Chapter 351: Waiting for him to take the bait
Hearing the sound, several people quickly went over to check.
"No, I'm saying, little girl, why don't you look at the road when you walk?"
Nangong felt that it was a blessing in disguise that his wife was not present, otherwise if the jealous she-devil at home saw him hugging other girls, she would have to give him a good lesson!
"You are usually very steady, what happened today?"
Han Xinxin, who knew the little maid's character, had a hunch that something might have happened.
The little maid bowed to Nangong and apologized, then told the truth:
"Mr. and Miss, something happened at home!"
"I don't know who leaked our address, but now those who bought our fabrics are knocking at our door with weapons, trying to get an explanation from us!"
"They were afraid that they would also suffer from rashes and skin ulcers like the Princess of Xilei and the wives of those officials."
The maidservant hurriedly explained the whole story.
Everyone exclaimed.
"No, Jiaxiang was found dead this morning. Why are those people so well-informed? Are they knocking on the door now?"
"Also, who gave them our address?"
Han Xian analyzed calmly and felt that these people seemed to be controlled by some force.
This means that someone deliberately asked them to come here to cause trouble!
The color in Han Xian's eyes became darker and darker, and everyone lowered their heads in deep thought.
Seeing everyone like this, the Han family's maid became so anxious that she jumped up and down.
"Masters and ladies, the guards at home are almost unable to hold on. You don't know how fierce the people are. If we don't open the door when they knock on it, they will break it down."
"I'm afraid they have already broken into our house!"
"I just climbed over the back wall and couldn't get out at all!"
"Everyone, please think of a solution quickly. I'm really afraid that they will break in and smash things."
The maid's neck turned red with anxiety.
Deng Youning was somewhat relieved that Li Tianzhuo had called everyone over.
I don’t know how the Han siblings would be bullied by those controlled and unruly people if they were left alone at home!
"Nangong, take your troops over and take a look. I don't believe that these unruly people dare to trespass into private houses under the emperor's feet!"
Li Tianzhuo also became angry.
Isn’t this too bullying?
"no!"
Deng Youning hurriedly stopped him.
"Cousin, there shouldn't be anything in your house that we're afraid of being stolen, right?" Deng Youning suddenly asked.
Han Xinxin was a little puzzled, but still shook her head and replied: "We don't have anything valuable. We don't know how long we can stay here this time, so we should take as much as we can."
Deng Youning nodded with satisfaction.
"Then let them break in, smash or rob, whatever they want!"
Everyone:!!!
Jiang Yu was horrified and felt that Princess Dongji was just as the rumors said, even crazier than their King Changle.
"Princess, are we really going to just sit there and watch others bully us?"
He felt sorry for the Han brothers and sisters.
"A little impatience can ruin a great plan!"
"Azhuo cannot take action. The Western Envoy and Nanxin's spies are waiting for Azhuo to take the bait."
"If he takes action, they can use the excuse that King Changle did not stand up for the people of Nanxin, but instead helped the Dongji criminals, to attack him."
"If that's the case, we've really satisfied the enemy."
Everyone nodded in agreement with Deng Youning's explanation.
Indeed, this was a trap designed to irritate them.
"Brother and sister, the two of you should stay in Changle Palace for now. No matter how chaotic the world is outside, it is safe here for the time being."
"With Ah Zhuo here, no one dares to disturb us."
Deng Youning was making arrangements, and when she mentioned Li Tianzhuo, she exchanged glances with him.
Li Tianzhuo also assured: "Although I am of little use, I can definitely guarantee everyone's safety."
He then instructed Nangong, "Send a few people to bring the Han family's guards and servants back to the palace."
"Remember, keep everyone safe!"
Nangong nodded, this time he really had to get things done.
The prince has assigned him too many tasks.
It was almost dark when he finished taking care of the Han family's affairs and rushed to the palace to look for the cakes that the envoy from Xilei had brought last night.
Outside Jiawan Palace, the envoys from the Western Fortress, all dressed in mourning clothes, knelt beside the body of Princess Jiaxiang and cried bitterly.
The palace maids and eunuchs from Nanxin who originally served Jiaxiang stood aside, looking at the people from Xilei with disdain.
Even General Nangong who had just arrived could see clearly that the people of Xilei were just crying wolf and showing false compassion!
It was they themselves who killed their princess.
"Okay, stop crying here. This general has been ordered to investigate the death of Princess Jiaxiang."
"I want to ask you, yesterday the envoy from the Western Fort sent a box of cakes to the princess. This general found out that although the princess likes sweets, she doesn't dare to indulge in sweets because of her cavities."
"She must not have finished all the cakes last night. Where is the rest?"
Nangong showed his badge.
Although he looked like Li Tianzhuo's follower, he was still the commander-in-chief of the Suzaku Army and a third-rank general.
When he spoke, even the envoys from the Western Fort dared not disobey him.
When he heard him asking about the remaining pastries, Butler Zhu obviously began to feel guilty.
"Snacks...we took the snacks to feed Dahei. I wonder if he has finished eating them." A palace maid replied.
"Dahei?" Nangong was a little skeptical.
The palace maids took him to the backyard of Jiawan Palace, where a big black dog was lying on the ground eating something.
Nangong also managed to snatch the food from the dog's mouth and picked up a piece of broken snack.
"Send the imperial physician to test for poison."
As soon as he gave the order, the Nanxin delegation found excuses to leave.
Nangong said bluntly: "Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Anyway, if you leave now for a while, I will have to ask you to come back after the poison test is completed."
Although he said this calmly, when Butler Zhu heard it, he felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy, and sweat broke out on his scalp.
"What does General Nangong mean?"
He pretended to be calm and asked with a smile.
Nangong chuckled, "What do you mean? You were the one who sent this cake to Princess Jiaxiang last night. You know best whether it is poisonous or not. You can't escape."
He said this right into Butler Zhu's ear, in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
Before the imperial physician could arrive to examine the situation, the dog died after eating the pastries.
Everyone was stunned.
"The prince and princess were right!"
Nangong sighed.
"The evidence is irrefutable. The envoy from Xilei has plotted to murder Princess Jiaxiang. Someone, take him to the Honglu Temple for a thorough investigation."
After all, they were envoys from other countries and were under the charge of the Honglu Temple, and they were also imprisoned in a separate prison in the Honglu Temple.
Once they entered the Honglu Temple, they had no choice but to recruit them.
At night, Li Tianzhuo, Deng Youning and Jiang Yuan came to the Honglu Temple prison cell.
Deng Youning had poisoned housekeeper Zhu before, and through torturing him she found out that the spy who was colluding with Zhu's family in Xilei was none other than Princess Nanxin!
Moreover, even the Yuan family was just a chess piece, and the real chess player was the eldest princess.
But knowing these things is useless. They don't have any evidence of the eldest princess's guilt. The other party is highly respected and powerful. He is also Li Tianzhuo's elder, who is superior to him and makes him feel a little restrained.
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