Chapter 199 – Dropped (Second Shift) (1 / 2)

Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes and looked at the person in front of her, only to see that she hung her head down and did not raise it, but Mu Zi Yan recognized her at once.

Her eyes flashed with a ghostly light, “It seems your master is still smart.”

“The slave girl doesn’t know what the girl is talking about.” The woman said with downcast eyes.

“The Crown Prince’s side consort is looking for you to go forward, I think it must be because she is not at ease,” Mu Zi Yan said in a cold voice.

“Since the girl knows the slave girl, the slave girl has nothing to say.” The woman lowered her head and stopped speaking.

Mu Zi Yan laughed lightly, “It seems that your master had already poisoned you before you arrived.”

“Whatever the girl says.” The woman sneered, but in a moment, she collapsed and died.

Zhang Zong’s brows furrowed, “It’s really a powerful one.”

“What’s wrong with that.” Mu Zi Yan laughed lowly, “Since we were discovered, we can’t leave any clues on the ground.”

Zhang Zong’s eyes were slightly condensed, and he was silent for a long time before he spoke, “It seems that death is once again without evidence.”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan stared at the woman and half squatted to turn her over, after carefully examining her, but saw a white powder within her nails, she pondered for a moment and lifted her eyes to Zhang Zong, “Brother Zhang, there is something different about this person.”

“Different” Zhang Zong then sat down, “What’s going on”

“She is a servant girl, but she has some skill, and she makes good use of ecstasy. Medicine.” Mu Zi Yan continued, “Look at these powders.”

“If that’s the case, the Crown Prince’s Side Consort will definitely not let her come out and risk her life.” Zhang Zong said after a moment of silence.

“Not bad.” Mu Zi Yan nodded and responded, “How could Zhong Yu let her come out to die”

“But I lured the snake out of the hole by using the clues left by that Sister, and used them inside the wine shop, while making a false impression, not using the ecstasy at all. Medicine.” Zhang Zong said indifferently.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan thought carefully for a long time, then spoke, “Either this person is not instructed by Zhong Yu, or Zhong Yu wants to use her to test.”

“Smokey, this Sister’s death can actually lead to so many incidents, should we continue to investigate or not?” Zhang Zong felt that if he really found out something that should not be found out, by then

“I’ll think about it again.” Mu Zi Yan was silent for a long time and raised her eyes to look at him, “The secrets within the Crown Prince’s Residence are not something I am willing to delve into.”

“You also have concerns,” Zhang Zong then asked.

“Good.” Mu Zi Yan nodded, “Now if it is really found out what, there is no guarantee that it will not involve the court, so at that time I am afraid that it will be implicated, since I know that it is a conspiracy, jump down, then it must be related to me, related to me, related to the Muhoufu, why would I be stupid to jump down”

“If we don’t investigate, this matter will be left like this” Zhang Zong felt that this was not his nature.

Mu Zi Yan nodded and responded, “Since the murderer has been caught out, this case should be closed.”

“You have a good point.” Zhang Zong nodded in response after a long period of silence.

There is no need to look deeper into some things, and since we know that there is a fraud, why should we be curious?

Lei Yichen stood by the side and understood Mu Ziyan’s intentions, nodding his head quite agreeably, “Since the matter is over, I’ll go back as well.”

“Lei Shi Zi, this matter is related to you.” Mu Zi Yan said as she raised her eyes to look at him.

“With me,” Lei Yi Chen looked at her in disbelief.

“Yes.” Mu Zi Yan lowered her eyes to look at the maidservant and continued, “The powdered ecstasy in her fingers. The composition of the medicine is the same as the powder that was poisoned in the Lei Marquis’ extermination.”

“What,” Lei Yichen’s eyes sank, then said, “Then this matter”

“Therefore, this maidservant should not be Zhong Yu’s person, but Liang Wang’s person.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly.

“If that’s the case, then what is the reason for the Cool King to do so” Lei Yichen asked in confusion.

“This maidservant was planted beside Zhong Yu, and her appearance is obviously pulling our line of sight towards Zhong Yu’s body, so Zhong Yu’s back is the Zhong Houfu, and Zhong Houfu’s back is the Third Prince, and if we really find out something along the way, how much of this is to use us to deal with the Third Prince.” Mu Zi Yan said in a cold voice, “But this is only one of them.”

“It seems that Smokey has seen quite a bit from this.” Lei Yichen said as he looked at her.

“Jun Qian Hao this period of time is a lot of peace and quiet, and because of his previous intrusion into the Empress tomb, almost blew the tomb open, since it attracted the Emperor’s dissatisfaction, Liang Wang and the Crown Prince can not know about this matter, since the third prince has been hit hard, the Liang Wang since he has to think of ways to completely suppress him, so as to ensure the position of the Crown Prince.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly.

“In that case, it is evident that King Liang is extremely loyal to the Crown Prince.” Zhang Zong whispered.

“Loyalty,” Mu Zi Yan sneered, “The crown prince is nothing more than a stepping stone in his mind, or worse, a puppet.”

“What Smokey means is,” Lei Yichen seemed to guess something.

“Holding the son of heaven hostage.” Mu Zi Yan said in a deep voice.

“It seems that the Cool King’s ambition is not small.” Lei Yichen’s eyes darkened, “But the Lei Houfu’s enmity, I will definitely settle the score with him.”

“There are too many secrets we don’t know, such as why the Liang King gave up his throne to the Emperor back then, what is the secret of the Empress’s tomb all of these seem to be involved with the lineage, and all of the things that are going on nowadays seem to be unconnected with the Emperor, but every single one of them is involved with the Emperor.” Mu Zi Yan’s eyes overflowed with darkness and said in a cold voice.

When Zhang Zong saw her say so, “I only feel that you and I seem to be caught in the middle of a conspiracy, and a great one at that.”

Mu Zi Yan whispered, “The trap went early in the morning.”

“Smokey, it seems like a lot of things have to go to find out the truth.” Zhang Zong said as he looked at her.

“Some truths can be covered up, but in the end, paper can’t wrap fire.” Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes and looked into the distance, “It’s just that once the truth is revealed, this fire is afraid that it will destroy the sky and the earth.”

Lei Yichen felt as if she had anticipated something, but alone pretended to

To what, but alone in the heart refused to say it, while he is at the moment enduring, he will wait until the day of the truth, when the hand to kill the enemy.

Mu Zi Yan came back to her senses, “This matter won’t end so easily, Brother Zhang, before they continue with their next plan, you should still take the first step and bring this case to an end as soon as possible.”

“Good.” Zhang Zong nodded his head in response, and then ordered his men to carry the body down.

Just as he was about to head to the public hall, he saw the yamen come to report, “My lord, the Crown Prince’s residence is here.”

“Oh,” Zhang Zong’s eyes slightly raised, “Who is it?”

“It is the chief administrator of the Crown Prince’s residence, saying that the Crown Prince was attacked and seriously injured, and the Crown Prince’s side consort was killed on the spot.” The magistrate whispered.

“Which Crown Prince Side Consort,” Zhang Zong knew that the Crown Prince had two Crown Prince Side Consorts, so he asked.

“It is the Zhang side consort.” The magistrate returned with downcast eyes.

“This official will rush there.” Zhang Zong’s eyes were slightly cold as he turned around and went to the back hall.

Lei Yichen hadn’t left yet when he saw Zhang Zong hurry over and whispered, “Something has happened to the Crown Prince’s residence.”

“En,” Mu Zi Yan secretly said, it seems that it is still a step too late.

“The Crown Prince was attacked and seriously injured, and the Crown Prince’s side consort Zhang was killed on the spot.” Zhang Zong looked at her and said.

“This is lively.” Mu Zi Yan laughed coldly, “These three emperors have only stopped for a short while, and then something happened to the Crown Prince’s residence, Mr. Zhang, you’ll be busy.”

“Just don’t joke around.” With a helpless face, Zhang Zong looked at Mu Zi Yan and said, “It’s better to go over and take a look first.”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and responded, raising her eyes to look at Lei Yichen, “Lei Shizi had a slight night’s rest, it’s better to go back to rest early.”

“Good.” Lei Yichen knew that it was inconvenient for him to follow at this time.

After Mu Zi Yan and Summary arrived at the Crown Prince’s residence, they only smelled a bloody odor, but it dispersed quite a bit, she raised her eyes and looked at Zhang Zong, “It seems that the battle was fierce.”

“How was this assassin able to overrun the hidden secret guards and instead rush straight into the Crown Prince’s residence to kill someone” Zhang Zong raised his eyes to observe the surrounding area and asked in disbelief.

“Since it’s not a break-in, it’s a house thief.” Mu Zi Yan said indifferently.

“You have a good point.” Zhang Zong responded with his own approval.

Mu Zi Yan felt that things one after another, how come in her previous life she had not encountered so many strange and bizarre things, this life instead became a life of labor, waiting every day to investigate the case.

Zhang Zong was frowning at the moment, when he saw Mu Zi Yan couldn’t help but sigh, he looked at her sideways, “What’s wrong”

“Nothing.” Mu Zi Yan shook her head, “It’s just that I feel like all the good things have happened to me.”

“Haha.” Zhang Zong couldn’t help but laugh as he listened to Mu Zi Yan’s words since he thought of something.

In the distance, one could see Zhong Yu walking up, coldly looking at Mu Zi Yan, and saying in a low voice, “It seems that Second Miss Lu is in a good mood.”

Mu Zi Yan slightly bowed, “Greetings to the Crown Prince’s side consort.”

“I wonder what Second Miss Lu has found out” Zhong Yu asked in a cold voice.

“My daughter has just arrived.” Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes to look at her, “Folk daughter thought that nowadays the Crown Prince’s side consort should accompany His Highness the Crown Prince.”

Zhong Yu looked at her coldly and turned away with a cold snort.

Zhang Zong came forward, “She is truly hostile to you.”

“What’s the point” Mu Zi Yan said lightly, “There are many people who hate me, she’s not the first.”

“You girl, you’re not afraid of anything at all.” Zhang Zong said with a face of admiration.

Mu Zi Yan smiled lightly and said, “Your Honor is not the same”

“Haha.” Zhang Zong raised his voice and laughed, “You girl is getting more and more interesting.”

“If it fades any further, the one who will come looking for you will be the Crown Prince.” Mu Zi Yan came closer and lowered her voice.

“Just looking at the situation in front of me, it’s just a bit unpleasant.” Zhang Zong most didn’t want to get involved, but he didn’t realize that he was still involved.

Mu Zi Yan smiled lightly and said, “Then check carefully.”

“Who exactly is the lord,” Zhang Zong asked with a raised eyebrow in disbelief.

“I am a woman, not a villain.” Mu Zi Yan raised her eyebrows in triumph, turned around, and headed inside.

The chief steward of the Crown Prince’s residence followed along, although he didn’t hear the previous words, he also listened to the last two sentences, and raised his eyes to see Zhang Zong staring angrily at Lu Erniang, he hurriedly lowered his eyes, and he only felt that this Lu Erniang girl wasn’t too timid, and she even dared to tease Zhang Daoren in public.

Mu Zi Yan walked forward and looked at the ten corpses lying on the ground with her eyes downcast, after she half squatted and carefully examined them, she raised her eyes to the chief steward behind her, “Dare I ask the chief steward when the assassins appeared”

“At five o’clock.” The chief steward returned with downcast eyes.

“Oh.” Mu Zi Yan nodded faintly, then looked down at the appearance of these people, the veil on her face had been removed since early morning, she went up to look at the slashes on the assassin’s body, and when she turned her eyes, she saw Zhang Zong walking over.

“The assassin’s hands are good, not the best, but not bad either.” Mu Zi Yan then pointed to the slashes, “All of them were slashed, I think the crown prince did not call the secret guards at that time, but it was done by the guards of the mansion.”

The Chief Steward listened and raised his eyes to look at her suspiciously, only feeling that it was too unbelievable that he could tell that the assassin was injured by the guards just by looking at them.

The Crown Prince’s martial arts skills are not weak. “What is the Crown Prince doing at the fifth hour?”

The Chief Steward lowered his eyes and said, “Just about to go to court.”

“Then last night the crown prince should rest in the Zhang side consort this place” Mu Zi Yan looked at the chief tube said.

“Exactly.” The Chief Steward returned with downcast eyes.

“That assassin was ambushed early in the morning.” Mu Zi Yan lowered her head to take a leaf from the assassin’s hair, raised her eyes to look into the distance, and slowly walked out.

Zhang Zong followed Mu Zi Yan’s side, “This leaf is new, I think it just grew.”

“Not bad, looking at the lines, it should be on the tree behind that wigwam.” Mu Zi Yan pointed at the wigwam not far away.

Seeing Mu Zi Yan analyzing so accurately, the Chief Steward’s eyes flashed with surprise and he hurriedly lowered his eyes, not daring to say anything more since.

Mu Zi Yan marched to the wigwam and looked down at the

, glancing down and looking up, then flying up and landing easily on a branch, and when examined, then said, “There are footprints on this tree, but it’s just one of those hiding places.”

“Yes.” Zhang Zong continued, “There is another one that is within the pond there.”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head, and the few people then walked forward again.

The Chief Steward followed quietly since, his eyes flashed a touch of doubt, he did see those assassins flying out from inside the pond with the back of the wigwam.

Mu Zi Yan half squatted and looked for a while, then said, “There should be a secret passage underneath this pond.”

“Second Miss Lu, this matter,” once the Chief Steward heard that there was a secret passageway, he did not dare to let her pursue it.

Mu Zi Yan turned her eyes to look at him, “Is the Chief Steward going to report to the Crown Prince”

“Yes.” The Chief Steward answered in a low voice.

“I’m just saying.” Mu Zi Yan said with a raised eyebrow, and then went back inside the great hall.

Not long after, he saw Crown Prince Jun Qian Che walk out, raising his eyes to look at Mu Zi Yan, and then to Zhang Zong, “Did Mr. Zhang find out who did this?”

“Not yet.” Zhang Zong bowed and returned with downcast eyes.

“Then what are the clues,” Jun Qian Che continued to ask.

“There has been no progress.” Zhang Zong replied truthfully.

“In broad daylight, daring to assassinate this palace, this matter is bound to be investigated.” Jun Qian Che said sternly.

“Don’t worry, Your Highness the Crown Prince, this official will definitely do his best.” Zhang Zong hurriedly responded.

Jun Qian Che nodded slightly, turned around and headed back to his chambers.

Mu Zi Yan looked at Zhang Zong, “Where is the body of Zhang side consort”

“Sent to the bedchamber.” The chief steward at the side hurriedly stepped forward and returned.

“Go and see.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly.

“Elder Zhang and Second Miss Lu, please follow the old slave.” The chief steward spoke in a low voice.

“En.” Zhang Zong answered in a deep voice, and then went to Zhang Side Consort’s chambers with Mu Zi Yan.

After Mu Zi Yan entered the bedchamber, she heard cries coming from inside, she slowly stepped forward, and when she traveled to the bedchamber, she saw Zhang side consort’s body was placed on the bed and couch.

She walked to the bed, turned her eyes to look at the palace maids kneeling on the ground, “This is not yet a post-mortem, how can you change your traveling clothes?”

“Second Miss Lu, this is what His Highness the Crown Prince ordered, saying that Zhang side consort was extremely clean when she was alive, and since she didn’t want to be covered in blood when she died, she had it changed.” The chief steward whispered.

“Where are the clothes that were replaced,” Zhang Zong asked in a cold voice.

“The old slave ordered them all to be put away.” The chief steward then returned.

“Bring it over.” Zhang Zong was not polite at the moment, only feeling that this prince was a bit of a fool.

Mu Zi Yan carefully looked at the Zhang side consort’s expression, the face has been stiff, but not like the death of the fifth night, her eyes flashed a flash of surprise, turned her eyes to look at the side of the chief tube standing with his head hung down, “the chief tube can say at that time Zhang side consort is how to be killed by the assassin”

“Second Miss Lu, at that time, Zhang Vice Consort accompanied His Highness the Crown Prince out, and when they traveled to the main hall, the assassins rushed in, so Zhang Vice Consort blocked His Highness the Crown Prince’s heels, and was hit by the assassins.” The chief steward whispered back.

Mu Zi Yan nodded slightly, “But now only one hour has passed, and how could corpse spots appear on Zhang side consort’s body”

“This,” said the chief steward, with downcast eyes, “the old slave does not know.”

“Corpse Spot,” Zhang Zong walked up and didn’t notice, he turned his eyes to look at her suspiciously.

Mu Zi Yan then drew out a silk handkerchief, and then gently wiped away the white powder on Zhang side consort’s neck, and sure enough, there was a faint corpse spot.

Zhang Zong’s eyes sank, “Then in that case, this Zhang side consort did not die at the fifth hour.”

“At least three hours dead.” Mu Zi Yan said indifferently.

“What” Zhang Zong’s eyes went cold and he turned to look at the chief steward, “Then who was the one who died this morning”

“Impossible.” Jun Qian Che lifted his steps inside at this moment, raising his eyes to look at Zhang Zong, “He has been accompanying this palace, how could he have died for three hours”

“If Your Highness the Crown Prince doesn’t believe me, you can ask the Imperial Doctor to come and check.” Mu Zi Yan looked at him and said.

Jun Qian Che’s eyes darkened and he said in a cold voice, “Last night she was with the Palace all the time, if she died for three hours, wouldn’t it be the Palace’s doing”

Mu Zi Yan continued, “Exactly.”

“Ridiculous.” Jun Qian Che droned coldly, “Why would this Palace want to kill her And since she appeared with this Palace this morning, how could she have died long ago”

“Your Highness the Crown Prince is sure that the one who was with you last night was the Zhang side consort” Mu Zi Yan’s heart is also overflowing with doubts, she only feels that this matter is too strange, looking at Jun Qian Che’s expression, he should not know about this Zhang side consort’s matter.

“Naturally.” Jun Qian Che continued, “How can this Palace even recognize its own woman wrongly?”

Mu Zi Yan was silent for a moment, “Then His Highness the Crown Prince last night and side consort Zhang but”

“How can you, an unmarried woman, ask such tricky questions” Jun Qian Che of course understood the meaning of Mu Zi Yan’s words, he raised his eyes and looked at Mu Zi Yan and said coldly.

Mu Zi Yan lowered her eyes and said, “Then the folk daughter won’t ask, it’s better to let Elder Zhang ask.”

Zhang Zong was visibly stunned as he cleared his throat, then looked at Jun Qian Che and slightly saluted, “Your Highness the Crown Prince, roughly when was it after you and Side Concubine Zhang had intercourse”

“It’s almost third watch.” Jun Qian Che revealed a hint of embarrassment and returned unhappily.

Mu Zi Yan raised her eyebrows, “It seems that there must be something missing in this.”

“Can it be that you are doubting this Palace” Jun Qian Che raised his eyes to angrily look at Mu Zi Yan.