"Two quarters of an hour? That wouldn't be done by General Jie."

"Why?" the yamen runner blurted out, "Are so many people in the Princess's Mansion slander General Jie? Besides, this news was reported by the spy hidden in the Princess' Mansion. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not have written the news so surely."

Zhang Qing turned his body, stroked his hands nervously and paced around the room. From time to time, he glanced at the shadow in the darkness, thought for a moment, and said loudly:

"Please also ask General Jie to appear. The charge of killing Princess Huaizhen is a serious matter. If he does not show up at this time, I am afraid that there will be no one in the hall to argue."

When Xie Yuan heard this, he immediately ran out and asked in a hurry:

"Is the news true? Is the princess really dead?"

After the yamen runner who had just reported the message saw Xie Yuan, he subconsciously drew out his sword, looked at her vigilantly, and asked in panic:

"Mr. Zhang! Why is he in the Tingwei Office?"

Zhang Qing explained to Xie Yuan:

"The people we pass the message are trained. Unless we intentionally rebel, the message is true and credible."

He said to his subordinates:

"Previously, General Jie asked me to discuss something important. We were together two moments ago. How could he split up in two places and kill Princess Huaizhen and run here again? I'm afraid someone will frame it with disguise!"

She said a few words to Zhang Qing and said that it was a little longer than two quarters of a minute.

However, if you include turning over things yourself, crossing the Tingwei Office, and squatting on the wall, it is indeed more than two quarters of a minute.

Zhang Qing was considered to have a panic for her, but it was not considered a lie.

When the yamen runner heard this, his terrified expression gradually became smaller and he slowly lowered the sword in his hand.

When Xie Yuan heard the disguise technique, his spies from Wei State flashed in his heart, Yishan and Shen Liuzhen flashed in his heart.

But this is not the time to think about this. She raised her steps and was about to go out and said:

"I'll go to the princess's house to see it."

Zhang Qing quickly reached out to stop her and said seriously:

"No, Your Majesty may have already known the news. If you are not in the General's Mansion, you will be discovered soon. At this time, it will be useless to go to the Princess Mansion. Once you are discovered on the road, it will also cause suspicion of escape. It will be even more unfavorable to you. It's better to go directly to the palace and join us..."

Xie Yuan couldn't believe that Huaizhen was dead... The last time she saw her, she was outside the palace gate. She turned her head and told her that if there was something wrong in the future, she could ask her for help.

This is the most recent time they have known each other since they have known each other for so long. She just had some affection and gratitude for Princess Huaizhen... Did she suddenly die?

Xie Yuan fell into sentimentality and memories, and said with a dim look:

"Okay...just do as you can."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Qing waved his hand at the yamen runner and said anxiously:

"Go and report the message to Eunuch He and General Jie's whereabouts. Then we say that General Jie was framed and we have already gone to the palace together."

"Yes!" The yamen runner took the order.

...

In the palace of the Song Dynasty.

The little emperor only wore a dragon robe and hurriedly lifted the white cloth of the body. When he saw Princess Huaizhen's cold body, he fell to the ground, frightened and trembled all over.

Queen Ma next to him was about to help him, but he seemed to have just realized that he had died. He immediately crawled over, touched Princess Huaizhen's shoulders and cheeks, and started crying:

"Sister! You wake up! You wake up! What's wrong? What's wrong?"

The person on the ground had a calm face, like a jade carved doll, cold and unconscious, so he would not respond to him at all.

Duke Ma was distraught when he saw the little emperor being heartbroken. He felt that Xie Yuan's life must be explained here this time. A hint of comfort flashed in his heart and immediately shouted in disguise:

"Your Majesty, take advantage of the fact that the city gate has not been opened in the middle of the night and there is no news outside the city. I ask that Jie Yuan be arrested immediately. If he dares to resist, he will kill him. Otherwise, there will be many dreams in the night. If he is forced to jump over the wall and rebel, the Song Dynasty will be over!"

The little emperor was immersed in his own grief and still did not want to believe that this was true. He was obsessed with awakening his own sister. He didn't hear anything Ma Guogong said.

Seeing that he talked passionately for a long time, Duke Ma reacted and immediately shouted in anger:

"Your Majesty! Now is not the time to be sad! It will be too late if you don't take action. Do you want Princess Huaizhen to die with your eyes open?!"

The little emperor was frightened by the roar, and looked at him in shock with tears on his face.

"Duke Ma, the matter has not been concluded yet. Why are you doing so anxious?!" Eunuch He walked in quickly at this time, with a little eunuch following behind him.

He walked to His Majesty the Emperor, glanced at the corpse on the ground, showed a sad look on his face, and then quickly took it away.

He reached out and took the note from the little eunuch who followed him, handed it to Duke Ma, and said:

"Although Xie Yuan is indeed not in the General's Mansion, and he seems to be escaping. But by chance, the officials of the Tingwei Office can testify for him. When Princess Huaizhen was assassinated, Prince Xie had been in the Tingwei Office. At this time, they heard about Princess Huaizhen's death and were already on the way to the palace."

Duke Ma did not look at the note, but looked at Eunuch He in shock, and was stunned.

He had planned well enough to send someone to take action while Xie Yuan was confined to the mansion.

In this way, even if someone testified that he was in the mansion, he could still slander it on the grounds that the general's mansion was his closest friends, and could help commit perjury and not be able to win the trust! In addition, "Xie Yuan" was seen in full view of the princess's mansion, and he would definitely die if he had a proof of the two sides.

When news came just now that he had not seen Xie Yuanren in the General's Mansion and that no one knew his whereabouts, he was still ecstatic and felt that God was helping him.

But...how could it be such a coincidence?

"How could it be so coincidental?! The official of the Tingwei Office?... Eunuch He, it doesn't happen to be Zhang Qing. Is this to protect the Shen family, and even the fake certificates are used for him?!"

Duke Ma pointed to the ground and said angrily:

"The dead person is His Majesty's real sister, Princess Huaizhen! My father-in-law did this and would not put His Majesty in his eyes!"

"You!... Duke Ma, I have been with the late emperor for most of my life. Princess Huaizhen and Your Majesty are the ones I have grown up watching. How can you let you swear so much?!"

The little emperor sat on the ground. Seeing that they were quarreling, he looked down at his sister and felt even more sad. He tried hard to hug Princess Huaizhen and let her pillow on his knees, as if holding a hand stove that could make him feel warm. Even though the hand stove was already cold, he still couldn't bear to put it on and muttered:

"Sister...Sister..."

Empress Ma knelt beside the little emperor, watching her father quarrel with Eunuch He, and was at a loss in panic, not knowing what to do.

She wanted to comfort the little emperor, but the little emperor ignored her, and she was always robbed of attention by the content of the quarrel.

Therefore, an absurd and strange scene appeared in the hall - the little emperor sat on the ground with Princess Huaizhen holding her, crying and sad, and accompanied Aunt Mo to tears next to her, others quarreled and watched the fun... No one cared about the little emperor on the ground and Princess Huaizhen.

It's like they've been forgotten.

When Xie Yuan stepped into the hall gate, he saw this scene.
Chapter completed!