When he heard Su Lingyue's name, Xiao Yu frowned and his face became terribly cold.

How could she be involved?

This incident was a conspiracy planned by Su Heng in order to return to the court.

What does it have to do with the moon?

But now it seems that it is not that simple.

Su Heng also came for Prince Su's Mansion. He wanted to kill two birds with one stone!

Xiao Yu's brows were tightly furrowed. He looked extremely cold at this moment, exuding a frightening aura.

He asked Yun Ting in a cold voice, "Did you see the dagger clearly?"

Yun Ting replied: "I saw one side clearly, but not the other side."

"Now draw the shape of the dagger!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After Yunting finished speaking, he walked to the desk, picked up the brush, thought for a moment, and then started writing.

Fortunately, he stayed in the inn all the time.

Yun Ting sketched out the shape of the dagger with just a few strokes and handed the drawing to Xiao Yu.

Daggers are very common and can even be found everywhere in the streets.

But how can they be sure that this is Yue'er's?

Just relying on a dagger like this is not enough to identify the murderer, nor can it convict Yue'er.

There must be something he doesn't know.

Xiao Yu frowned even more tightly, his finger joints turned white, and the paper in his hand became wrinkled.

"Yun Ting, what happened after you and Yan Qing separated?" Xiao Yu asked in a deep voice.

Yun Ting began to talk about what happened after he separated from Yan Qing.

After separating from Yan Qing, he began to fight with Sima Changfeng.

Li Mao's personal bodyguard Qing Xuan saw that some people who came from nowhere were fighting with the assassin. Judging from the moves used by both of them were masters, he was afraid that it would be difficult to determine the winner for a while, so he concentrated on protecting Li Mao behind him and worked with other guards to protect Li Mao.

Su Heng's assassins were still present, so it was inevitable that they were monitoring them. Yun Ting and Sima Changfeng fought with all their might, trying not to leave any flaws.

The two swords clashed together, and Yun Ting asked out the doubts in his heart.

"Why are there so many people here tonight?!" Yun Ting asked Sima Changfeng in a low voice.

The two men bounced away, then swung their swords at each other again.

"It was added temporarily." Sima Changfeng replied in a low voice.

It seems that Su Heng did not completely trust Sima Changfeng. Su Heng might have guessed that Xiao Yu would take action, so he sent so many people.

After more than ten rounds of fierce sword fighting, the two swords collided again.

"What's the matter with killing the princess?"

"I don't know."

The two men tried their best to push each other away and started fighting fiercely again.

Yun Ting tried his best to fight against Sima Changfeng while thinking about what had just happened.

Because of the death of the Japanese envoy, the two princes of Xiliang lived in the same room, and Qingxuan was always guarding the door.

If Su Heng didn't have the chance, he could have assassinated other envoys instead. Why did he want to assassinate a princess of a different surname? It was meaningless.

Everything goes wrong for a reason.

With the keen sense of smell that he had developed over the past few years following Xiao Yu, Yun Ting sensed something unusual.

After fighting with Sima Changfeng for dozens of rounds, Yun Ting whispered, "That's enough!"

After Yun Ting finished speaking, Sima Changfeng understood what he meant. The moment he fell, his feet slipped and he lost his balance.

The sharp sword came towards him, and Sima Changfeng had no time to react. He could only use his arm to block the sword.

The moment he was injured, he steadied himself, then jumped away, turned around and disappeared into the night.

When Su Heng's assassins saw Sima Changfeng running away and Yun Ting walking towards them, they couldn't help but start to feel timid.

Yun Ting was able to stab Sima Changfeng. They had noticed his strength and he was very strong.

At this moment, the assassins who went to chase the Fourth Prince also came back, but one was missing.

The leader saw what was going on and realized that the assassination attempt on the fourth prince had failed.

"withdraw!"

At the command, the assassins dragged their injured companions and retreated.

As they still needed to protect the eldest prince, Qingxuan and the guards did not pursue.

The assassin left, and Qingxuan was now looking around the rooftop. The man in black who had helped them was also gone.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the commander of the imperial guards, Han Feng, arrived at the inn with a team of people and surrounded it.

Qingxuan also followed the eldest prince's order to go out and find the fourth prince, and the eldest prince immediately went in to check on Princess Chaohua.

"Chaohua! Chaohua! Wake up!"

"Someone, call the doctor!"

The eldest prince's panicked voice rang out in the room.

Han Feng said respectfully: "Please wait a moment, Your Highness. I will send someone to look for him right away."

He immediately ordered his men to call for a doctor.

However, more than half an hour later, the imperial guards who were sent out came back and said that for some reason, all the doctors in the capital were not at home that night.

Even though he had followed Xiao Yu for many years, Yan Qing was still amazed at Xiao Yu's keen insight. "It was just as the prince guessed! What happened next?"

Yun Ting looked at Xiao Yu and continued his story with a serious look.

"Another hour later, Han Feng went to Doctor He's residence and brought him here. By then, Princess Chaohua was barely alive. She survived until dawn, but she died."

"What's the matter with the dagger?" Xiao Yu asked in a deep voice.

Yun Ting said: "I have been listening on the rooftop, wanting to see how Han Feng would handle it. Han Feng has been persuading the eldest prince to mourn and said that he would definitely catch the murderer. When he was about to leave and enter the palace, a waiter happened to come to deliver tea. Probably seeing the murder weapon, he said that the dagger was his and he had sold it to the princess a few days ago. Upon hearing this, Han Feng confirmed with the waiter, and the waiter repeatedly stated that the dagger was the one he sold to the princess, and there was a mark on it."

Xiao Yu took a look at the drawing in his hand, and there was nothing.

"What sign?" he asked.

Yun Ting shook his head, "I don't know, that guy. I heard it was related to the princess, so I looked very carefully. The dagger was placed on the table, and there was no obvious mark or abnormality. Maybe the mark was on the other side, and Han Feng and the guy blocked it when they confirmed it, so I couldn't see it. After the confirmation, Han Feng took the dagger away."

"When the eldest prince heard that it was related to the princess, he informed Han Feng of the conflict between the princess and Princess Chaohua, and said that he would go to the court to file a complaint in front of His Majesty. Han Feng agreed. Knowing that the matter was serious, I returned as quickly as possible to see what good plan the prince had."

"I guess Han Feng and the eldest prince must have arrived outside the palace gate by now."

Yan Qing was furious when he heard this. "I feel this matter is not that simple. The dagger used by the princess happened to be used to assassinate Princess Chaohua, who had a conflict with her! This matter looks like Su Heng's deliberate frame-up! The princess's father is so vicious that he actually went to such great lengths to put his own daughter to death!"

After saying that, he stomped his feet hard.

"Not only the princess, but also the entire palace!" Xiao Yu said in a deep voice.

He frowned, thought for a moment, stood up, and ordered Yan Qing: "Yan Qing, you quickly go to the gate of the mansion and guard it. No matter what happens, don't let anyone enter the mansion before the king arrives. Just say that the king will be here soon."

Although Yan Qing didn't understand what the prince wanted to do, since the prince had given the order, he would do his best to complete it.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yan Qing responded.

His usual cynical expression disappeared in an instant, replaced by a look of determination and courage.

He turned and left the study with steady and powerful steps.

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