Tao Zhihong chatted with his wife for a while. He asked his wife to go to bed early and told her that he would go to the study to write the memorial for the court tomorrow and come back.

Come to the study.

Tao Zhihong sent for someone to come over and said, "Hurry up and go to Yingzhou. Once there, make sure to find Peng'er and the Major General of Weiyuan General's Mansion as soon as possible."

Several capable men from the general's mansion who had received the order had just turned around and taken two steps outside when they were stopped by Tao Zhihong again.

"I suspect the attackers might be Northern Barbarians. According to my calculations, their return to the capital wasn't too far off from the time the Northern Barbarian envoys entered the Great Zhou."

There are not so many coincidences in the world. Any coincidence must be caused intentionally by someone.

"Also, you need to pay attention to your own safety."

Zhang Hu, one of the leaders, agreed solemnly and led his men out of the capital overnight, quickly taking the official road towards Yingzhou.

After these people left, Tao Zhihong waited patiently for a while, and then a carrier pigeon flew into the study window.

He took down the message, read it, and fed the pigeon some food.

Returning to his desk, Tao Zhihong picked up the brush, finished writing, picked up the carrier pigeon, packed its things, and released it.

After doing all this, he called another person to come to the study.

"Liu Tao, take a few people with you and secretly investigate what happened before Concubine Yu entered the palace. It would be best if you could find out who sent her there."

"General, rest assured. I'm the best at gathering information." Liu Tao clasped his fists and said, "Give me two days, and I'll have the results."

Tao Zhihong waved his hand with confidence, signaling him to do it quickly.

Liu Tao had been with him at the border for many years and was a scout specifically responsible for gathering information.

He believed that soon he would be able to follow the clues and catch the person behind the plot against his wife.

He has also made arrangements for the ambitious Eighth Prince that my daughter mentioned.

After finishing all this, Tao Zhihong went back to rest.

Xiao Lichen, who was in charge of investigating the poisoning of His Majesty in the palace, was not so lucky.

When he arrived outside Wenying Palace, the person he was looking for had already left.

He did not give up and rushed to the palace gate again.

"Has His Royal Highness Prince Xin left the palace?"

The Royal Guards and Xiaoyu Guards guarding the palace gate all bowed and saluted when they saw him.

"Greetings, Commander!"

"Reporting to the commander, His Royal Highness Prince Xin left the palace shortly after Princess Anle and her family left."

A Xiaoyu Guard thought for a moment and continued, "I have carefully searched the vehicle and the undercarriage and found nothing amiss."

A faint light flashed in Xiao Lichen's eyes on his calm face.

There's no need to look for her anymore; she's already left the palace.

He worked for most of the night but still failed to catch any suspicious person.

There was no trace of the middle-aged eunuch who poisoned His Majesty.

He thought about it, turned his wheelchair, and led people to the prison overnight.

It was decided to start a sudden interrogation of Concubine Huo.

At this time, in Prince Xin’s Mansion.

As soon as the eighth prince Xiao Chengyan returned home, he was so angry that he kicked a large, fine porcelain vase in the room to the ground and smashed it to the ground.

"You're useless! You've been preparing for this long and finally found the opportunity, but you still failed."

Seeing his master's temper flare up, personal guard Yin Gen hurriedly consoled him, "Master, as the commander of the Xiaoyu Guard, Prince Xiao is quite capable. Fortunately, those two were safely evacuated tonight without leaving any trace. Please rest assured, Master."

After hearing this, Xiao Chengyan felt better. He turned around and sat down on a chair.

"What a great Princess Anle, you ruined my good plan again. I was just a little bit away from it and it would have been done."

The General's Mansion was indeed difficult to deal with. Tonight, he had deeply felt their vigilance and capabilities.

Not only was the work in vain, but there were only a few spies left in the palace.

We can't just let it go like this.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, as long as Tao Zhihong is here, he can never sit on that seat.

His men were also unable to be placed in the Gyeonggi camp, which meant that he could not control the military power in the Gyeonggi region, and it would be very difficult for him to take that position unexpectedly.

Originally, he tried every possible means to use others to discredit Princess Anle and planned to form a marriage with the General's Mansion.

But I found that it was all in vain.

Princess Anle was too domineering and had an extremely unstable personality. He tried hard to overcome his disgust and tried to get close to her, but she seemed to hate him.

Seeing her attitude, Xiao Chengyan knew that for the sake of the greater cause, he could not bear the displeasure and try to please her.

If you fail to win them over, they are destined to be mortal enemies.

If it cannot be used by him, then destroy it.

"Deal with Yu Fei's family as soon as possible to avoid being caught by others. You will handle this matter personally."

Xiao Chengyan ordered in a cold voice.

Yin Gen accepted the order, but did not act immediately. He bowed his head.

"Master, our people have received news that the eldest son of General Weiyuan and the junior general of the General Zhenguo Mansion were ambushed by a mysterious person on their way back to the capital from the northern border. Our people have investigated and found that it was the Northern Barbarians who did it."

"During the fight with the northern barbarians, one of those two accidentally fell off a cliff and his life or death is unknown. Should we do anything about it?"

Xiao Chengyan raised his single eyelid in surprise and said with interest, "The Northern Barbarians and the Great General's Mansion are sworn enemies. Why don't we intervene in this matter? I want to see if Tao Zhihong can still sit still after the news gets back to the capital."

At that time, I will think of other ways to get Tao Zhihong to win your heart from other places.

"Yes, I'll take my leave!"

Yin Gen took some people with him and quietly left Prince Xin's Mansion under the cover of night.

At this time, inside the Great Zhoutian Prison.

Xiao Lichen appeared outside Concubine Huo's cell in a wheelchair.

Concubine Huo was awakened.

Through the iron fence.

Concubine Huo was wearing prison clothes, her hair was disheveled, and her face was sallow and haggard. Compared with her former beauty, she was completely different.

"Noble Concubine Huo, my commander asked me to ask you, who in the palace has been plotting to poison His Majesty?"

Hei Yan, who was standing behind the wheelchair, asked in a cold voice with an expressionless face.

Concubine Huo ignored the master and servant and closed her eyes with an indifferent expression.

Seeing this, Xiao Lichen spoke.

"You don't have to say it, but I won't show mercy when I see the Fourth Prince."

His words successfully made Concubine Huo open her eyes.

"What have you done to my prince?"

Her face was in a panic, and she climbed up excitedly. Wearing heavy anklets and bracelets, she came to the fence, grabbed the iron bars tightly with both hands, and screamed loudly with a look of pain on her face.

"If you dare to touch my prince, he will not let you go."

Xiao Lichen looked at her in surprise, but remained silent. Heiyan retorted on his master's behalf, "You're still counting on your lover to confront His Majesty. He's already cowering in fear to avoid exposing himself."

"If you don't tell me, when I interrogate the Fourth Prince, I will use the prison warden's over a hundred torture instruments and methods. I believe the Fourth Prince will experience every kind of pain and then slowly die."

Concubine Huo was frightened by Hei Yan's words and softened her attitude.

"I say!"