"What do you know?"
After looking at each other for a long time, the Prince of Tai'an took the initiative to speak, but his tone was a bit worried.
"The lower officials have already known what the prince did. You first deal with the palace maids you touched, then let your confidants go to Changchun Palace to steal the dagger, and finally perform an assassination."
He Yuansheng's voice was a little cold. After saying these things, he stared at the Prince Tai'an in the eyes and said with gnashing teeth: "The Prince's method is so clever that he directed and performed a play by himself. He not only dealt with the handle, but also blamed the King Fu. He also picked up the lower officials. The lower officials really admired him."
"What do you want?"
The tone of Princess Tai'an was a little flustered.
Although he is ruthless and dares to do these things alone, he is still young and has been exposed, so he is naturally at a loss.
"I want to tell the truth to the emperor!"
"Don't you dare!"
The Prince of Tai'an was afraid because he knew how much the emperor loved the King of Fortune. If he knew that he was performing this play, he would be furious.
"Why don't I dare? The princess has forced the lower officials into a corner. If you don't find out the real murderer and answer the truth, I'm afraid the head of the lower officials will move!"
"You can't say that my father is the prince, he will be the emperor later, and I will also be the emperor. If you dare to say that, even if you pass this hurdle, when I ascend the throne, I will cut you to pieces!"
The Prince of Tai'an made a vicious threat. After all, it was too harmful to him, even endangering his life.
Others don't know, but Prince Tai'an himself knows that the power of the harem is completely in the hands of Concubine Zheng. Previously, their father and son were often assassinated.
If the ministers of the foreign court had not protected the prince, Xiao Jing, who was beside the prince, would not have been easy to offend. I'm afraid the prince would have died.
In addition to pretending to be stupid, Princess Tai'an's main goal was to keep the prince alive, and he was just a sideshow.
"If you don't tell the truth, you will have to move your head now. How would you choose the prince instead?"
The Prince of Tai'an was speechless and nervous for a moment. Then he slowly said, "You have no evidence. Even if you say it, the emperor will not believe it!"
"Is there really no flaw in what your highness has done?"
He Yuansheng asked another question, and then said slowly: "If nothing else, why did your highness go to the cold palace? He didn't let anyone follow him. He only took a little eunuch out.
And your highness's clothes, but they are stained with blood. How can I explain it? "
"This is not evidence?" the Prince of Tai'an shouted, his mood seemed to collapse!
"But the Empress of Concubine Zheng doesn't need any evidence. His Royal Highness Fu Wang will also believe this answer. I don't know what will happen if these two miss you!"
The body of Prince Tai'an trembled subconsciously. He was a little afraid of King Fu and Princess Zheng.
As a younger brother, the King of Blessings can't help the Crown Prince, but the young nephew, Prince Tai'an, has become a substitute and is used as a vent.
This is also the reason why the Prince of Tai'an began to calculate the King of Fortune after gaining power.
"Now is different from the past, even if they guess, they may not have to win the king!"
"This time is really different from the past, but if so many things are put together, what will happen? It's not certain."
After a pause, He Yuansheng continued to say, "And the palace maid who died last night was not dead. It happened that a man was saved by the lower official!"
"What did you say?"
The Prince of Tai'an is really afraid, because the previous events have already been enough for him to drink a pot of wine. If it is exposed that he has an affair with a palace maid, I'm afraid his life is really in danger!
He Yuansheng did not answer this time, but looked at the Prince of Tai'an calmly, with some sarcasm in his eyes.
"He Tongzhi, if you don't tell me the truth, I will make you a marquis when I ascend the throne in the future!"
Under the low eaves, people had to bow their heads. The Prince of Tai'an was also a man who could stretch his legs. Without other means, he began to attract He Yuansheng.
"Your Highness, that's true!"
He Yuansheng hesitated for a moment, as if he was moved.
"I promise!"
"Here!"
He Yuansheng hesitated even more. After a long time, he slowly said, "But what should I do with this challenge? Even if I want to blame the Fuwang, there are too many flaws, and the other party must be able to find out!"
Seeing He Yuansheng's heart beat, Prince Tai'an's eyes revealed a faint disdain and continued to seduce him: "He Tongzhi must know how to choose after a hard time to gain glory and wealth for the rest of his life."
Now the prince also knows that what he did before has many flaws, and it is impossible to frame the Fuwang, so he plans to let He Yuansheng carry the blame and end the matter hastily.
"Your Royal Highness, I have an idea that I can overcome the difficulties ahead!"
After thinking for a while, He Yuansheng said something that surprised Prince Tai'an.
"What idea?"
"Find a replacement ghost, but need the cooperation of your highness?"
Then He Yuansheng approached the Princess Tai'an and said darkly, "The lower official will find a ghost in the Royal Guards to take the blame!"
The Prince of Tai'an raised his eyebrows and asked doubtfully, "Can you plead guilty for the dead ghost?"
"It doesn't matter whether he pleads guilty or not. The lower official will prepare evidence of good people. His highness also firmly affirms that it is the man who moved his hand. He can't help but admit it!"
"Just do as you say!"
Sacrificing one or two innocents is nothing to Prince Tai'an, and he will naturally agree.
He Yuansheng was not surprised by this situation, but what he said next made the Prince of Tai'an look pale: "Your highness, I have helped you so much. If you don't recognize it later, it will be a great loss."
"What do you want?"
"Your highness, will you leave a guarantee for me? Otherwise, if you turn your back on me, I will have no way to take you?"
He Yuansheng didn't believe a word of Princess Tai'an's words. The reason why he wanted a guarantee was to prevent him from delaying the time when two people would fall out.
"Well, I give you a guarantee!"
After saying this, the Prince of Tai'an took a pen and paper, wrote a document, which recorded the reason for this, and promised that after he ascended the throne, he would make He Yuansheng the Duke of the State
"Your highness, I feel relieved this time!"
He Yuansheng took over the document, showing both pride and relief.
After a pause, he continued to say, "Is the scabbard of the dagger here?"
The Prince of Tai'an was stunned, and then took out a scabbard from a cabinet.
"Hurry to deal with the aftermath. If there is any problem, I will not spare you!"
"No!"
He Yuansheng was very respectful this time. He took the scabbard and left the hall.
"Hum!"
When He Yuansheng's back disappeared, the Prince of Tai'an gave a cold snort and whispered to himself, "When I have passed this stage, I am cleaning up your ungrateful things..."
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"Your excellency, what can you ask?"
After leaving the Eastern Palace, Chen Rui immediately asked, looking a little nervous.
"Your normal investigation, nothing else!"
Without explanation, He Yuansheng hurried back to the side hall near the Chengtian Gate, and then took out a dozen files from a bookshelf.
These dozens of files are all the people he felt had problems when he looked them up recently.
"Old Zhou!"
"Your excellency!"
Old Zhou, who was guarding the door, immediately entered the side hall and saluted He Yuansheng.
"Go to investigate and see where these dozen people were when Princess Tai'an was killed. Did anyone else see them?"
Old Zhou answered simply, "No!"
Half an hour later, Lao Zhou came back.
"Sir, when Princess Tai'an was murdered, most of these dozen people were on their own posts, but two of them went to the cottage and disappeared for a while!"
After a pause, he added, "But they said that they had been together all the time!"
"Go and catch these two men. I will interrogate them myself!"
After saying this, He Yuansheng waved to Lao Zhou again.
"Sir, what's the matter?"
With some doubt, Lao Zhou quickly came forward and asked.
He Yuansheng whispered to Old Zhou, "After arresting people, we will bring them here directly and find more brothers to prove that they were missing when Princess Tai'an was assassinated!"
Old Zhou thought he had found the assassin, but he was puzzled. He didn't know how He Yuansheng found him, so he asked, "Sir, how did you find them?"
"Don't ask!"
This case is too big. I'm afraid the emperor will interrogate the criminals himself, so the fewer insiders the better.
"No!"
Soon the two men were arrested. He Yuansheng sent everyone out and asked Lao Zhou to guard them himself.
"Tell me why you want to assassinate Prince Tai'an?"
There was no one around, so He Yuansheng began to interrogate them and check their information.
One of them is Liu Dong, the other is Chen Ping. Both of them are the general flag of the Royal Guards. They have served in the palace for many years. They may be the eyes of Lu Bingxun.
Because these two people had been working under Cui Jie before, although they were not transferred by Lu Bingxun, their style of conduct changed, which aroused He Yuansheng's suspicion.
"What did you say, my lord?" they asked in unison.
Since they were arrested, the two people have been very confused. Now they are very surprised to hear about He Yuansheng's question.
Hum! "
He Yuansheng grunted and did not answer. Instead, he took out a scabbard and threw it on the ground.
"This scabbard was found on Chen Ping. It just matches the dagger that Princess Tai'an was assassinated. How do you explain it?"
"This is not mine. You planted it!"
How could Chen Ping not understand this now? He shouted at once.
He Yuansheng smiled coldly, ignoring their excuses, and immediately sent someone in to use severe punishment.
The two soon became unbearable. According to He Yuansheng's intention, they confessed that they were also dying!
He Yuansheng just smiled and wrote a confession himself, asking them to sign the autograph!
After all this, He Yuansheng told Old Zhou again, "Send someone to arrest Cui Jie?"
"No!"
Old Zhou immediately took orders and took people away.
At this time, when night fell, He Yuansheng took a deep breath. First, he sent someone to inform the Princess Tai'an, then he took the two people he caught and a dozen Royal Guards to Dongnuan Pavilion.