Chi Yan's composure and calmness made some people's faces darken.
A moment later, people from the Imperial Ceremonial Office carried up a sack, and everyone looked at it curiously, their eyes filled with curiosity.
Someone covered their nose in disgust: "What's that smell? It's so awful! Can you smell it?"
A foul stench filled the air. They searched carefully for the source of the stench and found it was from the burlap sack. Their doubts deepened.
Chi Yan had the contents untied and emptied out.
Several stiff corpses appeared before everyone's eyes, their limbs rigid and their fur grayish-black, resembling the carcasses of some kind of animal.
After identification, someone recognized it: "It looks like a wolf, but it's a bit smaller!"
Emperor Chongde looked at Chi Yan, his expression unreadable: "What is this?"
Chi Yan bowed respectfully and explained, "Your Majesty, these are the bodies of wolf cubs. My men had a dog that discovered them before the hunt even began and dug them out of the ground."
Emperor Chongde looked enlightened, his gaze sharpening slightly: "What does this have to do with the Sixth Prince being attacked?"
Chi Yan curled his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes: "Everyone knows that wolves are very vengeful animals, especially if someone hurts their cubs, they will definitely come back for revenge."
As soon as he said that, the smart ones realized what was going on.
“When I found these wolf cubs, their bodies were already stiff, indicating they had died at least two days earlier. Furthermore, their bodies were covered with knife wounds that were not caused by animals, clearly indicating that someone had done it intentionally!”
The crowd fell silent, cautiously observing the emperor's expression, a chill creeping down their spines.
So, it seems like a deliberate scheme was set up to murder the Sixth Prince?
No, the target isn't necessarily the Sixth Prince. If something happens to the Sixth Prince, who will be the biggest beneficiary?
Under everyone's gaze, Yan Huai calmly raised his head.
Emperor Chongde's expression was inscrutable, but his eyes turned cold: "Chi Yan, since you noticed something was wrong, why didn't you report it sooner?"
Chi Yan lowered his head, his tone slightly helpless: "Your Majesty, the timing of my discovery was rather unfortunate; the hunt was about to begin." He paused slightly, looking in one direction, "Moreover, I cannot be certain that this is a conspiracy. I could only inform His Highness the Crown Prince and have my men keep a close watch on the hunting grounds."
Yan Huai nodded and explained gently, "Father, it was precisely because Chi Yan informed me beforehand that I was able to realize my sixth brother was in danger immediately and rescue him from the wolves' jaws. Otherwise, it really would have been..."
Consort Li's eyes narrowed slightly, her tone tinged with relief: "His Highness the Crown Prince is truly intelligent and astute. Otherwise, Sixth Prince would have suffered a terrible fate! Since you two were prepared in advance, have you caught the mastermind behind it all? Such wickedness, daring to openly plot against a prince, is simply outrageous!"
Consort Li's words reminded Emperor Chongde, and his gaze fell back on Chi Yan, whose lips curled into a half-smile: "Your Majesty, I had people keep a close eye on the hunting grounds, and we did indeed discover something unusual."
A hush fell over the room as everyone exchanged bewildered glances, their hearts pounding in their chests.
Could it be that the assassin who plotted to kill the sixth prince was among them?
"oh?"
Faced with Emperor Chongde's question, a dangerous glint flashed in Chi Yan's eyes, and his tone was somewhat cold: "Bring the person up!"
Feng Yong led a pale-faced guard forward and kicked him in the back of the knee. The guard immediately fell to his knees with a thud. Seeing this, Feng Yong broke out in a cold sweat!
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