C235 The One Who Took the Blame

This matter had alarmed the entire Imperial Capital. This was not a simple matter of going underwater. Yun Meng's Crown Prince and Crown Prince were about to be dealt with in Dayong, as well as the princes of Dayong and the newly appointed concubines.

If such a thing really happened, it was inevitable that the two countries would fight, and Yun Meng had enough reason to do so.

When the Emperor received the report, he didn't sleep anymore. Mu Po brought all the injured people into the Imperial Palace, and the best Imperial Physicians treated them with the best medicine.

Mu Ruqing had been guarding at the side and was unwilling to go anywhere. The Emperor was next to the room. His face was extremely dark, and under the candlelight, he looked even more gloomy.

Mu Po stood on Lord Mayor's knees, and neither of them dared to raise their heads to look at the Emperor.

The Emperor did not speak. He was waiting for the Imperial Physician's diagnosis. Yuan Zhen and Miao Yingyu were stopped at the entrance of the Imperial Palace. When they remembered what Mu Ruqing had told them, they quietly disappeared into the night.

Before the Imperial Physician entered, the Emperor asked, "How is it?!"

The majesty in his voice made the Imperial Physician and Lord Mayor shiver. The Imperial Physician knelt outside the door, "Replying to the Emperor. Crown Prince Yun's arm was injured, but Prince Yun and the Princess Yun Bian did not have a rough idea. On the other hand, King Chu and his guards were more heavily injured."

" Tie them up! "

The sound was very loud. Mu Po knelt down and said in unison with the people present, "Emperor, calm your anger!"

"Calm your anger? Investigate! Investigate for me!" The Emperor slammed the table a few more times, "We must investigate clearly tonight!"

"Yes!" Mu Po left with Lord Mayor. The queen who just came out of the door saw them and before she could ask, Mu Po and Lord Mayor just hurriedly bowed and quickly left.

Consort Long and Yu Longtang were behind the Empress. In the Imperial Palace, the first to know about this was Yu Longzi.

His injuries had already formed scars, but these few days he was still claiming that he was ill and did not attend the morning court. When the guards came to report, Yu Longzi's thoughts drifted into the distance. After giving the guard a few instructions, he put on his clothes and headed towards the Emperor's place.

Tonight's matter was designed by him and Yun Sheng. They used a mixture of oral and fragrant medicine to make the few of them dizzy.

After that, they would directly create a conflict, kill them, and then use a fire to burn them clean. This way, they would not be able to find him.

It was just that he did not arrange for the man to cut down the adulterous man and woman. If it was a coincidence, Yu Longzi would not believe it. More than half of the coincidences in this world were man-made.

After making such a big fuss, Yu Longzi felt that something had happened, so he still had to watch it personally.

Mu Po and Lord Mayor went to the prison. The manager of the post house and a few waiters were locked inside. Naturally, there was also the man who wanted to kill them. As for the woman, her leg was injured, and the fire had burned her to death.

"Sir, this little one really doesn't know anything!" When the shopkeeper saw the person who had come, he cried, as if he had suffered a great grievance. When the waiter who was locked up in another cell heard the voice, he also started crying.

The prison guard whipped them a few times before he became more obedient.

"Where did you catch him?" Mu Po looked at the manager and asked Lord Mayor.

Lord Mayor did not know what to do. His body language was stiff. He would react for a long time if he heard a word. "Master, at the back door of the post house. It was someone who caused trouble in the post house. The staff of the post house came to complain. The subordinate rushed over with people and ran into the manager who was sneaking around. The post house caught fire before they even left."

The shopkeeper didn't dare to say anything. He was so scared that he couldn't tell what was going on tonight.

"Who set the fire?" Mu Po looked at the manager.

"It's that beast. He wants to burn the little one to death." The manager pointed at the man who had chopped the man to death.

The man only saw the shopkeeper snorting coldly with disdain. The way he looked like he had nothing left to live for made people believe him.

"Since you were there when the fire started, why didn't you go in and save him!?" Mu Po looked at Lord Mayor in a blink of an eye. He looked mighty without being angry.

Lord Mayor quickly knelt down and said with a trembling voice, "Master, when we caught this manager, a group of men in black rushed out. They want to rob us. These people are very skilled in martial arts. Half of my men were killed or injured."

"Then why didn't they just rob him?" Mu Po's words seemed to be asking Lord Mayor, but he answered himself, "Their goal is to stall you! But catch one of them alive!? "

This was the key. Lord Mayor was not that flustered. "Catch one."

"Master, that person is dead. He took the poison and committed suicide. The poison is hidden in his teeth." Lord Mayor was just about to bring Mu Po to interrogate that person when the prison guard came to report.

This time, it was like a bolt of lightning that struck Lord Mayor from the blue.

"Hehe." The shopkeeper suddenly let out a cold laugh. Black blood flowed out from his mouth, and he fell to the ground, unable to get up. His eyes had lost their focus.

"Someone come! Someone come!" Lord Mayor went up and slapped the shopkeeper's face, but it was useless to call for help. He was dead.

Mu Po wasn't in a hurry. The arsonist was still alive. The man did not intend to commit suicide. When he saw that the manager was dead, he held the cell door and stood up to laugh.

"Who ordered you to do this?" Mu Po came to the cell door and looked at him. He didn't go in.

"That b * tch stole someone from me behind my back, burning her to death is considered letting her off easy!" The man carried endless hatred, "It's good that that b * stard died, it saves me from making a move."

"Whether I say it or not!" Lord Mayor had interrogated countless criminals. What kind of prisoners had he not seen before?

"I don't know what master wants me to say?" The man sat on the ground and looked like he was waiting for death.

Mu Po frowned deeply. If this was all, tonight's incident could only be considered an accident, but this accident was all caused by Dayong.

How could the emperor of Yunmeng Country let go of this opportunity so easily? He had sent his most beloved daughter to get married, and his two sons almost died before they could even return to Yun Meng.

This had escalated from a simple case to a national conflict. At this moment, the two countries were in a peace negotiation. If Yun Meng caught hold of something, it would be detrimental to the Dayong, and if Emperor Yun Meng made any excessive demands... Because of this matter, the Emperor of the Dayong could only agree.

However, this matter couldn't be so simple. Lord Mayor was also planning his own thoughts.

Yu Longchen only told him to come to the post house at that time and block the way to catch people. He didn't say that there would be a fire, nor did he say that there would be a killer.

Now that things had become like this, if he couldn't find out anything, he could only take the blame. Regardless of whether he was willing or not, it was the Emperor of Dayong who wanted to make him the scapegoat.

"This official's loyalty to Dayong can be seen by the sun and moon, but there is still a family in the family. I hope prime minister can point out a way!" At this time, he could only beg Mu Po. Lord Mayor was kneeling on the ground, unwilling to get up.

Mu Po's heart was moved, and he said in a muffled voice, "This matter can only depend on you."

"Prime minister! prime minister!" Lord Mayor knelt down and crawled in the direction where Mu Po had left. Mu Po did not turn around, and Lord Mayor fell into despair. What should I do?

"Master, master!" This was Lord Mayor's most powerful yamen runner.

"What are you doing?!" Lord Mayor raised his head. His voice was clearly weak, but he could hear some anger in it.

The yamen runner leaned over and whispered a few words into Lord Mayor's ear. The darkness in Lord Mayor's eyes disappeared and was dyed with a bit of light. He got up from the ground and walked out with big steps. "Quick, go! Quick!"

He did not need to carry this darkness on his back, so Lord Mayor did not need to die. He was naturally happy.