On the other side, in the carriage
A Rao slowly opened her eyes, and the man who came to her rescue last night was gone.
She was covered in an elegant ink-and-smoke-gray robe, with a pool of blood on the shoulders and sleeves.
The wound on her shoulder had been bandaged, but the thin Beihai dance costume had been torn. She was now wearing a loose men's undergarment, the silk satin material was very comfortable.
"It's bad. I don't know what happened to the prince."
When she remembered that Ye Wanqing had not escaped from Wanxiang Tower last night, A Rao quickly sat up. The burning pain in her chest made her spit out blood.
Yesterday, I was hit in the abdomen by the masked man who was playing with a gun, and my internal organs must have been injured.
Ignoring the pain, she hurriedly put on the blood-stained brocade robe, covered her stomach, endured the pain, and got off the carriage, heading towards Wanxiang Tower.
On the way, she met the guard who chased her yesterday, and the two started fighting again.
This time, A Rao was obviously at a disadvantage. She was quickly knocked unconscious by him and carried into Wanxiang Tower.
At this time, the entrance of Wanxiang Tower was already crowded with people. The detectives from Dali Temple separated the crowd with a line, and the men and women inside Wanxiang Tower were divided into two groups, some of whom were even half-naked.
"I heard someone died here last night..." Everyone was talking about it.
"It seems to be a courtesan who was stabbed more than ten times in her room. Her intestines were spilling out. She died a very tragic death."
"I heard that he was a waiter appointed by the Third Prince. He probably didn't serve him well enough, so he was killed."
"You don't know, the Third Prince was crazy last night, ordering dozens of girls, tsk tsk~"
Everyone was discussing this matter one after another.
Liu Zhang, the Minister of the Dali Temple, walked in with a gloomy face amid the discussion of the crowd. He was wearing a low-key light grey long-sleeved casual gown, his hair was combed neatly and shiny, and a high collar was wrapped around his neck. He looked solemn and dignified.
After a while, Wanxianglou was cleared out for the police to collect evidence.
In the compartment at the crime scene, several people looked at each other solemnly.
Liu Zhang had a stern face, cleared his throat, and said, "Do you need to explain why you are in a place like this?"
Murong Yao's gaze was fixed on Ye Wanqing, who had changed back into men's clothes.
Seeing him staring at Ye Wanqing with a bad look, Murong Yan immediately raised his hand to hold Ye Wanqing's shoulders, crossed his legs and looked at him provocatively.
It seems to be saying, A Xu is mine, what are you looking at.
Seeing the Crown Prince's provocative gaze, Murong Yao immediately said bluntly, "Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been confined to his house, so why is he still visiting a brothel? Cousin, impeach him."
"Ha, ha~ I heard that the third brother ordered more than a dozen girls last night and played with them all night long. I didn't realize that the third brother was so angry."
Murong Yao was immediately enraged upon hearing this. He slammed the table and stood up, "Murong Yan, you drugged me and sent Prince Shen to dress in women's clothing to seduce this prince. How despicable!"
"Do you have any evidence?" Murong Yan looked at Murong Yao with a mischievous look on his face.
Ye Wanqing also spread her hands in tacit agreement and denied it, "How could I? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and I are here to have sex—bah, to listen to music."
Liu Zhang looked at the footprints and bloody handprints on the table by the window, and reached out to touch the bloodstains.
At this time, Murong Yao's guards carried A Rao in through the window. Seeing a room full of people, they were stunned and straddled the table, not knowing whether to move forward or backward.
Murong Yao, with an expression that said, "Look, my reinforcements are here," raised his eyebrows and said, "Yin Xie, has the murderer been caught?"
"Yes, Your Highness." Guard Yin Xie immediately understood what was going on. He threw the person roughly to the ground and also threw the dagger he had taken yesterday to the ground. He said firmly, "It's her!"
A Rao groaned in pain and spat out a mouthful of blood. The wound on her shoulder broke open and blood was gushing out.
Ye Wanqing called out to A Rao anxiously and hurried forward to check on her condition.
Liu Zhang frowned slightly and called the constable in. He pursed his lips and said coldly, "Take him away."
"You can't take her away. A'rao is injured and needs treatment immediately. Besides, she was already dead when we came in. He was standing at the head of the bed." Ye Wanqing stood in front of A'rao and pointed at Murong Yao, saying angrily, "He's trying to frame us!"
Murong Yan also spoke up: "Yes, the maids of the Marquis' Mansion should be handled by the Marquis' Mansion. Besides, Miss A Rao is not an ordinary maid, she is the first-class guard of the Marquis' Mansion."
"Then you should disregard the law even more." Liu Zhang was a stubborn person. He called all the constables in and ordered, "Take them all away."
The detectives from the Dali Temple looked at each other in bewilderment. Seeing that the people in the room were all princes, emperors, and young masters, they dared not move rashly.
Seeing that everyone was gathered at the door and dared not move, Liu Zhang immediately became annoyed and shouted loudly, "The Dali Temple is investigating the case!"
"I now suspect that everyone present, including His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Third Prince, Prince Shen, and his servants, is suspected of murdering a prostitute. I ask you to go to the Dali Temple and assist in the investigation!"
"If you have any dissatisfaction with my handling of the case, feel free to impeach me at the Censorate!"
"Cousin, what are you doing?" Murong Yao had never seen Liu Zhang so angry, and asked in a low voice.
"Shut up! The Dali Temple handles cases impartially. Your Highness, please don't try to get close to me." Liu Zhang kept a stern face and didn't bother to talk to the others. He ordered, "Take them all away!"
After a while, several people sat in the Dali Temple courtroom and stared at each other.
Ye Wanqing watched anxiously as they locked A Rao up in a cell alone and asked a medical officer to treat her.
After a while, Uncle Ling and Minister Liu came to the Dali Temple to pick people up, and they started cursing from far away outside.
"Your nephew, the Crown Prince, was under house arrest, yet he still sneaked out to play! His behavior is immoral and unworthy of his position!"
"Your nephew raped ten people at once, and he's a prostitute. He's filthy and disgraceful!"
After completing the registration formalities at the Dali Temple, Uncle Ling and Minister Liu took Murong Yan and Murong Yao out.
Minister Liu scolded Liu Zhang with a dark face, asking him why he had to go to so much trouble on a young prostitute in a brothel, no matter which party he offended, it would affect his career.
Liu Zhang straightened his back and replied that it was just routine.
Ye Wanqing was still worried about A Rao's injury and refused to leave. She knew that Liu Zhang was an upright man and would not resort to lynching at will.
But looking at A Rao's condition, she seemed to be seriously injured.
Murong Yao's two guards were also kept behind for questioning. They were also suspects and were detained separately.
Ye Wanqing was about to step forward and hit Yin Xie, but he pushed her away ferociously. Murong Yan hurried forward to support her and comforted her not to worry.
She said angrily: "If anything happens to A Rao, neither the Dali Temple nor the Third Prince will be able to escape responsibility!"
She was eventually persuaded to go back by Murong Yan.
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