Chapter 285

In the East Palace, the crown prince looked at the spy in front of him with great satisfaction. After waving to him to go down, Zhang Luan said, "your idea is really good. As soon as Xie Yao heard that King Xiang was assassinated, he rushed back to King Xiang's house without stopping."

"No one in this country knows that the Xiang king is the master of the Xie family. If the Xiang king has any mistakes and the Xie family has any hope, how can he not be careful." Zhang Luan narrowed his eyes slightly and snorted coldly.

"That's right." the prince nodded with satisfaction and suddenly seemed to think of something, "by the way, Xie Yao has no doubt about shopkeeper Wang."

"Xie Yao was very careful. He did check shopkeeper Wang, but he didn't find any useful information, so he went back to the mansion. After all, the old Grand Master was seriously ill and couldn't leave." Zhang Luan affirmed.

After listening to this sentence, the prince seemed to be relieved: "that's good. There are a few days left, which is the emperor's birthday. Are you ready?"

"Don't worry, your highness. Everything is done according to your Highness's wishes. There will be no mistakes." Zhang Luan said.

A trace of malice flashed in the prince's eyes. Seal the street. Don't blame me. My palace doesn't want to kill you like this. It's a pity that there are no two tigers in a mountain in the seal country. As long as you are here, my palace, the East Palace, can't be secure.

After thinking about it, I was worried:

"What's going on in King Xiang's house these days?"

Zhang Luan shook his head: "since King Xiang was assassinated and Xie Yao returned to the palace, there seems to be strengthened security in King Xiang's residence. People are not allowed to enter on weekdays."

"He's like a frightened bird. It seems that the palace thinks highly of him." the prince sneered, "so no one has entered the king's residence these days?"

The other party thought carefully for a moment when he heard the speech, and then said, "it's not true. It's said that yesterday, the king of Xiang invited a group of shopkeepers of jewelry shops to the palace to choose gifts to celebrate his birthday. No one else entered the palace except them."

At this time, it's reasonable to ask the shopkeeper of the jewelry shop to enter the palace to choose gifts. It seems that there is no trouble. Otherwise, the spies around the Palace should have come to report.

While thinking about it, I heard Zhang Luan's voice: "my subordinates are worried that the Xiang king may not appear in the palace at that time."

"Don't worry, he won't. on the emperor's birthday, all the princes will come to celebrate his birthday. If he doesn't come, he will become a target of public criticism. What will those ministers who support him in the imperial court think of him in the future?" the crown prince sniffed.

Nevertheless, before the last moment, Zhang Luan was always uneasy. Seeing the prince like this, he couldn't think of any reason to refute. He paused and said, "I hope so."

……

Here, in the main hall, he chose gifts. Looking at the appearance of King Xiang, Xie Yao looked worried.

The emperor is now in a state of illness. He declared that he was in the palace, and was nursed by the prince, but the princes wanted to enter the palace to see the emperor. They were always stopped outside the palace gate. What was the situation on the emperor's place? Nobody knew about it at all. This time, he suddenly had to host a birthday banquet again. This always makes people feel a kind of unspeakable strangeness.

I'm afraid it's a Hongmen banquet this time.

After the shopkeepers left, Xie Yao said, "Your Highness has chosen gifts so carefully. Do you really intend to enter the palace to celebrate your birthday?"

"The imperial edict came from the palace, and the king was in the city of Fengzhou. Naturally, he wanted to go to celebrate his birthday." King Xiang said carelessly while looking at the brocade boxes left by the shopkeepers.

"I'm afraid no one knows how the emperor is this time except the crown prince. If your highness really enters the palace, it's just a Hongmen banquet, so please think twice." Xie Yao was worried and stopped him.

Seeing him like this, King Xiang put down the brocade box in his hand, raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Xie Yao. He said positively, "I naturally understand that this is a Hongmen banquet, and I also want to try to avoid it."

After hearing the speech, the other party thought for a moment. The emperor's imperial edict really can't resist it. Moreover, the discerning person can see at a glance who the Hongmen banquet is designed for. This time, as soon as king Xiang enters the palace and wants to come out safely, it's even more difficult.

"In a few days, my subordinates will come up with a way."

King Xiang looked at him and said with a smile, "Xie Yao, do you believe that things are man-made, or do you believe in destiny?"

Xie Yao was stunned, but the corner of Xiang Wang's mouth was slightly warped: "clean up these things. I'm trapped in this mansion every day. I haven't been out for a long time. I'm fine today. For example, how about you go out with me."

Without waiting for Xie Yao to speak, he raised his feet and went out.

……

The continuous drizzle has been falling continuously for three consecutive days, and there is no intention of stopping. The prince stands under the corridor, slightly raises his face and looks at the continuous drizzle in front of him.

Tomorrow is the emperor's birthday, and everything should be over. Xiangwang, as long as you step into the gate of the Palace tomorrow, you can't escape the snare of the palace.

"Your Highness, it's not good." the prince here was thinking. He saw a figure rushing out of the dark rain. His heart suddenly sank and hurried to pack up his confused thoughts.

"Say, what's the matter?"

Zhang Luan tightened his eyebrows and took a deep breath before saying, "my subordinates just got the news that the king of Xiang fell off the cliff and disappeared."

"What?! the king of Xiang fell off the cliff and disappeared?" the prince was surprised when he heard the speech. It is said that the king of Xiang fell off the cliff and disappeared, but it is a rare good thing. He saved himself from trying hard. Why does it seem wrong to see Zhang Luan's expression? "It's not a good thing that he disappeared. Was he rescued?"

The other party sighed, shook his head, and then said, "my subordinates don't know. At present, they are sending people to check the truth, but they fell off the cliff on the way to track shopkeeper Wang."

When it comes to shopkeeper Wang, the prince also feels that his mind suddenly explodes. What's the matter? Before that, it was clearly designed to transfer the unknowing Xie Yao back to the palace. There was no news in the palace these days. I didn't find any connection between them and shopkeeper Wang. Why suddenly, King Xiang would track shopkeeper Wang: "Make it clear, what's the matter? Where are the armor set by Xie's house now?"

Zhang Luan's face became darker and hesitant when he heard the speech.

Seeing this, the prince said angrily, "it's time to hesitate."

"Your Highness, it is said that the waiter in shopkeeper Wang's shop accidentally ran into the incense table and burned the shop. When the people put out the fire, they saw the silver branded with the official seal of Hezhou in shopkeeper Wang's shop. When they were shocked, they reported to the official. Shopkeeper Wang was in a hurry and planned his horse to escape. They were found by the people in Xiangwang's residence who returned late. They chased each other out of the city , it was raining again. Everyone chased each other, and Xiangwang fell off the cliff... "

At this time, there was official silver in shopkeeper Wang's shop. It happened that there was a fire and was found. It was not easy to plant the armor of Xie's rebellion. It was burned by someone. Shopkeeper Wang ran away in a hurry. He was so unlucky that they chased each other when they met the king of Xiang. They also went outside the city. The king of Xiang has such good riding skills Hand, unexpectedly because of the rain at night, the road slipped and fell off the cliff.

The prince thought about Zhang Luan's words repeatedly in his mind. Obviously, this matter was premeditated. It was really a good plan. A play of falling off a cliff solved the current dilemma perfectly.

It's a good idea to escape the state closure without having to go to the palace for dinner.

The king of Xiang was really not simple. Zhang Luan, who was next to him, saw that the master's face was changing, but he was silent for a long time. He also regretted his carelessness. He even failed to make these days of planning. He gritted his teeth and fell to his knees, "it's useless for my subordinates. This is my subordinates' dereliction of duty. Please punish me."

"It's not that you're useless, it's that Feng Mo is too cunning. You're not his opponent. Get up first." the prince spoke slowly for a long time.

Seeing that things were done like this, the master was not angry. Zhang Luan was stunned for a moment, and some couldn't believe his ears: "Your Highness..."

The prince walked slowly down on the chair, paused, and then said, "such a good plan to kill two birds with one stone, if we don't play the last game, wouldn't it be a waste of his highness Xiang Wang's good idea."