Those Years In Quest Of Honor Mine

At dawn, Emperor Chong'an sat cross-legged on the couch surrounded by a wolfskin blanket, half-closed his eyes and asked, "Dead?"

The eunuch, Emperor Chong'an's confidant, stepped forward and said: "The two seriously injured people couldn't be saved. They died after a while. The remaining five survivors also died one after another just now."

Emperor Chong'an opened his eyes, "How did you die?"

The eunuch whispered: "Take|poison, we made it very clean, the emperor can rest assured, the guards are also very tight-lipped, and dare not speak nonsense, the emperor will ask them tomorrow, they will only say that the assassins themselves hid it in their mouths in advance Seeing that there was no chance of assassination, he committed suicide in fear of crime, everything is reasonable."

Emperor Chong'an was relieved a little, and the eunuch couldn't help asking: "Why didn't the emperor interrogate? The servants prepared only 25 dead men, but now there are 12 more out of thin air! What's going on?"

"Killing the king is the crime of punishing the nine clans. When they were captured alive at night, they didn't seek death. Did they wait for Ling Chi? They didn't have a chance, but they still saved their lives for the time being." Emperor Chong'an's voice was cold, "Don't these people know How much pain will you have to suffer if you survive? You are not afraid of this, but you know how determined people are. Interrogate these people, what truth do you think can be interrogated?! Don’t kill them now, wait for the dawn, and let them tell the truth. Are there more things that shouldn’t be said?”

Emperor Chong'an's complexion was extremely pale. He had planned very well originally, and the spearhead had already been pointed at King Yu. He didn't need to say much, someone would investigate this big case according to his wishes. Sorry, this is the fastest way to deal with Yu Mucheng.

Moreover, Xuan Qiong has been under house arrest during these days without knowing it, so he will not be implicated too much by his mother's family. At worst, he will give up another concubine Yu, and there will be no harm at all.

Unexpectedly, the fake house thief led out the real ghost, and when he learned that there were more than [-] assassins, Emperor Chong'an really broke out in a cold sweat.

If he hadn't been quite careful, and had arranged many guards inside and outside his palace just in case, it would not be impossible for him to be assassinated.

Thinking of a few hours ago, a dozen or so real assassins had sneaked into the palace, Emperor Chong'an felt like a thorn in his back.

"But..." The eunuch frowned in embarrassment, and said in a low voice, "It's really hard to start now. The servants have just interrogated the people who were responsible for recruiting the dead soldiers, and they have imposed severe punishments, but those people just said nothing. It is clear, calling out the injustice, as if I really don’t know, this...how do I go to investigate further?”

The eunuch asked cautiously, "In the emperor's heart, is there anyone who is suspicious? The servants have a direction, so we can track it down."

Emperor Chong'an sneered, "Don't you have a charter in your heart? It's just that you don't dare to check."

The eunuch smiled awkwardly and dared not speak.

A moment later, a man dressed as a guard entered the hall without being informed, knelt down and saluted, "Your Majesty, the spies are back."

Emperor Chong'an stayed up all night and was exhausted. Hearing the words, he said weakly, "Say."

The guard dressed humanely said, "There is no movement at the queen's side. The eldest princess was frightened and fell asleep after taking the tranquilizing medicine. After seeing the eldest princess, the queen went to see a few little princesses, and then rested. There's nothing else."

"The Fourth Highness and the Fifth Highness are more lively. The two Highnesses started arguing after they returned to the West Side Hall. The Fourth Highness insisted that the matter was caused by King Yu, and asked the Fifth Highness if he knew about it, otherwise why did he come to the palace by himself? Afterwards, he locked himself in the room. Could it be that he had heard something a long time ago, and was hiding in fear of death. His Highness was furious and killed himself without knowing anything. The two Highnesses quarreled for a long time, and finally broke up unhappy. rest."

"Xuan Jing said that Xuan Qiong locked herself up since she came to the palace?" Emperor Chong'an frowned, "Have you checked? Is it true?"

The guard kneeling on the ground nodded: "It's the truth. It's not surprising that I thought His Highness the Fifth Highness would be under house arrest for many days and didn't dare to move around more, but I still ordered people to interrogate the people who followed the Fifth Highness. , Prince Yu’s people did instruct His Highness the Fifth Highness when they greeted the Fifth Highness, to be cautious in words and deeds after letting the Fifth Highness come down to the palace, and don’t make the Holy One unhappy again. This can be said to be a kind reminder from Prince Yu. It's Prince Yu who is hinting something, it's hard to refute, I don't dare to catch rumors, if you want to investigate further, please ask the emperor to clarify."

Emperor Chong'an was silent, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Where is Ziyou?"

The imperial guard paused, and said, "Young Master Yu took Young Master Zhong back to the Eastern Side Hall, and ordered someone to replace the servants, and then brought Young Master Zhong to resettle him. Before going to bed... just said a few words Whispering on the pillow, it has nothing to do with the case."

Emperor Chong'an was impatient, "What's the whisper? They didn't say anything after such a big incident happened?"

The guards had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Young Master Yu and Master Zhong seem to have had some disputes. At first, the voice was too low to hear anything clearly. Later, the dispute probably couldn't stop. Master Zhong's voice became louder. Spy Finally heard something."

"Master Zhong said, if you lie to someone, you can lie to him. If you deliberately bully him, just tie his, his... there. Being manipulated alive."

"Master Yu's voice is very low, saying that Master Zhong is too...too... promiscuous, and the purpose of gagging him is to tease him for a while. When Master Zhong heard the words, he asked you in a very soft voice, don't you just like prostitution, and then Xiao Yu The prince said again..."

"Okay!" Emperor Chong'an interrupted the guards, with a headache, "I don't want to hear it anymore."

The guard was relieved.

Emperor Chong'an's tone was unstable, "The assassin just met in the palace! The two of them still have such thoughts! This..."

The eunuch hurriedly said softly, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Young Master Yu and Young Master Zhong are both smart people. They probably guessed that someone was watching from the side. Even if they said something important, they wouldn't let the spies hear it."

"Of course I know!" Emperor Chong'an was furious, "I'm mad at them for being heartless! What a critical moment! How many times have you never seen a man with such thoughts and no future?! "

The imperial guard dared not say much.

"Forget it, you can't count on everything."

Emperor Chong'an rubbed the center of his brows, "Order to go on... Princess An is injured and should not move, and will not return to the palace for now."

The eunuch hurriedly persuaded, "How can I do it? How can the emperor's body of ten thousand gold still stay here?"

"Go back now, how do we investigate King Yu's case?" Emperor Chong'an said coldly, "Wait for him to calm down and pick himself up completely?"

Emperor Chong'an's face was gloomy, "Ziyou wants to avoid suspicion, and there are many people from Xuan Qiong in the Ministry of Justice, so he should also avoid suspicion, go... order the accompanying officials to immediately draw up a regulation, eliminate these obstructive people, and organize a few people who can be used." My servant, start investigating for me immediately."

The eunuch understood and went to give orders.

After dawn, Yu She was called by Emperor Chong'an early, Zhong Wan got up and ate breakfast alone, waiting to hear the news.

Not long after, the servants who followed Yu She to the palace came to report to Zhong Wan, and said softly, "Those assassins are all dead."

Zhong Wan laughed, as expected by Yu She.

Zhong Wan asked, "Dali Temple wants to avoid suspicion, who is investigating this case now?"

"They are all the emperor's confidantes." The servant whispered, "It is not yet dawn, and someone has already returned to Beijing to pass on Prince Yu."

Zhong Wan was silent.

Emperor Chong'an wanted to cut through the mess with a sharp knife, and Yu Mucheng should also do it.

Zhong Wan nodded and ordered the servant to go down.

Zhong Wan thought about the "whispering" between the two of them last night, and estimated that Yu She would have to learn a lot of lessons today, and might not be able to come back for a while, Zhong Wan didn't dare to think that Yu She would talk to Emperor Chong'an again. say something.

Sitting bored by himself, he strolled to Xuan Jing's place.

Xuan Jing still hated Zhong Wan, and looked at him angrily, "What are you doing here?! I'm so busy, I don't have time to talk to you!"

Zhong Wan sat down with a friendly expression on his face, "What's your Highness doing? Tell me?"

"You..." Xuan Jing hesitated to speak, he really hated Yu She, and now he also started to hate Zhong Wan, "Get out! I talked to you a few times, but I just wanted to ask about Lin Si's whereabouts. Poison and waste, if you don’t know, you can’t ask, if you know, but don’t tell me, who would care about you?”

Zhong Wan was dumbfounded, "That's not right, after I met Lin Si last time, I specifically told him to go find you, but he didn't go?"

Xuan Jing hesitated for a while, and said vaguely, "I guess I've been here."

Zhong Wan laughed, "Is it?"

Xuan Jing's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he stopped talking. Zhong Wan pressed a few words, Xuan Jing was overwhelmed by the disturbance, and hesitated, "This month, I will put a walnut on the bedside every day before going to bed, and wake up every day. back……"

Xuan Jing lowered her eyes, "The walnuts are gone."

Zhong Wan was stunned for a moment, recalling the allusion about "walnut" that Yu She said, her heart ached.

"I made my words a little harsh that day, so what did he do?" Xuan Jing almost hated Lin Si to death, "I walked away quietly for several months, and when I came back, relying on my skill, I only Come here while I'm asleep! What is he afraid of? Afraid that I'll kill him in a fit of anger?"

Zhong Wan thought for a while and said, "Once when I mentioned this matter to him, although Lin Si didn't explain what he said, I probably guessed a little bit. He seemed to be afraid that something might happen in the future, so he couldn't save his life and delay about you."

"What's the chance?" Xuan Jing's snarky mouth can kill people as soon as he opens his mouth, "In case it's Yu She and you to die! What danger can he have?!"

Zhong Wan is used to being scolded head on, but when someone curses Yu She to die, she feels less happy. Zhong Wan took a deep look at Xuan Jing and said, "Your Highness wants to arrest Lin Si, I have a way. Do you want to listen?"

Xuan Jing hurriedly said, "Say it!"

"Mousetrap." Zhong Wan said seriously, "Has Your Highness seen it?"

Xuan Jing thought for a while and gestured, "A board with an iron clip on it..."

"Yes!" Zhong Wan said seriously, "Make it bigger, use a bed board as a board, put it under the bed, put a little more walnuts on it, if he comes over in the middle of the night, accidentally..."

"You think I'm stupid?" Xuan Jing was horrified, "Are you crazy? He can't see the big mousetrap?"

Zhong Wan said seriously, "In the middle of the night, what can you see clearly?"

Xuan Jing thought for a while, "But it's also..."

Zhong Wan added, "If your Highness is worried and wants extra protection, you can also buy some animal traps and put them under the windows or at the foot of the bed."

Xuan Jing thought about it for a while, and was really tempted.