In the Jinluan Palace, everyone looked towards the door, but did not see the person who spoke, because the person was still outside the palace, in front of the Xuanwu Gate.

Before I saw the person, I heard his voice first.

This is not something that can be done by shouting loudly, but requires a subtle control of the internal force, wrapping the sound with deep internal force, and transmitting it to an extremely distant place, which is what people often call sound transmission for thousands of miles.

In the whole world, there are only a few people who know how to transmit sounds across thousands of miles, and each of them is a figure who once stood at the top of the martial arts world, such as the Sword Master, the old master of Longhu Mountain, and the eighth prince of the Zhu family.

The person who came was none other than the eighth son of the Zhu family. After saying those words, he came from Xuanwu Gate to the front of Jinluan Palace in an instant. He glanced coldly at the shivering third prince, stepped into the palace, and stood next to Shen Xiaojia.

Standing, hunting in long robes, he looked around the civil and military hall, and said proudly, "I wanted to drink some good wine last night, so I asked this guy to help me buy a few jars from Shuijingfang. Do you have any opinions?"

Wei Changgen, the left prime minister, frowned and said with an unhappy expression, "Eighth Prince, Your Majesty has not summoned you, why did you come in on your own?"

Emperor Qing waved his hand, "Weimu has the iron certificate of the alchemy book given by the late emperor. He can enter the palace at any time. Except for treason, he will be exempted from death..." He turned to look at the Eighth Prince, blinked and said, "Eighth brother

, Long time no see, you have aged a lot!"

The Eighth Prince Zhu Weimu sighed softly, "After the floating clouds parted, the flowing water lasted ten years... It has been ten years. Your Majesty, you are already over fifty, how can I not grow old!"

Emperor Qing looked at Zhu Weimu's empty sleeves and said softly, "You have worked hard these years... If you get tired of staying in Qingfeng Pavilion, you can tell me. Whatever you want, I will grant you!"

The Eighth Prince chuckled, "I'm already that old, and I don't have any other desires. It's good to stay in Qingfeng Pavilion for retirement. I can take care of the flowers and plants in my free time, and feel pure and comfortable. The only shortcoming... Qingfeng Pavilion is all about it.

I really don’t want to chat with these rotten literati,” he pointed at Shen Xiaojia and said calmly, “But this guy really likes me, so I talked to him a few more words last night and asked him to help me go to Shuijingfang.

Buy some jars of fine wine... I didn't expect it would cause trouble. I heard those rumors this morning. They are nonsense. If this kid really wanted to assassinate His Majesty, why did he go to Yongxin Hall and bring steamed buns with him in the middle of the assassination?

Are you hungry? Take a bite?"

Zuo Xiang coughed and suddenly said, "Although there are some inconsistencies here, it happens to be this steamed bun that points out the identity of the assassin."

Emperor Qing asked curiously, "What do you mean? Is there anything special about this steamed bun?"

Chao Ya and Zuo, who were kneeling on one knee in the center of the hall, looked at each other, quickly picked up the steamed bun, pointed at the blood stains on it, took over the conversation, and explained, "Your Majesty, please see...this steamed bun is stained with some blood.

When I was investigating the banquet at Qingfeng Pavilion last night, I heard that the Marquis of Blood had mentioned the four words "human blood steamed buns". All of this was a bit too coincidental. After thinking about it, I could only come to one conclusion.

"

Emperor Qing raised the corners of his lips and glanced at Chao Ya with a smile, "Interesting, my commander of the Imperial Guard knows how to use his brain to handle cases. Tell me what conclusion you have reached!"

Chao Ya replied in a deep voice, "Before last night, no one knew the meaning of human blood steamed buns, so no one would think of using this to frame the Bloody Marquis. Then there is only one answer left, the Bloody Marquis is the assassin."

Shen Xiaojia smiled and shook his head and said, "General Chao, your conclusion is too arbitrary. Maybe no one understood the meaning of human blood steamed buns before last night, but many people at last night's banquet knew it, such as Mr. An Jianzhang...

…I think he is very suspicious. He must have changed his clothes after falling into the water, and he also had a grudge against me, so he pretended to be me and entered the palace to assassinate me.”

"Impossible!" Chao Ya retorted, "An Jianzhang's martial arts skills are so low that he can't even climb over the palace wall. How can he assassinate the Holy Emperor? Among all the guests at the banquet, only your martial arts skills, Xueyi Hou, were able to sneak in quietly.

Within the palace, and escaped intact..."

The Eighth Prince Zhu Weimu flicked his sleeves and said coldly, "Are you saying I'm lying? Next, do you want to say that I am the mastermind of this assassination and that this guy Shen Xiaojia is just an accomplice?"

Chao Ya felt the violent sword intent emanating from the Eighth Prince, and his face turned pale immediately, and he said urgently, "Your Majesty, I forgive you, I have no intention of doing anything."

That’s what I mean! Of course, the prince will not lie, and it is impossible for him to have any rebellion against His Majesty, but he may be deceived by the nvgan..."

Seeing that Chao Ya had a troubled look on his face and didn't know how to explain it, Zuo Xiang immediately stepped forward and said, "My lord, don't be angry. After all, General Chao Ya is a military general and doesn't know how to express himself. I probably understand what he means. In fact, he doesn't know what he means."

I just raised an idea, is it possible that the Xueyi Hou took a turn on the way to help you get a drink from Shuijingfang and wandered around the palace a few times?"

The Eighth Prince Zhu Weimu pursed his lips and said, "Didn't this boy just say that? He arrived at Shuijingfang when he was ugly, so he didn't have time to go to the palace for a walk."

"After finishing the drink, I heard that the Bloody Marquis went to Qingfeng Pavilion to get the knife at dawn, so I couldn't help but have some doubts in my heart..." Zuo Xiang looked sideways at Shen Xiaojia and asked unhurriedly, "Dare you

When did the Bloody Marquis leave Shuijingfang and where did he go after that?"

Shen Xiaojia said calmly, "After drinking, of course you have to drink. I left Shuijingfang at seven o'clock in the ugly hour, and then went to drink."

"Where did you drink it? Can anyone else testify?"

"I've had drinks in many places... It seems that there are Yingchunyuan where the Fourth Highness has been, the Yingou Gambling House in the west of the city, and the city gate of the east gate. Although there are not many people who see me, there are not many people who see me.

Prime minister can send someone to inquire one by one."

After hearing this, the Fourth Prince Zhu Yuanzhi was surprised and said, "Have you ever been to Yingchun Yuan? Why didn't I know?"

Shen Xiaojia replied with a slightly shy expression, "I'm a reserved person and usually don't go to places like this, so I just sat for a while and left. At that time, Your Highness was busy flirting with the Peony girl, the number one in Yingchun Courtyard, so naturally you couldn't see her.

I, but you should remember that a rough guy with a big mole at the corner of his mouth gave you a pot of wine, that's what I ordered!"

Zhu Yuanzhi suddenly said, "Oh! It turns out you were the one who turned that bastard off my appetite. No wonder he smiled so obscenely and kept trying to persuade me to drink Ten Whips of Wine..."

Suddenly he caught a glimpse of Emperor Qing's face looking a little ugly, and the ministers around him also looked strangely. Only then did Zhu Yuanzhi realize that he had said too much, and immediately stopped talking. He looked at Shen Xiaojia angrily, thinking that this kid must have given birth to the child because of his temporary change of words.

He was dissatisfied, so he was tricked into playing tricks on him. He was really a villain who was determined to retaliate against others!

After this incident, the civil and military ministers in the palace no longer suspected that Shen Xiaojia was one of the assassins. Even Chao Ya sighed secretly, grabbed the yellow cloth and covered it again on the human blood steamed buns and the corner of the green shirt, as if there was nothing there.

Happens normally.

Only the left minister Wei Changgen still frowned. His intuition told him that Shen Xiaojia was one of the assassins who broke into the palace last night. However, the evidence is now conclusive. It is impossible for a person to appear in two places at the same time. There must be something fishy in this!

The hall suddenly fell silent. Emperor Qing, who was sitting on the dragon throne, did not speak. No one knew what to do next. However, the emperor could not just say something directly. If there was any reversal in the future, his face would be ruined.

It won't look good, and the atmosphere will suddenly become awkward and inexplicable...

Xie Zhong, the right minister who is good at observing words and expressions, slowly opened his eyes, put his right hand in front of his lips, and coughed heavily, "Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not..."

Emperor Qing turned his head and glanced at the Right Prime Minister, and chuckled, "Oh! The Right Prime Minister is here too. I thought you didn't come to the morning court today. If you have anything to say, just say it. I didn't let anyone block your way.

Mouth!"

Knowing that the emperor was angry, the right minister immediately bowed and said, "Previously, the left minister spoke passionately, and it was difficult for me to interrupt, so I could only be a bystander... Now that the clouds have cleared, I have the opportunity to speak and confide.

The confusion in my heart... Your Majesty, shouldn't the Daming Lake case be discussed at court this morning? Why did it suddenly get involved in the assassination in the palace last night? Although I don't know the details, one thing is certain, that is, Your Majesty, you are now

OK, nothing happened!"

Emperor Qing stood up, tilted his head and said, "What you mean is...the assassin who broke into the palace did not want to kill me, but had another agenda?"

"I heard that the fire in the imperial study room was only about the size of a palm. Nothing valuable was lost in the Yongxin Palace. Only two eunuchs and one imperial guard died in the palace last night..." Right Minister Xie Zhong

He smiled slightly and said, "The assassin obviously doesn't want to do any real harm.

Your Majesty, we want people to think that they broke into the palace to assassinate Your Majesty. In this way, they can use the topic to their advantage and confuse the situation."

Emperor Qing took a breath and asked with confusion on his face, "What does this mean? Who wants to make use of the topic, and who wants to fool around with others, right minister, please explain more clearly!"

Right Prime Minister Xie Zhong stroked his beard and smiled calmly, "It's obvious who wants to use the topic... Whoever doesn't want the Marquis in Blood to investigate the Daming Lake case, and whoever doesn't want the Marquis in Blood to reveal the truth in this hall, is the one who wants to

A foolish person!"

The Prime Minister Zuo sneered, "Mr. Xie, there is no need to insinuate, you can just say it bluntly, no matter what you say makes sense or not, we will not laugh at you!"

The right prime minister sighed and said, "Look, he is anxious... Anyway, I won't beat around the bush. The name of the deceased in the Daming Lake case was Dong San, and he was a subordinate of the son of the left prime minister. The two had happened a few days ago.

There was a quarrel... I have a guess that maybe the Daming Lake case was deeply involved with the son of the left prime minister, so the left prime minister didn't want the Xueyi Hou to investigate the case, so the assassination last night was just to splash some blood on the Xueyi Hou.

Dirty water made the Daming Lake case go unsolved..."

Emperor Qing leaned back slightly, put his hands on his knees, smacked his mouth and said, "It sounds reasonable! Hou Xueyi, is the real culprit in the Daming Lake case the son of the left prime minister?"

Shen Xiaojia looked at the stern-looking Zuo Xiang, scratched his head, and said with a shy smile, "This...is really not the case!"
Chapter completed!