Chapter 565 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes

When Yun Qingqing walked out of the study, the Black and White Impermanence were still waiting at the door, so she returned the Book of Life and Death.

Bai Wuchang was a little surprised:

"You've used it up already? It's still early. You don't have to rush to return it."

Yun Qingqing shook her head:

"No need."

Although the Book of Life and Death is a unique treasure, it consumes a lot of energy to use, not to mention that the person she wants to check is not on the list.

In fact, the fact that Xiao Changheng's name was erased in that life was itself a clue, so this time we did not get nothing.

After hearing what she said, Bai Wuchang said no more. After bowing and saying goodbye, he went back to the underworld with Hei Wuchang to report.

Yun Qingqing was about to return to her own courtyard when the doorman hurried over:

"Your Highness, the Grand Commander of Yan is outside the gate with his patrol team, requesting an audience. He said someone saw a thief break into the palace at night and is worried about something. I have nothing to say and am only waiting for Your Highness' instructions."

"Well done. Open the door and let them in." Yun Qingqing nodded.

There are no fools among the servants in the palace. If an assassin is attacking, the doorman will definitely send someone in to provide support.

But when Yan Ning arrived, the assassins had already been subdued. Royal affairs have always been complicated. Whether or not the night attack on the palace should be publicized and when to publicize it naturally depends on the master's decision, so the doorman came to ask for instructions.

Yun Qingqing asked the servants to take Yan Ning directly to the training ground.

This was because there were too many assassins, and after counting, there were more than 600 of them.

The palace guards were well-trained and brave enough to fight the enemy. They killed more than 200 people with a small number of enemies. Yun Qingqing herself wiped out the first few dozen people who rushed into her yard. There were still more than 300 people alive, unconscious and tied up.

All the assassins, dead and alive, were gathered in the training ground and divided into two groups.

On one side, the assassins' bodies were neatly stacked, while on the other side, living people, tied up like dumplings, were lying all over the ground.

Yan Ning hurried over with the imperial guards who were responsible for night patrols, and his face changed when he saw the scene.

It was not until he saw Yun Qingqing was safe and sound that his clenched fists relaxed. He strode up to her, bowed his head, and looked ashamed.

"My princess is frightened. The Regent's Palace was attacked by thieves. I am derelict in my duty!"

Yun Qingqing's face was cold and she said calmly:

"Commander Yan, there's no need to blame yourself. For so many assassins to sneak past the Imperial Guards and successfully enter our palace, they were certainly acting on purpose. It's only natural that you didn't notice them in time."

Yan Ning immediately understood what was going on when he heard this. The mastermind behind this was obviously very clear about the patrol routes of the imperial guards in the imperial city.

He said solemnly:

"Princess, do you have any clues about the mastermind behind this?"

Yun Qingqing pointed at a person in the pile of rice dumplings and ordered:

"Wake him up."

Zhao Qian immediately asked someone to bring a bucket of water, dragged the assassin out and poured the water over his head.

Yun Qingqing gave a glance and Commander Zhao stepped forward and grabbed the assassin's chin. Sure enough, he found the poisoned tooth in his mouth and broke it out with force.

Yun Qingqing raised her hand and cast a mantra, then asked directly:

"Who are you?"

The assassin was tied up and couldn't move. He coughed awkwardly a few times and sneered at her:

"Kill me if you want! I won't say a word! My last name is Zuo Peng! I'm the leader of the assassins secretly raised by His Royal Highness Prince Rui..."

His voice suddenly stopped mid-sentence, he took a breath and widened his eyes, totally unable to understand why he had revealed the truth so easily.

Yan Ning's face was cold, and he asked in a deep voice:

"So you attacked the Regent's Palace on the orders of Prince Rui? Isn't Prince Rui in prison? How did he contact you?"

Zuo Peng gritted his teeth and wanted to say something harsh to refuse to answer, but the first thing he said was:

"Humph, today's action was not ordered by His Highness. It was the Empress who said that His Highness was in this state because of Tian Feng. She must not be allowed to remain in this world!"

After he said a few words, his face turned horrified, but his mouth kept on talking uncontrollably:

"The Empress was implicated and confined to her room. She finally managed to secretly send someone to pass on the decree: The Regent Princess must die! Only in this way can the Regent's luck be completely destroyed, and His Royal Highness Prince Rui have a glimmer of hope!"

Yan Ning was shocked for a moment, and his eyes suddenly turned cold:

"So, you deliberately chose to attack when the Regent left the capital!"

The Prince Regent went to the northern border and did not attend court for several days, and this was known to everyone in the court.

Yan Ning was extremely angry as he looked at the hundreds of assassins on the ground. If it weren't for the Regent Princess's ability, the situation tonight would have been extremely disastrous!

Zuo Peng was sweating profusely, his face twisted, but he confessed his true identity without hesitation:

"The Empress has specifically instructed that the Prince Regent's departure from the capital is a perfect opportunity. We must eliminate the Prince Regent's wife before he returns... Kill me! Kill me, ahhhh!"

Zuo Peng couldn't control his answers and started yelling and screaming in collapse.

Yun Qingqing kicked him on the head, knocking him unconscious again.

Her face was cold. She had promised Xiao Changheng before that she would take action against the Queen after a peaceful New Year.

Unexpectedly, before he could take action, the queen couldn't wait to get rid of him.

It’s a good time to settle old and new accounts together!

Yan Ning clasped his fists towards Yun Qingqing and said in a sonorous and powerful voice:

"Don't worry, Princess. I will immediately go to the palace to meet His Majesty and make a report. I will never let the Queen go unpunished!"

Yun Qingqing nodded and said seriously:

"I will go with Commander Yan."

She asked the people in the palace to prepare the carriage, and arranged for people to take away several living assassins, including Zuo Peng, and several corpses of assassins. Yan Ning led the patrol team on horseback to escort them, and the group set off towards the palace.

There was no conversation along the way until they were almost at the palace. Yun Qingqing, who had been lost in thought in the carriage, suddenly narrowed her eyes slightly, sat up straight, lifted the carriage curtain and took a look outside.

Yan Ning followed on horseback. Seeing this, he immediately moved closer and asked in a low voice:

"Did the princess give any instructions?"

Yun Qingqing's eyes flickered, and after a moment of silence, he lowered his voice and said:

"Commander Yan, please give your subordinates a strict order. For the time being, do not spread the news that the Queen sent assassins to attack the palace."

Yan Ning was slightly stunned, then nodded and said:

"good."

He agreed without asking any questions. Yun Qingqing said "thank you" and lowered the curtain.

The group walked all the way to the gate of the palace, and Yun Qingqing got off the carriage.

One of them was the Regent Princess and the other was the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards. The palace guards did not dare to stop them, and the group successfully arrived outside the emperor's bedroom and sent someone to report.

The emperor was awakened in the middle of the night and quickly summoned the two men to an audience.

In the main hall of the bedroom, the emperor sat in his ordinary clothes on the upper throne, his eyes somewhat dark, and he looked at the two of them with a blank expression:

"Princess Regent, Lord Yan, what brings you to me in the middle of the night?"

Yan Ning suppressed his anger, knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice:

"Tonight, the Prince Regent's Palace was attacked by hundreds of assassins. I implore Your Majesty to severely punish the mastermind behind this!"

The emperor was shocked:

"What did you say? There's such a thing!"