Back in the hall, everyone was talking a lot, and they had some speculations about the Xu family daughter being poisoned and disfigured.
In the eyes of others, this daughter of the Xu family probably provoked someone and got revenge. Otherwise, why would something happen to her when everyone else was fine?
This view is also the most recognized guess among the ladies. They are all in this circle of noble ladies. Who doesn't know the actions behind the scenes? But what everyone is more curious about is, who did Xu Caidi provoke? How was he poisoned?
In the crowd, He Jingyao talked to others fearfully, but she was distracted from time to time. After all, she had just planned a big show with Xu Caidie tonight, and now something happened to Xu Caidie, she was inevitably suspicious. Worried about his own safety.
She couldn't help but peeked in a certain direction again, where was the seat of Prince An's Mansion.
He Jingyao simply couldn't figure it out. At the beginning, everything went smoothly, but the woman also took the bait. Later, they saw the emperor specially calling Prince An and leaving the Baohe Hall with an ugly face. But just when they thought it was done, and were in a good mood to see how miserable and abandoned the woman was, it all seemed as if it had never happened, and it was silent...
The emperor, queen and others returned to Baohe Palace. Although Prince An and Princess An did not come back, you could tell that something was wrong just by looking at the reactions of the emperor and others.
At that time, she and Xu Caidi secretly exchanged views and decided to send maids out to inquire about the palace people who had been bribed to inquire about the situation. But what they did not expect was that these palace people seemed to have disappeared, and they all No trace!
It may be somewhat possible to say that several other palace people took money and did nothing to avoid them, but one of these people was a secret agent of the Xu family! It is impossible for this person to disobey orders!
All the people doing the work were gone. She and Xu Caidi immediately sensed that something was wrong and did not dare to make any other moves. They just wanted to check the situation again, but they saw Prince An and Princess An on the terrace, who looked as usual. , the two of them are still so sweet and enviable, and there is no abnormality at all.
Seeing this scene, they were sure that their plan had failed. But since Princess An was fine, where had the palace people gone?
He Jingyao, who was feeling uneasy, originally wanted to discuss it with Xu Caidie after the fireworks, but she didn't expect that something happened to Xu Caidie.
Xu Caidi's accident made He Jingyao even more worried. At this time, she only wanted to leave the palace and return home to escape from this place that made her panic. She didn't even have the intention to spy on what the person she loved was doing.
Xia Luotong had been paying attention to He Jingyao's situation, and naturally noticed He Jingyao's uneasiness and peeping at him. He turned to Wu Zechen and smiled: "Do you think He Jingyao will scare yourself out of trouble?"
"I hope she's okay." Wu Zechen responded quietly. Seeing Xia Luotong raise an eyebrow and look at him, he then said the second half of the sentence, "How else are you going to play?"
Xia Luotong then raised a smile and glanced at him with satisfaction, earning a smiling look from him.
There were many important officials or relatives of the emperor attending the New Year's Eve palace banquet today. Naturally, it was impossible to waste time here for a daughter of the Xu family. What's more, it was already late at night after midnight, and many older people were there. People can't stand it any longer.
Therefore, palace officials soon entered the palace and invited many people to go to the side hall for questioning. Almost all of these people were young masters and ladies, and they must have all been in contact with Xu Caidi just now.
Another palace official led a young official to Xia Luotong. The official bowed first and then asked cautiously: "Princess An, I wonder if you have had any contact with Miss Xu tonight?"
When officials asked questions, their eyes would always drift to Wu Zechen from time to time. After all, Prince An was so prestigious that most of these small officials were very afraid of him.
Xia Luotong couldn't help but feel a little funny when he saw this. He didn't expect that the man next to him could actually shock people. However, the fact that this official came to him meant that Xu Caidi had mentioned him.
She raised her lips and smiled slightly: "When I went to the clean room, I was almost hit by Miss Xu in the corridor, but she left after apologizing, if that can be considered contact."
She thought in her heart that this little contact was enough for her to administer several kinds of medicine. Unfortunately, she didn't expect that Xu Caidi would still be holding back such a poisonous move to deal with her.
"Okay, okay, because Miss Xu mentioned this just now, I have been ordered to come here for a routine inquiry. Please forgive me for disturbing the princess!" The official said this quickly for some reason. After saying these words, he gave a quick salute, then turned around and disappeared into the crowd, leaving much faster than when he came.
Xia Luotong watched the official flee as quickly as his butt was on fire, with a look of surprise on his face. He turned to look at Wu Zechen and wondered, "Did you scare him just now?"
"No, maybe he's just busy." Wu Zechen responded nonchalantly. He would not tell the people around him that just now because the official glanced at her twice, he felt uncomfortable, so he kept his eyes closed. He gave the official a threatening look, who knew it would frighten him.
"Are you so busy?" Xia Luotong glanced in the direction the official was leaving in confusion, but Wu Zechen squeezed his hand and forced his attention back to him.
"Let's go back."
At this time, except for those who were temporarily taken away for questioning, others had received permission and began to leave one after another.
Xia Luotong and Wu Zechen left together, but they did not realize that behind them, there were several complicated and unspeakable eyes chasing their backs until they disappeared into the darkness.
The carriage from Prince An's Mansion left the palace and drove slowly towards Prince An's Mansion. The wind was freezing outside the carriage, but it was as warm as spring inside. Wu Zechen was worried that Xia Luotong would catch the cold, so he asked the people guarding the carriage to cook it early. He took out the charcoal basin and when Xia Luotong got into the car, the car was already filled with warmth.
The two were talking when they saw Wu Zechen suddenly paused and his face turned cold.
Xia Luotong was a little surprised by his reaction. He suddenly changed his expression for some reason, but knew that he would not do this easily, so he quickly realized that something must have happened.
She raised her eyes and looked at him inquiringly, and saw him whispering in her ear: "If there is an assassin, be sure to follow me carefully."
