Jiang Zhaorong looked thoughtful. Could it be that he really had misunderstood?
But Xiao Yanli must have known about the treasure of the previous dynasty, otherwise he would not have taken advantage of the situation and arranged the assassination.
So he released Song Shiwei now. Could it be that he really couldn't find any clues on her and wanted me to do it?
Jiang Zhaorong entered the courtyard with a puzzled look in her heart, and immediately saw Song Shiwei who was looking at the flowers.
Seeing him, Song Shiwei stepped forward and bowed.
The two of them entered the study one after another, and the door was closed again.
"You also know that the Second Prince wanted to kill you earlier. Do you know why he wanted to kill you?"
Jiang Zhaorong did not sit behind the desk, but sat next to Song Shiwei.
Song Shiwei brought out the excuse she had prepared long ago: "Because of the matter of bringing good luck, the Second Prince also asked His Majesty to marry me, but he was unsuccessful, so he took such a cruel action."
"Is he going to kill you just for this? You have no connection with him, so why would he ask for your hand in marriage in front of His Majesty?"
Jiang Zhaorong tapped the table lightly with her fingers. Song Shiwei smiled bitterly, "To be honest, Father, I don't know why the Second Prince asked to marry me. Perhaps it's to compete with the Sixth Prince."
"But why did they kill me? I guess it's because the Second Prince didn't want his wedding to be a success."
"If His Majesty's illness doesn't improve, no one will blame the Sixth Prince for his filial piety. But if His Majesty's illness improves, then the Sixth Prince will be considered meritorious, and His Majesty will value him more."
"It's a sure win, but if I die, there's something I can do."
Jiang Zhaorong was not interested in these arguments. He was only interested in the following sentence: "What's your guess?"
"The Sixth Prince didn't say much."
Song Shiwei asked doubtfully, "What does Your Highness want to say?"
"Nothing," Jiang Zhaorong sighed softly, "Let's see when the Sixth Prince comes to visit."
No matter what, he must take advantage of this little time to find out the clues hidden in Song Shiwei!
…
Inside the Sixth Prince’s Mansion.
Xiao Yanli listened to the news from Jiang Zhaorong's residence and snorted coldly, "Sure enough, he's become suspicious."
"Send a message and tell her not to act rashly and to observe the situation for a while. I'll be at your door in three days."
"yes."
One person stepped back and the other stepped forward.
"Master, Ling Zizhong has sent me news that the Crown Prince has been enjoying the flowers and walking the birds in his mansion every day since he left the court. No matter how much he provokes me, he has no intention of seeking revenge."
Xiao Yanli remained silent, and his subordinate tentatively spoke, "Master, in my opinion, has the Crown Prince discovered anything?"
"No," Xiao Yanli denied flatly, "The clues have all been fabricated. Xiao Lingyu won't doubt his identity anymore."
"I think he needs a little help."
Help?
The subordinate was puzzled, and then Xiao Yanli whispered, "Where's the Queen's body? Throw it in a mass grave, and find a way to let the Crown Prince's men see it."
"Do it secretly. Although the prince's men are fools, he is not."
The subordinate replied yes.
Xiao Yanli rubbed his brows and said, "By the way, how is Mr. Zhang handling it?"
"The pigeon letter just arrived in the south, and we haven't started processing it yet."
Xiao Yanli sighed softly, "Go down."
…
Two days later, a corpse was lying in the courtyard of the East Palace. Xiao Lingyu came back from court and was walking in exhausted when he saw the corpse.
"Another assassin? Just throw him to the mass grave, why leave him here?"
He frowned in disgust.
The two men kneeling beside the corpse had distorted expressions: "It's not an assassin, this, this is... Your Highness, please take a look."
"What a mystery," Xiao Lingyu muttered, drew out the sword of the guard next to him, and lifted the white cloth covering the corpse from the side - "ding".
The sword in his hand fell off, and Xiao Lingyu stared at the man's face with a blank expression.
The kneeling man finally dared to speak: "Your Highness, we found the Queen's body in the mass grave!"
"Shut up!"
Xiao Lingyu shouted harshly, his hands trembling slightly: "Carry it into my bedroom, go quickly!"
The subordinate didn't dare to say anything more and quickly carried it up to the direction of the bedroom.
Xiao Lingyu followed closely behind, his lips already turning white from biting his teeth.
After entering the bedroom and closing the door, Xiao Lingyu immediately squatted on the ground to examine the body, and asked, "How did you find it?"
"Today, another group of assassins came to the East Palace. We were responsible for handling them. After arriving at the mass grave, we heard a strange noise."
"I went forward to check, and saw a group of people surrounding a hole and digging."
"During that time, I also heard them say that this person was buried wearing gorgeous clothes and jewelry that was obviously not ordinary. But before, there were people guarding the area, so they didn't dare to get close. Now that there is no one around, they have evil intentions and want to dig out these things and sell them."
"I felt something was wrong. Someone must be guarding someone with an unusual identity, yet they were buried in this mass grave. I chased those people away and looked into the cave, and I saw..."
There is no need to say more about what follows.
Xiao Lingyu checked the corpse again and again, confirming that there was no human skin mask and that the features on the body were exactly the same as those of the queen when she was alive. After eliminating the possibility of impersonation, he let out a sigh of relief and stood up.
"Master, this..."
Xiao Lingyu raised her hand to interrupt him: "Forget about what happened today. Find a place to bury it. Don't let anyone see it. The deeper the better."
The two men answered yes, lifted the body and rushed out, but were stopped by someone.
"Bury what?"
Ling Zizhong walked over at some point and looked at the corpse covered with white cloth and asked curiously.
"They're just assassins coming to the East Palace to kill us," Xiao Lingyu stood in front of them calmly, hands behind his back, signaling them to hurry up. At the same time, he chuckled to Ling Zizhong, "It's getting hot, and the smell of rotting corpses is terrible. Why not find a place to bury them? They can also serve as fertilizer for some flowers and plants."
Ling Zizhong said softly, "I see. Stop. I want to see what the assassin who dared to come to the East Palace to assassinate looks like."
The subordinates paused. Xiao Lingyu cursed inwardly, but said, "What's there to see? It's nothing but two eyes and a mouth. The death is horrible. It's disgusting for no reason."
"Go down quickly."
This voice clearly had an urging tone, and the subordinates hurriedly took a few quick steps.
"Just looking. I've seen all kinds of dead people. Stop!"
Seeing that his subordinates were about to walk out, Ling Zizhong suddenly stopped them, and their footsteps immediately stopped.
Xiao Lingyu was almost pissed off by these two extremely obedient subordinates.
He took a few steps forward and stopped Ling Zizhong's hand from peeling off the white cloth: "Why do you have to look at it? It's just a dead body. Could it be that your uncle recognizes it?"
"You said it was just a dead body, so why can't you see it? You have to see it to know whether you recognize it or not!"
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