In this way, Lu Yuansong, one of the powerful contenders for the throne, died.
He died in his own palace, on Longshou Mountain where tens of thousands of forbidden troops were stationed.
For the Imperial Court, such an assassination was undoubtedly a shame.
But there was nothing they could do about it.
They didn't know how many assassins there were, let alone the latter's identity.
Because all the maids, eunuchs, retainers and soldiers in the Changding Palace died.
There were no witnesses, which meant that no one had seen the assassin.
They could only tell from the wounds on the hundreds of corpses that one of the assassins used a sword.
Use the sword to master a magic formation, which is extremely powerful...
After combining these clues, many people have vaguely felt that this matter was done by Wei Changtian or Qin Zhengqiu.
But this is just speculation.
More importantly, even if Wei Changtian did this, there seemed to be nothing they could do.
revenge?
Not to mention whether Dahui has this ability, the attitude of the eldest prince and others is somewhat intriguing.
After all, Lu Yuansong's death is undoubtedly a good thing for everyone who is vying for the throne.
Maybe these people are clapping their hands to celebrate at this moment.
Of course, no matter what, you still have to do what you need to do to save face.
At the beginning of Haishi, half an hour after Lu Yuansong's death, Longshou Mountain was sealed in chaos, and no one was allowed to enter or exit.
At the same time, spies from various intelligence agencies in Dahui also began to conduct "carpet-style" searches in Yongding City, looking for all suspicious people who might be assassins.
In fact, when I returned to the court, I didn't have much hope of finding the assassin.
After all, since this person could sneak into Changding Hall without anyone noticing, how could he be found so easily?
But regardless of whether there is hope or not, when the prince of a country is assassinated, these reactions are necessary.
As a result, the surging undercurrent in Yongding City became more and more violent, and the last trace of calm that was barely maintained was finally completely broken tonight.
...
...
At three quarters of a hour, Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi took a car and answered the call at Zhuwu Inn.
They all had smiles on their faces, and although the clothes they wore were exactly the same as when they left, they had actually changed into a new set.
Even Zhang San, who was following the two of them, was carrying a few boxes of cakes bought from the West Market, as if the three of them had really just gone to the night market...
"Miss Qin, I bought the Ruyi cake from Wufangzhai."
Walking into the front hall, Wei Changtian smiled and said to Qin He who was settling accounts: "I brought you a box specially."
While talking, Zhang San had already placed a box of cakes in Qin He's hand, and the latter quickly stood up.
"Young master, you don't have to be so polite!"
"Miss Qin, it's just a box of pastries, so don't shirk it."
"This... then I would like to thank you, Master and Madam."
After hesitating for a moment, Qin He didn't push a box of pastries around. After thanking him, he asked softly:
"Sir, madam, is the West Market still busy?"
"lively."
Wei Changtian smiled meaningfully: "It can be said that it is very lively."
"Is it?"
Qin He covered his mouth and responded: "Next time, if the young master and his wife are free, they can go to Ronghuafang in the north of the city and have a look. It will be even more lively there."
"Okay, I'll go there in a few days."
Wei Changtian smiled and nodded: "Miss Qin, let's go back to the house first?"
"yes."
Upon hearing this, Qin He immediately gave a slight salute: "Master, go slowly, madam, go slowly."
"Um......"
"..."
After chatting with Qin He for a few words, Wei Changtian and Yang Liushi quickly returned to the courtyard.
Li Zimu opened the courtyard door for them, and with just one glance he could tell that tonight's events should be relatively successful.
However, she still asked softly:
"Sir, is Lu Yuansong dead?"
"died."
As Wei Changtian walked through the small courtyard and walked into the house, he casually replied: "Not only him, but the entire Changding Hall is dead."
"Um."
Li Zimu nodded and asked again: "Have the masters in the palace ever taken action?"
"No."
Wei Changtian shook his head: "Liu Shi set up the illusion array as you said. After I killed the first person to enter the array, no one outside the array dared to enter."
"Yeah, that's good..."
While talking, several people walked into the house, and there were insects chirping outside the house.
It was obvious that Li Zimu planned what happened tonight, and she also arranged the arrangement of the magic array.
She told Wei Changtian that he must deal with the first batch of masters who entered the illusion array as quickly as possible and throw the bodies out of the array.
Wei Changtian did as he was told, and the facts proved that he achieved good results.
As expected, the masters outside the formation were frightened by the head and did not dare to enter the formation again. This allowed Wei Changtian to easily kill Lu Yuansong in the end.
If not, even if he could succeed, it would probably take a lot of effort.
"Is there any movement over there Gongsun Yan?"
After taking off his outer robe and handing it to Li Zimu, Wei Changtian asked Zhang San: "Are you still staying at home?"
"Yes, I haven't left the house yet."
Zhang San immediately replied: "I'm probably still thinking about it."
"Consider...Okay, then wait for him for another day."
Wei Changtian yawned and muttered lazily:
"If he still doesn't dare after this, then I think I've misjudged the person..."
"..."
...
To the west of Yongding City is Prince An's Mansion.
The dark moon is sinking, and chaos and fire have begun to spread from Longshou Mountain to the entire Yongding City, but it has not affected this place yet.
Therefore, the palace in the night remained as peaceful as ever.
To outsiders, this place is no different from the past.
However, in the eyes of the maids and servants in the mansion, Gongsun Yan today is a bit strange.
Not to mention being able to buy a prince's status with money, Gongsun Yan's wealth was not much different from that of the Daning Xu family before.
To make so much money, it naturally requires the support of an extremely huge industry.
Therefore, on weekdays, Gongsun Yan would go out early in the morning almost every day and would not come back until late at night.
But today, he has been shutting himself in the study since noon. He has not even stepped out of the door, and he has not even eaten dinner.
Such an abnormal situation naturally attracted the attention of many people, but no one knew what exactly happened.
Gongsun Yan's wives were extremely anxious and had been waiting outside the study for a long time with meals that had been hot, cold, and hot again.
Then at a certain moment, a man in black suddenly ran hurriedly from the door of the house and knocked on the door hastily.
"who?"
Soon, Gongsun Yan's cold voice came out from the study, mixed with a trace of impatience.
"Master, it's me!"
Outside the house, the man in black didn't care whether Gongsun Yan was in a good mood or not, he just replied immediately: "Something big happened in the palace!"
"......Come in."
"yes!"
With a loud response, the man in black immediately opened the door and walked into the house, then turned around and closed the door tightly in the eyes of the women who were confused.
"master!"
Quickly walking to Gongsun Yan who was sitting behind the desk, the man in black didn't say any nonsense, he just lowered his voice and said word by word: