Chapter 183 What do you want to say?

Another minister next to him secretly glanced at Wen Zhemao's ugly face and felt a little worried.

Why does he have that expression?

Could it be possible... that this incident has something to do with him?

Are you worried about being discovered by the Emperor?

Suddenly, Wen Zhemao turned his head and their eyes met.

The minister smiled awkwardly, "Zhemao, the weather is pretty good today."

Wen Zhemao didn't know when this man appeared. He lived in the same courtyard with several other ministers. Logically, he should have been able to hear the noise.

But he was thinking too hard just now...

Wen Zhemao was worried that he had been here for a long time and found that there was something wrong with him. He sighed and said, "When I saw the bodies of the imperial guards just now, I suddenly thought of Ruyun."

The minister understood and no longer had any doubts.

The Wen Ruyun incident caused a big stir at the time.

I also heard that the final body was not in a good-looking state and was simply buried in a mass grave. Even the Wen family didn’t get to see their daughter for the last time.

When you think about it this way, it makes sense why he would have such an expression.

The minister comforted her, "This matter has passed, don't think too much about it. Don't you have a daughter in the palace? When her face recovers, she will definitely be favored again. She was pregnant before, as long as the emperor still wants to have children, he will definitely look for her."

Wen Zhemao chatted with him briefly and then made an excuse to go back to his room.

Sitting on the bed alone, I not only feel lonely, but also have no one to share my worry with. I can only worry and be frightened alone.

The other side.

The Duke of Zhenguo lived in a palace closer to the emperor, and he had the entire courtyard to himself, with two attendants serving him.

He turned the Buddhist beads in his hand again and again, concentrating his mind.

The attendant came in and reported in a low voice, "Master, several more bodies of the Imperial Guards were thrown out..."

The Duke of Zhenguo slowly opened his eyes, his expression normal, "I understand, you can go out now."

Only after everyone left did he dare to show anything.

His face looked grim, and his hands were tightly clenching the Buddhist beads.

Snap——

The Buddhist beads broke into two pieces and fell to the ground.

The crisp sound instantly made the Duke of Zhenguo's heart rise.

He looked at the bead string in his hand that was missing a bead and felt inexplicably uneasy.

"Nothing will go wrong. They won't say anything."

After saying something that seemed to be comforting to himself, the Duke of Zhenguo put down his Buddhist beads, clasped his hands together, and continued to recite Buddhist scriptures.

The voice was intermittent, just like his thoughts.

I thought killing Concubine Zhao would be very simple and she would never be exposed.

In order to prevent accidents, he also specially arranged a crazy horse in front to drive Concubine Zhao into the depths of the jungle.

Once they entered that place, even the Imperial Guards wouldn't be able to find it quickly.

At that time, he could send the assassins he had arranged to hunt down and kill Concubine Zhao and destroy the body.

In the end, all the emperor could find out was that Concubine Zhao was killed by a mad horse. She ran to the deep end and accidentally rolled down the cliff, dying.

But he never expected that Concubine Zhao was not dead, and even the assassins were caught by Lin Sheng.

In order not to expose himself, he could only choose to send out a hidden man in the Royal Guard.

It ended up like this.

All I can say is... one wrong step, all wrong.

Now all of this is completely out of his control.

The only thing he could do now was to pray that the remaining spies in the Royal Guard would not reveal too much.

The day passed quietly.

Some people are worried, some people are just watching the fun.

Bai Wutong was the one watching the fun.

If this plan succeeds, the person who harmed her will definitely be punished.

The Duke of Zhenguo has a large family and a great fortune, as well as military power, so it would be difficult to take him down in one go.

But this time, it was enough to make him drink a pot.

The Duke of Zhenguo lost his temper and became withdrawn, so naturally the Queen could not move either.

As for the Queen's maternal family, the Zhou family, it has been in decline for some years. After the death of the eldest elder of the Zhou family, there was a lack of successors, and no one could inherit the glory of the Zhou family, resulting in it being far less vigorous than seven years ago when the Queen had just ascended the throne.

Night falls.

Zhang Chengyan didn't come.

Bai Wutong didn't wait any longer. After meeting Yun and Yunxi, he fell asleep.

Her health is not good yet and she needs to be taken good care of to avoid any illness.

It was still dark the next day.

Screams were heard.

It broke the silence and disturbed many people's sweet dreams.

Wen Zhemao did not go out, but opened the window.

The screams suddenly became clear and distinct, and should be coming from not far away.

Why would the emperor torture people outside?

The screams never stopped, each one more miserable than the last, causing Wen Zhemao's heart to tremble involuntarily.

He was scared.

He didn't know when this would end.

I don’t know what the final outcome will be.

It was as if there was a butcher knife hanging over his head. He could feel it every moment and was always on edge, afraid that it would suddenly fall on his neck at some point...

He paced around the room, becoming more and more impatient.

what to do?

I can't go out now. How can I communicate with the Duke of Zhenguo?

By the way, Jin Zhi!

There were three waves of people who assassinated Concubine Zhao.

They are the Wen family, the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, and the Jin family.

But at that time they were not looking for Jin Zhi, but a cousin of Jin Zhi.

Even Jin Weige didn't know about this matter, just to prevent any mistakes.

Jin Weige's brain isn't quite up to par, and if that accidentally shows up and makes Concubine Zhao wary, that'll be troublesome.

Wen Zhemao immediately called his followers, "Go, tell the guards outside to ask Lord Jin to come over and tell him that I have something important to ask you."

"yes."

About half an hour later.

Jin Zhi has arrived.

He stood in front of the door and did not go in. "Master Wen, what do you want?"

Wen Zhemao smiled slightly and stepped aside, "Master Jin, please come in."

"No, just say whatever you want to say here."

Wen Zhemao winked at him and said, "This is a little inconvenient."

"It's not inconvenient. Just tell me if you have anything to say."

This Jin Zhi, when did he become so dull?

Couldn't he guess why I was looking for him?

There was no other way, so Wen Zhemao could only lower his voice and ask, "How is the Duke of Zhenguo doing?"

Jin Zhi had already guessed why he was looking for him, but this matter had nothing to do with him.

As for that cousin and the rest of the Jin family members who were involved, they had all been dealt with by him.

On the day Concubine Zhao was found, my cousin went to a brothel and died in a woman's belly.

This matter caused a sensation in the capital.

It's just that they were in the royal hunting ground, so the message was not passed on.

"Duke of Zhenguo? I don't know, Lord Wen, do you have something to ask the Duke of Zhenguo? I suggest you wait until the emperor gives in. According to the rules, no one can go out now, and no one can communicate with each other."

Wen Zhemao almost gritted his teeth and said, "Master Jin, don't you understand what I mean?"

Jin Zhi looked normal, "I don't understand, Master Wen, what do you want to say?"