According to what Shen Xingran said, Xu Zun secretly sorted out the whole story of the iron coffin case and felt that he had a new understanding.
First, the 100-year-old national advisor Qiu Dingtian mastered a royal secret about the Queen Mother Lin, and was therefore hunted down by the Queen Mother. As a last resort, Qiu Dingtian fled to Xiazhou to seek asylum from the Ruan family.
However, the Ruan family was afraid of the Queen Mother's power, so they had to kill Qiu Dingtian, put his body in an iron coffin, and secretly escorted it back to the Holy Capital by the inner guards.
Since Ku Niang was hidden at the bottom of the iron coffin and her skills were similar to those of the Ruan family, Ku Niang might be a bodyguard sent by the Ruan family.
Or maybe there is some other purpose.
Next, an accident happened. The iron coffin was robbed in Xinye County, the internal guard was killed, Ku Niang was imprisoned, and the whereabouts of Qiu Dingtian's body was unknown. Only then everything happened.
Since the person who imprisoned Ku Niang was Shen Gong, Shen Tiande, then Shen Tiande must have participated in the iron coffin robbery.
So... here comes the question, why did Shen Tiande snatch Qiu Dingtian's body?
Could it be that Qiu Dingtian's body still retains any secrets?
However, Xu Zun could generally tell that the person who ordered Shen Tiande must want to know the big secret that Qiu Dingtian knew.
From this point of view, the secret must be very important. Once it is grasped, it will probably threaten the regime of Queen Mother Lin.
However, it was obvious that these people did not get what they wanted. Either they did not find the secret from Qiu Dingtian's body, or there was no Qiu Dingtian's body in the coffin at all.
Otherwise, they would not have imprisoned Ku Niang for more than two years and tortured her severely.
It stands to reason that Ku Niang should know best whether there is Qiu Dingtian's body in the iron coffin, but now that Ku Niang has lost her memory, she may not know the answer for the time being.
Thinking of this, Xu Zun remembered another thing, that is, when he personally asked Queen Mother Lin about the iron coffin case, Queen Mother Lin's reaction seemed to be a bit extreme.
It seems that the big secret hidden behind the iron coffin case is definitely of sufficient weight.
Otherwise, Queen Mother Lin would not plan in Yonghui and try to put pressure on the Ruan family in Xiazhou.
Understood, Xu Zun simply arranged it.
Shen Tiande and the forces behind him should not be Xuanmen, so they are most likely a force that wants to overthrow the Queen Mother's regime.
Shen Tiande became an official at that time precisely because he was a member of the royalist faction. It seems that the royalist faction wanted to get the big secret that Qiu Dingtian knew in order to overthrow the Queen Mother Lin.
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Xu Zhengzong exhaled heavily, feeling that the situation above the court was more sinister than imagined!
I don’t know if I make a miscalculation, I will be doomed!
So... now I have to handle the matter of finding the prince.
"Brother Shen," thinking of this, Xu Zun asked Shen Xingran again, "do you think there is something fishy about the attack on the prince?" "Strange?" Shen Xingran paused and asked, "Why do you ask? Ji Ying , things like sea monsters are unbelievable. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, it would be really hard to believe it!”
"I
Xu Zun thought for a moment and said, "I'm not talking about the Kraken. I'm talking about the attack on your Tianfu giant ship."
After the attack, he drifted at sea for ten days.
"What happened in these ten days?"
"Ah You
Shen Xingran frowned, with doubts on his face, "Don't you believe me? The hull of the ship was seriously damaged and it was difficult to navigate.
Uncontrollable, they could only drift with the tide. Although Wei Pu and others tried their best, the ship finally hit Gufeng Island.
After hearing this, Xu Zun looked solemn and said nothing.
"What? Ji Ying?" Shen Xingran felt something and asked, "Do you think it is illogical that I will be the only one left after Gufeng Island comes out?"
Xu Zun still didn't speak, but looked at Shen Xingran extremely seriously.
"Ji Ying," Shen Xingran said slightly sullenly, "what do you mean?"
Yingying is the beautiful woman wearing red clothes and dancing the rainbow dance.
"Yingying?" Shen Xingran was startled and said, "Oh, she...she is a court dancer, and she and I...well
Me and her
There's nothing wrong with it.
"Then you risked your life for her on Gufeng Island?" Xu Zun asked.
"Oh, okay," Shen Xingran said helplessly, "at the beginning of my mission, Yingying and I had feelings for each other, but it's a pity that her identity is sensitive and we cannot make it public.
"Later, when I arrived at Gufeng Island, alas..." he said painfully, "watching the woman you love being taken away by a different man every day, do you know what it feels like?
"However, I am not strong enough to be a match for those warriors." Shen Xingran said, "In order to save Yingying, I insisted on fighting every day. I think...this is the motivation for me to survive, right?"
Shen Xingran's words were full of helplessness and bitterness, and it was indeed a painful thing.
Moreover, those who had taken Yingying away were now on the same ship, so it would be awkward to meet them.
However, those warriors did not do this intentionally, it was all due to the lemon toxin, and Shen Xingran became even more powerless. "Then
Xu Zun could feel Shen Xingran's distress and immediately changed the subject and asked, "Where is the Crown Princess? I can't figure it out.
As a noble princess, there must be maids and maids around her, right? But why is she the only one?"
"Well..." Shen Xingran recalled carefully and replied after a few seconds, "There are six personal maids around the Crown Princess. We have seen them during the ten days of drifting, but... it seems that after entering Gufeng Island, It was never seen again.
"How about asking the Crown Princess herself? She should know, right?" he suggested.
"I have already sent someone to ask," Xu Zun said. "The Crown Princess was taken away by Wang Dian as soon as she entered Gufeng Island, and the whereabouts of her maidservant are unknown. Didn't you see it too?'
Shen Xingran shook his head: "Everyone was so confused at that time that they couldn't remember many details! Could it be that... those maids were also
"That
Xu Zun asked, "Do you have any impressions about those people who gamble?"
"It's also very blurry," Shen Xingran said with a grimace. "The gambling place is in the palace, and I rarely see them." My attention at the time was all on Yingying, so...so... ...well
Shen Xingran pinched his forehead, as if in pain.
"Brother Shen," Xu Zun hurriedly consoled him, "in that case, it's better not to drink anymore! Lemon toxin stimulates the spirit. Although I didn't stay there for a long time, when I think about it now, it still feels like a big dream.
"What's more, have you been affected for so long?'
"Ji Ying and Shen Xingran said, "I don't know what to say about looking for the prince!
"Do you still not believe in the existence of sea monsters?'
"No," Xu Zun took a sip of wine and said, "It's not that I don't believe in the siren, it's that I don't believe in the human heart!
"Brother Shen, if the prince was really attacked by a sea monster, why were the survivors who went back to report the news silenced?
