C621 Disintegration of trust (1/2)
He was making a turn to warn Zhou Chengdi that the ninth prince's negligence had allowed Zhou Chengdi to relax his guard against Qing Nan and give King Anqing the opportunity to assassinate him.
”Imperial Father, so it turns out that this Penicillin has always been hiding a rebellious heart. This Medallion of Gratitude does not seem to be able to solve the core problem.” Tenth Prince Feng Rong said.
As Feng Yunzheng had always been an alliance in the shadows, he would often say a few seemingly objective words at critical moments.
Zhou Chengdi pursed his lips and frowned. He tapped his fingers on the table again and again as if he was weighing something, while Lian Yue quickly judged the situation in front of her.
”Your majesty, if it wasn't for that lute playing girl risking her life to block this knife for you today, the consequences would truly be unimaginable. This old subject is still scared to the point of breaking out in a cold sweat just thinking about it.” Xiao Zhen Hai wiped off the sweat from his forehead and said as he took a deep breath.
”Your majesty, this assassin is no trivial matter. We must punish him severely and hang him outside the city gates to intimidate your majesty.” The general's estate, Great General Fan, said.
”Just by the assassin's words alone, you can tell that he was sent by King Pancin of An Qing to carry out the assassination. Isn't that a bit too hasty?” After all, this is related to the relationship between a vassal lord who owns a territory and the imperial court. If there was any mistake and King Anping was wrongly accused, the consequences would be dire. At this moment, the Princess of An said.
”Your Highness is right, but you can't let one of these assassins escape you. For the sake of the emperor's safety, we have to take measures against Prince An Qing, and whether or not the medallion will be carried out smoothly.” Xiao Zhenhai said.
Since there was an assassination attempt, the Emperor would not let it go easily. He would rather believe the wrong words than let it go easily. Thus, no matter who spoke up for Feng Yunzheng, the Emperor would not listen.
”The Duke of Xiao is indeed worried. The safety of the Emperor is of the utmost importance. No matter what kind of assassin he is, it would not be excessive to cut him into pieces.” ”But Your Majesty, I think …”
”Alright!” His trust in Feng Yunzheng had also collapsed by more than half. He interrupted Princess An Guo and said, ”Jiang Keji, imprison this assassin and don't let him die. Send someone to Qingnan to capture Penicillin, then immediately bring the ninth prince back to the capital. We will personally interrogate this matter and not let this matter rest!”
Usually, Zhou Chengdi would place great importance on Princess An's opinion, but this time, he didn't even give her a second glance before stopping her from speaking. This was enough to show that Feng Yunzheng truly angered him.
”Step down!” Zhou Cheng Emperor stood up with a furious expression and left.
”Respectfully sending off your majesty!” Everyone kneeled down and said loudly.
After Zhou Chengdi left, Xiao Zhenhai slowly raised his body and looked at Feng Qianyue. His lips revealed a faint smile — —
There was a special musician class in Ningde Manor. A month ago, the piper of this musician class suddenly died, and the bell-maker fell ill. He had no choice but to let his cousin replace him. Seeing that the emperor was about to come to the villa to take shelter from the heat, Master Yang Huai, who was in charge of the musician class, had no choice but to look for a suitable lute player. Dozens of people came to register every day.
Naturally, this was all secretly arranged by them. The assassin was supposed to kill the emperor as the representative of King Pancin of Anping, while Su Hanxue took advantage of the opportunity to get the emperor's reward, which would make the emperor doubt Feng Yunzheng's ability and also send another beauty to the emperor's side. The key point was that this person looked so much like the person who occupied an important position in the emperor's heart, and could be said to have killed two birds with one stone.
Moreover, Su Hanxue was chosen to enter the musician class step by step according to the normal course of events. At that time, even if they were to be investigated, it would be because of Yang Huai's responsibility, so it wouldn't be easy to find them.
Princess An Guo stood on the same spot. She hurriedly bowed and said, ”Princess, Yue Er will escort you back.”
”Alright, this princess is tired. It's good for you to send me off.” Princess An Guo looked into his eyes and placed her hand on her wrist as she spoke.
In the emperor's courtyard, Su He was lying on his bed with his eyes closed. His face was as pale as paper and his forehead was beaded with sweat. He looked extremely weak.
Imperial Concubine Liang sat on a chair in her room, indicating that the servant should wipe off her sweat and take care of her carefully.