Lou Xiyue's words "there is a situation" immediately diverted the attention of Fu Guan and Shangguan Jie.

Fu Zhan looked at her: "Your clothes..."

He discovered that in just a short time, Lou Xiyue had already changed her outfit.The action is fast enough.

Lou Xiyue waved her hand and said: "I just changed my clothes back in the forest." She said: "This is not the point of what I want to say - when I was changing clothes, I discovered something else. You follow me. .”

After saying that, she turned and walked into the dense forest.

Fu Guan and Shangguan Jie looked at each other, followed her immediately, and reached out from the grass.After a while, Lou Xiyue stopped in a low-lying area with thick grass.

Fu Guan followed closely, and immediately stared at the three corpses lying on the ground in front of him——

"Is it the assassin in black who assassinated the prince?" Shangguan Jie asked in surprise: "Why, is this the corpse of their comrade?"

Fu Guanqing squatted down: "Not necessarily." He reached out and took off the black gauze from the face of the man in black.Under the black veil, there were three pale faces.

Lou Xiyue also leaned down: "I checked their pulses, and they have been dead for a while." She said in confusion: "It's strange, tell me, why are there these three nameless bodies in the prince's hunting ground?" Where’s the body?”

While she was wondering, on the other side, Shangguan Jie looked at the deceased with straight eyes and said in disbelief: "No, this is impossible! -"

Hearing this, Lou Xiyue and Fu Guan both turned to look at him.

Lou Xiyue and Fu Guan: "Do you know them?"

Shangguan Jie nodded first, then shook his head, and said hurriedly: "I can't say that I know them, but I recognize their faces - they are none other than the family members of Qiu Zhi who was arrested a while ago!"

He pointed at one of the women and said: "This is Qiu Zhi's concubine, and the two men next to him are Qiu Zhi's cousins. I personally reported the three of them to the officials and they were arrested and brought to justice!" "

Lou Xiyue frowned: "Really?"

Shangguan explained: "Of course it is true. Although Xiaguan has little talent and knowledge, he has always had a photographic memory of the people he has met. I am sure that they are Qiu Zhi's family members!"

Fu Guan's expression was quite solemn: "If so, it is really strange. Qiu Zhi's family was detained before. Although the sentence of execution has been issued, they committed suicide in prison not long ago."

He said: "Their bodies have been under the custody of the government, so how did they put on night clothes and be thrown into the prince's hunting ground?"

Fu Guan didn't say it clearly, but Lou Xiyue had already guessed what he meant.

The two of them looked at each other and thought that this was probably the tactic prepared by Linlang Pavilion - if the assassination failed and there were the bodies of Qiu Zhi's family as evidence, then all the blame could be placed on Qiu Zhi and his family. , and the prince himself can be perfectly invisible.

At this time, Shangguan Jie suddenly approached the corpse: "Wait a minute -" He reached out and moved the head of one of the male corpses an inch, and then picked out a leaf from under the deceased's hair:
"What is this?"

While speaking, Fu Guan and Lou Xiyue looked at each other at the same time——

Lou Xiyue: "Lost Soul Grass?"

Shangguan Jie also seemed to realize that this grass was very unusual: "What is the Lost Soul Grass? The name is very familiar..." He asked: "Why, the prince and princess know this thing? But what kind of medicinal herb or poison?"

Fu Guan opened his mouth and was about to speak, but at this moment, there was a sudden sound of horse hooves not far away.Immediately afterwards, there was the voice of Prince Xiang Feng:
"What is the situation? Where is the assassin?"

Fu Guan and his party all turned to look back, and saw Prince Xiang Feng leading his troops on horseback between the jungle on the other side.

They looked around and finally found traces of Fu Guan and others. "Your Majesty the Crown Prince, the prince and the princess are here!"

Hearing this, Xiang Feng rushed over in the direction.

After a while, he led everyone to Fu Guan and others.

Xiang Feng sat on the horse without dismounting.He pulled the reins of the horse and looked down at Fu Guan, Lou Xiyue, and Shangguan Jie.

Upon seeing him, Shangguan Jie immediately stood up and saluted him, but Xiang Feng ignored him.

"I heard that there were assassins in the hunting grounds, and King Xuanping was almost killed. When I heard the news, I was extremely anxious and immediately brought people to rescue me." Xiang Feng said grandly:

"It's just that a group of subordinates searched for you and couldn't find you. Unexpectedly, King Xuanping and the princess were deep in the grass."

As he said that, he turned to look at Shangguan Jie and said, "And Lord Shangguan is also here. What a coincidence."

Fu Guan smiled, stood up and replied: "Thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince's concern, the minister and the princess are safe and sound, and Sir Shangguan did not suffer any damage."

Xiang Feng twitched the corner of his mouth and kept a smile on his face: "It's good that everyone is fine. Otherwise, if a murder really happens on my territory, I will be uneasy for the rest of my life."

Fu Guan: "Your Highness is joking. The hunting grounds of the Prince's Mansion are heavily guarded. Even if an assassin breaks in, as long as the guards arrive in time, how can there be a murder? Or, Your Highness, do you not trust the guards in the manor?"

"If this is the case, for the sake of His Highness's safety, it is better to dispatch a group of guards as soon as possible to replace the weak defense."

Lou Xiyue immediately echoed: "Your Majesty is right. Our injuries are minor. Your Highness is rich in gold and precious body. If something happens, wouldn't it be detrimental to the country of Daxuan in the future?"

Xiang Feng: "..." He watched Fu Guan and Lou Xiyue singing together, and the anger in his heart suddenly increased.

He endured it and did not have an attack. He just said "ha" coldly and said, "Thank you for your concern. I will consider whether to replace the guard."

After saying that, he turned his head and ignored the two of them. He only scolded the boy next to him: "I asked you to take care of a hunting ground but you can't take care of it. You actually let assassins break in. What a bunch of losers!"

After the words fell, the servants and guards behind him knelt down and apologized: "It was my subordinate who failed to protect me well. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"Of course I want to ask you for your crime! Just wait and see how I deal with you when this matter is over!" Xiang Feng cursed a few times and called the steward of the hunting ground:

"Why don't you get this useless thing over here!——"

The steward knelt down in a pissed off state: "Yes, I'm here. Your Highness, the Crown Prince, please give me your instructions..."

"Where is the captain of the patrol? Call him over quickly!"

The steward said: "After hearing the news about the assassin, the captain of the guard immediately led people to chase the murderer. It is estimated that..."

Before he finished speaking, Xiang Feng interrupted: "Don't chase the poor bandits. If they run out now, wouldn't they fall into the enemy's trap? Call them back!"

The manager in charge responded tremblingly: "Yes, yes, I will go right away——"

He was about to call someone, but when he turned around, he heard someone shouting: "Go back to Your Highness, there is no need to call, the captain of the guard and the others are back!"

Everyone immediately followed the sound and saw the captain of the guard leaving and returning with a group of guards with swords.


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