lcionline Chapter 331 The abstinent first assistant of the noble noble VS the abandoned wife of the East Palac
Chapter 331 The abstinent first assistant of the noble noble VS the abandoned wife of the East Palac
The first person to discover that the old emperor had been assassinated was a young eunuch.
Xiao Jiang is on duty in the Yangxin Palace tonight. As soon as the shift change time arrives, Xiao Jiang arrives at the Yangxin Palace on time.
As soon as he entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Xiao Jiang inexplicably felt that the hall was too gloomy today.
"Why is there no one here?" He looked around. The quietness of the hall made him shrink his neck and mutter to himself.
The candle flame in the inner hall flickered and swayed. It was because no one had trimmed the wick for a long time and the candle flame was about to go out.
Xiao Jiang couldn't help but complain in his heart that the previous person on duty was so careless. If he was blamed by his superiors, he would have so many heads to chop off.
He couldn't help but quicken his pace.
She skillfully replaced the candle that was about to burn out with a new one, and when she turned around, all the people and things in the brightly lit bedroom came into view.
This also includes the old emperor, whose abdomen was stained with blood, whose eyes were wide open, and who died with his eyes open.
There was also Wei Biao, who was leaning on the edge of the dragon bed with a bloody dagger in his hand, having fainted for some unknown reason.
Xiao Jiang could even hear the constant chattering sound of his double rows of teeth.
His shrill voice broke through the sky: "Murder——"
The miserable screams instantly attracted the patrolling guards.
A team of patrol guards in armor rushed into the Yangxin Palace. After seeing the bloody scene inside the palace, their faces turned pale.
With such strict guards, the emperor was still assassinated?
The panic-stricken patrol guards looked as if the sky had fallen and began to divide the work in helplessness and rage.
Some of them stayed at the scene, some went to report the death to the people in charge, and some also arranged for people to ring the Buddhist bell for announcing the death.
The entire dormant palace seemed to suddenly start to operate frantically. Regardless of whether people knew the news of the emperor's death or knew nothing, everyone was infected by the tense atmosphere and almost everyone felt insecure.
The heavy Buddhist bells rang in the middle of the night, and the officials and ministers who were sleeping soundly were suddenly awakened by the heavy bells.
Everyone counted the bells silently in silence.
When the bell continued to ring until it struck forty-five and then fell silent, almost everyone's expression changed.
It's going to change!
The emperor passed away suddenly. Although he had been bedridden for a long time, the imperial physician had estimated that he could live for at least another year and a half.
The news came so suddenly that all the ministers felt nervous that a storm was about to come.
Everyone voluntarily wore plain clothes, white flags were hung on the gates of the mansions, and officials above the fifth rank and their female relatives were required to enter the palace to mourn.
From today on, people are not allowed to play music for 100 days, animals are not allowed to be slaughtered for 49 days, and marriages are prohibited for one month...
After leaving the Yangxin Palace, the prince met Wen Yuzhi on the way. He was already frightened. After finally returning to the East Palace, he couldn't fall asleep.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard the sound of a Buddhist bell, and he almost jumped out of bed in panic.
Oh no, someone discovered that my father was assassinated!
He felt confused, frightened and scared. At this time, the servant had brought mourning clothes and hurriedly changed them for the prince.
Seeing the prince sitting on the bed with a pale face, he gently called out "Prince?"
But after he called out four or five times, the prince was still in a trance, so he couldn't help but raise his voice and shout "Prince!"
The sound was loud enough to frighten the prince so much that he almost jumped up.
When he found out that it was the eunuch who served him, he overreacted and kicked the eunuch several times, scolding him angrily.
"You little dog slave, are you looking for death? You're shouting so loudly, little dog slave!"
The eunuch was surprised by the prince's strange stress reaction. He couldn't help but feel doubtful and secretly muttered that he was so unlucky today!
After the prince kicked the eunuch to vent his anxiety, he pretended to be calm, changed into mourning clothes, and rushed to the Yangxin Palace with his entourage.
……
The prince walked with heavy steps. He had imagined countless excuses and scenarios along the way.
I stepped into the Palace of Tranquil Longevity with a nervous mood, my face was tense, but my heart was already in a mess.
Even when people passing by kept greeting him, he was in no mood to respond.
"The prince is coming, the prince is coming."
As soon as they entered the inner hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, everyone changed from being quiet to being noisy.
The prince's heart was beating like a drum for a moment. He pretended to be calm and ignored his shaking hands.
Wen Yuzhi, who was standing in front of the crowd, glanced at the prince expressionlessly. With such a mental quality, he still wanted to be the emperor?
It's difficult not to harm the people.
"Prince, the circumstances surrounding the Emperor's assassination are rather complicated. Do you think Wei Biao is the murderer?" Wen Yuzhi reminded.
He was afraid that if he didn't speak up, the prince would reveal more flaws.
Prince:? ? ?
Who? The murderer?
Wei Biao?!
Wei Biao, the most loyal to his father? ?
The prince thought he was hallucinating.
He looked at Wen Yuzhi blankly, and then, following Wen Yuzhi's gesture, looked at Wei Biao, who was lying unconscious beside the dragon couch, but holding a blood-stained dagger in his hand.
Prince:......
His expression froze for a moment.
Then it turned into ecstasy.
Oh my god! I was originally worried that I would be suspected by others, but God is too partial to me, right?
No matter why Wei Biao fainted here like this, Wei Biao is now the best scapegoat.
At this time, Wei Biao finally regained consciousness from the dizziness with his strong willpower.
But my whole body is still sore and I don't have the strength to move.
When he slowly opened his eyes, he just heard the prince's loud voice.
"How dare the old thief Wei Biao assassinate my father? He deserves death. You should quickly capture the old thief Wei, cut off his tendons, throw him into the prison, and execute him on a certain day!"
The loyal master Wei Biao, who just woke up: !!!
He looked at the prince in disbelief, with a look of astonishment.
Wei Biao had never thought that one day the royal family he loyally protected would become a knife stabbing him?
Moreover, the emperor collapsed...
Wei Biao now realized that he must have been set up by someone else, and he hated himself for underestimating the enemy. However, he could not accept that he had become an assassin who betrayed his master and killed the emperor.
This is an insult to him!
Wei Biao threw away the dagger in his hand and looked at the old emperor on the dragon bed with grief. When he saw the emperor's face frozen with anger and disbelief.
Suddenly I realized that the emperor was most likely killed by someone familiar.
Wei Biao was shocked and forced himself to carefully observe the knife wound on the emperor's abdomen.
Hiss—based on his many years of experience in using knives, these were obviously the blades of two different daggers.
Although it has been processed, traces are still left.
Wei Biao was excited, struggling to look at the prince, and shouted: "Prince, I have evidence to prove that I am not the murderer!"
The onlookers were skeptical.
Wen Yuzhi looked at the prince calmly. The person who was most afraid that Wei Biao would prove his innocence was probably the prince.
Everyone is involved and no one can escape.
Just as Wen Yuzhi had expected, the prince's heart suddenly skipped a beat when he heard Wei Biao's words.
Just when everyone was not able to react, the prince suddenly raised a bottle ornament beside him and smashed it hard on Wei Biao's head.
At the same time, he did not forget to curse angrily.
"Old thief, don't try to deceive me with sweet words. You have a bloody dagger in your hand, and you are the one who is closest to my father. Who else could it be but you?"
"Bang!" The sound of the bottle falling was loud. Wei Biao wanted to dodge, but the effect of the drug had not worn off, so he could only endure it.
When the bottle fell, Wei Biao saw the prince's excitement and ruthlessness. In a flash, he finally understood why the prince was so eager to kill him.