Chapter 193 Discovery of clues
"Fake?"
Ye Yunchu suddenly thought of Li Runrun's corpse, which was completely unrecognizable after being bitten by wolves. Couldn't they have recognized her only by her clothes, jewelry, and birthmark?
It is generally impossible to make a mistake in identifying a corpse, but what if someone falsifies the information and deliberately disrupts his judgment?
If this is the case, does it mean that Li Runrun is not dead?
Thinking of this possibility, Ye Yunchu's heart suddenly started beating uncontrollably.
Gu Yuanqing had already given a brief account of the case, and concluded by saying, "The waterlogged corpse actually exploded in the end. Luckily, I wasn't here. The Dali Temple is unbearable to smell right now. It's too stinky. Speaking of which, I haven't been on duty for a few days."
Xu Yangxi said to him: "Your Highness is still here, say something you can listen to."
Gu Yuanqing raised his glass and said, "I was inconsiderate. Why did I say this for no reason? I disturbed His Highness's mood. I'll have a drink."
He tilted his head back and drank the glass of wine.
Ye Yunchu went to get the wine glass, but failed to hold it. The glass fell on the table and then to the ground.
There was a sudden clang, and Gu Yuanqing's hands started shaking with fear. He thought that the prince had been displeased by what he had said.
When I looked up, I found that Xiao Jing had a smile on his lips and seemed to be in a good mood.
Gu Yuanqing turned his head again and found that it was Ye Yunchu who was making the noise. He breathed a sigh of relief and slumped down on the cushions. "Xiuzhu hasn't been able to hold his alcohol properly lately. He's already so drunk after just a few drinks? He can't even hold the glass steady?"
I was about to continue talking, but then I remembered that Ye Yunchu is not the type to take jokes now, especially after Li Runrun's death.
So Gu Yuanqing stopped joking here and didn't go any further.
The maid came over and carefully wiped the wine off the table, changed the wine cup for Ye Yunchu, poured the wine, and then bowed and left.
Ye Yunchu just felt his thoughts were in a mess.
It’s been three years. If Li Runrun didn’t die, then where did she go?
Are you living well?
Is Li Ruanruan really not dead? What is the breakthrough point that can prove that she is not dead?
Who made the fake corpse?
Xu Wan?
Xu family?
No, it won't.
He had conducted a thorough investigation that year and found out that the matter had nothing to do with the Xu family, and that the Xu family was not capable of keeping it secret completely.
Moreover, if the Xu family were to do something, they would kill Li Runrun directly and would never help Li Runrun escape.
He was able to escape without any trace and make the fake body so foolproof that he couldn't find any clues at all.
The identity must be not simple.
Who could it be?
Ye Yunchu glanced at Gu Yuanqing, then quickly looked away.
Gu Yuanqing couldn't do it.
The only thing I can do is...
Ye Yunchu slowly raised his eyelids and looked at Xiao Jing who was sitting in a high position.
Something seemed to flash through my mind.
Ye Yunchu suddenly remembered what happened before Li Runrun left.
Something was wrong with Xiao Jing, the pair of anklets, and the sudden appearance of Liuli. When he rode his horse all night to catch up, the concubine in Xiao Jing's carriage... Later, he never heard of any palace maid in the East Palace being favored...
Ye Yunchu even recalled in his mind the words that Gu Yuanqing had said to him that night: "My Lord, please be more careful."
And then there was that sentence that Gu Yuanqing hesitated to say, and finally said, "Go back and ask your little concubine."
Everything seems to be connected.
Yes, there are still clues.
If it was done by the prince, it would be good if he could hide it from him.
Ye Yunchu picked up the wine glass in front of him, raised his head and drank it, lowering his eyes but remaining calm.
When the banquet was almost over, Ye Yunchu supported his forehead and fell on the table, looking drunk.
Xiao Jing glanced at Ye Yunchu. Didn’t he know how much Ye Yunchu could drink? Besides, he had only had a few drinks tonight.
Now he knows how to be cunning. Where was his brain when he was giving Hu Fenghua advice?
Xiao Jing put down his wine glass: "How come the prince is so drunk?"
Gu Yuanqing twirled the wine cup in his hand, raised his head and drank a glass of wine without hesitation, then raised his index finger and commented: "Young Master, you have something on your mind. This is what they call "it's not the wine that makes you drunk, it's you who makes you drunk."
Then Gu Yuanqing stood up, walked over to Ye Yunchu, and pushed him: "Xiuzhu, Xiuzhu, wake up! If you don't wake up, I'll have someone pour cold water on you. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still here, how can you behave like this?"
Xiao Jing said, "He's drunk, why bother calling him. Shancheng, take the prince back."
Gu Yuanqing bowed and saluted: "Yes."
Then he and the secret guards helped Ye Yunchu up, who seemed to have really passed out from drunkenness, and his body was still staggering.
Xiao Jing also reminded: "Go slowly on the road."
"Don't worry, Your Highness."
Gu Yuanqing and the secret guard each held Ye Yunchu's arm and saw him off.
Seeing this, Xu Yangxi also stood up and said goodbye.
Xiao Jing stopped him: "Sit with me for a while."
Xu Yangxi looked at their backs.
Xiao Jing chuckled: "They have their own things to say, it's not convenient for you to listen."
Xiao Jing raised his hand and said, "It's been a while since I played chess with you. I wonder if Zize's chess skills have improved again. Come, play a game with me."
Dequan ordered his men to remove the wine table and bring in the chessboard.
Gu Yuanqing supported Ye Yunchu. Logically speaking, he and the secret guards worked together, so he wouldn't feel tired supporting someone.
But he didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that Ye Yunchu was pressing down on him, and seemed to be exerting force secretly.
Gu Yuanqing felt like he was carrying a mountain, and he was panting heavily as he walked.
Gu Yuanqing gritted his teeth and said, "My Lord, you wouldn't be this drunk after just two glasses of wine, would you? Could it be that the wine was intoxicated? I drank from the same pot as you, but I couldn't detect it."
Ye Yunchu said nothing.
Gu Yuanqing didn't know what to do. He was thinking whether to throw the man to the ground or kick him a few times.
In the end, he still held on, and even though he was so tired that he could hardly breathe, he still carried the person from the East Palace to the carriage.
After being helped into the carriage, he leaned back on the couch, barely catching his breath.
The next moment, someone grabbed his neck and frightened him to death.
She clasped the wrists that were pinching his neck with both hands, then raised her eyes and met Ye Yunchu's eyes, which were not at all drunken.
Gu Yuanqing's heart skipped a beat, then he laughed in anger: "What's going on?"
Ye Yunchu tightened his grip on his neck. Gu Yuanqing kicked his legs, rolled his eyes, and looked like he was about to be strangled to death.
It wasn't until Ye Yunchu exerted some more strength that he finally said honestly: "Even if I die, let me die knowingly, okay?"
The carriage had already started moving forward, and as it left the palace gate, its speed became faster and faster.
Ye Yunchu carried Gu Yuanqing back to the East Courtyard late at night. He threw Gu Yuanqing on the ground as if he was carrying a dead dog.
“Ouch, ouch—”
Gu Yuanqing fell to the ground, his face hitting the ground, but the fall was quite serious.
Before he could get up, he heard the sound of a sword being unsheathed, and the next moment the sword blade with a cold glow was against his throat.
Gu Yuanqing could feel the blood dripping down, and there must have been a small cut on his neck by the sword.
Tonight, the prince went crazy, it was so scary.
He suddenly didn't dare to move, and froze in place for a long time before he said fearfully, "Are you...really?"
Ye Yunchu looked straight into his eyes: "What are you hiding from me?"
"I........"
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