Chapter 49 How Dare She
After a while, she floated up and nodded to Feng Qingsui.
Feng Qingsui pulled her towards the pine forest, where they changed their clothes and makeup, becoming ordinary-looking servants.
Then one of them sneaked into the guest house, and the other stayed where he was.
The one who stayed behind was Feng Qingsui.
She placed Han Ruixuan's cloak, which she had just torn off, at the entrance of the ice cave, soaking the upper half in the water and leaving the lower half at the edge of the cave, pretending to be a messy scene of falling and slipping.
Then he stared at the Nine-Curve Bridge.
After seeing the prince leading two guards across the bridge to the guest house, Fang quickly walked towards the banquet hall.
When he reached the entrance of the banquet hall, he shouted, "Hurry up! The prince has slipped into the lake!"
The servants and maids waiting at the door looked at each other in confusion.
"Isn't the lake frozen?"
"Which prince?"
"Is this man hysterical?"
Feng Qingsui explained anxiously in a false voice, "There's an ice cave next to the pine forest. We usually catch fish there to feed the white tiger. The prince got drunk and went to see the white tiger. He accidentally tripped and fell into the ice cave!"
The maids and servants immediately remembered that Madam Ji had been chased into the ice cave by a white tiger not long ago, and their faces suddenly changed.
"Your Highness fell into the water, and you didn't know to pull him out? You're running here yelling..."
"The prince disappeared after falling down! I can't swim."
The maids and servants turned even paler and quickly ran to the lake.
Feng Qingsui rushed into the banquet hall and shouted several times.
The musicians stopped playing and stared at her.
The guests put down their bowls and chopsticks and looked over in astonishment.
Wei suspected that he had heard it wrong.
"The prince fell into an ice cave? How is that possible? He was clearly at the banquet..."
She looked left and right but couldn't find Han Ruixuan.
My right eyelid was twitching wildly.
The old lady of Duke Rong covered her chest with her hands.
"Hurry, go save them!"
Marquis Rongchang rushed out in one leap, and the other people in the mansion immediately followed him.
When the maids and servants saw their master leaving the table, they naturally followed him.
The guests could not stand by and watch, so they all walked out of the banquet hall, some walked to the Nine-Curve Bridge, some stood by the Moon Lake, and some went to the ice cave, looking around with concern.
Ji Changqing was one of the people who went to the ice cave.
He walked out from behind the crowd like a flower brushing willow and came to the front.
Feng Qingsui excused himself for not being at the banquet because he was feeling unwell. However, before he arrived, he solemnly requested him, "Please ensure that the Crown Prince remains at the banquet before 4:45 PM."
It was as if he was certain that the prince would attend the banquet, but also certain that the prince would leave early.
Out of curiosity, he agreed.
Before the banquet started, he saw the prince coming, and after the hour of Xu, he saw the prince about to leave. He called Shangguan Mu forward, toasted the prince, and chatted with him about this and that, which dragged on until the prince almost got angry, and it was only four quarters after the hour of Xu.
Unexpectedly, not long after the prince left the table, Feng Qingsui ran to the banquet hall and called for help to rescue Han Ruixuan.
——It was not something he recognized, but something his intuition told him.
When the guests were shocked by the news that Han Ruixuan fell into the water, he carefully observed the ordinary and forgettable servant and confirmed that it was Feng Qingsui.
If he guessed correctly, Han Ruixuan was already dead.
Even though he was mentally prepared, he was still surprised by her action.
How dare she.
When someone was having a wedding banquet with guests filling the room, he killed the other person's prince and then ran to the banquet hall to lure people over.
Is this person born with more courage than others?
But what shocked him even more was yet to come.
After Han Ruixuan was salvaged, his two hands and one foot were each stuck on a round object.
At first he thought it was a lake stone, but when he looked closely, he realized it was a skull.
Child's skull.
His face instantly darkened.
Not only did he see it clearly, but others saw it clearly too.
"Why are his hands and feet stuck in the child's skull? Where did this skull come from? Did it come from the lake?"
"It's so weird! How could there be so many skulls in the lake..."
"This lake is really weird. It seems a child drowned there during Madam Rong's birthday banquet. Now, during her wedding banquet, her own young master has been drowned. I'm afraid there's something wrong with the feng shui."
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Although everyone was whispering, Marquis Rongchang still heard it.
He didn't care about grieving for his dead son, and hurriedly shouted: "Hurry up and take down these stones!"
Several servants came forward and wanted to take off the skull.
"Wait."
Ji Changqing spoke in a deep voice.
"Whether these are stones or not is still a matter of debate. The cause of Prince Rong's death is still under investigation. Before the yamen runners and the coroner arrive, no one is allowed to disturb the scene."
The servants stopped in their tracks.
Ji Changqing's words were reasonable, and with so many guests present, even if Marquis Rongchang wanted to prevent the government from intervening, he could not find an excuse.
Madam Rong and Mrs. Wei finally arrived. They only took one look at Han Ruixuan's body, and then one of them burst into tears while the other collapsed into the maid's arms.
The guests were silent, not knowing what to say or do.
Ji Changqing took out a flare from his arms and fired it into the night sky.
"Before the Royal Guards arrive, please stay where you are and do not act rashly."
Rongchang Hou was stunned: "What do you mean, Lord Ji?"
"The cause of the Crown Prince's death remains undetermined. Everyone is a suspect. To prevent the murderer from escaping, the scene must be cordoned off."
Ji Changqing replied.
However, a strong sense of uneasiness arose in the heart of Marquis Rongchang.
Did Ji Changqing let the Imperial Guards enter the mansion just to seal off the scene and keep an eye on the suspect?
What if a search is launched?
There are too many places in the Marquis' Mansion that cannot withstand inspection. For example, the Royal Guards must not be allowed to enter the guesthouse by the lake!
He opened his mouth and was about to persuade her when the Royal Guards entered the palace.
Ji Changqing instructed his commander: "Surround the Marquis's residence and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving. Seal off the scene and wait for the yamen runners and the coroner to arrive..."
At this moment, a voice suddenly rang out from the direction of the guest house: "Help!"
When Ji Changqing turned around, he saw a slightly plump servant rushing out of the guest house holding a child, followed by two palace guards with knives.
He ordered in a deep voice: "Save people first."
The commander waved his hand, and a small group of royal guards stepped forward to stop the guards.
Rongchang Hou's heart sank, and he spoke first: "Who are you? Why are you running around in the guest house with a child?"
He put his hands behind his back and gestured to his followers.
The follower raised his hand, pressed the trigger of the crossbow, and shot an arrow at the child's chest.
Unexpectedly, the boy turned away and hid away.
The short arrow hit the ice.
"There's an assassin!"
The commander of the Royal Guards immediately ordered people to capture the entourage.
The follower was originally a death warrior. Seeing that he could not escape, he bit the poison sac in his mouth and died on the spot.
The fat servant holding the child rushed to Ji Changqing and said breathlessly:
"Master, I heard a child crying for help in the guest house just now. I sneaked in to take a look. To my surprise, I saw the prince holding a whip and about to torture the child. I snatched the child away and was almost killed by the guards."
Ji Changqing, who didn't have such a subordinate, said: "..."
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