593 Reversal (2)
The scene was in chaos again. Some shouted to look for the culprit, some shouted to send the princess back to her bedroom, and some shouted to look for the imperial physician.
In the end, it was Princess Linghui’s personal maidservant who came over to stabilize everyone.
Naturally, she did not forget to get someone to catch the thief who harmed Princess Linghui.
Shen Yijia knew that Princess Linghui would not die. After all, there were so many people present and she had guessed that the other party would send someone to capture her immediately. Therefore, after leaving the waterside pavilion, she decisively grabbed a guard walking at the back of the imperial guards and dragged him into the forest.
When she came out, she was in men’s attire again.
She jogged to catch up to the team. The man walking in front of him did not turn around and reminded her softly, “Did you go to the water again? You’ve run so many times in a day. Your health isn’t good, but you have to be careful. Be careful not to be attacked by Captain Lin.”
The corners of Shen Yijia’s mouth twitched, but she remained silent.
However, the person in front was clearly a chatterbox who could withstand the silence from someone else. Perhaps it was because the unlucky person who had been knocked out by Shen Yijia did not talk much to begin with. In any case, she did not find anything wrong with the person in front of her. He continued to complain softly, “Why is this old prince so stubborn? He’s already so old, but he still went to assassinate His Majesty. Does he want to take over the throne himself? Let’s see if he has the ability. Now, not only will his entire family suffer with him, but we’ll also be on tenterhooks here.”
Shen Yijia thought to herself, “Why didn’t you think that he might have been wronged?”
“However, I heard that the old prince was used by someone. The person who really wanted to harm Your Majesty was Earl Zhongyi, who brought him into the palace.” This chatterbox seemed to have contracted an illness that would kill him if he didn’t speak. He stared straight ahead and didn’t stop talking. “You’ve just entered the palace. You might not know, but this Earl Zhongyi used to be Young Master Song of the Bulwark Duke’s residence.”
Shen Yijia, who was a little annoyed by his words, narrowed her eyes. “Continue.” she thought.
The chatterbox did not disappoint her. He shook his head and continued, “Actually, I think so too. The old prince has enjoyed wealth and glory his entire life. There’s no reason for him to assassinate Your Majesty at all. However, Earl Zhongyi is different. Back then, everyone in the Duke’s Residence was either dead or crippled. He must have hated His Majesty. In my opinion, His Majesty is still too benevolent.”
Shen Yijia’s eyes turned cold. She lowered her head and saw something. Her eyes darted around and she kicked hard with the tip of her foot. A stone rushed towards the chatterbox at a 45-degree angle.
“Ah!” The chatterbox screamed. He covered his crotch and knelt down. His entire body arched in pain.
“Assassin, there’s an assassin!” When the confused people heard this cry of pain, they immediately advanced and surrounded him.
Shen Yijia also joined them and waited solemnly.
However, there was not a single bird around, let alone a human.
The guard at the front walked over with a cold expression.
Shen Yijia guessed that this should be Captain Lin.
Why did he look a little familiar?
“What’s going on?” Captain Lin asked with a frown.
The chatterbox’s face twisted in pain. He cried, “I… I don’t know either. Something suddenly attacked my little brother.”
His appearance made everyone laugh. In order not to appear too maverick, Shen Yijia’s lips twitched, but she sneered.
Who asked you to be so glib-tongued?
Captain Lin glanced at everyone unhappily. He squatted down and searched around the chatterbox. Soon, he locked onto the “murder weapon”.
He picked up the stone. In this weather, there would be dew in the morning. The face of the stone would dry up when the wind blew, but the face below would not…
Shen Yijia’s heart skipped a beat when she saw him find the original location of the stone based on the wet marks on its surface.
That position was a little behind the chatterbox.
“Who was standing behind him just now?” Captain Lin asked coldly.
Everyone tacitly took a step back.
Then, Shen Yijia was isolated.
Shen Yijia was speechless.
Captain Little Lin turned his gaze over coldly. When he saw her appearance, his gaze froze.
Shen Yijia was originally hoping that the unlucky person she had knocked out had just arrived. No one had any impression of him, but looking at the captain’s expression…
Her heart sank and she secretly clenched her fists.
Captain Lin stood up and stared straight at Shen Yijia, as if he wanted to bore a hole through her.