All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 230 If you are slow, everything is lost
Princess Xiao's pupils suddenly constricted.

However, after a short period of panic, she quickly calmed down, and shouted in a deep voice: "Where did the evil spirit come from, who dares to play tricks at the feet of the emperor, come here, hurry up and escort him!"

With a "swipe", the guards of Yunjiang Palace all drew out their sabers.

Although these guards had frightened eyes, they did not dare to disobey Princess Xiao's order.

It can be seen that in their hearts, even the king of Yunjiang who cheated on the corpse is not as good as Princess Xiao.

However, the scene at this moment was too bizarre and terrifying.

Although they drew their sabers, they never dared to move forward.

"My concubine, it's hard for this king to come back to reminisce about the old days with you, how can you be so cruel."

The hoarse and stiff voice of "Yun Hongshan" could not hide his disappointment.

He stretched out his hand, and took two steps in the direction of Princess Xiao, and stopped "just in time" in front of Yun Chao.

Even though "Yun Hongshan" didn't turn his head, his cold eyes always fell on Concubine Xiao.

But at this moment, Yun Chao was so close to him, he could clearly see his lips moving, and heard the voice coming from his throat, he was already terrified to the extreme, his body trembling with cold sweat.

Concubine Xiao retreated subconsciously, and sternly shouted at the guards: "What are you doing! He is a monster in disguise, he must not be the real prince, you should hack this monster to death quickly!"

The guards shuddered, not daring to disobey her order, and moved to surround "Yunhong Mountain".

"Yun Hongshan" turned his head and glanced at them, sweeping over with a deadly look, everyone took half a step back in horror.

This naturally included Yun Chao.

"Father, Father King..." Yun Chao called out in a trembling voice.

This time, the eyes of "Yun Hongshan" finally fell on him.

"Little Tiger..." Yun Hongshan stretched out his hand and stroked his shoulder, "Daddy's death was so painful, you made this king's body into a puppet, Daddy really hurts, his whole body hurts, it hurts so much. "

Xiaohu was Yun Hongshan's nickname for Yunchao when he was young.

In the whole world, only the closest people will know.

The sound of "Little Tiger" stunned Yun Chao.

When he regained his composure, he thumped and knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly, "Father, it's my son who is not filial. It's my son who shouldn't let them touch your body. Please forgive me!"

"Chao'er! You're stunned!" Concubine Xiao yelled at Yunchao coldly, "He's not your father, he's a monster!"

"What are you doing in a daze! Why don't you hurry up and hack this evildoer to death!" She urged eagerly, "You trash, you don't even dare to deal with an evildoer, what is the use of my concubine keeping you!"

This time, her voice was full of anger.

In order to save their lives, the guards didn't dare to back down anymore, so they had to raise the sabers in their hands, trying to charge up——

"Don't bother!"

"Yun Hongshan" turned to look at Concubine Xiao, "Since my beloved concubine does not want to recognize me, I just leave. It's just my corpse, made into a puppet by you, making me restless day and night. Concubine, you What a cruel heart! This king will not die with peace in his eyes! He will not die with peace in his eyes!!!"

He finished this sentence in a hateful voice.

In the silent night, there were a few crisp joints of "click, click, click, click, click".

Everyone only saw the body that was standing in front of Yun Chao a moment ago, but it was only a quick breath——

First the remaining arm fell from the sleeve;
Then two legs and feet kicked from under the robe twice, and they also kicked to the ground;

Then came the head, which turned around in a big circle on the neck, and rolled down from the neck with a "boom".

Every stump was connected with a silver thread, and the whole body was like a string puppet that fell apart in an instant.

This picture is as terrifying as it is.

Everyone present was so horrified that they held their breath, not daring to take a breath.

And the arm that had just fallen from the corpse dragged a long silk thread at the joint connected to the body.

It used fingers instead of steps, and "walked" to Princess Xiao's feet, and with a "click", it grabbed her ankle!
Concubine Xiao's originally calm expression seemed to be on the verge of collapse at this moment. Her long nails dug into her flesh hard enough to prevent herself from screaming.

"Yun Hongshan" looked at her coldly with his head attached to the silk thread, and cracked a very weird smile at her.

This smile was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Princess Xiao rolled her eyes and fainted.

"Clap."

The arm in Shen Lingxi's hand also fell to the ground, she seemed to have just recovered, her face was frightened, her legs were trembling, she almost ran, and hid behind Chu Yan .

"Your Highness, Your Highness...the king of Yunjiang seems to be cheating, cheating..." She said with a trembling voice, "Could it be that he really has grievances?"

At this moment when the surrounding area was so quiet that even a needle could be heard, Shen Lingxi's voice was like a stone thrown into the lake, which brought everyone back to their senses, and also set off a stormy sea in their hearts.

The majestic king of Yunjiang, not to mention his corpse, was even made into a puppet.

And the person who made him a puppet was actually his own son and princess!
There was an uproar on the field.

Chu Yan's majestic gaze swept over Yun Chao, who was lying limp on the ground, and Princess Xiao, who passed out, and announced in a solemn voice: "The king of Yunjiang died innocently and his body was destroyed. , ordered the Black Armored Guards to seal off the Yunjiang Palace, and thoroughly investigate the cause of the Yunjiang King's death."

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Half an hour later, the people on the long street of Manyifang were evacuated by the soldiers of Wucheng Bingmasi. Embroidered clothes envoys and black armored guards marched into Manyifang and surrounded the entire Yunjiang palace.

Chu Yan ordered Chunjun and Shengxie to divide everyone in the Yunjiang Palace into several courtyards, and interrogate them one by one with special personnel.

He himself, together with Mu Huai'an, followed Shen Lingxi to perform an autopsy on Yun Hongshan.

Because the scene of Yun Hongshan fraudulent corpse was too horrifying, and his corpse was covered with silk threads, no one dared to touch his corpse.

Even the well-informed and well-informed Bei Ya's coordinator did not dare to lay hands on this corpse.

Therefore, the heavy responsibility of autopsy can only be handed over to Shen Lingxi.

With the experience of the previous bone examination, Shen Lingxi was able to catch it this time. According to the government's procedure, he performed the autopsy and reported the situation of the corpse.

After going through the official procedures, the assistant who accompanied the autopsy was sent to the next door by Chu Yan to make documents.

When they arrived at the temporary mortuary room, only the three of them were left, and then Shen Lingxi said solemnly:
"There is no trace of murder in the corpse. There is a lump in the lung. It should be a sudden death caused by lung disease. Yun Hongshan was suffering from lung disease, which should be related to the recurrence of his old disease. However, before this corpse was made into a puppet, The inside and outside have undergone special anti-corrosion treatment. The joints in all parts of the body have been completely smashed into mechanisms. Many traces can no longer be seen, so it is impossible to judge. This old disease is a recurrence caused by external force. Or sudden natural death."

She said, paused, and said: "However, one thing is certain, judging from the degree of decay of the body, Yun Hongshan has been dead for at least half a month."

As soon as these words came out, Chu Yan's eyes darkened slightly.

"Half a month ago, they were still in Yunjiang... In other words, Yun Hongshan died before he went to Beijing?" Mu Huai'an said in surprise, "Then why did they bring his body to Beijing? Pretending to be alive, set up a pepper paste feast in the barbarian workshop?"

Shen Lingxi and Chu Yan looked at each other, and then explained to him: "Yun Chong said that Yun Hongshan came to Beijing this time to personally ask the emperor to seal Yun Chao."

Mu Huai'an frowned, looked at the two of them, "You captured Yun Chong?"

Shen Lingxi nodded silently.

What Yun Chong said involves the Mu family, no matter whether the news is true or not, it is not appropriate to tell Mu Huai'an right now.

Mu Huai'an saw her expression and combined with what she said to him on the mountain last time, he had already vaguely guessed a little.

Thinking of the inexplicable words Xiao Wangfei said to him just now, Mu Huai's heart sank.

He stopped asking questions about Yun Chong, and pointed to the fragmented corpse covered with silk threads on the table, "Don't they think that by manipulating Yun Hongshan's body in this way, they can enter the palace to face the saint, please seal it for Yun Chao .”

"No." Shen Lingxi said in a deep voice: "Silk puppet art has very high requirements on the operators of the mechanism. If it is in the daytime, it is easy to show their flaws. They will not be so stupid and rush to die."

Mu Huai'an frowned, "Then what do they want to do?"

"I still ask for a seal for Yunchao, but in a different way."

Chu Yan said thoughtfully, "Using Yun Hongshan's serious illness as an excuse, he brought Yunchao to Beijing, and ordered Yunchao to attend the Beijing-China banquet for him to prove that the relationship between father and son is good."

"With great fanfare, hold a pepper paste feast in the barbarian square, and manipulate Yun Hongshan's body to come out at night, so that Yun Hongshan can 'live' appear in full view."

"In the end, it is only necessary to make the illusion that Yun Hongshan 'died suddenly' in the palace that night. In this way, Princess Xiao will present the letter of invitation written by her deceased husband to the emperor tomorrow."

"At that time, people will die in the capital, and Yunjiang will not be left alone for a day. In order to stabilize the hearts of the people, it is difficult for the emperor to refuse."

Hearing these words, Shen Lingxi was surprised, "Yun Chao is the eldest son, even if you tell the emperor about Yun Hongshan's death in Yunjiang, and then present Yun Hongshan's suicide note, the emperor will seal Yunchao as Yun Chao." King of Xinjiang, right? Why do they need to make such a fuss?"

This time, both Chu Yan and Mu Huai'an looked at her strangely.

"What?" Shen Lingxi asked suspiciously, "Is there something wrong?"

"It's no secret that Yunhongshan is not satisfied with Yunchao, the crown prince. A month ago, Yunhongshan's letter to depose the crown prince has been handed over to Beijing, and now it is on the emperor's desk and has not yet been approved."

Chu Yan explained slowly: "The emperor intends to choose a good opportunity to directly seal Yunxuan as his son after the waste of Yunchao. Yunxuan's foundation in Yunjiang is not deep, and he has lived in Dazhou for many years. If he is in charge of Yunjiang, he can only rely on it." Da Zhou is the best pawn the emperor has placed in Yunjiang."

When Shen Lingxi heard this, she immediately remembered the scene when Yun Huang said goodbye to her, and her heart tightened instantly.

It took her a while to recover her voice, choking her throat, "So...more than half a month ago, Yun Huan left Beijing and returned to Yunjiang to fight for the throne of Yunjiang King. Now that Yun Hongshan is dead, Yun Chao and Xiao The concubine came to Beijing, that cloud..."

Thinking that Yun Wang might have died in Yunjiang, Shen Lingxi felt like a knife was twisting his heart.

Yun Wang is one of her last two relatives.

If she had known that he was going back to compete for the seat of King Yunjiang, and that he was so dangerous, she would have stopped him no matter what...

"He's fine." Seeing her pale lips, Chu Yan put his hand on her shoulder comfortingly, his tall body slightly bent down, looking at her level, and said softly: "At the beginning I sent the black armored guards to go back with him. Received a letter from Fei Ge, he is on his way to Beijing, you will see him soon."

When Shen Lingxi heard this, her eyes turned red immediately, and a feeling of joy for the rest of her life suddenly rose in her heart.

She turned to Chu Yanfu gratefully: "Thank you Your Highness..."

His voice was choked with excitement.

This kind of reaction really goes beyond the relationship between sworn brothers and sisters.

Seeing it in Chu Yan's eyes made his eyes darken slightly.

How could he, who has always been perceptive, fail to see the weirdness in it.

Chu Yan stood up straight, and said casually, "You don't need to say thank you, he is your brother-in-law, and he is also my younger brother. Your business is my business."

Mu Huai'an watched the conversation between the two of them back and forth, with complicated emotions in his heart.

Chu Yan only thought that Yun Wang was Shen Lingxi's "righteous brother", and he would do this for her.

On the other hand... even if he is the first to guess her true identity now, he may have missed a lot of things.

It's really "one slow, and the whole plate is lost".

Shen Lingxi consciously attributed Chu Yan's words to their contract, and secretly rejoiced in her heart that she agreed to cooperate with him.

So, she quickly pulled herself together, and said to the two of them: "Now that I know the reason why they came to the capital, just now, I used Yun Hongshan's body to test Concubine Xiao and Yun Chao, and found some suspicious points."

Chu Yan and Mu Huai'an also collected their thoughts and motioned for her to speak.

Shen Lingxi thought about it and said: "First, Yun Chao is a very timid person. Just now I wanted to use his body to cheat Yun Chao's confession, but from his reaction and what he said, we can see that Yun Hongshan's death should be It has nothing to do with him. However, he must have known about making Yun Hongshan a puppet."

"Secondly, Concubine Xiao asked the guards to hack Yun Hongshan's body to death again and again, and tried not to admit that the body was Yun Hongshan. In essence, she wanted to destroy the corpse, because she knew that pulling silk According to the laws of the Great Zhou, puppetry is a felony for destroying a corpse."

Mu Huai'an thoughtfully said: "That's why you disintegrated Yun Hongshan's body in public?"

Shen Lingxi nodded: "No matter who ordered the corpse to be moved, the person who ordered it and the person who controlled the corpse will not escape the responsibility."

"Yun Chao wasn't frightened, but he didn't know much information, so he couldn't cheat any useful news. Concubine Xiao didn't show much fear at the beginning about Yun Hongshan's 'deceived corpse'. This kind of evil technique has a certain level of insight, so the endurance is slightly higher than that of ordinary people."

"Although she kept her mouth tight and didn't say anything, from her series of reactions, it can be inferred that she must have colluded with Uerda, who is best at evil arts."

"The third and most important point..."

Shen Lingxi looked directly into their eyes, "In the past two days, I asked Empress You'an and those concubines and ghosts to come to the Yunjiang Palace to inquire, and by the way, find Xie Zhangting who came here a few days ago."

"Since they came to this palace, I haven't seen their figures until now. Not only are they not there, if Yun Hongshan died in vain, his soul should not be far from the body, and I have never seen his soul. "

"As for the man in the veiled cap who manipulated Yun Hongshan's body, his face has not changed. He is not Wuerda."

"So, the most important thing for us now is to find those missing souls in this mansion, so that we can find Urda..."

　Two in one
　　
　
(End of this chapter)