Chapter 72

"You? What are you doing? " At this moment, Tang Ke Xin was still somewhat afraid. Her voice was a little hollow, and thinking back to when he dared to hug her in that room, what else did that man not dare to do?

That's right, he knew that she was afraid. He thought that she really wasn't afraid of the heavens or the earth.

However, before she could even speak, his threatening words suddenly echoed in her ears, "If you dare shout, This King will dare kiss you right now."

Tang Ke Xin was completely shocked. She never would have thought that he would actually say such a thing.

Not only was he dark and treacherous, he was also a scoundrel.

Just how did his Heroic Martial Arts get leaked out? Liar, that's all lying, who did it? Stand out and promise not to beat him to death.

"Tell me, what do you want?" Obviously, this was the third prince's real goal. He wanted to know what she wanted to do next.

The corner of Tang Ke Xin's mouth slightly tilted upwards as she felt depressed in her heart. She just didn't want to tell him.

Why should she tell him?

Moreover, her next plan needed to be kept a secret and she could not reveal anything. She did not plan to tell either Ye Lan Chen or the Queen.

"Eh, but what about the heart?" Just then, Ye Lan Chen who was walking in front suddenly asked.

"It's here." However, Tang Ke Xin still felt that Ye Lan Chen's question was very timely, it was just too timely, thus, when she heard Ye Lan Chen's words, she did not give the third prince any time to react, and quickly walked to the front.

Ye Lan Jue watched her back as she quickly fled, his pupils slowly narrowing.

Good, very good. He wanted to see how long she could hide from him.

Tang Ke Xin immediately followed the Queen Empress, and didn't have the intention to leave immediately. She had already sent the herbs back to the Prime Minister's Estate, so Dong Er knew about the method to make the medicinal food, so it wasn't a problem for her not to return.

"heart-child, Chen Er, didn't I tell you to go back first?" The Queen looked at them and sighed secretly. She really did not want to involve these two children in this matter.

This matter was obviously aimed at her, and it was definitely a premeditated and planned plan. The person behind this definitely wasn't simple, she really didn't want the heart-child to be in danger.

"Imperial Mother, if we were to go back earlier, how would we help you clear the suspicion?" Ye Lan Chen had just displayed his skills in front of everyone, and was still smug.

"Mother is worried that this will not be so simple and that you will be in danger." The Queen moved her hand lightly over her forehead. She seemed to be exhausted, but there was also a hint of worry in her expression.

Originally, although myriad did not tell her the answer to the question, and even had a slight disagreement with her, she was not that worried. If myriad did not tell her, she would definitely not tell anyone else about what she had asked today.

However, Kesha had said in her heart that the person whom she had met before was actually not the real myriad.

Although her question wasn't very direct, her words alone were enough to arouse suspicion. Moreover, that person had wanted to deal with her in the first place.

Through this incident, she clearly knew that the person behind her was definitely not simple. She was truly worried that the person through the matter she asked would associate with something and discover something.

"heart-child, you go back first." The Queen once again looked at Tang Ke Xin, her voice sounding even more solemn. Normally, she would only wish that Tang Ke Xin could stay for a little longer, but today, she wanted him to leave as soon as possible.

"Alright, then you can go back now." Tang Ke Xin did not say much this time, but obediently stood up.

"Chen Er, send heart-child back." Queen was not at ease as she instructed Ye Lan Chen.

When Tang Ke Xin and Ye Lan Chen walked out of the room, they coincidentally met Aunt Xi.

After exiting the Kunning Palace, Tang Ke Xin whispered a few sentences into Ye Lan Chen's ears.

"Why? "Why?" Ye Lan Chen had a face full of astonishment and shock.

"Don't ask so much, just do as I say." Tang Ke Xin did not explain to him, for this matter, the less people who know, the better. She believed in Ye Lan Chen's character, but she really could not trust her mouth, and was afraid that he would accidentally leak it.

"Oh, okay." Ye Lan Chen's eyes flashed, and slowly nodded in agreement.

Then they left the palace together.

Deep in the night, just as he was about to close the palace gates, Ye Lan Chen once again entered the palace. He first went to Emperor's study, and when he walked out of the study, his expression was evidently somewhat solemn.

"What is it? "Why did you enter the palace at such a time with such a solemn expression? What happened?" Queen was surprised to see Ye Lan Chen.

"Father just recruited a son to the palace, and said that he has a new clue." The corner of Ye Lan Chen's brows slightly knitted, and he slowly opened his mouth.

"What new clue?" Hearing his words, the Queen could not help but ask, "Did you catch the culprit?"

Queen's voice was a little anxious, as though there was some worry about it.

She was worried that if the culprit was caught, the culprit would tell her the question she had asked.

If Emperor were to hear this question, he would definitely doubt it.

"I haven't caught the murderer yet, but it should be about time. Imperial Father privately sent Sir Qin into the palace, and Sir Qin discovered a bloody finger mark where the dagger was stained with blood. Sir Qin said that everyone's finger mark is different, if not, the prisoner wouldn't have to press the hand print every time the case is closed." Ye Lan Chen continued to speak very quickly and smoothly.

"Slow down, slow down. Do you think you can do it that quickly? "It's like memorizing something, no, it's faster than usual." Seeing that he spoke so fast, the Queen felt that he could not even catch his breath, and was extremely tired.

"Aunt Xi, pour the fourth prince a cup of tea." The Queen looked at the Aunt Xi at the side and instructed.

"Yes." Aunt Xi replied respectfully and then walked away, wanting to leave.

"No need, This King will drink it on the table. It's just made, it's too hot to drink." Just that, Ye Lan Chen suddenly opened his mouth.

"That's good too. The tea leaves on the table won't last long." Queen complied with his words.

Aunt Xi poured tea for the Fourth Prince one after another. The tea was poured well, and when placed in front of the Fourth Prince, she could not help but praise him, "The Fourth Prince's eloquence is getting better and better, and he is getting stronger and stronger."

"I only hope that he will grow up safe and sound. I only hope that he will be happy every day." Queen sighed inwardly. Actually, she did not ask for much.

"Oh right, I haven't finished with my business." Ye Lan Chen took a sip of tea and continued, "Father said that from tomorrow onwards, everyone in the palace, regardless of whether they are male or female, or if they are from any Courtyard, should come and press their hand seals. After that, we can compare them with the hand seals on the dagger and we will soon be able to find the real culprit."

"So the dagger was taken by Emperor. No wonder Aunt Xi said that she couldn't find it, is this method really able to find the murderer?" The Queen heard Ye Lan Chen's passionate speech and his emotions became complicated.

She also wanted to find the murderer, but she was afraid that the murderer would tell her what she had asked.

"Sir Qin said it, this method will definitely work, the finger mark is different for thousands of people, tens of thousands of people will work differently, every person's finger mark is different, there is absolutely no difference, Sir Qin said it, the finger mark left by the murderer is stronger than any other evidence, so, as long as there is the finger mark on the dagger, the murderer can definitely be found." Ye Lan Chen spoke endlessly.

"Mm. If that's the case, that's for the best." The corner of Queen's mouth slightly parted into a faint smile. She felt that it was useless even if she was afraid, right now the most important thing was to find the culprit.

Father said that tonight, he will put the dagger in Kunning Palace's storage room and announce that it was handed over to Sir Qin. The murderer would definitely not think that the dagger would be placed back in Kunning Palace, because royal father said that it is too late now, and he is afraid that the murderer might cause some trouble, so he will make a surprise attack tomorrow morning, making it hard for the murderer to be on guard against.

"Yes, not bad." Queen also nodded slightly. This method was indeed not bad.

"Father just handed the dagger to me, so I'll put the dagger in the storeroom first." Ye Lan Chen took out a dagger from his bosom. However, the dagger was tightly wrapped in a piece of black cloth, and nothing could be seen from it.

"Alright, put it over then." Queen did not think too much into it, and only replied as he pleased.

Aunt Xi walked over and picked up the teacups on the table.

Ye Lan Chen held his dagger and walked out, he had only walked a few steps before he suddenly stopped, "Muhou, don't leak this information, or else the killer will be on his guard."

"Alright, I understand." Queen replied with a smile.

Only then did Ye Lan Chen walk out and directly went to the storage room.

"I wonder what the heart actually means?" What exactly was the intention for the This King to lie to him for so long and then put the dagger into his storage? Ye Lan Chen walked into the storage room and muttered, but still placed the dagger on the table beside him.

He did not pay too much attention to the situation and just put down his dagger before leaving.

After Ye Lan Chen left, Tang Ke Xin who was already hidden in the storage room quietly stood up, the corner of her mouth slightly tilted upwards. This Ye Lan Chen was really adorable, it seemed like everything went smoothly.

The next step was to wait for the fish to catch the bait.

Actually, she did not exit the palace earlier, but found a random reason to get rid of Ye Lan Chen. After that, she sneaked back and hid within the storage room, and in order to find the real culprit, she had really put her life on the line.

The night was getting deeper and quieter, Tang Ke Xin hid behind a big box, quietly waiting.

When it was almost midnight, the door suddenly opened, and a figure walked in. The moon was bright outside, and through the light of the moon, Tang Ke Xin recognized that person, it was Ye Lan Jue.

Tang Ke Xin was secretly shocked, how could it be him? What was he doing here? Not many people knew about this, how did he know?

Tang Ke Xin subconsciously held her breath, not wanting to be discovered by him anymore, she wanted to see what exactly he was going to do.

He entered the room and stood there for a while. Then, he walked straight to the cabinet where she was hiding.

"Still not coming out?" His cold voice rang out. There seemed to be a sense of danger within the coldness that could kill at any time.

From his tone, one could tell that he had come with ill intentions.