The Imperial Coroner Episode 26 Recap
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Li Zhang is now missing, and the Prefectural Office suddenly caught fire last night. According to subordinates' reports, all those who set the fire were officers and soldiers of the Southwest Military Commissioner. However, Xiao Jinli only brought a few soldiers this time, so it's impossible for more than twenty people to appear out of thin air, unless they were dispatched from the camp, which would mean the person who gave the order was General Leng.
Coincidentally, at this time, Xiao Jinli finally found Li Zhang near the cave. However, Li Zhang was completely insane. After waking up, he knelt on the bed performing a grand ceremony, mumbling something that seemed to be related to His Highness. Xiao Jinyu felt a premonition of danger and quickly ordered Xiao Jinli to instruct his trusted subordinates to quickly cordon off the courtyard. No one was allowed to approach without permission, except for Leng Yue and Jing Yi.
County Magistrate Zheng Youde was forced to leave the courtyard. Only Leng Yue and Jing Yi were allowed to enter the house. As soon as they arrived, they saw Xiao Jinyu speak as Prince Chang. As expected, Li Zhang reacted quickly, directly prostrating himself before Xiao Jinyu, still in that panicked state. However, the information he revealed was baffling.
When Xiao Jinli heard Li Zhang shout that Prince Chang was of the legitimate bloodline, he quickly knocked the other party unconscious, as such words were a capital offense. However, Xiao Jinyu and Jing Yi both believed that Prince Chang was still alive.
Even without concrete proof, the mastermind behind cutting off communications between Chang'an and Qianzhou and instructing Li Zhang to privately mint copper coins must be recruiting soldiers and horses under the banner of Prince Chang, plotting to usurp the throne. As this matter involved many parties, Jing Yi disagreed with returning to the capital rashly to report to the imperial court, rejecting Xiao Jinli's proposals one by one.
Xiao Jinyu believed that Feng Jie's murder during his inspection of military affairs was very likely related to this group. He feared that a large rebel army was in the Southwest, and if they were to act rashly and alert them, it would inevitably lead to a direct confrontation between the rebels and the imperial court, plunging the common people into war. Leng Yue, hearing Xiao Jinyu's analysis from the side, took out General Leng's reply letter.
Through the letter's content, she learned that strange incidents frequently occurred in the Military Commissioner's army, with several people going mad and committing suicide, suspected to be caused by evil spirits. Therefore, General Leng invited Xiao Jinyu to personally investigate. Although Xiao Jinyu knew that the other party had deliberately set a trap, he still decided to put himself in danger to find the true instigator.
Xiao Jinyu wanted to arrange for the Chu family to go to a safe place to protect them. However, he had not been able to fulfill his promise to take care of Chu Chu for life. He should have protected Chu Chu well, but now that the charge of being a descendant of a rebel still weighed on Chu Chu, he had to let Chu Chu take risks with him.
Instead, Chu Chu didn't mind at all and took the initiative to kiss him, in this way reassuring him. Their time together became increasingly sweet. Chu He stood outside the window, witnessing the whole scene, feeling uncomfortable. However, as long as he thought of Xiao Jinyu and Chu Chu loving each other, he had no right to object.
Xiao Jinyu handed Chu He a token and the Chang'an address, stating that if Chu He was worried about his sister, he could visit Chang'an anytime. Because the journey ahead was extremely perilous, Chu Chu didn't care at all and was willing to follow Xiao Jinyu, no matter what difficulties they encountered. Leng Yue sat alone on the rooftop, drinking alone. On the surface, she seemed calm and unconcerned, but her worries were already clearly written on her face.
Only Chu Chu could truly empathize with the constant fear of a loved one committing a serious crime. Fortunately, Jing Yi was there to comfort her, which greatly relieved Leng Yue, though she was even more angered by General Leng's heartless behavior towards their parents.
Jing Yi comforted Leng Yue, saying that as mortals, it was inevitable to feel depressed by unconfirmed speculations, but she should also understand that the final truth might be completely different from what they currently imagined. Grand Secretary Jing received intelligence about the Military Commissioner's army camp, becoming increasingly aware of the dangers in the Southwest. Princess Xiping also discovered that someone was secretly investigating the secret of dismissing the servants.
Emperor Xuānzong of Tang was furious upon learning that Xue Rucheng had been intercepted and his prisoner snatched while returning to the capital, and now Xu Rugui's whereabouts were unknown. Qin Luan thought this matter was related to Zhou Han, but his expression changed drastically upon hearing that Zhou Han had failed.
