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A staggering figure walked out of the palace. Perhaps it was too cold, and he almost fell after taking a few steps. He was already old, and he fell directly to the ground and never got up again.

Gao Qiang, who was hiding in the dark, watched this scene silently. He wanted to take a step forward, but when he heard the footsteps, he slowly retracted his foot and watched him struggle in the snow before he slowly fell silent.

Soon several guards surrounded the man. One of them kicked the man to make sure he was dead, then drew his knife and struck again. Bright red blood oozed out of the wound, forming a red flower on the ground.

One of the guards shouted, "The thief who killed the prince is dead. Everyone, follow me and arrest the remaining rebels."

"Yes." A team of people began to assemble quickly with a clear goal. As for those who died in the snow, no one cared anymore.

After the people walked away, Gao Qiang took a look from afar. He could feel that there were still many people in the dark. If he rushed out, he would cause trouble for the adults.

He could only speed up and go back to report the news.

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It was almost midnight when Sheng Changan returned to the inn, but the lights were on. Several people, led by the sergeant, were sitting around the table. In such cold weather, the door of the inn was open.

Several people looked out from time to time, so when the carriage stopped, they immediately noticed "My lord, my lord is back."

"What happened?" Sheng Changan frowned slightly.

"It's been snowing heavily lately, and many houses have collapsed on West Street. Many people have been injured. Although I left some things behind, it's still difficult to survive this winter."

But this is not Guangping, so even if they want to intervene, they can't be too obvious.

To say that it is difficult is just a fantasy. To be precise, it is very likely that most of the people will be killed or injured.

"What does the court say?"

"The court... said nothing."

The subtext is that nothing was done. In other words, if you die, you die.

It was only at this time that Sheng Changan realized that what Liu Zhao had said at the palace banquet about dying was referring to them.

She curled up her cold fingers. This matter was really difficult to handle. At least she couldn't do it herself. "Hasn't Du Jingsheng and his group arrived yet?"

"No," the sergeant immediately replied. He had been sending people to keep an eye on the place, but there was no one familiar to him. In fact, due to the cold weather, the number of people entering the city had decreased significantly.

It seemed that something unexpected had happened. Before Sheng Changan could speak, someone expressed her guess.

Yuan Qi slowly stated his speculation, "According to their route, they should have reached the capital by now. The assassins shouldn't be here. The people in the capital are all focused on you, sir."

"Then there's only one reason left. The roads are blocked by heavy snow. It only started falling in Beijing in the past few days, but it may not happen in other places."

"But they also know the importance of this trip to Beijing and will definitely do their utmost to overcome all difficulties, so it should be within the next few days at the latest."

What he didn't say was that if Du Jingsheng and his group still didn't arrive in the next few days, they would have to rely on themselves.

Sheng Changan also guessed his unspoken meaning and said after a little thought: "First, take some ginger from our supplies to make soup for them to keep warm. We can think of other things in the morning."

Ginger is the most suitable. Any other cold-resistant item in Guangping County will be too conspicuous and easily attract other people's attention, so it is not suitable to be taken out.

Since leaving the palace banquet, there must be people watching around, and even Sheng Jiang can only do things quietly.

Before Sheng Chang'an could finish his thoughts, Gao Qiang rushed in, the thick snow on his body still not melting.

"Sir, the Crown Prince is dead, and the imperial physician has been identified as a traitor. The palace guards have been ordered to go to his residence to eliminate the traitors."

Sheng Changan was slightly shocked. Since the Liu family was so arrogant, the prince had died before the palace banquet was over.