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Chapter 513: Heavenly Secret Stone Warning

"Of course we have to make arrangements for the queen, but the court will not let the Jingzhao prefect off easily for his dereliction of duty this time!" The second prince said as he looked at the Jingzhao prefect, who had now collapsed to the ground, trembling all over.

The third prince immediately ordered people to block the downstream area and told them to start salvaging at dawn the next day.

"May I ask Your Highness if I can ask the prefect a few questions?" Jiang Youzhen said again.

The third prince curled his lips and said, "Whether you are brave or not, you have asked many questions."

"Ask!" said the third prince unhappily.

Jiang Youzhen cursed inwardly, "You're just getting to shore and you're already like this, aren't you planning to just let it go?" This was a life-saving favor.

"May I ask, sir, how do you sleep on a normal day?"

The prefect was already disheartened, and in response to Jiang Youzhen's question, he simply answered casually, "Not good!"

Seeing this, the Second Prince knocked on the armrest of the armchair and frowned, saying, "Answer carefully!"

The third prince immediately looked at the second prince with an inexplicable look in his eyes. He glanced at the second prince, then at Jiang Youzhen, as if thinking about something.

The prefect then said seriously, "In the past, I had so many things to do that I would not go to bed until the end of the evening. I would wake up easily and feel very tired after waking up."

Jiang Youzhen nodded. "In that case, the lord must be busy with official duties and worrying too much, which led to poor sleep. Then why did the lord take so long to come just now? Could it be that the servants received the news too late?"

The prefect was no fool, and he finally came to his senses.

Without Jiang Youzhen's question, he recalled carefully, "I usually sleep lightly at night. The person who came to report was Lin Fu, the chief steward of the outer courtyard. Because I was in a hurry, I just put on my clothes and rushed over with people. I still remember that when I got up, I was exhausted and my mind was a little groggy, so I didn't pay attention to the time."

Jiang Youzhen coughed lightly, then asked, "Who will serve you tonight, sir?"

Li Dongsheng looked at Jiang Youzhen after hearing this. Was this what he understood? Why did he ask so naturally?

"She was one of my concubines. I was in a hurry at the time and didn't pay any attention to her. Now I recall that she seemed to have nagged me in my ear and I couldn't wake her up no matter how I called her." The prefect recalled carefully.

"Sir, do you have the habit of drinking at night? How much can you drink?" When Jiang Youzhen asked that question just now, everyone present actually realized that there was a problem.

"On weekdays, I don't drink unless I'm entertaining guests. But last night, I was excited by Lin's talk, so I had a drink. But I can drink quite well, and one drink won't make me drunk, and it's unlikely that I'll be unable to wake up. Before going to bed, I was still energetic and not drunk at all."

The prefect's breathing became rapid as he spoke, "Could it be that my concubine and the thieves have conspired to frame me? They are holding me back because they don't want the government to support the rescue of the two princes?"

Jiang Youzhen immediately turned around and bowed to the two princes, "I believe that the two princes also have doubts in their hearts, so why not have people seal off the entire government office, lock up all the servants, and interrogate them one by one. In addition, the outer courtyard manager and concubine Lin should be detained separately and interrogated carefully."

The Second Prince nodded, and then ordered behind him: "Come here, take this palace's note to the Military Department to mobilize troops and quickly seal off the entire government office. Interrogate each person one by one, and bring all the confessions to this palace for review."

"Sir! Did the outer courtyard steward come with you?"

The prefect seemed to regain his spirits and nodded hurriedly, "We came here together in a carriage."

"Bring him here!" The second prince immediately understood and ordered.

Seeing how well the two of them cooperated, the eyes of the Third Prince and Li Dongsheng were full of suspicion.

"What is the relationship between concubine Lin and manager Lin? How long has Lin been in the mansion? Is she a family-born child?" Jiang Youzhen suddenly asked.

The prefect said without hesitation, "They are siblings within the fifth degree of mourning. Manager Lin is a family-born child. Manager Lin brought Lin from his hometown and brought her into the prefecture only half a year ago."

Everyone present understood that this was a setup! Now it all depended on where those two people were. Those people had started the setup half a year ago.

"Hmph! Lust blinds one's mind!" said the third prince with disdain.

A servant hiding in the shadows in the corner looked at Jiang Youzhen deeply. This boy is indeed capable.

Jiang Youzhen seemed to sense something, she felt a pair of eyes focused on her. She looked up and searched the pleasure boat, but found nothing.

Next, we can look for a breakthrough from the concubine and the external manager, but maybe it is just a coincidence, because the women in the inner house are very selfish, but it is also a clue!

"Your Highnesses, Lin may not be a spy, but Manager Lin is very suspicious. Although he is a family son, it is hard to say for sure. However, we can definitely find clues from these two people."

"Well! It's almost dawn, you should go back first!" the second prince suddenly said.

Jiang Youzhen choked and immediately retreated in a bad mood. How could he just cross the river and then destroy the bridge? Do you have any shame?

"Look everyone, the proverb appeared in the water!"

Someone actually shouted something, and Jiang Youzhen looked over in confusion.

At this time, the sky was slightly brighter and the river surface could be vaguely seen.

Everyone lay on the pleasure boat and looked towards the piece of land in the middle of the river.

"Huh? Was there land here before?" Jiang Youzhen was a little surprised. She had observed the river surface before coming here, and there was no such land at all.

"The water level has dropped, the time has come!" The third prince's face was extremely solemn, but his eyes were full of excitement.

"What time has come?" Jiang Youzhen was very puzzled. What were these people talking about?

"You don't know the Tianji Stone?" The second prince's eyes also flashed with brilliance and excitement. He stared at the land without blinking.

Jiang Youzhen saw fanaticism in the eyes of the two princes, and even Li Dongsheng was a little excited.

"You are not from the capital, so you don't know the reason. I heard that there is a Tianji Stone in Beiding River. If the water level drops to the point where the land in the middle of the river is exposed, the stone on the land will have comments about the people of the world or whether the next emperor will appear."

Jiang Youzhen: "What's so magical? I haven't heard of it before."

Is this true? Why does it feel so stupid? Jiang Youzhen thought to himself.

Anyway, she doesn't believe in any kind of Tianji Stone. Many of them are man-made.

"You are still young, and you are not from Beijing. It is normal that you haven't heard about the Tianji Stone appearing once a round." Li Dongsheng couldn't wait to go and see it.

One round? That means it appears once every twelve years?

"What was the content of the last appearance?" Jiang Youzhen asked curiously.

"It's a natural disaster!"

"The drought is wreaking havoc, and there are starving people everywhere!" Li Dongsheng stared at the land with burning eyes. If the water level drops a little more, all the Tianji stones will be exposed.

"The Heavenly Stone is about to be revealed!" He raised his voice with excitement.