The collapsed road at the foot of the mountain was finally repaired, and the group could finally return to the capital.

Situ Yan and his men searched Luoyue Temple several times but could not find the assassin.

Situ Yan didn't give up at all. He personally searched the carriages going down the mountain one by one. Everyone had to get off the carriages, and people were sent to search the carriages inside and outside.

He didn't believe that the two people who died in the woodshed were Wei Heng and Su Wu, but their bodies were burned beyond recognition, and there was no evidence. Catching the assassins was false, but finding Wei Heng and Su Wu was true. He firmly believed that he had People were guarding every intersection, and those two people must still be hiding in a corner of Luoyue Temple.

As soon as Jiaoyang's carriage arrived at the intersection, the guard guarding the intersection was frightened when he saw it was Jiaoyang's carriage, so he stepped forward and stopped the carriage.

Bi Liu opened the curtain and asked, "What's the matter?"

The guard stepped forward and said with a smile: "Miss Biliu, in accordance with the prince's order, all passing vehicles must come down for inspection."

Bi Liu opened the curtain and saw only Jiao Yang and Bi Liu inside, with a box beside them.

Jiaoyang said in a cold voice: "Have you seen it clearly? Get out of the way of this princess. I am in a hurry to return to the palace."

The guard smiled apologetically, pointed to the box in the carriage and asked, "Your Highness, can you open this box for your subordinates to see?"

Jiaoyang's pretty face glared: "These are all my princess's intimate clothes. You can't just look at them."

The guard said innocently: "Your Highness, your box must be inspected by my subordinates before it can be released to you."

Jiaoyang said sternly: "Xiao Feng, rush over to me, princess. Anyone who blocks her will deserve to be hit to death."

"Scorching Sun!" Situ Yan heard the noise and walked over quickly.

"Brother Prince! Look at these slaves. They also want to check the boxes I put my clothes in. I am a princess after all." Jiaoyang looked aggrieved.

Situ Yan raised his eyes and glanced at the box, then waved to a woman beside him: "Go check that box."

After receiving the order, the palace maid stepped forward to open the box, reached out and touched it, and shook her head at Situ Yan.

Situ Yan smiled slightly: "Jiaoyang, Gu's men were reckless."

Saying this, he raised his hand to let people go.

After the carriage had traveled a certain distance, Jiaoyang opened the curtain and asked Xiao Feng: "The one who died in the woodshed wasn't Wei Heng, right?"

Xiao Feng smiled and said: "They were two of the guards who died on the mountain. I secretly hid the two bodies while the night was dark."

Jiaoyang asked doubtfully: "Isn't the road under this mountain blocked? How did you sneak people down the mountain?"

Xiao Feng looked at the green pines on the mountain and said casually: "It is true that there is only one main road going down the mountain, but there is a small road behind the mountain, which is extremely hidden. I discovered it when I led people up the mountain to rescue the prince and princess. The prince's people were patronizing them. If you stare at the prince and princess, you will naturally not know that there are other ways to go down the mountain."

Situ Jin's carriage was stopped at the intersection of the road. Situ Jin opened the curtain of the carriage and saw Situ Yan standing beside the carriage. He saw that Situ Yan's face was slightly tired and looked like he had not slept all night, so he smiled and said : "His Royal Highness the Prince searched Luoyue Nunnery from top to bottom last night. Haven't you found the assassin yet?"

Situ Yan was angry in his heart but could not control it: "Lao Qi was joking. The assassin came well prepared. How could he just let Gu find him casually?"

Situ Jin completely opened the curtain, and Situ Yan could clearly see the layout of the entire carriage at a glance. There was no one else in the carriage except Situ Jin and Su Ying. Even the maid next to her was standing beside the carriage. .

Situ Yan immediately let go. The moment the carriage started, Situ Jin's voice floated out from the carriage: "Prince, if you can't find it, go back to the capital as soon as possible! Some things that are done too much will always be punished. The people trapped in Luoyue Nunnery are all the female relatives of the imperial officials. Last night, His Highness allowed his subordinates to break in and search without any notice, which somewhat offended people."

Situ Yan's eyebrows narrowed slightly. He was indeed reckless last night when he was concerned about Wei Heng's safety. After all, he was the prince. Although the female relatives had complaints in their hearts, they did not dare to say them to their faces. Now King Jin directly complained about this in front of so many people. After speaking out, Situ Yan could clearly see angry looks on the faces of some of the female family members.

Seeing Situ Yan's displeased expression, the guards around him leaned in and asked softly: "Your Highness, do you want to continue the search?"

Situ Yan hesitated a little and turned around and said, "Don't be fooled by his words. He may have said this just to deceive others and make us give up the search. If Wei Heng was really hidden in one of their carriages and brought back to the capital, we would not be able to find him again." It’s difficult for him.”

Before he finished speaking, a guard hurried in from outside and whispered a few words in Situ Yan's ear.

Situ Yan's face changed greatly, and he said in a cold voice: "A bunch of trash, they searched the mountain for so long last night without finding anything, and they just found a path on the mountain today. Will this tell Gu that they are deliberately making people laugh at Gu?"

The man didn't dare to reply, and lowered his head to bear the anger coming from above. Situ Yan rolled up his sleeves and said to the people on the side: "Send someone back to Beijing to keep an eye on Prince Jin's Mansion!"

The carriage from Prince Jin's Mansion entered the city and did not return directly to the mansion. Instead, it headed towards the west of the city. Behind the carriage was a smaller carriage with Su Wu's body in it. The second room of the Su family had been driven out of the mansion by Su Quan last time. , so he bought a small house in the west of the city and settled down.

The carriage soon stopped next to a small courtyard. Su Ying got off the carriage and knocked on the courtyard door. The person who opened the door was stunned when he saw Su Ying, and then knelt down and saluted: "See King Jin, Princess Jin .”

The boy in the house hurried to report, and soon Su Zhong and his family came out to greet him.

When she saw a stretcher covered with white cloth lying in the courtyard, Liu Yinghong felt something was wrong. She ignored the salute and asked, "What...what is this?"

Su Ying looked sad and didn't speak. She couldn't tell them that Su Wu was still alive. Su Wu had killed Zhao Yan, and so many pairs of eyes were watching. If he hadn't used this trick to conceal the truth, the prince would definitely have caught him, even if he knew Su Wu is still alive, and she can't leak even half of it now.

The shadow on the side told everyone what happened. Liu Yinghong held her head in her hands and couldn't believe it. After not seeing each other for a few days, her daughter-in-law killed Su Tao. Her only son killed her daughter-in-law in revenge, which made her even more sad. What she couldn't accept was that her son-in-law was sleeping with her daughter-in-law.

She couldn't bear it for a while and fell down.

When she woke up and saw Su Ying sitting by the bed, Liu Yinghong jumped up from the bed, grabbed Su Ying's hand and asked: "Princess, it's not true, that body is not Wu'er's, Tao'er is still alive too." ,right?"

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