mtl008 Chapter 112 Tingyuxuan attracts attention
Chapter 112 Tingyuxuan attracts attention
Someone who was brave and careful immediately checked on the fallen person and felt the respiratory artery of the fallen person. The person's face turned pale instantly. He fell back in fear and cried out: "He's dead! He's dead!"
The person who died was the first one to ask for help from the Crown Prince and the Third Prince. He died before he could finish his words.
The dead person was the one standing in the middle. Everyone was shocked. They didn't know how he died, but he was dead. There were people all around him. How did the person who killed him kill him?
Everyone in the Dali Temple turned pale, and those who wanted to ask for help like him did not dare to speak. Even Su Beiqian was so scared that he shut his mouth.
The Crown Prince and the Third Prince were blocked at the door and could not see clearly what was happening inside. They only knew that the people from the Dali Temple were very strange. They were surrounded, and the guards from Prince Rui's Mansion clearly wanted to kill them.
But when Su Beiqian saw them coming, he didn't ask for help and was so quiet that he was scared.
The Crown Prince came forward as ordered and asked first, "Second brother, what happened? Father ordered me to summon you to the palace."
Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi in the palace heard the prince's words. Zhai Yun glanced at Feng Chenyi, who also looked at Zhai Yun. Zhai Yun looked at Feng Chenyi and said, "What a coincidence they came."
Why did he appear at this time instead of earlier? It seems that someone doesn't want Su Beiqian to die.
Zhai Yun only said one sentence, but Feng Chenyi had already understood the meaning behind her. Feng Chenyi looked coldly in the direction of the Crown Prince and the Third Prince at the gate of the palace, "Let them in."
Everyone made way for them, and the guards who were blocking the door let the crown prince and the third prince into the palace, and then guarded the palace tightly.
The Crown Prince and the Third Prince slowly walked in from the crowd. The Third Prince glanced at Su Beiqian inadvertently. Su Beiqian just lowered his head respectfully with an ugly look on his face.
The Crown Prince and the Third Prince approached Feng Chenyi. Their eyes swept from Zhai Yun to Feng Chenyi. The Third Prince spoke in advance, "What crime did Second Brother commit that forced the entire Dali Temple to be mobilized?"
Just as Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi were about to speak, Su Beiqian from the crowd answered, "Your Highness, Third Prince, I have received a report that Prince Rui is secretly storing weapons. I led people to search Prince Rui's mansion and found this."
As Su Beiqian spoke, he slowly walked to the front of the Crown Prince and the Third Prince and knelt down, ordering his men to bring the arrows found in Prince Rui's Mansion to the Crown Prince and the Third Prince.
The prince hesitantly picked up the arrow from the ground, took a look at it, and was shocked: "Isn't this the batch of low-quality arrows you were tracking down, second brother?"
The Crown Prince was still in shock when the Third Prince laughed sarcastically, "I never thought that the thing that Second Brother kept saying he wanted to investigate was actually staged by himself!"
Looking at the two people in front of them, Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi were not angry, and they didn't even bother to pay attention. The guards of Prince Rui's Mansion pushed the housekeeper and his wife forward. Their son was in Mr. Rui's hands, so they didn't dare to lie.
They once again accused Su Beiqian, and the Third Prince was a little embarrassed. Su Beiqian kowtowed repeatedly: "Your humble servant is innocent. I have never seen these two people. They are originally from the Rui Wang Mansion. It is the Rui Wang who wants to get away with it."
Su Beiqian didn't say anything else, but the meaning of his words was already very clear. He wanted to say that it was King Rui who wanted to get rid of the crime and found a scapegoat, but he couldn't say it out loud.
The Crown Prince is here, and every word he says will be repeated by the Crown Prince to Emperor Xing'an, so he cannot directly testify against Prince Rui.
Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi remained silent as they watched the scene replay. Someone repeated what had just been said for them, "Lord Su said someone reported us. Where is the person who reported us? Lord Su, please find them and confront them!"
Su Beiqian fell silent for a moment.
The guard who repeated what Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi said again: "Since Lord Su can't find this person, it proves that you are lying. No one reported it, so how did Lord Su know that there was this arrow in Prince Rui's mansion?"
Su Beiqian was speechless after being questioned one after another. Whatever he said was already full of loopholes. However, there was still one thing that was fishy about Prince Rui's Mansion.
Su Beiqian slowly kowtowed to Feng Chenji, "Your Highness, when I searched Prince Rui's mansion, Tingyuxuan, a remote area in the mansion, was heavily guarded. In order to prevent the Dali Temple from entering to search, they even drew their swords against them. Even the closest guard to Prince Rui, Qi, was personally guarding there. I have not been able to enter until now. I have searched Prince Rui's bedroom, but I cannot enter there.
"In my humble opinion, there must be something fishy going on. Ever since Prince Rui returned, his palace has been heavily guarded. According to the housekeeper, the palace's monthly expenses are at least several thousand taels. Prince Rui is wearing custom-made clothes from the Suxiu Pavilion, so they're not cheap. Prince Rui just returned to the imperial capital, and the palace's money is of unknown origin. With Tingyuxuan being heavily guarded, there must be something fishy going on."
Indeed, before Emperor Xing'an bestowed the 100,000 taels, the expenses of Prince Rui's Mansion were already very high. Although Zhai Yun had previously used the salary that Feng Chenyi had saved in recent years to justify it, it was a bit unreasonable to support so many servants and maids and hire them at high prices.
If they were not allowed to enter Tingyuxuan today, this matter would not be let go and someone would use it as an excuse in the future. Fortunately, Zhai Yun made preparations in advance and asked Qi Nuo to clean up the house.
Zhai Yun looked at Su Beiqian and smiled sarcastically, "Lord Su has a very good relationship with the steward of my Rui Palace. He even knows all the expenses of the Rui Palace."
Su Beiqian knew he was in the wrong, but he knew that this was the perfect time to avoid the main issue. He insisted, "Prince, there must be something fishy going on at Tingyuxuan in the Rui Palace."
As early as when Concubine Tian got married, the Crown Prince and the Third Prince had already learned from the spies brought in that the Tingyuxuan in Prince Rui's Mansion was guarded extremely strictly and no one was allowed to approach.
Now that Su Beiqian has proposed it, it is time for them to find out. They also want to know what secrets are hidden there.
The prince looked at Feng Chenyi innocently, "Second brother, is this true? There is such a heavily guarded place in the Rui Palace that even the Qi guards around you are willing to risk their lives to protect it."
The prince looked at Feng Chenyi with eyes that were completely ignorant of the situation, and his words were full of disbelief.
Compared to the Crown Prince's disbelief, the Third Prince was full of anticipation. He couldn't wait to find Feng Chenyi's fault. Only in this way could he take revenge and stay safe.
"I heard that's where Guard Zhai lives. Second brother, you're really nice to your guard. A small guard can actually live in a separate courtyard in your Prince Rui's Palace. Qi Nuo, who is by your side, doesn't have such treatment." The third prince said, thoughtfully: "But, why does the residence of a guard make your personal guards more nervous than your Yunchen Pavilion?