"Lord Zhongyong pays respect to the Crown Prince."

When Zhou Yue saw the eldest prince coming, the expression on his face couldn't help but relax a little.

The murderer of his son Zhou Lie has not yet been determined.

He was already furious and wanted to order the guards at the city gate to thoroughly investigate what happened last night, but those people kept making excuses.

It goes without saying that this must be an order from above.

This matter might be related to some major events.

If it had nothing to do with Zhou Yue himself, perhaps he could still tolerate it.

But this matter concerns his son's life, how could he just let it go?

So since Zhou Lie's body was sent back in the morning, he had been filled with anger.

Fortunately, his subordinates just said that the eldest prince was coming and there were some details that could be discussed, so he couldn't help but have some expectations in his heart.

The eldest prince waved his hand, indicating that Zhou Yue didn't need to be polite.

Zhou Yue could no longer hold back his expectations, so he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, someone under your command just said that you have some details about my son's death?"

The eldest prince sighed.

Then he said, "There is indeed a little speculation. There is no evidence at present, but this prince has already guessed who was responsible for the death of Brother Zhou Lie."

He didn't say it directly.

Because in his eyes, the Zhou family is just a pawn and will eventually become cannon fodder.

But if Zhou Yue knew that this was a trap and that he had become a pawn, he might even bite Xuan Fei back.

However, Zhou Yue could no longer maintain his sanity at this time.

His eyes were instantly filled with anger, and he asked through clenched teeth, "May I ask, Your Highness, who is the murderer?"

"You dare to kill my son, the loyal and brave Marquis. I don't mind making him feel the pain of being unable to die!"

You have to know that he only has this one legitimate son, and the other sons born to concubines are all illegitimate sons, who have no qualifications to inherit the title of marquis at all.

So from the very beginning, the Loyal and Brave Marquis Zhou Yue has been training Zhou Lie.

But he never imagined that he would end up sending someone young to his grave.

The most crucial point is that Zhou Lie actually died in Xuanwu City.

This was their noble territory. How could they tolerate Zhou Lie dying on his own territory?

The eldest prince did not say Jun Lintian's name, but looked around.

Zhou Yue immediately understood what the eldest prince meant.

He immediately winked at his wife and concubine, signaling them to leave.

However, Zhou Yue's wife was somewhat stunned. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and asked in disbelief, "Master, should I, should I go out too?"

"There is something I cannot bear to hear. Lie'er is my child!"

Zhou Yue did not show any sign of softening his heart, and his expression even became more serious.

"What do women know? Get out now!"

His wife cried even louder and hurriedly left the hall. On the contrary, several concubines, using their handkerchiefs to cover their faces, couldn't help but curl the corners of their lips slightly.

The first wife only gave birth to this one son, and now he is dead, so any of them has the opportunity to be promoted to the legal wife.

In the future, their sons will no longer be illegitimate sons, but legitimate sons.

Instead, he became qualified to inherit the title of Marquis.

They were just pretending to cry over there. After the women left, the eldest prince said, "I think the loyal and brave marquis must have heard about what happened at Xuanyuan Auction House yesterday."

Marquis Zhongyong nodded, but a strange look flashed across his brows.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince means...Jun Lin Tian?"

Yesterday at the Xuanyuan Auction House, Zhou Lie was slapped by Jun Lintian, but it was actually not a big deal. It was just a loss of dignity.

But after that slap, the matter was over.

Besides, Marquis Zhongyong was also a sensible man. He knew that his son was in the wrong first, and he deserved the slap.

Although Jun Lintian has the Jun family to rely on, he would not kill people in the Xuanwu Empire.

And the people killed were from noble families.

Can His Majesty Emperor Wu forgive him?
After Marquis Zhongyong expressed his guess, Xuan Fei let out a long sigh.

"Ugh……"

"Old Marquis, my father has already known about this matter, and I even told him my guess."

The face of the loyal and brave Marquis changed, and he quickly asked: "What does your majesty say?"

A barely perceptible sinister smile appeared at the corner of Xuan Fei's mouth.

Then he continued, "Father said... he has issued an order that no one is allowed to embarrass Jun Lintian, let alone cause trouble for Jun Lintian."

"Even if it was really Jun Lintian who killed Zhou Lie, without evidence, he would definitely not investigate Jun Lintian."

"What?!" Upon hearing this, Marquis Zhongyong's eyes were shocked.

He couldn't believe it even more. When did His Majesty the Emperor Wu actually disregard the feelings of the nobles and instead do everything he could to please the young master of the Jun family?
Is it because Jun Haotian led an army of 100,000 to capture Xuanyang City?
Marquis Zhongyong has served in the army for many years and has a hot temper. How could he hold back at this moment?

"Your Majesty, do you really say that?"

Xuan Fei nodded heavily, then sighed and said, "My father is as timid as a mouse, and he is so timid. I, the prince, should share his worries."

"Zhou Lie is my brother, we grew up together. I will definitely avenge him!"

"But I don't have any manpower here, so I hope the old marquis can lend me a helping hand."

No matter what, since Marquis Zhongyong was given the word "loyalty", he is loyal to His Majesty and the court in his heart.

At this moment, when he heard what Xuan Fei said, his expression changed slightly.

Zhou Yue said: "Your Majesty is wrong. Your Majesty is not as serious as Your Highness said... The border is in trouble now, and Your Majesty is just thinking more carefully."

"Isn't it because of the power of the Jun family that Jun Lintian can be so arrogant in Xuanwu City? Our Xuanwu Empire is weak in military strength now, and Your Majesty is in a difficult position."

but……

Although this is what Marquis Zhongyong said, who can understand the pain of losing a son?
His eyes quickly turned serious: "Your Majesty is in a difficult situation, I know."

"But this revenge cannot go unrequited!"

"Your Highness, as a prince, you should not disobey His Majesty at this time. As long as it is confirmed that my son was killed by Jun Lintian, our Zhou family will naturally avenge him and will never implicate the eldest prince!"

A hint of murderous intent flashed in the eyes of Marquis Zhongyong.

"I wonder if Your Highness has any definite evidence?"

A sneer appeared on Xuan Fei's lips, but he quickly hid it.

"Of course there is evidence, but it is not physical evidence, but human evidence!"

"Last night, my guards were drinking in the restaurant next to the Nineteenth Princess's Mansion, and happened to see the Zhou Lie brothers hiding their whereabouts and taking the two people from the Qi and Huang families to the Nineteenth Princess's Mansion!" (End of this chapter)