Yu Wenhao and Tang Yang returned to the Yamen early the next morning, and the imperial decree arrived, ordering the Ministry of Punishment to jointly review the case, and the trial would be held in the afternoon.
Before the trial, he summoned the ghost guards privately.
The Ghost Guards were sent to protect Yuan Qingling under the orders of the Supreme Emperor, and generally would not leave easily.
However, a fire immediately led them to leave, leaving Yuan Qing Ling alone. There must be something behind this.
Sure enough, after careful questioning, I found out that the Ghost Shadow Guards had recently received a tip-off that someone had approached Mingyue Tower and wanted to buy King Qi's head, and the price was 50,000 taels.
However, the secret report was not sent back by the Ghost Guard, and its authenticity was uncertain. The Supreme Emperor then ordered people to keep an eye on Mingyue Tower and other killer organizations. As for why they stared at Mingyue Tower instead of at Prince Qi's Mansion, it was because the Supreme Emperor believed that the secret report was false.
The real purpose may not be the King of Qi, but most likely the King of Chu.
Ask the Ghost Shadow Guards to keep an eye on Mingyue Tower. No matter if they attack King Qi or King Chu, they can intervene in time.
However, the Supreme Emperor also had a backup strategy in mind. He sent a message to the ghost guards outside to pay more attention to Prince Qi's Mansion. Once any movement was discovered, the nearby ghost guards must go to help.
This is why the Ghost Shadow Guard found out that there was a fire in Prince Qi's Mansion and immediately left Princess Chu behind. It was because of the Supreme Emperor's will.
In addition, Yu Wenhao was by Princess Chu's side at the time, and Prince Sun's Mansion was holding a birthday banquet, so it was heavily guarded and nothing major could go wrong.
Tang Yang broke out in a cold sweat after hearing what the Ghost Shadow Guard said, "Your Majesty, could it be that Princess Qi has read through the thoughts of the Supreme Emperor?"
First spread the news and let the Supreme Emperor know that the Supreme Emperor must have ordered people to pay close attention to Prince Qi's palace, and then chose to attack at Prince Sun's birthday party because the two palaces are not far apart and the Ghost Shadow Guards can quickly discover it when they secretly protect Yuan Qing Ling.
The dangerous situation in Prince Qi's Mansion attracted the ghost guards.
When the fire in Prince Qi's Mansion burns, it will definitely burn into the sky. From the location of Prince Sun's Mansion, you can quickly and clearly see the momentum of the fire. Once the fire cannot be stopped from spreading, it will burn to nearby houses, and in this area, basically
It is the Marquis Mansion. If it burns down, it will be a series of fires, with countless casualties. In view of this, everyone must put out all their efforts to put out the fire, so this fire also attracted Chu King Yu Wenhao and others.
In Prince Sun's mansion, Ah Si was the only one who knew martial arts.
The other princesses are not in danger, so who can assassinate the other princesses?
Therefore, the only one in danger was Princess Chu. With Ah Si's martial arts, Princess Chu could be protected. At least, when something happened, Ah Si delayed it so that people from Prince Sun's Palace could go to Prince Qi's Palace for help.
Unexpectedly, Ah Si was stabbed, making it like entering a deserted place for the bad guys to enter Prince Sun's Mansion.
In addition, all the masters in the inner hall were drugged, and when Princess Chu was taken away, it took a while in Prince Sun's Mansion before anyone went to report the news.
This back and forth was enough for Chu Mingcui to leave with Yuan Qingling.
After asking the ghost guards, Yu Wenhao asked the two coolies who were already conscious and brought back from the ship.
They are not coolies, let alone members of a killer organization, they are just robbers and bandits who have turned into bandits.
This is why the Supreme Emperor is clearly keeping an eye on the major killer organizations, and they can still massacre Prince Sun's Mansion.
It seems like such a simple plan, but in fact every step is interconnected, and everyone is included in the scheme.
Now Tang Yang finally believed that Chu Mingcui could never do this alone.
Robbers and bandits are not as particular about trustworthiness as killers. They fell into Yu Wenhao's hands and naturally resorted to anything in order to survive.
Unfortunately, no breakthrough was found on them, because the person who came into contact with them was Chu Mingcui, and they didn't know how Chu Mingcui found them.
Therefore, the key lies in Chu Mingcui.
Yu Wenhao brought Chu Mingcui to trial.
It was impossible for Chu Mingcui to come to the court. She was so seriously injured that it was impossible to sit up.
Therefore, Yu Wenhao went to the prison in person.
In the prison, it was still dark and damp. The weak light shone on Chu Mingcui's pale face. She was half lying on the straw. She squinted her eyes and saw a dark red robe lifted up in front of her eyes. Just like that day when she saw herself
The look of blood splattering out.
She raised her lips and smiled, and slowly opened her eyes. The man was standing with his backlight, and his face could not be seen clearly, but she knew it was him who was coming.
She said hoarsely: "You are here!"
Yu Wenhao came in with his robe raised, his narrow phoenix eyes filled with coldness, "I heard that you will only be willing to confess if you meet me."
She laughed so hard that a ball of cotton wool seemed to be stuck in her throat. Even if she coughed hard, she couldn't get the cotton wool out.
"I..." She slowly stood up and tried to sit upright, but she was unable to do so. She finally lowered her hands in vain, "I originally thought that by killing Yuan Qingling, we could start from scratch. You
Why do you want to ruin my plan? Do you know how painful it is when your hidden weapon hits me?"
Her pupils dilated and turned red like blood, "I tried so hard to go back to the past, but why weren't you willing? Isn't our past worth remembering at all? Is our childhood relationship between you and me so difficult?
How can Yuan Qingling only take a year and a half to compare? I almost succeeded, think about it, how happy I am."
Yu Wenhao's tone was cold to the core, "Chu Mingcui, you can't do these things alone. Tell me who is helping you behind the scenes?"
"I can do it. If you like capable people, I have the capability." She laughed strangely.
Yu Wenhao said: "You are not such a cruel person. The Chu Mingcui I know is someone who would not even dare to trample an ant to death."
Chu Mingcui's pale face had a trace of blush, "Do you still remember? I thought you had forgotten it."
Yu Wenhao sat down and stared at her, "I will keep every detail of the past in my heart."
She slowly stretched out her hand, trying to grab his hand. Yu Wenhao lowered his eyes and looked at the hand stretched out like a ghost claw. He remembered that these hands had once strangled Yuan Qingling's throat, with murderous intent.
He stood up for a moment but then lowered his voice immediately.
"Brother Hao, I know you," Chu Mingcui coughed several times, causing her face to turn red. "You hate me so much now, how can you remember our past? You pretended to be good to me and wanted to do something for Yuan Qing.
Ling will get rid of future troubles, I know, I know..."
She continued to cough, blood spilled from the corners of her mouth, her eyes were blurred, and what she saw was like a dream, "But even if it is fake, I am still very happy."
Chu Mingcui slowly raised her hand, "Can you hug me?"
"No!" Yu Wenhao said coldly.
Chu Mingcui looked at him disappointedly, then smiled again, "Okay, okay, it doesn't matter if you don't hug me, it's good to be able to look at you like this. Tell me, am I ugly now?"
Yu Wenhao looked at the blood stains on her face and said, "Yes, it's very ugly."
Chu Mingcui touched his face and murmured: "Yeah, I feel really ugly too. Tell me, I won't survive, right?"
"Yes!" Yu Wenhao said.
Chu Mingcui said: "You don't know how scared I am. Before this, I never thought about death."
She curled up, trembling slightly, and looked at him, "Can you be by my side when I die? If you are willing, I will tell you who helped me."