The men in black are all dead, and there is no evidence of their deaths, so the clues to this matter have been lost.
The captain of Xicheng called the guards to deal with the corpses in the yard, and he walked up to Tao Yaoyao and asked, "What has the eldest lady offended recently?"
These people have good martial arts skills and move quickly. They are not sloppy and they are well-trained people at first glance.
How did Tao Yaoyao, a girl from a boudoir, provoke these people?
In addition, judging from the state of the other servants of the Tao family, they probably didn't know that there was an assassin here, but the maid next to her immediately thought of asking for help after the incident happened...
A maid is not surprised at all changes.
The client seemed to rush out of the house in a panic when she saw him coming, but the panic in her eyes was more like an act, because when a person is extremely frightened, he cannot be so smooth. Running in and out.
He has been in the army for many years, and he has never seen any kind of person. Miss Tao's little trick... is not enough.
However, he didn't care at all what secrets she had. What he cared about was the person behind the jade pendant.
That's right, the guards just found a jade pendant when they were carrying the body, and the only person in Kyoto who could carry such a jade pendant was the prince.
"No. I am a boudoir girl who stays at the door all day long. How could I possibly offend someone?" Tao Yaoyao said this, but her eyes kept dodging.
The guilty look made the captain lose all patience. Just when he was about to remind Tao Yaoyao again, Qiu Gui ran over.
"Miss, are you okay? I really scared my slave to death just now."
Qiu Gui stood in front of Tao Yaoyao. Seeing that her whole body was cold, she was worried, "Sir, my young lady must be scared. Can you..."
"Miss Tao, I am asking this for your own good. You saw it just now. Those people came here after your life. The fact that these people failed tonight does not mean that the people behind the scenes have given up.
You were lucky enough to meet me tonight. What about tomorrow night? Do you think you can still have such good luck? "
The captain looked at Tao Yaoyao. Tao Yaoyao supported Qiu Gui and looked at the Xicheng captain cautiously with slightly uneasy eyes. "If I tell you, can you protect me?"
"Of course. I am the general who guards the city in Xicheng. It is my duty to protect the people of Xicheng."
"What if the people who want to kill me are not ordinary people? What if this matter involves the royal family..." Tao Yaoyao swallowed in fear when he said this. When the captain didn't speak, he sighed, "Forget it. , thank you tonight, you can go, I will take care of this matter myself."
"Miss Tao doesn't believe me?" Captain Du suppressed his excitement and took a step forward, "I can promise Miss Tao that as long as I find out that what you said is the truth, no matter who the person who wants to harm you is, Will I protect you?"
"Really?" Tao Yaoyao looked at the captain excitedly, thinking of something, and showed a sad expression, "Tonight something like this happened to me. Even my biological father didn't want to get involved in this trouble. The captain has saved me." I'm really embarrassed to take my life..."
What annoyed the captain the most was the mother-in-law and mother-in-law behavior. After seeing her endlessly blaming herself, he simply interrupted her and said, "This is what I should do, Miss Tao. It's getting late, so please hurry up."
Around midnight, the Xicheng Captain quietly entered the palace, and then went directly to the second prince's bedroom.
The second prince had just gotten up and was about to wash up. When he learned that he was coming, he immediately asked his servants to invite him in.
"Are you telling the truth?"
After hearing the news brought by the captain, the second prince's eyes were full of joy. He was worried about the clues to catch the third child, but he didn't expect that someone would give him a huge clue.
That's great.
Half an hour later, in the morning
When the officials from the third prince's group praised the third prince, the second prince stepped forward and wrote a memorial, "Your Majesty, I have asked the people below to investigate the matter in the memorial and confirm that it is indeed true."
After His Majesty received the memorial, he opened it in front of everyone. After taking a quick look at the contents, his expression suddenly changed.
The third prince didn't know that his secret had been exposed, and he was still feeling proud. When he looked at the third prince with provocative eyes, he only heard an angry sound ringing in his ears.
"Lao San, is what is said above true?"
With a snap, the memorial rolled at his feet.
The third prince subconsciously shouted that he was wronged, then he knelt down and picked up the memorial. He quickly read the contents and looked at the second prince in disbelief.
How did he know about this?
"Third son, the eldest girl of the Tao family is still your fiancée after all. Even if she discovers your secret, you shouldn't kill them all. Besides, the reason why she was able to go to that small mountain village in the first place was because you took her If the person who fell off the cliff hadn't been lucky enough to save his life, I'm afraid the Chu family would be fighting for you now."
The third prince saw the excitement and did not take it too seriously. Not only did he tell them who had revealed the news to them, but he also said that the third prince wanted to kill Tao Yaoyao.
Chu Wulang also went to court today. After learning about this incident, he first glared at the third prince angrily, and then immediately stepped forward to beg his majesty to give Tao Yaoyao justice.
"Third brother, did you really harm that girl from the Tao family?" His Majesty asked displeasedly.
Seeing that His Majesty was really angry, the third prince hurriedly retorted, "No, the father and the minister were wronged. Tao Yaoyao is the fiancée of the minister. How could he harm her before he could protect her..."
"Really?" This time, even Chu Wulang didn't believe his lies, "Yesterday morning, when the third prince made harsh words in the Tao family, he didn't care about his kindness. Maybe if I hadn't left so quickly, Are you going to kill my sister in broad daylight?"
After Chu Wulang finished speaking, he turned to look at the emperor again before the third prince could speak.
"My Chu family can go through life and death for the imperial court without any complaints, but our Chu family only has one daughter. My aunt was not lucky enough to die after giving birth to her. She was not lucky enough. She seemed to be of noble birth, but in fact she didn't even have anyone to rely on. No one else... The reason why my father chose the third prince back then was to give her someone to rely on.
If our Chu family knew that what we were looking for for her was not support, but a talisman for life, we, the Chu family, would rather she die alone. "
What Chu Wulang said later was a bit harsh, but he was also really angry.
The third prince has a noble status, but he is not someone he can bully easily from the Chu family.
That was all in the past, but now that he is back, he will never let anyone bully Yaoyao.
"Your Majesty, please make the decision for Yaoyao." Chu Wulang knelt in the main hall and asked Your Majesty to give an explanation to the Chu family and to Tao Yaoyao. He paused and then said, "Since the third prince disdains this marriage so much, then please ask Your Majesty I have decreed to cancel this marriage. I would like to thank Your Majesty in advance on behalf of Tao Yaoyao."
"Chu Wenqing, don't push yourself too far." The third prince now wanted to kill the Chu family and Tao Yaoyao, but he knew in his heart that this was not a good time, so he suppressed his anger and looked at Chu Wulang, "We haven't investigated yet. Why are you so anxious to draw conclusions about this matter? Or do you just want to use this matter to break off the engagement?
Chu Wulang, let me tell you, your father asked for this marriage in the first place. If you want to break off the engagement, you can ask your father to go to the palace to ask for it again..."
"Third brother, shut up."
Old General Chu is currently fighting at the border, and the war has reached its most critical moment. If General Chu really comes back at this time because of Tao Yaoyao's matter, what will happen to the border?
How are the people in the world?
It was rare for the second prince to see His Majesty being dissatisfied with the third child. After being proud, he said, "Does the third brother want certification and physical evidence?"
After saying that, someone immediately came in with certification and physical evidence.
The witness who entered the palace to meet the saint was none other than Dashan, the family where Xie Lan and Tao Yaoyao had stayed temporarily before. It was his first time to come to such a place, and he was shaking with fear, but in order to give his eldest brother Revenge, he kept reminding himself, only by coming in and telling the truth to His Majesty could he avenge his elder brother.
"The grass-roots people in the mountains are here to see your majesty."
Dashan knelt on the ground and bowed tremblingly to His Majesty.
His Majesty glanced at him and said nothing. Seeing this, the Second Prince quickly urged Dashan, "Tell His Majesty carefully what you know. And the evidence you brought must also be presented to His Majesty."
"good."
What Dashan brought was the iron from the mine and the bones that Tao Yaoyao and Xie Lan found that day.
It was the first time that the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty saw such a thing in the main hall. They were so frightened that they all backed away. His Majesty also looked extremely ugly when he saw these bones, but he still did not speak.
Xie Lan stood aside. He tried to reduce his presence from the beginning to the end, but he kept paying attention to His Majesty's actions. Although he had guessed this scene a long time ago, when he actually saw this scene, he felt uneasy in his heart. Still can't help but be disappointed.
Just because of love, no matter what he does, he does it.
Just because he doesn't like it, everything he does is wrong?
People's preferences are really arbitrary.
"Your Majesty, the third prince secretly mined iron ore, killed innocent people indiscriminately, and took human life lightly. Please make the decision for the people of Xinghua Village." Dashan knelt in the main hall and said his request tremblingly.
After he finished speaking, the second prince followed suit, and the people from the second prince's group also helped him to ask His Majesty to punish the third prince.
Seeing that the situation was over, the third prince looked at His Majesty with tears in his eyes as usual, "Father, I know I made a mistake. I beg your father to give me another chance. I promise that I will change my mind in the future."
When some old ministers saw this, they knew that this matter would be picked up again and they put it down gently. However, although they were anxious, they did not dare to really offend the third prince.
At this time, His Majesty's brother, King Qi, stood up.
"Private mining of iron ore is a serious crime of beheading. Killing innocent people indiscriminately is also a capital crime. As a member of the royal family, the third prince should be very familiar with the law, but he did it even though he knew that it was a serious crime. For such a thing, Your Majesty, he knowingly committed the crime and must be severely punished."
