After hurriedly pulling down the carriage curtains, Xie Chengze returned to the inn in a daze.

Without noticing anything, the man seemed to have noticed and glanced back at the departing carriage.

As soon as he returned to the inn, Xie Chengze wandered around the house anxiously, his long boots stepping on the ground, making rapid and anxious sounds from time to time.

Until Hu Lai pushed the door open with a lunch box, Xie Chengze rushed over, "Hu Lai! Something terrible has happened!"

"What's wrong, Your Highness?" Hu Lai put the food box on the dining table. It was the first time he saw him so flustered.

"I was just at the gate of the county government office..." Xie Chengze took a deep breath, bit his knuckles, and said with trembling lips, "I saw a dead person."

mess:?

Hu Lai looked at him with confusion, not understanding why there was anything to be afraid of when seeing a dead person. A dead person would not come back to life and bite him. It was not until he noticed that Xie Chengze was showing real fear that he vaguely realized that this "dead person" was not really a "dead person".

It's someone who should have died.

Who was supposed to die?

Hu Lai was shocked. Thinking of the body that he had stabbed dozens of times and was dead beyond belief, his voice began to tremble. He asked with a hopeful thought, "Could it be that they just look similar?"

"I'm not nearsighted!" Xie Chengze grabbed his hair with both hands, "They really look exactly the same!"

No, maybe there is a subtle difference.

He was afraid that if he looked directly at the other person, the other person would read the thoughts hidden in his eyes, so he never carefully observed the details of the other person's appearance.

Was the Sheng Shihuai that night really Sheng Shihuai himself?

Did Sheng Shihuai really believe in his immature acting skills and think that he wanted to replace the prince and ascend the throne to become the new emperor?

Why didn't he carry the explosives Liang Wanda gave him with him, and why did he take everyone with him before he died?

If Sheng Shihuai that night was just a stand-in, then why did the real Sheng Shihuai appear in Jizhou after faking his death? What is his connection with Jizhou?

That night, the imperial guards of Jizhou were slow to enter the capital. Was this also the work of Sheng Shihuai?

Is the Sheng Shihuai who died in the original novel really Sheng Shihuai himself, rather than a substitute he arranged?

Did Xie Jinyu, who lived longer in his previous life, know about this?

Countless questions made Xie Chengze's mind confused and he became more and more worried.

If the person who died in the palace was really a substitute, then Sheng Shihuai's plan was too thorough. He may have seen that he, Shen Yuan and several princes were acting, and realized that there was no place for him in the palace, so he planned to withdraw from the court and secretly contact the remaining party in the court as a behind-the-scenes promoter to continue his rebellion plan.

People in the palace thought he was dead, so they would naturally relax their vigilance. If Sheng Shihuai took the opportunity to privately raise soldiers in other places and get the real formula of gunpowder...

It is not difficult to imagine that he will become a tiger that bites Jian'an.

Xie Chengze thought that he could kill the evil tiger in the cradle with the script in his hand, but he forgot that the reason why the evil tiger is an evil tiger is because of its ferocity, cruelty and keen sense of smell.

If you fail to kill the tiger, you will only wait for its counterattack.

If he had not come to Zhuolu County to find Zhu Xiaobiao, if he had not released Fang Qian's long line for the sake of drug control, if he had not lifted the curtain of the car when passing by the county government gate today, he would have missed the opportunity to discover this vicious tiger that had escaped, and allowed it to grow wildly in the wild and poison the people.

Xie Chengze felt a little scared.

Should he find someone to kill him immediately?

But is that person really Sheng Shihuai?

At that moment, the thought “It is better to kill a hundred people by mistake than to let one go” even flashed through his mind.

At this time, Hu Lai also frowned.

"Come to think of it, I gave that guy a finishing blow, and his heart was on the right side." He said slowly, "If I hadn't given him a finishing blow, he would have definitely been able to pretend to be dead and survive."

Right heart?!

Xie Chengze slammed the table and confirmed, "Sheng Shihuai's heart is on the left!"

When he was confined to Chenghuan Palace and was drunk, Sheng Shihuai came to him with wine. He held his waist and brought him to the roof. At that time, because of his subconscious psychological rejection, his right hand rested on Sheng Shihuai's chest.

People who practice martial arts always have stronger heartbeats than normal people. He could be sure that the heartbeat was on the left side of the chest.

The person who died in the palace was indeed a substitute!

Sheng Shihuai had already noticed their trap!

Ha, should I say he is worthy of being the sharp and resourceful second villain in the original story...

Perhaps, after the story ended, the second villain did not die at all. He kept a low profile among the people and eventually made a comeback.

If Xie Jinyu became a tyrant, Sheng Shihuai would have every reason to start a rebellion and no longer have to worry about his reputation. Who knows, he might even succeed in his rebellion, overthrow the Jian'an Dynasty and become the new emperor.

Xie Chengze wiped his face and sat on the wooden chair, his legs shaking nervously.

"Old Hu...what should I do?"

Now there are only Wuhen and Wuji around him. He and Hu Lai are powerless, so how can they kill Sheng Shihuai, who has superb martial arts skills?

And Sheng Shihuai appeared at the gate of the county government at this time. Is the top-grade incense also related to him?

Xie Chengze's eyes flickered slightly.

Today, Shengshi Huai is no longer the Director of the Salt and Iron Administration. If he wants to have money to support his own soldiers, selling top-quality incense is indeed a way to make money quickly.

He needs to deal with the person who makes the incense first.

"Wu Ji, go and bring Zhu Xiaobiao over here and cover it up." Xie Chengze ordered immediately.

There was a slight knock at the door of the inn, and it was Wu Ji's response.

Not long after, Zhu Xiaobiao was brought over. He was very surprised to see Xie Chengze, "Your Highness? When did you arrive? Why didn't you tell me in advance so that I could prepare?"

"Xiao Biao!" Xie Chengze's expression was very serious. "I have a very important question for you. Please answer it truthfully."

Zhu Xiaobiao nodded repeatedly.

"Where did the drugs you were given come from?"

Hearing this, Zhu Xiaobiao's face changed slightly, and it was obvious that his memory of that period was somewhat traumatic. But seeing Xie Chengze so serious, he couldn't help but answer seriously, "I don't know either, but the medicine was all obtained by my stepmother."

Xie Chengze pondered for a moment, "Each time before she drugged you, was there anyone else in the mansion?"

Zhu Xiaobiao thought about it, then shook his head, "No, but my stepmother used to be a medicine woman. Because my family opened a clinic, she knows how to make medicine."

Xie Chengze's eyes suddenly became sharp, "Medicine Girl?"

He lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking. Zhu Xiaobiao stood beside him for a while and couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, have you encountered any difficulties? If you have any small needs, please speak up."

His life belongs to the Second Prince. Although he knows that the Second Prince is kind-hearted and does not want anyone to die, he still hopes that Xie Chengze will not worry too much. If he needs to take a risk, he can just say it directly.

Xie Chengze frowned, "Among your nine clans, is there anyone else who can make medicine? Or is there anyone who really likes to play with flowers and plants?"