The private room was completely silent.
After a long while.
Shen Tangning frowned as she looked at the person opposite her, her eyes flickering slightly: "You mean, you killed Jinxiu to silence her?"
Liu Yifu nodded solemnly, his tone heavy with sorrow: "If I had taken her home that night, perhaps the accident wouldn't have happened."
Sensing his guilt, she hesitated for a moment: "My lord, please don't blame yourself. Since the other party has set their sights on her, even if they don't succeed the first time, they will wait until she is alone before making their move again."
So this matter actually has little to do with Liu Yifu.
Jinxiu was Pingting's maid and knew her very well, so it's not surprising that the person behind the scenes killed her to eliminate any future trouble.
They just hadn't considered this before.
His face darkened: "But she did die after she came to see me. I don't know if it's related to that thing she gave me..."
Shen Tangning couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sir, would you mind telling me what Jinxiu gave you?"
Liu Yifu raised his head: "It's a dance costume and a mask. I've already drawn up the design and ordered someone to investigate its origin."
Dance costume? Mask?
It doesn't sound like anything special.
Seeing her confusion, Liu Yi took out two pieces of paper from his pocket: "It's like this."
Shen Tangning took the dress, unfolded it, and looked at it, then frowned slightly: "This dress style... is quite unique."
"You're a woman, so you should know more about this kind of thing. Have you ever seen this style before?"
After listening to Liu Yifu's words, she thought about it carefully: "I have a general understanding of the fashionable dresses in Yanjing, but I have never seen such a dance dress in Yanjing before."
But for some reason, she felt a sense of déjà vu, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
She slightly opened her eyes, and a scene flashed through her mind.
He's an assassin!
Yes, at a palace banquet, an assassin disguised herself as a dancer and performed, wearing just such a dance dress.
Everyone was engrossed in the graceful dance when, unexpectedly, the assassin suddenly attacked, pulling out a dagger and stabbing at His Majesty!
At that moment, the Third Prince stepped forward to shield His Majesty, and the assassination attempt ended in failure.
But what's even more chilling is that this dancer claimed she was acting on the orders of the Crown Prince. After saying this, she bit the poison hidden on the tip of her tongue and committed suicide.
There was no way to prove it when the person died.
Anyone with eyes could see that this was a frame-up, but how could the emperor, in his rage, tolerate the crown prince's explanation?
In addition, the Xie family was already in decline at that time, which became the fuse for the crown prince's deposition.
Shen Tangning suddenly clenched her fingers, her eyes turning cold.
"Miss Shen?" Seeing her unusual expression, Liu Yifu looked at her suspiciously. "Have you thought of something?"
She took a deep breath and composed herself: "I just think that since Pingting values this dance costume so much, it is very likely that it was given to her by someone she cherishes very much."
Liu Yifu immediately understood: "You mean her sweetheart?"
“That’s right, sir. You can investigate in this direction. Although that person hasn’t had any interaction with Pingting on the surface, they must have met at some point, right?”
Shen Tangning narrowed her eyes slightly. "If he wants Pingting to do things for him and be willing to be used by him, he has to pay a price. For a woman like Pingting, money is nothing, so it can only be emotional compensation."
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