What?

Prince Gaoli was assassinated?

Upon hearing the news, Yuwen Lan was awakened from his sleep. He immediately threw off the quilt and got out of bed. He walked outside and said, "What's going on? Come in and talk!"

Then Fu Hai pushed the door open and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, the Lieutenant General of the Envoy Post just came to report that a bloody incident occurred in the Envoy Post tonight. The night guard heard a scream, and after a patrol, he found that Prince Gaoli was stabbed in the lower abdomen, and blood was flowing all over the floor..."

Stabbed in the lower abdomen?

Yuwen Lan asked anxiously, "How is he now?"

Fu Hai answered hurriedly, "It is said that the doctor of the post is treating him, but the blood is a bit too much. I am afraid that he is in serious condition..."

Serious condition?

Yuwen Lan frowned.

…

At the same time, on the couch in the inner room, Yan Shu was still in a daze. She turned over and planned to continue sleeping, but she heard the system ding, [Hey, Prince Gao Li was stabbed, do you want to eat this melon?]

What? Prince Gao Li was stabbed?

She woke up completely at this time, and immediately widened her eyes and said, [Eat eat eat! Tell me what happened!]

- Good guys, could it be that Princess Gao Li saw that she couldn't send her maid out, so she just went straight and stabbed her husband?

But the system said, [That can't be, Princess Gao Li would only do this if she doesn't want to live anymore. Besides, the people around her are not so loyal. Who dares to stab the crown prince for her? If he is accidentally stabbed to death, she will become a widow, right?]

This makes sense, but Yan Shu doesn't understand, [Then who stabbed him? There couldn't really be an assassin!]

System, [It was the two "shemales" from East Japan, not assassins.]

What?

A shemale stabbed her?

Yan Shu was stunned, [Why would that shemale stab that Gao Li pervert? How did they get together?]

System, [... You already said he was a pervert, do you still need to ask?]

Yan Shu was stunned, thinking, [Could it be that the pervert had taken a fancy to those two shemales, and that East Japan was just trying to make trouble, so he stabbed him?]

System, [That's what happened. Li Taichu had taken a fancy to those two shemales the night before, and the emperor didn't want them, so he sent someone to seduce them these two days, and called them to the room at night when no one was around. As a result, before he could do anything, he first discovered that the two people were not right, and scared Li Taichu so much that he screamed, and then the two shemales took the opportunity to stab him. Fortunately, the guards in the inn reacted quickly and rushed over immediately after hearing the scream, otherwise this guy would have been stabbed to death by the two. 】

Yan Shu, [……]

What, that pervert was scared and screamed?

Tsk, what a vivid picture.

Emma estimated that this was the first time that Prince Gao Li had seen this, and the psychological shock would take him a while to recover.

Fortunately, he was not her little emperor, so close.

After sighing like this, she asked the system again, [Then what?]

System, [Then isn’t it the current situation? The two demons were very skilled. When they heard the guards coming, they ran away quickly. The guards of the posthouse didn't realize the truth for a while and thought they were assassins from outside.

Yan Shu hissed and thought that this was not good. This pervert was a prince after all. If he died in Daliang, wouldn't it be a big problem?

She asked the system again, "What about Li Taichu now?"

System, "There is a lot of blood flowing. I'm afraid we have to hurry up. It might be over if it's too late." Yan Shu was startled, and

then she got out of bed and ran to the outer room, saying to Yuwen Lan, "Your Majesty, Prince Gao Li must not die. Just in case, we should ask Doctor Jiang to take a look!"

Unexpectedly, the two of them thought of the same thing, and Yuwen Lan said, "I have sent someone to call him."

Yan Shu breathed a sigh of relief, but saw that after he finished speaking, he walked back to the inner room and said to her in a hurry, "This matter is very serious. I have to go to Qianming Palace."

Yan Shu hurriedly followed and whispered to him, "I have already inquired about this matter. It was not done by the assassins outside."

Yuwen Lan paused, then looked at her and said, "What's the matter?"

Yan Shu coughed and suppressed her voice again. She whispered, "Actually, it was the two shemales from Dongwo who did it. Prince Gaoli is a pervert who had already touched their own women. When he saw the two shemales this time, he immediately became lustful and secretly called them into the room tonight. The two shemales just wanted to cause trouble for Daliang, so they stabbed him!"

Yuwen Lan frowned, "Is that so?"

But she nodded, "It's absolutely true, otherwise there are so many guards guarding the inn, how could they let the assassins from outside in so easily? And they found the most honorable Prince Gaoli right away?"

Yuwen Lan nodded, thinking that since she said so, it must be correct.

But then, she smiled wickedly and said, "I heard that Prince Gaoli was frightened by the shemale and screamed loudly. I guess he has a psychological trauma now, hehehe..."

Yuwen Lan, "..."

At this time. How can you still have the time to think about these things?

He looked at her helplessly, "Don't think about these messes. I still have to go to Qianming Palace. It's still early. You can sleep for a while."

But she nodded, and asked him curiously, "Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with this matter?"

- After all, it doesn't seem good to just arrest the two shemales. I'm afraid I still have to ask someone to investigate the case and go through the motions.

Yuwen Lan said, "The most urgent thing is to save the life of Prince Gaoli first. As for the real murderer, since it is not an assassin from outside, it is easy to deal with. Just don't let the Dongwo people get away. Let's ask the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice to investigate first."

- Although his beloved concubine has such supernatural powers, the court's manpower still needs to be trained, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of money to support them?

Hearing him say this, Yan Shu also nodded, helped him put on his clothes and sent him out, and then went back to bed to sleep.

Get enough rest and continue to eat melons tomorrow.

~~

A few hours later, Yuwen Lan waited for the Dali Temple Shaoqing, Honglu Temple Qing, and Jinwu Guard Zhonglang Jiang in Yu's study.

What he was most concerned about at the moment was, of course, the life and death of Li Taichu, so he first asked those people, "How is Prince Gao Li now?"

The Minister of Honglu Temple hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Doctor Jiang arrived last night and immediately treated the prince. At present, the prince's bleeding has stopped, but his body is still very weak. Doctor Jiang has been guarding the post house and has not left."

It seems that he is not dead. Yuwen Lan is relieved a little and asked the Minister of Dali Temple, "How is the investigation going?"

The Minister of Dali Temple hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, after checking the inside and outside of the post house, the doors and windows of the room where the incident happened, we guess that the assassin did not come in from outside, and it is very likely that he is in the post house. Next, I am afraid that we have to search the post house carefully."

Yu Wen Lan hummed, and said, "Then go and search."

But before he finished speaking, the General of the Central Army said with an embarrassed look, "Your Majesty, you don't know that since the incident last night, we have been searching the posthouse, but we have been blocked by many people. Except for Prince Mu of Nanzhao who took the initiative to cooperate, the people of Dongwo, Dangxia and even Gaoli themselves refused to let us go into the room to search, especially the Princess of Gaoli, who insisted that it was the court's defense negligence that caused her husband to be injured since last night, and even refused to let us ask the waiter beside the Prince of Gaoli, showing great resistance."

Yuwen Lan frowned when he heard this.

- According to what Yan Shu said last night, the Prince of Gaoli was looking for the Dongwo demon, and his close people must have known about it. The Princess of Gaoli was so obstructive, is she trying to cover up for her husband?

But she was a distinguished guest after all, and she was a woman, so the guards really couldn't force her...

While thinking about it, I heard the palace servant outside the door report, "Your Majesty, Concubine Yi wants to see you."

Huh? Why is she here?

Yuwen Lan came back to his senses for a moment and said, "Come in."

A moment later, he saw Yan Shu coming in front of him. After bowing, she said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother heard about what happened at the posthouse last night and was very concerned. She sent me to express her condolences to Princess Gaoli."

Yuwen Lan raised his eyebrows, "The Queen Mother asked you to express her condolences to Princess Gaoli?"

Yan Shu quickly said yes, "After all, your husband has encountered such a thing. The princess is panicked and nervous. It is understandable that she can't get over it for a while. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will do my best to explain it to her with emotion and reason, so that the princess will get over it as soon as possible and cooperate with the court's investigation."

But in her heart she said anxiously, "Hurry up and agree. I have the leverage over the princess. I will definitely make her obedient!" 】

Hearing this, the General of the Imperial Household and others also hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this is a good idea. With the advice of Concubine Yi, the Princess Gaoli will be able to figure it out as soon as possible, so that we can catch the murderer as soon as possible."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Seeing this, Yuwen Lan had no choice but to say to Yan Shu, "Then I will go with you. You are pregnant, so you must pay attention to safety."

Yan Shu hurriedly agreed.

Yuwen Lan asked people to prepare the carriage and horses. In a moment, he got on the carriage with her and went out of the palace gate and went straight to the envoy's posthouse.

~~

The envoy's posthouse is also an important place of the court. It is not far from the palace. It didn't take long to arrive.

Yan Shu got off the carriage with Yuwen Lan and looked up. She saw that the posthouse was heavily guarded inside and outside. It was so tight that even a fly couldn't fly in.

The two entered the inn, and as the messenger was relayed, people in the inn came out of their rooms and greeted the two.

Yuwen Lan greeted Nanzhao King Mu Zhengping first, "How was King Mu last night?"

Mu Zhengping nodded and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. Everything is fine with me."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone on the side said dissatisfiedly, "I really saw it this time. Prince Gaoli was injured so badly for no reason. Now instead of catching the assassin, you want to search our room? Is this how His Majesty treats guests?"

Yan Shu hurriedly looked over and saw that the person who spoke was a tall and thin man. She vaguely remembered that he seemed to be an envoy from Dangxia?

After this man said this, other envoys from countries such as Tubo and Rouran also echoed him.

"Yes, it was obviously your Daliang guards' lax defense, why did you investigate us? Could it be that we were the ones who stabbed Prince Gaoli?"

"That's right! Your Majesty, please give us an explanation!"

Especially the envoy from Dongwo actually joined in the shouting, and his voice was not small.

Yan Shu saw it and sneered in her heart.

- Humph, your acting skills are pretty good, be careful or I will pull down your underwear for everyone to see.

Yuwen Lan, "..."

Of course, there was no need for him to speak at this time. The Minister of Honglu Temple immediately came up and said, "Please be patient, envoys. Your Majesty is very concerned about what happened last night. I have come here in person to express my condolences to you all."

After he finished speaking, Yuwen Lan ignored everyone else. He only looked at the imperial physician Jiang who came forward to pay his respects, and asked, "How is Prince Gaoli now?" But Imperial

Physician Jiang said, "Your Majesty, Prince Gaoli has woken up, and his injury is temporarily relieved. He just needs to rest for a few days."

Yuwen Lan nodded, "I'll go and see."

Everyone agreed, and the Minister of Honglu Temple personally stepped forward to lead the way, leading I to the courtyard where Prince Gaoli was.

After a few steps, they arrived at the place.

Yan Shu saw that the Princess of Gaoli was guarding the bed, and the Prince of Gaoli, Li Taichu, was lying on the bed. His eyes were indeed closed, but his face was pale. He was still mumbling something in Gaoli language, and he seemed very scared.

Yuwen Lan looked at the translator who was following him, and the translator hurriedly reported, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Gaoli said words like monster and goblin."

Monster, goblin?

Yuwen Lan secretly raised his eyebrows. It seemed that he was really scared by the "human goblin" from Dongwo?

He subconsciously glanced at Yan Shu again, but heard her say in her heart, [Emma, ​​this pervert will probably become impotent in the future! ]

Yuwen Lan, "..."

didn't want to hear this word.

He then ordered the translator, "Tell Princess Gaoli for me that I am also very worried about this. The imperial physician just said that the prince is no longer in serious condition and only needs to rest for a few days. The most urgent thing is to ask the princess to cooperate as much as possible and strive to catch the murderer as soon as possible."

The translator agreed and told the princess in Gaoli language.

However, after the voice fell, the princess said emotionally, "It was Daliang's fault that my husband was injured! Why did you investigate us! Daliang is so disappointing!"

It seems that she is still unwilling to cooperate.

Yuwen Lan's eyebrows tightened, and he was about to speak again. But Yan Shu stepped forward and said to the princess, "Okay, your husband is now frightened and unconscious, and he can't see it no matter how much you act. We have always been friendly with the Kingdom of Daliang and Gaoli. If this incident ruins the relationship, and others benefit, you will not lose anything. I know that because your husband is a playboy, you have always wanted to take revenge on him, so you want to send those two maids to our emperor. If you continue to hinder us from investigating the case, we have reason to suspect that it was you who harmed your husband!"