"Don't worry about what happened today. I won't push it onto you. Go back first. I'll arrange for someone to inform you if anything happens."
As she spoke, she patted Gu Yunni's shoulder and said, "I'm sorry for putting you through this."
She was indeed careless today and was caught by the Queen. If it weren't for Gu Yunni's ability, she would have been doomed today.
Gu Yunni shook her head. "I understand that the Queen is doing this for my own good. No one expected this. Isn't it all right now?"
The imperial concubine sighed, "Forget it. I'll send someone to take you back first, to prevent someone from arresting you and questioning you later."
There was a hint in her words, and anyone with a discerning eye knew that she was talking about the queen.
"Okay." Gu Yunni also wanted to check how the prince of Han Kingdom died and why it made Han Kingdom so excited?
The most important thing is, why was this blamed on her?
When Gu Yunni returned home, Sheng Mingyu had already received the news. His expression was very serious and he handed the letter in his hand to Gu Yunni.
"Yun Ni, this is the news my people just sent back."
Gu Yunni glanced through it and couldn't help but frown.
"Is anyone using mystical arts?" She couldn't help but wonder. If they suspected her, there must be clues. It couldn't be that it was really because of the previous grudges, right?
Sheng Mingyu shook his head. "No traces of mystical arts were found. The scene showed ordinary signs of ambush. These people don't have your abilities."
Gu Yunni had a clue in her mind, but she still didn't want the blame to fall on her for no apparent reason. "Mingyu, this is definitely not a simple matter. Do you have any clues about the murderer?"
They knew very well that it was definitely the emperor's order, but for matters between two countries, there had to be a scapegoat.
This scapegoat is the so-called murderer they claim.
"We do have some clues, but according to the secret guards' report, they have already fled to the neighboring country to the west and are no longer under our jurisdiction."
Gu Yunni took a deep breath. The emperor's plan was too obvious, but it forced them to take part.
"I'm still worried there might be problems. Should we go to the prison? If there are any that slipped through the net, we can wipe them out completely."
She believed that the emperor was meticulous in his work, but since it concerned herself, she had to deal with the aftermath.
Sheng Mingyu naturally had no objection, "Okay."
Both of them were quite worried about this matter, so they simply decided to go to the prison first without caring that it was already dark.
But after arriving at the prison, Gu Yunni felt something was not right.
"etc……"
Upon hearing this, Sheng Mingyu paused and realized that the prison was unusually quiet at the moment.
It was as if no one was there anymore.
The two men looked at each other, and Sheng Mingyu used his sword to open the door of the prison, and what he saw were the corpses of the guards.
Judging from the situation, he should have been dead for a while.
"They were cursed to death." Gu Yunni took a look and was very sure.
And this aura is exactly the same as the one of the person who attacked her that day.
"Mingyu, be careful. Let me see who is behind this."
This person has found her several times, and she must find out who this person is!
"good."
The technique of retrospection was activated, and the scene of that day appeared in front of Gu Yunni's eyes. As expected, she found that familiar breath.
The figure seemed to pause for a moment, then gave her a strange smile.
It seems that he knew she would come to check the situation in the prison.
The next moment, a gray-black shadow rushed towards Gu Yunni who was looking back, but was strangled by the neck when it was less than an arm's length away from her.
Gu Yunni looked at the thing that was constantly squirming in her hand with a look of disgust.
"What is this?" Sheng Mingyu was used to seeing these strange things, but this was the first time he had seen something so disgusting.
"Just some despicable tricks." She lightly pressed with her slender fingers, and the gray-black shadow turned into ashes in an instant, looking as if it had been crushed.
Gu Yunni realized that a magician must be causing trouble, so she didn't stay for long.
"Mingyu, it looks like we need to go to our western neighbor."
There was something fishy about the Second Prince of the western neighbor no matter how you looked at him. Today's events also made her think about the methods of the person behind this.
As for the person who tried to assassinate the prince of Han Kingdom, since he fled to the western neighbor, they had to send someone there even if it was just for the formalities.
The most important thing is that the Soul-Guiding Grass is also to the west, so this trip is just the right way to get it, relieving Sheng Mingyu of any worries.
All these things piled up so much that she had to make this trip.
"Okay." Sheng Mingyu had no objection and took Gu Yunni to find the imperial teacher overnight.
The Imperial Master was about to rest when he saw the two of them approaching. He sighed and held his forehead, "Why are you not sleeping at this time of night and coming to my place?"
Sheng Mingyu didn't say anything more. Knowing that this matter had a serious impact, he simply told everyone everything he saw and heard in the prison today.
"Now that you have a clue, do you have any strategy to deal with it?"
The Imperial Master glanced at Gu Yunni seemingly unintentionally. Generally speaking, this girl was the one who made the decisions.
Gu Yunni said in a heavy tone, "I'm going to track down the murderer with Mingyu. This matter must be very serious. Since this prince from our western neighbor is an important clue, we must not let him get away like this."
This is also an explanation to the people of Changning Village.
The Imperial Master waved his hand and said, "If you two go, something bad might happen. It would be better if you negotiate with His Majesty and bring the army with you. That will surely go more smoothly."
Gu Yunni also had the same idea, but it was already late today, so they entered the palace early the next morning.
The emperor was still worried about the affairs of the Han Kingdom. When he heard that several people had come together, he knew that there must be a clue.
"But what clues did you find?"
The emperor asked hurriedly without giving them time to salute.
Gu Yunni stepped forward and bowed. "There's a sorcerer associated with the Second Prince of our western neighbor who's inextricably linked to the events of Changning Village. I'd like to lead the troops with Mingyu to the western neighbor to interrogate this sorcerer and question him about the reason he framed someone. Furthermore, we'll investigate the bandits who have fled to the western neighbor."
She was very curious about how much hatred the sorcerer had for her and why he would use such a cruel trick.
The emperor was a little surprised, but he also believed their judgment.
Before the emperor could issue his decree, Du Changming walked in and sternly rejected Gu Yunni's proposal. "The issue of military power still requires careful consideration. Your Majesty should also know that once military power is handed over to outsiders, it is very likely that it will not be returned."
He looked at them coldly, almost pointing at their noses and scolding them.
Gu Yunni just thought it was ridiculous.
The emperor was even more displeased. He always felt that he owed Sheng Mingyu. Now Du Changming still said that he was an outsider, so he naturally felt unhappy.
"There's no need to discuss this matter further. Since we're going to track down the murderer, you can proceed with confidence. I'll hand over the army's tiger talisman to you."
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