after little snake

Chapter 159 Volume [-] 'Hunting' in progress

Deqing Palace? Hall

The windows are bright and clean, and the sunlight squints in from the carved window lattice. The faint light adds a bit of brightness to the hall.


An imposing landscape painting is hung on the white wall, and there are heroic inscriptions in the corner of the painting.


Zheng Shaochu sat on the sandalwood chair next to him, holding the tea offered by the servants of the palace, but he never let go of his frown.


Prince Deqing came in from the hall door, looked at him, and immediately cupped his fists politely and said with a loud smile:


"General Zheng."


After Zheng Shaochu saw him coming, he quickly put down his tea bowl and stood up, arching his hands back towards him.


"My lord."


"General, please sit down." Prince Deqing stretched out his hand to Zheng Shaochu, and sat on the main seat.


"I don't know what the general's visit is about today?" Go straight to the topic.


"I'm here because of the assassination of the queen." Zheng Shaochu didn't go around in circles.


"Oh?" Prince Deqing was obviously surprised and looked at him with raised eyebrows.


"Did the general find out the clues?" He was also worried about this matter. According to the news from the palace, the imperial doctor asserted that the queen did not have a long time. bear the emperor's wrath.


"To tell you the truth, someone sent a letter to my house just now. It is for this letter that I came." Zheng Shaochu said, then took out the letter and handed it to Lord Deqing.


After Prince Deqing took it in doubt, his expression changed after reading the letter.


"This—" The prime minister is the mastermind?

"I also feel that the situation is serious, so I want to ask the prince to take a look together." Zheng Shaochu said.


Prince Deqing put the letter aside with a solemn expression.He pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.


The sun was falling quietly, and the summer breeze was blowing into the window, lifting their hair and fluttering.


Neither of them spoke, and the room was so quiet for a moment that it seemed that even a needle could be heard falling.


After a while, Prince Deqing looked at Zheng Shaochu with a frown, and said:


"What the general said is true. It seems that we should handle this matter carefully."


Zheng Shaochu nodded, if what was said in the letter was false, then they would return the Prime Minister's innocence.But just because they are afraid that this matter is true, then they have to be cautious.


"General, the letter mentioned that the Prime Minister colluded with the Killer Gate to assassinate the Queen. He also has a token of the status symbol of the Killer Gate Guardian. Inquire secretly to see that some suspicious person has contacted the prime minister, and then try to find a way to check whether he really has the killer token as he said before making a plan."


"What the prince said is feasible." Zheng Shaochu nodded, agreeing.


"Then I will ask someone to check outside the prime minister's mansion now. Maybe someone has seen suspicious people or things outside the prime minister's mansion."


Zheng Shaochu nodded, that was all he could do.


"Come here." Prince Deqing called out.


"I have seen the prince, I will pass." The chubby housekeeper came in from the outside.


"Housekeeper, go find Xu Biao." Xu Biao is the retainer of Prince Deqing. He has extraordinary skills, but his appearance is so ordinary that people will never remember him after seeing him.It is most appropriate to let him spy on things.


"Yes." The butler cupped his hands and retreated.


After a while, a man in a blue narrow-sleeved jacket walked in.He was about thirty years old, with a medium build, and his face was so ordinary that people could forget it at first sight.


"I've seen the prince." He walked forward with steady steps, and bowed to the prince of Deqing with his hands clasped.


"En." Prince Deqing nodded, and introduced Zheng Shaochu to him.


"This is General Zhenbei."


"I've seen General Zhenbei." Xu Biao turned around and cupped his fists towards Zheng Shaochu.


Zheng Shaochu also nodded, it can be seen that this ordinary man may not be simple.


"Xu Biao, I need you to do something now." Lord Deqing said to Xu Biao.


"But according to the prince's order." Xu Biao clasped his fists.


"Okay." Prince Deqing nodded, "I want you to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to secretly investigate, and see if any suspicious people have come into contact with the Prime Minister in the past few days?"


"Yes, Xu Biao understands." Xu Biao nodded and left after clasping fists at the two.


Zheng Shaochu looked at Xu Biao's leaving figure and looked back at Prince Deqing, frowned and said:


"I hope this strong man can find out useful news."


Prince Deqing also nodded, it would be best to have news.Otherwise, I'm afraid the emperor will give them another order.


The two drank tea and chatted one after another.


Time slipped between the words of the two, and Xu Biao came back half an hour later.


"How is it? Any news?" Prince Deqing asked eagerly.


Zheng Shaochu also set his sights on Xu Biao, and his anxiety was self-evident.


"Returning to the lord, general, my subordinates indeed inquired from a vegetable farmer who passed by the Prime Minister's Mansion every day. About ten days ago, a man in black entered the Prime Minister's Mansion and came out about half an hour later. .According to what he said, the man in black couldn't bear to hit his vegetable pick, so he was impressed." Xu Biao replied.


Hearing what he said, Zheng Shaochu and Prince Deqing looked around, and it seemed that the focus now was on the man in black.As long as the identity of the man in black is known, there is a chance of solving this case.


"Xu Biao, have you found out the identity of the man in black?" Prince Deqing continued to ask.


"Yes." Xu Biao nodded, "This subordinate bribed a servant of the palace. According to him, he heard the Prime Minister call the man in black as Zuo Guardian. Later, according to his subordinates, he will find out that Zuo Guardian is The killers."


The faces of Prince Deqing and Zheng Shaochu sank at the same time, it seems that the news in the letter is true.


"Xu Biao, go and bring that vegetable farmer first." He needs to testify.


"Yes." Nodded and left.


Prince Deqing looked back at Zheng Shaochu and said solemnly.


"General, it seems that we need to ask the emperor to ask for orders." The prime minister's mansion was searched, and Qiu Moyan was imprisoned for investigation.


"Okay." Zheng Shaochu nodded, and things finally came to light.

(End of this chapter)