Zi'an's mind suddenly became clear. There were seven dead people, five of whom were found at the scene, and two were alive. So, these two survivors must have been prepared in advance, and their purpose was to make them confess after being tortured.
So, there are still two bodies. At this juncture, the noble concubine has no way to transport the bodies out of the palace. Since the assassination, the guards in the palace have become much stricter, and all the palace gates are guarded. The Night King has also strengthened the air defense. If you walk in the palace at night, you may hear breathing sounds on the big trees, which are the people he arranged.
The body is still in the palace.
As long as the bodies of the two assassins are found, she can be cleared of all charges.
"Are you sure there are seven dead?" Zi'an confirmed again.
Sun Fanger said confidently, "There are definitely seven. There are only me, the noble concubine, and seven assassins in the palace. Once the poison powder is sprinkled, anyone who inhales even a little bit will die. Of course, I am an exception. The poison powder was developed by me. All my poisons have been tested in advance. I have resistance to toxicity. I will be poisoned, but I will not die."
Zi'an remembered what the old lady said about shooting arrows, and asked, "When the assassins came, there were seven of them. The old lady said someone shot arrows outside, but no arrows were found at the scene. Do you know why?"
Sun Fanger laughed sarcastically, "Do you need to ask me this? The only people who could clean up the scene so quickly were the imperial guards besides the noble concubine."
Zi'an understood what she meant. If the noble concubine was a human, it would not be surprising, but if it was the imperial guards, then there was a traitor.
"Thank you, I understand." Zi'an bowed and walked out.
After she went out, she told Zhuangzhuang to protect Sun Fanger well, because the noble concubine would definitely attack again.
Since she didn't kill Sun Fang'er this time, her plan would have worries. As long as King Nan Huai found Sun Fang'er, she would detoxify him. Sun Fang'er had a deep-seated fear of King Nan Huai, and this fear made her dare not disobey him in front of him.
She asked King Ye and King Liang to find the bodies of the two assassins, but she had no way to find them.
Carrying a medicine box, packing a few sets of clothes, and taking Dao Lao Da and Xiao Sun, Zi'an went to Xiwei Palace to "go to jail"
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After Zi'an left, Zhuangzhuang ordered the news to be blocked and the news of Sun Fang'er's waking up was not allowed to spread.
This time, the Night King went out in person and sent people to keep a close eye on Ci'an Palace.
He agreed with Zi'an's words. The assassin's body could not be sent out of the palace. Now that the weather was cold, the body could be kept for two or three days without stinking. However, the body had to be dealt with and could not be kept in Ci'an Palace forever.
At the same time, the Night King checked the imperial guards who entered Ci'an Palace that day to see who took the arrow.
It was easy to find out that the person was Liang Shulin, the former commander of the guards of the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. This Lord Liang was originally convicted after the downfall of the Liang family, but was cleared of all charges in the end and incorporated into the imperial guards. Although he was not as glorious as before, he still managed to keep his official position.
The Night King did not make Liang Shulin public, but talked to him in private.
Liang Shulin was very uncooperative at first, but when the Night King took him to a villa and saw his lovely Xiao Ling, he compromised.
He has worked with Concubine Gui for a long time and knows a lot about her.
Meanwhile, the Night King arrives at Yilan Palace.
Concubine Yi had always looked down upon this idle prince. When he came, she merely greeted him indifferently and didn't even offer him a cup of tea.
However, after the Night King said something, she began to look at this prince who was abandoned by the royal family again.
The Night King said, "Do you want to get rid of the control of the noble concubine? Chu Xiaoqiao!"
Concubine Yi's expression changed several times. Finally, she sneered, "What did you say? Night King, I don't understand."
"You know, the fact that I can call out your name means that I already know your origins. Chu Xiaoqiao, a Xianbei, was born in Qinlou. Your mother was the top performer in Qinlou. You were bought and trained by the noble concubine when you were ten years old. When you were fifteen, Li Yilan ran away from her marriage, and the Li family went out to look for her. They didn't find Li Yilan, but they found you. Everyone sent you to the palace as Li Yilan, and even the Li family couldn't see any clues. Over the years, because you were very cold to your natal family, no one from the Li family came to see you. They just thought that you didn't want to enter the palace and hated your natal family."
Concubine Yi was silent for a moment, and made tea herself. "Your Majesty, just say what you want to say. There's no need to talk nonsense."
The Night King smiled, "I like to talk to straightforward people. Don't worry, as long as you control your little thoughts until the seventh brother comes back, I will not do anything to you. Now that I and the King of Liang are in power, we will not tolerate evil spirits and monsters making trouble."
Concubine Yi said slowly, "I have always lived a peaceful life in the harem without any evil thoughts. I don't understand what the prince means by these words. However, if the prince needs my help, or if there are troubles in the court or even in the entire harem, I, as a concubine, have no choice but to come out and defend the city."
"Okay, my noble concubine, wait for my notification. When I need you to come out, I will naturally let you come. My noble concubine had better not play any tricks. It's not fun to offend me."
The Night King didn't drink his tea, but stood up and turned to leave.
The Seventh Prince just walked out of the inner hall and asked with a smile, "Is the Imperial Uncle here?"
The Night King raised an eyebrow, "Didn't you go to the parade grounds today?"
The Seventh Prince came over, hugged the Night King's legs, raised his head and showed an innocent smile, "Father said that someone framed me in the training ground, so he didn't allow me to go."
The Night King understood that the scene not only framed Zi'an, but also allowed him to avoid the parade.
"Well, then learn well from your teacher in the palace," said the Night King.
"Got it!" The Seventh Prince smiled, "Is the Imperial Uncle leaving? Why don't you play with me for a while?"
He changed the angle of his hand slightly and tried to grab the Night King's hand. The Night King twisted his wrist and pried open his palm, only to see that he was holding a golden needle between his fingers. The golden needle emitted a green light, as if it was poisoned.
The Night King pushed him away heavily, and the Seventh Prince fell to the ground. The smile was gone, replaced by a bloodthirsty viciousness and hatred.
Concubine Yi stepped forward to help the Seventh Prince up, gritted her teeth, and said, "My Lord, walk slowly!"
Before she finished saying "go slowly", she made a gesture.
A cold arrow shot in from the door, accompanied by a gust of wind, heading towards the Night King's head.
The Night King came without any weapons, and it was not easy to defend against him with bare hands because the arrows came quickly and with great force.
He bent down to avoid the arrow, which just missed his forehead by an inch and injured him.
Then another rain of arrows came flying. He had no weapons to shoot down the arrows, and it seemed impossible for him to avoid so many arrows.
Concubine Yi dragged the Seventh Prince behind the screen and said coldly: "King Ye, it is not a good thing to know too much."
She was sure that the Night King would not be able to escape, and that he would attack her in Yilan Palace, which was not what she wanted. However, she no longer had any choice.
She never thought that the Night King would become her strong enemy and always underestimated him.
(End of this chapter)