C620 Assassin raid (2/2)
Under the light of the candle flame, Feng Qianyue, who was seated on his seat, revealed a profound expression.
He had suffered for so long. Today, he was going to take revenge.
He looked at Xiao Zhenhai and Xiao Zhenhai nodded to him. He then looked at Lian Xiyue, and she was also looking at him.
More than two hours later, Emperor Zhou Cheng finally appeared at the banquet once more. He had already instructed Imperial Concubine Liang to take good care of the unconscious Su Hanyi.
”Greetings, your Imperial Majesty.” Everyone quickly kneeled down, each one of them on tenterhooks.
Zhou Chengdi sat down, and his gaze landed on the assassin. He asked, ”Who are you? Why are you trying to assassinate me?”
”Humph!” The man spat, closed his mouth, and held his head high, refusing to say anything.
”Pah!” Zhou Chengdi slammed his palm on the table, ”How dare you make things difficult for the people!”
”Please don't be angry, your majesty!” Xiao Zhenhai hurriedly stood up. ”The Emperor's dragon body is more important. How about you let Commander Jiang and this humble subject handle the case? Your majesty will wait quietly for the results.”
Xiao Zhenhai had purposely added Jiang Keji, whom the Emperor trusted, to get rid of the suspicion.
”I will give you an hour.” Zhou Chengdi sat down and said while clutching his chest.
In the past few days, he had been recuperating at the Ningde Manor for a month. He felt that his body was slightly better, and now that he was excited and his vital energy and blood were surging, he felt unwell again.
”Yes sir!” Jiang Keji brought the assassin away, while the rest waited in the hall. Occasionally, they would hear a miserable scream, and in addition to that, Emperor Zhou Cheng's face would always be cold. Everyone felt their scalps go numb, and no one dared to make a sound.
An hour later, Jiang Keji, Xiao Zhenhai, and the dying assassin returned.
”How is it? Is he admitting it? ” Zhou Chengdi asked.
”In reply to the emperor, he admitted it. He said that King Pancin, the prince of Qing Nan, had sent him here to deliberately mix with the musicians and wait for the right time to stab the emperor.” Jiang Keji reported.
”What, King An Qing?”
Zhou Cheng Di frowned and was puzzled. He squinted his eyes and asked the dying man, ”Why is King An Qing trying to assassinate me?” ”Speak!”
”I, our king said it, the emperor is willing to show off his power on the surface, but in his heart, he's already set up the vassal lords. Now he wants to weaken the vassal lords' power by using a medallion. He wants to kill the emperor, then launch a counterattack, and take his place.” The man was bleeding from the corner of his mouth. He forced himself to breathe as he stared at Zhou Chengdi with hatred in his eyes.
When the assassin said this, Lian Ru Yue finally understood that all of this was aimed at the Ninth Prince!
Earlier, the ninth prince had said that the command was carried out smoothly in the south of the kingdom, but now, there was an assassin arranged by Prince An Qing to express his dissatisfaction with the order.
Was this not enough to show that the Ninth Prince had not only failed to fulfill his Imperial Mandate, but had also lied to the Emperor in order to gain merits?
Lian Meng Yue secretly clenched her fists as she looked toward Zhou Cheng Di.
Sure enough, Emperor Zhou Cheng had been enduring the anger on his face as he said, ”This Yun Zheng went on the imperial report two months ago and clearly stated that Prince An Qing and his two sons not only had no objections to the Eunuch Order, they even actively cooperated with it. But now there's an assassin trying to assassinate me.”
”Your Majesty …” Xiao Zhenhai walked out, cupping his hands and saying, ”Your majesty, please calm your anger. This is not all the fault of Ninth Prince, after all, he is still young, and has experienced too little in the world. And the King of Anping, Pan Lin, is a cunning old fox.
The first part of Xiao Zhenhai's words sounded like he was opening the door for the Ninth Prince, but the second part was obviously pouring oil onto the emperor's fire.