That day, while Zhu Yu was taking a bath, Lu Yuyan hurriedly asked, "Sister, what are you going to do?"
Lu Xiaoyun flipped through the book in her hand and asked casually, "What do you mean, 'what to do'?"
"Zhu Dan, and Zhu Yu, what are you going to do about them?"
She turned the page again: "There's nothing to do."
Lu Yuyan hurriedly snatched the book from Lu Xiaoyun's hand: "Sister, I'm serious. You and Zhu Yu will be back soon. Look, it's only been a few days and you've already dropped 900 points to - points. But Zhu Dan, you two spent six years in the modern world after all..."
Lu Xiaoyun chuckled lightly: "You said it yourself, he is Zhu Dan, the fifth prince of the Great Zhou. The person I was with in the modern world for six years was Zhang Hao. I died in the hospital in the modern world, and Zhang Hao died in the Pacific Ocean. It has nothing to do with me or him in the present."
"But he said he didn't go to see that girl, let alone marry her and have children. His mother did everything."
"So what?"
"But you clearly saw it that day, sister, could you really let him go?"
Can't she let go? She got through the two most difficult years, and now that she's here, separated by two thousand years of time, what is there that she can't let go of?
“Zhu Dan wouldn’t think that way. If he were to ask the Emperor to grant him a marriage, given how much the old Emperor doted on him, he would definitely agree.”
Lu Xiaoyun scoffed: "A marriage decree? Who does he want to marry? Me, the Fourth Prince An, Lu Xiaoyun, or Zhu Yu, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?"
Lu Yuyan choked.
Lu Xiaoyun took the book back from Lu Yuyan and continued to read it. When she saw the bright red "-" on the ring, she raised her hand to cover it with her sleeve.
As long as she, Zhu Yu, and Ayan don't tell, Zhu Dan will never know how the two of them switched back.
Lu Yuyan became anxious: "Sister, tell me, have you fallen for Zhu Yu?"
Lu Xiaoyun was stunned. Yes, she had long been attracted to Zhu Yu.
He kissed her recklessly, said that everything in the Prince An's mansion was up to her, and that everything he owned belonged to her, including him as a person, and that he could do whatever he wanted with her. Before that, she had already fallen for him.
"Don't you know that Zhu Yu has already fallen in love with you?"
Of course she knew that he had already confessed his feelings to her.
Even Steward Yuan once jokingly teased her, "Your Highness, the light in the Princess's eyes when she looks at you is almost overflowing. In all my years, I've never seen a woman love a man so deeply. Alas, what a pity, Your Highness, you must find a way to marry the Princess back."
Does this mean that Zhu Yu's feelings for Ren Yong'an in the past were not as rumored by the outside world?
Lu Xiaoyun did not answer Lu Yuyan, and Zhu Yu, who had been standing at the door for a long time, turned and left.
...
With the Duke of Zhenguo and his son taking the lead, along with Qi Shaocheng, the three generals cooperated with Zhu Dan to thoroughly investigate the assassination. With a hint from Prince An, they quickly discovered that these incredibly hard arrows came from the State of Chen.
The State of Chen sent assassins to kill the Emperor of the Great Zhou during the Lantern Festival.
The struggle between the Crown Prince and the Third Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty has moved from the shadows to the open. As long as the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty dies, it will surely disrupt the entire political situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
When the Great Zhou Kingdom is in turmoil, they can reap the benefits.
However, faced with this string of plausible evidence, Zhu Dan shook his head.
He looked dejected, his eyes were dull and lifeless, and he held the arrow that he had taken from Lu Xiaoyun's right arm in his hand.
Qi Shaocheng looked at him with concern: "Fifth Prince, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with this evidence?"
Zhu Dan shook his head, his voice hoarse, his throat as dry as a withered well: "No, the evidence is correct, but one crucial thing is missing."
Lu Yucheng and Qi Shaocheng looked at each other, wondering what else could be missing. Of all the countries in the world—Great Zhou, Western Liang, Northern Qi, and Chen—only Chen could make such arrows.
Chen State is rich in iron mines and produces weapons, but due to its mountainous terrain, it suffers from severe food shortages.
Moreover, only the State of Chen currently possesses the technology to fire five arrows in succession.
It is impossible for the State of Chen to pass on such a good weapon to outsiders.
All that is needed is to present the evidence to the emperor, and then troops can be mobilized to attack the State of Chen.
"What is it?" Lu Yucheng couldn't help but ask.
Zhu Dan raised his eyes, his peach blossom eyes were bloodshot, and he looked haggard, clearly having not had a proper rest for several days.
"Has anyone investigated how these assassins got into the Great Zhou? It's more than two thousand li from Chen to Shengjing. Without travel permits or official seals from various prefectures and counties, it's impossible for them to get to Shengjing so easily."
Qi Shaocheng and Lu Yucheng's expressions changed simultaneously. Shengjing City was the imperial capital of the emperor, yet, despite such strict security, a spy from the Chen Kingdom was able to enter unimpeded.
However, the assassins were never caught, which further suggests that someone had acted as an inside agent for the Chen state, providing them with assistance.
“So.” Zhu Dan stood up, pointed the arrow at the sunlight, and the light shone through the three-edged arrow, making his hand appear ethereal.
He turned to the two men and continued, "Therefore, someone must have acted as an inside agent for these traitors of Chen! Either they stole their weapons or they sent them travel permits."
"Regardless of the reason, that person must be of high rank and great power, otherwise they wouldn't be able to enter this heavily guarded capital city of Shengjing!"
Who is it?
"Who could it be?" Lu Xiaoyun sat under the eaves, gently rubbing her fingers after listening to Feng Yan's report.
Zhu Yu sat to one side, with a large stack of the Prince's Mansion's account books piled up in front of him.
He handled these matters extremely quickly, using delicate and beautiful small regular script.
Zhu Yu didn't even look up: "Zhu Zhi is stupid and brainless, he wouldn't have thought of using this method, unless it was Bu Feizhang who gave him this idea."
Even Jiang Chuan, who was standing to the side, shook his head: "It can't be His Highness the Crown Prince."
Of course not. In their view, the old emperor's health has been deteriorating in recent years, and the crown prince has been firmly in the Eastern Palace for eighteen years. As long as he can endure a few more years, the old emperor will die, and Zhu Zhi can rightfully ascend the throne.
Zhu Yu raised his head and looked at Lu Xiaoyun.
Lu Xiaoyun said, "Zhu Chen is treacherous and cunning, but he still has principles. He would never collude with an enemy country and invite a wolf into the house."
Jiang Chuan: "But neither His Highness the Third Prince nor Consort De went to the lantern-lighting platform that day. Could it be that they knew something was going to happen, and that's why they didn't go?"
Feng Yan glanced at Jiang Chuan: "During that time, the Third Prince was busy with disaster relief. Because the grain from Shengjing City had been sent to Mucheng by us and the Duke of Zhenguo first, he had no grain to buy and was extremely busy. He had no time to participate in the Lantern Festival. That day, he was in An'nan City raising grain."
The next day, they finally gathered enough grain and immediately went to Mu City, where they have not returned to this day.
Zhu Yu sneered: "Then it's even less likely to be him."
With his father dead, and not being the crown prince, and not even in Shengjing, Zhu Zhi would kill Zhu Chen the first person he would do once he ascended the throne.
He said, "The Fifth Prince is upright and honest, and it is even more impossible for him to do such a thing."
Feng Yan frowned: "Does the Princess mean... His Highness the Second Prince?"
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