Chapter 172: Can’t Involve Him
As the two maids approached, they were frightened by the bloodstains on the ground and screamed.
They wanted to force themselves to look up, but the smell of blood in the wind made them lose the courage and they fell to the ground.
"Two more people."
When Princess Ning saw the two men lying on the ground unable to get back up, she thought they had been ambushed and injured, so she pointed at the two maids.
As soon as the two maids walked under the osmanthus tree, they saw a pair of feet faintly visible under Haitang's gauze dress.
He was barefoot and his feet were stained with blood.
“Ah~”
"ah......"
After two screams, they could no longer hold the lanterns in their hands and they fell directly onto the maid who had fallen to the ground.
The bowl of the lantern was still freshly filled with anointing oil.
As it fell, the ointment splashed out and set the maid's clothes on fire.
"My lady, please go back to the house first."
When Princess Ning's personal maid Guixiang saw this, she hurriedly protected Princess Ning behind her.
She is the young lady's maidservant who came with her as a dowry. The master once said that it is her responsibility to protect the young lady at all times and in all places.
If the young lady lives, she lives; if the young lady dies, she can only die.
Therefore, she intuitively felt that the best strategy would be to go back to her room, close the door, and wait for Prince Ning to come and deal with the affairs in the yard.
"You guys, why don't you go put out the fire."
When Princess Ning saw that the fire had already started, she pointed to a few maids to put out the fire.
She followed Guixiang's advice and went back to her bedroom.
But in her heart, she felt a little resentful towards Prince Ning. If he had not forbade her to use secret guards, how could this mysterious thing have sneaked into her yard so quietly?
"Princess, are you okay?"
It was the voice of King Ning.
Princess Ning's courtyard was not far from the main courtyard, and it was hard not to hear those screams in the dark night.
"My Lord, I am fine."
When Prince Ning entered the courtyard, he discovered something unusual under the osmanthus tree and had already sent his followers over to help.
He went straight into Princess Ning's bedroom, pulled her up and down with a worried look on his face, as if he was really afraid that she was frightened.
After comforting Princess Ning, Prince Ning went out and sat in the warm room waiting for his followers to check the results.
"My Lord, it is..."
The attendant stood at the door of the warm pavilion, not knowing what to say, fearing that saying it was a female corpse would scare Princess Ning.
Prince Ning said, "Just tell me straight."
"Yes, I have checked it carefully and it is a female corpse."
The follower got the instruction and told the truth.
"How long has he been dead? Is it possible to confirm his identity?"
King Ning asked.
"It looks like he has been dead for only an hour or two. As for his identity..."
This follower was the Ning King's regular attendant, and he actually knew Zhao Tian.
But he didn't know whether he should mention Zhao Tian in front of Princess Ning. After all, he was the one who followed Prince Ning on that trip five years ago to cover for him.
"If it's someone you know, there's no need to hide it."
King Ning saw his followers' hesitation and spoke.
"Yes, although that person had many wounds on his body, there was not a single scratch on his face. That person was Concubine Zhao of the Eastern Palace."
As the confidants of King Ning, the followers naturally understood King Ning.
Prince Ning deliberately let him say these words in front of Princess Ning, and I'm afraid he had some plan.
Although Princess Ning was not in the warm room, there was only a door between her bedroom and the warm room, so she could hear everything that was said in the warm room clearly in her bedroom.
"Are you sure?"
Prince Ning had a look of surprise on his face, and it was unclear whether he really didn't believe it or was pretending to.
"I am... 80% sure."
The attendant cooperated and hesitated for a moment.
"How could Concubine Zhao from the Eastern Palace be here? She has been in the Eastern Palace for more than five years and seems to have rarely appeared in public."
Prince Ning talked to himself, as if he was thinking about something.
Princess Ning, who was listening to the noise in the bedroom, had already realized that things were not simple and began to get scared.
She just sent a secret letter to Zhao Tian, asking her to find a way to convince Chu Chengyi to stop people from investigating the affairs of Yuzhou. Why did he send her away?
Moreover, could it be that Zhao Tian didn't understand what she meant by "thinking of a solution" in the secret letter?
Zhao Tian has been in the Eastern Palace for five years, but she has yet to use the Heart-Seducing Dragon on Chu Chengyi?
Or did she just try to trick Chu Chengyi tonight and fail?
Princess Ning thought about it over and over again, but couldn't figure out what went wrong.
This was the first time I used Zhao Tian to get something done, and it turned out like this.
I really don’t know what Zhao Tian does for a living?
A person like this has the nerve to aspire to that position. Isn't that overestimating one's own abilities?
"Guixiang, I feel a little dizzy. Please make me a bowl of ginseng soup."
Princess Ning couldn't think of a way to deal with the situation for a moment, so she decided to pretend to be sick to trick Prince Ning away.
She just didn't believe that Prince Ning would allow Zhao Tian's body to hang in her yard forever.
As for the matter of Zhao Tian's failure, she would send a letter back to her parents' home after Prince Ning left.
"Are you scared, Princess? Don't be afraid. I will be here with you tonight."
When Prince Ning heard Princess Ning say that she felt dizzy, he immediately went into the bedroom, helped her lie down on the bed and considerately covered her with a quilt.
"My Lord, I am fine. I may be fine after a good sleep. You should get back to your work."
Princess Ning didn't want Prince Ning to accompany her, she just didn't want Zhao Tian to stay in her yard.
"I have nothing to do. It's late at night, and accompanying the princess is my main business."
Prince Ning was very affectionate and held Princess Ning's hand tightly.
It’s not that he didn’t understand what his princess meant, but Zhao Tian was the second daughter of the Minister of War, and the Minister of War did not stand on his side.
Therefore, he could not offend the Minister of War.
Moreover, he really had no idea why Zhao Tian died or why he appeared here.
This matter can involve anyone except him.
The Office of the Minister of War.
Zhao Zhixiong, also known as the Minister of War, was reading a secret letter in his study.
This secret letter was delivered by the guards of the Eastern Palace earlier than when Zhao Tian arrived at Prince Ning's Palace.
However, Zhao Tian was sent to Prince Ning's Palace quietly, while this secret letter was delivered to Zhao Zhixiong openly.
"Take a look at this letter. Is it really written by Tian'er?"
Zhao Zhixiong kept several retainers in his mansion, two of whom he had known for more than twenty years and were the ones he trusted the most among all his retainers.
After receiving the secret letter, he read it himself first.
But he always felt something was wrong, so he called his guests into his study to discuss the matter and confirm whether what was said in the letter was true.
"This handwriting is no different from the letters that the Second Miss usually sends back to the mansion."
The retainer Yu Bai read the letter carefully and compared it with the letter from Zhao Tian that Zhao Zhixiong brought.
"Well, I don't see any difference, but what is said in this letter..."
The guest was far away and hesitated to speak.
He had been a retainer in the Zhao residence for ten years and was naturally familiar with Zhao Tian.
However, he didn't quite understand his little daughter's thoughts.
"Mr. Lu, please speak frankly."
Zhao Zhixiong actually felt that the content of the letter was inappropriate, but since the handwriting was that of the second daughter, he had to think more about it.
After all, she is his daughter, and he knows her personality and temperament best.
"The Second Miss is not such an impulsive person. She is already the Crown Prince's concubine. How can she take the initiative to go to Prince Ning?"
Lu Yuan said carefully.
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