C40 Part2

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As the night approached, the Palace candles in the study room lit the room.

Murong Ci looked at Murong Yu, who was sitting in front of the study desk, secretly grinding her teeth.

'Do you think of this as your Imperial Palace?

Are you sitting comfortably?'

The atmosphere was a little heavy and strangely quiet.

Ruyi offered tea and bowed back.

Shen Zhiyan broke the silence and asked:

"The Prince Regent also wants to know about the assassin who attempted to assassinate Your Highness?"

"It doesn't hurt to listen for this King, too."

Murong Yu said quite leisurely,

"Where is the assassin now?"

"The assassin has taken poison and killed himself."

Shen Zhiyan looked at Qin Ruo who was standing aside,

"Qin Ruo, did you find any records?"

"Yes, I found it."

Qin Ruo patted off the dust from a yellowish book that was stained with dust, and then handed it to His Royal Highness.

Murong Ci took it and found a record about Xiao Yin,

"When Xiao Yin was five years old, he was brought into the Palace by a person called Chang Qing from the Internal Attendance Bureau.

It is recorded in the book that Chang Qing bought Xiao Yin from a children trafficker and brought him in the Palace."

Shen Zhiyan frowned,

"So, Xiao Yin's hometown and relatives couldn't be found?!"

Qin Ruo said at the right time:

"This servant happened to meet Chang Qing when I was looking for the records in the Internal Service Bureau, so I brought him, and he is waiting outside right now."

Murong Yu placed his arm on the carved armrest next to the desk, and the snake-head golden ring on his right hand radiated its golden light as sharp as a sword in the warm light of the study room.

"Send him in."

Qin Ruo glanced at His Highness and got the expression from His Highness' eyes, and then went to take Chang Qing.

Murong Ci's face was silent, and her heart was full of depression.

'Damn Murong Yu, do you really think you're the master of the East Palace?'

She met Shen Zhiyan's soothing gaze, and tried to suppress her anger.

Murong Yu saw their eye contact, and his eyes darkened a bit, as the atmosphere of the study room was also suppressed a bit.

Qin Ruo brought Chang Qing in.

Chang Qing bowed his head and knelt with his hands on the Palace bricks.

He was very respectful.

"Now speak! Tell us what you know."

Qin Ruo said.

"Is it true that you bought Xiao Yin and brought him into the Palace?"

Murong Yu asked in a deep voice.

Murong Ci looked at Shen Zhiyan speechlessly, and the two of them felt like being foiled!

Chang Qing replied:

"Yes, Prince Regent.

When Xiao Yin was five years old, this servant went out of the Palace to buy things and saw traffickers selling children.

At that time, Master Manager Liu An had mentioned that there was a shortage of people in the Palace, and when I saw that Xiao Yin was quite clever and hardworking, I decided to buy him, and take him into the Palace.

This servant cleansed him and named him Xiao Yin.

Xiao Yin stayed with me for five years, and when he got ten he went to serve Manager Liu."

Listening to his story, Murong Ci couldn't help but feeling that something was a little weird, but she couldn't tell what exactly was wrong in his story,

"How come you remember so clearly?"

"After bringing Xiao Yin into the Palace, I've looked after him for five years.

I've lived with him and have seen him grow up for five years.

I had also no family of my own, and I could not have my own children in this life. Therefore, I raised Xiao Yin as if he was my own son, although his feelings were naturally different..."

as Chang Qing said so, he choked up, and shed tears intensely,

"Later on, he served Manager Liu An, and things were so busy, and slowly the chances of meeting him became less and less, and the feelings faded.

Three years ago, he committed a crime and the matter angered Manager Liu An.

He punished him with isolation in the Fengtian Temple, for him to think about his sins for the time being.

In the past three years, I rarely saw Xiao Yin, and only met him once during the New Year."

"Have you seen him recently?"

Shen Zhiyan asked.

'Who would have expected that Manager Liu An might be involved in the case of His Royal Highness' assassination?'

"No. A few months ago I met him during the Chinese New Year."

Chang Qing replied.

"Xiao Yin stabbed His Royal Highness.

This crime is very evil and can be punished with death of any accomplices.

Even if he has taken poison and committed suicide, this King will thoroughly investigate this matter.

All people and things related to him must be strictly investigated."

Murong Yu said coldly and angrily.

"This servant hasn't seen him for several months, this slave knows nothing!!

For attempting to assassinate His Royal Highness, Xiao Yin got what he deserved!

He dared to assassinate His Royal Highness and it is really worthy of death."

Chang Qing kneeled in panic.

Chang Qing's answers were well-organized.

He avoided being involved with Xiao Yin, and even disowned Xiao Yin to cut himself out of suspicions, without showing any flaws.

No more questions were asked, and Murong Yu waved him back.

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END of CHAPTER 40 PART 2

.....................to be continued