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Chapter 405 Jingzhou Sleepless Night (please subscribe!)

Guo Erniu jumped out of the window of the restaurant and ran along the route he had stepped on before.

The moon is very round tonight, illuminating the street very brightly.

Many people in the city went to "Wenxianglai" to watch lantern riddles and poems, or went to watch the Lantern Festival by the moat outside the city. There were not many pedestrians on the street. Guo Erniu ran for a while and looked back. It was quiet, and there was no sign of anyone chasing after it.

I was overjoyed, it seemed that the 1000 taels of silver was really easy to earn, even killing such a powerless person, he was willing to spend so much money, it seemed that he really couldn't understand the world of the rich ah!

But he shouldn't care about this. Anyway, if the person is killed and the money is in his hands, the rest doesn't matter to him. Thinking of this, he walked back very happily...

After walking a few steps, he stopped.

He took out the dagger in his sleeve and looked at the street ahead vigilantly.

At this time, four or five masked men in black with long swords came over.

"Who are you? What do you want to do?"

From the looks of it, these people don't look like officials from the government, and they shouldn't be chasing him because of what happened just now, so who is this?
"Guo Erniu, do you think it's worth buying two lives for 1000 taels of silver?"

As soon as this person opened his mouth, Guo Erniu recognized who it was, and said in surprise, "It's you?"

Then he sneered and said, "Why, just after I killed someone for you, you are ready to kill the donkey?"

The man smiled and shook his head: "No, no, it's not for me, but for your parents. Otherwise, how would they get better?"

Hearing this, Guo Erniu fell silent, he was clearly threatening himself!
"I don't understand. I've already killed someone. What else do you want? Could it be that you're still afraid that I won't be able to tell the truth?"

Guo Erniu gritted his teeth and said.

"Don't be afraid—because the dead man's mouth is the tightest."

"........."

It seemed that the other party made up his mind to kill him.

Guo Erniu thought about resisting, but he knew martial arts. It can also be seen that none of the men in black on the opposite side is weaker than him, and he still has more than one enemy, so there is no chance of winning at all!
After thinking for a while, Guo Erniu sighed, and said with some relief: "I can die, but you have to promise me that if I die, help me give all the money to my parents, so that they can spend their old age in peace!"

"it is good."

Hearing what the man in black said, Guo Erniu closed his eyes and took a long breath. When he opened his eyes again, there was a frightening light in his eyes. As if seeing through, he slowly raised his hand, the dagger lay across his throat, and a smile appeared on his mouth. At the same time, his arms moved, and the expression on his face was fixed on the smile...

"Heh, he really is a man of flesh and blood..."

The man in black looked at Guo Erniu's body and said with some regret.

"Then—what about his parents?"

The masked man in black next to him asked.

"Only the mouth of the dead is the tightest, understand?"

"understand!"

The man in black turned and left, while the other masked men in black ran towards Guo Erniu's house...

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The murder of King Xiang seemed to have grown wings, and it spread in Jingzhou City. Whether it was an ordinary family or a prince or general's residence, everyone knew this shocking news...

This night was another sleepless night for many people.

When King Xiang was assassinated, the crown prince benefited the most, this is beyond doubt.

Logically speaking, at this time, those who support the prince should be particularly excited.

But for some reason, they were not happy.

To support the crown prince is not only to fight against the military commander's mansion, but also to know that the crown prince is the future monarch, who else should he stand for?

But too many childish behaviors of the prince hurt their hearts, especially the assassination of King Xiang-it was not that he did it, if it was him, how dare they serve?
So that night, they had no sleep.

At this time, outside the gate of the East Palace, Prince Kang and his servant hurried into the East Palace again. After a while, Prince Kang and his servant left. From the beginning to the end, the royal guards outside the gate could see clearly!
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Duke Zhang Guo and Zhang Twelve sat opposite each other in the front hall of Duke Wei's mansion.

Because it was late at night and most of the rest of the family were asleep, the front hall was especially quiet.

Originally, it had been clearly stated that he was on King Xiang’s team, and his grandson had a close relationship with King Xiang, and King Xiang was likely to replace the crown prince. Duke Zhang felt very high-spirited recently—so when he heard the news that King Xiang had been killed, he was completely stunned... …

If the crown prince ascends the throne, with his character of vengeance, will Zhang Twelve be able to get better?Can the Zhang family prosper?

"Yi'er, were you there when King Xiang was assassinated today?"

This is what Zhang Guogong is most worried about.

King Xiang was murdered. I am afraid that there will be a major reshuffle in the court, and the Emperor Tang will be furious. The people who were at the scene of King Xiang's assassination may be affected and implicated!
Zhang Twelve shook his head and said, "Grandpa, I just didn't stay at the poetry fair today, but went to the lantern festival outside the city, so my grandson wasn't there when King Xiang was assassinated..."

When he said this, Zhang Twelve didn't know what it was like.

Although he is not very familiar with King Xiang, and he has only met him a few times before and after, King Xiang still gives him a good feeling. When he met him a few days ago, he was still full of energy and ready to fight hard. It's really sad that something like this happened today...

If he was present tonight, would things be different?

But things have already happened, and no one can change them, they can only look forward...

Hearing Zhang Twelve's answer, Zhang Guogong felt relieved, looked around, and then asked in a low voice: "Yi'er, do you think that today's matter--is it possible that the crown prince did it?"

When this incident happened today, everyone thought the same as Zhang Guogong. The first object of suspicion was the crown prince. After all, once King Xiang died, there would be no one who could pose a threat to him...

"Grandpa, what do you think is the prince, and what if he is not the prince?"

Zhang Twelve didn't answer, but asked rhetorically.

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Guogong was puzzled.

"If I were to do this, I must have already thought of a perfect plan. No one will be able to find out the result. Therefore, whether the prince did it is impossible to verify, and it can only become an unsolved case!"

Hearing this, Zhang Guogong nodded, and at the same time he said with great concern: "If this is the case, then the throne of the Tang Dynasty may have to be handed over to the crown prince! Then our Zhang family..."

His eyes were full of worries about the future.

"Grandpa, don't worry, the prince won't do anything for a long time if something like this happens - he won't dare, so he can only wait obediently, so it won't have any impact on our family. ——As for the future, who can say for sure?"

Even they immediately suspected that the prince did it, Tang Emperor must have thought so, even if no evidence could be found, the prince's vigilance would be much higher.

At this time, all the crown prince can do is to hide his strength and bide his time. If he dares to show it off again, he will force Tang Emperor to do something to him!

Zhang Guogong nodded, thinking that this was the only way to go, he gave Zhang Twelve a few words, and let him leave.

Looking at the curling incense in the incense burner, Zhang Guogong's head was clear, without any sleepiness at all, just waiting for tomorrow morning...

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Prime Minister's Mansion, Yang Family.

It was past Haishi, but the front hall was still brightly lit.

This is not because the living room needs to be lit with lanterns on the night of the Lantern Festival, but because everyone is really not in the mood to sleep.

In the front hall of the Yang family, besides the Prime Minister Yang Feng and the shivering Yang Zexin who was sitting at the bottom, there were Taifu Bai Jianfu and several Yu Shi and others with depressed faces.

"Zexin, tell me what happened in Wenxianglai today!"

After witnessing the assassination of King Xiang with his own eyes, Yang Zexin was much more anxious than ordinary people, because the poetry meeting was organized by his restaurant, and the murderer was the waiter of his restaurant, and he happened to be present when King Xiang was assassinated !
Now it's mud falling into the crotch!Even if he didn't do anything, others would push him out, why not hurry?
"Grandpa, actually... grandson didn't see clearly..."

Yang Zexin lowered his head, not daring to look at Yang Feng, and said a little scared.

This is the truth.

Although Yang Zexin is the behind-the-scenes boss of "Wen Xianglai", the manager of the restaurant is in charge of the shopkeeper Ma, and as for the little girls - he is even more incapable of recognizing them!
So when the killer entered the room, he thought it was the waiter in the restaurant who came to pour the water, and he didn't even look at it. Later, when the kettle fell to the ground, his attention was there. When he heard the sound, King Xiang He has already been killed, and if he wants to see what the killer looks like, where is there still a figure?

"You bastard, get out!"

Yang Feng yelled violently, and scared Yang Zexin away...

"Prime Minister, don't be angry. This matter has nothing to do with Lingsun fear. The most urgent thing now is to know whether His Highness the Crown Prince is involved... and His Majesty's attitude..."

Bai Jianfu asked.

"This matter...it's hard to say too much! Everything must be subject to His Majesty's oral instructions!"

Looking at the bright moonlight outside the house, Yang Feng wondered what kind of person he was assisting?Is it a narrow-minded person, or a fanatic who does whatever it takes to achieve his goals?
If he really did this... Once such a person ascends the throne, it will be a disaster for the people of the world!
For the first time, Yang Feng questioned his original decision...

"May I ask Prime Minister Yang, Mrs. Bai, should we visit His Highness the Crown Prince?"

One of the censors asked aloud.

As the prince's staff and supporter, the censor felt that he should visit the prince who was confined in the East Palace at this time to show his loyalty. After all, the prince's road to the throne will be very good after the death of King Xiang...

"No!"

Yang Feng and Bai Jianfu said this sentence at the same time, looked at each other, Yang Feng said: "Your Highness is grounded in the East Palace, what happens outside has nothing to do with His Highness!"

What Yang Feng said was categorical, as if he could conclude that the assassination of King Xiang was not done by the prince.

When the censor was said so, he calmed down and thought about it, and immediately understood what Yang Feng meant!
No matter whether the crown prince did it or not, they can't show up, otherwise, if it gets out, wouldn't it feel like there is no silver 300 taels here?
Immediately stopped talking, and heard Yang Feng say a few words to Bai Jianfu, all matters will not be decided until tomorrow morning, and then they dispersed from the prime minister's mansion...

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The East Palace was also brightly lit.

The prince was sitting in the middle of the front hall. After Prince Kang left, no one set foot in the East Palace. There was not even a single servant in the whole front hall, only the prince was sitting there.

Anyone looking at the prince's face will be very surprised. Why does a person who is confined at home have a red face and sweat on his head—as if he just came back from outside?

As for why he is like this, I am afraid that only the prince knows clearly...

Sitting in the front hall, the prince stared blankly at the white courtyard illuminated by the moonlight, his mood changed from excitement to fear, then from fear to excitement, and finally to sadness.

How did things come to this point?

Why can't you just wait in peace?
But thinking that the road ahead will soon be extremely smooth, he feels better again...

Suddenly, small snowflakes began to float in the sky outside, which was reflected pale by the bright moonlight. The snowflakes became bigger and bigger, and they were actually flying in the air when blown by the wind...

It seems that tonight is destined to be a sleepless night...

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Palace, Royal Garden.

In the original Shangyuan Festival, the queen and Princess Yilan usually accompanied the Tang emperor to enjoy the moon and light the lanterns in the imperial garden.

But Princess Yilan was picked up by Zhang Twelve today, and on the night of the Lantern Festival, only the Emperor Tang and the Empress were left.

After dinner, the old couple, the Tang emperor and the empress rarely had a quiet time alone. It was quite enjoyable to snuggle up in the pavilion in the imperial garden. The only strange thing was that when the two of them sat in the pavilion, , unexpectedly feel inexplicable panic at the same time, that feeling is only for a moment, fleeting...

When it was late at night, Emperor Tang and the Empress were preparing to go back. On the way back, Wu De came in from the outside with a flustered expression, completely opposite to his original calm and calm style.

"Wu De, Yilan has returned to the palace?"

Seeing Wu De's panic-stricken look, Emperor Tang was also quite curious. In his impression, Wu De was a calm and experienced person. What happened today?
"Return to Your Majesty, Zhang County Bo just sent Her Highness the Princess back to the palace, and Her Highness went straight back to Suyi Palace!"

It turned out that Emperor Tang saw that it was getting late, so he ordered Wu De to go out of the palace in advance to pick up Princess Yilan back to the palace, and Wu De came back after a long meeting.

"Oh? Is it so fast? I wonder how well Yilan is playing?"

The Emperor Tang was chatting and laughing with the Empress, but Wu De beside him couldn't wait any longer: "Your Majesty..."

"Wu De, if you have something to say, just say it."

Today's Wu De is really abnormal, Tang Emperor is a little curious.

Wu De looked at the queen next to him, faltering and hawing, not knowing whether to speak or not.

"It seems that if the concubine was present, Mr. Wu would not dare to say anything! Then the concubine should step down first, Your Majesty..."

The queen said to Emperor Tang with a smile.

(End of this chapter)