Guo Erniu jumped out of the window of the restaurant and ran according to the line he had stepped on before.

The moon is round tonight, and the streets are brightly illuminated.

More people in the city went to "smell the incense" to see the lantern riddle meeting and poetry meeting, or went to the moat outside the city to watch the lantern festival, there were few pedestrians on the street, Guo Erniu ran for a while, looked back, the street was quiet, and there was no trace of anyone chasing behind.

I was happy in my heart, it seems that this thousand taels of silver is really easy to earn, just kill such a powerless person, and be willing to spend so much silver, it seems that the world of rich people, he really can't understand it!

But this shouldn't be his mind, anyway, the person was killed, the money was in hand, and the rest didn't matter to him, thinking so, he walked back very happily......

After a few steps, he stopped.

He took out the dagger in his sleeve and looked warily at the street entrance in front of him.

At this moment, four or five masked black-clothed men armed with sharp swords walked over.

"Who are you? What do you want to do? ”

Judging by the appearance, these people don't look like people from the government, they shouldn't be chasing him because of what happened just now, so who is this?

"Guo Erniu, do you think it's worth it for two lives for a thousand taels of silver?"

As soon as this person spoke, Guo Erniu heard who was coming, and exclaimed, "It's you?" ”

Then he sneered again: "What, I just killed someone for you, and you are ready to unload the mill and kill the donkey?" ”

The man smiled and shook his head: "No, no, no, no, not for me, but for your parents, otherwise, how can their illness be cured?" ”

Hearing this, Guo Erniu was silent, he was clearly threatening himself!

"I don't understand, I've killed someone, what else are you going to do? Is it possible, are you still afraid that I won't be able to say it? ”

Guo Erniu gritted his teeth and said.

"Don't be afraid—for the mouth of the dead is the tightest."

“…………”

It seems that the other party has made up his mind to kill him.

Guo Erniu thought about resisting, but he knew martial arts, and he could also see that none of the black-clothed people on the opposite side were weaker than him, and he still had more than one enemy, so he had no chance of winning at all!

After thinking for a while, Guo Erniu sighed and said with some relief: "I can die, but you have to promise me that if I die, help me give all the money to my father and mother, so that they can spend their old age in peace!" ”

"Okay."

Hearing the words of the man in black, Guo Erniu closed his eyes and took a long breath, and when he opened his eyes again, there was a terrifying light in his eyes, staring directly at the man in black in front of him, as if he wanted to see him through, his hand was slowly raised, the dagger was across his throat, and a smile appeared on his mouth, and at the same time, his arm moved, and the expression on his face was fixed on the smile......

"Heh, it's really a man of flesh and blood......"

The man in black looked at Guo Erniu's corpse and said with some regret.

"So—what about his parents?"

The masked man in black next to him asked.

"Only the mouth of the dead is the tightest, understand?"

"Understood!"

The man in black turned to leave, and the other masked men in black ran in the direction of Guo Erniu's house......

…………

The murder of King Xiang seemed to have grown wings, and it spread in Jingzhou City, whether it was the ordinary people's families or the princely general's mansion, everyone knew about this appalling news......

That night was another sleepless night for many people.

King Xiang was assassinated, and it was the crown prince who benefited the most, there is no doubt about it.

It stands to reason that at this time, those who supported the prince should be particularly excited.

But for some reason, they weren't happy.

Supporting the crown prince, in addition to opposing the military general's mansion, is also knowing that the prince is the future monarch, who will stand if he doesn't stand up?

But too many childish behaviors of the crown prince hurt their hearts, especially the assassination of King Xiang - it was not good that he did it, if he really did it, how could they dare to serve this kind of master who did not hesitate to kill his siblings in order to compete for the throne?

So this night, they had no sleep.

And outside the gate of the East Palace at this time, King Kang and the prince hurriedly entered the East Palace with the little servant, and after a while, the prince of King Kang left with the little maid, from beginning to end, the palace guards outside the door can see it clearly!

…………

In the Weiguo Mansion, Zhang Guogong and Zhang Twelve sat in the front hall.

Because it was late at night and most of the rest of the family had already slept, the antechamber was extraordinarily quiet.

Having already made it clear that he was on the side of King Xiang, and that his grandson had a close relationship with King Xiang, and that King Xiang still had a tendency to replace the crown prince, Zhang Guogong had recently felt in high spirits - so when he heard the news that King Xiang had been killed, he was completely stunned......

If the crown prince ascends the throne, with his character of retribution, can Zhang Twelve be fine? Can the Zhang family prosper?

"Yi'er, were you present when King Xiang was assassinated today?"

This is what Zhang Guogong is most worried about.

King Xiang was killed, I am afraid that the court will have a big reshuffle, Emperor Tang will inevitably be furious, and the people at the scene of King Xiang's assassination are afraid that they will be affected and implicated!

Zhang Twelve shook his head and said: "Grandpa, I didn't stay at the poetry meeting today, but went to the lantern festival outside the city, so my grandson was not there when King Xiang was assassinated......

When he said this, Zhang Twelve didn't know what it was like.

Although he is not very familiar with King Xiang, he has only seen him a few times in total, but King Xiang gives him a good feeling, when he saw him a few days ago, he was still in high spirits and ready to do a big job, but this kind of thing happened today, which is really sad......

If he had been here tonight, wouldn't it have been a different story?

But it has happened, and no one can change it, so they can only look forward......

Hearing Zhang Twelve's answer, Zhang Guogong was relieved, looked around, and then asked in a low voice: "Yi'er, do you think today's incident - is it possible that the prince did it?" ”

As soon as this incident came out today, everyone's thoughts were similar to Zhang Guogong's, and the first object of suspicion was the crown prince, after all, as soon as King Xiang died, there would be no one who could pose a threat to him......

"Grandpa, what do you think of being a prince, and what if you are not a prince?"

Zhang Twelve did not answer, but asked rhetorically.

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Guogong wondered.

"If I were to do this, I would have already thought of a perfect plan, and no one would be able to find out the results, so whether the prince did it or not, there is no way to verify this, and it can only become an unsolved case!"

Hearing this, Zhang Guogong nodded, and at the same time said extremely worriedly: "If this is the case, then the Tang Emperor will probably have to be handed over to the prince!" Then let's ...... Zhangjia"

His eyes were full of worry about the future.

"Grandpa, don't worry, if this happens, the prince won't make any more moves for a long time - he won't dare, so he can only wait obediently, so it won't have any impact on our family - as for the future, who can say for sure?"

Even they suspected that the prince did it at the first time, and Emperor Tang must have thought the same, even if no evidence could be found, the vigilance against the prince would become much higher.

At this time, what the prince can do is to keep his eyes open, if he dares to publicize it again, he will force Emperor Tang to do something to him!

Zhang Guogong nodded, thinking that this could only be the case, and said a few more words to Zhang Twelve, and let him leave.

Looking at the curling incense in the incense burner, Zhang Guogong's head was sober, and he didn't feel sleepy at all, just waiting for tomorrow morning......

…………

Prime Minister's Mansion, Yang Family.

The hour had passed, but the antechamber was still brightly lit.

This is not because even the living room needs to be lit on the night of the Shangyuan Festival, but because everyone is really not in the mood to sleep.

In the front hall of the Yang family, in addition to Prime Minister Yang Feng and Yang Zexin, who was sitting at the bottom and trembling, there were also Taifu Bai Jianfu and several Yushi and others, their faces were gloomy.

"Zexin, let's talk about what happened in "Smell the Fragrance" today! ”

After witnessing the assassination of King Xiang, Yang Zexin was much more anxious than ordinary people, because the poetry meeting was undertaken by his restaurant, and the murderer was the second child of his restaurant, and he happened to be present when King Xiang was assassinated!

Now it's the mud that falls into the crotch! Even if he doesn't do anything, others will push him out, how not to rush?

"Grandpa, actually...... The grandson didn't see the ...... clearly."

Yang Zexin lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Yang Feng, and said a little scared.

It's the truth.

Although Yang Zexin is the behind-the-scenes boss of "Smell the Fragrance", everything in the restaurant is in charge of the shopkeeper, and as for those little two, he can't recognize them all!

So when the killer entered the house, he was the little second in the restaurant who poured water, and he didn't even look at it, and then the kettle fell to the ground, and his attention was there, and when he heard the sound, King Xiang had already been killed, and then he wanted to see what the killer looked like, and where was there a figure?

"Bastard thing, get out of here!"

Yang Feng shouted violently and directly scared Yang Zexin out......

"Don't be angry, this matter has little to do with Ling Sun's fear, and now the top priority is to know whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is involved...... And His Majesty's attitude......"

Bai Jianfu asked.

"This is the ...... It's hard to say! Everything is subject to His Majesty's dictation! ”

Yang Feng looked at the bright moonlight outside the house, and wondered what kind of person he was assisting? Is it a narrow-minded man, or a fanatic who will stop at nothing for the sake of his ends?

If this is really what he did...... Once such a person ascends the throne, it will be a disaster for the people of the world!

For the first time, Yang Feng questioned his original decision......

"Dare to ask Prime Minister Yang, Mrs. Bai, should we go to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to have a look?"

One of the Goshi asked aloud.

As the prince's staff and supporter, the imperial history felt that he should visit the prince who was confined in the East Palace at this time to show his loyalty, after all, as soon as King Xiang died, the prince's road to the throne was very good......

"No!"

Yang Feng and Bai Jianfu said this sentence at the same time, glanced at each other, and Yang Feng spoke: "Your Highness is grounded in the East Palace, what happens outside has nothing to do with Your Highness!" ”

Yang Feng said categorically, as if he could conclude that the assassination of King Xiang was not done by the prince.

When the imperial history was said like this, he calmed down and thought about it, and immediately understood what Yang Feng meant!

Regardless of whether this was done by the prince or not, they must not show their faces, otherwise if it spreads, wouldn't they have a feeling that there are no three hundred taels of silver here?

Immediately said no more, and listened to Yang Feng and Bai Jianfu say a few words, everything will not be decided until tomorrow morning, and then it will be dispersed from the Prime Minister's Mansion......

…………

The East Palace is also brightly lit.

The prince sat in the front hall, after the prince of King Kang left, no one in the east palace set foot again, and there was not even a single subordinate in the entire front hall, only the prince sat there.

Anyone would be amazed at the face of the prince now, why would a man who had been confined to his home turn red and sweat on his head—as if he had just come back from outside?

As for why he is like this, I am afraid that only the prince knows it in his heart......

Sitting in the antechamber, the prince stared at the white courtyard reflected by the moonlight in a daze, and his mood changed from excitement to fear, from fear to excitement, and finally to sadness.

How did it get to this point?

Why can't you just wait with peace of mind?

However, he thought that the road in the future would soon be very smooth, and his mood improved again......

Suddenly, small snowflakes began to float in the sky outside, which were reflected in the bright moonlight, and the snowflakes became bigger and bigger, and they were blown by the wind and flew in the air......

It seems that tonight is destined to be a sleepless night......

…………

Royal Palace, Imperial Garden.

In the original Shangyuan Festival, the queen and Princess Yilan accompanied the Tang Emperor to enjoy the moon and put lanterns in the imperial garden.

But today, Princess Yilan was taken out by Zhang Twelve, and there were only two left, Emperor Tang and the queen on the night of the Shangyuan Festival.

After dinner, the old husband and wife of the Tang Emperor and the Empress rarely had a quiet time alone, snuggled in the pavilion of the imperial garden, but quite enjoyable, the only strange thing is that when the two people sit in the pavilion, they will feel inexplicable panic at the same time, that feeling is just a moment, fleeting......

At night, Emperor Tang and the queen were about to go back, and when they were on the way back, Wu De walked in from outside, with a panicked face, which was diametrically opposed to the original calm and calm style.

"Wu De, Yilan has returned to the palace?"

Seeing Wu De's hurried appearance, Emperor Tang was also quite curious, in his impression, Wu De was a calm and experienced person, what happened today?

"Back to Your Majesty, Uncle Zhang just sent Her Royal Highness the princess back to the palace, and Her Royal Highness went back to Suyi Palace directly!"

It turned out that Emperor Tang saw that it was not early, and ordered Wu De to go out of the palace in advance to pick up Princess Yilan back to the palace, and Wu De came back after not long.

"Oh? Is it so fast? I don't know if Yilan is playing well? ”

Emperor Tang laughed with the queen, but Wu De on the side couldn't wait: "Your Majesty ......"

"Wu De, if you have something to say, just say it."

Today's Wu De is really abnormal, and Emperor Tang is a little curious.

Wu De looked at the queen next to him, hesitant, not knowing whether to say it or not.

"It seems that if the concubine is present, Lord Wu is afraid that he will not dare to say it! Then the concubine will step down first, Your Majesty ......"

The empress said with a smile to Emperor Tang.