"It really isn't Ayanna!" Emperor Rong's angry voice was full of certainty.
Hearing this sentence, Xie Yuan couldn't help but pause when he entered the hall - although he guessed that there might be something wrong with the corpse, he still had a bit of luck in his heart. After all, the biological mother of the third princess has passed away. As a father, how much does Emperor Rong know about his daughter? But he didn't want this corpse to be recognized as soon as it entered the palace, and this change suddenly defeated most of his luck in his heart.
Shouldn't he have come? But now that he was outside the hall, and there were so many guards watching, it was too late for him to turn around and leave. In this way, it is better to enter the hall and talk to Emperor Rong, as long as the other party can be persuaded by himself, then he will have a way out.
Thinking like this, Xie Yuan stopped and started again, but stopped for a moment before he entered the hall.
It is also a pity that Rongguo was newly built, many rules were not perfect, and there were no servants in the palace, and the guard who sent the message did not announce a word until Xie Yuan stepped into the palace gate.
The sound of the announcement naturally alarmed the people in the hall, but Xie Yuan also saw Emperor Rong's movements when he entered the hall - Emperor Rong had just dropped the arm of the female corpse, and half of the tattoos were exposed under the sleeves that were rolled up high, obviously This is what he was looking for.
What's wrong with the tattoo? Xie Yuan recalled the appearance of the tattoo in his mind again, but he couldn't think of a reason. After entering the hall, he had to bow to Emperor Rong first. Then, without waiting for Emperor Rong to speak, he preemptively said: "Your Majesty, the minister was just outside the hall. I heard that you said that the corpse was not A Yanna. What's going on?"
Beirong's rules are not as heavy as the Central Plains. Such words may be offensive, but they will never be punished. Xie Yuan took the measure very well, and by the way, he also made a look of urgent intersection, as if he didn't know and was extremely excited.
These were for Emperor Rong to see, but at this moment it was General Zuo who was on the side. He sneered and asked, "Why, can't you recognize your own wife?"
Xie Yuan was speechless for a while, glanced at the female corpse, and said, "It's really a vicious assassin, and Ayanna's appearance has been damaged too much."
When General Zuo heard the words, he said, "Oh", and then added coolly: "Is it true that the prime minister only recognizes his wife's face? You can't compare to me. My wife has a few moles from head to toe. clear."
That's why Xie Yuan doesn't look down on these barbarians. They can talk about everything, even some people in high positions can talk about their own affairs with their colleagues without hesitation. Just like today's General Zuo, he has no scruples when talking about his wife. As long as Xie Yuan dares to ask, he really dares to say how many moles his wife has on her body!
When Xie Yuan met such a person, no matter how eloquent he was, he didn't know how to interface. But he didn't dare to admit what General Zuo said, because he and Ayanna at least maintained the image of respecting each other outside, and if they were at odds at this time, Emperor Rong would be more suspicious.
So in the end, Xie Yuan had no choice but to rebuke with a cold face: "General Zuo is careful, it's not easy to tell everything."
General Zuo turned his face away indifferently, and casually persecuted: "Then the Prime Minister, look, is this corpse the third princess?"
Emperor Rong has been silent, silently staring at the two of them fighting with each other, and the years of life in the emperor have also made him develop the ability to be indifferent to joy and anger. Only Xie Yuan knew without looking at his expression that this was unavoidable.
Thinking quickly in his mind, Xie Yuan silently stepped forward to check the female corpse. His face was naturally poisoned and could not be seen, and there was no problem with his body shape. In the end, his eyes inevitably fell on the tattoo on the outer arm of the corpse. What he has seen in Emperor Rong and several princes is the same, and he can't see any fraud at all.
Could it be that Emperor Rong cooperated with General Zuo to deceive him? Or is this tattoo really a problem
Xie Yuan thought about it quickly, but leaned down to look at the tattoo with a calm expression on his face. When he got up, he decided to take a gamble, then he frowned and said righteously: "This corpse seems to be wrong, it really doesn't look like Ayanna's."
General Zuo didn't seem to expect that he would admit it, and the aggressive words that had reached his mouth suddenly stagnated, and he didn't know what to say for a while. He turned his head to look at Emperor Rong, but the latter did not give him any hints, so he could only withdraw his eyes and said dryly: "This body was brought from your prime minister's residence, and you reported the assassination of the third princess, and now you say no. …”
Seeing that the situation seemed to be restored, Xie Yuan said: "I was so tired that Ayanna died, and the minister was very sad. But after the incident, the minister did not stay beside the coffin all the time. If someone took the opportunity to exchange the body and framed it, I don't know. In any case, please ask Your Majesty to judge."
Speaking of it later, he remembered how Emperor Rong was persuaded in the morning, and he suddenly felt confident.
Who knew that Emperor Rong only stared at the female corpse, but after a while he said, "Since the Prime Minister said that the corpse is not, how did you recognize it?"
Xie Yuan's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, and he looked at the tattoo subconsciously - is there still something wrong with his calculation? !
Xie Yuan has been operating in Beirong for 20 years, supporting Emperor Rong from running a tribe to building the entire country now. He is a person with a clear purpose and selfishness, how could he not manage his power well
It's just that I am afraid that even Emperor Rong can't think of the two generals he relies on and trusts the most. Although General Zuo is loyal to him, General Right is not just as simple as being friendly with the Prime Minister on the surface - the two met Yu Wei. , Even General You's fortune was entirely supported by Xie Yuan. After so many years, General You was simply Xie Yuan's person!
Before entering the palace, Xie Yuan noticed that it was not good, just in case he instructed Meng Fei to find General You.
However, Xie Yuan entered the palace, and Meng Fei went to look for someone in a low-key manner but found nothing. I don't know if it was an accident or a coincidence. There seemed to be some trouble in the military camp today. !
The series of accidents made Meng Fei feel a little flustered, as if they had fallen into an invisible net without knowing it. No matter how hard they struggled to save them, it was useless.
Standing outside the Great General You's mansion and hesitated for a moment, Meng Fei turned around and left. On the one hand, he sent someone to the barracks outside the city to find the Great General Right, and on the other hand, he went to contact the staff, at least to welcome Xie Yuan, who had entered the palace, safely back—yes , After finding out that General You had left the capital, Meng Fei was sure that the current palace was not the same as Longtan and Tiger's Den, and he only wished that the shadow could protect Xie Yuan and escape.
The facts were not too different from Meng Fei's expectations. Xie Yuan in the palace was finally forced to be speechless by Emperor Rong.
In fact, the tattoo on the body is problematic. It's not that Ayanna doesn't have tattoos on her body, it's just that she was careless when she was young. She was injured on her arm. Later, the injury healed without leaving any scars, but the injury happened to hurt the tattoo. The eagle that was stabbed well. It was also deformed, and one wing was slightly twisted. It's hard to notice at first glance, but it's actually quite obvious on closer inspection.
But Xie Yuan didn't know that, even if Meng Fei dared to take the risk of looking at the body of the third princess that day, it would be difficult to detect this small anomaly due to the degree of her slashing.
Emperor Rong just tried a little and tried to find out that the harmony between Xie Yuan and the third princess was indeed fake. Then the team sent to investigate also confirmed that General Zuo was chased and killed on the way back to the palace. Although the latter did not find any evidence for the time being, Emperor Rong's suspicion was undoubtedly raised to a peak.
The servants murdered the princess, this is a big crime equivalent to treason!
Not to mention that Emperor Rong had suspicions about Xie Yuan, even if there was no such thing, he suddenly learned such news, even if Xie Yuan was the prime minister, he could not escape the death penalty. And the emperor wants to convict people, in fact, does not need much evidence.
In an instant, the palace, which could have been freely entered and exited, really became a dragon pond and a tiger's den for Xie Yuan...
Emperor Rong had already retreated, and General Zuo, who was highly skilled in martial arts, stood on the spot to preside over the overall situation, but in front of Xie Yuan were the guard soldiers who came to arrest him in an endless stream. And before Emperor Rong retired, he even gave an order of life and death!
In a trance, Xie Yuan felt that he and yesterday's Ayanna seemed to be in different places, and the soldiers who had been ordered by the emperor moved their hands without any scruples. The only thing that he is better than Ayanna is that he doesn't need to fight against these guards by himself. The four shadows protect him in the middle, trying to protect him to the direction of the palace gate. And it was the first time he felt that the newly built little palace was so big and so far away from the palace gate.
With a "thorn" sound, the wide sleeves were torn, but this time Xie Yuan didn't have the heart to deal with it.
"Pfft", the shadow slashed the sword for Xie Yuan, and the blood splashed a few drops on his face, which he wiped away again.
The palace gate was actually not far away, but Emperor Rong was clearly prepared, and a steady stream of soldiers came to block the way to the palace gate, making it almost impossible for anyone to move. Xie Yuan was guarded by the shadow every step forward, stepping on blood, one bloody footprint.
The blood has soldiers, shadows, and later Xie Yuan's own.
Xie Yuan clutched his injured arm, gritted his teeth, and frowned in pain. The bright red blood flowed out from his fingers, soaking his clothes and cloak, and quickly taking away his temperature and physical strength in this cold winter day.
The shadows killed a dozen more people, and they stepped on their corpses.
Xie Yuan raised his head and was able to see the palace gate from a distance. Such a distance can be passed in just a few moments, but it is extremely difficult to leave today. When several shadows tried their best to sway, and when General Zuo, who had been standing on the sidelines, raised his sword in person, Xie Yuan felt desperate for a moment when he looked at the palace gate not far away, and then he felt endless unwillingness.
Fortunately, at this moment, there was a sudden commotion in front of the palace gate. The soldiers surrounded and killed Xie Yuan incessantly, but the commotion took away the mind of General Zuo, and then the voice of "someone entered the palace" came.
When Xie Yuan heard this, his originally gloomy eyes suddenly lit up, and hope was rekindled.
He was not mistaken, it was Meng Fei who came, and he brought all the hands he could mobilize to save him. And General Zuo in front of him also reacted, and the offensive suddenly became more severe by three points. The poor shadow, who was already scarred, could no longer resist, and was slashed by him one after another.