Tragic death and rebirth, the daughter of a general poisoned the government and the country

The next day, Nan Rongjing tied himself up with thick gauze, covered himself tightly with a dark brocade robe, and went to the Yulin Guard Station after getting dressed neatly.

At this time, rumors were flying all over the capital, and the rumors about the prince's death were becoming more and more outrageous.

Some even said that the prince had actually ascended to heaven.

While the Yulin Guards were busy investigating everyone in the Eastern Palace, Gu Zhi took advantage of the dark and windy night and hurriedly crossed the path in the Fifth Prince's Mansion and headed towards the corner gate.

Gu Zhi has lived in the Fifth Prince's mansion for four years and is very familiar with every place in the mansion.

He had bribed the old servant who was guarding the door. As long as he left the house, he could quickly leave the capital under the escort of the wine shop's assassins.

The night wind made a rustling sound in the leaves. A few floating clouds drifted in from the horizon, blocking the moonlight and making the road ahead increasingly darker.

Gu Zhi walked quickly up the last flight of stairs. It was too dark and he was not careful. The sole of his shoe hit the edge of the stairs and he fell to the ground with a thump.

Gu Zhi had just raised his arms and was about to stand up when a pair of shoes appeared in front of him.

They were a pair of brown shoes embroidered with gold dragons and auspicious clouds, and they were also Nan Huaishuo's shoes.

The breath Gu Zhi had been holding suddenly let go. He turned around with his hands on the ground and sat cross-legged on the ground.

"Mr. Gu is in a good mood and wants to enjoy the moon in the mansion. Why don't you call me, the prince?"

Gu Zhi didn't say anything, he was not afraid. With his abilities, as long as Nan Huaishuo didn't kill him immediately, he couldn't be locked up.

Nan Huaishuo saw that Gu Zhi didn't say a word and was not angry. He squatted down and looked Gu Zhi straight in the eyes.

Ever since the unexpected death of the crown prince, he had sent dozens of secret guards to keep a close eye on Gu Zhi.

The reason was that two days ago, he checked the assassins hired by Gu Zhi before, and found that they all came from a small wine shop in the south of the city. Nan Huaishuo realized belatedly that Gu Zhi was not simple!

Before Gu Zhi was promoted to a high position by him, Nan Huaishuo had checked his background, but found that this person had a clean past.

Now it seems that those experiences must have been all fabricated.

Sure enough, after only watching for a day and a night, Nan Huaishuo caught him.

"Don't be afraid, Mr. Gu. I won't use force on you. I just want to negotiate a deal with you."

Hearing this, Gu Zhi slowly turned his head and looked at Nan Huaishuo who had a gentle face. Perhaps others would be deceived by Nan Huaishuo's harmless appearance.

But after several years of contact, Gu Zhi knew Nan Huaishuo too well. He knew that the gentler he appeared, the more vicious his methods were. Doing business with him was like trying to get the skin of a tiger.

"What deal?" Gu Zhi asked vigilantly.

"Sir, you know that I have some talented people under my command. One of them is very good at identifying faces. Any disguise is nothing in his eyes. He studied your painting for a long time and finally found someone who looks like the woman in the painting!"

Gu Zhi's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with turmoil.

"who is it?"

Nan Huaishuo just smiled and said nothing, and Gu Zhi understood.

"what do you want to do?"

"Sir, you have great talent and a lot of support behind you. If you can help me get through this crisis, I promise you will be able to get out of this crisis with the beauty in the painting."

Gu Zhi thought in his mind that Nan Huaishuo was obviously a penny-pinching and ruthless person. How could he calmly discuss a deal with Gu Zhi after being deceived by him? There were only two possibilities.

First, Nan Huaishuo is in too big trouble this time, and he needs Gu Zhi's help. This is indeed the truth. Nan Rongjing will investigate the death of the prince, and it will most likely lead to Nan Huaishuo. His current situation is very critical.

Second, Nan Huaishuo was going to kill Gu Zhi to vent his anger after he had used him up. According to Nan Huaishuo's character, this was also very likely to happen.

Fortunately, Gu Zhi is not afraid. He has many ways to save his life. As long as he is prepared in advance, Nan Huaishuo will definitely not be able to hurt him.

Moreover, the mystery of the things that troubled him in the first half of his life was about to be solved, right before his eyes...

"How do I know if you're lying to me?"

Nan Huaishuo slowly stood up and looked down at Gu Zhi who was sitting on the ground.

"This girl's name is Xuan Yue, she is the former saint of the East Wu Kingdom."

!!!

Gu Zhi was so shocked that he almost jumped up. Xuan Yue's identity was no secret in the East Wu Kingdom, but in the Great Zhou, almost no one knew Xuan Yue.

"H-How did you know that?!"

Nan Huaishuo looked at Gu Zhi with a smile.

"Not only do I know who she is, I also know where she is now."

???

Gu Zhi could no longer sit still and stood up suddenly.

"What did you say? She's still alive?"

Nan Huaishuo was very satisfied with Gu Zhi's reaction, but he didn't expect that Gu Zhi had been looking for someone for so many years, but he always thought that the person in the painting was dead. So what was he looking for?

"When you have thought it through, ask me again."

Looking at Nan Huaishuo's departing back, Gu Zhi's thoughts became confused.

He had just discovered the shadow of Xuan Yue in Nan Rongjing's eyes not long ago. After some inquiries, he learned that the mother of Prince Jin's Nan Rongjing was a girl from the Shen family, named Shen Xuanyue.

Just by hearing her name, Gu Zhi confirmed that Shen Xuanyue was Xuan Yue, the Holy Maiden of the East Wu Kingdom.

Gu Zhi never expected that Xuan Yue secretly took the sacred object of the East Wu Kingdom, defected to the Great Zhou, and even married the King of Jin, leaving Nan Rongjing alone.

Sadly, she died after all.

Gu Zhi was not surprised that she would die. The East Wu Kingdom had sent so many people to the Great Zhou to search for her. She would be found sooner or later, and when she was found, that would be the time for her death.

But just now Nan Huaishuo said that he knew where she was now?

This is impossible, how is this possible?

Could the Princess of Jin escape with her life? Would Nan Rongjing know that his mother was not dead?

Gu Zhi thought about it so much that his head was splitting, but in the end he couldn't figure it out. He shook his head, and a look of determination flashed in his eagle eyes.

No matter what, no matter what the cost, he must find Xuan Yue!

Gu Zhi calmed down and came to Nan Huaishuo's study early the next morning.

"Your Highness, I have thought of a way to break the impasse."

When Nan Huaishuo heard this, a sinister smile appeared on his face, which was blocked by the official document. He slowly put down the document with a look of surprise.

"Sir, you won't let me down!"

……

Three days later, the Yulin Guards received a report, followed by an imperial edict from the palace, in which Emperor Ming urgently summoned the fifth prince, Nan Huaishuo.

Nan Huaishuo tightened his belt while sitting in the carriage, straightened his collar, and finally touched the handkerchief hidden inside through his sleeve.

Even though he had discussed with Gu Zhi for a long time before finally deciding on this method, Nan Huaishuo was still very nervous.

On the one hand, he was worried whether Gu Zhi would harm him, and on the other hand, he was worried whether Emperor Ming would directly imprison him.

If he was charged with assassinating the prince and imprisoned at this time, things would become difficult to deal with later.

"Your Highness the Fifth Prince, we have arrived at the palace gate."

Nan Huaishuo got off the carriage and looked up at the towering vermilion palace wall extending infinitely into the distance. The tall and solemn palace gate in the middle was like the bloody mouth of a ferocious beast, waiting to swallow Nan Huaishuo completely the moment he stepped in.

Nan Huaishuo took a deep breath and stepped forward.

What is supposed to come will come!