Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

When Yun Feng received the first message from his spy, he rushed towards Wangyan City at full speed. At this time, they had already found the body of King Qing - a lifeless body with a deathly pale face and eyes open. Except for a penetrating wound in the abdomen, there were no other scars on the body.

Although Yun Feng disliked King Qing, he still reached out and closed his eyes.

"Find a coffin and hire someone to carry it back to the palace."

As soon as Yun Feng finished speaking, a guard left. He looked up and looked around. There were no footprints on the ground around him. It was obvious that someone had cleaned it up. Just when Yun Feng was at a loss, a guard pointed to a tree trunk next to him and said.

"Second brother, look! This is the mark left by Yunqiao and Yunbai!"

Yun Feng hurried over and carefully examined the tree trunk. The marks on it were very light and only had two hasty strokes, as if they had been made in a hurry while he was being chased.

"We all know the strength of Yunqiao and Yunbai. When they combine their skills, they have a unique sword technique. Seeing that they didn't even have time to leave a mark, I think the opponent's martial arts must be very high. Maybe they have been captured."

Yun Feng’s words made the other guards look at each other in surprise.

"So what should we do now? This period is incomplete, so we have no way of determining which direction they left. And we haven't found the young master's body yet."

Yun Feng thought quickly.

"One of you four will stay behind to wait for the youngest to come back, and escort the body of King Qing to the mansion, and let the master make the decision. The remaining three will search in the other three directions. If you find any clues or enemies, do not act rashly, and be sure to come back for help!"

"What about you, second brother?"

"I want to find the whereabouts of the young master."

"But where are you going to look? We don't have any clues at all."

Yun Feng chuckled.

"Qing Palace!"

When Xiao Zuochen entered the palace, the ministers who had come to the morning court had already left, but Master Baili was still standing at the palace gate, pacing back and forth, as if waiting for someone. When he looked up and saw Xiao Zuochen, his eyes lit up.

"Your Highness Prince Yun, you are finally here~"

Xiao Zuochen couldn't help but joke when he saw Master Baili's expression.

"Why? Does the Master have something good to tell me?"

Master Baili clapped his hands and stamped his feet anxiously.

"There is no such thing as a good thing. If there was a good thing, would the emperor suddenly order you to enter the palace?"

"That is…?"

"Let me ask you first, did you release Xiao Zuoqing?"

Xiao Zuochen was stunned. He didn't expect your tutor to ask this.

"Yes, Master, do you think I did something wrong?"

"It's not wrong, it's just that I didn't do it well! You actually wanted to release Xiao Zuoqing, why didn't you send someone to escort him? Do you know that my granddaughter rushed to the hall today and said in front of all the ministers that you pretended to release Prince Qing, but secretly sent someone to assassinate him! Even the young man Xiao Nian almost died at his hands!"

Xiao Zuochen was silent for a second.

"Does the Master trust me?"

"Of course I believe you, otherwise I wouldn't be waiting for you here! In fact, everyone knows that killing Prince Qing will not do you any good, so the spearhead of this matter is directed at the emperor. The emperor asked you to enter the palace despite your request for leave, and he must hope that you can handle this matter well. But if you can't handle it well..."

Master Baili did not continue speaking, but Xiao Zuochen already understood what he meant and nodded to comfort him.

"I understand, Master, please rest assured, I will take care of it."

The master nodded.

"It's good that you can think of a solution. My granddaughter is like a possessed person and I can't control her, but my wife will never allow her to do anything to hurt you. Let's take a step back. If you really can't get out of this matter, come to me. I will protect you even if I risk my life!"

After listening to this, Xiao Zuochen did not say a word of thanks, but took a step back and bowed to the tutor with his fists clasped.

After bidding farewell to Master Baili, Xiao Zuochen was "led" by the palace servants to the South Study. When he entered, he saw Baili Qing kneeling on the ground begging the emperor, while Xiao Zuoming looked impatient.

"Brother Royal."

Xiao Zuoming looked up when he heard the voice, and the moment he saw Xiao Zuochen, he seemed to be relieved. He stood up and walked towards him quickly.

"Sixth Brother, you are finally here!"

The moment Baili Qing saw Xiao Zuochen, his expression turned gloomy and he immediately stood up from the ground.

"Lord Yun, you are so cruel that you even spared your own brothers!"

Xiao Zuochen directly stretched out his hand to block the hug from Xiao Zuoming and faced Baili Qing.

"Why do you say that, Princess Qing? I have never done anything to hurt my brothers and sisters."

"Humph, a few days ago I asked you to let your eldest brother come back. You agreed to me on the surface, but secretly sent people to assassinate him. You even didn't let your nephew go. You have such a cruel heart!"

"Princess Qing, what you said makes sense. Prince Qing is my elder brother. He was also ordered to stay in Wangyan City as the military commander. What does it have to do with whether I release him or not? Since Princess Qing said that I sent someone to assassinate my elder brother, I'm sure you must have seen it with your own eyes. Then, Princess Qing, who did I send to assassinate my elder brother?"

"You have so many guards under your command. How can I know who you sent?"

"What about big brother's body? I want to see it with my own eyes."

When the corpse was mentioned, Baili Qing was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Xiao Zuochen to make this request.

When Xiao Zuochen saw her reaction, he understood.

"It turns out that Princess Qing did not see anyone assassinate Big Brother, otherwise why didn't they even take Big Brother's body back? Either you left Big Brother's body outside on purpose, or you don't even know where Big Brother was killed. All of this is just your groundless speculation!"

"you!"

Seeing that she couldn't win the argument, Baili Qing simply threw her sleeves and continued talking to Xiao Zuoming.

"Yun Wang is very fickle and I can't argue with him. But Your Majesty, this person left from Yun Wang's hands. Wangyan City is also Yun Wang's territory. When this person left, Yun Wang should have sent someone to protect him, right? I also know that killing Qing Wang would not benefit His Highness Yun Wang, but it is also possible that Yun Wang was instructed by someone to kill Qing Wang for other people. The same is true for killing Nian Qing!"

Baili Qing's words made Xiao Zuoming's hands clench. "Instigated by someone"? Doesn't that mean he instructed Xiao Zuochen? It seems that she thought he sent Xiao Zuochen to kill Prince Qing in order to keep the throne and prevent Prince Qing from returning to Tai'an City.

Xiao Zuochen naturally understood what Baili Qing meant. With her current behavior, he thought she would make this matter known to the whole city and use public opinion to overwhelm him. He was not afraid that Baili Qing would wrongly accuse him, but it was obvious that Baili Qing wanted to drag the emperor into it. Xiao Zuochen was a little curious. If Xiao Zuoming had no way to find out the truth about this matter, what would he do?