After entering the book, the vicious female supporting role became the heroine

Chapter 218 Caught in the act

Emperor Wen summoned Lu Zheng and Lang Ming to the palace, and said with a gloomy face: "I order you two to go to Wu'an Palace as soon as possible and thoroughly investigate the matter of witchcraft!"

After receiving the imperial edict and expressing their gratitude, Lu Zheng and Lang Ming immediately rushed to the Wu'an Palace without stopping.

Along the way, Lu Zheng, riding on his horse, asked Lang Ming with a worried look on his face: "Brother Lang! Tell me, why are we so unlucky? Why does His Majesty always ask us to do things? You can't just pluck the wool from one sheep! If this continues, I'm afraid we will offend all the noble families in the capital!"

Lang Ming also frowned and answered worriedly: "Brother Lu! I'm afraid this mission today will be difficult! Prince Xiao is notoriously difficult to deal with. If he is really involved in witchcraft, I'm sure we won't find out easily. Moreover, the Wu'an Palace is very powerful. If we are not careful, we may get killed!"

After hearing what Lang Ming said, Lu Zheng became even more uneasy, but the imperial order was hard to disobey, so they could only bite the bullet and move on.

When they were about to reach the Wu'an Palace, Lu Zheng seemed to have suddenly thought of something and said, "Brother Lang! I have an idea. How about you listen to it? Why don't we tell Prince Xiao everything that happened in the palace? In this way, he can find evidence to prove his innocence himself!"

After listening to this, Lang Ming's eyes lit up, and he immediately slapped the table and applauded loudly: "Brother Lu! Your idea is really brilliant! In this way, not only do we not offend Prince Xiao, but we also do him a favor! It will be easier to report to His Majesty when we return to the palace!"

When the two of them just arrived at the Prince Wu'an's Palace, they saw that at this moment, a mighty team was also leading the palace soldiers to quickly arrive at the gate of the Prince Wu'an's Palace.

After Lang Ming and Lu Zheng exchanged a glance, they dismounted from their horses and walked forward together to greet the virtuous king: "Your subordinate greets the virtuous king!"

Lu Zheng then asked, "Wise King! I wonder why you are here this time?"

The face of the virtuous king was full of anger. He replied in a bad tone: "I just received news that Xiao Jinghan dared to practice witchcraft in the palace! I specially led the palace soldiers here to catch him on the spot and make sure he has no place to hide!"

Lang Ming's eyelids twitched suddenly, and he suddenly remembered something: the virtuous king's biological mother died because of witchcraft! This was a secret within the palace, and the late emperor ordered the case to be hastily closed.

Thinking of this, Lang Ming could understand why the virtuous king was so angry at the moment! But if this happened, the two of them would be in trouble! Maybe today would trigger a fierce conflict, and they might even resort to knives and guns!

The virtuous king raised his eyebrows, stared sharply at the officers and soldiers behind Lu Zheng and Lang Ming, and asked in a low voice: "What are you two doing here? Did the emperor send you to arrest someone?"

When Lang Ming was pondering how to deal with this problem, he did not expect that Lu Zheng, the young man beside him, would tell the wise king everything that happened in the palace without hesitation!

When the virtuous king heard this, he was furious. He widened his eyes and roared indignantly, "This Xiao Jinghan is really stupid! Even if he wanted to save Luo Lingyue's life, he should never use such evil witchcraft! He even transferred it to the Queen Mother and the Queen. He is simply extremely evil and audacious!"

Seeing this, Lang Ming quickly explained: "Please calm down, my lord! We haven't investigated everything yet, so we can't jump to conclusions!"

However, the wise king refused to listen. He pointed at Lang Ming and said, "In the entire capital, Luo Lingyue was the only one poisoned. No one else was poisoned! Moreover, Xiao Jinghan was the only one who invited a Taoist priest who knew the art of witchcraft! There is nothing to investigate when it is so obvious! The facts are already in front of us. How can you quibble here!"

Lang Ming looked embarrassed and said hesitantly: "This matter involves Prince Xiao, I must investigate it carefully..."

The virtuous king stared at him with cold, oppressive eyes, and said sternly: "Lord Lang! Are you trying to protect Xiao Jinghan?"

At this time, Lu Zheng who was standing by hurriedly stepped forward and said sincerely, "Please calm down, Your Majesty! We are all investigating this case in accordance with the Emperor's order. We must rely on real evidence and not just conjecture!"

The virtuous prince stood there, staring coldly at the closed gate of the Wu'an Palace in front of him. His voice was as cold as the wind: "Go and break open the door of the Wu'an Palace for me!"

Following the order from the wise king, a group of well-trained palace soldiers rushed towards the seemingly indestructible door like wolves and tigers. They worked together and slammed their shoulders against the door, making a dull sound.

With a loud bang, the gate finally collapsed under the heavy load. Seeing this, the soldiers were greatly encouraged and they quickly rushed into the Wu'an Palace like a raging torrent.

Lang Ming and Lu Zheng looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly. They knew that there was no way out at this time, so they could only bite the bullet and lead the officers and soldiers to rush in with the wise king.

At this moment, in the spacious courtyard of Wu'an Palace, the alchemists were packing up the magic tools in the courtyard. They were wearing strange clothes and holding various magic tools, and it seemed that they had just performed some mysterious spells.

However, all this was broken by the sudden intrusion of the Xianwang Mansion's soldiers. These well-trained soldiers acted quickly, and pounced on the alchemists who were performing the rituals like tigers and wolves. They were agile and quick, and subdued the alchemists in the blink of an eye.

Then, the palace soldiers began to search the Wu'an Palace. After a careful search, they finally found a shocking thing under a big tree - a witchcraft doll that was exactly the same as the one in the palace! The doll was engraved with strange symbols and patterns, and it was obviously a tool used to cast witchcraft curses.

This discovery made everyone present gasp. Witchcraft has always been regarded as an evil and dangerous behavior, especially in the palace, where it is strictly prohibited. Now that such a thing has appeared in Wu'an Palace, it has undoubtedly caused an uproar.

The virtuous king looked at the panicked Xiao Jinghan in front of him, with a sneer on his face. He turned his gaze to Lang Ming and Lu Zheng, and asked sarcastically: "Now that the evidence is irrefutable, Lord Lang, do you think these people from the Wu'an Palace should be detained in your Jingzhao Yin Mansion, or is it better to detain them in the Dali Temple?"

Lang Ming took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Come here! Surround the Wu'an Palace immediately and don't let a single fly out!"

Then, he turned to look at Lu Zheng and said in a deep voice: "Lord Lu, please return to the palace immediately and report everything that happened here to His Majesty truthfully, and His Majesty will make the decision personally!"

Upon hearing this, the virtuous king snorted coldly, "Lord Lang's Tai Chi is really exquisite!"

Lang Ming pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly, revealing a bitter smile: "This subordinate has no choice!"