After the people sent by Jinyang Palace went to Cuizhu Pavilion to inquire, Gu Qingcheng and Ximenche went to Cuizhu Pavilion again.
"Brother Three Emperors, I really didn't expect that assassin was hiding in Cuizhu Pavilion. He didn't attack you, right?" Ximen Che asked when he saw Ximen Yin and looked him up and down.
"His target is not me, why should he attack me? Brother Emperor, don't worry." Ximen Yin originally said relaxed words, but his face was a little sad, "It's just Xiao Chunzi..."
Xiao Chunzi is the assassin who replaced him in disguise.
Everyone knew that Xiaochunzi was probably dead.
"Xiao Chunzi who has been serving you has been betrayed. I think you, the people in Cuizhu Pavilion, need to do a thorough investigation." Ximenche said and glanced at the palace people waiting aside, "Those people must be
I think you are the least defensive here, so I am hiding here. With your indifferent master, Cuizhu Pavilion is really a safe hiding place."
"I didn't expect that someone would be looking at me..." Ximen Yin's expression became even sadder, and he was quite self-blaming in his words, "It is exactly what I said, no one can truly enjoy themselves when they are born in the palace...
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"That assassin attacked Lin Xiner for the second time. The first time was probably... Mu Ran..." Ximenche felt guilty when he said Mu Ran's name. What the assassin wanted to do was also what he wanted to do.
Now that I mention it again, I still feel a little uneasy.
Killing someone like this was something he had never done before. He didn't know how he would feel if Mu Ran actually died in his hands. Anyway, he felt very guilty now.
Probably, this was the reason why his mother finally confessed to the assassination of Imperial Physician Chen. It was really hard to do such a thing of killing people behind the scenes.
Ximenche paused for a moment, then continued, "What is the purpose of assassinating Mu Ran?"
"Then I'm afraid I have to ask the assassin." Ximen Yin lowered his eyes as he spoke, hiding the cruelty flashing in his eyes, and placed his hands on the strings.
Ximen Yin said he didn't care, but Ximen Che seemed to have been pricked by a thorn.
"If the assassin only targeted Mu Ran, it would be better to explain it to the third prince, but if he also targeted Lin Xiner, the purpose would be a bit unclear."
Gu Qingcheng had been sitting nearby and listening quietly. Seeing that both of them were silent, he spoke.
Ximenche couldn't understand this either and remained silent.
Naturally, Ximen Yin wouldn't say much.
"The assassin must have fallen out with Xiao Chunzi, who was accompanying the third prince, when he was out of the palace, and has been hiding in the palace for some time." Gu Qingcheng said, following Ximen Yin's lowered gaze, and glanced at it.
That quiet piano.
"Probably." Ximen Yin responded, raised his eyes and looked at the eunuch standing aside. Now he is the only one who cares most about him. The rest of the people in Cuizhu Pavilion also came from later.
No one transferred from other places to serve him could compare with Xiao Chunzi's friendship with him.
However, he could only use Xiao Chunzi's life.
Only Xiao Chunzi and the little spoon left behind have gone out of the palace with him. In the eyes of everyone, as Gu Qingcheng said, there is a chance of being replaced. If it were other people, they would only stay in Cuizhu Pavilion all day.
If the package is dropped for no reason, the suspicion will be much greater, and the intensity of the thorough investigation will be even greater. It may even be necessary to force him to track down an assassin, which will be even more unfavorable for other people who are hiding in the palace to be invisible.
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"Once a gap is opened, there may be another gap. As the prince said, Cuizhu Pavilion needs a thorough investigation to make everyone feel at ease." Gu Qingcheng said.
Ximen Yin had no objection. A thorough investigation of Cuizhu Pavilion was something he planned to do deliberately.
A thorough investigation of Cuizhu Pavilion would be better than searching the entire palace, and Ximen Yin also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of a thorough investigation of Cuizhu Pavilion to see if there were any suspicious people hiding around him that could be detrimental to him.
"Yes, we must investigate thoroughly!" Ximenche said and stood up.
"His Royal Highness is planning to leave?" Gu Qingcheng judged based on Ximenche's expression.
"Yes, I suddenly remembered that there are still some important things to deal with in the prince's palace, and I have to take care of the affairs of the three emperors' brothers." Ximen Che said.
Ximen Che was reminded of the plan to thoroughly investigate Cuizhu Pavilion. Although Yi Yao had previously asked him to rectify the Prince's Mansion, she was only focused on looking for Lin Xiner and thinking about the soldiers and horses in Northern Xinjiang, so she never paid attention to it.
He is also worried that there is no trustworthy person in the Prince's Mansion to handle things. In fact, after all, the most urgent thing to do is to put the Prince's Mansion in order before doing anything. It's a pity that he only thought of such a basic truth now.
Once you think of it, you should do it immediately.
So Ximenche immediately left Cuizhu Pavilion and went out of the palace.
"Qingcheng, haven't you been investigating the case of the Grand Master's Mansion recently? Do you still have the energy to deal with my matter in Cuizhu Pavilion?"
After Ximen Che left, Ximen Yin asked again.
"There are naturally a lot of things to do in extraordinary times." Gu Qingcheng said, "The third prince is also a shrewd person. Although he may not have seen some things with his own eyes, he can roughly guess what he has heard about.
What's the assassin's opinion?"
"No matter what the purpose of the assassin was, how puzzling the assassination of Mu Ran and Lin Xiner was, and how reckless the assassination of Lin Xiner was, he was from Cuizhu Pavilion, so I have an unshirkable responsibility.
You should go and help those two people." Ximen Yin said.
In other words, no matter what the assassin's motives and actions were, he could not escape his involvement.
"Only the Third Prince can say such a thing." Gu Qingcheng smiled slightly.
"Any clues about the Grand Master's Mansion?" Ximen Yin seemed to ask casually, "So many people died at once, it's really chilling."
"No, with a higher position, things will be more difficult. The reputation I have accumulated will eventually be destroyed." Gu Qingcheng sighed, "One is Concubine Jiang's matter. If she hadn't surrendered, I would have
One of the cases that cannot be solved is the Taishi Mansion. In the past few days, I have not found any clues at all. Fortunately, the emperor did not urge me, otherwise it would be really difficult to explain. I heard that several generals from Northern Xinjiang joined forces to return to Beijing. I didn’t even know they were there.
How to respond to their inquiries."
"Are the people who attacked the Grand Master's Mansion really so secretive?" Ximen Yin asked, frowning.
He originally thought he would ask something from Gu Qingcheng, but it turned out that Gu Qingcheng was also very distressed.
So many people died at once. The sword wounds left on the corpses were all the most common tricks, and there were no clues of any signs of fighting. The only thing left about the murder was what Xiangyao said when he woke up.
That sentence.
This is also the most arrogant, ruthless and perfect murderer Ximen Yin has ever seen.
With such a person hiding in the dark, even if it has nothing to do with him for the time being, he will not feel at ease.
"I really have a headache." Gu Qingcheng raised his hand and rubbed his temples.
"No matter what, we can't let the chaos of eight years ago happen again." Ximen Yin said, "I heard that the emperor's uncle and the prince are currently in conflict, and Lin Xiner is placed in the palace by her father. I don't know how many things will happen.
, Qingcheng, I beg you to pay more attention, thank you for your hard work!"
As he spoke, Ximen Yin coughed, took the handkerchief from the little spoon next to him, wiped his mouth, and continued, "It's so disgusting that I have this body. I can only worry about it but can't do anything. In the end, I still can't do anything."
Let Cuizhu Pavilion become a place to hide thieves."
"Third Prince, don't worry. Qingcheng will do everything possible to protect the peace of our Qingyuan Dynasty." Gu Qingcheng stood up and cupped her hands and said, "I will order people to thoroughly investigate Cuizhu Pavilion. Please bear with me if I disturb you."
"I don't mind." Ximen Yin waved his hand, "You should do it as soon as possible. There is no delay in this matter."
Then, Gu Qingcheng left Cuizhu Pavilion, walked out of the house, and seemed to look back inadvertently. The house hidden in the courtyard was really inconspicuous.
The sound of the piano came from the house, the tone was steady without any ups and downs, but it also lacked the gentleness of the past.
"You go do other things first. I'll take a rest and greet someone when they come to thoroughly investigate Cuizhu Pavilion."
After playing a short song, Ximen Yin stood up and said to the little ladle waiting aside.
Little Spoon's eyes are always red, for Xiao Chunzi.
The person he had been with for many years was suddenly impersonated by an assassin, and he felt sad for the real Xiao Chunzi.
"Third Prince, do you believe me?" Little Spoon sniffed and asked. At this time, he really felt that Cuizhu Pavilion, which had always been quiet, had become a dangerous place.
Ximen Yin turned around and looked at the little spoon quietly, "Believe it."
He naturally believes that Little Spoon is real, he also believes in Xiao Chunzi, and he also believes in the dead soldiers he secretly trained.
Little Spoon should feel lucky that at that time he chose Xiao Chunzi instead of him.
If Xiao Chunzi refuses to die in peace, he will seek revenge on all the people who were involved in the situation. Without them, why would he have to make so many arrangements and things? If he is the only one left in the end, the world will be peaceful.
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As long as there is one person blocking him on the road, countless people will die one after another. Those who block him are the enemies of those who died.
After Ximen Yin uttered two words, he turned around and walked around behind the screen, heading towards the bed inside.
Little Spoon looked at his master's slightly tired back and listened to those two words of warmth, and finally couldn't help but burst into tears again.
Raising her hand to wipe away her tears, Little Spoon walked out of the house silently.
Hearing the sound of the little spoon going out, Ximen Yin sat on the bed and said in a low voice, "Come out."
"My lord!" Southeast opened the door to another room and walked in.
"Cuizhu Pavilion has been uneasy recently. Please don't come here for the time being. Remember to seal the secret passage," Ximen Yin said.
"Your Majesty knew that it would bring trouble to Cuizhu Pavilion, why did he do this?" Southeast was puzzled. He didn't want to bring trouble to Ximen Yin because of his unsuccessful assassination.
"It's not good for me to be too peaceful and quiet here. There will always be people watching, so why not show the Cuizhu Pavilion for people to take a closer look." Ximen Yin said, with a deep smile on his lips.