After saying this, Zhong Changyao's face became terribly gloomy.
My whole body is cold.
Xie Ji looked at his extremely ugly face, glanced at him contemptuously, and disappeared from his sight.
Zhong Changyao took a deep breath.
Xie Ji was threatening him because many people in the court were Xie Ji's confidants.
He wants to thank Ji Si.
This thought filled his mind.
*
midnight.
Ming Ruzhen brought the scapegoat to Zhong Changyao.
Zhong Changyao picked up his sword and killed the scapegoat in front of Ming Ruzhen. He then sneered and said, "There's no need to find a scapegoat. I want Xie Ji to bear the blame."
Ming Ruzhen was frightened by Zhong Changyao's words and didn't dare to speak.
Zhong Changyao wiped the blood off the sword with his fingers, and a cold look flashed in his eyes.
I also had a way in mind to make Xie Ji bear the blame.
Ming Ruzhen rolled her eyes and tried to ask Zhong Changyao what he thought.
Zhong Changyao looked at her coldly, was silent for a few seconds, and asked Ming Ruzhen to help him with this matter.
Ming Ruzhen understood immediately and went to do the job.
*
Cooperation between the two countries has already begun.
Thanks to Zhong Changyao's supervision, the work went smoothly.
However, during the construction period, the national treasury was still under pressure.
The treasury will not receive any money for at least one year.
Xie Shizhu began to worry again.
Suddenly, Fan Zhi told her that he would go back to Fan State for a while, and Fan Miaozhou would stay in Yue State temporarily.
When Xie Shizhu was seeing Fan Zhi off, he asked her why she wanted to go back.
Fan Zhi smiled and said, "It's Father's birthday, sister-in-law, are you going too?"
Xie Shizhu was the same height as Fan Zhi. He looked her in the eye and said, "I have something important to attend to. Please congratulate the Emperor on his birthday on my behalf."
Fan Zhi bowed gently: "Yes, sister-in-law."
Fan Miaozhou coughed and signaled Fan Zhi not to call him by random names.
Fan Zhi smiled secretly but didn't change his words.
Suddenly, several guards came over here.
The guards were carrying boxes in their hands.
Fan Zhi was a little puzzled and asked, "What is this?"
Xie Shizhu pursed his lips and smiled: "It would be bad for you to go back empty-handed. This is the tea produced in abundance in Yue Country. Take it back and let the people of Fan Country taste it."
Fan Zhi's eyes lit up, and she hugged Xie Shizhu excitedly: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Her enthusiasm made Xie Shizhu feel a little embarrassed.
Fan Miaozhou reminded: "It's time to go."
Xie Shizhu asked the guards to put the tea into Fan Zhi's sedan chair, and then watched Fan Zhi leave.
After Fan Zhi left, Xie Shizhu and Fan Miaozhou returned to the palace.
As soon as she returned, she received the news that Xie Ji had killed King Zhou.
At this moment, she arrived outside her own palace.
Xie Hailan was with her mother, holding Xie Ji's sign, demanding that Xie Ji be arrested.
Xie Shizhu was stunned, looking at the two women in front of him.
Xie Hailan is not as good at making trouble as her mother.
Mother Xie was sitting on the ground throwing a tantrum, crying and saying, "This madman doesn't even spare his own family. Your Majesty, you must avenge King Zhou."
Afterwards, Xie Hailan pinched Xie Ji's token and sobbed, "Mother, Xie Ji and His Majesty are siblings. She will definitely protect Xie Ji. We have no way to stop her."
Mother Xie shook her head, completely unconvinced: "Impossible, Your Majesty has always kept public and private affairs separate."
The two of them sang in unison, which made Xie Shizhu very upset.
She looked at Ming Ruzhen beside her and asked, "Where's Xie Ji?"
Ming Ruzhen shook her head and said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has not been seen in the palace."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Hailan continued to cry: "He must have fled because he was afraid of being punished."
Ming Ruzhen looked at the token and felt fear in her mind.
Because she didn't follow Zhong Changyao's instructions and put the token in King Zhou's palace.
So where does this token come from?
Just as she finished her thought, Zhong Changyao came to the middle of the crowd.
When Xie Hailan saw the Imperial Master coming, he felt like he had found a life-saving straw, and quickly grabbed Zhong Changyao's clothes.
"Master, Xie Ji is the murderer of my father..."
Zhong Changyao sighed, helped Xie Hailan up, and said helplessly: "Just a token cannot prove that the prince killed King Zhou."
Xie Hailan sniffed and gritted his teeth as he said, "Not only is there the token, but the dagger with the prince's name on it is also there."
After saying that, Xie Hailan quickly handed the dagger hidden in his sleeve to Zhong Changyao.
After Zhong Changyao took it, he looked at the words on the dagger and said in surprise: "This..."
As he spoke, he looked up at Xie Shizhu.
It seemed like he was asking her what to do?
Xie Shizhu slowly closed his eyes.
Zhong Changyao, you actually did this.
At this moment, Ming Ruzhen didn't dare to look up. She could feel Zhong Changyao looking at her.
Ming Ruzhen's feet were numb.
She had already guessed that Zhong Changyao knew about her rebellion.
Xie Shizhu's mind raced as Xie Ji was not in the palace now.
Where did this damn kid go again? !
Therefore, she had to be the only one to clear Xie Ji of suspicion.
But if it was too blatant, she would be charged with harboring a criminal.
Despised by everyone.
This position cannot be kept.
What kind of person is Zhong Changyao?
So meticulous that it's terrifying.
He must have known that he was reluctant to give up the throne, so he followed him to capture Xie Ji.
But Xie Ji was helping her.
If King Zhou hadn't died, he would probably have been thinking about how to instigate a rebellion and seize her throne.
When Xie Shizhu opened her eyelids again, her eyes were calm. She asked very calmly, "When was King Zhou murdered?"
Zhong Changyao gave the date accurately.
Hearing this, Xie Shizhu said with some doubt: "Although I also want to find the assassin who assassinated King Zhou, why do we need evidence?"
Then, Xie Shizhu said something that shocked everyone.
"That night, Xie Ji and I were on the same bed, and we didn't have time to assassinate King Zhou."
As soon as the words fell, everyone's faces showed astonishment.
Xie Shizhu wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Xie Ji, in order to save you, I don’t even care about my reputation.
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