Chapter 785 All Belongs to You (4)
"Not really." Chen Qiu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Huangfu Hao's guards said that it was the Crown Prince who assassinated Huangfu Hao, and they are now heading to the East Palace to kill the Crown Prince and avenge Huangfu Hao."
"The Crown Prince killed Huangfu Hao?" Chen Xin stood up suddenly: "Impossible!"
Putting aside the question of whether the Crown Prince's frail frame could handle the situation, Ming Qi was currently seeking to forge an alliance with Qin to counter Daliang. How could he possibly do something so self-destructive? Killing Huangfu Hao would only incur Qin's wrath, crumbling the alliance and creating an additional enemy. This would undoubtedly add insult to injury. The Crown Prince was no fool; why would he undertake such a thankless task?
"I also thought it was impossible." Chen Qiu was a little confused. "But the guards all said that they heard Huangfu Hao shouting the prince's name on the mountain at that time, and loudly said that the prince was the murderer. Since they were Huangfu Hao's guards, they had no reason to frame others and let the real murderer go."
Luo Xueyan asked, "Weren't Huangfu Hao's guards with him? Why did they say they heard it?"
"That's where the suspicion lies," Luo Ling continued. "According to Huangfu Hao's guards, it was the invitation sent by the Crown Prince to Huangfu Hao today that made him invite him to taste incense. Huangfu Hao's guards recalled that the Crown Prince said in the invitation that he had important matters to discuss with Huangfu Hao, and that he would leave Huangfu Hao's guards on the mountainside and let Huangfu Hao go alone. However, the Crown Prince said that he did not mention this in the invitation he wrote to Huangfu Hao. The officials were ordered to search for the Crown Prince's invitation, but they found that Huangfu Hao had thrown it away somewhere long ago. Now there is no evidence, and both sides stick to their own story, which is very worrying."
Luo Tan murmured, "The Crown Prince sent Huangfu Hao to taste the incense, but why didn't Mrs. Wang mention them in the note she sent to me and my little cousin?"
Everyone in the room was stunned.
They were all focused on the mess between the Crown Prince and Huangfu Hao, while Shen Miao was ignored. Now that Luo Tan mentioned this, it suddenly occurred to them. Yes, the Crown Prince and Huangfu Hao were enjoying the fragrance, so why did they bring Shen Miao and Luo Tan along as well? Luo Tan wasn't mentioned, as she had no connection to the people in Dingjing City. But Shen Miao was different; she was Shen Xin's daughter.
When Shen Dongling posted the invitation, it was impossible for her not to know that the Crown Prince and Huangfu Hao would also be coming, but why didn't she mention it to Shen Miao? Did she forget, or did she deliberately not mention it? If it was intentional, why was she doing it on purpose? What was she planning?
Everyone couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
Luo Xueyan said, "No, I have to ask Shen Dongling clearly."
"Mother," Chen Qiu stopped her, "Shen Dongling and Wang Bi are already in jail. You can't rush to see them now. Otherwise, it would be bad if people thought you had some relationship with her."
Two princes went to taste incense together, one died, and the other was inexplicably implicated as the murderer. Upon learning of this, Emperor Wenhui was naturally furious, nearly collapsing. What could this mean? On the one hand, he needed to temporarily appease the Qin people's anger by arresting a few individuals to show them that Mingqi was "impartial." On the other hand, Emperor Wenhui was simmering with rage and had nowhere to vent his anger. Since Wang Bi and his wife had proposed the incense-tasting trip, they were essentially the instigators. The emperor's wrath was never explained, and Wang Bi's dream of triumph was ruthlessly shattered. Furthermore, it was doubtful whether he could save his life this time.
Everyone had different expressions, only Shen Miao remained calm as always. She listened to these things as if they had nothing to do with her, and of course they did. She said, "This has nothing to do with us. Let's wait and see how the outside world handles it."
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