Chapter 287 She is not someone you can touch

Xie Xiang gritted his teeth and said, "We were grilling by the bonfire when a palace maid suddenly came and whispered something in my ear. That's why I left! As long as we find that palace maid, we'll know if it was Wei Ning who ordered it!"

The commander of the imperial guards looked at Xie Zhe, and seeing that he had no objection, he immediately sent someone to find the palace maid.

The little palace maid was quickly brought into the tent.

Before he could even salute, Concubine Zhang grabbed his arm.

Concubine Zhang pointed at Wen Xingluo's face and shouted, "I'm asking you, was it this bitch who ordered you to pass on a message to His Majesty the Ninth Prince?!"

Wei Si secretly clenched her knuckles.

His eyes swept over Wen Xingluo, but he saw that there was no panic on her face.

With a sense of security in her heart, she stepped forward gracefully, patted the little maid's back soothingly, and said softly, "Tell me everything you saw. Don't be afraid. His Majesty and the Empress will take care of it for you."

The little palace maid gave Wen Xingluo a deep look, then knelt on the ground with a pale face, saying in a trembling voice, "This servant has never seen Princess An Ning tonight!"

Concubine Zhang and Xie Xiang were stunned.

The young maid continued, "I was serving tea to His Royal Highness the Prince and the princesses when I met an unfamiliar eunuch on the way. He asked me to tell His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince that he had something important to report and asked him to go to the grove for a private discussion. I delivered the message and then left. I know nothing more about what happened next."

"That's a load of nonsense!" Imperial Concubine Zhang snarled, viciously slapping the maid in the face. "If you don't tell the truth, you lowly slave, I'll chop your head off!"

"Every word this servant says is true. I dare not lie in the slightest!"

Concubine Zhang was furious and knelt down before Xie Zhe. "This lowly servant is lying! She must have received bribes from the murderer! Your Majesty, please throw her into the Heavenly Prison and torture her with all kinds of torture until she confesses!"

"Are you trying to force a confession under torture, Your Majesty?" Wei Si said coldly, "Or are you determined to pin this unfounded crime on Ningning before you'll give up?!"

She also knelt down before Xie Zhe, "Your Majesty, you know Ningning's character best. She would never murder the prince!"

Empress Mei sipped her tea contentedly.

It's perfect that these two people are fighting each other.

The final beneficiary can only be her.

Just as she was thinking about it, she suddenly heard Xie Zhe say faintly, "The Queen seems very happy."

Empress Mei's face froze, and she immediately knelt on the ground. "I dare not. The prince in the palace has passed away, and as his mother, I am naturally sad and heartbroken."

Xie Zhe tapped the table with his fingers, "He Yu, I leave the case of Rui'er's murder to you."

He Yu bowed and agreed.

Just as this farce was about to end, an eunuch suddenly rushed in, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Hexi has lost too much blood and is dead!"

Wen Xingluo was stunned.

The Prince of Hexi was Ji Yu, whose patella was dug out in broad daylight.

He is gone...

I heard that he was the eldest son of the King of Hexi and was very much loved by the King and his wife.

He died, and I wonder what will happen to the King of Hexi—

The girl's eyes suddenly fixed.

King of Hexi...

In the previous life, it was Hexi County that took the lead in rebellion.

Afterwards, beacon towers quickly ignited the whole country, with smoke rising everywhere and wars becoming frequent. The three southwestern counties, led by Xie Guanlan, directly rebelled against the imperial court.

She subconsciously glanced at Xie Guanlan.

Xie Guanlan raised his eyebrows, "It wasn't me."

Sitting down, Xie Zhe's face looked rather ugly.

He only wanted to trap the hostages in the capital and had no intention of letting them die.

It’s not that they sympathize with each other as they are all hostages, but that they want to use their lives to control the families behind them.

He waved his hands irritably. "Block the news and don't let the King of Hexi know. After a year or so, say that Ji Yu died of illness."

The show finally ended and people started to leave.

Xie Xiang caught up with Wen Xingluo and wanted to slap her, but Xie Guanlan grabbed his wrist.

In the darkness of the night, the young man's brows were cold and gloomy. "She is not someone you can touch."

Xie Xiang was trembling all over. He suddenly pulled his hand back and glared at Wen Xingluo fiercely, "I know you killed my brother. I know you are the murderer! I will make my cousin He find evidence and kill you bit by bit!"

Wen Xingluo watched her walk away with a ferocious look on her face, his expression still expressionless.

She thought that she had done it cleanly and there were no witnesses. Even if He Yu was extremely powerful, it would be impossible for him to trace it back to her.

She smiled at Xie Guanlan and said, "I want to go see Fourth Brother."

The two met Xie Yanchen at the door of the tent.

Wen Xingluo was curious, "Didn't Second Brother go to Prince Ji's place?"

Xie Yanchen's eyes turned slightly cold. "Ji Yu's death was not an accident. His medicine was replaced with a powerful medicine that promotes blood circulation and dissolves blood stasis. They wouldn't let me see him, and by the time they called in the imperial physician, the best time for treatment had already passed."

After a pause, his expression grew more serious. "I was afraid someone might have tampered with Fourth Brother's wound, so I came here to check. Fortunately, Fourth Brother is fine. Big Brother, I will personally prepare the medicine Fourth Brother will use next."

Xie Guanlan nodded.

Xie Yanchen went back to prepare the ointment. Wen Xingluo followed Xie Guanlan into the tent and turned behind the screen. Xie Shian was sleeping soundly.

Wen Xingluo sat down on a small stool and suddenly remembered something that happened yesterday.

Yesterday she went to find Pei Lin because the Wen brothers and sisters were involved in a rebellion. At that time, Pei Lin was fiddling with a medicine bottle.

What medicine is he tinkering with?

Later, when Ji Yu's patella was dug out, Pei Lin and Wen Yueyin also appeared stealthily not far away...

Were they the two who replaced Ji Yu's medicine?

Ji Yu's death would prompt the King of Hexi to rebel, and Pei Lin would probably be happy to see the country in turmoil and the princes fighting each other, which would also make it easier for him to take advantage of the situation with his Wei followers.

As she was thinking, she heard Xie Guanlan calling Fushan from behind the screen.

She leaned over the screen and looked out. Xie Guanlan handed Fushan a secret letter and said, "Find a way to send someone to secretly deliver it to the King of Hexi."

Fushan agreed and went to do it immediately.

Xie Guanlan stepped through the screen, bumped into the girl, and reached out to touch her head, "What are you looking at, Ningning?"

"You want to use Ji Yu's death to get the King of Hexi to join your camp?"

Xie Guanlan didn't shy away from answering, "Yes."

"I'm afraid someone will be one step ahead of you." Wen Xingluo sat down again and slowly uttered a name, "Pei Lin."

She told Xie Guanlan everything about the Wen brothers and sisters' reliance on Pei Lin and her previous speculation.

Xie Guanlan twirled the black jade ring on his finger, "Pei Lin is trying to take advantage of the situation."

That's why he wanted to kill Ji Yu and disrupt the world.

"If Pei Lin had planned this all along, the news of Ji Yu's murder would have been brought to Hexi County by his men by now, and my envoy would have arrived a step too late." Xie Guanlan lowered his brows and suddenly shook Wen Xingluo's hand, "Wen Ningning, the situation will be very chaotic from now on. You..."

He wanted to take her back to Chengdu.

Wen Xingluo looked at him, "If I stay in the capital, it will cause you trouble and make you afraid to act rashly, right?"

On the bed, Xie Shian quietly opened his eyes.