71 Heart of the Emperor (1/2)
As Princess Ling Meng recounted what had happened, His Majesty’s face started becoming deadly serious and his eyes turned icy cold. His Majesty’s head was lowered as he listened silently, moving not even in the slightest bit.
The events involved the safety of His Majesty’s own daughter. Not only that, it had also embroiled another ‘crucial’ person. This person had often remained neutral to political issues, but his involvement in today’s events and the consequences that would result from his involvement were simply too great. It was so great that the Emperor himself may not be able to bear it, or even want to face it!
As an Emperor, his own daughter was almost assassinated. Yet, His Majesty had to care about that debauchee. Could there be no love amongst the royal bloodlines? How sorrowful!
Finally…
”From what you have said, Jun Mo Xie had gone to deliver a warning to you before the assassination attempt happened?” pondered the Emperor.
”Yes. Although I am not certain, I believe that Jun Mo Xie’s actions are not suspicious. Perhaps he had found some clues regarding the assassination attempt,” remarked Princess Ling Meng in a low but firm tone.
”Clues… Jun Mo Xie is such a worthless person, how does he have the ability to find any clues… Never mind, these are all insignificant details. Regardless, another master appeared and saved Jun Mo Xie before taking him away. This means that Jun Mo Xie did not die, correct?” questioned the Emperor as he became mysteriously profounded.
”That is true, Imperial Father,” confirmed Princess Ling Meng. She knew that His Majesty had intentionally avoided mentioning Ye Gu Han even though His Majesty was aware of his existence. She herself also chose not to mention his name.
”If that is so… then why is Jun Zhan Tian going crazy? He even ignores the consequences of sounding the Generals Summoning Drum!” pondered the Emperor. ”His grandson is still alive and the Jun Family had not fallen to the point where they have no descendants. Why then, would he act this way? What he is doing is simply…”
His Majesty straightened his body and took two steps forward, his fingers gently tapping his forehead. He slowly continued, ”His grandson is not dead, but Jun Zhan Tian went mad for no reason. Sigh… one thing is clear: Jun Mo Xie has yet to reach home. Hmm, I suppose that Jun Zhan Tian must have heard that his grandson was in danger, but Jun Mo Xie had failed to return home so he lost his mind. Hahaha, it seems like I have underestimated them. This stone… how many birds will it kill?” smiled His Majesty coldly.
A thought suddenly popped into Princess Ling Meng’s mind and her beautiful face turned pale. If it was really what she had imagined, then the consequences that would result from this misunderstanding would be too huge for her to bear!
”Since Jun Mo Xie’s life was no longer in danger, why didn’t you send a message back to the Jun Family? Meng’er, you were too careless… Meng’er, did you remember something else?” Noticing that Princess Ling Meng’s face had turned pale, the Emperor smiled as he tried to suppress his anger. However, his eyebrows and eyes were already furrowing in fury. His daughter always had excellent manners and conduct, so why did she suddenly make this mistake today? Could it be that the assassination attempt had affected her so badly?
”Imperial Father, before Jun Mo Xie’s corpse was found… uh, I mean, during the period when we were unable to locate his body, I… I sent someone to report the news to Senior Duke Jun. It was only after the messenger had left when the old man appeared and located Jun Mo Xie before carrying him away.” Princess Ling Meng stammered awkwardly as if she had difficulty speaking.
”Then what happened next? The message was sent, but Jun Mo Xie was found to be alive. Did you not take any action to fix the situation?” The Emperor looked at his daughter disappointedly. At the same time, his heart was touched: Old man? Could it be that besides Ye Gu Han, there are others protecting my daughter too? If that is the case…
The Emperor contemplated the possibility while keeping his face passive.
”Given how great an impact the news would have, steps would no doubt have to be taken to correct the misinformation. However, all of my bodyguards were injured at that time. Thus, I have entrusted the new information to Murong Qian Jun and requested that he send a message to Senior Duke Jun to inform him that Jun Mo Xie is still alive. If Senior Duke has yet to receive the news that Jun Mo Xie is still alive, then the only possibility is…”
”That is not a possibility. It is obvious that Murong Qian Jun did not send any messenger to report the new information to the Jun Family. If he did, this would not…” the Majesty let out a heavy sigh. A murderous and savage expression quickly flickered across his face before it disappeared just as fast. ”I have no more questions for you, you should go and rest now.” The Majesty stroked Ling Meng’s hair as he said that. His hollow eyes gazed over the Imperial Palace and he suddenly felt that the bright yellow color that represented nobility was an eyesore.
This assassination attempt is rather peculiar… how unexpected. His Majesty slowly deliberated when suddenly his eyes turned sharp!
Sigh, I suppose it is time to ‘wash’ the palace.
I wonder, will the palace be even brighter if I use human blood to wash it?