Haha, if you want to threaten her, wait for the next life.
Xie Shizhu hid the sachet back into her sleeve, adjusted the gauze on her face, and then walked upstairs slowly.
As soon as he stepped forward, he saw King Yi foaming at the mouth and crawling on the table not far away.
He was surrounded by royal guards, who were questioning the waiters around them and had already sealed off the entire theater.
They were preparing to capture the person who assassinated King Yi.
Xie Shizhu stopped abruptly, and then heard the conversation between the guards and the coroner.
"King Yi was poisoned by a needle. Once he's hit, he'll suffocate and die quickly. The person who has this needle must be..."
As for who it was, the guard knew it very well and his expression changed immediately.
After hearing this, Xie Shizhu was stunned and thought, Song Yan has been here?
She suddenly remembered the waiter who bumped into her before. He was not good-looking, but his eyes were so out of place.
I almost forgot that disguise is a piece of cake for Song Yan.
No, she had to leave here quickly, otherwise if she was involved in this murder case, she would probably be dead soon.
She was the one who met King Yi. If the guards removed her veil and found out that she was the concubine of King Xian, they would lock her up in jail without saying a word.
After all, to all the officials, the virtuous king was nothing more than a useless king with no ability at all.
Not to mention that she was a concubine serving the virtuous king.
Maybe when the time comes, these officials will let her take the blame in order to find a scapegoat to give an explanation to the emperor.
Suddenly a guard said, "The prince is here too. What should we do with him?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the officer's face turned pale and he said nervously: "He is the prince, we have no choice but to let him go."
"yes."
While the guards were talking to the officials, Xie Shizhu quickly hid in a private room.
She slipped in and closed the door, then heard two guards passing by and stopping.
Then, one of the guards said, "I just saw a figure enter this room. Let's go in and take a look."
The next second, another guard turned around and walked towards the private room where Xie Shizhu was.
Xie Shizhu was so frightened that he had trouble breathing.
When the guard was about to push open the door, a man's voice sounded from outside, which was very familiar.
"What are you doing here?" Song Wenyan's tone did not allow for argument.
When the two guards saw that it was the prince, they quickly knelt and prostrated themselves on the ground, saying respectfully, "Your Highness, we are looking for the assassin who killed King Yi."
Song Wenyan was silent for a few seconds, then his eyes moved to the closed door, where he could vaguely see a figure reflected in the room.
He slowly withdrew his gaze and said, "Assassin?"
Xie Shizhu heard their conversation in the house and quickly ran to the window. Before they came in, he opened the window and jumped out without hesitation.
After hearing the sound of the window opening, Song Wenyan waited for a few minutes before letting the guard in.
When the guards went in, the room was empty, with no one in sight.
*
When Xie Shizhu returned to the palace, he quickly changed his clothes and lay down as if nothing had happened.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the door, and Xie Shizhu froze.
Then, Song Yan opened the door and came in from outside.
Song Yan was wearing plain clothes and his hair was slightly wet. It was obvious that he had just taken a bath and there was a fresh fragrance on his body.
After coming in, he looked at Xie Shizhu gently.
Xie Shizhu was a little confused. She quickly stood up, her face full of bewilderment. Then she gestured slowly and asked, "Your Highness, why did you come to me?"
Song Yan closed the door gently and was about to speak when he suddenly heard a commotion outside.
There were many footsteps passing by, and their noisy voices reached the ears of the two.
"Someone saw the assassin who killed King Yi entering the Xianwang Mansion. We have been ordered to search for the assassin. Please forgive us if we have offended you..."
The officer seemed to be talking to the princess outside.
Because of the noise, everyone in the palace woke up from their sleep and ran out to see what happened.
Chao Lan heard the officer's words and nodded without asking any more questions. He said, "Hurry up and don't disturb the peace of the palace."
The officer saluted and said, "Yes."
A dozen or so guards looked at each other, and then quickly searched for the wise king among the people outside.
Unfortunately, they looked around but didn't see the wise king at all.
They came to the palace not to look for the assassin, but on the orders of the prince.
The purpose is obvious.
The prince himself did not like the virtuous king and always thought that Song Yan was pretending to be sick.
Today they wanted to slander the virtuous king as an assassin, and then wanted to put the virtuous king in jail and force him to confess.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, it can be considered as a successful solution to the problem of competing with the prince for the throne.
Now that there is such a big commotion in the palace, and Song Yan, the prince, has not shown up yet, they now have a reason.
As long as they accomplish this important task, they will be able to obtain benefits from the prince.
Thinking of this, the leading officer ordered: "Search!"
More than a dozen guards responded, "Yes."
They searched everywhere, but could not find him anywhere, whether in the palace of the virtuous king or in the lotus pond often used by other virtuous kings.
Finally, the officers set their sights on the most remote hut in the palace.
They all stood in front of the hut. The official looked at Chao Lan beside him and asked respectfully, "Excuse me, which concubine does this room belong to?"
Chao Lan rolled her eyes in her heart and said with some disdain, "The mute from Beimo."
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