After I traveled through the book, I gained a humanoid pendant

After returning to the Taoist temple, Ni Yangzhou patiently met the Queen and the Prince who came to express their gratitude.

The queen behaved normally. She was already very beautiful, and the return of her children added to her joy. However, she seemed to be hesitant to speak. Ni Yangzhou noticed this, but did not respond.

When the prince came to express his gratitude, his attitude was even more cordial, as if Ni Yangzhou's help in the woods was a signal that he was tied to him. Treasures and medicinal herbs were delivered to him like water, and they were different every day.

Ni Yangzhou knew that this was the reborn prince seeking shelter for him. Judging from the abilities he had demonstrated when he was assassinated before, he was more useful than a team of elite soldiers.

Finally, Ni Yangzhou went to see the current emperor.

The emperor was not very old, but his health was not very good. Even though he was trying to hold it in during the meeting, he still had sporadic coughs. He could not get up and just sat on the dragon couch to take care of state affairs.

The queen was by his side, like a bright flower blooming on rotten wood.

Although he was ill, he could still hold on for a long time. Ni Yangzhou decided to check on the emperor's condition from time to time so as to predict which year's spring hunt the prince would die in.

After dealing with everything, Ni Yangzhou finally returned to the Stargazing Temple to rest.

Taoist Qingyi had already lit the incense. Ni Yangzhou sat on the cushion, crossed his legs and asked the system in his heart:

"Third brother, how is my progress?"

[After the main task was changed, it has been recalculated, and the current new progress is 5%]

Ni Yangzhou thought about it and felt that the progress points might be added on the matter of the Second Prince returning to the imperial capital.

After coming back, he met all the characters who had roles to play, except the Fourth Prince, who had not yet rushed to the Taoist temple to say hello.

Was the assassination in the woods arranged by the reborn Fourth Prince? Since he failed to establish contact with me when they met in the alley, he took the opportunity to kill the Crown Prince and the Second Prince who would ascend the throne in the future?

The Crown Prince does have the upper hand at the moment, as he was reborn the earliest, is closest to the throne, and has the most power, but in the outline, the Second Prince eventually ascends the throne...

Why doesn’t the crown prince find an opportunity to kill the second prince?

Who was the target of the assassin?

I don’t want to let any of them go, so I’ll take as many as I can.

At last……

Ni Yangzhou clasped the cushion with his hands, feeling that there was no point in reasoning from the motive.

Think about it the other way around.

Among the characters who played a role in the final scene, only Qi Kong died, and his death was quick and clean, without any chance of rescue. The Crown Prince and the Second Prince, apart from being frightened, were unharmed.

Could it be that the assassination was just to cover up the truth, and the real target was Qi Kong?

Ok?

The more Ni Yangzhou thought about it, the more possibilities appeared.

Who is the mastermind behind this? The reborn Fourth Prince helped Bai Yueguang to kill him, allowing the Second Prince to turn evil and confront the Crown Prince, while he himself sat on the mountain and watched the fight?

But the Second Prince doesn't look like he's ready to fight with the Crown Prince in his current state. If that were the case, why not just pretend to be the Crown Prince and kill Qi Kong?

Or was it the assassination planned by the prince himself...

No, no, no, no.

Ni Yangzhou's head ached from thinking so much.

"Third brother, help me, my CPU is overloaded."

103 accepts all the complaints about the host:

[According to the information you have obtained, the time limit for this world's mission will not be too short. There is no need to rush. You can think about it slowly. ]

Ni Yangzhou looked around and saw no one. It was late at night and the stars were sparse. Only the incense was burning quietly. He stopped holding it and lay down on one of the cushions.

"You have to think about it slowly."

Ni Yangzhou found this task very difficult.

It's just a tricky thing to do.

Not long after, the Lantern Festival arrived.

Ni Yangzhou was invited to attend the Lantern Festival Palace Banquet. Originally, according to Ni Yangzhou's idea, he could just use the excuse of "observing the celestial phenomena at night" that he used to fool the prince. But now the mission has changed and there is more than one reborn person, Ni Yangzhou decided to attend.

After all, in novel routines, palace banquets and family banquets can easily go wrong.

The palace where the banquet was held had corridors on all four sides and the courtyard was lined with columns, on top of which were coiled peony lanterns that lit up like daylight.

Ni Yangzhou was specially invited by the old emperor to sit on the throne, alone on a high platform in the east.

At the palace banquet, the emperor formally recognized the second prince.

Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. When the young man returned to the imperial capital, his attire changed and he looked much more noble.

The corners of his eyes were still a little red. I don't know how he handled it later, but the Second Prince no longer showed the madness he had shown after losing his lover at the palace banquet. Although he didn't say much throughout the whole process, he didn't make any mistakes.

He returned to the throne of prince smoothly.

The third prince had not shown up and apologized, saying that he had caught a cold and would not attend the banquet. The fourth prince had relied on the advantage of his rebirth to gather a group of followers. At the banquet, he took every opportunity to talk about several "good deeds" he had done, and the emperor nodded repeatedly.

Ni Yangzhou held the wine glass and glanced at the prince. The prince looked normal, but the jade in his hand did not move.

Ni Yangzhou originally wanted to show up and leave. His original plan was to find a place to exchange for an experience card and then come back to observe. However, when the banquet started, the delicacies served made him unable to move his legs.

The food, colored like purple-red crystal, is placed on the delicate yellow glaze plate. The colors are well matched and it is a feast for the eyes, just like an exquisite craft ornament.

103 explained to Ni Yangzhou like a portable AI assistant:

[Crystal soap, boil the seeds of the soapberry tree and soak them in sugar water. It was originally a street snack, but it was modified in the royal family. The seeds are from Loudi, and the tribute is only ten kilograms per year. The sugar is Huaizhou honey, and after picking, it needs to be wrapped in lotus leaves to make it taste good.]

The texture was soft and glutinous. Ni Yangzhou resisted the urge to eat the whole plate and only took a small bite.

The fragrance lingers on your lips and teeth after one bite.

Ni Yangzhou looked up at the prince who was holding a glass of wine to celebrate the birthday, and while no one was paying attention, he quickly ate another one.

There were also venison pot, quail soup, meat with wine and vinegar, roasted gold and boiled jade, ice pot delicacies and so on on the table. The delicacies were so appetizing that they made people's mouths water.

No, Ni Yangzhou restrained his restless hands.

Do not be greedy for food and drink.

After waiting for a while, when the emperor and the empress had finished their ceremony, the empress thanked him again in front of the palace banquet, and Ni Yangzhou then made an excuse to leave.

"Third brother, exchange for a trial card, the one for the cat."

Ni Yangzhou dodged palace servants and patrolling soldiers all the way, quickened his pace and walked for a long time until he arrived at an abandoned palace with no one in it.

[Okay. I will redeem the one-day cat experience card for you. The cat is ready. Please pay attention to the host and it will be redeemed in five seconds.]

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"Meow~"

A tiger-striped civet cat landed in the grass. It had a light body, shiny and smooth fur, and a pair of green eyes sparkling in the moonlight.

Just as he was about to take a few tentative steps, Ni Yangzhou was used to it and was not accustomed to the four-wheel drive. His left leg tripped his right "hand" when he stepped out, and the majestic kitten fell on the spot.

Before I could get up, a voice suddenly came from behind me.

"Where did the raccoon slave come from?"