"Even the assassins have noticed. Sir, he is really thoughtful." Rong Ming frowned slightly, and the sharp color in his eyes gradually faded, and a cloud of doubt floated.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and tapped the table with his fingertips, showing a thoughtful look, "As the gentleman said, I only allowed him to assassinate, not poison. But just now at the banquet, the assassin made a fierce move, obviously trying to take Lao Qi's life. I was already alert at that time, so I asked people to surround him, trying to capture him and find out who was behind it. I tried my best to use my hands and feet, but I didn't expect that she was allowed to escape in the end. Afterwards, I sent people to search everywhere, but still found nothing."
Xia Heng's eyebrows slightly condensed, and his eyes became a little deeper. He thought for a moment and said, "Xia checked the Emei thorn afterwards. It was indeed poisoned, but there was one thing that made Xia I feel very strange. As usual, whether it is a weapon or a concealed weapon, if you want to apply poison on it, you should apply it on the edge, but the place where the poison is applied on this Emei thorn is on the body of the thorn."
Hearing this, Rong Ming's eyes narrowed slightly, a fleeting cold light flashed across his eyes, and he asked in a deep voice: "Sir, are you saying that this Emei thorn was originally non-toxic, but was poisoned later?"
Xia Heng nodded.
Rong Ming's face changed slightly, and he couldn't help but frown, and asked doubtfully: "According to what Mr. Ruo said, Lao Qi used this assassin to poison himself? Then why did he do this, and what's the meaning?"
Rong Ming looked at him doubtfully, his eyes flashing as if he was thinking about something secretly, and his furrowed brows looked full of doubts.
Xia Heng glanced at him with a slight hesitation and shook his head slowly, "Xia just took a peek and made some guesses." He sighed slightly, his expression was slightly solemn, and there was a hint of worry between his eyebrows. , asked: "Didn't His Highness ever suspect that King Huai hid the pearl in Yuncuo and wanted to reap the benefits?"
After hearing this, Rong Ming's frown gradually relaxed, and he couldn't help but smile, but there was a hint of sarcasm in the smile, "I originally thought that sir's suspicion was well-founded, but now it seems that it is not." It’s nothing more than conjecture.”
He glanced at Xia Heng condescendingly, with a look of arrogance and composure in his eyes, and said quietly: "If Lao Qi just doesn't want to wade into this muddy water, why not turn down the invitation and not go to today's banquet? Over the years, He has always been indifferent to world affairs, let alone participated in the internal fighting. If he is hiding his power and biding his time and want to reap the benefits, then in the current situation, shouldn't it be more appropriate to wait on the other side and wait for the opportunity? But why should he do so? He was in danger, and he poisoned himself in full view of the public and dragged himself into the water. If he wanted to bring down this palace, why didn't he just go to the fourth or eighth son? Wouldn't it be more reasonable for him who has no power? If he wants to form his own line, it would be even simpler. The Feng family is now extremely powerful, and the daughter of the Feng family has a soft spot for him. As long as he marries Feng As a daughter of the Feng family, the Feng family will become his backer. Isn’t this more feasible than designing this palace? Now he has done nothing but attend the banquet as promised. How can you make me believe that it was him? Since this poison is so It's rare, and the antidote is even harder to find, so why would he risk his own life and give himself this kind of poison? Sir, I sent people to monitor the whole journey, but did I find any clues?"
Facing Rong Ming's series of questions, Xia Heng frowned and felt a strange feeling in his heart. I don't know whether the prince was too confident or looked down upon King Huai. Whenever he mentioned King Huai to the prince, the prince always looked dismissive, which made him feel vaguely uneasy.
The worry on Xia Heng's face became more and more intense, like a layer of thick fog that could not be removed, shrouding his brows. He stared and thought for a moment before explaining to him: "A dike of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest. Xia did this just to nip it in the bud."
Rong Ming raised his brows slightly, a subtle color flashed in his eyes, and then nodded and said with a smile: "What you said is absolutely true. Some people and some things should indeed be nipped in the bud."
Rong Ming seemed to agree with what he said, but Xia Heng heard a clue from it. His heart tightened a little, and he stared at Rong Ming, only to see him looking back at him calmly, as if he was worrying too much. .
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Rong Ming solemnly, with a hint of worry in his eyes, and reminded: "Even if this matter was not caused by King Huai, Xia still feels that this King Huai is not what he seems on the surface. The light is like the dust. He keeps his light and pursues it, but his words are not revealed. King Huai is a man who is bright but not dazzling. I am afraid that still water runs deep."
Rong Ming curled his lips and sneered, his expression became more arrogant, and there was a bit of contempt on his face, and he slowly said: "It doesn't matter, those who share the same desires will hate each other, and those who share the same worries will love each other. At least for now, our goals are the same Besides -" He suddenly sneered, a ruthless look suddenly flashed across his gloomy eyes, and even his voice became colder, "If the troublesome imperial doctor hadn't happened to pass by by chance, Lao Qi would have been there long ago. He died in the icy lake. I was able to push him down once, and now I can push him down a second time. But this time, I don’t believe he is so lucky and someone will come to save him.”
Xia Heng was startled when he heard the words, and his heart suddenly brightened. The worry between his eyebrows seemed to have disappeared with the wind and snow outside the palace, revealing a long-lost smile, "Xia originally thought that His Highness was not wary of King Huai, so he He would feel worried and be wary of him for His Highness. If he had known that His Highness had such a plan, Xia would have nothing to worry about. However, if King Huai's poison was not caused by himself, then it could only be King An and King Ning. "
Rong Ming's expression was slightly condensed, and he asked with some surprise: "You mean that they saw through my plan and secretly changed the assassin who had been arranged in advance, hoping to use the trick to assassinate Lao Qi and put the blame on me? "
"That's not necessarily the case." Xia Heng shook his head, his eyes gradually became far-reaching, as if he was deep in thought, and mused: "If they knew His Highness's plan in advance, how could they allow His Highness's plan to proceed smoothly? Let the emperor be suspicious of them, and let you successfully win over King Huai and create another enemy for yourself? This is undoubtedly putting yourself in a dangerous place."
At this time, the contemplative look in Xia Heng's eyes gradually faded, replaced by a gleam of insight and wisdom. He took a sip of tea calmly, and continued with a confident look: "Xia guessed that An Wang and Prince Ning knew that His Highness was hosting a banquet with officials to win over them, so they hired assassins to sneak into the palace and disguise themselves as dancers to assassinate these officials in order to disrupt the banquet. If this happened, I am afraid that no official from the DPRK would dare to visit His Highness again in the future. If the assassination fails or the killer is captured, they don't have to worry about being implicated. After all, these hired killers always only see the person they hand over and know nothing about the identity of their employer. This is also the reason why many people are willing to pay a lot of money to hire a killer. Perhaps to facilitate the operation, the killer also specially selected a solo dancer to replace her. He wanted to randomly select an official at the banquet to assassinate, but instead I didn’t know that the dancing girl was the assassin arranged by His Highness to assassinate King Huai, so she accidentally assassinated King Huai.”
