Chapter 159 Sleeping at Night, Dreaming of Wedding, Morning Awakening, Sudden Smell of Evil
It was almost dawn, but it wasn't bright.
A young man dressed in the armor of the general of the Praetorian Guard, riding a tall horse, was looking panicked, and hurried towards the Su Wangfu.
Something is wrong!
An earth-shattering event!
You can't help but panic, you can't help but be in a hurry!
Because, in the early hours of this morning, the Praetorian Guards guarding the cemetery of the Emperor and Empress Mother and the Praetorian Guards guarding Concubine Li's mother and daughter were all dead, and there was no one left!
One by one, they died miserably, they all bled to death, they were poisoned and poisoned!
In the land of the capital, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, he dared to poison the imperial guards, this matter is terrible!
You must immediately tell this matter to Liang Yuanjin, the prince of Su Wangfu, and the commander of the Praetorian Guard.
Su Wangfu is already in front of you!
The general of the Praetorian Guard was sweating profusely and didn't care about wiping it, so he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and walked to the Su Wangfu.
"General Lee."
"General Lee."
Two guards from the Suwang Mansion saluted the young Praetorian Guard general, who they knew him, General Li Dingyi Li.
Li Dingyi waved his hand and said urgently: "Quick, go and call Commander Liang out, saying that I have 100,000 urgent things to see him, go quickly, there is no time to delay!" ”
"Yes!" One of the guards turned and ran into the house.
Li Dingyi walked anxiously back and forth in front of the mansion with his hands behind his back.
Another guard looked at Li Dingyi's anxious appearance and couldn't help but quip: "General Li, why are you so flustered and anxious?" Dare to love is more urgent than the emperor getting married. ”
Li Dingyi said with a bitter face: "Something big has happened, it's like the sky has fallen, can I not be panicked and anxious?" Alas! ”
The guard smiled dryly, he was very knowledgeable, and he didn't say anything more.
Inside the house, in the room.
Liang Yuanjin and Princess Yanmeng were sleeping soundly in bed.
The two are dreaming the same dream.
In the palace, there is a big feast, the emperor's relatives, civil and military officials, have all been in place......
Princess Qingtian and Su Zecai wore wedding clothes and performed the ceremony of marriage in the worship hall......
The applause rang out, and everyone cheered for them together......
"Lord Wang, Lord Wang!" The shouts of the guards were heard outside the door.
Liang Yuanjin and Princess Yanmeng fell back into reality from the dream, and the two opened their eyes, their brows furrowed slightly, and their faces were a little unhappy.
"What's the matter?" Liang Yuanjin asked.
The guard outside the door replied: "General Li Dingyi Li is outside the gate of the mansion, and he said that there are 100,000 urgent things to see you, and there is no time to delay!" ”
"Here it is." Liang Yuanjin immediately got up and got out of bed.
Wait a few moments......
The guards and Liang Yuanjin came out.
Li Dingyi hurriedly pulled Liang Yuanjin to the side, got straight to the point, and went straight to the point: "Commander Liang, something is wrong!" I'll make a long story short, Concubine Liniang and Princess Yurou, something happened! ”
Liang Yuanjin's face changed suddenly, and he asked urgently: "What's wrong?" ”
Li Dingyi's face was full of pain and helplessness, and he sighed and said: "The two of them are missing, the people who guard the cemetery, protect them, and all the Praetorian Guards have all been poisoned!" ”
The muscles on Liang Yuanjin's face trembled, he took a few deep breaths, trying to calm himself, and then asked, "Is the cemetery okay?" ”
Li Dingyi shook his head: "No, the tomb is safe and sound, everything is normal, there is no damage at all, this Liang Commander can rest assured." ”
"I see, I'll have to see for myself!" Liang Yuanjin lost his words, ran to the horse ridden by Li Dingyi, turned over on the horse without saying a word, and galloped away.
"Drive!"
"Drive!"
He had a bitter gourd face, his face was pale like a zombie, and his eyebrows were about to twist into a line.
He screamed angrily, whipping the horse desperately, hoping that it would fly to the place of the incident with him.
What he was worried about was neither the corpse of Princess Qingtian's mother in the tomb, nor the two people who were missing, Concubine Liniang and Princess Yurou, but Princess Qingtian and Su Zecai, the couple who were about to tie the knot.
Princess Qingtian will think of this when she finds out?
Su Zecai knows about this, what will he think?
Concubine Li and Princess Yurou have such a thing, can they still be married?
His mind was in turmoil, and his thoughts were in a state of confusion.
Hurried to the cemetery......
Liang Yuanjin hurriedly dismounted, and looked around to see that there were still many dead Praetorian Guard soldiers on the ground.
The living Praetorian Guards are picking up the pieces.
Seeing Liang Yuanjin coming, a Praetorian Guard general hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down on one knee and saluted: "Subordinate Zhou Huzi, please say hello to Commander Liang!" ”
Liang Yuanjin hurriedly pulled him up: "Get up, I don't have time to engage in these politeness, probably Li Dingyi has already told me, I came to see the corpse." ”
Zhou Huzi immediately dodged and waved his hand: "Commander Liang, please." ”
Liang Yuanjin approached the corpse of a Praetorian Guard, leaned down, looked at it carefully, and then stood up and called Zhou Huzi aside.
"They were all poisoned at the same time, and the cause of death was the same?" Liang Yuanjin asked.
Zhou Huzi replied: "Yes." ”
"Nearly 100 people were poisoned at the same time, what means?"
"It's wine, they drank poisonous wine, about this poison, the military doctor has investigated, it is a prepared homemade poison, as for who prepared it, the subordinates are incompetent, there is no way to find out, this poison is colorless and tasteless, and the toxicity is very strong."
"Seven orifices bleed to death, of course it is poisonous enough, but what about the time of death?"
"It's when it's ugly."
"What suspicious people have been here when that ugly time? Has anyone discovered or seen anything? ”
"Not yet."
"How did you find out about this?"
"Not long ago, General Li Dingyi and I took the Praetorian Guards to patrol nearby, because every time we passed by here, we would shout twice to say hello to General Feng and say hello to each other, but today, we called Lao Lao for a long time, and we didn't see him respond to us, General Li and I felt strange, so we rushed over to see what was going on, this look, that's it."
There were no witnesses, no suspicious people found, and even the source of the poison was unknown.
A murder case with no clue!
Liang Yuanjin had a bitter face and continued to ask: "Has the wooden house where Concubine Li and Princess Yurou live been damaged?" ”
Zhou Huzi shook his head: "No, besides, the two of them walked alone, and they didn't even take a piece of clothing." ”
Liang Yuanjin pondered for a moment and said, "Huzi, what do you think about this?" ”
Zhou Huzi didn't think about it, and immediately said: "According to the subordinates, this is clearly to rescue Concubine Liniang and Princess Yurou, because, if this is not the case, then Concubine Liniang and Princess Yurou should also have suffered an accident." ”
Liang Yuanjin nodded and agreed with Zhou Huzi's words: "You are right, I think so too, why not poison it together?" If you want to kill, why not kill together? Since their bodies were not found, but they were missing, they must have been rescued by someone and dared to kill the Praetorian Guards, these thieves are not small. ”
Zhou Huzi huffed: "Concubine Liniang and Princess Yurou have been dealt with by the emperor like this, those chaotic ministers and thieves dare to risk the world and not disobey them, they are really bold and reckless, they don't know whether they are alive or dead!" ”
"Alas!" Liang Yuanjin sighed bitterly, "We have no clue about these rebellious ministers and thieves, we are helpless at all, if such a big thing happens, it should be our Praetorian Guards who don't know whether they are alive or dead." ”
Zhou Huzi disagreed: "Commander Liang laughed, you are the emperor's brother-in-law, our Praetorian Guard has your protection, and we will not suffer, besides, if something like this happens, so many brothers have died, and it is not what we want." ”
"Alas! I really don't know what the emperor and Su Gongzi would do if they knew about this? Liang Yuanjin was a little anxious and a little depressed.
Zhou Huzi said softly: "Commander Liang, his subordinates dare to suggest, let's wait for the emperor to talk about this matter after he gets married!" The emperor is going to get married the day after tomorrow, if this matter is known to Su Gongzi, he will definitely not marry the emperor. ”
Liang Yuanjin smiled slightly: "I have my own opinions on this matter, tell the brothers to take care of their mouths, okay, Huzi, in the future, this cemetery will be guarded by you!" ”
Zhou Huzi happily received the order: "Subordinates obey orders!" ”
"Alright, I'm leaving!" Liang Yuanjin patted Zhou Huzi on the shoulder and walked away with heavy steps.
The weight on his shoulders was so heavy that he was almost out of breath.
Although it was not the fault of him, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, that such a thing happened, as long as he thought that this matter would affect the future happiness of Princess Qingtian and Su Zecai, an inexplicable sense of guilt would weigh on his body and mind like a boulder.