After Guo Hao had finished smoking, he bent down and untied the drawstring of the burlap sack.
Xia Yu, his face covered in bruises from being slapped, crawled out from inside, panting heavily and greedily.
Guo Hao raised his hand and slapped him across the face.
"You're the one who ruined my plans."
Xia Yu was a scholar who couldn't even kill a chicken. When he saw the ghost mask with green faces and fangs on Guo Hao's face, he was so frightened that he kept backing away.
"Who...who are you? How dare you kidnap the son of a court official in the capital? Don't you have a death wish?"
Through the mask, Guo Hao's voice was low and sinister. As he spoke, he suddenly drew a gleaming dagger from his waist and slammed it hard into Xia Yu's face.
"The assassination attempt on the Empress Dowager at Huguo Temple was originally flawless, but you actually ordered the Ninth Prince's son to go to Huguo Temple, which led to the siege by government troops, causing my plan to fail completely. You dog, how dare you!"
The sharp blade tilted slightly to the side; with a single forceful movement, it could sever a throat.
Xia Yu was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe.
"Hero...Hero, you've misunderstood! I truly didn't know the Empress Dowager had gone to Huguo Temple. It was a coincidence, purely a coincidence!"
"Bullshit, do you think I'm stupid?"
Guo Hao almost gave himself away with his shout, so he quickly coughed and kicked Xia Yu in the stomach.
"If you still don't confess now, that brat surnamed Zheng has the protection of the Ninth Prince, so I can't do anything to him for the time being, but killing you is effortless."
He raised the dagger in his hand, ready to stab.
Xia Yu was so frightened his heart almost jumped out of his chest. He closed his eyes and screamed.
"You can't touch me! I'm Prince Su's man! If you dare to hurt me, Prince Su and my father will definitely hunt you down!"
Guo Hao was stunned, and Jiang Qingwan, who was hiding in the room, pushed open the door and came out.
"Is the assassination of the Empress Dowager related to the Su family?"
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