But he also understood that there was no chance.

He stopped on the street, but was driven back by people from the Dali Temple.

"The whole city is under martial law tonight, hurry back! Otherwise, don't blame us for arresting you as the murderer of the crown prince!"

"What?"

Shen Yu was stunned.

The prince is dead?

But no one had the patience to answer his questions.

The imperial guards put their swords directly on his neck and said, "I'll count to three. Get out of here!"

“One, two…”

Shen Yu came back to his senses, turned around and hurried back.

But there was a huge storm in my heart.

The Shen family bullied Shen Ruyi, and the Shen family fell.

The prince disliked Shen Ruyi, and the prince died.

Now that the East Palace has been vacated, will the Second Prince take the throne next?

Could it be that he was going to please the Gu family?

But after what happened last time, can the relationship between the two families be mended?

Shen Yu looked in the direction of the Gu family and was distracted for a moment.

…

now.

Minister Gu disguised himself and went to the Dali Temple's Tianlao.

Because the emperor had ordered an hour ago that no one below the third rank was allowed to enter the Heavenly Prison, so it was useless for him to look for anyone else and he had to go by himself.

The Gu family has not found a more suitable candidate yet.

In particular, this matter cannot be known to too many people. The more people who know it, the more trouble it will cause.

However, he didn't know that once he stepped into the Heavenly Prison today, he would never be able to get out of the quagmire again.

After showing his identification and sneaking into the prison, he walked to the depths of the prison, where the assassin was imprisoned.

A man in jailer's clothes passed by him, a sneer flashed in his eyes, and then he left the prison.

Minister Gu didn't pay any attention to this person.

Because his attention was all on the dead men.

"Are you the one who assassinated the prince?"

He came to the door and lowered his voice, "Come here, I have something to tell you."

The assassin was wearing a nightgown with a silver knife mark on his collar. These were indeed the clothes of the assassins kept in the Second Prince's mansion.

After examining him, Minister Gu nodded slightly.

He admired the actions of the death soldiers, as they at least represented their loyalty and their desperate support for the second prince.

However, the moment the assassin saw him, a sinister smile appeared in his eyes, and he suddenly shouted, "Who are you? Why do you want to kill me?!"

In an instant, Minister Gu's eyes widened, "You——"

He was stunned and panicked.

Minister Gu's coming was originally a secretive one, so he needed to be quiet and come and go without anyone noticing.

When the assassins see their own people, they should also be quiet.

However, Minister Gu never expected that this assassin would let out such a high-pitched and shocked roar, as if the person he saw was not his own person, but his enemy!

In an instant, everyone around was alarmed.

"What's going on?"

There were footsteps all around.

Minister Gu was anxious, but he couldn't get in through the iron gate, so he could only frown and ask, "What are you crazy about?"

"It turns out to be the Shangshu Lord!"

The assassin bit him, "I really didn't expect that we were born like this for the Second Prince, but you want to silence me! I can die on the rack in the Dali Temple, and I am willing to do that."

"But you, wanting to take my life directly, is another matter!"

He looked heartbroken.

It seemed as if it was really forced into a corner and then it bit back.

Minister Gu was stunned. He hadn't said anything yet.

He didn't react to what was happening for a moment, but he knew he couldn't stay here, so he turned and left.

But at this moment, Fang Yizhou from the Dali Temple came over and said, "Minister Gu, coming to the Tianlao to silence someone late at night, isn't that a bad idea?"

The voice was clear and had a faint metallic texture, but it was not sincere, because what was important now was not the truth, but what was seen.

The truth doesn't matter.

Anyway, it's all the princes and the major forces in the court consuming each other -

When the emperor sets up a cabinet, the interests of these people will certainly be affected. Although the counterattack from the major families has not yet begun, it will definitely come.

What everyone wants to see is to let them consume themselves internally before such a counterattack comes.

Minister Gu has fallen into the trap, so we have no choice but to send him away.

After all, the dead person was the prince!

Both sides of the passage were cordoned off.

Minister Gu's brain buzzed instinctively. He was at a loss as to where to go. He could only look at Fang Yizhou, forcing a slight smile and pretending to be relaxed.

"Master Fang, I just came here to see who is so bold as to assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

As he said this, he glanced at the assassin inside, "I didn't expect that he would lie and try to drag me down."

Having been in the court for so many years, he is not completely without any skills.

Changing the subject, he said, "It's obvious that the people who assassinated the crown prince wanted to frame me and the second prince. Whoever benefits will have the motive to kill."

"Now that the crown prince is dead, the East Palace is empty."

"The Second Prince is finished. Who is he making room for? Lord Fang can understand without me saying anything."

Fang Yizhou is not a fool.

But he won't join the game.

He is Rong Yan's man.

Rong Yan is the ninth child in the family and has eight older brothers. He would not rush to stand out unless he has no other choice.

Now, I am just doing my job impartially.

So Fang Yizhou laughed and said, "The Dali Temple only looks at the evidence when handling cases, not relying on speculation."

Then he looked at Minister Gu and said, "In any case, it is not normal for Minister Gu to be here tonight. You can explain this to the emperor. I won't ask you any more questions."

Even the Dali Temple cannot make the decision on such a big matter.

Minister Gu turned pale and thought to himself, it’s all over!

"Minister Gu, please."

Fang Yizhou smiled at him, which was quite polite.

Minister Gu felt a chill from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and then he remembered the jailer who had just passed by him, and suddenly said, "Master Fang, something is fishy!"

"When I came here just now, I encountered a prison guard who was acting abnormally. He must have colluded with this assassin in advance to frame me!"

The truth of the matter came to light, and Minister Gu felt that he had been plotted against.

It is even possible that this assassination was a plot from the beginning.

And he was so stupid that he fell into this trap!

Minister Gu was sweating profusely and tried to make peace with Fang Yizhou, "Sir Fang, we are both in the court..."

However, Fang Yizhou didn't buy his tricks and just interrupted him with a smile: "Then, isn't it strange that Minister Gu came here?"

Minister Gu: “…”

He opened his mouth, but for a moment no words came out.

Fang Yizhou spoke, his eyes fixed on his face, "From what I know, the relationship between the Gu family and the Crown Prince doesn't seem to be very good, and the Gu family also supports the Second Prince."

The smile on Fang Yizhou's face frightened Minister Gu, "As you said, it's obvious who will benefit if the East Palace is empty."

"Don't say anything more to me, just go to the palace and find the emperor."

To Fang Yizhou, no matter who is in the East Palace, they are obstacles.

One day, the East Palace will be vacated for the Ninth Prince. That is in his best interest.

After hearing this, Minister Gu regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.

He should have been wary.

Coming to the Heavenly Prison tonight is like walking into a trap!

If he hadn't come, even if the assassins tried to find evidence, they might not be able to find evidence to prove that it was the Second Prince's Mansion that was responsible.

But once he arrived, he became the evidence itself.