The emperor was angry, so Prince Duan would naturally not try to get into trouble, and since he was always indifferent, he could not file a complaint in person, so he bowed and went to the side to offer condolences.
"Mrs. Yu, Mr. Yu, and Miss Yu, please express your condolences." King Duan said in a cliché, but with a sincere face.
As soon as the Yu family members stopped crying, everyone except Mrs. Yu looked up and stared at him, their eyes full of hatred.
King Duan understood immediately, and the Yu family thought he had killed him.
Also, if Yu Chong dies at this time, his benefit will be the greatest. Even if Duke Zhao is the emperor, there is no need to worry because the emperor has already become suspicious.
But it was really not him who did this, so King Duan comforted him without any guilt at all: "I wanted to have a drink with General Yu, but I didn't expect that something like this happened. Things are really unpredictable."
Seeing his sincere look, Yu Manqing wanted to rush forward and tear off his face, but in the end she was concerned about her father's reputation and gritted her teeth and lowered her head.
Seeing her like this, several Young Masters also looked away.
King Duan knew they didn't believe it, but since Yu Chong was dead and he had nothing to fear, it didn't matter.
Not long after, the person he arranged came over.
"Your Majesty, I have a guess."
The emperor was annoyed at the moment and said angrily: "Say!"
"Your Majesty is traveling today. Daguangming Temple is heavily guarded. The Jingxin Pavilion is located. The weapon that can hit General Yu must be a heavy bow or a crossbow. This is a sharp weapon in the army. Where can ordinary people get it? It happened that a few days ago, General Yu offended General Yu.
A general with a heavy army..."
The emperor's expression changed, and so did the expressions of the ministers present.
He is talking about Duke Zhao!
If you think about it carefully, this statement makes sense. There were so many people who had issues with Yu Chong, so how come no one had done anything bad to him before? It happened that he was assassinated not long after his enmity with Duke Zhao.
Lord Zhao Guo...is he too arrogant? Is this telling the world that whoever dares to go against him will end up like this?
Why do you still care about the emperor?
The emperor's face was grim, and a few words came out from between his teeth: "Where is Yan Er? Bring him here!"
The guard responded and left.
Soon, Yan Ling was brought in, along with the prince.
As soon as he entered, the fruit plate in front of the emperor flew over and fell at his feet.
"Your Majesty..." Yan Ling called out confusedly, and then knelt down, "If the minister makes a mistake, your Majesty may punish him, but don't get angry and hurt your body."
"Made a mistake?" The emperor looked at him coldly, "You also know that you have made a mistake? Why don't you be honest enough to get it! Maybe I will give you a lighter sentence because you are still well-behaved these days!"
Yan Ling looked at the prince with a blank look on his face.
Just as the prince was about to speak, the emperor stopped him: "Don't speak for him, let him speak for himself!"
Yan Ling had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "I...should not instigate His Highness to play games..."
"Who told you to say this?" The emperor interrupted him impatiently, "Don't evade the important and take the easy. Do you think you can escape this way? Tell me! How did you kill General Yu?!"
Yan Ling was shocked when he heard this and shouted: "Your Majesty, I have been with the prince all the time. This matter has nothing to do with me!"
The prince quickly testified for him: "Yes, father! Yan Er has never left since he came. When General Yu was in trouble, we were still watching the dragon boat race!"
The courtier who complained immediately pushed back: "His Royal Highness is joking, there is no need for Marquis Yan to take action himself. The Duke of Zhao is full of talents. Isn't it surprising that there are several assassins with high martial arts skills?"
When the emperor heard this, he was furious: "That's right! The Jingxin Pavilion is under the guard of the imperial army. Unless there is a strong hand in the army, how can you kill Yu Chong? Only your Duke Zhao has such a heavy bow and a powerful crossbow!"
Yan Ling cried out: "Your Majesty! I really don't have any! The guards I brought from Guanzhong are all aware of it. You can send someone to investigate."
The emperor didn't want to hear his excuse at all: "Who else could it be if it wasn't you? I've never heard of General Yu having any enemies in the past, but after he had a quarrel with your Zhaoguo government, he was poisoned. If it wasn't you, who else was it?
Did it?"
"Your Majesty!" Yan Ling said with a look of injustice on his face: "I really didn't do anything! Please take a closer look!"
Outside the shed, Princess Changning glanced at Xu Yin and asked tentatively: "Ayin, do you think Yan Er did it?"
Xu Yin shook his head calmly: "I don't know."
Princess Changning said: "Yan Er is in trouble now. Even if the assassin is caught, there's no way to prove that he didn't give the order, right?"
"Yes." Xu Yin said objectively, "Your Majesty is right. The Duke of Zhao is indeed the most suspicious."
Princess Changning saw that she really didn't care, so she let go and said: "I think that the most suspicious person on the surface is not necessarily the murderer, maybe he is being used by others. Well, that's what those words say.
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Xu Yin couldn't help but laugh: "What kind of storybooks do princesses usually read?"
"Jiang Qingtian clears his name!" Princess Changning enthusiastically recommended, "This is a very good book. It tells the story of Jiang Qingtian, who repeatedly solved strange cases in the previous dynasty. I have a complete set!"
Xu Yin thought to himself, this kind of storybook often pretends to be based on famous people, but is actually compiled by the author himself. How can it be taken seriously?
Princess Changning obviously took it seriously, and she reasoned seriously: "Looking at the time and place of the killing, the other party must have planned it for a long time. The killing method was so brutal, and it seemed that he wanted to vent his anger. The hatred must be very deep, right? General Yu has great power.
, there must be many enemies in the army. Maybe one of the generals who had been enemies with him for a long time took this opportunity to kill someone and put the blame on Duke Zhao? Duke Zhao himself was not around, so he had no way to defend himself. General Yu died as soon as he died.
, the military power in hand must be distributed to others. Afterwards, whoever gets the most benefit will be the most suspicious!"
Xu Yin was dumbfounded. This muddled reasoning process actually led to the correct result. It seems that this statement is not without merit!
As the two of them were talking, another group of forbidden troops came over, and two prisoners were detained. One looked like a flower girl, and the other was no different from a roadside vendor.
Princess Changning pulled Xu Yin and whispered: "Why did the Imperial Army capture these two people? Is it related to the assassins?"
Xu Yin was sure that it was Xue Ru, and said meaningfully: "Maybe he is an accomplice."
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In the main shed, Yan Ling was speechless.
The emperor believed it was him who did it and didn't want to hear it.
Suddenly at this moment, a report came from outside: "Your Majesty, the assassin has been caught."
The emperor glared at him fiercely and said, "Bring him up!"
King Duan's lips curled up, and he looked at the entrance as if he were watching a play.
Then he saw two people being escorted in by the Forbidden Army. He didn't notice it at first. When the Forbidden Army pressed them down and Xue Ru let out a cry of pain, he suddenly looked at the two people in disbelief.
Even though she changed her clothes and disguised herself, King Duan, who had once been her pillow partner, was too familiar with this voice.
Xue Ru! How could it be Xue Ru? Isn’t she already dead?!