By decree and pro

Chapter 148 Contradictions

Dan Erman bumped into the crooked flower table, and the dagger on it fell to the ground with a sound of "Ding Dang!" Immediately, there were chaotic footsteps outside the hall, and the guard shouted: "What is that sound?"

"Queen, are you alright..." Out of worry, Shen Fangyu entered the hall to have a look, and without thinking, he saw a black shadow passing by and disappearing between the curtains in the hall.

"There are assassins!" Yan shouted with a livid face, "Hurry up!"

"Yes!" Shen Fangyu didn't notice that someone was sneaking in at all, and he couldn't help being shocked at the moment, and he was even more worried when he saw Jinayali lying on the ground, but he didn't stop, and went straight after the assassin.

"Yan, how are you?" Ilya also came, his face full of panic, "Did the assassin hurt you?"

"I'm fine." As Yan said, he quickly came to Jinayali's side, checked her neck veins, and was relieved when he saw that the pulse was strong and her breathing was steady. "She was knocked out by the assassin, so send it to the imperial physician."

"Yes!" The guard took the order.

The imperial doctor's acupuncture awakened Jinayali. When she woke up, she suddenly jumped up from the imperial concubine's couch and hurriedly reported: "Queen! There is an assassin!"

"Well, Shen Fangyu went after him," Yan comforted her, "You should sit down and rest first."

"The last general is useless." Jinayali was very ashamed, she knelt down and pleaded guilty, "The last general is not his opponent, and I deserve death for frightening you..."

"He is so powerful in martial arts, not only you, but even me..." Yan gritted his teeth and said, "I didn't expect Dan Erman to be so powerful."

"Dan, Dan Erman?!" Knowing the identity of the assassin, Ilya opened his mouth in surprise, "Isn't he locked up underground in the Death Row Tower?!"

"It looks like he has escaped from prison." Yan frowned.

"How did he escape from such a deep dungeon? And there are so many soldiers guarding the dungeon!"

"Even if he has the ability to escape, how did he sneak into the harem?" Jinayali answered, expressing her doubts, "Shen Fangyu's guards are very strict."

"Could it be..." Yan bit his lip and said, "Is there an internal response from Denerman in the harem?"

"Internal response? If that's the case, I'm afraid there are more than one person." Jinayali analyzed with a serious face, "Just escape from prison without being known, you have to bribe a lot of people."

"Yes." Yan almost bit his lips to bleed, "How did he do it?"

Or are there still people in the dynasty who want to push Dan Erman to the throne to replace Usman's rule?

This is not impossible, Yan thought to himself: All the "demon queen" dramas they created were defeated by Usman, so it is inevitable that they will not turn their anger on him and want to abolish his throne.

"Jinayali, go and inform the emperor that there are assassins in the harem and ask him to step up his guard." Yan looked at Jinayali who was thinking hard, "Tell him, I'm fine, don't worry."

"Yes!" Jinayali still had military sentiments to tell, so she bowed and prepared to leave.

"And..." Yan suddenly hesitated to speak.

"The last general will follow the orders of the queen." Jinayali thought that Yan wanted her to run an errand.

"Don't tell your majesty yet, that assassin is Dan Erman."

"Queen, why is this?" Jinayali was very puzzled, "How could your majesty not know about such a big matter as Dan Erman's escape from prison?"

"He's already too busy to spare, so I'll investigate this matter. Wouldn't it be better to give him a conclusion then?" Yan looked at Jinayali and smiled slightly.

Yan knew in his heart that Usman had to practice and control the power of the crow spirit, and he also had to take care of the previous dynasty and tribal wars. Since this assassination happened in the harem, he should investigate and share Usman's worries.

"Yes, the general understands." Jinayali thought that since the queen was thinking about the emperor, she couldn't say much, so she took the order and resigned.

"Yan!" Ilya suddenly grabbed Yan's arm, pouted at the court lady who was tidying up the flowers, "Look, does she look like a spy? She didn't dare to look at me, and the girl next to her... It also looks suspicious."

Ever since Yan said that there was Dan Erman's internal response in the harem, Ilya took a close look at all the maids, eunuchs, and nuns who were clearing the ground and making bedding in the palace, but everyone looked like a spy.

Yan raised his hand and slapped Ilya on the forehead: "I think you are the most similar."

"Ouch! Yan, I'm not!" Ilya flattened her mouth aggrievedly, "You only make fun of me."

Yan sighed for a long time, looked around at the palace people who were busy in the palace, to be honest, he didn't know either.

Whether it is a spy or an insider, neither will be engraved on the forehead, but Yan's heart is being hit at this time.He has always thought that he has adapted well to life in Xiliang and the new status of queen, and that he can assist Usman well and help him eradicate his enemies.

But right now, he can't even figure out whether the palace servants who serve him are friends or foes. He is very anxious, but there is nothing he can do for a while.

But at least he knows that Ilya who is closest to him is not a bad person, not only because he has a good heart, but also because he has too many opportunities to attack him.

"Den Erman is also..." Yan frowned deeply, and said to himself, "He can kill me."

"Yan, what are you talking about? Don't scare me!" Ilya became more and more timid as she lived. Before, she was not afraid of killing someone when she saw the king, but now she heard that Yan could be killed by Dan Erman. trembling.

"I don't know what I'm talking about, he's an assassin, I'm sure of that," Yan said while staring at Ilya's pale face, "but I don't know why he didn't strike."

"Or, maybe it's because you're afraid that your majesty will hunt you down?" Ilya swallowed, "If you lose even one hair, your majesty can tear him apart."

"I hope Shen Fangyu can catch him." Yan waited anxiously, "I have too many things I want to ask him."

"Yeah, why hasn't Commander Shen come back yet?"

"Queen." It was true that Cao Cao and Cao Cao were coming, Shen Fangyu strode in, but his expression was not good.

"Run away?" Seeing his dejected look, Yan's heart sank.

"Humble job and incompetent!" Shen Fangyu knelt on one knee, "You can see the figure when you chase it out of the window, but you will lose it when you chase it in the imperial garden."

"Have you checked carefully?"

"The humble officer and all the guards searched inch by inch, even the dog hole was dug, and there was no trace." Shen Fangyu lowered his head, "He seems to have disappeared out of thin air...or someone helped him escape."

"Sure enough, there are many internal responses?" Yan pinched his brows as if having a headache, "Shen Fangyu."

"I am humble!"

"From today, you guard Usman."

"What?" Shen Fangyu raised his head, "Humble job is your personal bodyguard..."

"Derman is too powerful, with powerful methods, powerful martial arts, and even more powerful ability to deceive people. The prime minister is not here. Right now, the only people I can trust in this palace are you, Ilya, and Jinayali, and only you I won’t be affected by him.” Yan calmed down and analyzed the most urgent thing to do, “And since he won’t kill me today, he must have a reason for me, so I don’t need to protect me.

guard. "

"You mean, you want to be a bait to lure Denerman to show up again?" Shen Fangyu reacted very quickly.

"It's a bait, and it's also an invitation." Yan said in a deep voice, "What does it mean to transfer the guards around me, Dan Erman is so smart and will definitely understand."

"Do you think he has something to say to you?"

"I..." Yan took a deep breath, "I have a very strange feeling..."

"What is it?" Shen Fangyu asked worriedly.

"Yan, your intuition is the most accurate, what did you think of?" Ilya asked nervously.

"He... Danerman knows everything about Usman." Yan sighed, "They are very familiar."

"Of course, they are brothers. I heard from the old mother that they look like a pair of twins." Ilya said, "Are you not familiar?"

"I know what it's like to be a twin. My younger brothers are twin brothers. They look exactly the same, and they love to play tricks. Even the emperor once recognized him, but I feel different when I look at Dan Erman," Yan said. Looking at Ilya, "That's a very strange feeling..."

"How strange?"

Yan paused, with an unthinkable expression on his face, "The moment I saw him for the first time, I never thought that he was Usman's elder brother.

For... I saw the reflection of Usman.... "

"Reflection?" Shen Fangyu and Ilya Qiqi asked back, "What does that mean?"

"It's like looking in the mirror and looking at Usman in the mirror. Hey, I don't know what's wrong with me, maybe they look too much alike, and Denleman has that mysterious aura that makes me The whole person is not quite right." Yan clenched his fists, trying to clear his mind, "I thought I was attacking Dan Erman with all my strength just now, but now that I think about it, I actually spared my strength, because of that strange Feel."

"Yan, the more I listen, the more confused I become," Ilya scratched his head in distress. "Are you overly frightened, so you're in a trance?"

"This...maybe." The more Yan said, the more confident he became. He knew Usman so well, he knew every inch of his skin, every old scar, so how could he treat the black-haired, black-eyed, gloomy Denman? Mistaken for Usman?Reflection?It's really ridiculous.

"Queen, please rest for a while," Shen Fangyu ordered, "Ilya, prepare breakfast for the queen."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Ilya finally remembered that Yandu hadn't eaten yet.

"Shen Fangyu, go get busy too," Yan said, "If Usman asks, he will say that the assassin went after him, so he didn't hurt me. I'm not worried, so I call you over."

"Queen, don't worry, I will let your majesty accept your kindness."

"Jinayali is over there too, go and see her." Yan said again.

Shen Fangyu raised his head and looked into Shangyan's smiling eyes, feeling a little embarrassed, and then said: "Thank you queen."

A month passed in a flash, and Yan used various methods, such as setting traps, investigating interpersonal relationships, etc., to find out about Denerman's internal response in the palace, as well as the way he went in and out of the palace without being discovered by the guards.

But both Dan Erman and his internal response suddenly disappeared, completely disappeared.Yan couldn't help thinking, could it be that he broke into the queen's hall without permission, so he didn't dare to come?

Except for this unreasonable reason, Yan really can't think of why he disappeared?

Yan still didn't give up and asked Shen Fangyu to repeatedly check the place where Dan Erman disappeared, only to find that there was a path in that garden leading to the emperor's imperial study.

Is this a risky move?Knowing that Usman's place is heavily guarded, he deliberately walked in that direction?

Yan was puzzled, and the more he wanted to analyze and understand Denleman, the more varied and contradictory the answers he got.

It's like Dan Erman's boldness to break into the Queen's Palace, but he is as cowardly as a mouse and dare not show his face again.

An old nanny said that she had served His Highness Denelman, he was a very well-behaved child, he was humble and polite, and he was very kind to everyone.Although he is young, he studies late into the night and knows how to love others, especially his mother.

The nanny has taken care of many young children of the royal family. Only His Royal Highness Denleman will go to pay his parents a visit every morning and evening. On the contrary, the emperor never goes.

I don't know if it's because of this, both Concubine Wan and the old king obviously love Dan Erman more, and Concubine Wan has repeatedly persuaded the old monarch to canonize Dan Erman as his heir.

Regarding this matter, Yan obtained confirmation from the eunuch who once served the old monarch.The eunuch said that it was rumored that the old monarch did not protect the calf and only wanted to be happy and happy, but in fact he was very good to Prince Denman, and he also admitted that Denman was one of his many heirs when he was drunk. The most respectful and filial one.

"His Royal Highness Dan Erman always greets people with a smile. He is very popular in the palace, but the emperor..." There was also a court lady who wanted to say something but dared not. Yan let her speak freely so as not to be disrespectful crime.

"Your Majesty is not very talkative, and he doesn't like to talk to people. He always sits alone and reads books. I'm afraid even the old ministers can't understand the books you read, let alone us palace maids. We When serving Prince Denleman, His Highness would joke with us, even if we accidentally made a mistake, it would be fine. But when serving Your Majesty, no one dared to speak except to make tea. Of course, Your Majesty would not What about us, but those 'crows' are powerful, we are afraid of being cursed."

"The crow? Are you talking about the crow spirit warlock in the Priest Tower?"

"Yes. Your Majesty is often served by crow spirit warlocks. He is covered in pitch black, expressionless, and very creepy. By the way, the prime minister of the country is from the priest's tower. Queen, don't you know?" The maid asked road.

"I've heard of it. It seems that although Usman and Dan Erman are brothers, they are very different." Lian Yan couldn't help sighing.

"That's right." The maid nodded, and Yan asked her to back down.After that, other servants were summoned.

Those who have dealt directly or indirectly with Prince Denerman obviously have a good impression of him, and there seems to be nothing wrong with his evaluation except for the item of "having a bad relationship with Prince Usman".

However, these people have ruled out the possibility of internal response.

There is one thing that Yan can't understand. Since Dan Erman is a modest gentleman who respects the old and loves the young, why does he do everything possible to murder his younger brother?Obviously what he did was in conflict with other people's evaluation of him.

"Yan, the things that Usman told you are not true." Dan Erman's words pierced into Yan's heart like a poisonous thorn. He believed that Usman would not lie, but After investigating for a whole month, he actually believed what those people said, that Dan Erman was not a bad person.

"What's the matter with these two brothers?" Yan sighed deeply, as if he was in a cloud of mist, that inexplicable feeling, like being wrapped in a mess of ropes, the more he struggled, the tighter the binding became, and he couldn't breathe Can't see through.

"Yan'er, what are you thinking about again?" An exceptionally bright voice sounded, and Ruo Meixiang's big Yan language rushed towards Yan's face, which made Yan's frowning brows relax slightly, and he nodded, "Beidou, you are here!" .”