Chapter 285: Frame-up

The shopkeeper shouted, and the guards were all trembling in their hearts.

But they did not wait for the two men to "take action". Instead, they saw blood slowly flowing out of their mouths and noses, and then they fell heavily to the ground like sacks.

Shi Ding and Du Song hurried forward to check his breath and pulse, and then shook their heads at He Yanxiu.

The person is already dead.

The Third Prince's fist landed on the table in front of him, "Sinister and cunning!"

He said he would take action, making them mistakenly believe that there were helpers to support them and that they would have to deal with possible attacks at any time. The purpose was to make them relax their control so that they could commit suicide smoothly.

This is simply because they don't want to leave anyone alive!

He Yanxiu's face was also gloomy. "Did you find any useful clues?"

"Our subordinates found this." Someone handed something to He Yanxiu.

It is a token with the word "苑" on it.

Yuan, Qin Peiyuan, is the name of the prince.

"Is it the eldest brother?" The Third Prince was surprised.

He Yanxiu shook his head, "Probably not."

"If they want to kill us, it would be easiest to find a remote place and disguise themselves as bandits. Setting up an inn with such fanfare and pretending to be out to kill for money is a bit too much."

"It is a bit too obvious to leave such a token behind so openly and let all the blame point to Your Highness."

"Especially during this period, the trend in the court is that the Third Prince is being praised, but the First Prince and the Second Prince are being reprimanded for many things. The First Prince and the Second Prince should be very cautious and careful at this time and not dare to make any moves."

"Someone framed me?" The Third Prince frowned, "Who could it be..."

He Yanxiu pondered for a while and said, "It's hard to say. The eldest and second princes have made many enemies with their daily behavior. It's not impossible for their enemies to frame them..."

"First, send someone to transport the body back to the capital and ask the Ministry of Justice to investigate. For the time being, keep this token secret and explain the details to His Majesty alone."

In this kind of situation, it is difficult to determine the mastermind behind the incident at the moment, so it is not appropriate to let others know.

It is enough to let the emperor know and have a bottom line in his heart.

The Third Prince nodded, "This is the only way for now."

The guards began to clean up as ordered, and also notified people from the county government to come and assist in the investigation.

The inn was in a mess because of the fight, and the smell of blood was extremely strong as many people had died and been injured. It was impossible to sleep, so the Third Prince, He Yanxiu and Su Yujin simply drank tea and talked in one of the relatively clean and tidy rooms.

"Tonight's incident was all thanks to Miss Su. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to think about it." The Third Prince thanked her repeatedly, "But I don't know how Miss Su knew that there was something wrong with this inn?"

When we arrived at the town in the evening, everything was normal. No one could have imagined that such a killer was hiding in such an ordinary town.

Even he didn't notice anything wrong, so how did Su Yujin know? "This town is not big, and the innkeeper also mentioned that business is not good on weekdays, so because so many of us are staying in the inn, we are very excited and want to use the best wine and food to entertain us."

Su Yujin replied with a smile, "Since this is an inn with slow business on weekdays, the food prepared in the kitchen must not be much on weekdays. But they made so many dishes in such a short time, as if they had prepared them long ago. I feel something is wrong."

"When I smelled a strong smell of knockout drugs in the food, I was even more certain that there was something wrong with the food, so I suggested making a pot of egg drop soup and put a lot of knockout drugs in it as a precaution."

"So that's it." The Third Prince suddenly realized, but after thinking for a moment, he looked at He Yanxiu.

No wonder He Yanxiu didn't pick up much food for Su Yujin today, but instead kept picking up food for him.

It turned out that he was afraid that if he didn't eat enough food, it would be easy for those people to notice that something was wrong, so he had to eat more. But he was also worried that the knockout drug would be bad for Su Yujin's health, so he gave it all to him! My cousin is going too far!

The Third Prince looked at He Yanxiu with resentment on his face.

He Yanxiu touched his nose and added some more tea to the empty cup in front of the Third Prince, "Third Prince, have some tea."

Humph! Drinking tea can make you feel better! The Third Prince picked up the teacup angrily, poured it into his mouth in one gulp, and then put the teacup on the table with a "bang".

Not enough, add more! He Yanxiu pretended not to see it, just poured another cup for Su Yujin, and then put the teapot back.

Third Prince, "..."

We can’t keep this cousin anymore! — It was already early October when the group returned to Qinghe.

After sending Su Yujin back home, the Third Prince and He Yanxiu did not stop and went straight to the capital.

When the two of them, covered in starlight, had just entered the city gate, a group of people came hurriedly, led by Minghai who was beside the emperor.

"Third Prince, Lord He." Minghai bowed.

"Eunuch Ming." The Third Prince and He Yanxiu bowed.

"Pass on the emperor's oral order. After the Third Prince and Lord He return to the capital, they should immediately come to the palace for an audience." Ming Hai said.

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"Yes." The Third Prince and He Yanxiu bowed again in response, and then looked at each other.

Summoning them both into the palace in such a hurry showed that it was a very urgent matter.

I just don't know what it is...

The two of them were feeling uneasy. As they followed Ming Hai into the palace and headed all the way to Chongyang Palace where the emperor was, they asked tentatively, "Eunuch Ming, why is the emperor so anxious to see me and Lord He? Is there something urgent?"

Minghai has been with the emperor for decades. He is gentle and shrewd. He laughed and said, "You will know when the Third Prince and Lord He arrive."

Not revealing anything like this, the Third Prince and Lord He felt even more depressed. They dared not speak anymore and just lowered their heads and walked quickly.

We walked all the way to Chongyang Palace and followed Minghai into the palace.

At this time, Emperor Qin Yishu was reading a book by candlelight in a side hall. When he saw the Third Prince and He Yanxiu come in, he put down the book he was reading and asked, "You're back?"

"Your son pays respect to His Majesty, Father."

"I pay my respects to His Majesty."

The Third Prince and He Yanxiu knelt on the ground and saluted properly.

"Get up." Qin Yishu raised his hand.

Hearing the emperor's brisk and gentle tone, the two of them felt a little relieved, "Thank you, Father/Your Majesty."

"Father, your Majesty, this minister's trip..." The Third Prince opened his mouth to report on the disaster relief efforts.

"We will discuss government affairs in the palace tomorrow. You must be tired now. I'm afraid you haven't had dinner yet because you were in a hurry to travel tonight. It just so happens that I haven't had dinner tonight either. Let's eat together now." Qin Yishu said.

"Yes." The Third Prince responded.

"As you command, my lord."

After He Yanxiu bowed, he sat down below the Third Prince.

Everyone was seated. Minghai raised his hand, and the palace maids beside him brought up the meals that had been prepared long ago.

(End of this chapter)