Master of Rebirth

"Your Highness, be careful!" The incident happened suddenly, and the head guard was unambiguous, and immediately rushed to stop it.

It's a pity that no matter how fast he was, he was still a step behind.Seeing that the guard's soft sword was about to stab Zhao Jingyan, a short knife suddenly flew in from the outside and pierced the guard's back.

With this buffer, Zhao Jingyan finally came to his senses.He ducked down and rolled to the ground in embarrassment, finally avoiding the fatal blow.

The guard was stabbed in the back and fell to the ground.The chief guard immediately grabbed his feet, dragged him away from the prince, and handed over the soft sword.

"Your Highness, are you okay?" Zhao Rui rushed in like a whirlwind, helped up Zhao Jingyan who had fallen on the ground, and then nervously checked whether he was injured.

Zhao Jingyan had just narrowly escaped death. Although he was still terrified, he still did not forget to thank Zhao Rui, "I'm fine, thank you Uncle Huang for saving me."

Shen Yingjie was cruel and merciless, and he was proficient in using poison, so it was very likely that the sword was poisoned.Even a small scratch can be fatal.

Zhao Rui didn't dare to neglect, and after confirming that Zhao Jingyan was not stabbed, he was relieved.He smiled and said: "The minister is old and doesn't have that skill. It was Jing'er who did it.".

"Thank you Brother Jing too." Zhao Jingyan said with a smile, and went to look for Zhao Jing.But Zhao Jing had already rushed to the assassin's bodyguard, grabbed his lapel, and asked sharply, "You are Shen Yingjie, right? Where is Wang Qi? Where is he? Is he still alive?"

The leader of the forbidden army and Zhao Jingyu had already explained the situation in Lenggong in detail. Zhao Jingyan knew that Wang Qi was dead, and seeing that Zhao Jing was still asking about Wang Qi's whereabouts, he thought that he was still having illusions, and he couldn't bear it.Although he intended to let Wang Qi die, he was happy to see this result, but seeing Zhao Jing so sad for Wang Qi, Zhao Jingyan still felt a little uncomfortable.

Zhao Jing didn't pay attention to Zhao Jingyan's eyes mixed with guilt and unbearable, his attention was already focused on the dying guard.

The situation was urgent at that time, in order to save Zhao Jingyan, Zhao Jing threw out the throwing knife with all his strength.The assassin's guard was seriously injured, he was coughing up blood all the time, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence at all, obviously he was on the verge of dying.

Looking at Zhao Jing's red eyes from anxiety, the guard's mouth curved into a triumphant smile.He stretched out his hand tremblingly, took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Jing, and then died.

"Don't die, answer me first!" Although she subconsciously accepted the letter, she still hadn't gotten an answer to what she wanted to ask. Zhao Jing was very anxious and said hysterically while tugging on the guard's front.

Seeing this, the head guard rushed over to persuade him: "Young Master, don't get excited, he's already dead."

"Jing'er, calm down." Seeing that something was wrong, Zhao Rui also stepped forward and pulled Zhao Jing up.

Zhao Rui's voice and the letter tightly clutched in his hand brought Zhao Jing back to his senses. Seeing that the guard was really dead, he would not be able to wake up even if he called Po Tian, ​​so he stepped aside and signaled the head guard to check the body.

Seeing that Zhao Jing finally calmed down, Zhao Rui heaved a sigh of relief.

"His Royal Highness, this person is indeed wearing a human/skin mask." After Zhao Jing stepped aside, the head guard quickly inspected the corpse, and indeed found a flaw in the neck of the corpse.He tore off the human/leather mask and said in shock, "He is really Shen Yingjie."

This statement immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the room, Zhao Jingyan wanted to go over to see the situation upon hearing this.

Zhao Rui stopped him and said, "Your Highness, be careful. Shen Yingjie is scheming and good at using poison. It's better to be more cautious."

Thinking of Wuzhu who turned into a big poison after death, Zhao Jingyan was terrified.He immediately sat back down again, and ordered in a deep voice, "Notify the imperial army, and also, let the imperial doctor come over for an autopsy."

"Yes." The head guard got the order and hurried down.Not long after, the Imperial Army filed in, followed by several imperial physicians.

Zhao Jing took advantage of the hustle and bustle in the room and hid secretly in a corner, opened the letter, read it at a glance, and his expression immediately became mixed.He looked at the prince who was paying close attention to the corpse from afar, with an uncertain expression on his face.

After a lot of busy work, the Imperial Army and the Imperial Physician finally made a final decision. This person was indeed Shen Yingjie. The cause of death was that he was pierced through the back with a short knife and injured his internal organs.

"Are you sure this time?" After hearing the imperial physician's report tremblingly, Zhao Jingyan asked with a serious face.

Thinking of the mistake made last time, the imperial physician broke out in a cold sweat, and he said sincerely and fearfully: "I dare to guarantee with my head, this time it is absolutely right."

With the imperial guards on the sidelines, there would be no mistakes.After confirming that Shen Yingjie's body was not in any danger, Zhao Jingyan got up and walked over, looked down at the corpse, and was relieved to see that the person was indeed Shen Yingjie.

"If the people in Huanyiyuan hadn't confirmed that he was the guard inside, this wouldn't have happened." Looking at the human/leather mask in his hand, Zhao Rui frowned and said, "Your Highness, we should investigate carefully."

Since Shen Yingjie was able to disguise himself as a guard of Huanyiyuan to hide it from everyone, and was able to accurately report the number of people who went to the cold palace in Huanyiyuan, there must be a traitor.

"What the emperor said is true." Zhao Jingyan's face darkened, and he immediately asked people to investigate Huanyiyuan.

After ordering his confidantes to carry the corpse out for strict supervision, Zhao Jingyan remembered that according to Zhao Jing's situation, he shouldn't be here now.He looked at Zhao Rui and Zhao Jing, and asked with concern: "Uncle Huang, how is Brother Jing's illness?"

After learning that Zhao Jing had completely collapsed in the Leng Palace and was carried back to the East Palace, although Zhao Jingyan was busy, he was always concerned about Zhao Jing's situation, so he took the time to go back and visit him. At that time, he still remembered Zhao Jing's loveless appearance.Unexpectedly, Zhao Jing was in such a bad state, and he could throw a throwing knife from such a long distance, killing Shen Yingjie with a single blow.This level of skill and agility is not like the man who couldn't even stand up an hour ago.

"Jing'er's illness is a heart disease, and he still needs heart medicine." Zhao Rui naturally couldn't face Zhao Jingyan in front of Zhao Jing and confess that he lied to Zhao Jing that Wang Qi was not dead, so Zhao Jing rushed like chicken blood. He came to "wait for the rabbit", but he really killed Shen Yingjie by accident and saved Zhao Jingyan's life. He could only avoid the seriousness and said lightly: "Shen Yingjie has many tricks, and he didn't see his body. Jing'er said it. As expected, Jing'er was still worried about His Highness's safety, so she rushed over regardless of dissuasion."

Thinking of Zhao Jing grabbing the guard and asking Wang Qi's whereabouts just now, without Zhao Rui pointing it out, Zhao Jingyan also knew how he enlightened Zhao Jing.Heart disease also needs a heart medicine doctor.In the current situation, only the news that Wang Qi is still alive can cheer up Zhao Jing.

"I have heard about the Leng Gong." Thinking of Wang Qi, Zhao Jingyan felt a little regretful.He sighed, and then comforted Zhao Rui: "Since Shen Yingjie didn't die in the cold palace, Prince Wang may still be alive. Besides, didn't he find his body? Don't worry, brother Jing, I will definitely send more People are looking for the prince."

After saying this, Zhao Jingyan went to see Zhao Jing.Who knows that Zhao Jing has been staring at him blankly, as if to see a hole in him.

Being looked at by Zhao Jing was very uncomfortable, Zhao Jingyan felt a little nervous.

When the scene fell into embarrassment for a while, Zhao Rui pushed Zhao Jing in a timely manner and said, "Jing Er, why are you so surprised? Your Highness is talking to you."

Only then did Zhao Jing come back to his senses, and quickly took a step back, saluting to Zhao Jingyan: "This minister has lost his manner."

"Your Highness, Jing'er has suffered a sudden catastrophe, and she is in a trance. I hope Your Highness will not be offended." Zhao Rui hurriedly explained for Zhao Jing.

Although he felt a little uncomfortable, Zhao Jingyan also knew that what happened to Wang Qi had hit Zhao Jing hard, and it was reasonable to be a little abnormal.

Seeing that Zhao Jing's face was really ugly, Zhao Jingyan waved his hand, and thoughtfully said: "Uncle Huang needn't say much, I understand. Brother Jing, Shen Yingjie has been executed right now, and you are still unhealed, so you should go back to the East Palace and have a good rest. Uncle has been busy all night, go and rest too."

"Thank you Your Highness, the minister will leave soon." Zhao Rui said hastily.

Taking Zhao Jing out of the dormitory, Zhao Rui saw that there was no one around, so he asked suspiciously, "Jing'er, what's wrong with you? You have been staring at the prince in a daze since just now? Could it be that Shen Yingjie said something to you?"

"No, he didn't have time to say anything." Zhao Jing shook his head, handed the letter he had been clutching in his hand to Zhao Rui, and said in a deep voice, "Shen Yingjie gave it to me before he died."

Zhao Rui took the letter and looked at it, and his face immediately became ugly. He said to Zhao Jing: "Jing'er, Shen Yingjie has ulterior motives, and you can't believe everything he says. If it's like what the letter said, he just left Wang Qi in the palace. It is impossible for the guards to miss a certain corner of the house, and there should be some movement by now."

"Perhaps the guards in the palace have already discovered Qiongju, but we don't know." Zhao Jing said with a serious face: "Some people are afraid of Qiongju's ability to forge imperial edicts, and they can't tolerate him, and they hinder me, so they can't do it blatantly. I want to use Shen Yingjie's hand to achieve my goal."

After Shen Yingjie's palace change, the emperor stepped up his guard.Now the guards in the palace are either the emperor's confidants or the prince's confidants, there is no third person who can cover the sky with one hand.

Knowing who Zhao Jing was talking about, Zhao Rui groaned in his heart, and hurriedly said: "If you think this way, you have fallen into Shen Yingjie's trick. He failed to overthrow Daliang's country, and failed to assassinate the prince, so he can only leave such a Xin provokes the relationship between you and the prince."

"My child naturally knows Shen Yingjie's purpose, but I have to admit that his words are not unreasonable." Zhao Jing's brows were already furrowed, and his face was full of worry, "Shen Yingjie is good at punishing hearts, and his grandfather Yang Guotao It was killed by the first emperor who I did my best to help. Although the prince did not say anything, it does not mean that he did not have the heart to get rid of Qiongju. If Shen Yingjie can blame Shen Yingjie, it will be more convenient for him to do it. I will assist the prince wholeheartedly If Qiongju dies in his hands, Shen Yingjie can be regarded as letting me experience the same pain as Yang Guotao."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Jing had already thought so clearly, Zhao Rui sighed helplessly.I have to say that Shen Yingjie's move was really ruthless.He knew that Wang Qi was Zhao Jing's bottom line, and Zhao Jingyan couldn't tolerate Wang Qi, so he made a fuss out of it to make them suspicious of each other, so they turned against each other and killed each other.

Once the estrangement arises, it can only be resolved when Wang Qi returns safely.Otherwise, it will be a thorn buried in Zhao Jing's heart, which will never be safe.At this point, let alone whether Wang Qi was killed by the prince, even if not, it may be difficult for the prince to find out.Even if Wang Qi is not dead, I don't know if the prince has enough heart to accommodate him.

"I can see that after Qiongju entered the inner punishment court, although the prince went to the emperor to plead for mercy many times and showed that he was willing to help me, he was still afraid of Qiongju after all, and he was unwilling to let him go." Zhao Jing continued. : "The prince didn't want to create a estrangement with me, and couldn't tolerate Qiongju, so he wanted to use other people's hands to get rid of him. Let Qiongju die in the hands of Shen Yingjie. If I want to blame him, I can't blame him. Now Shen Yingjie took the initiative to send it to the door, and the prince will definitely not let go of this rare opportunity. It's a pity that he didn't expect that Shen Yingjie would actually turn him around."

Naturally, Zhao Rui didn't want Zhao Jing and the crown prince to have any suspicions. The crown prince would succeed in the future, and if the monarch and his ministers disagreed, the court would be unstable.What's more, having a gap with the emperor is harmful to Zhao Jing, but not beneficial.Zhao Rui couldn't help but said: "This is just our guess, it cannot be confirmed. If the prince knows that you suspect him, it will not do you any good."

"That's why I didn't mention this letter in front of the Crown Prince. Now I can only pretend that I don't know, and investigate quickly." Zhao Jing said in a deep voice, "Perhaps the Crown Prince has not had time to execute Qiong Ju."

Zhao Ruidao: "The people in our mansion are still thinking about their mistakes behind closed doors, and have never entered the palace at all. All you know in the palace are the prince's people, how do you investigate?"

"So I need my father's help." Before Zhao Rui could speak, Zhao Jing said in a hurry: "I'm afraid Qiongju can't wait, the time is very urgent. Please lie that the child has fallen asleep, and help me block everyone." .”

With a bad premonition in his heart, Zhao Rui said, "What do you want to do?"

"My boy wants to explore the East Palace." Zhao Jing's gaze sank, and he said: "Shen Yingjie has limited places to move, and my boy estimates that it is more likely that he will leave Qiongju near the Leng Palace. Those who go to the Leng Palace to support, Except for the imperial army, they are from the East Palace. The emperor is seriously ill at the moment, and it is impossible to pay attention to Qiongju's affairs. Even if the imperial army captures Qiongju, he can only hand it over to the prince. Don't worry, father, I am very familiar with the defense of the East Palace, and I will not discovered."

Knowing that Zhao Jing is determined to find out, but how can Donggong spy at will?Even if Zhao Jing is strong in martial arts, the guards in the East Palace are not vegetarians. Wouldn't it be worse if they were discovered?

Zhao Rui hurriedly said: "Jing'er, calm down. Shen Yingjie must have made preparations in many ways for the three cunning rabbit caves. It is impossible to just dig on a mountain like you. When Shen Yingjie handed you the letter just now, the chief guard of the East Palace I'm also in front of you, can you guarantee that he didn't see it? If the crown prince really killed Wang Qi, he would have a guilty conscience, and even if he didn't know that Shen Yingjie had sent you a letter, he would always be on guard against you. Do you think your secret actions, Can you hide it from him?"

"What my father said is that instead of being suspicious of each other, it is better to ask directly. My son, go to the prince and ask him face to face." Zhao Jing turned and walked back after finishing speaking.

Zhao Rui couldn't laugh or cry at Zhao Jing's almost naive frankness, Zhao Rui quickly stopped him and said: "If the prince insists that he has never met Wang Qi at all, and all of this is Shen Yingjie's plan to alienate, how are you going to deal with it? Believe him , or do not believe it?"

Zhao Jing suddenly fell into silence, and after an unknown amount of time, he said sadly: "In the past, we were comrades-in-arms who could entrust our backs to each other, why is it like this now?"

Thinking of Emperor Liang and himself today, Zhao Rui also sighed.He couldn't answer Zhao Jing's question, so he could only say: "As the saying goes, when there is a good thing, you have to think of the bad, so that you can be prepared for danger in times of peace. In the same way, if you come to a dead end, you have to think of the good instead. Only in this way can we continue Hope to go on. You are worried about Wang Qi, how can you sleep? If you go back to the East Palace to rest, it will be suspicious. Since the crown prince has promised to try his best to find Wang Qi, we might as well follow along and find out the news. Maybe things are not as pessimistic as we thought, maybe the relationship between you and the prince can withstand the test of Shen Yingjie."

"Father is right, my son will go now." After saying this, Zhao Jing didn't stop for a moment, turned around and left.

Zhao Rui sighed again, and hurriedly followed.

Speaking of Zhou Ying, he hurried to Huanyiyuan to inquire about the whereabouts of the surviving guard, only to learn that the man had gone to the East Palace.Zhou Ying didn't know well, so she rushed to the East Palace immediately, and when they arrived, they had to go to the bedroom.At this time, Zhou Ying's heart was already in his throat, and he rushed to the bedroom without stopping, and everything was settled.

"Dingbeihou, why do you suspect that there is something wrong with that guard?" Shen Yingjie is dead, and there is one less serious worry in his heart. Zhao Jingyan is in a good mood. It is inevitable to be moved, and the words are also pleasant.

Knowing that Shen Yingjie had been put to death and that the emperor and the crown prince were safe, Zhou Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief.Naturally, he couldn't say that he heard the clue from Wang Qi, and he could only say: "The old minister just thinks that the guard is the only living person in the Leng Palace, so he can talk to himself. Just in case, I still want to ask some more details. It’s also good to distinguish between true and false.”

"Master Hou is determined. If everyone in the palace is as cautious as you are, I am afraid that today's farce will not happen." Zhao Jingyan said politely.

Zhou Yingdao: "Your Highness has won the award, and the old minister deserves it. The situation was urgent at that time, and everyone was busy fighting the fire. It is common for them to fail to react for a while. Besides, judging from the situation at the scene, everyone felt that Shen Yingjie must die, otherwise Just a few confessions from a guard can't fool us. The most important thing right now is to find out how Shen Yingjie became a guard of Huanyiyuan, and does he have any other accomplices in the palace?"

"My palace has sent people to search the Leng Palace again to see if we can find any clues." Zhao Jingyan's eyes sank, and he said, "Shen Yingjie can pretend to be a guard of Huanyiyuan, and the people of Huanyiyuan may not be able to get rid of it." It’s related. I’ve sent someone to investigate, and there should be news in a short time.”

According to Wang Qi, Shen Yingjie was still in limbo when the sky cannon went up to the sky, so it is unlikely that he sneaked into Huanyiyuan in advance.Perhaps it was after the explosion in the cold palace that Shen Yingjie replaced the guards in it to confuse the public.But if he was not in the cold palace when it exploded, who detonated the gunpowder inside?Could it be that Shen Yingjie was loyal enough to be willing to die for him on the inside line of Huanyiyuan?Zhou Ying was puzzled.

At this time, the head guard came in and said, "Your Highness, the people in Huanyiyuan have already investigated, and there is nothing wrong with it. The dozen or so guards who were killed were only on duty yesterday afternoon. The palace gate recorded their entry in detail. After entering the palace, they went directly to Huanyiyuan without going anywhere in the middle, many people can testify."

This ruled out the possibility of Shen Yingjie replacing the guard in advance, which was consistent with Zhou Ying's idea.

After hearing this, Zhao Jingyan also said: "From this point of view, Shen Yingjie should have pretended to be Ma Wu after the guards were killed."

"After the explosion in the cold palace, the forbidden army rescued Shen Yingjie. The eunuchs who came to recognize him from Huanyiyuan said that they only looked at his appearance at that time, and it was clearly the face of the guard Ma Wu. It's a pity that the man has not woken up yet, so we can't talk about it in detail. The Imperial Army kept asking again, and they said he was Ma Wu, the guard of Huanyiyuan." The chief guard continued, "Shen Yingjie woke up not long after the eunuch of Huanyiyuan left. My name is Ma Wu, and I can tell the exact number of guards in the cold palace and the situation at that time, which is similar to what those eunuchs said, so the imperial guards decided that he was Ma Wu."

Zhao Jingyan couldn't help wondering: "This is strange. If there is no eyeliner for Shen Yingjie in Huanyiyuan, how would he know who and how many people Huanyiyuan will send?"

"The head of the Huanyiyuan revealed a very important piece of information." The head guard said: "The guards in the Huanyiyuan are all transferred a few months ago, including those who died in the Huanyiyuan. .”

A few months ago, Shen Yingjie was still in charge of the palace guards.Even if these people were not arranged by Shen Yingjie in advance, he could easily know the list of guards in Huanyiyuan by virtue of his position.In other words, before Shen Yingjie detonated the explosives, he probably already knew which guards Huanyiyuan might send to the cold palace.

"After Wuzhu's rebellion, Shen Yingjie's influence in the palace has basically been cleared. Because these guards have nothing to do with Shen Yingjie, the original transfer was a routine matter, and Huanyiyuan is not an important place, so The subordinates will be careless when they wait." The head guard said with self-reproach.

After hearing this, both Zhao Jingyan and Zhou Ying sighed.Who would have thought that an insignificant transfer of personnel, a few guards who were randomly assigned to Huanyiyuan, were all in Shen Yingjie's calculations, and innocent became his stepping stone and scapegoat.

It can only be said that Shen Yingjie's thoughts are too deep, which is frightening.Such a character died so quickly and neatly. Although there were twists and turns in it, Zhao Jingyan and Zhou Ying still thought it was too easy.It has to be said that Wuzhu and Shen Yingjie have such abilities, making them feel that when they have no worries, there will always be bigger pits waiting behind them.

"By the way, Your Highness, the imperial guards just now found some strange things outside the wall behind the main hall of the Leng Palace, intermittent, like lines." After speaking, the chief guard opened the handkerchief in his hand and handed the things to Zhao Jingyan.

Looking at the dark thing in his hand, Zhao Jingyan asked strangely: "What is this?"

"This should be the residue of the fuse after burning." Zhou Ying said.

The so-called fuse is the wire used to ignite fireworks and firecrackers.This thing can not only ignite and spread fire, but also control the ignition time.

Thinking of what Wang Qi said, Zhou Ying suddenly realized: "His Royal Highness, I know how Shen Yingjie escaped from the cold palace, and how he managed to deceive us by pretending to be Ma Wu without an insider."

Zhao Jingyan immediately said humbly: "I would like to ask Lord Hou to explain in detail."

"The fuse is very thin, and it only needs a small hole to pass through. If you calculate the length of the fuse, you can control the exact time when the gunpowder explodes." Zhou Yingdao: "Shen Yingjie should have drilled from under the back wall of the main hall. He opened a small hole and pulled a fuse to go out. After putting the sky cannon into the sky, Shen Yingjie went out of the cold palace, hid in the dark and waited. When the guards of Huanyiyuan entered the cold palace, he lit the fuse and Stay far away. After the gunpowder in Lenggong killed everyone, he put on Ma Wu's human/skin mask and lay outside the gate of Lenggong, making the illusion of being blown unconscious."

The head guard pondered for a while, and immediately said: "Your Highness, what Lord Hou said is very reasonable. This subordinate has never understood that if there is no secret work by Shen Yingjie in the Huanyi courtyard, even if he knows which guards are there, he is not sure who is there. He will go to the Leng Palace that night, let alone the specific number of people who will go to the Leng Palace. So Shen Yingjie must have been watching nearby at that time. He can prepare a few more human/leather masks of the guards, and put them on after the target is determined. The rest of the people/skins Throw the mask directly into the fire without leaving a trace."

"Everything makes sense now." Zhao Jingyan nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Now we can confirm that Jinli has always been the traitor Shen Yingjie buried in Zhengxihou's Mansion. After Shen Yingjie was imprisoned in the Internal Punishment Court, Jinli took the initiative to invite Ying to guard, and took the opportunity to switch with Shen Yingjie. After that, Shen Yingjie used Jinli's identity to act around us, and used the gunpowder hidden in the cold palace to stir up the world. The real Jinli may have died in Inner Court."

Zhou Ying said solemnly: "Shen Yingjie's game of chess is very big. If I hadn't confirmed his body with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed that he died so easily."

"Anyway, Shen Yingjie's death will put an end to our serious problems." Although he felt the same way in his heart, Zhao Jingyan still smiled and comforted himself: "The rest of the matter can be investigated slowly, and Lord Hou can also rest assured. gone."

Although Zhao Jingyan said this, Zhou Ying still didn't feel relieved. He always felt that Shen Yingjie had exhausted all his tricks and it was impossible to stop abruptly like this.

"Master Hou, do you think that since Shen Yingjie didn't die in the cold palace, is it possible that Wang Qi is still alive?" Zhao Jingyan asked suddenly.

Hearing this, Zhou Ying's heartbeat couldn't help but asked calmly, "Didn't Wang Qi's bloody clothes have been found in the cold palace? Why did Your Highness say that?"

"It's just a bloody coat after all, not a corpse." As if he felt that he was overthinking, Zhao Jingyan smiled bitterly, and then said: "I think that we all thought that Shen Yingjie was dead at the beginning, but he still came back to life. Qi also..."

Zhou Ying immediately said: "Your Highness is too worried. Shen Yingjie hated Zhao Jing to the bone. Killing Wang Qi was the best revenge for Zhao Jing. How could he let Wang Qi live? Besides, according to the situation at the time, if Shen Yingjie Taking Wang Qi out of the cold palace will add a lot of unnecessary troubles, so why should he take risks?"

"What Hou Ye said is that maybe I really think too much." Zhao Jingyan sighed and said in a deep voice.

There was some regret in Zhao Jingyan's tone, but unfortunately Zhou Ying didn't hear it.Seeing that Zhao Jingyan dispelled the idea that Wang Qi was still alive, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.As long as the prince believes that Wang Qi is dead, he will have no worries.After that, he can work with Zhao Rui and Zhao Jing to find a way to secretly send Wang Qi out of the palace.

"By the way, Your Highness, before Shen Yingjie died, he gave the young master a letter. I wonder what was written in the letter?" the head guard asked suddenly.

As soon as these words came out, both Zhao Jingyan and Zhou Ying were taken aback.

"Did Shen Yingjie letter to Brother Jing?" Zhao Jingyan said with a blank face, "But he didn't tell me?"

Zhou Ying hurriedly said, "Did you read it wrong?"

"Your subordinates will not be mistaken." Unexpectedly, Zhao Jing didn't say anything, and the head guard was also surprised.He said with certainty: "At that time, the young master was very emotional, and he kept dragging Shen Yingjie to ask the whereabouts of the prince. His subordinates were afraid that Shen Yingjie would harm him, so they stood by and watched Shen Yingjie hand over the letter with their own eyes. Give it to the young master, and then he swallowed his breath."

Zhao Jingyan asked suspiciously: "If Shen Yingjie really left such a letter, there's no reason for Brother Jing not to tell me?"

For a moment, there was silence in the hall, and everyone's faces were ugly.

"Perhaps it's not an important matter. Brother Jing is concerned about the safety of the prince, so it's inevitable to forget it for a while." I don't know how long it took, but Zhao Jingyan was the first to break the silence. He glanced at Zhou Ying and said with a smile: "Hou Master has worked all night, let's rest in the palace first, I will order someone to arrange the room."

Zhou Ying hurriedly said: "Thank you for your forgiveness, Mr. Zhang still doesn't know the news of Shen Yingjie's death. I will go and look for him, and save him from worrying."

Although it was not obvious on the surface, Zhao Jing's concealment of the letter still made Zhao Jingyan very confused. Seeing Zhou Ying's resignation, he said a few symbolic polite words and asked people to leave.

After leaving the dormitory, Zhou Ying's face sank, and the reason for the inexplicable uneasiness he felt before was also found.He knew that Shen Yingjie would not die so easily, and there must be pitfalls waiting behind.Zhou Ying felt that something was wrong when Wang Qi was inexplicably still in the grass near Lenggong, but now he finally found the crux of the problem.

Zhang Bixian also said that although Wang Qi was thrown in the grass, it was not easy to be found because of the dark sky.It was also because Zhang Bixian dropped something that he saw Wang Qi by accident.If it was delayed for a few more hours, Wang Qi would be exposed to the public, and it would be difficult for the guards who came and went not to notice his existence.

Zhou Ying couldn't help thinking that the crown prince wanted to use Shen Yingjie's hand to kill Wang Qi because of the estrangement between Wang Qi and Zhao Jing.Shen Yingjie is so shrewd, how could he not understand?Wang Qi only woke up at dawn, which shows that Shen Yingjie has calculated the time well in terms of medication and other aspects.He deliberately let Wang Qi be discovered by the guards in the palace, so as to create an opportunity for the prince to kill Wang Qi and frame him.

If the crown prince has dealt with Wang Qi without telling Zhao Jing, Shen Yingjie will ask Zhao Jing to reveal the truth, so that Zhao Jing and the crown prince will be separated.If Zhao Jing was alarmed by Wang Qi's incident, the crown prince might not have the capacity to tolerate Wang Qi, and the two would also have conflicts over Wang Qi's life and death.In other words, no matter what, as long as Wang Qi died, Zhao Jing and the prince would turn against each other.Shen Yingjie is really calculating!

But Shen Yingjie did not expect that Wang Qi would be discovered by Zhang Bixian who was passing by, and neither the crown prince nor Zhao Jing knew about it.Seeing Zhao Jing questioning Wang Qi's whereabouts, Shen Yingjie thought that the crown prince had dealt with Wang Qi secretly, so he gave him the letter.As for what was written in the letter, Zhou Ying could think of it with her eyes closed.

Zhou Ying knew that since Shen Yingjie had made a fuss with Zhao Jing, he would definitely not be idle with the prince.Sooner or later the prince will know that Zhao Jing learned the truth about his "killing" Wang Qi.Not to mention that the prince has such a heart, even if he doesn't, he still has enough motivation.Even if the prince took the initiative to explain to Zhao Jing, Zhao Jing might not believe it.Even if Zhao Jing believed it, would the crown prince believe that he really didn't have the slightest grievance?If Wang Qi died, this matter would be a knot between them, which would never be resolved.If Wang Qi is not dead, does the prince have enough heart to accommodate Wang Qi?

Thinking of this, Zhou Ying couldn't help but smile wryly.Looking at it this way, although Wang Qi is not dead for the time being, Shen Yingjie's goal has been achieved.Even if they secretly sent Wang Qi out of the palace to hide, it only relieved Zhao Jing's suspicion and resentment.But what about the prince?Will he be innocent?

Doubt is like a seed buried in people's hearts. Once it is planted, it will take root and sprout sooner or later, grow into a towering tree, and then become out of control.Since Zhao Jing didn't tell the prince about Shen Yingjie's letter at the first time, he planted disasters for the future.If Zhao Jing didn't mention Wang Qi's matter at all in the future, the prince might suspect that he hid it too deeply.If Zhao Jing often talked about Wang Qi and showed nostalgia, the prince would suspect that he was dissatisfied.After a long time, it will explode one day.At that time, what will happen to Zhao Jing?Did you tell the prince that Wang Qi was not dead but was secretly hidden by them?In this way, wouldn't Zhao Jing have another crime of deceiving the emperor?

"Master Hou!" At this moment, Zhang Bixian's voice interrupted Zhou Ying's meditation.He looked up, and sure enough, he saw Zhang Bixian running over.

After taking Zhang Bixian to a slightly hidden place, Zhou Ying asked, "You know about Shen Yingjie, right?"

"Understood." Zhang Bixian wiped the sweat from his brow, and continued: "This subordinate was ordered to go to the East Palace to look for Zheng Xihou and the Young Lord, but I didn't expect that they had already left, and no one in the East Palace knew they had gone. Where? My subordinates are anxiously searching everywhere, and just now I heard that Shen Yingjie failed to assassinate the crown prince and was killed by the young master."

Zhou Ying asked in a low voice, "Where is Zhao Jing now?"

"I heard that they are taking the guards of the East Palace to search around, maybe they are looking for Shen Yingjie's accomplices." Zhang Bixian said.

Zhou Yingdao: "You didn't tell Zhao Rui and Zhao Jing about Wang Qi, did you?"

"No." Zhang Bixian hurriedly said: "This matter is no small matter, without the permission of Lord Hou, how dare the subordinates dare to make decisions easily."

Zhou Ying breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "Brother Zhang, please run again and tell Zhao Rui that I have something important to tell him, let him come out alone, and try not to disturb Zhao Jing."

"Your subordinate will go now." Zhang Bixian didn't ask any further questions, and hurried down.

Half an hour later, Zhao Rui was led by Zhang Bixian to the rockery where Wang Qi was hiding.

"Hurry up if you have anything to say, Jing'er can't do without people, I can't stay longer." Seeing Zhou Ying, Zhao Rui said impatiently.

Zhou Ying looked at Zhao Rui and said in a deep voice, "Wang Qi is not dead."

"Wang Qi is not dead?" Zhao Rui was surprised at first, and then overjoyed, "Where is he, take me to see him quickly."

Zhou Yingdao: "It's fine to bring him to see you, but before that, you have to answer me a question. Did Shen Yingjie give Zhao Jing a letter before he died? What was written in it?"

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I'm really sorry, these two weeks have been so unlucky, all kinds of troubles, not only wasted, but also lost money, and the computer couldn't connect to the Internet. It was not repaired until a few days ago, so the update was late.I originally wanted to finish this chapter, but I really can’t finish it. The next chapter must be finished, and I will try to update it before next Sunday.After the end, I'm going to update another episode, and I'll end this article completely. As for when the episode will be updated, I'm not sure yet. I'll try to update it as soon as possible.