Chapter 142 Ye Hanlin commits suicide out of fear of punishment
After Xu Qiuyue sent Lu Yuan to the Dali Temple, she went straight back to take a shower, change clothes and rest.

Xu Qiuyue was really sleepy.

Xu Qiuyue knew that there would probably be a lot of explosive news today.

But she felt it didn't matter if she knew it later.

Because even if she knew, she couldn't change anything.

It’s better to rest early.

Chunzhu was very curious about what happened in the palace and why Lu Yuan didn't come back.

But as soon as Xu Qiuyue came back, she fell asleep.

Chunzhu could only suppress his curiosity.

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Gu Yue Book House.

Xuan Yi and Master Wen had brought a large number of officers and soldiers to surround Gu Yue Book House overnight, but there was silence inside, as if there was no one inside.

Xuan Yi stood at the door and frowned at Master Wen: "Father-in-law, why don't we just attack directly?"

Master Wen waved his hand, signaling everyone to step back, and he walked to the door and knocked.

Master Wen felt that Guyue Bookstore was a place for scholars and should not be a gathering place for cults.

Besides, it was late at night and everyone had gone to bed, so it was normal that it was very quiet.

"Tuk~Tuk~Tuk~"

For a long time, the room remained silent.

Just as Master Wen was about to continue knocking on the door, footsteps were heard in the room, and then a boy walked out of the door.

The boy was about thirteen years old, wearing a grey robe, and his face still looked a bit childish. Unfortunately, his face was full of frost at this moment, and his eyes were icy, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

Xuan Yi narrowed his eyes and looked at the strange boy. He had been to Guyue Bookstore several times, but had never seen this boy.

There was something wrong with this boy, and at this time the soldiers had surrounded the entire Guyue Bookstore, and not even a mosquito could fly out.

Xuan Yi said to the guards behind him: "Come here, capture him for me."

"Your Highness, he is just a child. Just take him for questioning."

Master Wen wanted Xuan Yi to be gentler. If he was sure that the other party was innocent, he hoped that Xuan Yi would let him go.

Xuan Yi frowned: "I will personally interrogate him."

Xuan Yi thought that Master Wen was his wife's father, and he was also an old minister favored by the emperor, so he should listen to Master Wen. But when he saw the boy, he felt that he was in danger.

Therefore, he planned to control the boy and interrogate him slowly. He was determined to find out the truth and avenge his father.

Master Wen wanted to say something else, but was glared back by Xuan Yi.

Xuan Yi felt that he had already given a lot of face to Grand Tutor Wen.

Xuan Yi waved his hand: "Do it!"

Two guards rushed forward immediately.

When the boy faced the soldiers' arrest, he actually attacked them directly, which made Xuan Yi even more certain that there was something wrong with Guyue Book House.

Although the boy was small, he was very strong and quickly knocked down the two guards.

Xuan Yi frowned: "Come here, prepare the bows and crossbows."

Immediately, a soldier raised his longbow and aimed at the boy.

The boy looked up at the incoming arrow, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he jumped up and pounced towards the soldier.

Xuan Yi's pupils shrank. The boy actually used his body to block the arrow! Is he crazy?
At the moment when everyone was astonished, the boy had already avoided the arrow, jumped to the ground, and quickly got up and rushed towards Xuan Yi.

It turned out that the boy was not trying to use his body to block the arrow, but his speed was actually faster than the arrow.

The guards around Xuan Yi drew their swords and rushed forward. The guards around Xuan Yi were masters carefully selected by the prince. The guards' martial arts were much better than the boy's, so the boy could not get close to Xuan Yi at all.

Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking air behind Xuan Yi, and then an arrow was seen pointing directly at Xuan Yi's vest. Xuan Yi turned around abruptly to avoid the fatal injury, but his shoulder was still seriously injured.

"You're looking for death!" Xuan Yi was furious.

The boy took the opportunity to hide in the darkness. "Someone! Search!" Xuan Yi shouted.

Master Wen immediately shouted, "Protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

This incident today might make a big fuss. After all, the Crown Prince just passed away not long ago, and now the Crown Prince was attacked here. If it gets out, it will inevitably cause rumors.

The first thing Master Wen did was to check Xuan Yi's wound. It was not black and there was no poison, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

He immediately asked his confidant to go to the palace to invite the imperial physician over.

No matter what happens.

Even if Xuan Yi was injured again, he would feel more at ease knowing that there was an imperial physician here.

Of course, Master Wen would not let the boy go! Master Wen's own fighting ability was not good enough, so he ordered the soldiers to chase after him.

The officers, soldiers and guards reacted very quickly, and they all rushed to chase the boy without Master Wen's shouting.

Because Xuan Yi was injured, only by catching him could they make amends and avoid punishment.

With a loud "bang", the pursuing soldiers were knocked back several meters, half-knelt on the ground, covering their chests.

At this moment, a beam of fire shot up into the sky.

Gu Yue Bookstore caught fire.

"Quick, put out the fire!"

Master Wen reacted quickly, and he immediately understood that there was indeed something wrong with the Gu Yue Book House.

The boy just now came out deliberately to attract attention.

The purpose is to delay time and destroy evidence.

"Don't protect me, put out the fire."

Xuan Yi also said to the guards around him at this time.

Xuan Yi now understood that the boy was trying to distract him.

Master Wen immediately protected Xuan Yi and said to him, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince has passed away. You cannot allow any more accidents to happen. Fortunately, the assassin didn't hit you in the vitals. Otherwise, what would you do with the Crown Princess?"

No matter how much Master Wen disliked Xuan Yi before.

But he also knew that at this moment, nothing must happen to Xuan Yi.

After all, Xuan Yi is with him.

If something goes wrong, the emperor will definitely punish you.

"The fire is so huge right now. Even if there is any evidence, it will probably be burned. Why don't we go and interrogate Ye Hanlin together? We may find some clues on him. Let the soldiers handle the fire here. Then we can ask the people from the Dali Temple to come and see if there are any clues."

Master Wen persuaded Xuan Yi.

Xuan Yi thought about it and felt that what Master Wen said made sense.

The key is that he is also afraid of death.

His shoulder was scratched and it hurt.

With so many officers and soldiers surrounding him, he was like a waste, yet he was allowed to escape.

At this time, we can only interrogate Ye Hanlin.

Just when Xuan Yi wanted to interrogate Ye Hanlin.

Suddenly he saw his confidant coming over on a fast horse.

Xuan Yi had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Your Highness, it's bad. Ye Hanlin committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

Hearing this, Xuan Yi felt even worse.

"Bullshit, this was clearly an assassination. How could it be such a coincidence that he committed suicide?"

For the first time, Xuan Yi couldn't hold back and directly said swear words.