Chapter Twenty-Six: You Have to Think Before You Answer
Su Zhi's eyes were too deep, Rong Rongci looked at Su Zhi, his depressed expression was still frozen on his face, and a look of surprise had already appeared in his eyes.
"Lord Wang... What are you talking about......"
Rong Rongci asked, but her voice gradually lowered, as if she felt that her tone was a little weak, as if she was a thief, Rong Rongci hurriedly opened her mouth again.
"If the prince doesn't believe that the blood came from the assassin, he can send someone to check it, presumably there are traces of hairpins on the assassin's body."
She had already arranged all this, so she naturally spoke firmly, and her face quickly regained her composure.
Su Zhi's hand holding Rong Wangci was a little tighter, and he wanted to say it directly, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed it alive.
He doesn't know if she has anyone else in her heart, and he is not sure that she already has herself in her heart, and now she will break everything, and when she faces him, she is not purely facing him now.
Rong Wangci looked at the look on Su Zhi's face, not knowing that his thoughts were surging at the moment, but he was trying to see a hint from his face.
"Lady," Su Zhi said, suddenly letting go of Rong Rong's hand, "Guess why I entered the palace today?" β
Rong Rongci's eyebrows trembled slightly, still looking puzzled, he shook his head, withdrew his hand, and moved his wrist, which was caught by Su Zhi.
"Something new has been discovered in the palace, which seems to be related to the lady."
Rong Wangci pursed his lips, with a hint of sourness in his eyes: "The prince still said that he didn't doubt me, and he came to trick me again......"
"This king brought Xi Zhuyue Xiu into the palace today, do you think he is acting?"
Rong Wangci's heart jumped, and then he calmed down: "Naturally, it's not acting, but it must have nothing to do with me, if I have anything to do with it, I'm afraid that today's palace banquet, the emperor and the concubine will not let me come back in a good manner." β
Su Zhi didn't say a word, he just picked up the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and didn't drink it, only twisted his thumb and index finger around the edge, and swayed it for a while.
Rong Wangci watched Su Zhi's slender fingers dangling in front of him, and he only felt at a loss for a while.
I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in this Su Zhi gourd, with a determined look, it really doesn't look like a clichΓ©, but after saying three or two sentences, she didn't say anything, so she wanted to break her psychological defense?
But she moved her own hands, and she was naturally very sure that she didn't leave any handles, so what was Su Zhi entering the palace for today?
Rong Wangci's guesses flashed one after another in his heart, but he didn't have a clue after all, so he had to stare at Su Zhi's face tightly.
"What is the lady staring at me?"
Su Zhi put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Rong Rongci with a smile, and saw that Rong Rongci didn't speak, Su Zhi only raised his eyebrows.
"It's okay, since the lady said no, then it's not."
After speaking, Su Zhi stood up and walked outside the hall, Rong Rongci also got up, and asked softly: "It's so late, where is the prince going?" β
Su Zhi stopped his steps, turned around and showed a playful smile at Rong Rong: "The princess will bathe first, wait for the king on the couch, and the king will go back when he goes." β
The root of the ear suddenly became hot, Rong Rongci hurriedly turned his face away and didn't look at Su Zhi, Su Zhi glanced at Rong Rongci meaningfully, and then Shi Shiran went out of the Chaolu Palace.
Not long after, Su Zhi had been led into a simple miscellaneous room by Yue Xiu, and Xin'er had been firmly trapped on the pillar in the room with hemp rope, unable to move.
Seeing Su Zhi and Yue Xiu coming in, Xin'er's blocked mouth whined twice, as if to say something, Su Zhi made a look, and Yue Xiu stepped forward and pulled out the coarse cloth stuffed in Xin'er's mouth.
"Ahem..."Xin'er looked at Su Zhi, "The prince spares his life!" Although the evidence presented by Xin'er was wrong, Xin'er was calculated by the princess, and Xin'er dared to guarantee that the princess was absolutely inseparable from the killing of Xiwan's envoy! β
"Guaranteed?" Su Zhi raised the corner of his mouth and sneered, "You have a worthless life, what guarantee do you get?" β
"As long as the prince spares the slave and maid this time, Xin'er will definitely help the prince keep an eye on the princess, and he will definitely find evidence of the princess!"
Su Zhi's narrow eyes narrowed into a slit, a trace of impatience flashed on his face, and the more he looked at his words, he immediately 'snapped' and gave Xin'er a resounding slap.
"! Which eye did you see that the prince needed someone to spy on the princess?! The prince and the princess have a very strong relationship, and it is your turn to sow discord here? β
Xin'er was slapped hard, her brain was buzzing, and she was stunned for a long time, as if she had only realized that Su Zhi had not come to ask about the princess.
Su Zhi noticed a trace of panic flashing on Xin'er's face, and smiled contemptuously: "It seems that you finally understand what this king is here for." β
Xin'er's body trembled, and she instinctively wanted to hide back, but because she was tied to the pillar, she really had no way to retreat, so she could only avoid Su Zhiyin's gaze in a panic.
Yue Xiu didn't know when he had already taken out a dagger, raised the dagger that glowed with cold light, and shook it in front of Xin'er.
"You'll have to think about it before you answer."
Xin'er looked at the dagger, clenched her teeth and didn't speak, seeing the dagger in Yue Xiu's hand getting closer and closer, Xin'er's rapid and panicked breathing became more and more obvious, and finally, when the dagger was about to cut a knife on her face, she burst into tears and said urgently: "I said I said!" β
Yue Xiu only took the dagger a little farther away, still near Xin'er.
Xin'er swallowed: "Yes... It's Miss Ye's ......"
Su Zhi frowned slightly: "Miss Ye from the Jian'an Hou Mansion? β
"Yes..."Xin'er lowered her head, "As early as the beginning of the princess's marriage, Miss Ye was very dissatisfied, and found someone to contact the slave maid and gave the slave maid a lot of gold and silver... and, and a garment... Miss Ye asked the slave to coax the princess to put on that dress on the day she entered the palace to thank her, and the slave thought... It's just a piece of clothing, the prince's power is tilted towards the opposition, and even if there is anything wrong, the princess will not be punished......"
Su Zhi listened to Xin'er's words, seemed to be a little careless, and there was no look of surprise, Yue Xiu glanced at Su Zhi, and then said to Xin'er: "What about today's matter?" Miss Ye too? β
Xin'er nodded tearfully: "Miss Ye asked the slave to stare at the princess, the matter of the clothes was just discovered by the slave and maid today, and the slave didn't know what to do, so she passed the news to Miss Ye, and Miss Ye ordered the slave to tell the princess ......."
Su Zhi looked at Xin'er's timid look, and his thin lips pursed into a hard straight line: "Do you know what the end of deceiving this king is?" β
"Slaves don't dare! Slaves don't dare! β
Xin'er shouted, a pair of eyes widened a lot because of fear, his face was full of horror, and his mouth kept babbling.
Su Zhi just glanced coldly at Xin'er, who was struggling and afraid, glanced at Yue Xiu, and then turned around and left the miscellaneous room.
There was a short exclamation behind him, which then turned into a staccato whimper, and after a moment, there was no sound.