Chapter 9: Out of the City at Night

Zhou Yang said, turned around and left with Zhao Wuyang.

But before leaving, his eyes swept towards the four princes, intentionally or unintentionally.

There was still a bit of murderous intent hidden in that fierce gaze, which frightened the four princes involuntarily took two steps back.

If it weren't for the guards behind him to support him, I'm afraid he would have fallen to the ground.

Seeing Zhou Yang leaving, Liu Ke could only leave the Four Princes' Mansion with his subordinates.

"Seven Highnesses, Seven Highnesses!"

After leaving the Four Princes' Mansion, Liu Ke hurriedly caught up with Zhou Yang and shouted in a low voice behind him.

After catching up, Liu Ke asked anxiously.

"What can I do with Your Highness the Seventh, I didn't find anything this time, so I will be in trouble next."

"The fourth prince will definitely become more and more vigilant, and it is almost impossible to find any clues from him!"

Liu Ke was a little depressed, he could be regarded as coming here today and returning in disappointment.

Originally, I thought that I could make a great contribution, let the four princes plant a fight, and show their faces in front of His Royal Highness the Prince.

I didn't expect to search lonely in the end, and I didn't find anything.

Looking at Liu Ke's grumbling face, Zhou Yang frowned.

"Okay, if there is no harvest, there will be no harvest, this palace is not in a hurry, what are you anxious about, go back and rest, just wait for the order!"

Zhou Yang waved his hand and sent Liu Ke away.

After Liu Ke left, Zhou Yang looked at Zhao Wuyang, who had been following him, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"The water is muddy, and now it's up to you to see if you can touch the big fish!"

Zhao Wuyang didn't speak, just nodded heavily.

Then in a flash, he disappeared from behind Zhou Yang.

The Four Princes' Mansion.

Watching Zhou Yang and those people from Dali Temple leave, the four princes also breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, someone reported the news in advance, otherwise that fool would suddenly come to such a hand, but he would really be exposed."

The four princes had a sense of happiness for the rest of their lives.

The assassin he had arranged to assassinate Concubine Xian was hiding in his prince's mansion.

Since Concubine Xian's death, Emperor Deyuan put Zhou Yang in charge of investigating the matter.

Zhou Yang directly blocked the nine gates of the entire capital, strictly controlled the entry and exit of personnel, and did not give him a chance to send people out at all.

It was precisely because of this that the fourth prince was particularly afraid that Zhou Yang would come to search his mansion.

If this assassin is really found, even if Emperor Deyuan has the heart to protect himself, the final outcome will be very miserable.

Thinking of this, the fourth prince let out a long sigh.

"How did this fool suddenly become so difficult to deal with!"

He muttered as he turned around and prepared to go home.

As a result, he saw the corpse on the ground, which made him stunned for a moment.

Tears welled up in his eyes, and he leaned over to soothe the eyes of the dead guard.

"How could such a loyal man die at the hands of that fool."

The fourth prince gritted his teeth and said, it seemed that he was very sorry for the death of this guard.

"This person can be regarded as loyal to the palace, find a coffin, collect it well, and then send it out of the city to be buried."

"Give his family a sum of money, and those who die for this palace must not be treated badly."

These words moved the guards and servants around them.

That night.

Liu Ke, the secretary of Dali Temple, received an invitation from Zhou Yang.

This time, all the people involved in the case of Concubine Xian in Dali Temple are invited to go to the Seven Princes' Mansion for a banquet.

said that he wanted to cheer for the people involved in the case, treat everyone well, and strive to find the murderer behind the scenes as soon as possible.

For this banquet, Zhou Yang specially prepared wine and food, and invited the imperial chef in the palace to take charge.

This can make Liu Ke, the officials of Dali Temple, flattered, and it is the highest honor for them to be able to get the banquet of the prince.

Even if they are the henchmen of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, they have not eaten a royal banquet for so many years.

That night, the Seven Princes' Mansion was extremely lively.

Countless delicacies dazzled everyone, and it can be regarded as a royal banquet.

However, just when Zhou Yang and the others were pushing the cup and changing the lamp, eating delicious food.

In the Four Princes' Mansion, there was a carriage with a coffin, which quietly came out at night.

Escorted by several guards, he headed for the city gate.

Looking at the carriage far away, the corners of the four princes' mouths hooked up a smile.

"Zhou Yang, after tonight, even if you try hard, you won't be able to find any evidence, and then it's time for me to deal with you."

It didn't take long for this carriage to come out of the Four Princes' Mansion.

Zhou Yang, who was drinking with Liu Ke and other officials of Dali Temple, received a whispered secret report from a guard.

After the guard retreated, Zhou Yang smiled mysteriously.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I also specially prepared a good show tonight, and invited the most famous actors in the capital to let everyone go and have a good look."

Hearing Zhou Yang say this, these officials, who were having a good time, showed excitement on their faces.

The Seven Princes invited guests to eat delicacies from the mountains and seas, a rare imperial banquet, so this good show must have been carefully prepared, and it must be a feast for the eyes.

For a while, these people present were excited.

No one thought that this Seventh Prince would be so well prepared, it can really be described as a dragon for eating, drinking and having fun!

Under the leadership of Zhou Yang, everyone left the prince's mansion, got into the carriage that had been prepared a long time ago, and went to watch the play.

However, not far from the surrounding of these carriages, there were faint people following there, as if to prevent someone in the crowd from leaving behind.

The other side.

The guards in the palace of the four princes with their carriages had also arrived under the city gate.

"Stop, who is going out of the city so late?"

An officer guarding the door shouted sharply.

The soldiers behind him were also vigilant, weapons in their hands, looking at the group of people coming from a distance, driving the carriage.

"Brothers, don't be nervous, we are the guards in the palace of the Four Princes."

"Something happened in the house today, a colleague unfortunately died, and we sent this colleague out for burial by the order of His Royal Highness the Fourth."

"Brothers, make it easy for you!"

The leading guard said as he walked up to the officer guarding the door.

At the same time, he also took out a gold ingot from his bosom and quietly stuffed it into the officer's hand.

After receiving the gold, the officer smiled and carried the gold twice.

"Hey, this amount is quite sufficient, it seems that the Fourth Highness is really willing to do it."

Hearing this, the guard subconsciously looked up at the officer in front of him.

Under the light of the torches, he finally saw the officer's face clearly, and his face was immediately full of horror.

"How are you?"