When the sky was dawning, Emperor Chong'an sat crossed on the couch surrounded by a wolfskin blanket, half-closed his eyes and said, "Dead?"
Emperor Chong'an's confidant eunuch stepped forward and said: "The two seriously injured people could not be saved, and they died in a short while. The remaining five survivors have just gone."
Emperor Chong'an opened his eyes, "How did you die?"
The eunuch whispered: "Take | poison, we are doing very clean, the emperor can rest assured, the guards are also very tight-lipped, dare not talk nonsense, the emperor will ask them tomorrow, they will only say that the assassins themselves hid in their mouths in advance After being poisoned, seeing that there was no chance of assassination, he committed suicide in fear of the crime, everything is reasonable.”
Emperor Chong'an was a little relieved, and the eunuch couldn't help but ask: "Why didn't the emperor interrogate him? There were only twenty-five dead men prepared by the minions, but now there are twelve more people out of thin air! What is going on? ?"
"Murdering the king is the crime of punishing the nine clans. If you don't seek death when you are captured alive at night, are you waiting for Lingchi? It's not like they didn't have a chance, but they saved their lives for the time being." Emperor Chong'an's voice became cold, "Don't these people know that How much will it take to survive? Don’t be afraid, you know how strong-minded people are. Interrogate these people, what do you think they can tell the truth?! Don’t kill them now, wait for the dawn to tell them Is there anything more that shouldn't be said?"
Emperor Chong'an's face was extremely bad. He had planned very well, and he had already pointed the finger at King Yu. He didn't need to say more. Since someone investigated this big case according to his wishes, the crime of murdering the king was also borne by ten King Yu. Sorry, to solve Yu Mucheng, this is the fastest way.
Moreover, Xuan Qiong has been under house arrest by him all these days without knowing it, so he will not be implicated too much by his mother's family.
Unexpectedly, the fake family thief led out the real ghost, and when he learned that there were more than 30 assassins, Emperor Chong'an really broke out in a cold sweat.
If it weren't for him being careful, in case he had arranged a lot of guards inside and outside his palace, it would not be impossible for him to be assassinated.
Thinking that a few hours ago, a dozen real assassins had sneaked into the palace, and Emperor Chong'an was like a thorn on his back.
"But..." The eunuch frowned in embarrassment and said in a low voice, "It's really hard to start now, the servants have already interrogated the people responsible for recruiting the dead, and they have also given heavy punishments, but those people are not clear about what they say. , Calling out the injustice, it seems that I really don't know, this... How can I investigate further?"
The eunuch asked cautiously, "The emperor has no doubts in his heart? The servants have a direction, so it's better to track them down."
Emperor Chong'an sneered, "You don't have a charter in your heart? It's just that you don't dare to check it."
The eunuch smiled shyly and did not dare to speak.
After a while, a man dressed as a guard entered the hall without passing the message, knelt down and salute, "Your Majesty, the spies are back."
Emperor Chong'an was exhausted from sleepless nights. Hearing this, he said weakly, "Speak."
The guard dressed humanely, "There was no movement on the Queen's side. The eldest princess was a little frightened. After taking the tranquilizer, she fell asleep. After seeing the eldest princess, the queen went to see a few little princesses, and then she took a rest. Well, nothing else."
"The Fourth Highness and the Fifth Highness were more lively there. After the two Highnesses returned to the Xibian Palace, they began to quarrel. After that, he locked himself in the room. Maybe he heard something long ago, and he was afraid to hide. The fifth highness was furious, and he killed himself without knowing anything. rest."
"Xuan Jing said that Xuan Qiong came to the palace and locked himself up?" Emperor Chong'an frowned, "Have you checked it? Is it the truth?"
The guard who was kneeling on the ground nodded: "It's true, I originally thought that His Highness was under house arrest for many days, so it's not surprising that he didn't dare to move around, but he still ordered the people who followed His Highness to be interrogated to find out before he left the capital. , Prince Yu's people did instruct the Fifth Prince to be cautious when he asked the Fifth Prince to come down to the palace, and not to offend the sage again. This can be said to be a kind reminder from Prince Yu, or it can be said It is Prince Yu who is implying something, it is difficult to argue, the ministers dare not chase after the wind, and ask the emperor to make it clear if they want to investigate further."
Emperor Chong'an was silent, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Where's Ziyou?"
The guard paused and said, "Yu Xiaowang took Young Master Zhong back to the East Side Hall, and then ordered someone to replace the servants, and then he took Young Master Zhong and placed him there. Whispering, nothing to do with the case."
Emperor Chong'an was impatient, "What is the whisper? When such a big thing happened, they didn't say anything?"
The guards couldn't, so they had to bite the bullet and said, "It seems that Prince Yu and Young Master Zhong had some disputes. At first, the voice was too low, and I couldn't hear anything clearly. Later, the dispute was probably too late. Young Master Zhong's voice became louder. I finally heard a little bit."
"Master Zhong said that if you lie, you will lie. If you do anything to bully him on purpose, it's fine if you tie his, his... there. Why do you keep his mouth shut, so that he can't even beg for mercy, so he can only live. being manipulated."
"Yu Xiaowang's voice is very low, saying that Young Master Zhong is too...too...lang, and the reason for blocking his mouth is to play with him for a while. When Master Zhong heard the words, he asked in a very soft voice, don't you like Lang, and then Master Yu said again. Say… "
"Okay!" Emperor Chong'an interrupted the guard, with a headache, "I don't want to hear it anymore."
The guards were relieved.
Emperor Chong'an's tone was unstable, "There was just an assassin in the palace! They still have this idea! This..."
The eunuch hurriedly said softly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, Young Master Yu and Young Master Zhong are both smart people. They probably guessed that someone was spying on them. Even if they said something important, they wouldn't let the spies hear them."
"Of course I know!" Emperor Chong'an was angry, "I'm so angry that they are heartless! What a deadly moment! There is still such a mind, something worthless, how many years have I never seen a man?! "
The guard did not dare to say more.
"Forget it, I can't count on it all."
Emperor Chong'an rubbed his brows, "I ordered to go down... Princess An Guo is injured and should not be moved. She will not return to the palace for the time being."
The eunuch hurriedly persuaded, "How can it be done? How can the emperor's body of ten thousand gold still stay here?"
"Go back now, how are you going to investigate Prince Yu's case?" Emperor Chong'an said coldly, "Wait for him to take his breath away and clean himself up?"
Emperor Chong'an's face was gloomy, "Ziyou wants to avoid suspicion, there are a lot of people from Xuan Qiong in the Ministry of Punishment, but also to avoid suspicion, go... Order the accompanying officials to immediately draw up a charter to eliminate these people who are in the way, and organize a few useful officials. , start checking for me immediately."
The eunuch understood and hurriedly ordered.
After dawn, Yu She was called by Emperor Chong'an early, and Zhong Wan got up and ate breakfast alone, waiting to hear the news.
It didn't take long for the servants who came to the palace with Yu She to inform Zhong Wan, and said softly, "Those assassins are all dead."
Zhong Wan laughed, which Yu She expected.
Zhong Wan asked, "Dali Temple wants to avoid suspicion. Who is investigating this case now?"
"They're all the emperor's cronies." The chamberlain said in a low voice, "It's not dawn yet, and someone has already returned to Beijing to pass on Prince Yu."
Zhong Wan was silent.
Emperor Chong'an wants to cut the mess with a quick knife, and Yu Mucheng should also do it.
Zhong Wan nodded and ordered the servant to go down.
Zhong Wan thought about the "whispering" of the two of them last night. It was estimated that Yu She would have to suffer a lot of lessons today, and he might not be able to come back in a while. Zhong Wan didn't dare to think that Yu She would talk to the Chong'an Emperor again. Say something.
He sat bored by himself, and strolled to Xuanjing's place.
Xuan Jing still remembered that he hated Zhong Wan, and looked at him with anger, "What are you doing?! I'm so busy that I don't have time to talk to you!"
Zhong Wan sat down with a good look on his face, and said nothing, "What is your Highness busy? Tell me?"
"You..." Xuan Jing hesitated, he really hated Yu She, and now he also began to hate Zhong Wan, "Go away! I talked to you a few times, but I just wanted to ask about Lin Si's whereabouts, and I didn't want you to be poisoned. If you don’t know, you can’t ask, and if you know, don’t tell me, who would be willing to care about you?”
Zhong Wan was dumbfounded, "No, after I met Lin Si last time, I specifically told him to ask him to look for you, but he didn't go?"
Xuan Jing hesitated for a moment, and said vaguely, "I guess you have been here."
Zhong Wan laughed, "Is it?"
Xuan Jing's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, he stopped talking, Zhong Wan asked a few more questions, Xuan Jing couldn't bear the disturbance, and hesitantly said, "This month, I will put a walnut on the head of the bed every day before going to bed, and wake up every day. back… "
Xuan Jing lowered his eyes, "The walnuts are gone."
Zhong Wan was stunned for a while, recalling the allusions about "walnuts" that Yu She said, and his heart ached.
"I said something ugly that day, what about him?" Xuan Jing almost hated Lin Si to death, "I walked away silently for several months, and obviously came back, relying on good skills, only Come here while I'm asleep! What's he afraid of? Afraid I'll kill him in a fit of rage?"
Zhong Wan thought for a while and said, "I talked to him about this once, although Lin Si didn't explain what he said, but I guessed a few points. He seemed to be afraid that in the future, he would not be able to save his life and delay. about you."
"What's the case?" Xuan Jing's open mouth can make people angry, "If there is any case, Yu She will die with you! What danger can he have?!"
Zhong Wan was used to being scolded in the head, but when he heard others curse Yu She to die, he felt less happy. Zhong Wan took a deep look at Xuan Jing and said, "Your Highness wants to arrest Lin Si, I have a solution. Do you want to listen?"
Xuan Jing hurriedly said, "You say it!"
"Mouse trap." Zhong Wan said seriously, "Have you seen it, Your Highness?"
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 top, he came over in the middle of the night, and accidentally..."
"You think I'm stupid?" Xuan Jing was horrified, "Are you crazy? So he can't see the boss' mousetrap?"
Zhong Wan said seriously, "In the middle of the night, what can you see clearly?"
Xuan Jing thought for a while, "But also..."
Zhong Wan added, "If Your Highness is worried and wants an extra layer of protection, you can also buy some animal clips and put them under the window and at the foot of the bed."
Xuan Jing thought about it for a while, and was actually a little moved.