Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

Chapter 148 Fake Death

Seeing Nangong Yanling's panic, everyone was shocked, especially Murong Xue, who rushed into the house first, only to see two people lying on the table.

Murong Xue reached out with a trembling hand, sniffed the air, and immediately gasped: "Your Majesty!"

"Hurry up and save people!"

An hour later, Zhou Heng slowly woke up under the treatment of Qingzhou Governor Zhang Yuan and his men, but his body was still very weak and he could not speak.

Seeing Zhang Yuan and the others coming out of the room, Murong Xue and the others hurried forward and asked, "Sir, what happened?"

Facing the hopeful eyes of the crowd, Zhang Yuan shook his head: "This time, both Your Highnesses drank poisoned wine, but King Xiaoyao drank too much, causing the poisoning to be too deep. His body was already weak, and now there is no way to save him! Everyone, please accept my condolences!"

"what?"

Murong Xue took a few steps back, her eyes full of astonishment and disbelief.

No!

He said before that he would pretend to be dead, but he didn’t say that he would really die!

Seeing Zhou Chuxuan being carried out, everyone rushed over at once: "Your Highness, Your Highness!"

Su Qiaoer cried the most heartbreakingly: "Prince, you, you can't die! Qiaoer, what will happen to you if Qiaoer is gone, Prince!"

Ma Sandao suddenly drew his sword and pointed it at Zhang Yuan, the prefect of Qingzhou. "You bastard, how come you could only save the Fifth Prince but not my Highness? Did you do this on purpose? I'll chop you into pieces, you filthy official!"

"presumptuous!"

The guards around them also drew their swords instantly, and the atmosphere at the scene became tense. Fortunately, Han Bin stopped Ma Sandao in time: "Second brother, this is the prefect of Qingzhou, you must not be rude!"

Zhang Yuan said in a deep voice, "I am deeply saddened by what happened to King Xiaoyao. Don't worry, I will report the situation to the court in detail!"

"General Han, push the prince's body over here. Let's go back! Set off tonight and return to the capital!"

"Yes!"

Murong Xue stayed alone beside Zhou Chuxuan, whispering softly, "Your Highness, you are obviously the most slippery one, how could you die? You won't, you are lying to me, right?"

"I've made up my mind. What I want to tell you is that no matter who you are, I will always be by your side. Can you still hear me?"

"You bastard! Qiao'er is still here. How could you leave alone? It's better for you to leave. From now on, Qiao'er and I will live in your mansion. It's very spacious!"

"..."

Murong Xue muttered to herself, causing Zhang Yuan's eyes to flash with a gleam of intelligence: "Since you all want to set off overnight, I will arrange fast horses for you!"

After the group left, the huge courtyard became empty in an instant. Zhou Heng sat on a chair, looking at Zhang Yuan with a half-smile.

Zhang Yuan immediately knelt down and said, "Your Highness the Fifth Prince, I have done as you instructed!"

"good very good!"

Zhou Heng smiled slightly: "Zhang Yuan, you did very well. Remember, you don't have to be by my father's side to get things done. You can do it by my side as well!"

"Yes! Your Highness the Fifth Prince! From now on, I belong to Your Highness and will go through fire and water for Your Highness without hesitation!"

Zhang Yuan had just finished praising his loyalty when Yang Li appeared from the shadows in the yard, quietly came up behind Zhang Yuan, and before he could react, he had already killed him with a sword.

"you!"

Zhou Heng was startled and looked at Yang Li in shock: "He's an official appointed by the imperial court, the prefect of Qingzhou, how could you do that?"

"Haha, what about the talk of walking through mountains of swords and seas of fire? Do you believe it? I don't believe it anyway!" Yang Li slowly wiped the blood off the blade and said with a smile: "It's better to replace it with one of our own!"

As he spoke, Yang Li clapped his hands. A man who looked exactly like Zhang Yuan came in from outside. Even his voice was identical. "How is it, Your Highness the Fifth Prince? Are you satisfied with my substitute?"

On the other side, Salem Meng walked out from behind Zhou Heng, his eyes filled with fear: "Is Erhu your man?"

Yang Li's lips curled up slightly. "We from the Western Regions have been placing this chess piece in the Eastern Palace for countless years. We originally wanted to use this opportunity to mess with the Crown Prince, but we didn't expect that idiot Zhou Shaxuan to be killed by a fake one! Alas, we have no choice but to let Erhu continue to lie low!"

"Don't worry, Miss Salem. To achieve this level of disguise, you must go through a long period of training! It can't be accomplished overnight. We don't do such strenuous work often!"

Salem Meng's mouth twitched, and he pointed at Zhang Yuan's body on the ground and said in a deep voice: "But, he is from our Great Liao!"

wipe!

Yang Li stumbled and nearly fell to the ground. His face twitched slightly, and his eyes were filled with apology. "Well, Miss Salem, I'm so sorry! I'll compensate you later!"

Salem Meng sighed helplessly and did not dwell on this matter. After all, their Liao Dynasty had infiltrated many people into the Wu Dynasty, so this one more person would not be a big deal!

"The bad news is that Zhou Chuxuan is dead! There is no one to hinder our plans anymore. From now on, we can boldly encroach on the Wu Dynasty's territory and disintegrate its court! It won't be long before both of us can truly set foot on the Wu Dynasty's territory!"

Both of them had some aspirations for the future, but the thoughtful Salem Meng still whispered, "I never expected that Zhou Chuxuan, a remarkable man of his time, would die so quietly!"

"Hahaha! Isn't this something we should thank our Fifth Prince for?" Yang Li teased, "If it weren't for your deep brotherly love, how could he have been fooled?"

Zhou Heng frowned and turned to look at Salem Meng: "Sir, I still feel a little uneasy. I always feel that Zhou Chuxuan will not die so easily!"

"That's impossible!" Salem Meng nodded affirmatively: "I just tested his body temperature, and it's already a little cold. A normal person's body temperature can never be that high!"

"And judging by the reactions of those around him, he's undoubtedly dead! If you still have any doubts, send someone to follow him and investigate secretly!"

"Yes, my lord!"

In the carriage on the other side, Murong Xue's emotions that had been suppressed for a long time finally broke out. She kept muttering to Zhou Chuxuan, and Su Qiaoer was also crying.

"Asshole! You bastard! You can't die!"

"Your Highness, you can't die. How will Qiao'er live in the future?"

Only Nangong Yanling, who knew the truth, sat aside, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. No one knew what expression was on the face under the mask. He glanced at the two women and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Your Highness is so lucky!

Just when everyone was sad, Zhou Chuxuan's fingers suddenly moved.