Chapter 2 Killer 2
night.
At the entrance of Prince Ning's mansion, several guards fell to the ground silently.
Fifteen minutes later,
Two night watchmen passed by. They felt a chill in the air, exchanged a glance, and swallowed hard. Suspecting something unclean was nearby, they were frightened. So, they stopped ringing their gongs and strode forward, their eyes fixed straight ahead, their pace quickening.
As they passed by the gate of the Prince Ning's mansion, one of the night watchmen saw... saw a human head hanging at the gate of the Prince Ning's mansion.
"Ahhh"
The night watchman's scream startled many people.
This night was destined to be a sleepless one.
Because, in addition to Prince Ning, the Emperor's most beloved eldest princess, Xia Jiaoyue, also died. She had been stabbed twice in the chest, one on the left and one on the right, perfectly symmetrical.
The eldest princess was the emperor's most favored daughter, so her residence was guarded by many secret guards. It could be said that, apart from the palace, the eldest princess's residence was the most difficult to enter.
However, tonight, someone still managed to enter the Princess's residence silently and kill her without alerting anyone. This shows that the person who murdered the Princess was extremely skilled and not an ordinary person.
The Imperial Palace.
In the middle of the night, Emperor Xia was woken up by Eunuch Li, and he was in an extremely bad mood.
Eunuch Li didn't want to wake the Emperor in the middle of the night, but since the eldest princess was gone, he dared not fail to inform Emperor Liu immediately, because he knew how much Emperor Liu doted on the eldest princess.
Eunuch Li told Emperor Liu the news that the Eldest Princess and Prince Ning had passed away.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia instantly sobered up considerably. He wondered if he had misheard. "What? You said something happened to Jiaoyue?"
Jiaoyue had so many bodyguards around her, how come they're all gone?
Eunuch Li: "Your Majesty, the Eldest Princess... the Eldest Princess is gone."
Emperor Xia suddenly stood up, casually threw on some clothes, and was about to leave the palace. Eunuch Li hurriedly stopped him, "Your Majesty, you cannot leave the palace! What if the assassin is still at the Princess's residence?"
"It's possible they're targeting Your Majesty!"
“If you leave the palace, you’ll fall into their trap.”
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia stopped in his tracks. He looked towards the direction of the Princess's residence, clenched his fists, and said with a grim expression, "Investigate! Who did this? I will tear him to pieces."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Just then, Emperor Xia suddenly remembered something and looked at Eunuch Li, "You just said that Prince Ning is also dead?"
Eunuch Li: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Two night watchmen passed by the gate of Prince Ning's mansion and saw his head hanging on the gate."
Emperor Xia: !!!
Jiaoyue? Prince Ning?
"Has Jiaoyue been getting quite close to Prince Ning lately?"
Eunuch Li lowered his head and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, yes."
Didn't the Emperor already know? Because he dotes on the eldest princess, he turns a blind eye.
The eldest princess had a husband, General Ning Ke. Prince Ning and the third princess were betrothed, a marriage personally arranged by the emperor. Therefore, the eldest princess's affair with Prince Ning was hardly respectable.
Eunuch Li sighed inwardly; the Emperor was far too biased towards the Eldest Princess.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia lowered his eyes and said, "Investigate...investigate Man Shu and General Ning."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
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