He truly hadn't expected that his personal guards were not only skilled in battle, but also first-rate actors.

Now, those assassins should believe it, right?

The assassin, who was hiding not far away, saw this scene and was already convinced that Xiao Zhen was dead.

But having not found a body, they dared not rush back to tell Situ Wuji, so they lay in ambush in the shadows, quietly investigating.

Soon, Xiao Zhen's personal guards found ropes and planned to go down to the bottom of the cliff to check.

Finally, around dusk, they brought up a corpse.

"Quickly, quickly report to the Emperor that the Prince has been murdered..." a guard shouted hoarsely.

Seeing this, the assassin in the shadows had no more doubts and quietly left.

...

Situ Wuji was waiting for news from his subordinates.

Finally, at dusk, news of Xiao Zhen's death arrived.

Not long after, the emperor urgently summoned several ministers to the palace to discuss the funeral arrangements for Prince Su.

Situ Wuji also received the emperor's decree.

However, before entering the palace, he gave some instructions to his subordinates.

The subordinate immediately obeyed and left.

A smile finally appeared on Situ Wuji's face. He felt exceptionally refreshed. After tidying his clothes, he went into the palace.

When Situ Wuji saw the emperor's grief-stricken expression on the dragon throne, he finally felt at ease.

Even if the emperor wants to use Xiao Zhen to protect Xie Jingrun, he has to see if Xiao Zhen has the ability.

Now that Xiao Zhen is dead, the emperor has no one else to use. Even though Xiao Zhen had brought back most of the troops from Suzhou, now that the generals are dead, those troops are useless.

Most importantly, he had already spread the news of Prince Su's death, implying that Prince Su's achievements were so great that they aroused the emperor's suspicion, which led to his untimely death.

When Xiao Zhen's soldiers hear this, they will surely be furious. When he leads his troops to force the emperor to abdicate, even if the emperor wants to ask for help, those soldiers, remembering the reason for Prince Su's tragic death, will definitely deliberately delay their journey to the emperor's aid.

Thinking of these things, Situ Wuji's eyes burned with fervor, a greedy glint in them as he stared at the dragon throne.

"...Prince Su spent his entire life guarding Suzhou. Now that he has passed away, I believe he must have wanted to return to Suzhou. Your Majesty, why don't you send someone to send him back to Suzhou for burial?" At this moment, Shangguan Boyan sighed and said in a sorrowful voice.

Emperor Zhaojing remained silent for a long time, a look of disappointment on his face, and said dejectedly, "Go and make the arrangements, my dear minister."

"Yes," Shangguan Boyan replied and left first.

Seeing that the arrangements had been made, the others had no objections and followed suit.

Once there were no outsiders left in the imperial study, Emperor Zhaojing wiped the expression from his face and thought to himself, "Acting is really hard work. I hope my performance just now has convinced Situ Wuji of my belief."

After leaving the Imperial Study, Situ Wuji did not leave the palace immediately, but went to the Cold Palace.

Unexpectedly, the Cold Palace was bustling with activity today.

Feng Mo and his sister were also there.

Seeing him approach, Feng Mo was somewhat surprised, "Why did Uncle come to the palace?"

Situ Wuji walked over with his hands behind his back and sighed, "Prince Su was murdered at the cliff outside the city this afternoon. His Majesty summoned us to the palace to discuss Prince Su's funeral arrangements."

Upon hearing this, Feng Mo was somewhat surprised, "Prince Su has been murdered?"

It sounds a bit unbelievable.

He gave Situ Wuji a scrutinizing look.

Situ Wuji smiled and looked back at him, like a kind elder.

Feng Mo lowered his eyes.

He wasn't stupid; he had long seen through his uncle's treacherous intentions. He outwardly supported him, but in reality, his goal had always been the dragon throne.