Xie Lin's guards, together with Zhou Gu's guards, left some people to protect Xie Lin, and some quickly followed the direction of the arrow.
Xie Lin rode his horse and stayed where he was and said to the people, "Bring these two sharp arrows over and show them to me."
Someone went to pick up sharp arrows.
One of Zhou Gu's guards immediately stopped the man, "Be careful, the arrow is poisonous."
Just as the man's hand was about to touch it, he immediately retracted his hand after hearing this. After a closer look, he saw that the tip of the arrow was dark, as if something had been smeared on it, which must have really tempered the poison. He said to himself, "What a danger" and tore off half of it.
He wrapped the arrow in his sleeve and picked it up, but he didn't dare to hand it to Xie Lin, but held it up for Xie Lin to see.
Xie Lin looked ugly and said, "Take it back to your home and ask the doctor for examination."
The two sharp arrows were the same, coming from the same place, and the tips of the swords were both smeared with something. The guard received Xie Lin's instructions and carefully put away the arrows.
Xie Lin asked one of the guards, "Are you sent by Zhou Gu to protect me?"
The guard nodded, "We, the Fourth Young Master, have suffered a loss once. We know that you brought few guards with you when you came to the Protector's Mansion. We were afraid that you would be in danger on your way back to the Mansion, so we were specifically ordered to chase you to protect you and escort you back to Prince Ruian's Mansion safely.
"
Xie Lin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "I really owe my life to him today."
Xie Lin was so angry, and he really thought highly of him. He killed two soldiers in one attack. If there were no guards sent by Zhou Gu today, he would not have trusted his life here.
He resigned from King Ruian's house and returned to his courtyard.
King Ruian nodded, "I know."
King Ruian was choked, and after a while, he uttered, "You are really big-hearted."
King Ruian was grateful, stood up, and patted Xie Lin on the shoulder, "How old are you? I was assassinated when I was young, and I never had red eyes like yours."
King Ruian said: "Show me the testimony of Monk Wangsu Hua'an."
Seeing Xie Linping enter Prince Ruian's Mansion safely, Zhou Gu's guards returned to the Protector's Mansion with confidence.
King Ruian also didn't sleep all night. He came back from the palace and planned to take a nap. As soon as he closed his eyes, Xie Lin rushed in.
King Ruian was about to scold him for his lack of discipline, but Xie Lin's eyes turned red, "Father, my son almost lost sight of you just now!"
Xie Lin also knew in his heart that involving the eldest princess was not something that could be solved in a hurry now that he had returned home. As long as he and his father did not move, the eldest princess might still think that Wangsu had not confessed her.
At this time, the less urgent it is.
After hearing this, King Ruian said in his heart, "It's a good thing." Although he did not lack a son, he only had one legitimate son. He had been carefully cultivated since childhood and could not tolerate any mistakes. Thanks to Zhou Gu, he gained wisdom every time.
, sent people to protect Xie Lin in time.
Xie Lin's lips curled up and his eyes turned red, "Father, did you encounter someone firing cold arrows while walking on the streets of the capital in broad daylight?" He stressed, "Two cold arrows that were poisoned! My son was stunned.
"
"The prince has just returned from the palace." The gatekeeper replied.
Should he praise him?
He handed the testimony back to Xie Lin without keeping it himself, "You have grown up, and it is a good thing to have your own opinions. Keep this yourself!"
Zhou Gu's bodyguard returned to the Duke Protector's Mansion and reported to Zhou Gu that Xie Lin was assassinated by a cold arrow on the street, saying that he had safely sent Xie Lin back to Prince Ruian's Mansion.
The gatekeeper of Prince Ruian's Mansion was startled, "Little Prince, what are you..."
Xie Linbian pursed his lips, "So what if my father knows? Will you run and tell His Majesty? Firstly, you will not participate in the prince's bid for the throne, and secondly, you must keep a low profile and not cause trouble. You know, it is just one more person to keep this matter in mind."
, it’s completely useless. My son is so big-hearted, he can just pretend he didn’t see it in the first place.”
King Ruian looked at him, annoyed, "When I asked you to practice martial arts, you couldn't bear the hardship. What about now? Do you know the benefits of practicing martial arts?"
Xie Lin pursed his lips and told him in a low voice that he had gone to the Duke Protector's Mansion to visit Zhou Gu and interrogate Wangsu by the way, and told him about the interrogation of the eldest prince's concubine.
Xie Lin nodded heavily.
Xie Lin waved to him and asked, "Has my father returned to his home?"
The guards sent out soon came back, brought back two corpses, and told Xie Lin that these two men were dead soldiers. After firing the cold arrows, they didn't even think about running away, but just swallowed poison and committed suicide.
After hearing this, King Ruian's face instantly darkened, "How could you be assassinated?"
King Ruian said: "When you go out to handle a case again, bring a secret guard with you."
Xie Lin did not stay on the street for long, and returned to the Ruian Palace with people and material evidence under his protection.
After reading the testimony, he glared at Xie Lin and said, "Why didn't you say anything about such a big matter?"
Xie Lin handed it to him and said at the same time: "Father, this testimony cannot be presented to His Majesty. The confession presented to His Majesty must be concealed by the person in the palace. I have already said that this testimony is a threat to Wangsu."
You are not allowed to seek death. You must be a witness."
Someone should be.
King Ruian said that it was true. When did the capital become so dangerous? He paused while patting Xie Lin's shoulder. After a moment of pause, he patted his shoulder comfortingly again, "Don't worry, my father will do his best."
You decide."
Xie Lin muttered softly, "I regretted it a long time ago. If I had been good at martial arts, I wouldn't have been unable to defeat Zhou Gu in a fight."
Xie Lin immediately told King Ruian about the incident with red eyes.
King Ruian snorted and thought that it would be better if you had never been beaten. If you had been beaten, wouldn't you have to go home and make troubles about marrying the guilty minister's daughter Qin Luan? Can he agree? Of course not, if that is the case, Zhou
Regardless of breaking his legs, he had to break his legs!
King Ruian waved his hand to him, "This case involves too much. Let me rest for a while and think about how to investigate. You can also go back to calm down the panic. After searching the two dead men, they threw them to Jing Zhaoyin. This king
They must cooperate with the investigation."
Xie Lin immediately rushed into the house and went directly to find King Ruian.
Xie Lin nodded.
Xie Lin was personally taught by King Ruian, and he knew better than anyone how troublesome it would be to involve that person in the palace.
He said angrily: "Take these two corpses and follow me back to your home, and take someone to Jingzhao Mansion to report the crime."
Zhou Gu sat up straight and speculated that the person Xie Lin had pried out from Wangsu's mouth seemed to have a strong background, otherwise he would never have been able to use dead men to assassinate Xie Lin on the street.
King Ruian sat up from his lying body, looked at him up and down for a moment, and then asked with a sullen face: "What's going on? What are you talking about? What do you mean you almost couldn't see me?"
Xie Lin nodded and put away Wangsu's testimony again.
He asked the guard: "You see, the poisoned arrow came from the same place as the arrow with which Princess Qingping was assassinated?"
The guard shook his head, "I have never seen the arrow with which Princess Qingping was assassinated."
Zhou Gu ordered, "Go and check. There are paintings in Jingzhao Mansion."
