As the saying goes, one wave is over and another is rising. Emperor Yuan had just witnessed Xiao Lingyao falling down the mountain together with the assassin. Immediately, another guard came to report that the eldest prince Xiao Lingzhao was killed by an assassin's arrow in the temple. Now the temple is searching for the whereabouts of the assassin.

In an instant, one son died and the other girl's death was unknown. After Emperor Yuan received the report, he was extremely depressed. Xiao Lingzhao was ambitious but not resourceful. Because of Chen Wanrong, he would not let his eldest son succeed, but he would not let his eldest son succeed him.

took his life.

Emperor Yuan had already planned that as long as the Chen family would withdraw from the court and Chen Wanrong would stop making trouble, he would eventually give him a fief and let him live a stable life in the fief. Who would have expected that he would actually lose his life in this imperial temple?!

There is a majestic and solemn temple in the distance, but life and death happen in this Buddhist place. Emperor Yuan felt uneasy when he thought about praying in the morning.

If God couldn't bear to see it, wouldn't he teach his children to die well?!

"Your Majesty, my condolences." Seeing that something was wrong with him, Eunuch Hong rushed forward to help him. He had conquered the battlefield, killed his brothers, and was even kidnapped by this emperor when he was dying. Emperor Yuan was such a thoughtful and ruthless person, but

He is a father after all.

Emperor Yuan held the handkerchief with blood written on it. What a big mistake Yao'er could have made after being in the harem for nine years. He suddenly thought of the out-of-control Zhao Lun and the shrill "Sister".

He stood up and asked: "Where is Zhao Lun?"

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhao, Commander Meng, the Prince Consort and others are going down the mountain to find the whereabouts of His Highness." A guard reported back.

Emperor Yuan held a knife in one hand and a blood handkerchief in the other, with a horrified look on his face. The guards guarding him all lowered their heads. Eunuch Hong said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please return to the Imperial Temple first. Your Majesty needs to be in charge of the overall situation there. The Empress is grieving the loss of her beloved son."

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"She lost her beloved son, so why don't I!" Emperor Yuan scolded: "She knew clearly that Zhao'er was not the material, but she insisted on pushing him to a position that did not belong to him. Who is this time?"

Eunuch Hong secretly said that with the East Palace case and the spying in the princess palace, which prince would dare to act in the imperial temple where he was praying for blessings. His eyes fell on the blood handkerchief. It couldn't be...Princess Jinhua, right?

He was so horrified by his own conjecture that he didn't dare to say another word. Fortunately, Emperor Yuan finally drove back to the imperial temple first. Everyone was waiting to see him come back with a knife and a blood handkerchief in his hand.

, all of them didn’t dare to express their anger.

Because Xiao Lingzhao was assassinated and his body was still placed in the courtyard outside the dining room. The abbot of the imperial temple was leading a group of monks to kneel around the body, holding Buddhist beads and chanting the Buddha's name. The arrows on the body were still not pulled out. Queen Chen

Sitting next to the corpse, his eyes were dull.

She grabbed Xiao Lingzhao's hand and held it tightly. When Emperor Yuan returned and everyone saluted, she didn't move at all. Emperor Yuan came to the body and saw Xiao Lingzhao's eyes slightly opened. He raised his hand to wipe his eyes for him, and finally

He closed his eyes.

Seeing Emperor Yuan's actions, Empress Chen finally raised her head. This time her eyes were full of blood: "Your Majesty, you can see that our Zhao'er is gone. He is your Majesty's first child and our only flesh and blood."

There were slight cracks in Emperor Yuan's eyebrows. Empress Chen finally caught a hint of sadness and sneered: "Our Zhao'er was harmed by others. Who did it? Please consider that he is the eldest son, please give him

A piece of truth makes him willing to leave."

As soon as these words came out, several concubines and princes bowed their heads one after another. The second prince cursed in his heart, "Damn it, he didn't do anything this time. Who knew that something like this would happen? It was clearly the emperor's sister who disappeared.

Why was the eldest prince assassinated?

Is this a sudden attack, and is it going to be blamed on a few of them? Who did it, the third child, the fourth child, or someone else? Looking at the examiners and fellow examiners, none of them dared to say anything.

, I’m afraid I just want to cover my ears.

Emperor Yuan dropped the knife and came to the body. Looking at the arrow, he suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled it out fiercely. As soon as the arrow came out, blood spattered out. Empress Chen did not avoid it, and her face was splashed with blood. She looked completely indifferent.

He changed and looked at Emperor Yuan steadily.

The arrow was very ordinary, without standard, and should be hand-made. The other party did not want to leave any clues. Hearing that it came from the pagoda, Emperor Yuan looked over. The distance between the dining hall and the pagoda was not close. The assassin

The ability to cross a Yang with a hundred steps is extraordinary!

The guard commander came to report that only a few mud footprints were found in the pagoda. He must have climbed into the Buddhist temple from the mountain, avoided the guarding guards, and assassinated from the pagoda. At that time, there was a chaos, and the guards of the Buddhist temple were inevitably involved

Loophole, the assassin should have escaped into the mountains.

After the guard commander finished reporting back, he did not dare to show his anger. Emperor Yuan waved his hand and said: "My dear friends are frightened. Please step back for the time being. The concubines and princes stay behind. Yao Jing, you lead a team of people to search the temple again, and you must find the assassin."

clue."

Just as Commander Yao was about to accept the order, Emperor Yuan said again: "Let another group of people come out of the temple to meet Commander Meng and listen to his instructions."

"Yes, Your Majesty." When Commander Yao went down, he saw the Queen glance at His Majesty, the anger in her eyes was undisguised, and he felt excited. He hurried out to set up the formation before Emperor Yuan punished him.

Bai Beitang led a group of ministers to leave, and the dining hall suddenly became much quieter. Looking at the concubines and princes who were still kneeling on the ground, Emperor Yuan sat down and sighed: "Everyone, please get up. The body of the eldest prince will be handed over to the abbot.

Allow him some peace and quiet."

This was to let the abbot transcend him. When the abbot of the Buddhist temple heard this, he stood up. When Queen Chen saw this, she wanted to say something, but she finally kept her mouth shut. This was what she wanted, so that Xiao Lingzhao could have peace after his death.

Xiao Lingyu looked outside. He didn't see Qin Feng and others returning, and he didn't know what was going on outside. He had some bad premonitions for no reason, and sighed quietly. Xiao Linghui opposite looked up at his sad face, and his heart was also racing.

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Empress Chen will not take Xiao Lingzhao's death lightly. If there are clues pointing to the other three princes, she will not let it go.

For a moment, everyone was thinking, and no one dared to ask what was happening outside the temple!

In the forest outside the Buddhist temple, everyone gathered in front of a deep pool under the cliff. On the branches on one side were hanging pieces of clothing worn by "Xiao Lingyao". Qin Feng pulled them off and recognized them as the streamers used in the palace.

Brocade, this fabric is indeed what Xiao Lingyao is wearing today.

"Consort, your highness and the assassin may have fallen into a deep pool." Meng Tianqi said while standing at the edge of the deep pool.

Qin Feng looked at the green deep pool water. Even though the apricot flowers had bloomed, the temperature in the mountains was still low and the water in the deep pool was freezing cold. He was frightened. If he hadn't known that the woman who fell down was definitely not

She, he didn't dare to think about the consequences of falling.
Chapter completed!