"So he chose the Queen to be the person to conceive." Song Shiyin said.

"That's right, but the queen didn't know about it. On that day, the medicinal diet given by the king to the queen was poisoned. The queen was sent to the place of sacrifice without knowing it, and under everyone's watchful eyes

Next, get pregnant with that witch Zhu."

"One month later, the medical woman came to check the queen's pulse. She was successfully pregnant. This time the king's plan was more than half successful. He only needs to wait peacefully until the queen gives birth to the child."

"But what the queen gave birth to was not a god, but a conjoined baby girl that the king considered to be an ominous thing. Why did he think so?" Song Shiyin asked again.

The merchant had learned this news before, and he quickly responded: "Because a long, long time ago, a conjoined child was born in other kingdoms in the desert, and not long after, that country ushered in a disaster."

"The people began to think that the unknown conjoined twins had angered the gods. They were angry and could do nothing. They could only watch their own end. Not long after, the country was destroyed by natural disasters."

"So, the king also believed that the conjoined baby girl born by the queen was something unknown. It was only at this time that he realized that his plan had failed, and he wanted to try his best to make up for it."

"If the god is not successfully born, then according to the prophecy, Shacheng will perish in his hands."

Song Shiyin asked again: "Where did that Wu Zhu go? Is there any news about him in the future?"

The businessman said: "The king has put him to death. After he and the queen completed the pregnancy, the king will not allow a man who has an affair with his wife to live, even if this man has just communicated with the gods not long ago."

Song Shiyin was stunned for a moment. Although she had expected Wu Zhu's ending, she still felt very sad. She felt sorry for the queen.

That woman was betrayed by her husband and then executed. In all events, she was a pure victim and was completely kept in the dark.

At this time, Song Shiyin asked again: "King, does he really love the queen?"

The businessman shook his head and asked, "No matter how much I love you, I don't have the right to love myself so much."...

Song Shiyin sighed, and then thought of another piece of news they had discovered.

She asked: "Do you know anything about the previous king?"

The businessman only knows one thing, which is what everyone in the team knows. The queen is actually very capable, and the former king admired the queen very much.

With a flash of inspiration, Song Shiyin blurted out: "The king chose the queen as the person to conceive, is it possible that he had premeditated it? He may have long been resentful of the queen's ability, so he wanted to find an opportunity to eliminate the queen.

"

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Song Shiyin felt that this might be the truth.

Hearing this, other people in the team also felt that this guess made sense.

If what Song Shiyin said is true, then the merchant is most likely not lying. He really did not know about the prophecy. Then it is very likely that all this is a play directed and acted by the king. It was he who handed over the parchment.

Put it among the pile of goods.

Song Shiyin looked at the merchant again and asked, "Whose hands did your goods pass when you handed them over?"

The merchant returned: "I did it all myself. After the goods were brought to Shacheng, I was always in charge of them. I also loaded the goods that were presented to the king myself, so I have never been able to figure out how the parchment got mixed in."

.”

Song Shiyin's mind was spinning. She remained silent and did not speak again. She sorted out all the clues bit by bit. If she took the starting point that all this was done by the king, she quickly found a clear clue.

But for the king, his motive is not enough. If he just wants to kill the queen, there is no need to lay out such a big picture.

He could totally find another reason to make the queen make a mistake, thereby achieving his own goal. Why did the king want the god to be born?

Song Shiyin slowly closed his eyes and sighed: "It's still wrong. There must be some other reason that made the king do all this.

"

"Is what the prophecy said true? Shacheng is really going to perish?" Bian Tingyu blinked and asked.

"I don't think so." The businessman suddenly spoke and answered the question.

His answer caused everyone to look at him. He cleared his throat and gave the reason: "I have been with him for three years. Although there have been rumors before that the king of Shacheng is a good king who is diligent and loves his people."

"But he gave me a very disconnected feeling. Sometimes he was able to sacrifice part of his own interests for the people of Shacheng, but other times, he disregarded the lives of the entire people of Shacheng for insignificant things.

"

"Anyway, I can't understand him." The businessman frowned and shook his head.

Song Shiyin signaled the team with his eyes, and they walked to the corner of the room together and talked quietly.

"Do you think what the businessman said is true?" Bian Tingyu asked.

"Everyone has their own explanation, but as of now, if all this is a lie by the businessman, then what is his intention?" Song Shiyin frowned.

Wen Jiu also agreed with this view: "According to what he said, he is a businessman from the plains. Businessmen are very profitable. The money he earns from both sides is enough for him to squander for a lifetime. Why bother to come to Shacheng to go to the muddy water?"

"That's right, the final outcome of all these events is just the destruction of Shacheng. What's the use to a businessman?" Shen Yueru also agreed.

"So, the person who is most suspicious now is the king?" After listening to the words of the three people, Bian Tingyu concluded.

"I think we are not far from the truth." Xu Chengtian said with certainty.

Everyone in the team nodded.

"Then what should we do next?" This is the first time Han Shan has participated in a discussion among the team.

"The merchant knows a lot, and he is currently the only person who can directly contact the king without arousing suspicion. We need to win him to our side." Wen Xu looked at the merchant and replied.

"I understand." Song Shiyin nodded.

Everyone in the team returned to their previous positions.

At this time, Song Shiyin said to the businessman: "I can make a deal with you. We plan to investigate the truth of all this matter."

"After the matter is completed, we can let you leave the palace, and you can continue to go back to your plains to do business. After all, Shacheng is very likely to be destroyed."

The businessman was stunned. He did not expect that the result of their discussion would be to win his cooperation and asked: "You want to deal with the king?"

"We just want to find out the truth. You have seen our capabilities. We have been talking here for so long without the guards noticing. It is more than enough to save you."

The businessman thought for a while and agreed.

Because he is still staying in the palace, it is because he knows too much, the king will not let him go, and he himself is powerless and cannot break through the siege of the guards.

So he simply stayed in the palace, eating and drinking well, but he also wanted to go out and didn't want to be trapped here all his life.

Song Shiyin asked him again: "Tell us all the information you know about Shacheng, the king, and the queen. We need more clues."

The businessman thought for a while, but he didn't know where to start. He said, "Well, you ask me questions and I will answer them."

The team brainstormed, each person came up with questions one by one, took turns, and then the merchants answered them one by one.

"How much do you know about the previous king?" Song Shiyin asked.

The businessman raised his head slightly and his eyes drifted to the left. He was thinking, and then hesitantly said: "I know very little about the previous king. I only know that such a person existed. People in the palace will hardly mention him."

"Every time someone mentioned the previous king, the king would stop him and say it would cause him sadness. So, I don't know what kind of person the previous king was."

What the businessmen said matched the information they had received from the people before.

Several people in the team thought this was a suspicious point, so they

Even the people know that the previous king admired the queen very much. Doesn't the current king hold a grudge?

Then does he really love the previous king as much as he said? Does even mentioning his deeds make him sad? Maybe there is something hidden in this.

"What about the queen? Have you ever met her?" Wen Xu asked.

The businessman nodded: "I saw it once. It was three years ago. I presented the treasure to the king. He was so happy that he held a banquet. At the banquet, he and his queen attended."

"The queen is not very beautiful, but her temperament is outstanding. There is a faint smile on her lips, and she is dressed in gorgeous palace clothes. She looks both majestic and gentle."

"During the dinner, the queen rarely spoke. She was more of a listener. Sometimes she smiled and nodded, and sometimes she just said a nice word."

"I have only met her once. But the people in the palace have very good comments about the queen. Almost every person in the palace has been favored by the queen. In my opinion, she should be a good queen who is gentle and loving to the people.

.”

"It's just that, alas, I didn't expect that she would end up like this."

After reminiscing, the businessman sighed, with compassion and intolerance flashing in his eyes.

Everyone in the team was silent for a moment. If the king really did all this on purpose, then he really deserves to die.

The topic then returned to the prophecy.

"The king said that the parchment on which the destruction of Sand City was written was written. Have you seen it?" Xu Chengtian asked.

"I have seen that on the day when the king questioned me, he slammed the parchment in front of my eyes. It was almost a whole piece of parchment and looked very old."

"There were a few words written in ink on it. I looked closer and smelled the fragrance of ink. I became suspicious and secretly stuck it with my fingers. There were ink stains on my hands."

"At that time, all I could think about was how to deal with the king's anger. I didn't think about it in detail. I just thought that the moisture in the storage environment would lead to deinking."

"Now that I think about it, this might also be a clue."

This clue is a big progress for everyone in the team. If it is true as the businessman said, this is evidence that the king forged the prophecy.

"What about the book? Have you seen the book that records the methods to deal with the destruction of the country?" The problem predicted just now inspired Han Shan, and he struck while the iron was hot and turned the topic to this topic.

The businessman shook his head: "After the king learned about this method, he just came to me to inquire. He asked me if I had seen similar sacrificial methods in the Central Plains, but I have never studied this kind of theory of gods and ghosts.

I don’t know what he thinks.”

"I have never seen that book."

After finishing speaking, everyone in the team felt a little regretful.

At this time, the businessman slapped his head, and he remembered something again. He said, "When I went to see the king once, he was reading a book."

"What he said at the time was that all the books were collected from people's homes, but as a businessman, I could see that some of the books were made of very low-quality materials and were stained with oil spots and stains."

"But there are also some books that are well preserved and made of very high-end materials. And the method the king mentioned is written on the books made of high-end materials. I was a little confused at the time, but I didn't take it to heart."

"In this way, the clues become very clear. The prophecy was forged by the king, and the book was prepared by him in advance. However, there are still two problems that have not been resolved." Song Shiyin said solemnly.
Chapter completed!