Chapter 415 The Puller

Murong Yan narrowed his eyes and paused before saying, "Yi Ziyan suddenly disappeared out of thin air."

"What does it mean to disappear out of thin air?" Xie Zhuoning looked to the side in confusion.

How could a living person just disappear out of nowhere?

Murong Yan explained: "It is said that after Yi Ziyan accidentally killed the prince of Yong, Yong became angry and turned against him. He stabbed Yi Ziyan in the chest with a sword, causing him to die on the spot. But when the imperial guards went in to collect the body, Yi Ziyan was gone."

There was nothing left on the ground except a pool of blood. Didn't it just disappear out of thin air?

Xiao Jinxuan thought thoughtfully, "Could it be that King Xuan used corpse-dissolving water after killing someone?"

Dissolving corpses into liquid is a common trick used by gangsters to destroy corpses and remove traces.

"Probably not," Murong Yan shook his head. "From the time Prince Yong killed someone to the time the imperial guards heard the noise and rushed in, the time was very short. He didn't have time."

Few people knew this news, and after the Crown Prince ordered the Yong Palace to be sealed off, no news from inside could get out.

The reason why he was so confident was that Xie Zhuoning had given him a large sum of money to build connections, and it happened that someone among the imperial guards surrounding Prince Yong's mansion had received his favor before, so he risked his life to reveal the news to him.

What's more, although the corpse can be destroyed after using the corpse-dissolving water, there will still be some traces left on the ground.

Xiao Jinxuan frowned slightly when he heard this, as if he was thinking about something. He looked up and saw Xie Zhuoning tapping the edge of the table. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "An Ning, do you have any ideas?"

Xie Zhuoning supported his chin, curved his lips and smiled softly, "My idea is that instead of guessing here, it is better to ask King Yong directly."

Since the imperial guards rushed into the house in a very short time, Prince Yong not only did not have time to deal with the body, but also did not have time to leave the scene.

He should know better than anyone how Yi Ziyan disappeared.

Either that or Yi Ziyan was not dead, but was just injured, and he found an opportunity to escape.

Either Yi Ziyan was dead or seriously injured, and there was a third person in the house who took him away.

Considering that not even a fly can fly into Prince Yong's Mansion now, Xie Zhuoning is more inclined to the first option.

Anyway, she wanted to see the person alive or the body dead. She didn't believe the nonsense that he disappeared out of thin air.

Xiao Jinxuan laughed out loud, "What Aning said is exactly what I want."

He also planned to start with Prince Yong.

Murong Yan frowned, not optimistic. "Not to mention that Prince Yong's mansion is surrounded now, even if I were lucky enough to meet Prince Yong, he probably wouldn't tell the truth, right?"

If he knew how to betray Yi Ziyan, he wouldn't have told such a clumsy lie.

Xie Zhuoning smiled at him and said, "Leave this matter to us. The most important thing for you now is to go back and review your lessons as soon as possible."

The spring examination is approaching. After waiting for so long, he has finally waited for his opportunity to emerge and rise to prominence. He cannot let down at the critical moment.

Murong Yan also knew that this spring imperial examination was of great importance. He had to enter the officialdom and get a position so that he could better pave the way for Xie Zhuoning.

So after hearing that they had taken over Yi Ziyan, he no longer cared about it, but took out a list from his sleeve and handed it to Xie Zhuoning.

"Oh, by the way, these are the scholars that the princess asked me to recruit. Now they are all ours. If the prince and princess have no other instructions, I will take my leave now."

After he left, Xiao Jinxuan glanced at the list and found that they were all unknown names.

“It seems like these people have never heard of it.”

"Your Highness Prince Xuan, don't underestimate them." Xie Zhuoning leaned forward and pointed at them one by one, explaining, "This one, ranked twelfth in the first class, his hometown suffered from floods all year round, which gave him a unique insight into flood control. In less than three years, he turned Lizhou, which was flooded every year, into a land of plenty."

"This one, ranked 13th in the second class, rose to the position of Junior Official of the Dali Temple in three years. He has handled thousands of cases and never made a single false or wrongful conviction."

"And this one, the 65th place in the top three..."

Most of these students came from poor families, so they were not well-known at first.

In his previous life, Murong Yan got acquainted with them when he was selling calligraphy and paintings in the capital.

Later, after Murong Yan became Xiao Bicheng's right-hand man, he began to employ these talented students from poor families, allowing them to display their strengths and become the pillars of Daye.

In this life, she changed Murong Yan's life trajectory. She was afraid that he would not meet those people he had met before, so she made a list for him based on her memory and asked him to collect them.

Unexpectedly, he really lived up to everyone's expectations and did not leave anyone behind.

All of these will become boiling fresh blood and be injected into Daye's corrupt body!

…

Inside Kunning Palace.

Empress Sima was holding a pair of scissors and leisurely tending to the flowers and plants.

The three greatest joys in life are promotion, wealth and the death of a husband. She is about to have them all, so she is in a very good mood.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince is here."

"Cheng'er is here?"

She put down the scissors, took the armor handed to her by the palace servant, put it on, stood up and walked out.

From a distance, I saw Xiao Bicheng walking in, but he looked like a wandering ghost, lost and dazed.

She frowned and rushed forward, "What's wrong with the prince? Is he sick? Send a doctor!"

Xiao Bicheng raised his head and asked inexplicably, "Mother, do you believe that there are two people in this world who look almost exactly the same?"

This question was very strange. Empress Sima hurriedly took him to sit beside the imperial concubine's couch and asked, "What happened?"

"I went to Prince Xuan's mansion today and met Uncle Seventeen. I also met... a woman who looked almost exactly like Xie Zhuoning."

Xiao Bicheng recalled the woman's every frown and smile. They were so similar, so similar that he was a little dazed.

"What do you mean by saying this? What do you mean by almost identical to Xie Zhuoning? Explain yourself clearly!" Empress Sima looked anxious, and even her tone was a little out of control.

The girl surnamed Xie was very evil, causing trouble everywhere and causing them a lot of suffering. If she survived, what would happen?

Besides, the old emperor is finally going to die. If she comes to save his life, no one will have a good life!

Xiao Bicheng came to his senses and quickly explained the whole story.

"She said she was Yu Qingning?" Empress Sima was slightly surprised.

Could it be that Xiao Jinxuan was really shocked by Xie Zhuoning's death, so he went to great lengths to find a similar substitute?

Xiao Bicheng hesitated, "But, they are too similar..."

It seems like he is doubting life.

After thinking for a while, Empress Sima said, "Isn't it easy to find out whether she is real or not? Just make a move and you will know. In my opinion, let Xie Heng handle this matter. Xie Zhuoning is his niece, and he has raised her since she was a child, better than his own daughter. Now that her body is still warm, Prince Xuan has a new lover. As the elder, he should also ask for an explanation."

Xiao Bicheng closed his eyes, hiding the complicated emotions in them, "My mother is right."