The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

The morning court on the second day was also affected by the assassination of King Chu and became quiet and everyone was in danger, so the morning court ended in less than half an hour. This time at court, Xiao Yan did not continue to be absent, but after the morning court, he hurried out of the palace and returned to the mansion, and did not come to pester Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui was puzzled, this didn't fit Xiao Yan's character at all, could it be that he had grown up and said goodbye to being frizzy?

How can it be!

Then there must be something!

The King of Chu has not yet awakened, and there are no clues of the assassin in Dongchang, Jinyiwei and the Patrol Battalion.

The same goes for the third day.

In a blink of an eye, it was the fourth day.

In the early morning, Emperor Xia asked the third division to track down the assassin. After all, only five days were given, but Zhongyonghou, Hai Dafu, and Zhang Yu made no progress. Facing Emperor Xia's inquiry, their faces were extremely ugly. Emperor Xia didn't reprimand him, but he said calmly: "The assassin disappeared after assassinating the prince, and there are still no clues to be traced. Do you know what this means?"

mean what?

It means that the assassin's methods are all-powerful!

Zhang Jinfu, Hai Dafu, and Zhang Yurumang were on their backs, bowing their heads and not daring to get up.

After the morning court, the three hurried out of the palace to arrange the search in person.

Xiao Rui left the palace, just returned to the palace, Hua Tuo also stepped on the spot to ask to see him.

"Your Highness, I have something important to report." Hua Tuo said respectfully when he saw Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui pointed to the seat and said with a smile: "Mr. is here, sit down and tell me, why do you need to go there yourself?"

Hua Tuo said: "Your Highness, at noon the day before yesterday, someone from Prince Jing's Mansion of the Ninth Prince came to me and gave me a medicine list, saying that he would buy some regular herbal medicines in case I didn't need them. It was a normal thing, but I think After going through the medicine list, I found that there were some medicines for invigorating qi and blood, treating knife wounds, and sword wounds. Afterwards, the steward of Prince Jing's Mansion told me to keep this matter secret and not let anyone know. I am familiar with it, that’s why I came to see me, and told me to keep it a secret, not to tell anyone, including Your Highness, so I took the medicine myself and handed it to him.”

"In the afternoon, Dongchang and Jin Yiwei came to the medical hall and asked if there were any customers who bought herbs to treat knife wounds. The doctor in the medical hall didn't know that I took the medicine personally, so he said no. Dongchang also warned that if he found it, he would report it immediately. meritorious service."

After listening to Hua Tuo's statement, Xiao Rui frowned.

It is normal for the royal family to purchase herbs in case they are not needed from time to time, but at this juncture, the purchase of herbs for the treatment of knife wounds must be kept secret, which explains the problem. He went to Hua Tuo because he was afraid of going to other places to expose his whereabouts, but the people in King Jing's mansion didn't know that Hua Tuo was originally Xiao Rui's person, so they naturally reported everything in detail.

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Mr. Trouble, I already know about this matter. You have worked hard today to go there yourself."

"Where is that, this is what your subordinates should do." Hua Tuo respectfully said: "By the way, Your Highness, I have mastered that "Poison Classic" and prepared different types of poisons. If Your Highness needs it, send someone to treat it." You can just pick it up.”

"Okay!" Xiao Rui nodded.

After Hua Tuo left, Xiao Rui got up immediately and took Li Yuanfang to King Jing's Mansion again.

After passing the transmission, Xiao Yan came to greet him in person, and said with a smile, "Seventh brother, why are you here?"

Xiao Rui did not enter the mansion, but said in front of the mansion: "Did you hide the assassin who assassinated King Chu?"

Xiao Yan was startled, his face turned pale, but then he shook his head and said, "Seventh brother, what are you talking about? How is it possible, what kind of assassin? If I meet an assassin, I will definitely avenge my second brother!"

Xiao Rui snorted and said: "The king of Chu was assassinated, the emperor was furious, and he issued a command, whoever dares to hide the assassin will be punished as treason, even though you are a prince, if you know the law and commit crimes against the wind, be careful and become the second fifth elder brother! , you also want to leave the capital to herd a state and become a comfortable governor? If you want, then I will leave!"

After finishing speaking, Xiao Rui turned around and left.

Xiao Yan quickly stepped forward to hold Xiao Rui, and said in a low voice: "Seventh brother, come to the mansion to chat, come to the mansion to chat."

Xiao Rui glared at him and followed him into the mansion.

After coming to the living room and sitting down, Xiao Yan waved his hand to dismiss everyone, and then said: "Seventh brother, you were so loud just now, if bad people overhear, I'm fine and I'm fine."

"Don't talk nonsense, if you don't even worry about the management of your own palace, you are too bad a prince. Tell me, where is the man, take me to see!" Xiao Rui shouted.

Xiao Yan asked: "Seventh Brother, why do you suspect that the assassin is in my residence?"

"Don't you cry when you see the coffin?" Xiao Rui said depressedly: "Don't worry about how I know, it's still the same sentence, if you don't tell the truth, I'll leave if you don't tell the truth. Whoever you like to hide, whoever you want to hide."

Xiao Yan said angrily: "Okay, okay, let's just say it... I was going to court that day, and I saw the unconscious assassin in front of the gate of the mansion. I originally wanted to notify the patrol battalion, but I went to the police station because of curiosity. After untiing the assassin's face covering, who would have thought...she turned out to be Miss Bai!"

"Which white girl?" Xiao Rui didn't come to his senses, and after talking and asking, he said in surprise: "The person you like? That white girl you've been looking for so hard!"

After finishing speaking, Xiao Rui's brows were immediately furrowed.

This woman was looking for Ye Qianying, and she didn't know whether it was an enemy or a friend, but now she assassinated the King of Chu, it was even more difficult to judge.

"Take me to take a look. This woman's identity is mysterious. Ninth Brother, this matter is no small matter. Don't do anything stupid." Xiao Rui warned.

Xiao Yan muttered: "Miss Bai assassinated Second Brother, it must be Second Brother who did something bad, that's why she acted chivalrously, Second Brother deserves it."

"If your words are heard by the second brother or the emperor, I don't know if you will be chopped off." Xiao Rui glared at him, and said: "I still don't lead the way!"

Xiao Yan couldn't hide it, so he could only lead the way honestly. When he came to Xiao Yan's own room, the corners of Xiao Rui's mouth twitched. No wonder Li Yuanfang couldn't find the problem, Xiao Yan actually hid the person in his The room, even the people in the palace probably don't know that his lord has hidden an assassin.

Therefore, Dongchang's spies hiding in Prince Jing's Mansion did not find any trace of the assassin.

"You are very cunning." Xiao Rui said.

Xiao Yan proudly said: "It's still Seventh Brother who taught me well, I learned from you."

The two pushed open the door and went in. Xiao Rui looked around, but he didn't find where the assassin was hiding. Could it be in the closet?

Who knows, Xiao Yan closed the door, looked at the bed, and said: "Miss Bai, don't be nervous, it's my seventh brother, he found your whereabouts. Although he is not a good person, he is not a bad person either. After all, if he is a bad person, He won’t come in person, just tell Dongchang.”

Xiao Rui decided to forgive Xiao Yan for being wronged for no reason. He also looked at the bed. At this time, the curtains on the bed were down, so he couldn't see the scenery inside the bed clearly. He really didn't expect that Xiao Yan hid the person on his bed.

At this time, a jade hand stretched out and gently raised the curtain, and a woman disguised as a man sat on the bed.

I saw her pale face, but her eyes were as bright as spring flowers, and her appearance was extremely beautiful, with an inherent pride in her brows.

She was also looking at Xiao Rui, with a slightly hoarse voice, and said: "Ahem...Sorry, I am injured and cannot present the ceremony. After I came to the capital, I heard about the reputation of His Highness the Seventh Prince. Nice to meet you!"

Xiao Rui asked directly: "Who are you, and why did you assassinate the King of Chu? If you can't explain why, don't blame this king for being ruthless."

When the woman heard Xiao Rui's voice, her eyes froze.

"Seventh brother..." Xiao Yan opened his mouth to persuade, Xiao Rui glared, and scolded: "Stop messing around! The King of Chu is your second brother, do you care about the difference between distant and close relatives?"

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, knowing in his heart that Seventh Brother's reprimand was justified. Although the princes were not close, they had blood ties after all, and the King of Chu, Xiao Yiheng, did not feel sorry for Xiao Yan.

The woman put away the abnormality in her eyes, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Xian's implication, if there is a reason for my incident, will you turn a blind eye?"

Xiao Rui did not admit or refute, and continued to ask: "You are not a local, and you are going to assassinate the King of Chu when you first arrive in the capital. What is the reason? Besides, I heard that you are looking for Ye Qianying, is it also to kill her?"

The woman shook her head and said: "I was entrusted by someone to find Ye Qianying, and to bring her a sentence. As for what it is, I'm sorry I can't tell. The assassination of the King of Chu is only for the King of Chu and the queen behind him, Duke Xi." A warning, telling them that their sins will eventually be revealed to the world. I also knew that I would not be able to kill the King of Chu in this assassination, but I did not expect that the guards around him turned out to be fifth-rank masters. They made a mistake and were seriously injured. "

Xiao Yan said: "Seventh Brother, you see, this is a personal grievance, and Miss Bai didn't intend to kill Second Brother, she just wanted to give him a warning."

"Warning? You put poison on the sword and said it was just a warning!" Xiao Rui glared.

Who knows, the woman shook her head and said: "Poisoning is a third-rate method, I despise it!"

Xiao Yan nodded hurriedly, then took out the woman's sword from the dark cabinet, and said: "Seventh brother, if you don't believe me, you can take a look at Miss Bai's sword. When I met her, she was seriously injured, and this sword has been on my side all the time. In my hand, I pledged myself as a prince, I did not touch the sword, and I tested it, there is no poison on the sword, if you don’t believe me, you can test it again.”

Xiao Rui looked at Xiao Yan's eyes, and saw that his eyes were clear, and there was no chance of dodging them.

"Since you have tested it, I will naturally believe you." Xiao Rui waved his hand and refused the test.

"But the king of Chu is indeed poisoned and has been examined by the imperial physician." After Xiao Rui muttered to himself, he suddenly thought of a possibility.

Xiao Rui came back to his senses, looked at Xiao Yan, and demanded: "She can't stay in Prince Jing's Mansion any longer. Once her whereabouts are leaked, it will be extremely bad for you. Now that the injury has stabilized and there is no danger of life, it is best to find a place to recuperate." But, send her away."

"I think my bed is a good place, no one else will be able to find it." Xiao Yan suggested.

Xiao Rui ignored him, but looked at the woman.

The woman was self-aware, nodded readily, and said, "Thanks to Your Highness Jiu for saving my life, I will leave here and not drag His Highness King Jing, His Highness King Xian, please rest assured."

Only then did Xiao Rui's stern expression calm down, and he asked, "Miss, can you tell me who told you to find Ye Qianying?"

The woman was quite curious, and asked back: "Your Highness is so interested, could it be that you know her?"

"Ask casually." Xiao Rui didn't say it clearly, but secretly pondered in his heart, should he control this woman and interrogate her?

But considering Xiao Yan's relationship, this matter is postponed for later discussion.

When Xiao Rui left King Jing's mansion, he beating Xiao Yan again righteously, and asked him to send the woman out of here in person, and he personally escorted her, so the people from Dongchang didn't dare to search.

Xiao Yan moaned and sighed again, with a resentful expression on his face.

Xiao Rui didn't bother to talk to him, because next, he had other things to figure out!

"Go to Chu Palace!" Xiao Rui said to Li Yuanfang.