Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 561 Judgment of the Du Couple

They thought victory was assured, but both the Li family and Consort Lan overlooked the Chu Prince's residence. Dugu Jingyao sent Feng Shengyi and others to search for clues.

Inside the Chu Prince's Mansion, in the Chenxiang Pavilion, Li Chu was gently stroking Dugu Jingyao's belly, performing prenatal education for the child, when Feng Shengyi rushed back, travel-worn.

In fact, Shi Jian was most worried these days. After all, she had heard that the people Su Zong sent out to find clues had been killed, and she was worried that Feng Shengyi was also being targeted and would meet a bad end.

However, seeing that Feng Shengyi had aged considerably and lost weight, but had finally returned safely, she had a thousand words she wanted to say to him. But she knew it wasn't the right time, so she simply said, "Feng Shengyi, you're back."

Feng Shengyi also had a lot to say to Shijian, but he knew that important matters came first. So he looked at Shijian affectionately and said, "I'm back. I'll go and report to the Prince and Princess first. Wait for me."

Shi Jian smiled and nodded, then knocked on the door and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, Feng Shengyi is back."

Li Chu stopped what he was doing and said, "Come in."

Upon hearing the sound, Feng Shengyi entered. Shi Jian closed the door and stood guard at the entrance. Feng Shengyi bowed and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness, I have successfully completed my mission and have found some leads."

Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao both looked at Feng Shengyi. Li Chu's expression turned serious as he said, "Tell me about it."

Feng Shengyi said, "Your Highness, there is indeed something fishy about the Du family. When I got there, I heard that His Majesty's people were also investigating, so I secretly continued the investigation by following the clues they found. I discovered that Du Bin does indeed have a younger sister, but I heard that two years ago, this younger sister of Madam Du came to seek refuge with Madam Du, and this younger sister of Madam Du is the same age as Lord Du's sister."

Li Chu pondered for a moment and asked, "Could it be that this Consort Lan in the palace is Madam Du's sister, and not Du Bin's sister?"

Feng Shengyi nodded and said, "Your Highness is wise. That's right. This time, I also secretly brought back Lord Du's younger sister with my guards."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Jingyao asked, "Where is he now?"

Feng Shengyi said, "I sent her to the manor and assigned guards to watch over her."

Li Chu asked, "Besides this, is there any other evidence to substantiate Du Bin's guilt?"

Feng Shengyi presented a booklet and said, "This is what I found by following the clues found by the people His Majesty sent."

Li Chu took the notebook, looked at it, and said, "Good, well done. Go find Zhang Deyu and go to the storeroom to get the dagger that was bestowed upon you by the Emperor from the Western Regions."

Upon hearing this, Feng Shengyi knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you for the reward, Your Highness, but this is too precious for me to accept."

Dugu Jingyao said, "If we can eliminate this future threat this time, Guard Feng will have made a great contribution, and you will naturally be the one to take the blame."

Feng Shengyi thanked the emperor again, but then said, "However, Your Highness, may I ask for a different reward?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chu asked with some curiosity, "Tell me about it."

Feng Shengyi lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, when I went to the south for disaster relief last time, I promised Shijian that if I returned, I would propose to the Princess and ask for her hand in marriage. But now that I've been back for so long, I haven't fulfilled my promise..."

Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao could naturally see the affection between the two. Li Chu laughed and said, "You, you, alright, since you've brought it up, I'm naturally willing to hope that you can find a suitable person, so I'll grant your request. However, there's no way to hold a proper wedding for the two of you right now."

Upon hearing this, Feng Shengyi was overjoyed. He said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I understand."

Li Chu then said, "Once this matter is settled, I will personally bestow a marriage upon the two of you."

Even though they were very happy, they didn't dare to laugh openly anymore. But when they went out again, Shi Jian could clearly see that Feng Shengyi's face was filled with joy.

Shi Jian asked, "You found out?"

Feng Shengyi nodded to Shi Jian, and said with a touch of arrogance, "Yes, I've found some clues, and the princess has even promised me a reward."

Seeing Feng Shengyi's childish behavior, Shi Jian was somewhat speechless, but still asked, "What reward?"

Feng Shengyi leaned close to Shi Jian's ear and whispered, "The prince said that once this matter is settled, he will bestow a marriage upon you and me."

Upon hearing this, Shi Jian was taken aback at first, but then a blush spread across her face as she said, "You...you should go back and wash up and change your clothes."

Feng Shengyi assumed that he had been in a hurry on his journey and hadn't had much time to bathe, so the scent lingered on Shijian. He sniffed it and found that there was indeed a smell, so he said, "Then I'll listen to you and go back to tidy up first."

After saying that, Feng Shengyi happily went back to his room. Shi Jian couldn't help but smile when he saw Feng Shengyi's silly look.

The next day, Dugu Jingyao took Li Shi and Li Ying to the palace to pay their respects to the Emperor and Empress. During the visit, Dugu Jingyao said she had important matters to report, so Emperor Suzong sent everyone away and assigned Li Fuguo and Granny Xu to guard outside.

It's unclear what they talked about, but all that could be heard inside was crying and laughing. After about an hour, Dugu Jingyao finally left with Li Shi and Li Ying.

The following day, Li Bi and Guo Ziyi presented the evidence that Feng Shengyi had given to Li Chu and the others in advance, revealing the crimes of Du Bin and his wife during the morning court session.

When Li Xi heard this, he was completely dumbfounded. He had clearly sent people to destroy all the evidence, so why was it still in the hands of Li Bi and Guo Ziyi? Did they find out when they went to provide disaster relief? And just kept quiet about it?

But now that the evidence was conclusive, he was unable to help Du Bin and his wife refute it. In the end, Emperor Suzong sentenced the Du family to have their property confiscated and their nine generations of relatives executed. Du Bin and his wife were beheaded at the Meridian Gate three days later.

Li Xi could only send his people in the palace to deliver the message to Consort Lan as soon as the court session ended. Consort Lan almost fainted upon receiving the message.