Chapter 435: Dog bites dog

The next day.

When Nan Jiao woke up, Zhan Beiheng was not around. The sunlight penetrated the window and poured into the room, warm and beautiful. She quickly threw off the quilt and got out of bed.

It looks like it’s getting late.

When she opened the door and went out, Ruyi was waiting outside.

"princess."

"Where is the prince?" Nan Jiao asked casually.

"The prince went out early in the morning. I heard that there was a fire in Prince Rui's mansion last night and many people died." Ruyi said hurriedly. She heard it when she went out to buy things early in the morning.

Nan Jiao frowned.

The Prince Rui’s Palace is on fire!

She immediately washed up, without even having breakfast, and went straight to Princess Rui. When she arrived, the palace was surrounded by guards.

The guards knew Nan Jiao, so they naturally wouldn't stop her.

Nan Jiao quickly found Zhan Beiheng.

Zhan Beiheng saw her coming and walked towards her, "Why are you here?"

"I heard there was a fire here, so I came to see what was going on." Nan Jiao raised her eyebrows. If she remembered correctly, this yard was where Jiang Zhiyan lived.

"The Fanghua Courtyard where Jiang Zhiyan lived caught fire. Everyone inside was dead. There are seven bodies." Zhan Beiheng said in a calm voice.

“All dead?” Nan Jiao was surprised.

Zhan Beiheng nodded.

Nan Jiao's eyes flashed with a sharp light, "Why is there a fire?"

"I heard from other people in the mansion that Qin Fu came last night and told Zhan Qingheng about the death of the Queen. Afterwards, Jiang Zhiyan came to find him and the two of them started arguing."

"When Jiang Zhiyan left, she was beaten black and blue, covered in blood. Then her yard caught fire in the middle of the night and burned for a long time."

Zhan Beiheng told us the information he knew.

Nan Jiao looked thoughtful and said in a cold voice, "I don't believe Jiang Zhiyan would commit suicide, and Zhan Qingheng would definitely not set fire to her at this time."

It looked like Jiang Zhiyan and Zhan Qingheng had a fight last night.

Otherwise it wouldn't have turned out like that.

Based on her understanding of Jiang Zhiyan, she must have hated Zhan Qingheng very much last night and even wanted to kill him, especially given her personality.

She would never commit suicide, and she would even think about how to escape without going into exile.

This fire is not normal.

There is definitely no Jiang Zhiyan in the body.

Maybe she had already escaped from Prince Rui's Palace last night during the chaos of the firefighting.

"You mean, she took advantage of the fire to escape." Zhan Beiheng understood it all at once. After all, when they were in Xian'an City, they also took advantage of the fire to sneak into the city.

"Yeah." Nan Jiao said in a deep voice. She must be hiding at this moment.

"I'll arrange people to search for her." Zhan Beiheng said in a cold voice. Nan Jiao and she have a deep grudge against each other. She has finally escaped, so she will definitely not give up.

If she dares to come, he will send her to see King Yan!

Nan Jiao nodded, "What's the situation with Zhan Qingheng?"

"He is very quiet and looks haggard and defeated. I guess the death of the Queen has dealt him a great blow." Zhan Beiheng had gone to see him before, and he had completely lost his fighting spirit.

If he had just been content to be the King of Rui at the beginning, he and he would have kept to themselves.

"I want to go and see him." Nan Jiao said.

"Let's go together." Zhan Beiheng held her hand and walked outside.

Nan Jiao looked up at the handsome profile of the man, with a bright smile on her pretty face, "After everything is settled, we will go traveling around the world."

"Okay." Zhan Beiheng said readily.

"Are you willing to give up everything?" Nan Jiao asked with a smile. She knew that in his heart, the military camp had a different meaning to him, probably no matter where he went.

They will never forget their responsibilities.

"You and the children are my home. Of course, if the Qin State is in danger, I will go back and continue to fight on the battlefield." Zhan Beiheng confessed.

I didn't want to say nice words to coax her.

Perhaps he will never give up on the Qin State in his entire life.

Nan Jiao looked at him with bright eyes, "If you don't go back to the battlefield, I will despise you, because I will fight with you."

Zhan Beiheng's chest softened as he heard these words. He was indescribably moved. He held her hand tightly and said, "Okay."

Meeting her was the luckiest thing in his life.

The two arrived at Zhan Qingheng's yard. When Long Qian saw them, he immediately bowed and said that Zhan Qingheng was in the room and they could go in directly.

When Zhan Qingheng saw them, he didn't react at first, then quickly walked towards Nan Jiao, "If I had accepted you at the beginning, would you have stayed with me?"

"If Jiang Zhiyan hadn't instigated you, do you think I would chase after you?" Nan Jiao said coldly. He couldn't possibly think that she really liked him.

It's already this time, and you're still fantasizing.

Zhan Qingheng took a step back, a look of defeat on his face, and finally laughed, "Yes, I am too stupid to be provoked by him all the time."

He really hated her.

She deserved to die.

"Do you think Jiang Zhiyan is dead?" Nan Jiao asked.

"Could it be that she is not dead? There were six maids in her yard plus her, so there were seven corpses, right?" Zhan Qingheng looked surprised.

"You really don't understand her. She probably abandoned you and ran away while putting out the fire last night. She would never accompany you into exile." Nan Jiao said sarcastically.

Zhan Qingheng's eyes widened, his face gradually became sinister, and he gritted his teeth and said, "How dare she, she actually dared to escape, I will kill her!"

If she hadn't seduced him in various ways, how could he have been attracted to her?

He knew that she wanted to marry into Prince Rui's palace.

She also hoped that he would become the crown prince so that she could become the crown princess.

Now that he has lost, he actually runs away, not wanting to suffer with him.

This bitch!

When he finds her, he will make her live a life worse than death!

"Are you familiar with the Crown Princess?" Nan Jiao suddenly changed the subject and asked.

“Not familiar.”

"Did you lie?"

Zhan Qingheng looked at her, "Why are you asking this?"

Nan Jiao no longer concealed the truth, "Your mother did not self-immolate. She was murdered and then set on fire to make everyone think she self-immolated."

"What did you say!" Zhan Qingheng's eyes were as big as bronze bells. It turned out that he was right. His mother did not commit suicide, but was murdered by someone.

"If you want me to help you find the murderer, then answer honestly, are you familiar with the Crown Princess?" Nan Jiao continued to ask.

"I'm not familiar with you. I swear to heaven!" Zhan Qingheng said frankly.

Nan Jiao raised her eyebrows.

It seems that the person who used Feng Qingqing's hand to poison Big Brother was not Zhan Qingheng.

This person is most likely the one hiding behind the scenes.

It is also possible that the queen was killed by the other party.

"Who do you think killed your mother? To be able to do it in such a short time, the person must be someone in the harem or has someone in the harem." Nan Jiao said firmly.

Zhan Qingheng thought about it, then said with bloodshot eyes, "It must be Concubine Xi, it must be her!"

Nan Jiao looked at Zhan Beiheng, "Who is Consort Xi?"

"She is Zhan Yifan's mother." Zhan Beiheng said.

Nan Jiao narrowed her eyes slightly. It turned out to be Zhan Yifan's mother. Zhan Yifan was the husband chosen by the Queen for Wei Zixuan. The Queen must be close to Concubine Xi.

"Why do you think it was her?" she asked.

"The Queen Mother is close to her. Although she listens to the Queen Mother very much, she must be dissatisfied in her heart." Zhan Qingheng said angrily.

She must have killed my mother!

Nan Jiao looked at Zhan Beiheng, "Do you think it's possible?"