Chapter 181: Threats
Although judging from the current situation, Zhuang Mingyue and Zhaoyi have not been found by the princess's subordinates, or the people behind the scenes.
But after all, the capital is so big, as long as they keep looking for it, then it is very likely that they will find it.
After all, at the end of the day. Now Zhuang Mingyue and Zhaoyi are wanted criminals, and they are still under the condition that the bounty is considerable, which is even more tempting.
Although he also knew that in this situation, Zhuang Mingyue and Zhaoyi would not choose to come out and show their faces, which aroused suspicion.
But he didn't want these two people to stay in the inn like this, and he didn't want the two of them to suffer such a trumped-up crime.
Long Yuanxiu, who was thinking like this, quickly handed the clues that had been detected in his hand to the guards beside him, "Follow the clues above, continue to investigate for me, and I must find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible!" ”
"Yes! Subordinates will do it! After saying this, the guard looked serious, held the clue in his hand, and several flew out from the courtyard wall.
Long Yuanxiu, who was a little uneasy because of the princess's sudden summons, ordered again with a slight frown: "Today, you take two more people to protect Mingyue and Zhaoyi, you must not let them have any problems, let alone let them be discovered, if there is any problem, you must protect them and report to me as soon as possible." ”
The guards who received the order, just like the guards before them, knelt down on one knee without the slightest hesitation, clenched their fists in front of their chests with one hand, and replied in a calm tone: "Yes!" The subordinates will definitely ensure the safety of Miss Zhuang and Zhaoyi! ”
After arranging a series of things, Long Yuanxiu turned around and walked in the direction of the palace, "This king is going to enter the palace." ”
The distance between Long Yuanxiu's palace and the palace is not too far, coupled with the speed of the carriage, so it only takes half a cup of tea to make Long Yuanxiu already in the palace.
The palace maid who hurriedly greeted her bowed to Long Yuan, "The slave maid sees the second highness, the maid is already waiting in the palace, please go with the slave maid." ”
Long Yuanxiu did not respond to the palace maid's words from beginning to end, and only after she finished speaking, he followed her to the princess's palace.
The princess, who was drinking tea in the main hall, suddenly lit up her eyes when she saw Long Yuanxiu beside the palace maid.
But the princess, who quickly disguised this brightness, immediately stood up with a smile, "Your Royal Highness didn't say that you could come until noon, but it came a little suddenly. ”
In the final analysis, the princess is still the emperor's harem after all, so in terms of seniority, she is still older than Long Yuanxiu, plus the emperor's favor for her, he did not deliberately ignore the salute, "Since Niangniang summoned this king, then this king should naturally come as soon as possible." ”
Listening to Long Yuanxiu's words, the princess didn't care about what he said, whether it was sincere or not, but she still maintained that smile.
"Xuan'er, don't hurry up and make tea for His Royal Highness."
Xuan'er, the palace maid who got the order, hurriedly stepped forward and poured him tea at Long Yuanxiu's table, "Second Highness, please use tea." ”
Long Yuanxiu, who glanced at the tea, did not raise his hand to drink the tea, but just looked at the princess, and said in a tone that sounded without the slightest fluctuation: "I don't know what the words of the mother mean when she asked people to speak today?" ”
Hearing this, the princess just chuckled and put down the teacup in her hand, "Your Royal Highness is really anxious, but ...... Could it be that His Royal Highness really doesn't know what the words of this palace mean? ”
Long Yuanxiu, who didn't want to play dumb riddles with the princess, frowned slightly, "This king is stupid by nature, and I ask Niang Niang to tell me." ”
Seeing Long Yuanxiu's already impatient look, the princess also knew that this was a precursor to his anger, so she stopped seducing.
"Second Highness should understand in his heart, this palace knows that you know, that Zhuang Mingyue's movements, so I don't know what His Highness thinks about the wanted notices that have been circulated in the palace recently?"
Knowing that the princess was testing his Long Yuanxiu, the expression on his face did not change in the slightest, "Oh? How did Niangniang know that this king must know Zhuang Mingyue's whereabouts? ”
"Why does Your Royal Highness bother with the palace? The woman had been gone for two months, but ...... Just a few days ago, the palace heard that someone was in the land temple outside the official road and saw Zhuang Mingyue's entry and exit with his own eyes, could it be ......"
The princess who said this narrowed her eyes slightly, and the corners of her mouth provoked a hint of a smile and moved closer to Long Yuanxiu's side, "Could it be that the Second Highness really doesn't know anything about all these things?" ”
At this moment, Long Yuanxiu finally understood in his heart that the person who assassinated Zhaoyi, even if she was not a princess, she would definitely have nothing to do with this matter.
"This king has been dealing with affairs in the palace recently, and he has never heard of this matter." Although Long Yuanxiu used questioning words, the flatness in his tone stiffly suppressed this doubt into indifference, as if he was greeting him.
The princess, who was still extremely chested, became a little uncertain in her heart for a while after hearing this.
Because Long Yuanxiu was so well disguised, she had no way to explore something from his expression, and there was no way to see which of what Long Yuanxiu said was true and which were false.
The princess, who was a little confused for a while, stopped asking questions.
But this doesn't mean that Long Yuanxiu plans to let her go so easily, "Could it be that Niangniang heard something recently, so she summoned me like this?" ”
The princess with a heavy heart, where can she not hear it, this is Long Yuanxiu testing her?
The princess who heard the question did not answer his question directly, but instead chuckled at Long Yuanxiu, "This palace has indeed heard some rumors, but it is estimated that it is not what His Highness is interested in." Or is it that His Highness has heard some rumors of interest, why don't you share them with the palace? ”
Seeing the princess, Long Yuanxiu, who was still talking, also became a little impatient in his heart, and he didn't want to continue to be here with her, doing useless work that didn't make any sense.
The princess, who knew how to observe words and feelings, quickly noticed Long Yuanxiu's impatience, only to see that she quickly stood up behind her, walked a few steps to Long Yuanxiu's side, and sat on the chair closest to him.
"His Royal Highness should also know, this palace is still quite happy with Mingyue, but this time he was discovered in the land temple, even if this palace wants to save her life, there is no way."
The princess's gaze as she said this kept lingering, and on top of Long Yuanxiu's face, there was some obscure meaning in her expression.
"Presumably, His Royal Highness should also know, Mingyue is now being wanted outside. If she appears in this imperial city, but if she is found and caught by the officers and soldiers, she can't say that the palace wants to help her, even if it is the second highness, I am afraid there is no way to rescue her. ”
Listening to the princess's words, the strong sense of threat in it, and the look on Long Yuanxiu's face became a little colder, "Since Niangniang has already said this, I don't know why Niangniang and this king are saying this, and what is the reason?" ”
Hearing this, the princess smiled at Long Yuan Xiujiao, "Now presumably the Second Highness must know more about Mingyue's hiding place than this palace." I only hope that Mingyue can turn herself in and be punished, so it's okay, her whole family has been affected by her, and even the whole house is beheaded. ”
Long Yuanxiu, who had heard a lot about the princess's threat, didn't take it to heart, but instead squinted slightly and sneered at the princess in front of him.
"Niangniang, I'm afraid it's a bit of an overestimation of this king, if even you can't find someone, how can this king at least have her hiding place?"
Seeing that Long Yuanxiu blocked all her questions again and again, the princess's expression gradually became a little anxious, and her tone was also a little impatient.
"His Royal Highness has been shielding Mingyue like this? And why don't you want to mention it? If she has been hiding in such an identity, it will be the greatest harm to her and her family! ”
Seeing the princess, Long Yuanxiu, who was exposed because of his words, couldn't help but tremble his eyes, and then showed a somewhat painful look.
"This king doesn't know what rumors Niangniang has heard outside, but this palace believes that Mingyue will never do such a thing."
The princess, who had been staring at Long Yuanxiu all the time, could not care about what he had just said when she saw him show such an unbearable look of pain?
In a hurry, he stretched out his hand, trying to hold him steady, "Your Highness! Your Highness, are you injured?! ”
Long Yuanxiu, who was pressed on his abdomen with one hand, slowly raised his head again when the princess asked a question, and his face turned a little pale.
"Don't hide what Niangniang said, this king is indeed looking for Mingyue in private. But I haven't found it, but I've been targeted by a group of killers, and I've been chasing and killing, and I've been seriously injured because of it, if I hadn't met a doctor to save me, I'm afraid I would have died by now......"
Before Long Yuanxiu could finish speaking, he suddenly heard the princess, and his tone was full of interrupting his words, "What did the Second Highness say?" You have your own natural appearance, and you are a dragon, so don't say these unlucky words. ”
Although the princess said so, there was some panic in her eyes, but she couldn't escape Long Yuanxiu's eyes.
In this short period of time, Long Yuanxiu can definitely judge that this killer incident is definitely related to the princess.