After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 449: Azure Dragon Sword

Prince Gong was speechless after being choked by the Tenth Prince.

When the people around saw that the Tenth Prince dared to shut up Prince Gong like that, they all thought to themselves, "The Tenth Prince is so cool! He shut up just fine. Who told Prince Gong to always act so arrogantly and always be the one to talk back to others? Now, seeing him, he can't even say a word!"

His face turned as purple as an eggplant, and everyone around him cheered for the Tenth Prince in their hearts.

"I'm taking Qian Musheng away now. Does Prince Gong have anything else to say?"

The Tenth Prince's cold gaze fell upon Prince Gong. At this moment, Prince Gong was already shocked by the official aura emanating from the Tenth Prince. He knew that even if the Tenth Prince did not have an imperial edict, his official rank and the degree of favor he enjoyed from the Emperor were far inferior to the Tenth Prince's.

At this point, Prince Gong had no choice but to back down and bow respectfully, saying, "Then, Your Highness, please go ahead with your business. I won't disturb you any longer!"

The Tenth Prince strode out of the execution ground with Qian Musheng, and under the watchful eyes of the other princesses and the officials in charge of the trial, he left calmly and composedly, or rather, quite openly and dignifiedly.

Not long after the Tenth Prince led Qian Musheng out, Su Xiaoxiao, Xiao Zhuozi, and the others caught up with them.

The little table and stool hurriedly ran to the sedan chair and stopped it. With trembling hands, they pulled open the curtain and saw that Qian Musheng had already fallen asleep due to exhaustion.

The two men were heartbroken; they had never seen their young master suffer so much or endure such harm.

The Tenth Prince told the two not to be sad, as he had already invited the best imperial physicians to come and treat Qian Musheng's injuries and illnesses once they arrived at their Qian residence.

Hearing this, the two were finally relieved. However, they were still worried about Qian Musheng's case. The Emperor's decree gave them fifteen days to solve the case, and during this time, Qian Musheng was allowed to stay at home to recuperate, as long as he did not go out.

However, if the murderer is not apprehended after fifteen days, Qian Musheng will be sent back to prison to await further punishment. Therefore, these fifteen days were requested by the Tenth Prince and do not mean that Qian Musheng will be released without charge.

Currently, the only suspect is Qian Musheng. If we don't arrest him, who else should we arrest? It took a lot of effort to get the fifteen-day deadline, so we need to hurry up and solve the case.

Su Xiaoxiao, who was standing to the side, was now almost full of confidence. As long as she could pry open the groom Xue Yuandao's mouth, she would be able to get some information out of him and find out who the murderer was.

The group returned to Qian Musheng's residence and settled him in his bedroom. The imperial physician came to examine Qian Musheng and found that he only had some superficial injuries and no internal injuries. Moreover, his current unconscious state was caused by poor rest and insufficient nutrition in prison.

This is all thanks to the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review; otherwise, Qian Musheng would have been subjected to severe torture by the prison warden during this period. The prison warden was in a difficult position.

On one hand, he was pressured by the Princess Consort of Prince Gong's Mansion, who insisted on severely torturing Qian Musheng. On the other hand, he was protected by the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review, who told him not to abuse his power. However, in the end, he still chose to obey the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review, after all, this was his direct superior. A local official is more powerful than a distant one.

Ultimately, while the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review did appear to have more power than Prince Gong, he still put on a show. He did indeed employ all the cruel tortures available to Qian Musheng, but it was merely a formality; he demonstrated each torture method to Qian Musheng without actually using them on him. As for minor injuries, the whipping and caning were done to some extent, but the other severe punishments were not used.

Therefore, Qian Musheng had some superficial skin injuries, but these wounds were harmless.

Qian Musheng was resting in his bedroom. Su Xiaoxiao was preparing to go back to her room to change her clothes before coming over to tell the Tenth Prince everything, which she had learned from Prince Gong's residence.

After she returned to her room and changed her clothes, she came out and passed by Qian Musheng's study. She saw that the study door was wide open, there were books scattered on the floor, and the chairs were overturned, indicating that someone had been in there.

Normally, the door to Qian Musheng's study is always tightly closed, and outsiders cannot enter at all. Qian Musheng only enters alone, and he even cleans the room himself, which shows how much he values ​​this study.

Su Xiaoxiao had a bad feeling. She quickly went into the study and found that there were indeed signs that someone had searched it. But what was this person looking for in Qian Musheng's study?

Su Xiaoxiao wandered around the study but didn't find anyone else there. She was quite bold; if someone suddenly appeared, regardless of whether they knew martial arts or not, Su Xiaoxiao would be at a disadvantage.

Su Xiaoxiao quickly ran to the front yard and told the Tenth Prince and the others what had happened. Everyone rushed over to see what was going on. They found that the study was indeed in a mess, and they didn't know what the visitor was looking for.

Qian Musheng's residence was very well guarded, and there had never been a case of thieves breaking in before, but this was the first time.

The Tenth Prince frowned as he observed how the thief had entered and his methods were typical of bandits; it must have been done by someone from the underworld.

He immediately thought of something, "It's probably still related to the Azure Dragon Sword that Qian Musheng got. I already know who did it!"

Upon hearing this, everyone stared at him in astonishment. The Tenth Prince said, "On my way here, I overheard this in a tavern. It's about the bandits that Qian Musheng offended before. The Green Lamp Taoist has been helping the Bai brothers search for Qian Musheng."

Master Qingdeng is here to regain the face he lost to Qian Musheng, while the Bai brothers are here to reclaim the Azure Dragon Sword left by their ancestor. They've found Qian Musheng's house, presumably for this very sword.

Then everyone suddenly realized, "But if they don't find it, will they come back?"

Su Xiaoxiao was also very worried, after all, the whereabouts of this precious sword were now unknown, and Qian Musheng was unconscious, so no one knew where the Azure Dragon Sword was.

However, this place is still quite dangerous for the time being. The Tenth Prince waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I have increased the number of people guarding it. This is not a place where those thieves can come and go as they please."

Everyone was relieved. Su Xiaoxiao was just about to talk to the Tenth Prince about the case. The Tenth Prince had heard some things about Qian Musheng's case, but he really didn't expect that the murderer was the groom.