Chapter 159: Poison Origin Hidden Evil Stone Appears
The conflict between Dongling Yuanhui and Xia Houyiyun became sensitive and a little irrational. Dongling Yuanhui was worried about Yizhou on the one hand, and even more worried about Ximen Yourong's life and death.
Therefore, what he said was not malicious, but it was still somewhat questioning. This was also the reason why Xia Houyiyun was angry!
Just when Dongling Yuanhao was about to continue saying something, Dongling Yuanyong suddenly slapped the table and scolded him angrily:
"Yuan Hao, you are a majestic military commander of the imperial city, how can you speak so wantonly? Apologize to Princess Yiyun immediately!"
Even if Dongling Yuanyong didn't reprimand him, Dongling Yuanhao realized that his words were indeed inappropriate.
Especially when he saw Xia Houyi's red eyes, he immediately felt guilty, so he followed Dongling Yuanyong's order and apologized sincerely:
"Princess Yiyun, my overly impatient words are not malicious, please forgive me!"
Xia Houyiyun didn't even look at him, let alone respond to his words. She seemed to ignore his existence as if she hadn't heard his apology. But she said righteously to Dongling Yuan Yong:
"Emperor Dongling, my brother and sister came from afar with the intention of making good friends. During the harassment period, our brother and sister did have to stay in Dacheng because they were assassinated and injured respectively. I also admit that the assassins who assassinated our brother and sister were ourselves.
problem. But to say that the people of Dacheng were poisoned and that the disappearance of Sister Ximen was because of our brother and sister relationship is an unfounded attempt to impose a crime. Sister Ximen asked my imperial brother for help, and my imperial brother can definitely do it.
It would have been nice to assign Ge Tu to come, but he remembered Sister Ximen’s life-saving grace, so he wanted to come and do his part in person. Sister Ximen disappeared, and my brother’s life and death were also unknown. He attacked Sister Ximen and me in Yizhou
No matter where the emperor's assassins come from or who they attack, they are in trouble together now. Emperor Dongling doesn't think that instead of worrying about who is right and wrong here, we should spend all our energy looking for him.
More valuable?"
Xia Hou Yiyun changed his coquettish and ignorant temperament and became mature and calm, which made Dongling Yuanyong seriously look at Xia Hou Yiyun, who was just a child in his eyes for a while.
Then, he stared at Dongling Yuanhao and said deliberately in comparison:
"What Princess Yiyun said is reasonable, frank and takes the overall situation into consideration. Finding someone is indeed the top priority now... Yuan Hao, do you understand what I mean?"
How could Dongling Yuanhao not know that his imperial brother was reprimanding him for speaking out of order and not being safe enough? He had nothing to refute, so he could only accept the lesson obediently!
Xia Houyiyun still had something to say, so she continued:
"As for what happened before and after Yizhou, I wonder if you have noticed the specialness...?" She stopped and looked at everyone.
"Princess, please continue!" Dongling Yuanyong wanted to hear her opinion!
Xiahou Yiyun saw that Dongling Yuanyong was willing to listen, so she let go and said:
"You would have been poisoned long ago if something happened to you in Yizhou! Those people chose Yizhou to cause disaster. Firstly, Yizhou is very close to your imperial city and it is the most valued city. Secondly, Yizhou shares everything.
There is one water source, but there are four branches that are unrelated to each other. Therefore, the poisoner can easily control the chronic poisoning of the people in one place, thereby creating what everyone thinks is a natural disaster and delaying the truth of the poisoning from being revealed.
Later, the arrival of Sister Ximen slowly stabilized the lives of the poisoned people. Originally, as long as we had the help of Ge Tu, the imperial doctor of Xiahou Kingdom, the people of Yizhou could be completely detoxified. But at the last moment, Yizhou was poisoned again...
….”
When Xia Houyiyun said this, she paused and looked at Dongling Yuanhao and asked: "What does this mean?"
Dongling Yuanhao was not a fool either. He could see why Xia Hou Yiyun looked at him sarcastically, and he also understood the hint in her question.
Although he was slightly uncomfortable, Dongling Yuanhao still discussed the matter and responded generously to Xia Houyiyun's words:
"It shows that some people don't want to see us solve the suffering of the people of Yizhou so quickly!"
"To be precise, they don't want to see Sister Ximen become the "god" who saves Yizhou!"
Xia Houyiyun pointed out the key point in one sentence, and it was not difficult for everyone to understand her hint.
Ximen Yourong had already united the people of Yizhou, and she truly became the mother of the country revered in the hearts of the people.
But just a few days before this peaceful situation stabilized, a frightening sudden death occurred in Yizhou. Everyone saw the consequences, and almost all the bad words were directed at Ximen Yourong.
It can be seen that even if what Xia Houyiyun said bluntly may not necessarily be the whole problem, there is no doubt that someone wants to destroy Ximen Yourong's noble image in the hearts of the people!
Dongling Yuanyong was not unaware of this fact, so he looked at Xia Houyiyun and said calmly:
"What Princess Yiyun said is insightful, but is this the particularity that the princess mentioned?"
"No, what I want to say is that the disaster that happened to you in Yizhou may also be your "household matter". Because you can understand the special structure of Yizhou City so well and use it so well, don't you think that
Isn’t it more likely that you, the evil person behind the scenes, are “family thieves” than those from outside?”
Xia Houyiyun once again spoke frankly. The reason why she insisted on speaking so clearly was actually because the signs Dongling Yuanhao just pointed out were not strictly malicious slander.
It happened that the source of the two poisons came from the Xiahou Kingdom. As soon as his imperial brother came, he was assassinated the first time he went out with Ximen Yourong. This is true according to what Dongling Yuanhao said, Ximen Yourong was there.
After being in Yizhou for so long, there was no place in Yizhou City that she had not been to. She had traveled back and forth so many times but she had not been assassinated. As a result, she and her royal brother saw "ghosts" as soon as they left home!
In short, everything happens to be related to Xiahou, and from Dacheng's standpoint, it is understandable to remain suspicious of them.
However, Xia Houyiyun was very sure that they had nothing to do with the disaster in Yizhou, so she had to take the initiative to point out the key points to prove her innocence.
Dongling Yuanhao listened back and forth. Although he could feel that Xia Houyiyun's arguments at this time were no longer intended to refute him, but he still insisted on his own ideas, but he said more euphemistically:
"It is indeed very possible that there are "family thieves" in our Dacheng. After all, it is difficult to explain that it was the Xiahou Crown Prince who caused our suffering in Yizhou. But it is also true that assassins from your Xiahou Kingdom followed into Dacheng to assassinate your brothers and sisters.
This does not rule out the involvement of the Yizhou disaster. Because the time of occurrence is very consistent... However, I am not talking about what Prince Xiahou did. What I mean is that if there is indeed a "family thief" in our Dacheng. Then maybe he wants to harm him.
The people of Prince Xiahou may have something in common with our "family thieves" in Dacheng, so they just happened to come together to make us both miserable at the same time."
This time, Xia Houyiyun felt much calmer after hearing Dongling Yuanhao's words. She put aside her dissatisfaction with him just now and continued:
"Anyway, Sister Ximen and my brother disappeared together after being attacked. It has not yet been determined whether the assassin went after my brother or Sister Ximen. In addition, with all due respect, your Dacheng's "household affairs" may be more serious than you think.
It’s more complicated, but Sister Ximen is unlucky enough to be the one who stands out among you, and she has to risk her own life to stand in front of you.”
Xia Houyiyun was talking, and the tone of his words changed as people listened. It was as if on the cusp of this catastrophic disaster, their central government, Dachengguo, actually pushed the mother of a country out to keep out the wind and rain.
It seems like they have no one left!
Dongling Yuanyong's already uneasy heart suddenly tightened again after hearing Xia Houyiyun's "quick words".
He didn't spend so much time here listening to Xia Hou Yiyun's words because he had nothing to do. He just didn't intend to search for Ximen Yourong's whereabouts without any purpose or structure.
In fact, he...!
Dongling Yuanyong's thoughts were interrupted here, because Wuhen just brought back, no, it should be said that he captured an assassin from the Xiahou Kingdom.
Wuhen tapped the assassin's acupuncture points to prevent him from moving, so he kicked the assassin's knees to make him fall down and kneel in front of Dongling Yuanyong.
Afterwards, Wuhen also knelt down on one knee and replied:
"Your Majesty, your guess is correct. The assassin indeed appeared in the deep pool again and tried to throw foreign objects into the water. But he refused to reveal any information, and he intended to commit suicide."
Wuhen said that he had already opened a black cloth bag and placed it on the ground. He saw two gray-black stones inside the bag. The two stones did not look smooth. Instead, they had densely packed holes as big as the eye of a needle.
When Gotu saw the stone, he immediately exclaimed: "This is the "Hidden Evil Stone"...!"
With what Getu said, there is indeed physical evidence. If the arrested person can truthfully provide all the information, there will also be a witness!
The reason why Wuhen was able to catch this assassin was not a coincidence, but Dongling Yuanyong's plan in advance.
When he quickly calmed down the unstable people in Yizhou as an emperor and proved that Ximen Yourong's prescription was not the cause of the sudden death of the people, he guessed that the person behind the poison would not be willing to let the chaos in Yizhou subside so quickly.
Especially since the overwhelming public outcry against Ximen Yourong hadn't heated up for a few days, the wind turned and people were back to being grateful for Ximen Yourong.
Since the people who caused chaos in Yizhou wanted to take the opportunity to slander and slander Ximen Yourong, how could they easily allow Ximen Yourong to establish himself as the noble image of the mother of the country in the hearts of the people?
After all these considerations, Dongling Yuanyong predicted that those people would definitely take action.
The most likely possibility for them to act maliciously again is to use people's lives as bargaining chips. Therefore, source water will definitely become the first choice for those people to commit evil.
As expected, Wuhen had been lurking near the deep pool that was difficult for ordinary people to reach for only one day and one night. Before dawn today, the suspicious person appeared.
Dongling Yuanyong asked Ge Tu and Dr. Ai to bring the "Hidden Evil Stone" for reference research, because what he was more anxious to know now was not the "Hidden Evil Stone" but the whereabouts of Ximen Yourong!