Just looking at the waist tag naturally couldn’t make Chang Ling tell who the murderer was, but it would at least convince him that there really was such a waist tag.
Xie Yu looked at Chang Ling with concern and said, “Lord Chang, nothing can be determined yet. You must not think too much. Be patient and give the Ministry of Justice some time to investigate the matter thoroughly.”
“What about the dragon on it?” Chang Ling asked Xie Yu again. “What do you think it means?”
“This might just be insignificant,” Xie Yu said. “It doesn’t mean anything.”
“Is that so,” Chang Ling said.
“Lord Chang?” Xie Yu saw Chang Ling turning around and walking away, so he quickly got up to follow Chang Ling and said, “Don’t think too much for now.”
“How do you know I’m thinking too much?” Chang Ling stopped and asked Xie Yu.
Xie Yu said, “Seeing a dragon doesn’t necessarily mean the imperial family. This is just a badge. Anyone who can carve it can make it. It is useless for you to think about it.”
Chang Ling stood still for a while, then said to Xie Yu, “Mr. Xie truly has extraordinary insight. Chang Ling has learned something.”
This time, Chang Ling strode away, and Xie Yu couldn’t stop him again. He paced around in the room. This Luo Wei! He clearly promised not to disrupt the government, but now, in this year of great war, Luo Wei’s actions were causing chaos in the court?
After leaving the Ministry of Justice, Chang Ling went straight to the palace gates and told the officer guarding the gates that he wanted to see Prince Jin.
The officer had also heard about some of the things going on in the palace. When he heard that Chang Ling wanted to see Luo Wei, he quickly looked behind Chang Ling.
“Don’t worry,” Chang Ling said. “I’m alone. Send someone to inform him on my behalf.”
The officer guarding the palace gates couldn’t afford to offend either Luo Wei nor Chang Ling, so he ordered one of his lieutenants to inform Luo Wei at Yi Jin Garden.
Chang Ling waited outside the palace for a long time.
Finally, the general guarding the palace gates couldn’t bear it anymore and said to Chang Ling, “It’s a long way from here to Yi Jin Garden. Lord Chang, please wait a little longer.”
Chang Ling didn’t say anything. At this moment, he felt that Luo Wei wouldn’t see him. He came here asking for trouble.
Just as Chang Ling was about to leave, the lieutenant rushed out and said to Chang Ling, “Lord Chang, Prince Jin invites you over.”
Chang Ling didn’t expect Luo Wei to really see him. He was stunned and was about to walk into the palace when the officer quickly stopped him and, pointing to the sword at Chang Ling’s waist, said, “Lord Chang, this is the rule of the palace.”
Chang Ling took off the sword from his waist and handed it to the officer.
“Lord Chang,” the officer asked Chang Ling again, saying, “Do you know the way to Yi Jin Garden?”
Chang Ling then remembered that he didn’t know the way to Yi Jin Garden.
“You escort Lord Chang,” the officer ordered the lieutenant.
The lieutenant hurriedly walked ahead of Chang Ling to lead the way.
As Chang Ling walked towards Yi Jin Garden, he asked the lieutenant, “Why did it take you so long just now?”
The lieutenant hurriedly said, “When I went, the Prince was changing his bandages, so I couldn’t disturb him.”
Chang Ling knew that Luo Wei had been injured and had wounds under his ribs. Even if Chang Ling knew that Luo Wei was deliberately delaying, he had nothing to say.
The scenery of Emerald Island was really good, but Chang Ling had no mood to appreciate it at the moment. He just wanted to see Luo Wei as soon as possible.
Luo Wei was sitting in the flower hall. When he saw Chang Ling enter, he didn’t get up to greet him, but asked coldly, “Lord Chang wants to see me, which really surprises me. Lord Chang should be going to see the Empress at this time.”
Chang Ling still gave a bow to Luo Wei. He didn’t want to mess with this person, but he had something to say and to ask him.
“Please have a seat,” Luo Wei said after receiving Chang Ling’s bow, pointing to a seat on his right.
Zhao Fu brought tea.
“What is it?” Luo Wei asked Chang Ling.
Chang Ling glanced at the servants standing in the room and said to Luo Wei, “Your Highness, may I speak with you alone?”
“Everyone, leave,” Luo Wei ordered.
Zhao Fu and his men left.
“Can you speak now?” Luo Wei asked. “What do you want with me?”
“Your Highness,” Chang Ling said, “I am just a person who can’t help myself.”
“I know,” Luo Wei said. “”There are some things you can’t handle on your own, so just because of this, you come to me?”
“Does Your Highness know about the Chang family’s matter?” Chang Ling asked.
“I’ve heard about it. I didn’t expect such a thing to happen to the Chang clan, a prominent family in Lingnan,” Luo Wei said expressionlessly. “The Ministry of Justice will investigate this matter. Lord Chang, please give them some time.”
Chang Ling got up and placed the paper imprint given to him by Minister Jiang in front of Luo Wei, saying, “Your Highness, have you seen this?”
Luo Wei glanced at the imprint and asked, “What is this?”
“I just want to know if Your Highness has seen this thing?” Chang Ling asked.
“It seems to be something from the palace,” Luo Wei said. “This waist tag is not mine. You came to the wrong person for this.”
“Then I want to see the Empress. Can the Prince facilitate it?” Chang Ling asked.
“The Empress is currently taking care of her pregnancy,” Luo Wei said. “Are you going to visit her now and cry with her as brother and sister?”
“Can Your Highness facilitate this?”
“The Empress Dowager has issued an edict that no one in the palace can disturb the Empress. Lord Chang, wait a few days before seeing her.”
“Then who should I ask?” Chang Ling said. “Does Your Highness want me to ask the Empress Dowager?”
Luo Wei took the paper in his hand and said, “This dragon has five claws. Only the Emperor can use it. It’s an imperial item.”
Chang Ling said, “Then what is the specific use of this waist tag?”
“You can ask His Majesty when he returns,” Luo Wei said. “How would I know?”
“Your Highness served with the late Emperor,” Chang Ling said. “Your Highness should be able to recognize this thing. I hope Your Highness can enlighten me.”
“Why should I enlighten you?” Luo Wei sneered, tossing the paper imprint to Chang Ling. “If Lord Chang has no other business, please go back.”
“There’s a ‘one’ written on it,” Chang Ling said, standing still.
“I saw it. What about it?” Luo Wei asked.
“Wasn’t Your Highness wounded by the former leader of the Dragon Cavalry Guard, Long Yi?”
“Why are you bringing that up again?” Luo Wei looked taken aback. He took the paper imprint from Chang Ling again and examined it carefully.
Chang Ling didn’t rush Luo Wei, and just stood there waiting.
“Twelve, come in,” Luo Wei called out.
A moment later, Twelve stood before Luo Wei and Chang Ling.
“Take a look,” Luo Wei handed the imprint to Twelve and said, “Is this the waist tag of your former Dragon Guard’s leader?”
Twelve glanced at the imprint on the paper and said to Luo Wei, “Your Highness, this is Long Yi’s waist tag.”
“Look carefully, don’t make a mistake,” Luo Wei said.
Twelve looked at it again and said, “It’s indeed Long Yi’s. Did Long Yi get caught?”
Luo Wei then asked Chang Ling, “Did you catch Long Yi?”
Boundless Dao 
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