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When Murong Yu first heard the news, he was in complete disbelief, and then he started to blame himself. Originally, he had seen Mu Rong Qing bring only four guards with him and had mentioned sending a few more guards to escort him back to the palace, but Mu Rong Qing had said that he was just going on a casual trip and that it wasn't that eye-catching. When he came out, the four bodyguards were fine, but the Mansion of the Duke of Qin was not too far away from the palace.

After blaming himself, he started to think about who had done it. After rushing to the palace, he only took a quick glance at Mu Rong Qing before he immediately went to find the guards at the scene to inquire about the details.

He had already found out that the assassins who had died came from the city near Jincheng City. It was a group of Death Soldiers who would risk their lives just for money. The grey-clothed man seemed to be the leader, but there were no clues on the dead assassins.

They must have had reinforcements. Just from these assassins' bodies, it was impossible to guess who the mastermind was. It also showed that this was a well-planned assassination, so who could it be?

Although the crown prince had left the palace in Weiwei, the people from Eastwood Palace and the guards at the gate were definitely aware of his whereabouts and the people from the Royal Mansion knew of his destination, the assassin did not care about the Imperial City guards and had definitely set up an ambush on the road between the Imperial Palace and the Black Wind Army to avoid him and the guards from the Black Wind Army. It was probably because they did not have many people, so they used poison to gamble everything on him!

Murong Yu kept pondering, his mind getting more and more confused. He couldn't help but think back to what Mu Rong Qing had told him back at Ming Nan Mountain. Did he already have a premonition that there would be people willing to do anything to kill him? What was the purpose of his words? Could it be as the empress had said, Imperial Concubine Lian's doing?

After the crown prince was assassinated and the empress was invited out of the Eastwood Palace, she was still shouting and cursing Qian Yulian. The people of the palace could not cover it up even if they heard it.

After the Emperor asked Hong Zilong about the entire process, he gave him full responsibility for investigating this matter. He then looked at the letter Mu Rong Qing left him with a heavy heart. After that, he just sat there in a daze, not seeing anyone.

"Your Majesty! Your majesty! "Chenqie is being unjustly accused. Even the crown prince is shocked by the assassination attempt on chenqie. How can the empress slander chenqie and slander her in the palace!" Qian Yulian barged in despite the eunuchs blocking her.

The emperor was displeased to see her still dressed in her best attire. His tone turned stiff as he said, "I have instructed that no one is to disturb me. You have the guts to barge into the royal study!"

"This …" Seeing the emperor be so strict for the first time, Qian Yulian was also stunned. She immediately kneeled and said, "Chenqie knows her crimes, but the empress has slandered chenqie in such a manner. How will chenqie continue to behave in the palace?"

"Clear as day! The crown prince was killed, and the empress was grieving over it. It's understandable for her to make wild guesses, but don't follow along with it! " The king still didn't look happy at all. Although he didn't suspect that Qian Yulian had done it, Qian Yulian was still suspicious. The Crown Prince had died so miserably. His efforts to maintain peace in the imperial harem had all been in vain.

Qian Yulian stood up and said, "Your majesty is right. You should know what's good for you, but you must be afraid of what you say! I beseech the emperor to send someone to investigate this matter and find out that the culprit to return chenqie's innocence. This chenqie won't disturb the emperor. You must take care of your dragon body, Your Majesty. "

"You may leave!" The Emperor didn't want to say anything about the Crown Prince's death. After thinking about it for a while, he still couldn't think of several possibilities. In the letter, the Crown Prince requested that Yunfei take care of his body and then sent him to the Royal Tomb.

Although the crown prince had been recuperating in the Eastwood Palace all year round, he was very clear about the affairs of the world. He had listed out all of Bei Heng's shortcomings, some of which he was worried about, some of which he had not yet thought about.

At the same time, he recommended Murong Yu with all his strength. He disapproved of Murong Yu taking over the position of Crown Prince and explained that it was not because of the discord between the Empress and Imperial Concubine Lian that he did not think highly of Mu Rong Yu. It was because Mu Rong Yu was too gentle and gentle, and he was a bit indecisive when things happened, and Bei Heng's current situation still had a future.

The Crown Prince's words made sense, and he had thought about the issue of the heir countless times. According to his best thinking, the succession of the Crown Prince would be followed by Murong Yu and Murong Rong's honor. However, he was thinking too beautifully.

If not for his royal brother's incident that year, he wouldn't have been able to comply with the throne, and because of that, the Carefree King had avoided him for twenty years, guarding the northwest side of the city. Even if he personally summoned him to meet, he would always borrow the reason that he couldn't travel for a long distance without coming to Jincheng.

Now that the crown prince was dead, he would soon face the problem of establishing the crown prince as the leader. If they were to follow the lead of the Duke of Ming, the Duke of Qin would not argue with them, and would be less likely to oppose them. However, if it was as the Crown Prince said, and for the sake of Bei Heng's future, the Duke of Qin was more appropriate, he would definitely approve of the Duke of Qin's ability to deal with matters. However, if he was established, the imperial harem would not be at peace, and Qian Yulian would not dare to harm the Crown Prince.

After thinking about it, the Emperor was unable to make a decision. He folded the letter from the Crown Prince and placed it away properly before summoning the Duke of Ming and the Duke of Qin to meet him.

Murong Hui was still wandering around the Jadeite Temple. He had already visited the Eastwood Palace, but not only that, all of the servants in the palace were also casting suspicious glances at him. He felt uncomfortable.

Actually, he was also very surprised that Mu Rong Qing would suddenly be killed like this. Although his mother really wanted the crown prince to die, he couldn't find the appropriate opportunity to do so. He had initially thought that his mother might have hidden the news of Mu Rong Qing's death from him, but seeing that she was so angry in the Jade Lotus Palace, he couldn't help but complain with a face full of indignation.

Could it be Murong Yu? Had he been pretending that he had no intention of winning? He had a close relationship with the crown prince, so ordinary people wouldn't suspect him. They would only suspect that he had enmity with the empress, and thus, if royal father also believed that this matter was related to his mother's consort, then Murong Yu's chances of inheriting the crown prince position would be very high.

Originally, he didn't have much ambition towards the throne, but he knew that it was for his mufei's sake. She had returned to the palace this time for the sake of the crown prince, and he couldn't bear to disobey her orders before. It was also because of her various arrangements that he had lost Yue'er.

Since the crown prince wasn't someone they had planned to assassinate, they couldn't bear the blame. Furthermore, if Murong Yu became the crown prince and succeeded to the throne in the future, Yue Er would become Murong Yu's empress and he would never be able to return to Yue Er.

Could it be that he wasn't only going to fight with Murong Yu for Yue'er, but also for the throne? If this went on, what would the result be? Mu Rong Ming's heart was in chaos …

"Empress, esteemed Empress must take care of her Phoenix Body!" Within the Phoenix Perch Palace, the empress's personal mama continued to console the empress, who had already lost her wits.

The empress had always wanted to go to the Jade Lotus Palace to settle the score with Qian Yulian, but she was stopped by the imperial bodyguards, so she could only make trouble in her own palace. The empress had always wanted to go to the Jade Lotus Palace to settle the score with Qian Yulian, but was prevented from doing so by the imperial bodyguards, and could only make trouble in her own palace.

By nightfall, there was no one else in the room, only an old mama who had followed her for more than twenty years trying to find a way to calm her. "Esteemed Empress, you won't be able to take it if this goes on. You can't fall down. Although the crown prince is no longer here, the Duanmu family still needs to rely on you …"

"Relying on me? Haha! How do they expect to rely on me? Gone... I have nothing left! It's all over! " The empress's voice was slightly hoarse, and her willpower seemed to have sunk.

After persuading her for a long time, the mama was indeed unable to find any comforting words. After some difficulty, a flash of inspiration passed through her and she hurriedly approached the mama and whispered, "Empress, you still have a diligent king!"

"A king? What was the use of him? Even though I am his mother in name, he and I have never been close. " the queen said disapprovingly, her hand still wringing the collapsed mattress.

"Empress, you are too sad, so you forgot this. There are Duke Gong and Duke Ming, which one of them is beneficial to you?" Seeing that the empress was listening, the mama continued to analyze, "If Duke Ming is the crown prince, then the master of the Jade Lotus Palace will be the empress dowager, but if the diligent king is the empress, then you will still be the empress dowager in the future. Although the diligent king isn't close to you, he's raised by your palace in name.

"Your words make some sense, but can the Duke of Qin listen to me?" The empress's heart relaxed a little.

"Even if the Duke is unable to keep up with the Prince, he is at least ten thousand times stronger than Duke Ming! If Duke Ming is chosen as the ruler, I wonder how that person from the Jade Lotus Palace will treat you in the future! "

The empress rose to her feet as she heard his words, her eyes brimming with vigor. "You're right. We can't let that woman present her in any way. Even if we can't count on the Duke of Qin's help in the future, I'll still help him up!"

"Empress, it's good as long as you can think it through. Although the Duke of Qin is a bit cold, his heart is not bad. If you treat him well, he will naturally accept your kindness. "Anyway, the crown prince isn't you …"

"Shut up!" The empress's sharp eyes swept over them, her tone sounding like a frozen knife. "Have you gone senile? Even if the crown prince is no longer around, you are not allowed to bring up the matters of the past anymore.

"Yes, yes!" This old servant is confused, this old servant will slap himself! " The nanny also knew that she had said the wrong thing and gave herself two or three ears in a row.

"Alright!" It's good that you don't forget. You're the only old man by my side, so I trust you the most. You can't disappoint me. " The empress quickly began to speak soft words. In the end, she was still the most capable person by her side. It was one thing to scold her, but that was fine.

"Yes, this old servant will never do it again!"

"Mm, help me wash myself and change my clothes. I'll have to think about it carefully tonight." The empress narrowed her long and narrow phoenix eyes. For so many years, the head of the imperial harem had only needed to adjust his emotions slightly to reveal a sense of majesty.