Chapter 159 If You Can, Kill Me Now
The news from Kunning Palace soon reached the Prime Minister's Mansion. Zuo Shanzhang learned that the Queen was fine, and he became furious at home and quickly sent someone to call Chen Shaoyou.
After all, only he, Lou and Chen Shaoyou had come into contact with his poison. It was impossible for him and Lou to leak the poison, so it could only be Chen Shaoyou.
Chen Shaoyou naturally knew the situation in the palace. When he saw Zuo Shanzhang, he was very cautious. "Prime Minister!"
"Tell me, what's going on?" Zuo Shanzhang's face looked extremely ugly, with a pair of dark eyes, making him look like a man-eating monster.
"Prime Minister, I really don't know what happened." Chen Shaoyou fell to his knees in fear. "I really didn't leak the poison. I swear to heaven, if it was me, my whole family would have died miserably."
"Chen Shaoyou, don't play these useless tricks on me." Zuo Shanzhang was furious. He took a few steps forward and grabbed Chen Shaoyou by the collar. "Do you think I trust God? I only trust myself! You are the only one who could leak the poison!"
"Prime Minister, it really wasn't me, it really wasn't me..." Chen Shaoyou was shaking with fear. He saw a strong murderous intent in Zuo Shanzhang's eyes.
Zuo Shanzhang said coldly, "Even if it's not you, it must be one of your men."
"..." Chen Shaoyou thought about it. It was obvious that he could not get rid of the suspicion at this time. He could only admit it first. "Don't worry, my lord. If there really is a thief in my Dali Temple, I will help you catch him and let you deal with him as you wish."
"Help me?" Zuo Shanzhang couldn't help but sneer, throwing the man aside. "Chen Shaoyou, are you really stupid or just pretending? Since I doubt you, I still asked you to come. Don't you understand what I mean?"
At this moment, Chen Shaoyou was completely confused and for a moment he really didn't understand what Zuo Shanzhang meant.
Zuo Shanzhang sat back at the table and said coldly, "Chen Shaoyou, there's a thief among your people. Can you still hide the things you've done?"
"..." In an instant, Chen Shaoyou's face turned as pale as paper. "Prime Minister, save me! Prime Minister, save me!"
"Enough!" Zuo Shanzhang was a little impatient. If he hadn't thought Chen Shaoyou was easy to control, he wouldn't have promoted him. "Shaoyou, get up. Since I've asked you to come here, I won't sit idly by."
"Thank you, Lord Prime Minister, thank you, Lord Prime Minister." Chen Shaoyou wiped the sweat from his forehead and stood up weakly. He gritted his teeth and said, "If I really find this person, I will tear him into pieces."
"Alright, the most important thing now is to prove Jiang Heci and Jiang Yinyue's guilt of collaborating with the enemy." Zuo Shanzhang had clearly already thought of his next step before Chen Shaoyou arrived. "Now that the Empress has been saved, you don't have to wait any longer. You can go to the palace and see the Emperor before the morning court tomorrow."
"I understand." Chen Shaoyou knew that Zuo Shanzhang had brought the plan forward again, and meeting the emperor so early would definitely catch everyone off guard.
"Also," Zuo Shanzhang said coldly, "Since there's a thief in your house, don't go back tonight. Tomorrow morning, you'll go to the palace alone. Right now, no one around you is trustworthy. Do you understand?"
Chen Shaoyou nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, the Prime Minister reminded me."
"Chen Shaoyou, if this plan goes wrong again," Zuo Shanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly, "you should know what the consequences will be."
"I understand. Your Excellency, rest assured. This time, I will be extremely cautious and will never let anyone know that I am going to the palace to see the emperor." Chen Shaoyou clasped his fists. "Tomorrow morning, Your Excellency, wait for good news."
"Go." Zuo Shanzhang waved his hand and sent the man away.
He felt that he had really underestimated the Bai family in the past. Could it be that Bai Yunfeng had bribed the people in the Dali Temple?
No matter what the truth is, this move of his caught the Bai and Jiang families off guard.
The most important thing is that the Bai family themselves got involved in this matter.
Send antidote?
In the darkness, Zuo Shanzhang curled his lips in satisfaction. He really wanted to thank that good girl for helping him get rid of the Bai family, whom he had been unable to eradicate for so many years.
He had made up his mind that after the incident, if Li Suining knew how to appreciate it, he would still save her life. After all, she had the blood of his Zuo family flowing in her veins.
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After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, Chen Shaoyou did not return to the Dali Temple, nor even to his home, because he really could not figure out who had betrayed him. However, he understood that if he made another mistake this time, Zuo Shanzhang would take his life.
He could only find an inn to stay for the night, and couldn't help cursing Zuo Shanzhang from head to toe in his heart.
He slept very poorly that night, and got up from time to time to check the weather outside, fearing that he had overslept.
Finally, at the hour of Yin the next day, Chen Shaoyou got up and went out. He had rented a carriage last night and was waiting outside the inn. At this time, he was obviously extremely cautious.
He walked out of the inn and saw that the carriage was still parked opposite the inn, so he hurried over.
"Wake up, we're leaving." Before getting on the carriage, Chen Shaoyou nudged the still sleeping driver, "To the palace."
The driver didn't recognize him as the Dali Temple's Shaoqing, but when he heard that he was going to the palace, he immediately came to his senses and nodded hurriedly, "Yes, sir, it's hard work to come to the palace so early."
He watched Chen Shaoyou enter the carriage before getting on and saying loudly, "Sir, please sit tight. We are leaving now."
In the carriage, Chen Shaoyou looked at the strange man in front of him with an extremely gloomy face. However, the man's knife was at his neck at the moment, so he didn't dare to shout loudly.
"Do you know who I am?" he asked coldly.
"You are the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, Mr. Chen Shaoyou," the man said, wearing a veil that covered half of his face, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed. He looked playful and said, "If I didn't know who you were, how could I dare to get on your car?"
Chen Shaoyou clenched his fists instantly. The other party came prepared. "What... do you want to do?"
"Nothing, please ask the driver to change direction and take a detour." The man spoke in a relaxed tone.
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Chen Shaoyou's mind. He pursed his lips tightly and did not agree immediately.
The other party continued, "Don't worry, Master Chen. We'll just take a detour. It won't delay your visit to the palace."
He said as he thrust the dagger in his hand forward, "Master Chen, please don't make things difficult for me."
"Do you know what crime it is to assassinate a court official in the streets of the Imperial City?" Chen Shaoyou forced himself to calm down. He guessed that the other party was most likely someone sent by the Bai or Jiang family. He could not compromise. "If you have the guts, kill me now!"
The visitor was obviously a little surprised and frowned unhappily.
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