Xiaoming stood in front of his father and lowered his head. "Royal Father, the assassin consumed the poison just before Prince Qiu Mu could start his investigation," Xiaoming informed Qiu Zedong, who looked troubled.
"Did you not remove the rings? Did the Second Prince not get the assassin examined properly?" Qiu Zedong questioned him.
"Father, he was examined properly. I had no idea how the tiny poisonous root was found in his robes," Qiu Mu said and clenched his fists. "Commander Huang Xi informed me that the assassin had told about the forest, where he met the person after curfew hours, who ordered him to murder the thirty servants."
