Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 684: Princess Yanyang is dead

In a courtyard in the capital of Yelang Kingdom, this is a house purchased by the Lin family in Kyoto.

The autumn wind blows against the window.

"woo"

A faint whisper was heard in the side room.

Shuang'er opened her sleepy eyes, and in a daze, she wanted to get up, but she felt a sharp pain in her chest. She gasped in pain, her brows knitted together, and she felt extremely uncomfortable all over.

"Crunch."

The door was pushed open, and a figure walked in. Seeing Shuang'er waking up, he hurriedly walked over, put the medicine bowl aside, and sat down beside the bed. He quickly helped Shuang'er lie down and said, "Miss Shuang'er, you're awake. Lie down quickly. You are seriously injured and can't move."

The room was bright. Shuang'er looked up at the girl who was supporting her. After a brief pause, she said weakly, "Ms. Linlin?"

"It's me. I didn't expect Miss Shuang'er still remembered me." Lin Xuelan said with a smile.

"hiss"

Shuang'er wanted to raise her hand, but the severe pain in her chest made her feel weak all over. The scene she saw before she fell into coma emerged in her mind.

"I was shot by an arrow, and it was Miss Lin who saved me?" Shuang'er was not only weak, but her voice was also quite hoarse.

"It's not me, it's Master Mo. You were seriously injured, but the reason you're still alive is that the people around Master Mo treated your injuries." Lin Xuelan said.

"Mr. Mo?"

"It's a long story. They've left now. If there's a chance in the future, I'll introduce you to him. Anyway, he's a good man." When she said this, Lin Xuelan showed a hint of reluctance on her face. After a brief moment of forgetfulness, she hurriedly asked, "Miss Shuang'er, why are you being hunted? Shouldn't you be by the princess' side? Who wants to kill you?"

That’s right, Shuang’er is the woman in green dress who was shot by an arrow but still had a breath left. She is also Princess Yan Yang’s personal maid and an eighth-rank warrior.

When Lin Xuelan met Princess Yanyang before, she had met Shuang'er several times.

When Shuang'er heard Lin Xuelan's words, she suddenly became depressed, her face showed a look of grief, and she began to sob.

When Lin Xuelan saw Shuang'er's appearance, she had a bad feeling in her heart.

Just when Lin Xuelan was about to ask further questions.

Yuzhu walked in from outside and said, "Miss, the second master and his friends are back."

Lin Xuelan hurriedly stood up and went out to greet them, but Lin Luo and Han Yang had already walked in, both of them looked very serious.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xuelan asked.

Han Yang said, "Miss, it's bad. The princess was assassinated and Miss Shuang'er is the murderer."

"What!" Lin Xuelan was shocked.

"Cough cough." Shuang'er, who was lying on the bed, became agitated and coughed violently. She endured the severe pain in her chest and sat up. There was still a look of guilt on her face. She said sadly, "It's not me."

Lin Xuelan also didn't believe it: "Grandpa Han, this is impossible. Let's not talk about the relationship between Miss Shuang'er and the princess. With Miss Shuang'er's strength, she can't do it."

"Xue Lan, I actually don't quite believe this, but this is a notice posted by the government office, and there's also a wanted order for Miss Shuang'er, saying that Miss Shuang'er is a spy sent by Lou Wo, who poisoned the eldest princess's tea, and then assassinated her when she was off guard." Lin Luo said.

Lin Xuelan stood up immediately and looked at Shuang'er on the bed vigilantly.

"No, it's not me. This is slander. I'm not some secret spy."

According to Shuang'er, at noon today, the third prince came to the mansion to find the eldest princess and said that the body of the prince consort had been transported back to Beijing, and came to discuss the burial arrangements of the prince consort.

As a servant, she naturally had no right to listen to this matter.

When she saw Princess Yanyang again, she was running out of the house with half her clothes undressed and staggering. Her face was flushed. The Third Prince was chasing her from behind. He had taken off his dragon robe and was only wearing his inner clothes.

When the eldest princess saw Shuang'er, she shouted at her to run away.

At that time, Shuang'er was so scared that she really ran away.

After Shuang'er finished speaking, she cried even louder, and then she blamed herself and said, "It's all my fault. If I had called for help immediately, the princess might not have died. But I was really scared at the time. The look in the third prince's eyes was too scary."

And Shuang'er's words sounded even less credible to Lin Xuelan and the others.

Princess Yanyang is the late emperor’s youngest daughter, your majesty’s half-sister, and the third prince’s aunt.

Why did the third prince kill his own aunt?

Moreover, Shuang'er's words implied that the Third Prince was going to do something improper to the Princess, and the Princess was not complying.

This is even more unbelievable.

The Third Prince, as a nephew, wants to molest his own aunt?

"Ms. Lin, you have to believe me. I...what I say is true," Shuang'er said in tears.

Although Lin Xuelan didn't believe Shuang'er's words, there was a doubt here.

Even if it was Shuang'er who poisoned and killed the princess, the people who came to hunt Shuang'er down were from the government office. They could have done it openly and there was no need to cover their faces.

And since Shuang'er was a spy, she must have a lot of valuable information on her. There was no need to kill her on the spot. You could interrogate her first and then kill her.

Not only that, the group of black-clad and masked men even attacked them who witnessed the incident, obviously intending to kill them to silence them.

Lin Xuelan and her team checked this group of black-clad and masked men and found that they were not from Louwo Country.

Lin Xuelan asked Shuang'er to have a good rest first, and they left the room first.

outside the house.

Yuzhu asked, "Miss, should we hand her over to the government?"

"It's not appropriate. No matter whether what Miss Shuang'er said is true or false, this matter involves too many things. If something goes wrong, even we will be implicated. And if it is really as Shuang'er said, those men in black are the Third Prince's men, then if we hand Miss Shuang'er over to the government, we will be walking into a trap." Han Yang said hurriedly.

"Grandpa Han is right. Let Miss Shuang'er recover here first, and we'll talk about it later when things become clear." Lin Xuelan's face was not looking good. Although she was also very sad about the death of the eldest princess, once the eldest princess died, there would be no one to save her father.

"It would be nice if Master Mo was still here."

For some reason, the first person Lin Xuelan thought of was "Mo Yu". With him by her side, Lin Xuelan should feel a lot more at ease.

……

At the same time, in a private room on the second floor of a restaurant in Kyoto City.

The window of the private room facing the street was opened a crack, and Chen Mo, Nalan Yiren and Si Song were looking through the crack at the tavern on the opposite street.

The tavern was doing pretty good business, with quite a few people coming in and out.

Soon, they saw Liang Mu coming out of the tavern, and soon came to the private room where they were.

"The marks have been left. What we need is the Immortal Powder. The only people who can understand it are the high priest or someone related to the high priest. But no matter what, as long as we respond, we can follow the clues and find the high priest."

After Liang Mu took a sip of water, he quickly recounted what he had done.

Nalan Yiren and Si Song nodded.

It's been more than ten years, and revenge is coming soon. "But we have to send someone to the tavern to keep an eye on it. If we just watch here, we won't be able to see who left the mark." Liang Mu said.

Nalan Yiren understood what Liang Mu meant. There were so many people coming in and out of the tavern. If no one was sent to keep an eye on them, the people who responded to them might slip away right under their noses.

"I'll go and keep an eye on it." Chen Mo said.

Nalan Yiren was slightly stunned, because according to the previously agreed cooperation, Chen Mo didn't need to do this at all.

"It's just a piece of cake." Chen Mo saw Nalan Yiren looking at him and smiled at her.

Nalan Yiren's eyes flickered: "Thank you."

"But if you are the only one watching for a day, it's fine. But if you watch for too long, it will arouse suspicion. It's better to have more people to take over the duties."

Then Liang Mu said to Nalan Yiren and Si Song, "You two definitely can't do it. Miss Nalan's voice is too recognizable, and you are all from the Poison King Valley. If the high priest is watching in the dark, he will see you as soon as you show up. You are strangers."

Nalan Yiren understood and stood up immediately: "I will go find someone now."

"Not appropriate." Si Song said, "We are unfamiliar with this place, so trusting the person we are looking for is secondary. We are just afraid that the person we are looking for may not be serious and will not act well, which may lead to us being exposed. It is best to have someone who is familiar with us."

"But we don't have any acquaintances in Yelang." Nalan Yiren couldn't help but say, "Miss Lin and the others."

He told Chen Mo and the others that Miss Lin and her group were indeed a trouble. They had too many problems to deal with and Miss Lin even knew the woman in the green dress.

If I stay with them any longer, something unexpected might happen when I do something to Tang Yichen.

Therefore, after entering the city, Chen Mo and the other three separated from Lin Xuelan and the others.

"But where can we find them?" Si Song said.

"This." Chen Mo touched his nose and said, "Before they separated, Miss Lin told me where they would stay."

Nalan Yiren: "..."

Si Song: “…”

Liang Mu smiled meaningfully.

……

royal palace.

The queen's bedroom.

Since the third prince Xing Yin entered the palace and asked to see the queen, more than half an hour has passed since he stayed in the queen's bedroom.

On the phoenix bed, the Queen of Yelang, who was already in her forties but still had her charm due to proper maintenance, was sitting on the bed, her body wrapped in a quilt, her hands hugging her knees, sobbing softly.

Beside the phoenix bed, Xing Yin was putting on his robe. All the humiliation he suffered at the hands of Princess Yan Yang was now gone.

After getting dressed, Xing Yin looked back at the queen sitting on the phoenix bed, sighed, and said, "Every time your son comes over, you cry. Aren't you used to it yet?"

"Beast." Queen Yelang glared at Xing Yin coldly.

"Things have already happened. If scolding me a few times can make you feel better, then go ahead and do it. And considering your father's current condition, only your son will be able to take care of you from now on." Xing Yin was used to the Yelang Queen's scolding and was not angry.

"Get out." Queen Yelang picked up the pillow and threw it hard at Xing Yin.

"Then you should have a good rest, mother. I will leave first."

As Xing Yin left, the huge palace was filled with only the sound of endless crying.

When Xing Yin returned to his house, it was already dark.

In the study, Xing Yin had just sat down when a middle-aged man dressed like a butler walked in tremblingly: "Your Highness, it's bad. All the people we sent out are dead."

"What?" Xing Yin stood up suddenly, his face darkened, and asked, "Where's Shuang'er?"

The butler shuddered slightly and bent even lower: "It's gone."

"boom."

A pen and inkstone hit the butler's head hard, and blood flowed from his forehead and into his eyes.

But the housekeeper didn't dare to wipe it, nor did he dare to cry out in pain. He just lowered his head and continued, "Judging from the traces at the scene, Shuang'er should have been rescued by someone."

"I still need you to tell me. With her level, if there was no rescue, how could the people sent out fail?" As he spoke, Xing Yin angrily called him a waste, and then ordered: "Check along the way for me to see who entered the capital and who left the capital during this period. Check carefully for me. I must find the person alive or dead."

".promise."

The butler responded softly and walked out quickly.

As soon as the housekeeper left, Xing Yin was so angry that he swept everything on the desk to the floor: "What a bunch of useless things."

"What's the matter?"

At this moment, a sinister voice suddenly sounded, and then a dark shadow walked in.

Seeing the man in black robe coming in, Xing Yin, who was so arrogant just now, suddenly became servile and his voice lowered several tones: "Master, you are here."

Afterwards, Xing Yin seemed to sense something and said respectfully, "I wish Master great success in his magical power."

The man in black robe smiled, then threw a small porcelain bottle to Xing Yin and said, "This is for you."

Xing Yin took it, opened it and swallowed it without hesitation.

Then he quickly came to a bronze mirror, pulled off his clothes, and saw the black spot on his chest disappearing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Xing Yin breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to the man in black robe and said, "Thank you, Master."

The man in black robe nodded, and was about to leave without staying any longer.

Ke Xingyin stopped him and said, "Master, the effect of the elixir you gave me last time was not very good. Yan Yang woke up before I could finish my work. It almost ruined everything."

The black-robed man paused and turned around to say, "That elixir was a little thing that my master made a few years ago. It's not surprising that the medicinal power has been lost after such a long time. I heard that she was dead before my master came here. Did you kill her?"

Xing Yin did not deny it: "Who told her to scream? If it wasn't absolutely necessary, I wouldn't want to do this."

The black-robed man did not speak, but threw a small porcelain bottle to Xing Yin as compensation: "Grind it into powder and light it. Anyone who smells it, I guarantee that they will not wake up within half an hour. But it will not work for top-grade warriors."

After saying that, the man in black robe left.

……

On the other side, Princess Yanyang’s Mansion.

A mourning hall has been set up in the mansion.

After Princess Yanyang was "stabbed to death", Princess Deyi was buried before she returned.

Although the government has reached a conclusion about the cause of Princess Yanyang's death, the servants in the mansion still have some doubts about this conclusion.

Shuang'er has been following the eldest princess since she was ten years old. How could she be a spy who had leaked the secrets?

(End of this chapter)