Yun Shang turned her head and looked at the female corpse on the ground. She was silent for a moment, feeling that something was wrong. When she first learned that the sky prison was on fire, she thought that this matter was aimed at her. Ning Huajing had just entered the sky prison.
, and a fire broke out. This time was really too coincidental.
It's only now that I discovered that Xia Houjing also happened to die in this prison. If it was just to kill Ning Huajing, the price paid would have been too high.
Yun Shang frowned, and her eyes fell on Prince Jing, who had never spoken. Prince Jing's identity was only known to the people the day before yesterday. It was also the day before yesterday that Xia Huanyu and his father issued an alliance edict.
A fire broke out, and Xia Houjing, the crown prince of Xia Kingdom, died in the prison.
This was really an excellent plan to kill two birds with one stone. Both she and Prince Jing were trapped in this storm. If they made one wrong move, their reputation would be ruined.
The room where Xia Houjing was imprisoned was not far from Hua Jing's. It was only a few steps away. Unlike the fake Ning Huajing's body, Xia Houjing was lying on his stomach, face down, with his face pressed tightly to the ground. Because there was no
Lying on the quilt, his face pressed to the ground seemed not to have been burned. Emperor Ning frowned and had someone turn the body over.
Xia Houjing's face was almost not burned at all. His eyes were closed tightly. His face was full of pain and the rest of his face was scorched black. His hair was almost burnt. Yun Shang took a quick look and knew that this person was real.
Xia Houjing. Even on the best human skin mask, slight traces can be seen around the hairline. However, even if there is not much hair left on this corpse, there is not even a trace.
Traces of wearing a mask.
Xia Houjing was real, but Ning Huajing was fake. What was the murderer's idea? Yun Shang frowned, feeling a little confused.
Xia Huanyu had been brought in. When he saw Xia Houjing's body, he paused slightly. After a while, he said, "It's Jing'er." His face looked a little pale.
Emperor Ning nodded, "This matter happened in the Ning Kingdom Heavenly Prison. I will definitely find out the truth as soon as possible and give an explanation to the Crown Prince of Xia Kingdom."
Yun Shang saw Xia Huanyu looking at the corpse for a long time. He knelt down and touched Xia Houjing's face. After being silent for a long time, he suddenly stood up. He couldn't stand still for a moment and staggered for two steps before he paused.
He stepped forward, raised his eyes, and said, "Put Jing'er's body here first, and let Wu Zuo come and check it. If the check is completed, could you please notify the emperor so that I can ask someone to take him back."
Emperor Ning said "Hmm", paused for a while, and then raised his eyes to look at Prince Jing, "The smell of tung oil in the Heavenly Prison is too strong, I would like to send His Majesty Xia back first."
When King Jing heard this, he paused, raised his eyes to look at Xia Huanyu, and then turned to look at Yun Shang. Yun Shang knew that he was worried about her, so he quickly said, "I will return to the palace with my father later.
Go ahead."
Prince Jing nodded and accompanied Xia Huanyu out of the prison.
"When will Wuzuo come?" Emperor Ning said calmly, with no trace of happiness or anger on his face.
The Minister of Dali Temple hurriedly said, "I'll be there soon, I'll be there soon."
But this time it was almost half an hour. Yun Shang walked around the prison alone, but felt a little strange. The smell of tung oil was really too strong. From the time she and Emperor Ning came here together,
Almost an hour has passed, but it feels like the smell has not faded away at all. Logically speaking, although the prison is very strong, it does not need so much tung oil, and with so much tung oil, no matter what
Whether it’s buying or shipping, it’s really a bit too eye-catching.
When Yun Shang returned, Wu Zuo was already there and had already finished examining Xia Houjing's body.
"Suffocated to death, not burned to death." Wu Zuo took the handkerchief and wiped his hands and said softly.
Yun Shang's eyes fell on Xia Houjing's face, and he frowned, "His body was lying head down just now, very close to the ground. Maybe he wanted to prevent himself from being choked by the smoke, so
He buried his face on the ground, got too close and suffocated?"
Wuzuo shook his head, "The smoke when burning tung oil is quite heavy and slightly poisonous. Even if he rests his face on the ground, there will still be a gap. It is impossible not to inhale any smoke."
"So, Xia Houjing was killed first and then the fire started?" Yun Shang frowned. If this is the case, then the murderer's main target should be Xia Houjing. It can also be said that the main target is Luo Luo.
Speak lightly.
Wu Zuo nodded and followed Emperor Ning to Ning Huajing's cell.
When he arrived in front of the female corpse, Wu Zuo lowered his head and inspected it for a moment, then asked softly, "I heard that Princess Huajing is pregnant?"
"Yes, she was probably about four or five months pregnant. The details are not very clear." Yun Shang said softly. She had checked it just now, but the lower abdomen of the female corpse was indeed somewhat bulging, so she didn't look much at it at that time.
"This female corpse is not pregnant. If it is as the princess said, she should not be Princess Huajing." The man whispered, then opened the female corpse's mouth with his hand and took a look, then checked his eyes and ears, and then said, "It's a fever."
dead."
Yun Shang fell silent and frowned slightly. Since he came here for Xia Houjing, why did he rescue Ning Huajing after killing Xia Houjing? Who is this person...
Emperor Ning didn't look too good either. He waved his hand and said, "Master of Dali Temple, please follow me back to the palace."
The Minister of Dali Temple responded quickly and followed Emperor Ning out of Tianlao. Yun Shang was still riding with Emperor Ning, and the Minister of Dali Temple followed behind on horseback.
"From what Chang'er saw, where should I start to investigate?" Emperor Ning got on the carriage, frowned, and asked softly.
Yun Shang pondered for a moment, then whispered, "Tung oil."
Seeing Emperor Ning raise his eyes to look at her, Yun Shang said quietly, "In ordinary people's homes, things like tung oil are considered extremely luxurious items. They don't buy too much, but aristocratic families with a little wealth don't buy too much.
In the portal, the smell of tung oil is not very pleasant, so the lamp oil used is all scented. It was an accident that Xia Houjing was imprisoned, and it was also an accident that the emperor's sister was imprisoned. Want to buy it in such a short period of time?
Such a large amount of tung oil will certainly not leave any traces at all. Although this trace may be intentional, it can still be regarded as a clue."
Emperor Ning didn't speak. Yun Shang thought for a while and then continued, "There are still things that need to be investigated, which are the guards and jailers in the prison. The lock on Sister Huang's cell is intact. There is only one explanation. That person
He has the key with him. The only people who have the key are the jailer and the guard. Even if it is not them, it must be the person who took the key from them."
Emperor Ning nodded, "There are many mechanisms in the prison today, but judging from the situation at the scene, those mechanisms have not been triggered. This matter needs to be investigated carefully."
Yun Shang responded, but her brows never relaxed. Emperor Ning sighed, "But are you worried about Qingyan?"
"Yes." Yun Shang responded softly. After being silent for a while, she suddenly laughed, "Since I returned to the palace, I have been being plotted against me. Judging from my experience of being plotted against many times this day, I'm afraid that what will happen next is
A lot of evidence has appeared, a lot of evidence against the prince. The prince’s current status is really embarrassing..."
Yun Shang murmured, but she couldn't say what she said next in front of Emperor Ning. Prince Jing was now the Prince of Ning, but Emperor Ning would definitely not give him real power again. Officials in the court who had been friendly with him before
I'm afraid I have to weigh it carefully. He is also the son of Xia Huanyu, but he has not yet returned to the Xia Kingdom, and his identity has not been revealed to the world. Something happened at this time, but it almost forced Prince Jing into a desperate situation.
.
Yun Shang knew that according to the rules, she was considered suspicious, so she could not participate in the discussion. She did not force it, so she went back to Jinxiu Palace to greet Concubine Jin, and then left the palace again.
After returning to Prince Jing's Mansion, he hurriedly ordered the secret guards to start investigating. He also asked people to look for some information on the construction of the prison in Dali Temple, and also looked for files on the criminals imprisoned in Dali Temple.
It was already afternoon when Prince Jing returned to the house. When Yun Shang saw him entering the house, she put down the file in her hand, walked up to Prince Jing and asked, "Are you okay?"
Prince Jing shook his head and took Yun Shang's hand, "What's the matter? What did you say?"
Yun Shang was stunned for a moment. Whatever Wu Zuo said, his secret guard must also know about it. It is impossible that he didn't tell him, but why? With a look on his face, he sat down on the soft couch with Prince Jing and said, "Wu Zuo said, Xia Hou Jing
She died of suffocation and was burned after death. And the female corpse was not Ning Huajing..."
Prince Jing said "hmm" and said slowly, "Since the female corpse is not Ning Huajing, let's have someone check the identity of the female corpse. I heard before that a total of eighteen people were imprisoned in the sky prison.
Eighteen people are dead, but a female corpse suddenly appears. If you follow it and check it out, you will definitely be able to find it."
Yun Shang agreed, but she had forgotten about this incident just now.
Yun Shang then detailed to Prince Jing the direction she wanted to investigate. Prince Jing listened, nodded, and said nothing more.
The two were silent for a while. Prince Jing glanced at the files on the table and then said, "Are you looking at the files in the prison?"
Yun Shang nodded, "I want to see who built the Tianlao mechanism and who was imprisoned in the Tianlao." The originally good mechanism suddenly stopped moving. No matter what the reason was, it meant that that person
He is also very familiar with the mechanisms in the sky prison.
"The builder of the mechanism in the Heavenly Prison..." Prince Jing frowned, "I heard he is an extremely famous figure, but he doesn't seem to be from Ningguo."
Not from Ningguo? Yun Shang frowned, wondering what this had to do with this matter.
"By the way, after you left earlier, I found that the amount of tung oil used was really large, and the smell lingered for a long time, which made me feel a little strange. Please accompany me to the prison later to have a look." Yun Yun
Shang said softly.
Prince Jing nodded, remained silent for a while, and then said calmly, "When this matter is over, you can come with me to Xia Kingdom." (To be continued)
