After bidding farewell to the six princes, Nan Ao hurried back to the General Mansion of the Medical Sect with Nan Ye.

"Sect Master!" The guards at the gate of the General Mansion saw Nan Ao and Nan Ye get off their horses and greeted them.

Nan Ao handed the horse to the guards, and then rushed back to the room with Nan Ye and opened the brocade box.

Seeing the contents of the brocade box, both of them were taken aback.

"Isn't this the bottle that Senior Brother used for blood testing?" Nan Ye looked at the transparent bottle in the brocade box and asked in surprise, "I obviously saw Senior Brother throw it down the mountain!"

Nanao took out the transparent bottle and looked at it and said, "It seems that we have been secretly followed by someone on our trip to Xincheng. I didn't even notice the existence of this person, it should be a master whose strength can enter the Heavenly Stem Rank!"

"Is it the person of the Six Princes?" Nan Ye asked in surprise.

"Since the thing is in his hands, it is naturally his person. Nan Ao said, but his face was suspicious, "But the sixth prince is the most unfavored prince, and it stands to reason that there can't be such a master by his side." ”

"That's the emperor sent to protect him!" Nan Ye said, "The sixth prince is to tour the world on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and it is normal to send him a master bodyguard." Otherwise, when he encounters a master like Zhuang Hao, how can ordinary people protect him?"

"It's possible, but it doesn't make sense. Nan Ao pondered, "The blue spirit has long since faded, and the six princes should already know that Yi Chen is a plague disease. If that master was sent by the emperor, how could he ask the six princes to hand over this thing to me and help me hide the matter of letting Yi Chen go?"

"Maybe they didn't even know it was for the plague. Nanye said.

Nan Ao shook his head and said, "The adults of the royal family know this. The sixth prince gave me this bottle to tell me that he already knew about it, but helped me hide it. ”

"Grandpa, then it's obvious, the sixth prince is trying to win you over. Nan Ye suddenly said.

In this way, it should be the intention. Nan Ao said, "It's just that by doing this, he is gambling with his own life, and once the emperor knows about it, both the doctor and him will be guilty of a capital crime! But if he truthfully reports this matter to the emperor, it will be a great achievement! Even if he pretends not to know about this matter, he can completely withdraw from it." ”

"That's weird. Nan Ye wondered, "He is not favored by the emperor in the first place, if he makes a great contribution to this matter, maybe the emperor will be impressed by him." However, not only did he not ask for credit, but he risked his life to help us hide this matter, and if it was just to win over the medical sect, the price would be too great. ”

That only shows that he has a long-term plan. Nan Ao said, he was faintly uneasy in his heart, "No matter what the intentions of the six princes are, he has already risked his life to protect the medical sect once." We have to keep this kindness in our hearts!"

Zhicheng, the East Palace of the Imperial City.

"Your Highness, this matter has spread all over Zhicheng, but I am afraid that it has entered the ears of the emperor. Yuan Tang looked at the prince a little worriedly and said.

"The sixth brother was assassinated, what does this have to do with me? The assassin was not sent by me. The prince said disapprerovingly, "You came here so late to tell me this?"

"Your Highness, I'm afraid this matter is not simple. Yuan Tang reminded, "The sixth prince was assassinated in the afternoon, and the matter spread all over Zhicheng in the evening, which is obviously someone deliberately spreading the news." ”

"So what?" asked the prince.

"The assassination of the six princes yesterday in Shinseong and this afternoon in Kungun, the average person would think that these two assassinations were instigated by the same person. Yuan Tang analyzed, "In this case, the suspicion of the Xincheng City Lord's Mansion will become smaller." ”

"The assassination incident that happened in the Xincheng City Lord's Mansion, anyone with a discerning eye knows that it was not the Xincheng Lord's order, who would be stupid enough to assassinate the prince in his own mansion?" said the prince disapprovingly.

"However, in this way, Your Highness will be more suspicious. Yuan Tang said.

"What!" Prince Zirui jumped up in anger, "I didn't send the assassin, how can you suspect me?"

"This is someone who is framing His Highness!" Yuan Tang said, "Your Highness, think about it, parade on behalf of the Son of Heaven, that is usually something that only the prince can do, but this time it is the six princes." ”

"That's because the sixth brother likes to play outside since he was a child, and now that my father is seriously ill, I, as the crown prince, must be in the palace to share my father's worries. The crown prince said, "Besides, it is also the father's order to let the sixth brother go on a parade, who dares to gossip!"

"Your Highness thinks this is normal, but outsiders don't necessarily think so. Yuan Tang said, "Outsiders must think that His Royal Highness is afraid that the six princes will be favored by the emperor and threaten the position of the crown prince, so he secretly sent someone to assassinate him." ”

"It's just nonsense!" the prince said angrily, "Even if I am worried that someone threatens the crown prince's position, I will not worry about the sixth brother!"

"Wait, you mean, someone is deliberately creating a conflict between me and the sixth brother?" the prince suddenly thought of and asked in surprise.

"It's a small matter to create contradictions, but it's a big thing to plant blame!" Yuan Tang said, "If His Royal Highness sends someone to assassinate the six princes is confirmed, the position of the crown prince will definitely not be guaranteed, and I am afraid this is the real purpose of the person who is in charge." ”

"Hmph, dare to blame me, be bold enough!" the prince said angrily, he had roughly guessed in his heart who was doing the game, "I didn't do this, what evidence can he find? If he can't find evidence, it's a frame, and I'm going to let his head fall to the ground!"

"Your Highness is angry!" Yuan Tang hurriedly said, "The person who assassinated the six princes in Kun County in the afternoon was Zhuang Hao, this person was a famous chivalrous warrior fifteen years ago, and there must be an unusual reason for this unrighteous act. Your Highness had better send someone to check it out, it might be in our favor. ”

The prince nodded and said, "I'll ask Wu Wei to check tonight!"

Ten miles outside the city of Zhicheng, a hut in the forest.

The room was very shabby, and in the dim light, a man with a cloak stood in the middle of the room, and an old man blocked the doorway.

"My lord has already done what he promised you, and I ask you to keep your promise to save my young lady with dragon ginseng!" said the old man to the man in the cloak.

"But the sixth prince returned to Zhicheng safe and sound, and your master's work is not beautiful enough. The man in the cloak said coldly, "There is only one dragon ginseng in the whole country, can't I give it to you for nothing?"

"You don't believe what you say!" said the old man angrily, slamming his palm at the cloaked man.

"I can't do it!" said the cloaked man contemptuously, flicking the sleeve of his right hand, and a strong wind struck the old man.

With a loud bang, the old man was struck out by the strong wind, knocked down two wooden doors, and fell out of the door.

"Uncle Zhang!" a young girl exclaimed, ran over, and helped the old man.

The girl was about seventeen or eighteen years old, petite in stature, with delicate eyebrows, but she looked sickly. She wanted to lift the old man up, but she didn't have the strength. This girl is Zhuang Xiaomeng, the daughter of Zhuang Hao, and the old man is Uncle Zhang, the housekeeper who has been following Zhuang Hao.

Uncle Zhang spurted a mouthful of blood from his mouth, but he didn't care about his pain, and said to Zhuang Xiaomeng: "Miss, you go quickly!"

"Where are you going?" said the cloaked man, walking slowly.

"Miss, leave me alone, go quickly!" Zhang Bo pushed Zhuang Xiaomeng away and said, then got up on the ground and stood in front of the man in the cloak.