Sure enough, Ye Zhen glanced at Li Heng as if he were not paying attention, "Then lock her up and interrogate her when she wakes up."
Xie Tingzhou shook his head. "There's no need. That kind of drug will make you appear dead for two days, but when you wake up, your memory will be impaired, and you won't be able to remember anything."
Even if they lock people up, they won't get anything out of them; keeping them around would only be a disaster.
However, this medicine is very rare. It first appeared in the Western Moon Kingdom, and he had only seen it in the royal treasure pavilion.
Having made up his mind to investigate, Xie Tingzhou looked at Li Heng and asked, "Prime Minister, what do you think of this matter?"
Although Li Heng tried his best to control it, there were still some cracks on his face.
Over the years, he has spent a lot of money to support many talented people, and this person is one of them, and one that he values highly.
Because she can turn into a child, and children usually lower people's guard, making it very convenient to act.
She did indeed fake her death, and upon waking up, she did indeed lose her memory, just as Xie Tingzhou had said.
Once a person is dead, it's impossible to extract a confession, and the body is no longer of any use. Usually, it's sent to a mortuary or similar place. All he needs to do is secretly retrieve the body, wait for her to wake up two days later, and then tell her what happened.
She will seek revenge on Ye Zhen and Xie Tingzhou.
But he never expected that Ye Zhen would see through the deception, and that Xie Tingzhou would even know about this fake death drug.
Now, they've even brought the question up to him.
He had been asked for his opinion twice in one day, and he had no desire to answer.
But they had no choice but to answer, "If it's a case of feigned death, then lock him up first, and we'll ask him about the situation when he wakes up."
As long as a person is alive, he will always find a way to bring them back to life, and he is not afraid that someone who has lost their memory will betray him.
Unexpectedly, Xie Tingzhou said, "I think this kind of person is cunning and knows some evil arts, so he should not be allowed to live!"
After saying that, he turned around, drew Yu Nie's longsword, and plunged it into the woman's throat.
As the longsword was drawn, blood gushed out. When Xie Tingzhou sheathed the sword, a drop of blood landed precisely on Li Heng's brow.
Xie Tingzhou said apologetically, "It's been too long since I've punished evildoers, and I'm a bit rusty with my skills. I accidentally offended the Prime Minister's face, and I feel really guilty. Here, let me wipe it for the Prime Minister."
When that drop of blood landed on Li Heng's brow, his eyelids twitched violently, a mixture of anger and fear.
The angry prince killed his man just like that; he originally had many tasks that this man needed to complete.
But he was more afraid that the crown prince knew something, so he warned him.
On the surface, he humbly replied, "Your Highness is too kind to this old minister. Your Highness is also eliminating a scourge for the people. This old minister would never dare to trouble Your Highness to take action personally."
In his heart, he wondered, "Has the Crown Prince really caught the bearded man?"
It was clearly his person in disguise, and he did it so well that he hid in the secret chamber. How could the Crown Prince have caught him so quickly?
Before he could think it through, Xie Tingzhou asked again, "I have always known that the Prime Minister is very knowledgeable. I wonder if it is possible for someone who is skilled in shrinking his bones and faking his death to come back to life after being stabbed through the throat?"
Li Heng didn't know what he meant by that, and after careful consideration, said, "I'm afraid it's not possible."
Xie Tingzhou thought for a moment, then asked the onlookers, "What do you think?"
The people were so excited their hearts were about to jump out of their chests.
The crown prince actually asked for their opinions. They had never been involved in such important matters before. Some of them felt that their ancestral graves must be emitting auspicious smoke at this moment.
In order not to disappoint the Crown Prince, everyone felt that this person could turn into a child and fake her death, which was simply a monster. They suggested killing her again to prevent her from coming back to life.
Some people think that it would be safest to burn it and scatter the ashes.
Xie Tingzhou listened carefully to everyone's suggestions and made a decision: "Killing again is too bloody. Let's burn it instead. This person has committed heinous crimes and has fooled everyone. I think everyone is angry with her. Why don't we all do it together to avenge ourselves?"
These words made many commoners lower their heads in shame. They had just cursed the princess with many harsh words because of this swindler. Some men dared to take responsibility and took the lead, saying, "Princess, we were foolish just now and almost fell into the trap of bad people. I apologize to you. I'm sorry."
Once he took the lead, many others followed suit and apologized.
Ye Zhen said, "It's not your fault, you're just worried about the child."
Xie Tingzhou spoke up at the right moment, "Previously, the princess felt sorry for many poor children who had no access to education and wanted to cooperate with the court to establish academies that even poor families could afford to attend."
After this incident, I think her idea is excellent. Reading opens the mind, gives one the ability to discern, and prevents one from being easily led by the nose.
If it were possible to educate your children to read and write for a very low tuition fee, would you all be willing to do so?
Previously, people might have had doubts, but now they dare not. The Charity Hall is truly doing practical things, and even the Crown Prince himself has spoken up for them.
Many people said, "If it were truly possible for our children to have access to education, we would be willing to kneel and thank the court, Your Highness, and the Princess every day."
Not to mention that their children will have a better future after going to school, even if they encounter something like today again, their children will not be easily fooled like they were.
Another chorus of agreement followed. Although the crowd thanked the court and the crown prince, they thanked Ye Zhen even more.
Having earned some goodwill for his wife, Xie Tingzhou cleared his throat and waved his hand, "Start the fever."
Someone hurriedly got up and ran home, saying, "I'll go home and get some firewood right away."
"I'll go get the wine; it'll burn faster."
Xie Tingzhou then said to Yu Nie, "Everyone is doing this to rid the people of a scourge, which is a great act of kindness. Remember to give everyone money as a subsidy. The royal family cannot take advantage of the people."
He then asked Li Heng, "Does the Prime Minister think my actions are feasible?"
Li Heng gritted his teeth, "Your Highness is wise."
He then tentatively asked, "Does Your Highness intend to deal with the bearded man who killed the boy as well?"
"That one cannot be killed."
Xie Tingzhou slowly shook his head, his tone infuriatingly irritating, "That one wasn't a real customer, but someone I ordered to impersonate him."
He pointed to the woman's corpse on the ground, "It was all to make this monster show itself. I didn't expect this trick to work so well. It's just that this monster is all black-hearted and has no brains."
Li Heng was furious.
It's not that they're completely brainless, it's just that they use all their brainpower on how to dress up and look pretty.
If she hadn't revealed her weakness to Ye Zhen, allowing Ye Zhen to uncover the truth, she wouldn't have panicked so much when she saw the bearded man.
Thinking of this, Li Heng's wariness of Ye Zhen and Xie Tingzhou grew even stronger.
Upon returning to his residence, he summoned his black-clad guards and ordered, "Go to the Prince of Yan's fiefdom and find Xie, a top-tier assassin. I'm not afraid of spending money; I only want Ye Zhen and Xie Tingzhou dead."
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