"Eat it."
Wei Li poured out a black pill and ordered her in a cold tone.
Xu Zhihuai's pupils were trembling and his tone was also trembling: "What did I do wrong? Master Hou wants to punish me like this?"
He has repeatedly set her up, and now he wants to poison her! Does he have to kill her to be satisfied?
Wei Li smiled: "This medicine will take effect in three days, and you won't die."
Xu Zhihuai was confused: "What does Mr. Hou mean?"
Wei Li approached slowly, pressing forward step by step. With a wave of his sleeves, he grabbed Xu Zhihuai's neck with lightning speed and forced her to swallow the pills.
The strong and bitter smell made her cough.
"Shh!"
Wei Li warned in a low voice again, his expressionless face looking gloomy, like wearing a mask from the underworld asking for his life.
Xu Zhihuai took a deep breath, trembling but not resisting.
Wei Li continued to say coldly: "Three days later, when the carriage that the prince and you are riding in enters the gate of Huaizhou City, remember to lift the curtain on your right and reveal the prince's face."
Xu Zhihuai's heart twitched slightly.
Why show the prince's face? But she didn't dare to speak anymore and nodded hesitantly. Unexpectedly, Wei Li was not ready to let her go, and suddenly moved closer, his whole body pressed against her soft and fragrant body, rubbing wildly.
Xu Zhihuai looked at him tremblingly, unable to hide.
Wei Li hadn't seen her look so fragile and soft for a long time, and when he smelled her moist fragrance on his nose, he couldn't help but feel playful.
He deliberately slid his fingers across her delicate collarbone and dug all the way into her clothes.
Xu Zhihuai was stunned.
He was also too courageous, and he still dared to bully her.
Wei Li didn't want to go too far, he just wanted to scare her. Seeing the horror on her face, he retracted his hand with satisfaction: "Remember my words and serve the prince well."
Xu Zhihuai froze in place until he walked for a long time before she bent down and pressed her fingers to her throat. She wanted to spit out the poison she had just swallowed. Unexpectedly, there was another sound of footsteps outside. She didn't dare to do it anymore. She quickly wiped the tears from her eyes and pretended that nothing happened.
Zhu Xuxing came back, with a hint of displeasure on his face, which was obviously related to the urgent letter just now.
Only a month after leaving the capital, there was already a lot of discussion in the DPRK and the Central Government. Those members of the Xie family were even more restless and their comments were very inciting.
Zhu Xuxing thought of what his eldest sister reminded him again, collusion between officials and businessmen or collusion between businessmen and officials? Is the Xie family still worth "protecting"?
Xu Zhihuai returned to normal and hurriedly poured tea for him: "Why is Your Highness so angry?"
"It doesn't matter, it's just a small thing."
Zhu Xuxing took her into his arms habitually, and Xu Zhihuai snuggled up to him, his hands involuntarily touching his face, full of uneasiness.
Those words kept echoing in her heart.
What trick is Wei Li trying to play? He wouldn't dare to harm His Royal Highness, would he?
The words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat, making her feel uncomfortable.
Before dawn, Wei Li took away a group of Huangji Guards and flew away. Zhu Xuxing got on the carriage that had been prepared in advance and continued to disguise himself as a wealthy businessman from the south of the Yangtze River, heading all the way to Huaizhou.
On the way, Xu Zhihuai's uneasiness reached its peak.
She didn't know whether it was because she was too nervous or because the pill had taken effect. She always felt that her heart was constricting and painful, as if it was tightly trapped by a net.
They are about to arrive in Huaizhou City.
After passing the city gate, she would listen to Wei Li's words.
The noise of people in the distance made Xu Zhihuai feel confused and his heart beat faster.
Despite her extreme resistance, she slowly opened the curtain with dark patterns and looked out with feigned curiosity.
Zhu Xuxing also leaned forward with interest, looking over her shoulder with a bright gaze, which happened to reveal his face.
Xu Zhihuai was inexplicably nervous and his breath was suffocated.
Seeing that she was preoccupied, Zhu Xuxing thought that she was aroused by the scene and remembered all the past, so he hugged her restless and stiff body from behind.
"Don't be sad, I'm here."
Xu Zhihuai nodded meekly, her palms full of sweat. She really wanted to put down the curtain to block him, but it was too late.
In an instant, cold arrows were shot out from all directions, quickly and violently.
This storm-like offensive caught people off guard.
Zhu Xuxing reacted quickly. He hugged Xu Zhihuai and leaned back. Just as he was about to turn over to protect her, he saw Xu Zhihuai's face turned pale and her almond-shaped eyes were looking at him with tears in her eyes. Her wet eyes were full of sadness and guilt.
"Your Highness... I'm sorry..."
Her voice was weak and weak.
Zhu Xuxing frowned, his intuition was not good, and his eyes quickly swept over, only to find that her shoulder was bloody, and the clothes behind the shoulder were pierced by an arrow, leaving a long gash.
He stretched out his hand and touched it, and his palm was covered with black blood.
"Zhihuai!"
Zhu Xuxing was panicked and his eyes were messy.
Xu Zhihuai's heart trembled violently and his consciousness gradually became blurred.
Desperate fear pulled her into deep darkness, like falling into an abyss.
This massive assassination quickly alarmed the government.
Xie Junhao, the magistrate of Huaizhou, was already extremely busy with the matter of the prince leaving the palace incognito.
As the saying goes, what are you afraid of?
The previous troubles had not been cleared up, and the spies in the capital had no news. Just when no one could find the whereabouts of His Highness, something happened in the city.
Xie Junhao calculated the days and knew that a disaster was coming.
Xie Junhao did not dare to visit His Highness the Crown Prince. He only dared to send someone to inquire. Only then did he realize that although there was a big commotion, His Highness was fine and had only injured a woman.
Xu Zhihuai was now in a pitiful state. Zhu Suxing's eyes were red with anger. He was so angry for the first time in his life that he almost lost control.
He sent a letter to Wei Li and asked him to take someone.
Wei Li had been waiting in Huaizhou City for a long time, setting up a game and waiting for his prey to infiltrate, and Xu Zhihuai was his best chess piece.
Assassination, poisoning, murder!
Every single one of them is a heinous crime.
Wei Li was fully prepared to take advantage of Xie Junhao and directly visited him, catching him off guard.
Xie Junhao was completely panicked. He wanted to run and hide at the same time, and even asked his servants to send Wei Li away directly. Fortunately, the people around him were not all useless losers, so they quickly stopped him: "Sir, the Marquis of Qingyi is not someone we can just send away. Not to mention Huaizhou, even in the capital... I have to give him three points of thin noodles. . That man is a vicious dog raised by the emperor! If he offends him, he will probably be in more trouble than His Royal Highness."
Xie Junhao knew that there was no way he could escape, so he boldly put on a majestic air to meet the guests. However, Wei Li's cold glance made him sweat on his forehead.
Wei Li Feng Danyun Qing said: "Thank you, Magistrate, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was attacked and assassinated just after he stepped into your territory of Huaizhou. How did you become the Magistrate?"
Xie Junhao immediately began to argue. After saying a few words, he felt why he was being interrogated. He cleared his throat and said: "While I am busy with government affairs, I have been waiting for news from His Highness. I have no intention of making any inquiries. I am not a god." , how can you know the evildoer’s thoughts? Besides, I am working hard to govern Huaizhou, and it is not your turn to make irresponsible remarks. If we want punishment or reward, let’s go back to the capital and discuss it. The law of heaven is clear, and the emperor will make his own decision. "
Wei Li listened to his pretentiousness and smiled instead of getting angry: "I really didn't expect Mr. Xie to be so interesting. Do you think you can return to the capital alive?"
As soon as these words came out, Xie Junhao's expression changed drastically.
"You...you dare to threaten me?"
Wei Li raised his eyebrows and smiled sadly.
"Where is the threat? The only place where the dead can go is the underworld."
