Chapter 27: The Puzzle

This night, Xia Wanfeng stayed in the prison of the Criminal Department all night, and sure enough, someone sneaked into the prison at the time of the night and wanted to intercept and kill Xie Huanting, as soon as there was movement in the prison, the jailer who was ambushed in the dark hurriedly went out to fight the assassin, Xia Wanfeng calmly ordered: "Keep all alive!" ”

More and more jailers poured into the prison, and the Assassins saw that the situation was not good, and it was too late to retreat, so they bit their tongues and committed suicide, and the game of praying mantis and catching cicadas ended in failure. What's even more unexpected is that Imperial Doctor Shao, who was locked up in prison, was assassinated by the assassin just now when everyone's attention was focused on the chaos on the Xie family's side, and Xia Wanfeng realized that he had fallen for the assassin's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain.

Xia Wanfeng pleaded guilty to Xi Ze the next day, Xi Ze couldn't help but be furious when he heard the news, and ordered Xia Wanfeng to strictly investigate the matter and investigate it to the end.

In the harem, the queen's illness is healing faster and faster day by day after she returns from praying for the night. After several days of interrogation, Xie Huanting still did not confess to Xia Wanfeng.

And Yun Tilt, after lying in bed for three months, finally recovered, and can walk freely on the ground.

In the early June weather, the slightly sultry heat slowly spreads, and the hidden irritability quietly surrounds. The peach forest behind Weiyang Palace is now full of cyan peaches, and the clouds are tilting in the dazzling sunlight to guide Chengyou to practice archery, at this time Chengyou can easily pull out a small bow, facing the arrow target ten meters away, "whoosh", the arrow from the string is firmly inserted in the red bull's-eye.

Yun Qian looked at Chengyou, who was making rapid progress, and couldn't help but praise: "Very good, this palace has long said that you have a high talent in riding and archery, and your arrow shooting is very accurate!" But thank you, you still have to practice a lot, and then the target will be farther and farther away from you, and you have to practice hard to achieve 100 shots! ”

On the side, Chengyou held the bow and arrow tightly, raised the corners of his mouth high, and said proudly: "Don't worry, mother, I will soon be able to wear Yang in a hundred steps!" ”

Yun Tilt saw that Chengyou was so proud. Hurriedly solemnized his face and said to Chengyou: "Chengyou, full of losses and humble benefits, you can't be too proud." Let's practice! ”

Chengyou happily responded, opened his bow again, aimed carefully, and with a "whoosh", the arrow from the string was inserted into the red bull's-eye again.

That's when it happened. There was a burst of applause behind him, Yun tilted his head to look, only to see Xi Ze walk in at some point, and praised Chengyou: "Chengyou's arrow is very good!" Yuntian, this is all good for you to teach! ”

"Father......" Chengyou was praised and jumped up excitedly, "Thank you for your appreciation, my son has been practicing hard for a long time!" ”

Xi Ze nodded at Chengyou and said, "The table is good, there is a reward!" But there is still a lot of practice. In September, I'll take you to the Nanlin Hunting Ground to hunt! ”

When Chengyou heard this, he was even more excited: "The minister there also wants to shoot a prey with a bigger head, does my father think it's good?" ”

"Then I'll see!"

Yun Tian bloomed with a bright smile, looked at the father and son, and said: "Okay, Chengyou, this time for the autumn hunting, you have to practice archery more, and then the mother concubine will compete with you to see who shoots the big and many prey!" ”

"Good! The mother concubine can't break her word! "Chengyou said with high morale." When the time comes, Erchen must be the most outstanding prince! ”

After speaking, he aimed at the arrow target in the distance again and practiced seriously.

Yun Qian finally looked at Chengyou. Together with Xi Ze, he slowly walked towards the Baochen Hall of the main hall of Weiyang Palace. As he walked, he asked, "Xie has been in prison for a while, what has Lord Xia found out about it?" Who is the person behind the Xie family, and who is plotting against the queen? ”

When Xi Ze heard this, his expression darkened: "I got the news this morning that the Xie family has committed suicide in prison!" ”

"What?!" It happened so suddenly, Yun Tian couldn't help but be surprised. "Didn't you say that Xia Shangshu had sent someone to keep an eye on the Xie family day and night? How could she still kill herself in prison? ”

Xi Ze frowned slightly and said: "Xia Shangshu did send many people to take turns to monitor the Xie family, but last night, the jailer who was guarding drank more wine and accidentally fell asleep while guarding the prison, who knew that the Xie family would commit suicide when the opportunity came!" Xia Shangshu was very angry when he heard the news this morning, and he had already exiled the jailer, but ...... Now the clue is broken, and things are at an impasse again! ”

Yun Tian couldn't help but regret it: "What is the person behind this threatening the Xie clan with? Let Xie Shi rather die than confess! Turning his head, Yun Qian pondered the clues that might bring about a turnaround, and asked, "Xie Shi's clues are broken, what other favorable clues has Xia Shangshu found?" ”

Xi Ze raised his eyebrows slightly: "Xia Shangshu carefully investigated the group of assassins who sneaked into the prison and committed suicide, and found the unique tattoo of the Fu family on the back of the assassin leader, and then strictly interrogated the personal palace people around the Xie family, and learned from the mouth of the palace people that some time ago, the Xie family had close contacts with Huang Qin, the manager of the Internal Affairs Office, and now Huang Qin has been imprisoned, this Huang Qin ...... In fact, it's Fu Ningyan's person......"

Yun Tianyan's heart couldn't stop trembling when he heard this: "Will Fu Ningyan's ability be a little unimaginable?!" She has been grounded in Fenghua Palace, and she can still stir up such a big storm, I feel unbelievable no matter how I think about it! ”

"I feel the same way as you!" Xi Ze raised his eyebrows, "All the evidence points to the Fu family, but the palace people I installed in Fenghua Palace to monitor Fu Ningyan reported to me that Fu Ningyan was very peaceful during this period of grounding, and he didn't think about anything, this Huang Qin did send things to Fenghua Palace a few times, but Fu Ningyan didn't have any contact with him!" There is also the tattoo on the assassin leader, which is too obvious, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a deliberate planting! ”

Yun Tian heard this: "This mastermind behind the scenes is really deep enough!" It's not enough to frame Shen Luyi and me, and now you want to pull Fu Ningyan to carry the black pot for him?! ”

"This is a person whose mind is not inferior to Fu Ningyan!" Xi Ze sighed coldly, "Xia Shangshu's investigation is almost all within his calculations, and the in-depth investigation I have conducted step by step, he will plant the sham step by step!" All the favorable clues were secretly cut off by him, and in this harem battle, there are not many who can do it so well! ”

"Who do you suspect?"

Xi Ze's face turned cold in an instant, full of solemnity, and calmly spit out three words: "Ying Zhaoyi!" ”

"Mu Xuehan?" Yun Tian was slightly stunned, thought about it carefully, and said, "She does have such a ability to lay out like this!" And she has been-for-tat with Fu Ningyan before, if she is framing Fu Ningyan, I think it is very likely! ”

The cold on Xi Ze's face became heavier and heavier, as if there was a constant hatred that slowly spread with helplessness: "If this person is really Mu Xuehan, it will be difficult to do it!" Mu Xuehan's father, Mu Chengjiang, holds an army of 100,000 in Cangzhou on the border, as if he has become a dominant vassal king, and is almost about to become the second Fu Jingchuan, if Mu Xuehan has an accident in the palace, the news will reach Cangzhou, and no one is sure that Mu Chengjiang will not make any moves! Cangzhou is adjacent to Xiao Guo, once there is a change in Cangzhou, if Xiao Guo is waiting for an opportunity to dispatch, it will not be comparable to a harem case! The consequences will be unimaginable! This Mu Xuehan was originally placed in the harem to contain Mu Chengjiang, but now it can only be prevented, not removed! ”

The harem is involved in the situation in the court, which is complicated, and it affects the whole body, Yun Tian had to change the topic: "By the way, tracking down the group of assassins who assassinated the divine doctor, did Xia Shangshu find any clues?" ”

Xi Ze shook his head gloomily: "I missed the best time, and when the divine doctor was rescued and returned to the palace to investigate the incident, all traces were cleaned up, and there was no progress on this clue!" However, Xia Shangshu is stepping up his investigation! ”

Seeing this, Yun Tian had to comfort him: "Xi Ze, don't worry too much, I believe in Xia Shangshu's ability, he will definitely find out everything, it's just a matter of time!" (To be continued.) )