After hearing Murong Zhan's report, Long Xuanen became furious: "Murong Zhan, you are responsible for the security of the imperial city, and you can actually let assassins sneak into it. Do you deserve my trust?"
Murong Zhan knelt down on the ground: "Your Majesty, I am not doing things well, but the palace guards have been changing frequently recently, and there are some things that are beyond my control..."
"Shut up!" Long Xuanen roared, glaring at Murong Zhan and saying, "Are you blaming me?"
"Don't dare!"
Long Xuanen was so angry that his body trembled: "You all think that I am confused, right? Ah?"
"I have never thought of it this way."
Long Xuan'en said: "Go and investigate now. Find out clearly for me how many killers are lurking in my palace and who planned this assassination of Qiqi. I will give you one day to find out.
If you can’t get the results within one day, come and see me with your own head!”
Murong Zhan thanked him and left, and when he came to the palace gate, he met Hong Beimo.
Murong Zhan nodded to Hong Beimo, and Hong Beimo smiled slightly and said, "Has your Majesty rested?"
Murong Zhan shook his head and said: "The emperor is in a bad mood, Mr. Hong, be careful."
Hong Beimo sighed and said, "Anyone else would be in a bad mood." After the two of them parted, Hong Beimo entered the palace to meet the Holy Spirit.
Long Xuanen didn't have a good expression when he saw Hong Beimo. He looked at him coldly and said, "What is Hong Aiqing doing here if you're not in Chuxiu Palace?"
Hong Beimo said: "Your Majesty, I can't be of much help there, so I came here to see and talk to the Emperor."
Long Xuanen didn't give him a good look at all: "I don't need anyone to accompany me!"
Hong Beimo said respectfully: "The Emperor must still be worried about His Highness the Princess, right? In fact, the Emperor can rest assured that with Mr. Meng from Xuantian Pavilion here, His Highness will definitely be fine."
Long Xuan'en said: "Murong Zhan just said that the killer has been caught?"
Hong Beimo nodded and said, "We have indeed caught a person. Whether he is the murderer or not remains to be interrogated."
Long Xuanen chuckled and said: "Interrogation? Are you saying there is someone behind her?"
Hong Beimo said: "Your Majesty, I am in Quan De'an's hands. I don't even know what is going on inside."
Long Xuanen coughed, slowly stood up from the dragon chair, and straightened his back. His body actually showed the long-lost demeanor of being the king of the world. He looked down at Hongbei Desert with gloomy eyes.
The gaze made Hong Beimo feel an invisible oppression. Even though the old emperor in front of him was dying, he still had to be wary of his desperate counterattack.
Hong Beimo bowed his head and stared at Long Xuanen's feet. It was a sign of respect, but also a kind of avoidance.
Long Xuan'en said: "Hu Xiaotian and Qiqi were assassinated almost at the same time. It can't be a coincidence, right?"
Hong Beimo's voice was neither humble nor arrogant: "I also think it's not a coincidence."
Long Xuan'en said: "In your opinion, who is the suspect?"
Hong Beimo said: "From the surface, I am the most suspicious!"
Long Xuanen didn't expect him to be so frank, and said in a deep voice: "How?"
"Today, I invite Her Royal Highness the Princess and Mr. Hu to go to the Prince Consort's Mansion to inspect the completion of the project. Outsiders don't know about this. Mr. Hu was assassinated on the way to the Prince Consort's Mansion, and Her Royal Highness the Princess was assassinated before setting off from the palace.
No matter who it is, Chen is the most likely suspect."
Long Xuan'en said: "Then how do you prove your innocence?"
Hong Beimo said: "Your Majesty, does he know who the assassin who was arrested just now is?"
Long Xuan'en said: "Murong Zhan said that she is Xi Yan, the disciple of the leader of the Five Immortals Sect."
Hong Beimo said: "Does Your Majesty know that she actually has another identity?"
Long Xuanen frowned.
Hong Beimo said: "Her real name is Li Wuyou."
"Li Wuyou?" Long Xuanen seemed to have some impression when he heard this name.
Hong Beimo said: "This name was given by the emperor back then."
After Long Xuanen heard what he said, he suddenly woke up in his heart: "You mean...she, she is actually the daughter of the traitor Li Tianheng?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Long Xuanen sat back on the dragon chair and clenched his fists. Hong Beimo's words made him think deeply. Li Tianheng's daughter turned out to be the disciple of the leader of the Five Immortals, and she sneaked into the palace.
The purpose is to assassinate Qiqi. What is the inside story? Just now when he left Chuxiu Palace, he specifically called Hu Xiaotian out for questioning. Hu Xiaotian's spearhead was clearly pointed at Hongbeimo, but at this time, Hongbeimo
What exactly was he trying to imply by throwing out such shocking news?
Hong Beimo said: "Your Majesty should still remember the marriage between Hu Buwei and Li Tianheng, right?"
Long Xuanen nodded and said, "Remember, Hu Buwei's son was engaged to Li Tianheng's daughter, and was it Li Wuyou who was engaged to Hu Xiaotian at that time?"
Hong Beimo said: "Exactly!"
Things were far more dramatic than Long Xuanen expected. Although Hong Beimo didn't explain, he was leading himself to one thing step by step, that is, Hu Xiaotian and Li Wuyou teamed up to murder Qiqi, and Li Wuyou got rid of Qiqi.
The purpose can be explained by the need to eradicate love rivals out of love. But what about Hu Xiaotian? Why did he attack Qiqi? What good does it do to him? If everything is as Hong Beimo said, Hu Xiaotian is heading to the Prince Consort's Mansion
The assassination on the way was a self-directed and self-acted ruse. His purpose of doing this was just to avoid suspicion so that others would not suspect that he was related to Qiqi's poisoning.
Long Xuanen was silent for a long time without speaking. What Hu Xiaotian said could not be the truth, and what Hong Beimo said might not be the truth. The person who really wanted Qiqi to die should be him. After Qiqi died, Long Tingzhen became the crown prince.
There will be no obstacles on the road, and Hong Beimo's idea of supporting him to rise to power can be realized. Unspeakable sadness emerged in Long Xuanen's heart. He began to realize that these people around him
, everyone has his or her own plans, and everyone is loyal to him or her, so is it possible that his ending will be betrayal and separation?
Hong Beimo took the initiative to see Long Xuanen and told these things. His intention was not only to target Hu Xiaotian and divert the conflict, but more importantly, to test Long Xuanen's reaction. Long Xuanen's various behaviors showed that he
He had serious doubts about himself, and the long-term cooperation between them was on the verge of collapse. It was not just Long Xuanen who frightened Hong Beimo. Tonight, after Murong Zhan and Meng Zizai attacked Xiyan,
At this time, he always watched with cold eyes. Bystanders could clearly see that the two men were determined to kill Xi Yan on the spot. If Hu Xiaotian hadn't taken action, Xi Yan would have died.
If Xi Yan dies, Qiqi's poisoning will definitely be blamed on her. What are Meng Zizai and Murong Zhan hiding? Hong Beimo feels an unprecedented sense of urgency.
Following Xi Yan's instructions, Hu Xiaotian fetched the Black Nether Ice Clam, returned to Chuxiu Palace and came to Qiqi, had someone lift Qiqi up, and took out the Black Nether Ice Clam. This ice clam was about an inch long and similar in shape.
There is not much difference between the ordinary frogs, but it has an extra tail. It is completely transparent and has a thin black line from the center of the forehead to the tail.
Hu Xiaotian put the ice clam on Qi Qi's left shoulder, and soon a surprising scene appeared in front of them, but they saw that the body of the black ice clam began to have red dots begin to invade, like smoke and mist, and it was not too late.
After a long time, the whole body of the Black Underworld Ice Clam turned blood red. Hu Xiaotian was secretly happy, knowing that the red color should be the bee venom absorbed from Qiqi's body. In the past, I only heard that the Black Underworld Ice Clam was a detoxification holy object. Today
When we met, it was indeed magical. Thinking of Xi Yan's true love for him, I was secretly moved in my heart. Although Quan De'an promised that he would give Xi Yan a way out, I'm afraid it won't be that easy to actually implement it. Things have to be done one way or another.
Do it one at a time, first remove the bee venom from Qiqi's body, wait until she is out of danger, and then save Xiyan.
The Black Ice Clam completely turned red. According to the method Xi Yan told him, Hu Xiaotian soaked the Black Ice Clam in the water basin that had been prepared. After a while, the water in the basin was dyed red.
The black ice clam returned to its original transparency. Hu Xiaotian once again placed the ice clam on Qi Qi's skin. He repeated this three times. The skin on Qi Qi's shoulders had completely faded in redness, but was still slightly swollen.
Hu Xiaotian washed the black ice clam and put it away. This was Xiyan's thing and he had to return it to its original owner.
At this time, Qi Qi slowly opened her eyes, with beads of sweat covering her forehead. She blinked, looked at Hu Xiaotian and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Tian!"
Hu Xiaotian turned around and saw that she had woken up. Judging from her words, she must have regained consciousness. He felt very relieved and said softly: "I'm relieved to see that you are okay. Take a good rest and wait."
Wake up, everything will be fine tomorrow."
Qiqi smiled gently, stretched out her delicate hand and took the initiative to grab Hu Xiaotian's big hand, and whispered: "I want you to stay with me."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and patted the back of her hand gently and said: "Good boy, I have some things to deal with. After I finish my work, I will come back to accompany you right away, okay?"
Qiqi nodded: "Go and come back quickly."
Hu Xiaotian brought Heiming Bingha to the place where Xi Yan was imprisoned. Quan De'an was sitting outside the door basking in the sun. When he heard Hu Xiaotian's footsteps, he opened his eyes and said, "How is your highness?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "It should be fine, the bee venom in the body has been removed."
Quan De'an breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This is the best!"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Can I go in?"
Quan De'an looked at Hu Xiaotian meaningfully and said, "If it were you, you wouldn't go in."
Hu Xiaotian thought Quan De'an was going to go back on his word, so he said coldly: "What did Eunuch Quan just say?"
Quan De'an said: "When we agreed to her just now, we didn't know her identity was so complicated."
Hu Xiaotian suddenly heard noisy footsteps behind him. He turned around and saw Murong Zhan leading more than a dozen guards into the Chuxiu Palace. Hu Xiaotian's heart sank. This person came with bad intentions. Quan De'an was gentle.
He stood up slowly, coughed twice and said, "Commander Murong, why did you mobilize so many troops to come to Chuxiu Palace?"
Murong Zhan cupped his fists and said, "Eunuch Quan, Mr. Hu, I have been ordered by Your Majesty to come and take away the killer who murdered the princess."
