Princess Xiao's pupils suddenly constricted.

It's just that after a short period of panic, she quickly calmed down and shouted in a deep voice: "Where did the evil demon come from, dare to pretend to be a ghost at the feet of the Son of Heaven, come here, and don't hurry up to escort it!" ”

With a "brush", the guards of the Yunjiang Palace, all drew their swords.

These guards, although they had a look of horror in their eyes, did not dare to disobey Princess Xiao's orders.

It can be seen that in their hearts, even the King of Yunjiang who cheats the corpse is not as good as Princess Xiao.

However, the scene at this moment is too bizarre and terrifying.

Although they drew their sabers, they never dared to take a step forward.

"Ai Concubine, this king finally returned to his soul to catch up with you, how can you be so ruthless."

"Yunhong Mountain" hoarse and stiff voice could not hide the disappointment.

He stretched out his hand and took two more steps in the direction of Princess Xiao, and his body "just happened" to stop in front of Yun Chao.

Although "Yunhong Mountain" did not turn his head, his cold and quiet gaze always fell on Princess Xiao.

But at this moment, Yun Chao was close to him, he clearly saw his lips moving, and when he heard the sound coming from his throat, he was already terrified to the extreme, and the two trembled, and he was covered in cold sweat.

Princess Xiao subconsciously retreated, and shouted at the guards with a strong look: "What are you doing in a daze!" He is a demon pretending, he must not be the real prince, you still want to hack this demon to death quickly! ”

The guards were shocked, not daring to disobey her orders, and moved their steps to surround the "Yunhong Mountain".

"Yun Hongshan" turned his head to look at them, and his eyes swept with a dead air, and everyone took half a step back in shock.

This naturally includes Yunchao.

"Father, father, king......" Yun Chao called in a trembling voice.

This time, the gaze of "Yun Hongshan" finally fell on him.

"Little Tiger......" Yun Hongshan stretched out his hand and stroked his shoulder, "Daddy's death is so painful, you have made the body of this king into a puppet, Daddy is really in pain, his whole body hurts, it hurts very much." ”

Xiaohu is Yun Hongshan's nickname for Yun Chao when he was young.

In the whole world, only those closest to you will know.

This "little tiger" directly stunned Yun Chao.

When he came to his senses, he knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, "Father, it is the sons who are not filial, and the sons should not let them touch your body, and please forgive the sons!" ”

"Chao'er! You're stunned! Princess Xiao shouted coldly at Yun Chao, "He is not your father, he is a demon!" ”

"What are you doing in a daze! Why don't you hurry up and hack this demon to death! She urged eagerly, "You waste, you don't even dare to deal with a demon, what's the use of this princess keeping you!" ”

This time, her voice was ten out of ten angry.

In order to save their lives, the guards no longer dared to retreat, so they had to raise their sabers in their hands and want to rush up—

"Don't bother!"

"Yun Hongshan" turned his head to look at Princess Xiao, "Concubine Ai doesn't want to recognize this king, this king is leaving." But the body of this king has been made into a puppet by you, and it is difficult for this king to rest day and night. Aifei, you are so ruthless! This king will not be blind to death! Death is not blinding!! ”

He said it in hatred.

In the silent night, with the crisp sound of "click, click, click, click".

Everyone only saw the corpse that was still standing in front of Yun Chao a moment ago, but it was just a turning effort-

First, the only remaining arm fell out of the sleeve;

Then he kicked both legs twice from under his robe, and also kicked them to the ground;

Then there was the head, which turned around its neck for a long time, and with a "bang", it rolled off its neck.

Each stump was connected with silver silk threads, and the whole corpse was like a puppet that fell apart in an instant.

This picture is as terrifying as it is.

Everyone present was so frightened that they held their breath, and they didn't dare to breathe.

And the arm that had just fallen from the corpse, the joints connected to the body, dragged a long silk thread.

It staggered to Princess Xiao's feet, and with a "click", it held her ankle!

Princess Xiao's originally calm expression seemed to be on the verge of collapse in an instant at this moment, and her long nails dug into the flesh fiercely, barely keeping herself from screaming.

"Yunhong Mountain" connected the head of the silk thread, looked at her coldly, and cracked a very weird smile at her.

This smile was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, making Princess Xiao roll her eyes and faint to death.

"Smack."

The arm in Shen Lingxi's hand also fell to the ground, as if she had just come back to her senses, her face was frightened, her legs trembled, and she almost ran away, hiding behind Chu Yan.

"Your Highness, Your Highness...... The king of Yunjiang seems to have deceived and deceived the corpse,......" she said in a trembling voice, "Isn't he deserved, really has grievances?" ”

At the moment when the silence around them was so quiet that a single needle could be heard, Shen Lingxi's voice was like a stone thrown into the lake, which brought everyone back to their senses and set off a stormy wave in their hearts.

The dignified King of Yunjiang, not to mention being dismembered, was also made into a puppet.

And the people who made him a puppet were his own son and princess!

There was an uproar on the field.

Chu Yan's majestic gaze swept over Yun Chao, who was paralyzed on the ground, and Princess Xiao, who had fainted, and announced in a solemn voice: "The King of Yunjiang died innocently and his body was destroyed. ”

*

Half an hour later, the people on the long street of the Barbarian Fang were evacuated by the soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and the embroidered envoy and the black armor guard drove into the Barbarian Fang, surrounding the entire Yunjiang Palace.

Chu Yan ordered Chunjun and Shengyi to divide all the people in the Yunjiang Royal Mansion into several courtyards, and special people interrogated them one by one.

He himself, together with Mu Huai'an, followed Shen Lingxi and gave Yun Hongshan an autopsy.

Because of the previous scene of Yun Hongshan's corpse, it was too terrifying, and his body was covered with silk threads, no one dared to touch his body.

Even the well-informed Bei Ya Zuo didn't dare to attack this corpse.

Therefore, the heavy task of autopsy can only be handed over to Shen Lingxi.

With the experience of the previous bone examination, this time Shen Lingxi can be regarded as having his hands on it, and according to the process of the government, while conducting the autopsy, he sang and reported the situation of the corpse everywhere.

After going through the process of the official mansion, he accompanied the autopsy, and was sent by Chu Yan to make documents next door.

When they arrived in the temporary morgue room, there were only three of them left, and Shen Lingxi said with a solemn expression:

"There are no traces of victimization in the body, there is a lump in the lungs, it should be a sudden death caused by lung disease, Yun Hongshan was already suffering from lung disease, which should be related to the recurrence of his old disease. It's just that before this corpse was made into a puppet, it was embalmed inside and out, and the joints in various parts of the body had been completely broken into a machine, and many traces could not be experienced, and it was impossible to judge whether this old disease was a recurrence caused by external forces or a natural sudden death. ”

She said, paused, and said, "However, one thing is certain, judging from the extent of the corpse's decomposition, Yun Hongshan has been dead for at least half a month. ”

As soon as these words came out, Chu Yan's eyes were slightly gloomy.

"Half a month ago, they were still in Yunjiang...... In other words, Yun Hongshan was already dead before he went to Beijing? Mu Huai'an said in surprise, "Then why did they bring his body to Beijing, and pretend to be alive to set up a pepper feast in the barbarian fang?" ”

Shen Lingxi and Chu Yan glanced at each other, and then opened their mouths to explain to him: "Yun Chong said that Yun Hongshan entered Beijing this time to personally ask the emperor for Yun Chao's seal. ”

Mu Huai'an frowned and looked at the two of them, "You arrested Yun Chong?" ”

Shen Lingxi nodded silently.

What Yun Chong said involved the Mu family, no matter whether the news was true or not, it was not appropriate to tell Mu Huai'an for the time being.

Mu Huai'an saw her expression, combined with what she said to him on the mountain last time, and vaguely guessed something.

Thinking of Fang Cai again, Princess Xiao said that inexplicable word to him, and Mu Huai sank with peace of mind.

He no longer continued to ask about Yun Chong, and pointed to the broken and silk-covered corpse on the table, "They don't think that by controlling Yun Hongshan's body like this, they can enter the palace and ask for the seal for Yun Chao." ”

"No, it won't." Shen Lingxi said in a deep voice: "The Silk Puppet Technique has very high requirements for the operator of the mechanism, if it is in the daytime, it is easy to reveal flaws, they will not be so stupid, rushing to die." ”

Mu Huai'an frowned, "Then what do they want to do?" ”

"It's still for Yun Chao to ask for a seal, but in a different way."

Chu Yan said thoughtfully, "On the grounds that Yun Hongshan is seriously ill, he took Yun Chao to Beijing and ordered Yun Chao to attend the banquet in Beijing for him to prove that the relationship between father and son is good." ”

"Set up a pepper syrup banquet in the Barbarian Fang with great fanfare, and manipulate Yun Hongshan's body to come out at night, so that Yun Hongshan can 'live' appear in front of everyone."

"In the end, you only need to make the illusion that Yun Hongshan died violently in the palace that night, so tomorrow, Princess Xiao will take the letter of invitation written by her deceased husband before his death and present it to the emperor."

"When the time comes, people will die in the capital, Yunjiang can't be left without an owner for a day, in order to stabilize the people's hearts, the emperor will not be able to refuse."

Shen Lingxi heard this, and a trace of surprise flashed on his face, "Yun Chao is originally the son of the world, even if he tells the emperor about Yun Hongshan's death in Yunjiang, and then presents Yun Hongshan's suicide note, the emperor will also crown Yun Chao as the king of Yunjiang, right?" Why would they bother? ”

This time, Chu Yan and Mu Huai'an both looked at her strangely.

"How?" Shen Lingxi asked suspiciously, "Is there something wrong?" ”

"It's no secret that Yun Hongshan is not satisfied with Yun Chao's son. A month ago, the excerpt of the book on Yunhong Mountain to abolish the prince of the world has been handed to Beijing, and now it is being placed on the emperor's desk and has not yet been approved. ”

Chu Yan slowly explained: "The emperor intends to choose a good opportunity to directly seal Yun as the son of the world after the abolition of Yunchao. Yun Yu does not have a deep foundation in Yunjiang, and he has lived in the Great Zhou for many years, if he is in charge of Yunjiang, he can only rely on the Great Zhou, which is the best chess piece placed by the emperor in Yunjiang. ”

When Shen Lingxi heard this, he immediately remembered the scene when Yun Yu said goodbye to her, and instantly tightened his heart.

It took her a long time to regain her voice, choking in her throat, "So...... More than half a month ago, Yun Yu left Beijing and returned to Yunjiang in order to compete for the position of king of Yunjiang. Now that Yun Hongshan is dead, Yun Chao and Princess Xiao have come to Beijing, and Yun is ...... in vain"

Thinking that Yun Yu was most likely dead in Yunjiang, Shen Lingxi felt that his heart was like a knife.

Yun Yu is one of her last two remaining relatives.

If she had known that he had gone back to compete for the position of King of Yunjiang, and it was so dangerous, she would have stopped him no matter what......

"He's fine." Chu Yan saw that her lips were pale, he stretched out his hand and put it on her shoulder comfortingly, his tall body leaned slightly, he looked at her at eye level, and said softly: "I sent the black armor guard to go back with him, and I also received a flying pigeon message yesterday, he is on the way to Beijing, you will be able to see him soon." ”

When Shen Lingxi heard this, his eyes immediately turned red, and a sense of happiness for the rest of his life suddenly rose in his heart.

She gratefully looked at Chu Yan's blessing: "Your Highness Xie......"

Because of the excitement, his voice was a little choked.

Such a reaction is really beyond the affection between sworn sisters.

Looking at Chu Yan's eyes, his eyes were slightly dark.

He has always been discerning, how could he not see the strangeness in this.

Chu Yan stood up straight and said lightly, "No need to say thank you, he is your righteous brother, that is, my brother, your business is my business." ”

Mu Huai'an watched the back and forth conversation between the two, and complicated emotions surged in his heart.

Chu Yan only thought that Yun Yu was Shen Lingxi's "righteous brother", and he would already do this step for her.

On the other hand, he ...... Even if she is the first to guess her true identity now, some things may have fallen behind.

It's really "a son is slow, and the whole plate is down".

Shen Lingxi consciously attributed Chu Yan's words to their contract, and secretly rejoiced in his heart that he had agreed to cooperate with him.

So, she hurriedly cheered up and said to the two: "Now that I know the reason why they came to the capital, just now, I used Yun Hongshan's corpse to test Princess Xiao and Yun Chao, and I also found a few suspicious points. ”

Chu Yan and Mu Huai'an also collected their thoughts and motioned for her to come along.

Shen Lingxi said thoughtfully: "First, Yun Chao is a very timid person, just now I wanted to use the corpse to deceive Yun Chao's confession, but from his reaction and what he said, it can be seen that Yun Hongshan's death should have nothing to do with him. However, he must have known about turning Yun Hongshan into a puppet. ”

"Second, Princess Xiao repeatedly asked the guards to hack Yun Hongshan's body to death, and tried not to admit that this body was Yun Hongshan, in essence, she wanted to destroy the corpse, because she knew that the silk puppet technique was a felony for destroying the corpse according to the laws of the Great Zhou."

Mu Huai'an said thoughtfully: "That's why you will disintegrate Yun Hongshan's body in public?" ”

Shen Lingxi nodded: "No matter whose order is this corpse, the person who ordered it to move the hand, the person who ordered it and the person who controlled the corpse will not escape the responsibility." ”

Yun Chao was not frightened, but he didn't know much information, so he couldn't get useful information. Princess Xiao didn't show much fear of Yun Hongshan's 'deceitful corpse' at first, and it could be seen that she had a certain understanding of this evil technique, so her ability to bear it was slightly higher than that of ordinary people. ”

"Although she kept her mouth very strict and didn't say anything, it can be inferred from her series of reactions that she must have colluded with Urda, who is the most skilled in evil magic."

"Third, and most importantly......"

Shen Lingxi looked directly into their eyes, "In the past two days, I asked Empress You'an and those former concubines and ghosts to come to this Yunjiang Royal Mansion to investigate, and by the way, I found Xie Zhangting, who came here a few days ago." ”

"I have not seen them since they came to this palace. Not only are they not there, but if Yun Hongshan dies in vain, his dead soul should not be far from the body, and I have never seen his dead soul. ”

"And the hooded man who manipulated Yun Hongshan's corpse, his face was not disguised, he was not Urda."

"Therefore, the most important thing for us at the moment is to find those missing souls in this mansion in order to find ...... Urda."

2-in-1

(End of chapter)