Chapter 744 She's Dead

After coming out of the Lianrui Palace, Helian Yue ordered in a cold voice, "Order Prince Li to enter the palace immediately."

There was no expression on his handsome face at the moment, and he continued,

"Also, go around the Lianrui Palace and ask around in all the palaces within half an hour's walk. Follow the places that Concubine Lian has been to today and dig deep to find her."

Linglong is still in the palace.

Fu Tai looked at his emperor's expression, not daring to ask more questions, let alone be vague, and replied calmly, "Yes."

…

Outside the palace, is Prince Li's mansion.

Before he knew what big event had taken place in the palace, Helian Tuo just walked out of the front yard when he ran into Princess Li who was walking with her people.

Helian Tuo couldn't say he hated his father's princess, nor did he like her. Seeing this, he just nodded indifferently, his voice neither cold nor indifferent.

"princess."

When Princess Li heard the title "Princess", her eyes twitched slightly, but she soon got used to it.

After entering the palace for many years, this prince has never called her mother.

Pursing her lips, Princess Li still showed a helpless attitude.

"Today, there is a Lantern Festival banquet in the palace, but I never expected such a thing to happen in the mansion. I have to take care of the prince in the mansion, but the prince should still go to the palace to attend the banquet on behalf of the prince, so as to avoid suspicion from outsiders about our prince."

"I know." Helian Tuo said, "It's still early. I will go to the palace to pay my respects after I pay my respects to my father."

Princess Li was immediately relieved, "That's good."

He added, "The prince has just woken up and is not in good spirits yet. Don't talk to him for too long."

Helian Tuo nodded as if to agree, then walked away from Princess Li and went to the back.

After everyone left, Princess Li immediately put away her fake smile and walked forward with a blank expression.

Helian Tuo went directly to the courtyard where King Li was. Because he had just been assassinated, there were guards guarding the courtyard. He walked in and was about to talk to his father about what had happened in the past two days, but he found that his father, who was supposed to be recuperating in bed, was nowhere to be seen.

He frowned and was about to go out to look for someone, when he suddenly seemed to see something, paused slightly, turned around and walked towards the antique shelf beside him.

There was a faint bloodstain on a bottle on the antique display cabinet.

Helian Tuo reached out and touched the bloodstain on it. Although the bloodstain was dry, it was obviously fresh. He stared at the bottle for a while, and suddenly reached out and turned the bottle twice.

As expected, the door of the huge antique display cabinet slowly opened.

Helian Tuo was not surprised by such secret rooms. There were several such secret rooms in Prince Li's palace, but he had never been to the one belonging to his father.

After thinking about it, Helian Tuo walked in.

The secret room was connected to an underground stone chamber. Helian Tuo walked inside the stone chamber and found a different world below, with more than one room.

Helian Tuo couldn't help but feel curious.

There is a special dungeon in the palace, but why are there so many secret rooms in the secret room in my father's room?

Helian Tuo followed the passage and pushed open the nearest room.

When I opened it, I was shocked.

This room is obviously a "torture room". The decoration inside the room is simple, and the only things that are particularly eye-catching are the chains on the wall and the various "torture instruments" on the shelf next to it.

The reason why they are eye-catching is that these torture instruments are not the usual torture instruments used to deal with criminals. Instead, they are more like those used in the bed.

Helian Tuo suddenly understood the purpose of this room and his expression became complicated for a moment.

His father had no reputation for being a playboy outside, so he had never known that his father had such a hobby.

Helian Tuo was only slightly surprised and did not care much. Whatever hobbies his father had in private was none of his business and it was not something for him as his son to interfere.

Helian Tuo thought so and quickly walked out as usual.

Thinking that this was a secret room used for his father's special hobby, he didn't want to explore any further and planned to leave. However, as he turned around, he seemed to hear his father's angry roar.

Helian Tuo paused, turned his head, lowered his footsteps subconsciously, and walked towards the innermost room following the sound.

Then he heard a man whisper, "Mad."

Heliantuo: ...

man??

A certain thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and Helian Tuo was startled, but he directly denied it the next second.

He still understood his father. Even though he had a strange temper, it was impossible for him to be interested in men.

Moreover, Helian Tuo always felt that the man's voice just now sounded strangely familiar.

Subconsciously, he slowly approached the door.

Through the gap in the iron door, I could vaguely see what was happening in the room.

I saw a man in black, looking shabby, chained to the wall. Li Wang, who was supposed to be recuperating in the room, was standing in front of the man, holding his neck tightly with one hand, as if forcing him to look at him.

There was a hint of madness in the voice.

"Where is she? I know she's still alive, where is she hiding this time? Ever since I knew you might be her child, I've had people keep an eye on the Si family. You and your son didn't bring her to the capital? Are you afraid that I'll see her again? Does she think she can hide?"

Because of his actions, Helian Tuo finally saw the face of the man in black clearly.

Then I couldn't help frowning.

That person was actually Si Jinyu.

Si Jinyu, who attempted to assassinate my father this time and claimed to have escaped, was actually caught by my father?

My father didn't hand him over, but hid him here. What does he want to know?

Who is that "she"?

Inside the cell, Si Jinyu looked at the madness in the eyes of the man in front of him, and felt the anger and hatred in his chest burning repeatedly. For a long while, he let him pinch his neck, but still squeezed out three words in a hoarse voice.

He spoke each word with a hatred that made him want to tear out the tendons and bones of the person in front of him.

"She's dead."