flstandardbreds Chapter 344 What is their real purpose?
Chapter 344 What is their real purpose?
Under the threat of dignity, the Royal Guards confessed everything that happened that day without hesitation.
"That day, we were ordered to find the whereabouts of the eldest prince. We later found the jade pendant that the eldest prince was carrying outside the city. We followed it all the way to Shimen Village."
His voice was filled with gritted teeth. "I've said everything I need to say. Now can I go to the bathroom?"
"So you followed the clues all the way here. How could it be such a coincidence?"
"Auntie, are you listening to me? I really can't hold it in any longer."
"get out!"
Qin Miaoxi waved at him in disdain and disappeared in a flash.
The Royal Guards roared and rushed into the toilet quickly, and suddenly there was a crackling sound of thunder.
"It's so fucking wicked, it's disgusting."
On this side, Qin Miaoxi did not go too far, but stopped on the roof of a restaurant and looked at the bustling crowd on the street.
The people who took the eldest prince away acted very carefully. They didn't leave any clues at the chaotic scene on the cliff. How could they accidentally leave the eldest prince's personal belongings on the road?
There is only one answer, they did it on purpose, leaving clues for people to find.
If their goal wasn't to kill the eldest prince, then what was their real goal? To scare the eldest prince?
"Alas! The court is in turmoil right now. It's a time of great trouble. We must be even more cautious and not make any mistakes at this time."
"That's right! Now the emperor is ill, the eldest prince is possessed again, the second prince is rumored to not live past twenty-five, the third prince is gone, the fourth prince is a playboy, and the fifth prince has been exiled. Is this royal family in trouble? So much has happened in just one year."
"Stop talking. Don't you know that walls have ears?"
"Don't worry, it's a mess tonight, no one will hear it."
Having said that, they did not continue to discuss the matter, and drinking and chatting became normal.
Qin Miaoxi stared blankly at the river in the distance. Could those people's purpose be to seize power?
After a stick of incense, the poetry reading began on the pleasure boat on the river, and cheers from people could be heard from time to time on the shore.
She slowly stood up and ran towards the distant night sky in a flash.
The deserted courtyard was filled with silence, until suddenly a loud scream broke the silence.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, are you okay?"
Seven or eight palace maids swarmed in and knocked on the door cautiously to ask.
boom!
A loud crash was heard in the room, and the palace maids were startled. They retreated to the stage and knelt down in fear and begged for mercy.
In the distance, footsteps could be heard, along with the eunuch's shrill, urgent voice. "Doctor Zhao, please hurry! The Highness is going berserk again."
Soon, Doctor Zhao and a young eunuch appeared in the courtyard. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief as if they had seen their saviors.
"Doctor Zhao, you are finally here."
Doctor Zhao, carrying his medicine box, asked anxiously, "When did Your Highness have the nightmare?"
"Just now."
"Okay, you guys stay outside and don't let anyone get close."
"Yes."
After Doctor Zhao entered the room, no one noticed a black shadow silently falling on the hanging beam inside the room.
At this moment, the eldest prince was curled up in the corner, with horror and fear still on his face.
"Your Highness!"
The eldest prince suddenly woke up, immediately looked up at the person who came, and immediately tears and snot flowed.
"Doctor Zhao, save me! They're coming for me again, and they want to kill me."
Doctor Zhao patted his back soothingly, "Don't worry, Your Highness. No one can kill you."
With his comfort, the eldest prince's crying gradually subsided. Doctor Zhao took out a medicine bottle and placed it in the eldest prince's hand.
"Your Highness, this is a tranquilizer. You will have a good sleep after taking it."
"Okay, thank you, Doctor Zhao. I will definitely treat you well after I recover."
Imperial Physician Zhao kowtowed in gratitude and watched the eldest prince swallow the pill before leaving the hall.
Soon, the voice of Doctor Zhao's orders was heard outside the door, and the people guarding the door gradually left.
At this moment, a black shadow jumped down from the beam and landed in front of the eldest prince in an instant.
"You...who are you?"
The eldest prince was frightened by the sudden appearance of the shadowy figure and clung to the wall. He shouted in fear, "Someone, come..."
Before he could finish his words, a pill the size of a fingernail was stuffed into his mouth.
"you……"
The eldest prince spat several times but failed to spit out the pill. He asked angrily, "What did you give me to eat?"
"Just something to keep you in line."
The man in black lifted his chin with his scabbard and warned him in a cold voice, "If you don't obey, you will bleed to death."
"How dare you! I am the eldest prince of Longyuan Kingdom...Ah!!"
The man in black touched him casually, and the eldest prince immediately let out a pig-slaughtering scream.
"Whoever you are, do you want to die now?"
"No, I don't want to die."
The man in black nodded in satisfaction. "Then be obedient and answer my questions truthfully, and only then will your life be saved."
The eldest prince nodded heavily, indicating that he would follow the arrangements.
"Did you just have a nightmare?"
"Yes."
"How many times a night? When do you do it?"
"After midnight, sometimes it happens once, sometimes three times."
"What did you dream about?"
"There's a man chasing me with a sword," the eldest prince complained. "It's always like this. I can't seem to escape his clutches."
"Is that the man you met while you were on the edge of a tunnel?"
The eldest prince was shocked, "How did you know?"
The man in black's eyes flashed with understanding, "Tell me in detail how you encountered the ghost wall that day."
Speaking of this matter, the eldest prince seemed to perk up instantly, and finally found a good friend to confide in about his troubles of many days.
According to him, he returned to the palace after discussing important matters that day, but on the way he suddenly heard some strange noises and gradually lost consciousness. As for how he left the imperial city and went to the edge of the cliff, he had no memory of it at all, and when he woke up he found himself in the hanging coffin.
The man in black frowned, "Why do you say you encountered a ghost wall?"
The eldest prince was puzzled, "Isn't this a ghost wall?"
"Where are your guards and attendants?"
"I don't know about that. I heard they disappeared and haven't been found yet."
"Could it be that they are going to deal with you?"
"Impossible. Those people were my confidants. They wouldn't do such a thing. Although I don't want to think so, they are likely to have been killed."
"You trust them a lot."
"Of course. Do you know what a confidant is?"
"Where were you injured when you were rescued?"
The eldest prince thought for a moment and pointed to several places on his body, which were exactly the same as the locations that Doctor Zhao had mentioned.
"These are just superficial injuries. The real pain is in my heart."
The man in black looked serious, "How does it hurt?"
"It's that kind of indescribable cramping pain."
"Since when?"
"It's been a while, about a year ago! But the pain wasn't as severe as this time. These past few days, I've had nightmares all night long, and I wake up with cramps and palpitations."
The man in black suddenly grabbed his wrist and took his pulse, his eyes growing more serious.
"Give me the bottle."