Chapter 22: As long as you can't kill me, beat me to death
The driver immediately cried out in surprise.
“Ahhhhh!!! There’s an assassin!!!”
The man in black sneered and killed the driver with a knife.
The rest of the men in black also worked in harmony and quickly killed all the guards surrounding the carriage.
A man in black jumped onto the carriage swiftly and pulled open the curtain.
Under the cold moonlight, he clearly saw—
The exquisite carriage was actually empty!
There is not a single person in sight!
He had a bad feeling and turned his head sharply.
However, they discovered that there was a large team standing on the hillside where they had been ambushed.
The crowds of people were so numerous and the pressure was overwhelming. The cold light reflected from the swords in their hands was frightening.
The men in black immediately formed a circle and tried to break the deadlock.
But by now, it was too late...
An inn in the capital.
Xiao Yun sat by the window on the second floor, staring at the lights outside in a daze.
She sneaked out of the house again today just for the third prince.
But unexpectedly, after waiting in front of the Third Prince's mansion for a whole day, no one showed up.
The guards at the door refused to report for her!
There was anger in Xiao Yun's eyes.
When the Third Prince falls in love with her, she will definitely teach these people a lesson!
However...
How can she make the Third Prince notice her and fall in love with her?
Xiao Yun drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, feeling somewhat depressed.
At this moment, the sound of conversation beside her reached her ears.
"Have you heard? Just now, a murder occurred outside the city gate! A group of bandits wanted to kill the Crown Prince's carriage!"
"Oh my god! This is the city gate. These bandits are so brave."
"Who said it wasn't true? Fortunately, the troops from the city defense camp arrived in time and the bandits failed. They have all been captured!"
After listening to this, Xiao Yun's hand holding the wine glass trembled.
The plan to assassinate Master Yunxing failed...
These city defense camp troops must have been waiting outside the city for a long time.
Xiao Yun's mind was racing.
No wonder that sickly guy Shangguan Jue has been going out early and coming back late recently, and there is no sign of him anywhere.
It turns out that I had been suspicious for a long time.
Fortunately, I came out today.
No, she couldn't go back to the First Prince's Palace.
I have to find another way to make a living.
Zhenbeihou Mansion.
"My Lord, what should we do now? All the people we sent out have been arrested, and none of them have returned..."
The wife of the Marquis of Zhenbei sat on a chair, her face full of worry.
Zhenbei Hou did not answer. He lowered his eyes slightly, and his mind began to work rapidly.
After a long while, he slowly said, "The worst outcome is that those people betray me and accuse me of trying to murder Master Yun Xing."
"But it doesn't matter. I can just say that it's because I have a personal grudge against Master Yunxing and I just want revenge."
"Not many people know that we secretly poisoned the eldest prince, so it will be fine."
After hearing this, Lady Zhenbei Hou also breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's all right. That's all right."
However, at this moment, a servant rushed into the hall in a panic, with sweat on his forehead and an anxious tone.
"My Lord! It's bad! The eldest prince has brought people to confiscate our property!"
Zhenbei Hou stood up from his chair in panic.
"What?!"
The gate of Zhenbeihou Mansion.
There was no trace of surprise on Shangguan Jue's handsome face.
Behind him were many soldiers in armor, looking very imposing.
Zhenbei Hou almost jogged all the way to the door.
"My Lord, what do you mean?"
Shangguan Jue said in a cold voice, "Marquis Zhenbei plotted to murder me, and also sent people to assassinate Master Yunxing. There is solid evidence!"
"By order of the Emperor, confiscate the property!"
As he spoke, he took out a bright yellow scroll from his sleeve.
Zhenbeihou's breathing stagnated. He forced himself to defend himself.
Shangguan Jue didn't give him the chance at all.
He raised his hand and two soldiers immediately stepped forward and firmly controlled the Marquis of Zhenbei.
Shangguan Jue strode forward and, leading the soldiers behind him, rushed directly towards the main courtyard.
Soon, he found a dark room in the study of Zhenbei Hou.
Shangguan Jue opened the door.
I found that there were indeed seven or eight dragon robes inside!
Shangguan Jue sneered.
It’s just as my father said!
The man in black who assassinated Yun Xing indeed revealed that he was the Marquis of Zhenbei.
But they didn't know that Marquis Zhenbei and Concubine Xian had secretly poisoned him.
But it doesn't matter, it's just an excuse.
An excuse to raid the Zhenbei Marquis family.
The real purpose is to find these dragon robes.
Only this can sentence the Marquis of Zhenbei to death!
prison.
"Marquis Zhenbei, do you plead guilty?"
Shangguan Jue sat on the chair.
The Marquis of Zhenbei had his long hair disheveled and was chained up, not looking half as majestic as before.
An unpleasant laugh emanated from his throat.
"The victors win and the losers lose. I have nothing to say...
"But I want to know where I showed my flaws."
Zhenbei Hou raised his head and spoke in a sharp tone.
"Whether it was poisoning you or secretly making a dragon robe, I planned it very secretly!"
"Even my wife doesn't know about the dragon robe? How did you know?!"
Shangguan Jue sat on the chair, tapping the handle lightly with his slender palm.
He knew about the poisoning and the dragon robe from eavesdropping on Sui Sui's thoughts.
But who would believe it if I told them?
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Zhenbei Hou became even more agitated and started struggling, causing the chain to make a loud noise.
He just couldn't figure it out. He had been planning this for most of his life!
How on earth was it discovered?
Shangguan Jue snorted coldly.
He would never tell Zhenbei Hou about these things. He knew them from what he heard from his fifth sister.
Marquis Zhenbei stared at him, and when he saw that he didn't say anything, he sighed softly.
"Forget it. If you don't want to talk about it, forget it. Anyway, I still have you to accompany me on the road to the underworld..."
The Marquis of Zhenbei gave a smug smile.
"I know why you want to interrogate me in person. You just want to know where the antidote is."
Shangguan Jue raised his eyes. The tiny flames in the prison cast a shadow in his eye sockets.
Seeing his reaction, Zhenbei laughed even more wildly.
"I want you to die without a doubt, so there is no antidote for this poison."
"What I fear most is that someone will be caught and cannot bear the torture and hand over the antidote, so from the beginning, I was looking for a chronic poison that has no antidote!
"You've been drinking this poison for a year!"
"I'm going to die! I won't lose anything if I take you with me!"
The Marquis of Zhenbei laughed viciously.
Shangguan Jue's jaw tightened.
He stood up directly from the chair, turned around and left the dark and damp cell.
Of course he knew that Zhenbei Hou was telling the truth.
The Marquis of Zhenbei was ready to rebel, so he didn't even think of leaving himself a way out.
But before leaving, he still gave the jailer a word of advice.
"Leave him with a breath, and you can deal with the rest as you wish."
The implication is that -
As long as you can't kill him, beat him to death.
Shangguan Jue returned to the eldest prince's palace.
As soon as he got off the carriage, he saw Tang Xing walking towards him anxiously.
"Your Highness, this is bad! Xiao Yun has escaped!"