Chapter 395 Hostage

As soon as the second prince said this, Emperor Mingxi and the other two were stunned.

[What? Bai Zhou committed suicide out of fear of crime?]

[Bai Zhou was the lowest-ranking envoy among the envoys. Even if he was plotting something sinister, he was just a follower. Even if he really had to die to atone for his crime, it shouldn't be him!]

Emperor Mingxi secretly praised his daughter in his heart. He also thought so.

"Father, this is Bai Zhou's last letter. Please take a look." The second prince presented the letter to Emperor Mingxi.

Emperor Mingxi unfolded the letter, and Xia Miaoyuan curiously leaned over to read it together.

Xia Miaoyuan carefully looked at the words on the letter, "Father, is this handwriting Bai Zhou's own? Could it be someone else pretending to be him?"

Emperor Mingxi stroked his beard, "This... is not impossible."

The prince had an idea, "Father, when the delegation first came to Daxia, they sent you a letter of greetings, and that letter was written by Bai Zhou."

"Okay, find that letter quickly and compare it."

In no time, the letter was found.

The four people surrounded the two letters and carefully identified them.

After looking at them for a while, the prince slowly said, "Looking at the handwriting, it seems to be written by the same person."

The three of them couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

At this moment, Xia Miaoyuan shouted, "No!"

She pointed to the ink spots on the confession letter and said, "Father, brothers, look here."

"These ink spots were accidentally dropped by the ink on the tip of the pen when writing. These ink spots are all on the left, which means that the person who wrote is left-handed."

The second prince's eyes lit up: "That Lord Han is a left-handed person. I have seen him eat and write with his left hand."

"But Bai Zhou, I have never seen him do anything with his left hand."

Emperor Mingxi thought: "So, this confession letter is very likely written by Han Lie."

The prince's eyes lit up: "Bai Zhou may not have committed suicide out of fear of crime, but was dragged out to take the blame."

At this time, Debao reported at the door: "The results of the autopsy are out!"

Emperor Mingxi hurriedly said: "Hurry up and bring it in."

Emperor Mingxi read the body frame as quickly as possible.

The prince and others looked at Emperor Mingxi anxiously, waiting for him to announce the results of the autopsy.

Emperor Mingxi held the corpse and said angrily, "Bai Zhou did not commit suicide. There was a needle hole on his neck. He was poisoned and died. He was hung up after death to pretend it was suicide."

The prince looked determined, "It seems that our speculation is correct. Bai Zhou is the one who took the blame. They want to use a small pawn to take all the blame in exchange for the safe departure of the entire delegation."

The second prince gritted his teeth and said, "Dai Viet delegation, are you making fun of us?"

"Father, Yao Jinse and Jiang must still be in the guest house. Maybe they are hiding in Han Lie's courtyard."

"Let's just take people to search and find the two people, and see what Han Lie and the others have to say!"

Xia Miaoyuan bit her finger and shook her head, [In fact, since Liang Chaozong has already escaped, it doesn't matter whether Yao Jinse and the old woman are caught or not. ]

[Those two are stupid, complete pig teammates. It's good to leave the pig teammates to the enemy. Otherwise, it might kill Lord Han. ]

[In the current situation, it's not good to be too drastic. After all, my Great Xia does not want to go to war with Dai Viet. ]

Hearing what Xia Miaoyuan said, Emperor Mingxi and his sons all showed approving eyes.

Emperor Mingxi said sternly: "Don't worry about Yao Jinse and Jiang for now."

"Continue to seal the Yingbin Pavilion. If they ask, say that it will take some time to thoroughly investigate the matter."

"Don't say let them go, and don't say not to let them go."

"Let's keep our troops in place and wait and see what Dai Viet will do next."

Xia Miaoyuan clapped his hands in joy when he heard Emperor Mingxi say this: "Daddy is so smart!"

[That's it, detain them on the pretext of investigating a case to make them anxious.]

...

Ten days have passed since Bai Zhou "committed suicide out of fear of crime", and the Dai Viet delegation has not received any news about the unsealing of the Yingbin Pavilion. Everyone is very anxious.

In the inner room of the reception hall, the prince looked at Han Lie with a gloomy face and said in a sinister tone: "Lord Han, didn't you say that Daxia would let us leave soon? How come we have waited for ten days and there is no movement at all?"

The prince put his hands behind his back, looked at the sky, and said in a long tone: "Bai Zhou, Bai Zhou, his death is really unjust!"

After that, he walked to the opposite side of Han Lie, stared at Han Lie's eyes gloomily and said: "Lord Han, do you regret it? If you had known this, you might as well not kill Bai Zhou."

Han Lie's face changed suddenly, "Lord, please be careful with your words. Lord Bai was willing to sacrifice himself to protect you and me, and the entire delegation."

"I didn't kill him. Don't slander him for nothing."

Han Lie glared at the prince fiercely, thinking that he might as well let you "commit suicide out of fear of crime".

The prince sneered: "I'm sorry, Lord Han, I was just joking. Why are you so stingy?"

Immediately, the room fell into silence. Han Lie sat down to drink tea, and the prince stood by the window looking at the sky.

At this time, the captain of the guard of the Dai Viet delegation ran in, breathlessly saying: "Good news. Good news!"

"The Queen Mother and His Majesty personally wrote to the Emperor of Daxia, asking us to go back."

After these words came out, Han Lie and the prince stood up straight, their eyes shining.

"What did the Emperor of Daxia say after reading the letter?" The prince asked hurriedly.

The chief guard said, "We don't know yet. Let's wait a little longer."

...

Qianqing Palace.

Emperor Mingxi held the letter from Dai Viet in his hand and read it carefully.

The Crown Prince, the Second Prince, the Third Prince, as well as several important officials such as Lord Yan and Lord Han, sat below with serious expressions.

After reading the letter, Emperor Mingxi chuckled and said, "Dai Viet said in this letter that in order to show its sincerity, it is willing to keep their great king in the capital to cooperate with the investigation."

"I only beg you to release the other members of the delegation as soon as possible."

As soon as the words fell, all the ministers showed surprised expressions.

The second prince was straightforward and was the first to say, "Dai Viet actually took the initiative to propose to leave the Grand Prince as a hostage?!"

Lord Yan said in a gentle voice, "This Grand Prince Yue Haoyun is envied by the Queen Mother and the young emperor. Originally, the Grand Prince was not included in this mission to our Daxia."

"It was Lord Han and his men who were worried that the Grand Prince would take the opportunity to make small moves in the court, so they proposed to let the Grand Prince come along."

The prince seemed to be thinking, "So, the Dai Viet court doesn't care about the life or death of the Grand Prince at all. Leaving him in Daxia as a hostage, if an accident happens and he dies, it will be more in line with their wishes."

Lord Yan nodded, "That's right."

Emperor Mingxi stroked his beard and smiled meaningfully, "Then we will take advantage of their wishes."