignorant or pretending?

The emperor knows you’re a royal bloodline, the surviving child from the Prince Qing Mansion, yet he’s never decreed to restore your identity. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Moreover, when you attempted regicide, the emperor never decreed punishment either—do you know why this is?"

"Why?"

Listening to a string of Minister Lu’s questions made Lu Yunsheng unexpectedly anxious.

"There could be two possibilities in this: one is that the emperor has recognized you as Prince Qing’s line, and he’s unsure of how to handle you yet.

The second is that he doesn’t trust your identity and needs to investigate, and the person investigating a case from over a decade ago is very crucial."

Minister Lu’s words were a revelation to Lu Yunsheng.

"Divine Hunter Ji! He bears the title of Divine Hunter not in vain. If the emperor sends him to investigate, he will surely find out my identity soon and restore my title as the heir of the prince!"

"I think not; the matter’s been buried for more than a decade. Where would one even begin?

How long would it take to investigate?

By the time Ji Youzhi denies your identity..."