Chapter 406: We are pure friends
Xiao Xixi and Luo Qinghan returned to the house, simply washed up, and went to bed.
Although it's late, I can still sleep a little longer.
Luo Qinghan naturally hugged the person in his arms and asked in a low voice.
"Can you tell the origins of those nuns by their faces?"
Xiao Xixi yawned: "Judging from their appearance, they should be professional killers. They have killed many people in the past. They also have a special killer organization, but I can't tell what kind of organization it is."
Luo Qinghan seemed to be thinking about something.
If those fake nuns were killers in disguise, that means they were hired.
So who is the real culprit behind the scenes?
The next morning, the prince had just finished washing up when he learned that Zhao Xian and Xiao Lingfeng had arrived.
The two of them didn't sleep all night last night.
In order to make amends, they racked their brains and used all the means at their disposal, and finally they managed to extract useful information from the nuns.
"Your Highness, those nuns are assassins in disguise. They belong to an assassination organization called Blood Rain Tower. They received the mission to assassinate the eldest prince a month ago. They knew that the mountain road ahead was frozen by heavy snow and the carriages and horses could not pass, so they deliberately set a trap here to lure Your Highness and the eldest prince into the trap."
As Xiao Lingfeng spoke, he handed over his confession with both hands.
Luo Qinghan took the confession and read it. These fake nuns were hired by someone. They only knew that the employer offered a high price, but they did not know the other party's specific identity.
This is also the rule of Xueyu Tower. The killer is only responsible for killing people, and after killing them, he goes to the designated place to collect the money.
The killer doesn't care who his employer is.
At this time, Zhao Xian spoke.
"Before Dong Mingchun was assassinated, I asked my friends to find out and learned that the assassins were also from a killer organization called Xueyulou. I heard that Xueyulou is quite famous in the underworld. They even made a killer ranking list. The higher the ranking, the more expensive the killer is. Among the four assassins who assassinated Dong Mingchun, the two assassins who escaped by chance are on the list. Their skills are indeed very powerful."
Luo Qinghan seemed to be thinking: "They are all assassins from the Blood Rain Tower, is it such a coincidence?"
Zhao Xian tried to ask, "Do you suspect that the Dong Mingchun incident and the assassination of the eldest prince were instigated by the same person?"
Luo Qinghan did not answer.
Theoretically, it is very likely that the same person was behind this.
But if you think about it carefully, you will find that the styles of these two assassinations are very different.
The assassination of Dong Mingchun was done quickly and efficiently, with no clues found before and after. As a result, the prince still doesn't know why the person behind the scenes wanted to assassinate Dong Mingchun?
The assassination attempt on the eldest prince last night was much simpler and more brutal.
The other party clearly wanted to kill the eldest prince and put the blame on the crown prince.
Anyone with a brain can tell that the person behind the scenes is definitely after the position of crown prince.
Luo Qinghan vaguely felt that these two things did not seem to be done by the same person.
He placed the confession on the table.
It seems that I have to check this Blood Rain Tower first.
Those nuns revealed the two secret bases of the Blood Rain Tower, and it just so happened that they would pass by those two places on their way back to Beijing.
Luo Qinghan planned to take down the two strongholds on his way back to Beijing to see if he could find out the background of Xueyu Tower.
He looked at the two people in front of him and said coldly.
"You were careless last night and someone took advantage of you, almost causing a disaster. Each of you will receive twenty lashes as punishment. If you do it again, you will be dismissed and investigated."
Zhao Xian and Xiao Lingfeng bowed in response.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness!"
The two men turned and walked out of the nunnery, standing in the yard to accept the punishment of being whipped.
Xiao Xixi didn't go out to watch, but she could hear the slapping sounds through the window. She could imagine how painful it was.
After a night of severe torture, those fake nuns are now dying and it seems they won't live long.
The prince didn't want to take these burdens with him. They had already betrayed everyone and there was no point in keeping them, so he just had them all killed and buried somewhere.
After dealing with these matters, the prince's carriage set off again and continued on his journey.
Because of his leg injury, Luo Yechen has been particularly well-behaved these days. He stays in the carriage during the day and in his guest room at night.
Under the careful care of the imperial physician, Luo Yechen's leg injury gradually improved, at least it was not as painful as before, but he still limped when he walked.
Today they stayed overnight at an inn in Huaizhao County.
There is a teahouse in Huaizhao County. It is a secret base of Xueyu Tower. Some killers will take missions and collect bounties here.
In the middle of the night, Zhao Xian led the Yulin Guards to surround the teahouse.
When I kicked the door open, I found that the teahouse was already empty.
It seems that the people from Xueyu Tower had received the news long ago and evacuated this stronghold in advance.
Zhao Xian returned empty-handed and reported the news to the prince.
The prince was not surprised by this and just gave a calm instruction.
"I'll ask the people around the teahouse tomorrow morning."
"Yes."
The next morning, Xiao Xixi woke up from her sleep and found that there was no one around her. She didn't know where the prince had gone.
The palace maids came in and helped her change clothes and wash.
She yawned and asked, "Where is the prince?"
A palace maid answered truthfully: "The local county magistrate just came, and the prince is discussing something with the county magistrate in the main hall."
"oh."
After Xiao Xixi washed up, she had a sumptuous breakfast.
She dismissed the palace maids and quietly ran out of the main hall.
She peered into the main hall and saw that the prince was still discussing something with the county magistrate. It looked like the conversation would not be finished for a while.
She turned around and ran to the guest room where the eldest prince was.
Luo Yechen was lying on the bed reading a storybook at this moment.
He was startled when he saw Concubine Xiao suddenly running in, and shouted angrily.
"Why are you doing this again? You just ran in without letting anyone know. What if I was changing clothes?"
Xiao Xixi said indifferently: "You change yours, I won't look at you."
She found the box of books, took out the storybook, found a place to sit down, and began to read with great interest.
Luo Yechen was very angry at her familiarity.
"As the prince's concubine, why do you always come to my place for no reason? A man and a woman alone in a room, what if someone misunderstands us?"
Xiao Xixi stared at the script in her hand and said casually, "We are just pure friends, no one will misunderstand us."
Luo Yechen sneered disdainfully: "How can there be a pure friendship between a man and a woman?"
Xiao Xixi: "Who said that? As long as you are ugly, you have friends all over the world!"
Luo Yechen: “…”
(End of this chapter)
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