Ming Dynasty: Empress Ma and I swapped clothes!

Chapter 128 Ma Wenxiang's Handling of the Lu Prince's Murder Case!

The next morning, the rooster crowed, and the sky brightened.

A pale, fish-belly white appeared on the horizon.

In the courtyard outside Kunning Palace, a figure did not get up early to get busy as usual, but instead leaned against the door frame with a worried look on his face, looking at the scenery outside the palace with an inescapable sense of annoyance.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, why have you gone to such lengths..."

Ma Wenxiang felt like his head was about to explode with pain.

"woke up?"

A gentle voice sounded from behind him; it was Sun Miaoran adding a coat to his clothes.

Ma Wenxiang scratched his head. In the past, Sun Miaoran would have walked away laughing and joking, but today she stood beside him with unusual persistence.

Seeing his expression, Sun Miaoran rolled her eyes at him: "What, haven't you taken enough advantage yet?"

"How could that be?"

Ma Wenxiang gave an awkward laugh.

Sun Miaoran then gave a wry smile and said slowly, "There is a solution, but I'm afraid that Consort Sun won't be happy about it."

Although Ma Wenxiang came from a later era, he was not foolish enough to believe that the saying "the emperor is subject to the same laws as the common people" could truly be put into practice.

He grew up in that vibrant era, but that doesn't mean he was an inflexible fool.

Everything in this world must be done in accordance with the times and circumstances. If you insist on doing things without considering the actual situation, you will inevitably end up going in the opposite direction and making a complete mistake. Even if you have good intentions, you will only make things worse.

Therefore, Ma Wenxiang had already prepared for the worst.

"Don't worry, with Your Highness, His Majesty, and Her Majesty here, you just need to do what you're supposed to do."

Sun Miaoran gently comforted her, "At worst, you can pass the imperial examination and become a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial examination). Then, with your money-making skills, and without getting involved in the affairs of the court, you can go back to Qingfeng County in Daming Prefecture."

"With your reputation as a child prodigy in Qingfeng County, no one would dare to harm you."

These words, though thoughtful coming from Sun Miaoran, made Ma Wenxiang feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

After all, in the past.

He had always been the one who was mature beyond his years among everyone. He was always the one who called others "child," and no one else had ever called him that before. It always felt a little strange.

But now is not the time to worry about that.

Soon, the sky brightened a bit more.

Outside the gates of Kunning Palace, the men from the Embroidered Uniform Guard Commandery, along with Mao Xiang, had already arrived.

All eyes turned to Ma Wenxiang, clearly they were all fully prepared.

"What are your orders, Your Majesty?"

Mao Xiang cupped his hands in greeting, his voice steady and his expression resolute; he was the kind of ruthless person who was willing to go all out.

Ma Wenxiang could sense the ruthlessness emanating from him at this moment.

After all, now the entire burden of this case rests on him and Mao Xiang.

If the two don't work together to solve the case, neither of them will have a good outcome; that's a foregone conclusion.

Therefore, we must go all out; only in this way can we have a glimmer of hope.

"it is good."

Ma Wenxiang responded, his gaze sharpening, and then he raised his voice, "Then today, let me... and Lord Mao together properly evaluate the illegal acts in the palace."

At this moment, he was really going all out.

In any case, the worst outcome is just being sidelined by the royal family for a period of time.

Besides, he's still quite useful to the royal family, so even if he's not great, he can't be that bad.

Today, Ma Wenxiang was going all out; if anyone had the guts, they'd come at him and see who killed whom first. Just as Ma Wenxiang and Mao Xiang set off, it was already Chen Shi (7-9 AM) inside the Wuying Hall.

The court assembly at Fengtian Hall did not take place today. In the dimly lit hall, Zhu Yuanzhang and his son Zhu Biao were gazing at each other from afar.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were dry. He exhaled a long breath and slowly said, "That boy has already set off. He is doing this for us, and also for Bing'er."

It seems he does possess some courage.

Zhu Biao smiled faintly at this and said, "I'm afraid we still have the Empress Dowager supporting us."

Only then would he be willing to take a gamble.

After all, this man's initial ambition was nothing more than to become a successful candidate in the imperial examinations, amass great wealth, do good deeds, repair bridges and roads, and take two or three concubines to live a life of luxury.

Ma Wenxiang's past has long been thoroughly investigated by people from all walks of life.

This is precisely why those who hold supreme power in the capital can truly feel at ease.

Otherwise, none of the people in the palace would be kind, and they certainly wouldn't have entrusted this matter to him so easily.

"Let's see what kind of trouble this rascal can cause in this palace. If he really has the ability, we'll have to admire him a little."

Zhu Yuanzhang squinted, his tone tinged with a sense of loss, and slowly began to speak.

"Um."

Zhu Biao nodded slowly, his gaze deep and thoughtful as he looked towards the outside of the hall, as if waiting for a good show to begin.

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