Chapter 543 - 359: Long Time No See, Hope You’re Well_2
What’s even more baffling is, among those who were burned to death, there was a guard from Li Tai’s residence.
When Li Shimin first heard of this, he was stunned for a long while.
The content contained in these words was too much: a lord engaging in indecent acts with his fellows, indicating it wasn’t just two people involved, and they were consuming opium; amidst this chaos, a person from Li Tai’s residence got involved...
After coming to his senses, he was furious, and it was said that he placed Princess Baling under house arrest and ordered the Ministry of Justice to investigate the case thoroughly. Then there was no further information.
Ran Yan was livid when she brought up the matter. She wanted to enter the Imperial City to treat Princess Jinyang’s illness, with the intention of gradually developing the career of performing autopsies, and also to plot for the life of Princess Baling.
Of course, it wasn’t that Ran Yan absolutely had to plot for the life of Princess Baling; if Li Shimin decided to keep Princess Baling imprisoned for life or to grant her death directly... But Ran Yan knew history; if things proceeded on their regular course, Princess Baling wouldn’t die for the time being.
"This crime isn’t on the same level as rebellion. The imperial family values face; they wouldn’t let us know if they were going to deal with such minor issues," Liu Qingsong tried to console a despondent Ran Yan (even though she was always somber, she seemed even more so now), "Besides, this case has implicated Prince Wei as well. Otherwise, why do you think he was so eager to recommend Su Fu?"
Ran Yan snorted disdainfully. She had no control over what Li Tai faced; as long as Princess Baling was not doing well, she would be at ease.
The carriage sped along the road under the blazing sun, with few pedestrians around, so the coachman relaxed a bit. Unfortunately, someone unexpectedly burst out from Wuben Square.
The coachman got a fright, hastily pulled the reins, but the carriage was traveling too fast to come to an immediate halt!