The female supporting role turns over: the prince regent's favorite

Chapter 620 Must find out who sent the assassin!
The Qianqing Palace was in turmoil, the imperial physicians kept coming in and out, the queen, An Yirou and many other concubines, those who were hypocritical, sincere, and who couldn't tell what their intentions were, were all waiting outside the Qianqing Palace.

After the night darkened, the unconscious emperor's eyes trembled slightly, and he slowly opened them.

The emperor looked at the curtain above the bed with a dull expression.

Li Quan noticed that he had woken up, and called out cautiously: "Your Majesty, you are awake, do you still have other discomforts in your body? The servant is going to call the imperial doctor to come over and show you?"

Emperor: "...No need."

"Then... the Empress and Concubine Rou are waiting outside the hall, does the Emperor want to let them in?"

"Let them go first, I don't want to see anyone for the time being."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Quan went out to convey the emperor's intentions to the queen and the others, and the concubines who had been guarding outside for a day left one after another.

Li Quan returned to the emperor's dormitory in Qianqing Palace. The emperor himself sat up on the bed, and he hurried over, "Your Majesty, why are you getting up? The imperial doctor said that you are not feeling well, and you should rest on the bed."

The emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, he was not as aggressive as before, but rather lonely, he asked, "How is Zi Hao's situation?"

Li Quandao: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. The imperial doctor who treated the prince at Prince Hao's Mansion came to report. Although the prince's injury is serious, but fortunately, his life is not in danger. In the future, he only needs to rest for a while and he will be fine."

The emperor was silent for a long time, and then said: "Where is Ziyan? Where is his... body now?"

"This..." Li Quan paused for a moment, but still said truthfully: "After the inspectors of the Ministry of Punishments checked, the body of His Highness the Second Highness was placed in the Second Prince's Mansion."

"Show the Second Prince's Mansion."

"Your Majesty, your dragon body is not feeling well. The imperial doctor said that you need to..."

The emperor suddenly said in a cold voice: "I said to drive the second prince's mansion! Don't you understand!"

Li Quan hurriedly said: "Yes, Your Majesty, this servant will go prepare now."

The Second Prince's Mansion.

When the emperor arrived, the second concubine and the concubine's room were all crying. When Concubine Mei saw the emperor coming, she burst into tears immediately, "Your Majesty, you must make the decision for Ziyan, Ziyan died unjustly!"

The emperor looked at Concubine Mei without saying a word for a long time, and then said tiredly after a long time, "You all go out first, I want to stay here by myself for a while."

Concubine Mei helped her out, and the other family members of the second prince's residence also retreated.

The emperor waved his hand, making Li Quan also retreat.

After Li Quan retreated, the emperor stood in the front hall, looking at the corpse covered by the white cloth, walked slowly over, and lifted the white cloth with trembling hands.

The moment when he lifted the white cloth and saw Qin Ziyan's body, even the Emperor of Ninth Five Years had a sad expression on his face.

After staying in the second prince's mansion for a long time, the first thing the emperor did when he returned to the palace was to summon Qin Ziyong and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

In the Qianqing Palace, the emperor narrowed his eyes and stared at the anxious Qin Ziyong, "Ziyong, tell me, Zihao was injured so badly to save you?"

"Father, yes, my son-in-law was besieged by several men in black at that time. Brother Sanhuang came to rescue him, and then he was stabbed in the abdomen by the man in black from the side. Brother Sanhuang passed out in a coma."

"The man in black let you go? He seriously injured Zihao and killed Ziyan. Ziyong, don't you find it strange?"

Qin Ziyong's complexion changed suddenly, he knelt down with a "plop", and cried, "Father is clearly aware! Even if I give my son a hard-hearted and daring son, I will not dare to do such an inhumane thing as murdering a brother." what!"

Seeing Qin Ziyong crying with snot and tears, the emperor's face became even more gloomy, and he said coldly: "Get up, with your temper, I know you don't have the guts to do such a thing."

Only then did Qin Ziyong stand up tremblingly, and retreated to the side. What the emperor said just now made him turn pale with fright.

The emperor let out a long sigh, looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Justice and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and asked, "What do you two think of these assassins?"

"This……"

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple looked at each other for a while, and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple said: "Back to the emperor, I believe that these are directed at the Second Highness and Prince Hao at this moment. It is difficult to guess the identity of the assassin for the time being, and it may be someone from another country." instigated."

"Do you suspect that it is an assassin sent by Xichu?"

"I don't think it's impossible. After all, the private relationship between Xichu and Beiming has never been very good, plus the frontier war... But this is just a guess, and I haven't confirmed it yet."

The emperor remained silent, and the two were very disturbed.

I thought it would be inevitable to be reprimanded by the emperor, but the emperor just said: "This matter must be investigated clearly. I will give you ten days to find out who the assassin is! No matter who is found, you must find out for me, I understand. !"

The two looked at each other, and hurriedly said: "Yes, the officer obeys!"

The emperor waved his hand, "You all step back first."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Qin Ziyong said: "Yes, father."

After several people retreated, the emperor sat with a gloomy face, motionless.

The emperor couldn't see that there were some reservations in what Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice and Shaoqing of Dali Temple said just now. Besides Xichu, there was another most suspicious direction.

That is Prince Hao, Qin Zihao.

With Qin Ziyan's death, the situation in the court will undergo earth-shaking changes. In the original battle for the throne, the second prince's party and Prince Hao's party were evenly matched, but now it is Prince Hao's sure chance to win.

The emperor slightly closed his eyes, which was the last thing he wanted to see.

Early the next morning.

Because of the assassination, the emperor summoned many ministers to discuss matters in the imperial study, including Gu Changgeng. When the emperor said that he suspected that it was Xi Chu who did it, Gu Changgeng almost immediately concluded that it was impossible.

Judging from the current situation, it is more beneficial for Xi Chu to maintain the peaceful coexistence of the two countries. Why did he take the risk to assassinate Qin Ziyan and Qin Zihao?

Murong Jing would not be so stupid.

And judging from the details presented by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, there was one thing that aroused Gu Changgeng's suspicion.

The men in black retreated and took away the corpses of their accomplices.

Why take it away?Are you afraid of leaving any traces?
Gu Changgeng subconsciously thought of those men in black with tattoos on their bodies.

Coming out of the imperial study room, Shen Fei immediately came up and couldn't wait to ask: "Chang Geng, how is it? Has the assassin found any clues?"

Gu Changgeng shook his head, "No, but you came just in time, and I need to confirm one thing with you."

"What's the matter?"

Gu Changgeng saw a minister approaching in the distance, and said, "Let's go to a place where there are no people."

"it is good."

Walking to a place where no one was around, Gu Changgeng asked, "Do you know where Jiang Yunting was yesterday? Has he ever left the palace?"

Shen Fei said: "You doubt Jiang Yunting? Impossible! I saw him in the palace at noon yesterday and greeted him, there is no way he would leave the palace to assassinate the Second Highness and Prince Hao."

(End of this chapter)