On the contrary, the crown prince's expression remained unchanged, as if he had expected it all along.
He raised his hand towards Jin Xiang and immediately gave the order.
"Have men guard all entrances and exits, and arrest Xie Zhaoxun immediately."
Jin Xiang retreated with a murderous look on his face.
To everyone's surprise, Jin Xiang returned a moment later looking utterly defeated.
"Your Highness, I am too late. Xie Zhaoxun has already committed suicide."
"He committed suicide so soon? Take me to see him."
The crown prince frowned, stood up abruptly, and was about to walk out.
The Crown Princess hurriedly got up to follow, but was stopped by the Crown Prince.
"Your Highness must be tired today, please go back and rest!"
After saying this, without waiting for the Crown Princess's reply, the Crown Prince strode out the door.
The Crown Princess stared blankly at the doorway, remaining silent for a long time.
Yao Huang, who had been following closely beside her, whispered, "Your Highness, His Highness has spoken. Shall we go back now?"
The Crown Princess smoothed her hair and suddenly asked.
"Yao Huang, since when did Your Highness lose all patience with me?"
They wouldn't even let me go with them to the back hall?
Yao Huang was in a dilemma and dared not tell the truth, so he could only say...
“Your Highness, why would you think that? His Highness has always respected you! It’s just that Xie Zhaoxun died suddenly, and I’m afraid his death was gruesome. Perhaps His Highness was afraid of frightening you.”
The Crown Princess twitched the corner of her mouth.
She took a deep breath, looked down, and saw her plain-colored dress, her face full of disgust.
"Then let's go back! Change these clothes first."
Yao Huang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly helped the Crown Princess out, returning to the central hall.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the Crown Prince had already arrived at Xie Zhaoxun's room.
Xie Zhaoxun lived in the second room from the east in the row of rooms in the rear hall. At this moment, a group of eunuchs were guarding the door and windows, preventing anyone from approaching.
As the prince stepped inside, he saw a long ribbon hanging from the beam and a stool overturned on the ground.
She hanged herself.
Xie Zhaoxun's body had already been taken down by Jin Xiang and laid flat on the ground.
The crown prince glanced at her and saw that her face was ashen and full of pain.
Jin Xiang explained in a low voice from the side.
"When my men came in, they found her hanging there. They quickly cut the straps and pulled her down. Unfortunately, she was already dead when they pulled her down."
The Crown Prince approached, looked down at Xie Zhaoxun's lip color, and then squatted down to examine her fingernails.
"Could it be that he took poison beforehand?"
The nails and lips were somewhat dark.
Jin Xiang nodded in agreement: "It should be poison, it takes effect very quickly."
The prince stood up again, his gaze sweeping across the entire room.
"This room is too clean... Did they interrogate her personal maid?"
Jin Xiang shook his head and waved his hand behind him. Immediately, two eunuchs escorted a palace maid in.
"This is Cuiya, Xie Zhaoxun's personal maid."
Cuiya trembled all over, her face deathly pale. As soon as she saw the Crown Prince, she immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times.
"Your Highness, this servant knows nothing! This servant really knows nothing!"
The crown prince remained indifferent, not even glancing at her, and only asked one question.
Who does Xie Zhaoxun usually associate with?
The palace maid thought for a long time and said, "Zhaoxun has always disliked others, but she can only exchange a few words with Wu Zhaoxun."
The crown prince glanced at them.
Jin Xiang immediately led his men to Wu Zhaoxun's room.
The prince walked around the room, feeling that something was strange about it, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it, so he asked again.
"Do you usually tidy up this house?"
"yes."
“Tell me everything Xie Zhaoxun did today, down to the smallest detail, without omitting anything.”
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