Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

Can the liquid medicine really restore blood stains?

Zhao Zening held his breath, bent down, stretched his neck, and looked into the water basin:

Under the light of a dim yellow candle, the half-worn white coarse cloth indeed showed faint bloodstains!Although blurry and messy, it is already visible to the naked eye.

How to do?

Zhao Zening panicked immediately, extremely timid and fearful. He didn't regret killing Zhao Yilin, but he was afraid that he would be exposed and captured, and there would be no future for him.

Simply destroy it!

Zhao Zening squinted his eyes, his heart froze, and evil thoughts suddenly arose, but before he started, out of vigilance, he subconsciously looked back——

Unexpectedly, the eyes of the sitting King Qing met!

When did the third brother wake up?

Zhao Zening's eyes widened in an instant, his heart stopped beating in fright, and he almost lost his wits. He staggered back a few steps, pursed his lips in shock, and hid himself in the dark corner of the tent, motionless.

He...showed strong hostility?murderous look?

King Qing frowned in doubt, sat majestically, and examined silently. The two brothers confronted each other silently.

The initial strong fear gradually subsided, and Zhao Zening quickly regained his senses. He patted his heart, pretended to be in shock, and complained straightforwardly: "Oh, why didn't the third brother make a sound when he woke up? It scared me so much!"

King Qing didn't say a word, and glanced suspiciously at his younger brother. He had a wealth of experience in fighting on the battlefield, so he believed his intuition was right: Xiao Ba wanted to fight just now?The hostility and murderous aura on him was too heavy.

"Third brother?" Zhao Zening was uneasy, with cold sweat running down his back, forced himself to calm down, and asked apologetically, "Why don't you talk? Are you angry because I woke you up?"

King Qing lifted the thin quilt, left the reclining chair, stood up, tall and straight, with broad shoulders and long legs, extremely oppressive and intimidating. He paced close to the round table with his hands behind his back, and asked slowly: "Eighth brother, don't you rest, get up and do it." What?"

"Tsk, the reclining chair is narrow and short, I can't turn over, I can't fall asleep, so I just get up and have a look." Zhao Zening regained his composure, pretending to complain, with the same expression, he yawned and stretched - it was actually a cover-up The cold sweat on the back was blown by the wind and made him want to tremble, and he was secretly happy to observe the surroundings before doing it himself, otherwise it would be difficult to explain at this moment, and it might be exposed.

"What did you find?" Prince Qing asked with a calm expression.He had a hunch that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong for a while, after all, no one expected that the murderer was right in front of him!

"Hey, third brother, come and see."

Zhao Zening was in high spirits, and briskly ran back to the round table, stretched out his fingers and tapped the wooden basin, and said pleasantly: "What Master Rong said is right, the medicinal liquid can really restore the traces of blood stains! It's a pity that it's too blurry and messy to see clearly .”

——Because Zhao Yilin resisted violently and Zhao Zening kicked and pressed her hands, the blood-stained traces on the cloth surface were intricately intertwined.

Haha, God has eyes, the law of heaven is on my side!Zhao Zening sneered secretly.

"You don't touch it."

King Qing couldn't help but take away his younger brother's finger forcefully, and looked closer. He frowned immediately, but soon relaxed, and solemnly warned: "No one is allowed to touch it, let it recover as much as possible. As long as you can see it clearly, there must be something wrong." One step at a time."

"Really?" You're dreaming, I'll ruin it sooner or later!Zhao Zening said in his heart.

"The Skynet has been restored. I will never allow the murderer to escape after killing someone." King Qing's tone was calm, but his attitude was firm.Moreover, even he himself didn't know the reason, Yu Guangyun turned to his younger brother, subconsciously, as if he was trying to prove something...

"That's right!" Zhao Zening decisively agreed.He is sensitive by nature, proficient in observing words and expressions, his heart is trembling, and he pretends to be ignorant of his brother's prying eyes.

The two brothers had different thoughts, and they exchanged a few words, which woke up Rui Wang who had fallen asleep in a daze:

"Third brother? But do you have a clue?" King Rui opened his eyes and asked, threw off the quilt, and hurriedly bent over to put on his shoes.

"Fourth brother, don't worry. Come!" King Qing turned his head and shouted outside the tent.

"exist."

"King Rui woke up, take care of him immediately." King Qing ordered.

"Yes." Several of King Rui's confidantes and servants filed in, methodically, and nimbly helping him to dress, put on shoes, wash and take medicine. The imperial physicians shuttled among them, and they usually took a pulse in the morning.

How can King Rui have patience?After putting on his shoes, he walked quickly to the round table, put his hands on the table, leaned over to take a closer look, and was ecstatic: "As long as [-] to [-]% of the recovery can be restored, then the court painters will be called, and they will definitely restore the precious calligraphy and paintings of the ancients. Understand!"

"Excellent." King Qing sighed.

After a while, the fifth prince who was snoring was also awakened. He sat up with a grunt, and blurted out: "Caught the murderer?"

"Not yet." King Qing shook his head.

The fifth prince hugged the thin quilt, scratched his cheeks, feeling very sleepy, his eyes were black and blue, he said embarrassedly: "I heard the tone of the brothers, I thought I had caught it."

After a while, Rong Youtang, who covered his head with a thin quilt and was curled up in a recliner, was woken up by the movement of the tent next door, but he only woke up a little bit, and his body could not move anyway.Just as he was struggling with sleepiness, he suddenly felt someone slapping his arm: "Master Xiaorong? Wake up, don't fall asleep."

Your Highness!

Without thinking, Rong Youtang lifted the thin quilt covering his head with a "huh", his eyes were sleepy.

"Get up and have breakfast, hurry up." King Qing glanced around, stretched out his hand to pick up the person curled up in the recliner, and roughly tidied the other person's messy hair, showing his love for him.

"Ah."

"Hurry up!" King Qing didn't want to stay any longer, so he withdrew after a few words of advice.

In the middle of the day, the sky is getting brighter, the air is cold, and a layer of white mist like a gauze is shrouded above the wide lotus pond.

Rong Youtang wiped his face vigorously, hurriedly put on his shoes, washed his hands, tied his hair in a mess, and strode to the tent next door, eager to observe the coarse cloth.

After a while, he sighed regretfully: "According to the bloodstains, the victim and the murderer did fight and tore the cloth at the time of the crime. It's a pity that the traces are too messy."

"It's okay, the rest of this king has a solution." King Rui was full of fighting spirit.

"So good."

Several princes had breakfast here, although it was simpler than usual, but no matter how simple it was, it could not damage the dignity of the royal family.

The steward of the imperial dining room personally led a group of eunuchs holding food boxes, and busily set up a whole table of food.

"Your Highnesses take it easy." Rong Youtang resigned tactfully, and his breakfast was set next door.

"Let's talk about it after dinner." King Qing responded gently. He wanted to keep him, but he was afraid that he would kill him, so he had to give up.

"Yes."

Unexpectedly, just as Rong Youtang exited the tent, when he turned around, he looked up and saw Li Deying supporting Emperor Chengtian, surrounded by many guards and servants, walking steadily!

Among them, the emperor was obviously in low spirits, his face was tired and serious, and his eyes were terrified——a white-haired man sending a black-haired man is the saddest since ancient times.Royal is no exception.

"My minister sees Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty." Rong Youtang hurriedly saluted.

"Pingshen." Emperor Chengtian said in a low voice, he was awake for half the night, he lost his beloved daughter, his heart was pierced like a knife, and he opened his eyes until dawn.But he had to be strong, still got up on time, washed and dressed, prepared for the morning morning, and walked into the imperial garden to inspect.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Is there any progress in the case?" Emperor Chengtian asked, walking towards the main tent without stopping.

"Your Highnesses searched overnight, and have obtained some clues." Rong Youtang replied cautiously.

"Oh?" Emperor Chengtian stepped into the tent, everyone had already heard the news, they knelt down on the ground in a blink of an eye, and shouted: "My son knocks on the father."

"Slaves see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty."

"Pingshen." Emperor Chengtian's voice was always low and weak.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Thank you, father." King Qing stood up and gave King Rui a hand beside him.

Emperor Chengtian remained silent, looking around the simple tent:

A simple breakfast was placed on the small round table, physical evidence and files on the big round table, and a few reclining chairs. The sons all looked tired, their clothes were slightly disheveled, and their hair was stubbled.

"You have worked hard." Emperor Chengtian affirmed in a soft voice.

"It's for my sister, so why bother?" King Qing replied in a low voice.

"I only hope that the murderer can be captured alive. I want to ask him face to face, why did he kill Yilin?" King Rui's eyes were bloodshot, but they were frighteningly bright.

The fifth prince asked with concern: "Has the father eaten breakfast?"

Emperor Chengtian nodded absently, but Li Deying behind him waved at the princes.

"Sit down and talk." Zhao Zening trotted forward to help him, courteous and filial.

"Hmm." Emperor Chengtian sat down slowly, pulled himself together, and asked first, "Yong'er, what clues have you found?"

King Qing succinctly informed: "Father, please take a look. This coarse cloth is used to cover Yilin's head. Let your lord offer advice on using liquid medicine to restore the blood stains, hoping to distinguish the murderer's palm prints or fingerprints; besides, the coarse cloth is a flower. The craftsman used it to protect the precious plants in the orchid garden, so my son-in-law has sent people to search the nearby garden wall to see if there is any evidence of the murderer sneaking into the imperial garden. And..." King Qing paused, feeling a little embarrassed.

"What else? Say it!" Emperor Chengtian stopped drinking immediately, he was on the verge of eruption and couldn't stand the slightest stimulation.

"When the incident happened, the second brother and the seventh brother were both in the imperial garden." King Qing's eyes were firm and clear, and he reported as objectively and impartially as possible: "Brothers watched together, and the seventh brother was not injured at all, and he had two eunuchs to testify that the case He stayed away from the lotus pond when he posted it, and Erchen thought that the suspicion could be ruled out; the second brother's back and hands had scratches from fingernails and scratches from hard objects, but he explained that he was pestered by Kun and the palace maid when he was drunk... Huan, they were working in the rock cave, and it is said that they have not heard any abnormal noise."

"When the incident happened, your second brother was with the court lady..."

"Excuse me?" Emperor Chengtian spoke with difficulty, his face turned ashen, then turned black, he trembled unbearably, slapped the table with a "bang", and angrily scolded King Qing: "Why didn't you report such important news to me quickly? What are you covering up!"

King Qing immediately knelt down and explained helplessly: "Father, please calm down, please take care of the dragon body. I only found out in the middle of the night, and besides, you were already very sad at the time when the eldest sister had an accident, and I dare not continue...Your body The people of the Li people all over the world, after thinking about it, I made my own decision, and decided to report it at dawn, willing to accept any punishment."

My father is very old, if there is something wrong with his body due to irritability, the world will be in chaos!King Qing really didn't dare to take risks.

"Father, don't blame the third brother, he also took care of the overall situation. Last night, he took people into the water several times, most of Yilin's belongings were found by them." King Rui comforted softly.He was standing like a dead tree, and the elegance and indifference of the past were gone.

Emperor Chengtian's fingertips trembled, and after a long while, he sighed and raised his hand weakly: "Get up. Yong'er, I don't blame you, it's just, it's just—how many of them are your elder brother?"

King Qing got up and told the truth: "It should be in the Kunhe Palace. My son sent the commander of the imperial army to follow, and confronted the maid with the second brother, so as to clear her of the crime as soon as possible."

wash?How to wash it?I can't wash it off for a lifetime!

Emperor Chengtian was expressionless, deep disappointment welled up in his heart, his thinned lips were pursed into a straight line, and the nasolabial folds were prominent.Right now, he's just a father.

"I told you to handle the case, why didn't you bring the person and interrogate yourself?" Emperor Chengtian asked majesticly, his thoughts were very confused, and he managed to stay awake.

"My minister has sent Commander Cao to Kunhe Palace to fetch people, but he hasn't returned yet." King Qing answered lightly.

"When was it sent out?"

"A few hours ago." King Qing answered after consideration.

Well, the queen mother and son are going to be unlucky.Rong Youtang thought to himself.

really

Emperor Chengtian was furious, and slapped the table heavily: "Such a delay! Who dares to stop you from taking someone? Come on, pass on my word of mouth, and immediately bring that court lady. Whoever dares to say 'no' will drag you down and die!" !"

"According to the order."

"Rong Qing, put everything else aside these two days and concentrate on assisting Prince Qing in investigating the case." Emperor Chengtian ordered coldly.

"Yes." Rong Youtang responded in time, without daring to be careless at all, and listened attentively the whole time.

"Father, would you like some porridge?" Zhao Zening carefully presented half a bowl of yam and walnut porridge with a worried face.

Emperor Chengtian was about to shake his head, but he glanced up: his sons were full of worry and love.As soon as his heart warmed up, his attitude eased a lot, he nodded, and took a few mouthfuls with his sons without eating.With a glance, he caught a glimpse of Rong Youtang standing quietly in the corner, he raised his eyebrows, and then turned to King Qing: Hmph, brat, what are you worried about?

"Come here, give Rong Youtang a meal." Emperor Chengtian ordered without rushing, not intending to be harsh on his subjects' food.

"Yes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Rong Youtang breathed a sigh of relief, he was hungry, but he didn't want to take the liberty to leave, so he could only endure - fortunately, the emperor generously gave him food, so he was able to get out of the predicament and sit at the side table.

King Qing also heaved a sigh of relief, and sincerely thanked his father.

However, before the group had eaten much, there was a sudden noise outside the tent:

"Report it, report it, listen to it and respect it!"

The second prince raised his head, unable to hide his anger, and said: "I dare to swear to the gods of heaven and earth, and my ancestors, that I will never harm Yilin! Eldest brother has always been relentless, it is really chilling."

"Brother Xiang, be safe and don't be impatient." The eldest prince's tone was very calm, and he said solemnly: "Although the father has entrusted the case to the third brother, how can we, as elder brothers, stand by and watch? We must help. You have been involved Go in, I am very worried for brother, Miao Qing could have proved your innocence, but unfortunately the empress was too anxious, so she took the big punishment first."

"It's just breaking her hand, not cutting her tongue. She can testify for His Royal Highness if she can speak!" The second prince argued with reason, irritably urging the guard who was carrying the stretcher: "Hurry up! Hurry up, get this lowly maidservant!" Send it to King Qing."

"Yes." The two guards worked hard to carry the stretcher.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu by whom the young and beautiful court lady was terrified.

Immediately, the eldest prince stepped into the tent first, and respectfully saluted: "My son bows to the emperor."

"Flat body."

The second prince was seriously lacking in confidence, guilty and timid, he knelt down in a regular manner and said: "I send my respects to my father."

"Please be safe? What else can I feel at ease?" Emperor Chengtian said in a cold tone, not called Pingshen.

"Father, please calm down. I know that I have acted inappropriately, but I absolutely did not kill my sister. I beg you to learn from me!" The second prince's eyes were red and swollen, and he begged.

"Has the imperial physician tested it?" Emperor Chengtian ignored it and asked King Qing instead.

"My son-"

"It's been checked! It's true, the scars on my son's body are all scratched by the lowly servant girl Miao Qing." The second prince cut the conversation and said eagerly.

"An imperial physician?"

The accompanying senior doctor came prepared and came out steadily, explaining neither humble nor overbearing: "Your Majesty: The old minister and many colleagues jointly diagnosed that the scratch on the back of the Second Highness was caused by the maid Miaoqing, and the scratch on the hand It was caused by rubbing against the stone surface during intercourse in the rockery cave, and the veteran has already shown people the cave—”

"enough!"

Emperor Chengtian sternly stopped, couldn't listen anymore, closed his eyes forcefully, swayed, and the sound of footsteps in the tent was chaotic for a while: "Your Majesty, calm down."

"Father, what do you think?"

"Father, please take care of the dragon body."

……

The second prince was so aggrieved that his face was flushed red, and he said with tears and remorse: "Father, I know that I have made a mistake. I beg you to forgive me because I was drunk and confused. I swear that I will never drink too much again!" After finishing speaking, he kowtowed heavily.

"Father, what do you think?"

"Come on, quickly move the reclining chair over here! The imperial doctor will show you quickly." King Qing kept his order even in the face of danger.

"Yes."

The eldest prince rushed forward, pushed the younger brothers away, supported his father by himself, took care of him and sat on the recliner, and comforted him: "Oh, brother Xiang didn't do it on purpose, who knew there was such a vicious and insane assassin in the world? Maybe he I was busy at the time, so I happened to not hear Yilin calling for help."

It's like adding fuel to the fire!

Emperor Chengtian was so angry that as soon as he closed his eyes, he couldn't help imagining the helplessness and misery of the second son and the palace maid laughing in the cave, and the eldest daughter being fatally attacked not far away!He seemed to be calm, but in fact he was burning with anger. He opened his eyes and stared at the second son with a complex and unpredictable expression.

"Father? Father, calm down. I beg you to forgive my son once. You are the most merciful father in the world. My son really didn't know there was an assassin at that time. If he knew in advance, he would definitely—"

"Enough." Emperor Chengtian interrupted his second son's explanation, and asked: "Is it really that maid who seduced you?"

"Yes, yes! The minister was drunk at the time, and intended to go into the garden to blow some air and diffuse the smell of alcohol, but Miao Qing was rude to seduce the minister, taking advantage of the minister's unconsciousness, so, so...caused a fault." The second prince insisted. Justify yourself.

"Oh."

Emperor Chengtian waved his hand, King Qing understood, turned away the idlers and others, only his father and son remained, and everyone left quickly, avoiding the royal family's housework like a scourge.

Emperor Chengtian said word by word: "Zexiang, I have given you countless patience and tolerance over the years, but now it seems that it should not have been done."

"Royal father?" The second prince was frightened.

The eldest prince was so excited that he held his breath. He had been waiting for this moment for many years!

King Rui was like a clay sculpture, motionless, his own sister died suddenly and tragically, he couldn't open his mouth to plead for his second brother.

Emperor Chengtian leaned back on the reclining chair, and quickly turned the jade ring finger he was wearing. In a rage, he was about to speak, but he heard King Qing suddenly reminded him: "Father, the time has come for the morning court, and all officials should be waiting for you."

Emperor Chengtian was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and glanced at his stubborn son strangely.

King Qing's face remained unchanged, and he asked solemnly: "My son will stay in the palace for the past two days to investigate the case. I beg you to send a message to Guo Da, and he will be in charge of the Beiying recruitment temporarily."

third child!The eldest prince hesitated to speak, he almost couldn't suppress his exasperation.

Emperor Chengtian was very relieved, knowing that King Qing was euphemistically reminding him not to make decisions in a fit of anger, and he admired his prudent temperament in consideration of the overall situation. He accepted it with a sullen face, and compromised: "You, just concentrate on investigating the case. own arrangements."

"Father is wise." King Qing bowed his head.

"Alas!" Emperor Chengtian clapped the armrest and struggled to get up, the eldest prince hurried forward to help him.

Emperor Chengtian took advantage of the situation to put his eldest son's arm on his shoulders, looked down at his second son, and said coldly: "Zexiang, your family banquet is too much to drink, and you are drunk and disrespectful. It is very inappropriate. I am so disappointed. Go back to the house immediately to fast and reflect!"

Fasting and self-reflection is not a big deal, but the key point is: the emperor did not give a deadline.

"...Yes." The second prince was paralyzed, his forehead touched the ground, and he said in a trembling voice: "My son complies with the order, and thank you, Father, for your kindness."

Emperor Chengtian acted resolutely, and ordered: "Yong'er, you arrange someone to go to the Ministry of Punishment to bring you Guanying, I will ask him soon after the court!"

The second prince was almost desperate, he knelt down in a daze.

Could it be that the father is planning to collect charges and severely punish the second brother?

King Qing was a little startled, and bowed to accept the order: "Yes."

"You guys continue to investigate the case." Emperor Chengtian left with a flick of his sleeves, unable to hide his disappointment and anger.

"I respectfully send my father off." Zhao Zening called out respectfully, he huddled in a corner, and watched the back of his elder brother who helped his father leave: Hmph, I took the risk of being frightened, instead of planting a tree for you to enjoy the shade?Think beautifully!Concubine Han Guifei, that slut, takes pleasure in humiliating my mother all day long, and the son she gave birth to is especially hateful, with eyes above the top and no one in his eyes.Is the eldest son of the emperor amazing?Let me let you be proud for a few days, and sooner or later you and your mother will die...

At this time, the sky was already bright.

The Royal Garden is full of singing birds and fragrant flowers, and the scenery is absolutely beautiful.

After Rong Youtang left the tent, he touched his flat stomach that had only eaten half a bowl of porridge. He sighed and retreated a long way until he walked to the place where Zhao Yilin's body was found. During the attack, when he was concentrating on it, a timid question suddenly sounded from a distance behind him: "What is that man doing?"

Rong Youtang hurriedly turned around:

On the halfway up the low hillside planted with vanilla, stood a girl in palace attire, and several maids and eunuchs, holding a few large food boxes in their hands.

"I don't know. Princess, do you want to go down and ask?"

The third princess, Zhao Yiqi, was ordered by the queen to visit her elder brothers. She looked at the handsome young man from a distance, she couldn't hold back her impulse, she had never been so bold in her life, she nodded her head, and walked down.

Rong Youtang subconsciously wanted to evade, but the way was blocked by the other party. He kept complaining, so he turned sideways, turned his face away, and saluted: "I will see the princess. I didn't know the princess was here. I hope you will forgive me. I will leave now."

"Hold on."

Zhao Yiqi stopped her lightly, and asked curiously: "What were you doing dancing and dancing just now? Could it be that you are summoning the soul of the emperor?"

spiritualism? !

Rong Youtang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, retreated a foot away, and shook his head in embarrassment: "No."

"Then what are you doing?" Zhao Yiqi asked.She was trapped in the deep palace, and she had never seen a few outsiders. She caught a glimpse of a stranger in the chaos last night, and was very impressed, but she didn't dare to inquire.

"Look for clues." Rong Youtang answered briefly.

"What did you find?"

"It's inconvenient to disclose it for now, I hope the princess will understand." Rong Youtang simply blocked the other party's endless questioning with one sentence.

"Oh." Zhao Yiqi was not angry either, she was quiet and weak, and her willow green palace attire fluttered in the morning wind.

It is not suitable to stay with golden branches and jade leaves for a long time.Rong Youtang quickly thought of a reason to get out, and said seriously: "Princess, I have an urgent task, so I'm resigning."

"Ok."

Rong Youtang nodded, walked away quickly, and asked the waiter in charge of the tea seriously: "How to get to Lanyuan?" The waiter hurriedly gave directions in this way.

Zhao Yiqi, who followed closely behind, held the silk handkerchief tightly, mustered up her courage, and said kindly, "Hey, I know the shortest way."

With a thought in his mind, Rong Youtang turned his head and asked, "The princess knows the shortcut?"

"Well, my brother found it when he was playing hide-and-seek when he was a child."