When Zhou Dagan met Yue Haoyun's gaze, he was suddenly moved by the scene and started sobbing again.
Yue Haoyun took the handkerchief and handed it to him, saying softly, "Now is not the time to cry. Tell me, who harmed you? Who sent you to that place?"
In fact, after listening to Zhou Dagan's words, everyone had some guesses in their minds.
The eunuchs who served the emperor personally were of higher status than the eunuchs in other palaces.
Usually, after the emperor passed away, even if the new emperor did not like the eunuchs who had served the previous emperor, he would usually transfer them to serve elsewhere.
For someone like Eunuch Sun, who was the chief eunuch of the previous emperor and was older, the new emperor would reward him with a sum of money for retirement and allow him to return to his hometown to live out his life.
Therefore, anyone who dares to harm them must not be an ordinary person.
Zhou Dagan wiped away his tears vigorously and said in a calm tone, "I don't know who gave the order."
"But, just when we were transported out of the city, I was lying in the carriage when I vaguely heard the voices of a man and a woman talking outside."
"At the time, they probably thought we were still unconscious and spoke without restraint. But because of my inner strength, I was already awake."
Upon hearing this, Yue Haoyun asked excitedly, "What did they say?"
"The man said that no one in the car could be left alive and that they must all be killed. Because only by killing them could we guarantee that the secret would not be revealed."
"The woman said that he was being too cautious. Sending him to the Insect Temple would be foolproof. Furthermore, he could make some contributions to Great Yue before he died."
"She said that her Insect Temple is in need of Gu slaves."
"I didn't understand what the woman meant at the time, but later I realized that the place we were taken to was called the Insect Temple."
"That's an underground palace located in Yin Mountain. It's also one of the witch's territories."
"There are people who study Gu insects, and there are also many servants who do odd jobs. Then there are people like slaves who are specifically used to test Gu insects. They are called Gu slaves."
When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized that there was a place called the Insect Temple.
Moreover, Zhou Dagan and other Gu slaves were originally imprisoned in the Insect God Temple.
Yue Haoyun asked hurriedly, "Then can you tell who this man and woman are by their voices?"
"Your Highness, I heard it sounded like Han Liehan, but I couldn't tell who the woman was. It seemed to be someone I didn't know."
"However, judging by the tone of the woman's voice, she must be from the miko's side, because she said 'we are from the Insect Temple.'"
Zhou Dagan scratched his head and said, "Oh right, the man also repeatedly asked the woman several times about the guards of the Insect Temple and whether the Gu slaves would escape."
"After explaining several times, the woman seemed impatient and laughed out loud, as if mocking the man. She also said, 'You're just too timid.' She also said that Daxia's national strength is declining anyway, so even if they know it's you, what's the big deal?"
"Then the man sighed and said, 'What do you know?'
When Xia Miaoyuan heard this, she felt numb. [Ahhh! Han Lie!]
[It makes sense. Only someone of high rank and power could dare to murder the eunuchs close to the late emperor. Han Lie was already the prime minister at the time, and he was also a senior official entrusted by the late emperor with the care of his son. His status perfectly fits the bill!]
Han Lie wanted to kill these eunuchs to silence them, surely to cover up some shocking secret.
[The woman said that Daxia's national strength has declined. Even if they knew it was you, what could they do?... Could it be that Han Lie was the one who gave the late Emperor of Dai Viet the idea of poisoning my uncle?!]
When Xia Miaoyuan thought of this, she felt as if the blood in her body had frozen. She couldn't help but pull at the Second Prince's sleeve, and really wanted to tell him these thoughts immediately.
The second prince was also very excited when he heard his sister's speculation.
Moreover, he concluded that Han Lie's desire to silence the witness was probably not just because of this incident.
Yue Haoyun is a smart man. After listening to Zhou Dagan's words, he naturally thought of these things.
For a moment, the scene fell into silence.
Yue Haoyun stroked his chin and asked, "Dagan, what secret do you know about Lord Han that would make him want to kill you?"
When everyone heard Yue Haoyun ask the question directly, they were excited again and looked at Zhou Dagan.
【Hurry up and tell me! Let’s see if I guessed it right! 】
However, everyone stared at Zhou Dagan's mouth, but did not receive the expected answer.
Zhou Dagan frowned and shook his head, saying, "I don't know either..."
"Lord Han was a close confidant of the late emperor, and he often came to the Imperial Palace to have secret talks with the late emperor. They had so many conversations."
"If you want to say it's a secret, then probably everything in the secret conversation is a secret."
"Besides, I was only on duty guarding the Imperial Palace at the time and was not serving the late emperor. The one serving him was my master, Eunuch Sun."
"If anyone knows the most about the secrets of Lord Han and the late emperor, it's none other than Eunuch Sun."
Xia Miaoyuan rolled her eyes speechlessly, [No one is better than Eunuch Sun... Isn't that just useful nonsense? ]
[You just said that Eunuch Sun is dead. What's the point of him knowing the most?]
Yue Haoyun continued to ask: "Did your master tell you anything afterwards?"
When Zhou Dagan heard this, his eyes flashed, and then he said, "Nothing."
Now, everyone was even more disappointed.
Yue Haoyun patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, let's get started. Go and rest first. Recover here and I'll come see you again."
Zhou Dagan bowed to Yue Haoyun again, then turned and left. After taking two steps, he looked back at Yue Haoyun, as if he had something to say. After hesitating for a moment, he returned to the room.
Seeing Zhou Dagan leave, the Second Prince immediately said to Wang Meng, "Find us an empty room."
Yue Haoyun immediately understood that the Second Prince wanted to talk to him about some confidential matters, and followed him tacitly.
Inside the house, the second prince and Yue Haoyun sat opposite each other, while Xia Miaoyuan lay outside the door, looking inside through the crack.
"Second Prince, what have you thought of?" Yue Haoyun went straight to the point.
The Second Prince stroked his chin and said, "Back then, the Great Yue witch came to our Great Xia and cast a curse on my uncle. It was most likely Han Lie's idea."
Yue Haoyun nodded, "I think so too. Besides this, Han Lie must have some shocking secrets."
"Otherwise, it's just a vicious plot to persecute the Great Xia prince. He wouldn't be so scared."
The Second Prince said, "That makes sense. Then let's go investigate."
"I firmly believe that whatever a person has done will leave traces, no matter how hard he tries to hide it, it will never be hidden."
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