Chapter 540 The Situation Is Serious

Xie Jin said nothing.

He knew that Xuanyuan Yao was right. Before Rong Yu left, he made the most thorough arrangements for the palace guards. Although heavy troops were placed in the Dazheng Palace to protect the young prince, other important military locations were not neglected at all.

No matter how powerful a martial arts master is, it is not easy to break through the heavy defenses and enter the imperial study room to assassinate and steal.

Xie Jin's mind turned several times in an instant, thinking of several possibilities.

But it's all just speculation for now.

After entering the palace, the three of them went straight to the imperial study.

After seeing the situation in the imperial study room, Xie Jin and Xuanyuan Yao realized how euphemistic Commander Yang's report was. The palm print eunuch was seriously injured in the assassination and fell into a coma. Xuanyuan Chen had been slashed with a sword on his arm and shoulder, and his clothes had been torn Blood stained red.

Outside the imperial study room lay the corpses of several guards.

The situation was much more serious than he let on.

The cold expression on Xie Jin's face became darker as he and Xuanyuan Yao stepped into the imperial study.

The eldest princess and Xie Shoufu stood aside and watched without saying a word as several imperial doctors treated the injuries of Xuanyuan Chen and the palm print eunuch. Both of them were unconscious at the moment, and they had to wait until they woke up to ask anything they wanted to ask.

"Your Highness, Princess." Xie Jin spoke and bowed, "Father."

Xuanyuan Xi turned around and saw Xie Jin and Xuanyuan Yao coming in together, and frowned slightly: "Have you also received the news?"

When she asked this question, her eyes fell more on Xuanyuan Yao's face, obviously wondering how Xuanyuan Yao, who was supposed to be staying in the military camp, came to the palace with Xie Jin by such a coincidence.

She knew that Xie Jin was assassinated some time ago and was staying at home to recuperate. So at this moment she had no intention of raising an army to accuse him. She just frowned and said, "Does the assassin want to kill the regent?"

"It's hard to say for the time being." Xie Jin said indifferently, "Although the regent's departure from Dongling is not a secret, the people who know about it are the high-ranking ministers. If they are assassins from outside, they probably don't know the news. "

Unless a minister goes out to publicize the fact that the Regent and Her Majesty the Queen are not in the palace.

However, the absence of the king of a country in the palace is a major event that cannot be ignored. The people in the palace and ministers have no time to conceal it, so how can they go out to publicize it?

Unless you have bad intentions or have a bad mind.

Separated by such a large palace and numerous palace walls, the news inside the palace could not be revealed easily. Moreover, both Xie Chief Assistant and Prime Minister Lu had warned the ministers. Therefore, it would be wrong to say that the assassin did not know that the regent was not around and sneaked into the royal study to assassinate the regent. It’s not unreasonable.

But Xie Jin knew full well that the assassin was definitely not targeting the regent.

On the contrary, the assassin probably knew that the regent was not here, so he dared to break in. As for whether the theft of the jade seal was done smoothly or deliberately, it still needs to be investigated further.

With his thoughts racing, Xie Jin said calmly: "Father, what do you think?"

"The Imperial Study seems to be within your scope of responsibility." Xie Shoufu glanced at him, and there was no emotion in his tone. "Have you done well what the Regent told you before he left? The Imperial Study was infiltrated by an assassin today. Is there anyone dead? It is an unforgivable offense and provocation to the majesty of the royal family. How do you plan to investigate this case? "

When the eldest princess heard this, she glanced at Xie Shoufu in surprise.

It has been heard that the head of the Xie family loves his only legitimate son like a jewel. What happened today, he actually did not explain a word for his son's dereliction of duty, and had no intention of exonerating him. Instead, he asked him to bear all the responsibility. Down?

"It was my son's dereliction of duty." Xie Jin bowed slightly, "My son will find out the identity of the assassin as soon as possible and bring him to justice."

Xie Shoufu asked: "How long is the shortest time?"

Xuanyuan Yao thought of Xie Jin's body that had not yet recovered, and frowned slightly: "Master Xie——"

"Seven days." Xie Jin said calmly, "Within seven days, my son will definitely find out the truth."

The eldest princess listened to the conversation between father and son without saying a word, and secretly said that Xie Shoufu was worthy of being Xie Shoufu. He doted on his son but did not indulge him, and was arrogant but not indulgent. No wonder Xie Jin has been pampered like jewels over the years but has not raised him yet. He became a playboy, but he was extremely talented and won the title of No. 1 Scholar in one fell swoop.

The Xie family has a good family tradition and upbringing.

"Commander Yang." Xie Shoufu turned around and looked at Commander Yang, who was standing aside without daring to speak, "You and Xie Jin should investigate this matter together. Seven days is neither long nor short. It should be enough for you."

Commander Yang lowered his eyebrows and said, "I know this from my humble position."

The meaning of Xie Shoufu's words is very obvious. If nothing is found out within seven days, it will not just be as simple as dereliction of duty. Coupled with the incompetence in doing things, at least he and Xie Jin will be dismissed at the same time, at worst...

Thinking of the jade seal lost in the royal study, a heavy stone weighed on Commander Yang's heart. Before the return of the Prince Regent and Her Majesty the Queen, if he could not find the jade seal, he might even lose his life.

"Your Highness, the eldest princess." Xie Shoufu turned to look at Xuanyuan Xi, "Dazheng Palace officials will send more people to add more defenses-"

"No need to bother." Xuanyuan Xi smiled faintly, "I don't know how well the Imperial Study Room is defended, but the Dazheng Palace is impregnable. No one can easily take a step forward. Please rest assured, Chief Minister Xie."

Hearing this, Xie Shoufu nodded slowly: "The regent's arrangements must be appropriate."

Xuanyuan Yao fixed his eyes on the injured palm print eunuch and saw that there were blood stains everywhere on his body, and the blood quickly solidified on his clothes after flowing out. It looked really unusual.

He frowned: "How is the injury of the palm print eunuch?"

A doctor treated the wound and replied: "It's not very good. He hasn't died yet, but I don't know if he can make it tonight."

Xuanyuan Yao's heart sank: "What if he can't make it?"

"If he can't make it, he may not wake up."

Xuanyuan Yao's face changed slightly, and he turned to look at Xie Jin.

At the time of the incident, only the eunuch in charge of the seal and Xuanyuan Chen were in the imperial study. They were the only ones who were most likely to have seen the assassin's true face. If they couldn't wake up, there would be no clues in the case.

"How is Xuanyuan Chen injured?"

"Mr. Chen's injury is not serious, but it's strange. He has the same symptoms as the seal-holding eunuch." The imperial physician stared at the wounds on Xuanyuan Chen's arms and shoulders. "The blood is a normal red color, not like poisoning, but under normal circumstances, the blood will cool down before slowly drying up, but the blood coagulated as soon as it flowed out, indicating that the blood is abnormal."

Xie Jin's eyebrows were cold and sharp: "Someone come!"

Commander Yang was about to speak, but saw a man in black rushing in. He knelt on one knee when he entered the imperial study. He was not a guard, but a man Commander Yang had never seen before, exuding a cold and sharp aura.

"Ask Chu Nanyi over." Xie Jin ordered, "Immediately."

"Yes."

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