Chapter 684: Princess Yanyang Is Dead
In a courtyard in Kyoto, Yelang Kingdom, this is a house purchased by the Lin family in Kyoto.
The autumn wind blew against the window.
"Woo"
In the side room, there was a vague murmur.
Shuang'er opened her sleepy eyes, and in a daze, she wanted to get up, but there was a sharp pain in her chest. The pain made her suck in cold air, her eyebrows knitted together, and her whole body felt unspeakably uncomfortable.
"Crunch."
The door was pushed open, and a figure walked in. Seeing Shuang'er waking up, he hurriedly walked forward, put the medicine bowl aside, then sat down by the bed, and quickly supported Shuang'er. Lying down, he said: "Miss Shuang'er, you're awake. Lie down quickly. You're seriously injured, so you can't move around."
The room was bright, Shuang'er raised her eyes and looked at the girl who was supporting her. After a brief daze, she weakly said: "Miss Lin Lin?"
"It's me. I didn't expect Miss Shuang'er to still remember me." Lin Xuelan said with a smile.
"hiss"
Shuang'er wanted to raise her hand, but the severe pain from her chest made her whole body weak. The scene she saw before she fell into coma emerged in her mind.
"I was hit by an arrow, Miss Lin saved me?" Shuang'er was not only weak, but her voice was also quite hoarse.
"It's not me, it's Mr. Mo. You were so seriously injured. The reason why you're still alive is because the people around Mr. Mo helped you heal your injuries." Lin Xuelan said.
"Master Mo?"
"It's a long story. They have left now. If there is a chance in the future, I will introduce you to him. Anyway, he is a good person." When she said this, Lin Xuelan's face showed a trace of reluctance, and she briefly forgot about it. The Queen of Gods hurriedly said: "Miss Shuang'er, why are you being hunted down? Shouldn't you be with the eldest princess? Who wants to kill you?"
Yes, Shuang'er is the woman in the green dress who was still alive after being hit by an arrow. She is also the personal maid beside Princess Yanyang and an eighth-level warrior.
Lin Xuelan had met Shuang'er several times before when she met the eldest princess Yanyang.
When Shuang'er heard Lin Xuelan's words, she suddenly became depressed, with a look of grief on her face, and started to cry.
Seeing Shuang'er's appearance, Lin Xuelan had a bad feeling in her heart.
Just when Lin Xuelan was about to ask further questions.
Yuzhu walked in from outside and said, "Miss, the second master and the others are back."
Lin Xuelan hurriedly stood up to go out to greet her, but Lin Luo and Han Yang had already walked in, both of them looking heavy.
"What's wrong?" Lin Xuelan asked.
Han Yang said: "Miss, what's wrong is that the eldest princess was assassinated and Miss Shuang'er is the murderer."
"What!" Lin Xuelan was shocked.
"Ahem." Shuang'er, who was lying on the bed, became emotional. She coughed violently, endured the severe pain in her chest and sat up. There was a look of guilt on her face, and she said sadly: "It's not me."
Lin Xuelan didn't believe it either: "Grandpa Han, this is impossible. Let's not talk about the relationship between Miss Shuang'er and the eldest princess. Even with Miss Shuang'er's strength, we can't do it."
"Xue Lan, I actually don't believe this, but this is a notice posted by the Yamen, and there is also a wanted order for Miss Shuang'er, saying that Miss Shuang'er was a spy who leaked the clothes and poisoned the eldest princess's tea. , and then assassinated the eldest princess while she was unprepared," Lin Luo said.
Lin Xuelan stood up immediately and looked at Shuang'er on the bed warily.
"No, it's not me. This is slander. I'm not some spy who's wearing a spy suit."
According to Shuang'er's story, at noon today, the third prince came to the mansion to see the eldest princess, saying that the body of the prince-in-law had been transported back to the capital, and they came to discuss the burial of the prince-son-in-law.
And as a slave, she was naturally not qualified to listen to this matter.
When she saw the eldest princess Yanyang again, it was the eldest princess running out of the house with her clothes half undressed and staggering. The eldest princess was still flushed at the time. The third prince was chasing after her. The python robe on the third prince's body had also faded. Wearing only underwear.
After the eldest princess saw Shuang'er, she yelled for Shuang'er to run away.
At that time, Shuang'er was so frightened that she really ran away.
After Shuang'er finished speaking, she cried even louder, and then she blamed herself and said: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault. If I had called someone immediately, the eldest princess might not have died. But I I was really frightened at that time, the look in the eyes of the third prince was so terrifying."
And Shuang'er's words were even more unbelievable in the ears of Lin Xuelan and the others.
Princess Yanyang is the late emperor's youngest daughter, His Majesty's half-sister, and the third prince's aunt.
Why did the third prince kill his own aunt?
Moreover, Shuang'er's words suggested that the third prince wanted to do something inappropriate to the eldest princess, and then the eldest princess refused to obey.
This is even less believable.
The third prince, who is considered a nephew, wants to molest his own aunt?
"Ms. Lin, you have to believe me, I. What I say is true," Shuang'er cried.
Although Lin Xuelan didn't believe Shuang'er's words, there was a doubt here.
Even if it was the eldest princess who was poisoned and killed by Shuang'er, the people who came to chase Shuang'er were the people from the Yamen. They could do it openly and there was no need to cover their faces.
And since Shuang'er was a spy who was undercover, there must be a lot of valuable information on him. There was no need to kill him on the spot. He could be interrogated first and then killed.
Not only that, the group of masked men in black even attacked them who saw this, obviously intending to kill and silence them.
Lin Xuelan and the others checked this group of black-clothed and masked men at that time and found that they were not from the Luowo Kingdom.
Lin Xuelan asked Shuang'er to have a good rest first, and they left the room first.
outside the house.
Yuzhu said: "Miss, should we hand her over to the Yamen?"
"No, no matter what Miss Shuang'er said is true or false, this matter is too involved. If one person is not good, even us will be affected. And if it is true as Shuang'er said, those men in black before were the Third Prince. If we hand Miss Shuang'er over to the Yamen, then we are throwing ourselves into a trap." Han Yang said quickly.
"Grandpa Han is right. Let Miss Shuang'er recover from her injuries here first, and wait until things become clearer." Lin Xuelan's face didn't look good either. Although she was also very sad about the death of the eldest princess, once the eldest princess died, her father was gone. People were saved.
"It would be great if Mr. Mo is still here."
For some reason, the first thing Lin Xuelan thinks of now is "Mo Yu". With him by her side, Lin Xuelan should feel a lot more at ease.
…
At the same time, in a private room on the second floor of a restaurant in Kyoto city.
The window of the private room facing the street opened a crack. Chen Mo, Nalan Yiren, and Si Song were looking through this crack at the tavern on the opposite street.
The business of the tavern is quite good, and there are many people coming in and out.
Soon, they saw Liang Mu coming out of the tavern and arriving at the private room where they were.
"The marks have been left. What I want is Immortal Powder. The only people who can understand it are the high priest or people related to the high priest. But no matter what, as long as we respond, we can follow the clues and find the high priest."
After Liang Mu took a sip of water, he quickly explained what he had done.
Nalanyi and Sisong nodded.
It’s been more than ten years, and I’m about to take revenge.
"But we have to send a person to the tavern to keep an eye on it. If we just look here, we won't be able to see the mark left by anyone." Liang Mu said.
Nalan Yi understood what Liang Mu meant. There were so many people coming in and out of this tavern. If they didn't send someone to keep an eye on them, the people who responded to them might have slipped away right under their noses.
"I'll keep an eye on it." Chen Mo said.
Nalan Yi was slightly startled, because according to the previously agreed cooperation, Chen Mo did not need to do this at all.
"It's just a little effort." Chen Mo saw Nalan Yiren looking at him and smiled at her.
Nalan Yiren's eyes flashed: "Thank you."
"But if it's just you, it's okay to keep an eye on him for a day, but if you keep an eye on him for a long time, it will arouse suspicion. It's best to have more people available to change the guard."
After saying that, Liang Mu said to Nalan Yiren and Si Song: "You two will definitely not be able to do it. Miss Nalan's voice is too recognizable. Besides, you are both from the Poison King Valley. If the high priest is in the dark, If you stare, he will see you as a stranger."
Nalanyi understood and stood up immediately: "I'm going to find someone right now."
"That's not appropriate." Si Song said, "We are not familiar with the place here, so trusting the person you are looking for is secondary. I am afraid that the person you are looking for is not serious and doesn't know how to act. It is easy to expose the secret. It's best Get to know some people.”
"But in Yelang, how can we be familiar with anyone?" Nalan Yi said as she spoke, "Miss Lin and the others."
Tell Chen Mo and the others that Miss Lin and the others are indeed a trouble. There are too many things going on. Even Miss Lin knows the woman in the green dress before.
If I stay with them any longer, I'm afraid something will happen if I ask Tang Yichen about something.
Therefore, after entering the city, Chen Mo and the others separated from Lin Xuelan and the others.
"But where can we find them?" Si Song asked.
"This." Chen Mo touched his nose and said, "Before we left, Miss Lin told me where they would stay."
Nalanyi: "..."
Si Song: "..."
Liang Mu smiled meaningfully.
…
royal palace.
The queen's bedroom.
From the time the third prince Xingyin entered the palace to the time he asked to see the queen, he had already stayed in the queen's chamber for more than half an hour.
On the bed, Queen Yelang, who was already over forty years old but still retained her charm due to proper maintenance, was sitting on the bed, her body wrapped in the quilt, her hands holding her knees, and she was sobbing softly.
Beside Feng's bed, Xing Yin was wearing a robe. He was exhausted by the eldest princess Yanyang. At this moment, everything was gone.
After finishing dressing, Xingyin looked back at the queen sitting on the phoenix bed, sighed, and said, "Every time my son comes over, my mother has to cry. Aren't you used to it now?"
"Beast." Queen Yelang stared at Xingyin coldly.
"Things have already happened. If a few words of scolding can make you feel better, Queen Mother, then go ahead and scold me. And with your father's current situation, only your sons will take care of you in the future." Xingyin responded to Queen Yelang's angry scolding. , I am used to it and am not angry.
"Get out." Queen Yelang picked up the pillow and threw it hard at Xingyin.
"Queen mother, please have a good rest. I will leave first."
As soon as Xingyin left, Nuo Da's palace was filled with the sound of endless crying.
When Xingyin returned to his house, the sky had already darkened.
In the study, Xing Yin had just sat down when a middle-aged man dressed like a housekeeper walked in with some trembling: "Your Highness, it's not good. All the people sent out are dead."
"What?" Xingyin suddenly stood up, his face darkened with sleep, and said, "What about Shuang'er?"
The housekeeper trembled slightly and bowed even lower: "Gone."
"Bang."
A pen and inkstone hit the butler on the head hard, and blood flowed from the butler's forehead and into his eyes.
But the housekeeper didn't dare to wipe it or cry out for pain. He just lowered his head and continued: "Judging from the traces at the scene, Shuang'er should have been rescued."
"I still need you to tell me. With her level, how could the people sent out miss if she was not rescued." As he said this, Xingyin was so angry that he cursed trash again, and then ordered: "Give it to me Check along the way to see who has entered the capital and who has left the capital. Let me check carefully. If you want to see the person alive, you will see the corpse if you die. "
".promise."
The butler responded softly and walked out quickly.
As soon as the housekeeper left, Xingyin was so angry that he swept everything on the desk to the ground: "A bunch of trash."
"Why are you so angry?"
At this time, a gloomy voice suddenly sounded, and then a black shadow walked in.
Seeing the black-robed man coming in, Xingyin, who was so arrogant just now, suddenly became groveling, and his voice dropped several tones: "Master, you are here."
After that, Xingyin seemed to feel something, and said respectfully: "I wish Master a great success."
The man in black robe smiled, then threw a small porcelain bottle to Xing Yin and said, "It's for you."
After Xingyin took it, he opened it and swallowed it without hesitation.
Then he quickly came to a bronze mirror, took off his clothes, and saw that the black spots on his chest disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Xingyin breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to the man in black robe: "Thank you, Master."
The man in black robe nodded and left without staying any longer.
Ke Xingyin stopped him and said: "Master, the effect of the elixir you gave me last time was not very good. Yanyang woke up before I could finish my work, and it almost caused a big mess."
The man in black robe stopped for a moment, then turned around and said, "That elixir was a gadget that my master made at random a few years ago. It's not surprising that after such a long time, the potency of the medicine has been somewhat lost. Before my master came here, I heard that she was dead. Did you kill him?"
Xingyin did not deny it: "Who asked her to yell? If it wasn't a last resort, I wouldn't want to do it."
The man in black robe did not speak, but threw another small porcelain bottle to Xing Yin as compensation: "Crush it into powder and light it. Anyone who smells it will be guaranteed not to wake up within half an hour, but it will not be effective against high-grade warriors."
After saying that, the man in black robe left.
…
On the other side, Princess Yanyang's mansion.
A mourning hall has been set up in the house.
After the eldest princess Yanyang was "stabbed to death", Princess Deyi was buried before she came back.
Although the Yamen has concluded the cause of Princess Yanyang's death, the servants in the mansion still do not believe in this conclusion.
Shuang'er has been following the eldest princess since she was ten years old. How could she be the spy who leaked her clothes?