Chapter 63 When she can’t continue working, she can still run away
"Sir, the grudge between Prince Yi and you has never been a secret. Now that you are going to ask His Majesty to go to the Ministry of Justice to interrogate the assassin, His Majesty will probably be suspicious."
On the way to the imperial study, Bai Zhu was a little worried. "If Prince Yi learns about this, he will think you have ulterior motives. Then he will have a reason to join other ministers to impeach you."
"Is this the only thing left between me and him? Even if I don't get involved, do you think he won't suspect me?"
Song Yunchu said leisurely, "I have long been the person that Prince Yi hates the most. I think he has cursed my ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart. As for whether His Majesty will be suspicious... Hehe, His Majesty has always been happy to see Prince Yi and I fighting."
The dog emperor randomly matched her up with Jiang Rumin in order to make her and Jun Tianyi target each other and restrain each other.
The Dog Emperor didn't believe her, but he didn't trust Jun Tianyi even more.
"You don't have to worry about me. Our emperor is the most suspicious and cruel person. He can even get rid of his own brothers. How can he have any affection for the emperor's uncle? Prince Yi has a good reputation outside. He has also made achievements in suppressing bandits and helped the late emperor to suppress rebellions. He can be said to be the most outstanding among all the emperor's uncles. Your Majesty is polite to him on the surface, but it is impossible for him not to be on guard in his heart."
"As for my true identity, no matter how others scold me, at least I am not such a big threat to Your Majesty. Even if I really assassinated Prince Yi, so what? If Your Majesty needs me, he will not be willing to deal with me. At most, he will find someone else to check and balance me."
She is now the most powerful employee under the dog emperor. If she had not been injured these two days and was able to rest in the Imperial Hospital, she would have to work overtime in the Imperial Study after court at this time on weekdays.
It was because she knew exactly what the dog emperor was thinking that she dared to clean up the mess for Shangguan Yun and take this opportunity to win over her royal brother. According to her understanding of Shangguan Qi in the original novel, this guy would definitely repay a favor once he owed someone a favor, and he was quite principled.
If one day in the future she really can't continue working for the dog emperor, she can consider running away and becoming a high-ranking official in Beichen Kingdom. With Shangguan Qi as her connection, why worry about not having a good future?
When Song Yunchu arrived at the imperial study, Jun Liluo was not reviewing memorials as usual, but was painting.
Song Yunchu stepped forward and took a look. It was a picture of a river scene. There were lush trees on both sides of the river and pleasure boats floating on the lake. Jun Liluo's pen was currently depicting the little people on the pleasure boats.
In the past, she did not know how to appreciate paintings, but after becoming the Prime Minister of Song Dynasty, she learned how to appreciate them. Painting is one of Jun Li Luo's hobbies. He is very good at painting, and his painting is related to his mood. When he is in a good mood, he likes to paint some lively and peaceful scenes. When he is in a bad mood, he may paint a cold plum blossom in the wind, a lonely vine and an old tree on the cliff, which makes people feel desolate at a glance.
[Tsk, I said the dog emperor didn't care about Prince Yi's life or death. The painting in his hand clearly shows that he is in a good mood. If he cared about his uncle, he wouldn't have such leisure and elegance.]
Jun Liluo paused for a moment, then looked up at Song Yunchu, "Is your injury better?"
"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. I feel much better after two days of rest."
Song Yunchu said, glancing at the pile of unprocessed memorials on the table, "Your Majesty, you still have so many memorials to review today?"
"I'm tired of reading, so I want to take a break and take some time to paint." Jun Liluo said, sighing, "During the past two days when you were away, my eyes have been much busier than before. I hope you can recover quickly so that you can continue to share my worries."
"I am here today to share your worries." Song Yunchu said respectfully, "Your Majesty has given me so many excellent supplements. How can I just take them and do nothing? Now that my right hand can hold a pen, why not let me help you share some of the burden?"
Jun Liluo raised his eyebrows slightly, "Okay."
The sun really rose from the west today.
Although Song Yunchu never complained out loud, he had heard a lot of complaints in his heart. He knew that Song Yunchu actually didn't like reading memorials. Every day he either cursed this minister for being nosy or that minister for being stupid, and always said that what they wrote was... a bunch of rubbish.
Indeed, many memorials are boring, but some ministers always like to report every detail. Writing memorials is one of their duties. As long as they are willing to be diligent in their positions, he cannot blame them for writing boring and tedious content.
Many times he thought that if he had not been in the imperial study, Song Yunchu might have torn up all those memorials.
This time when Song Yunchu was injured, he acted like a good guy and let him rest for a few days. He thought this guy must be very happy, but he didn't expect that he would come forward to share the burden today.
Could it be that he is really grateful for my care for him?
Just as Jun Liluo was thinking this, he heard Song Yunchu say, "Your Majesty, who are you going to send to deal with the pirate incident in Xiuyang County?"
Upon hearing this, Jun Liluo almost immediately understood Song Yunchu's intention.
Sure enough, he still thought too highly of this guy.
This person didn't come here to share government affairs with him. It was obvious that he came here to test his attitude regarding the assassination attempt on Jun Tianyi.
He sent Jun Tianyi and the generals in the court to Xiuyang County this morning. Even if Song Yunchu was recuperating in the Imperial Hospital and did not go out, could it be that he did not hear any rumors?
Now he pretended to know nothing and asked in a roundabout way, but in the end he would definitely have to direct the question to the assassin.
It seems that the person who assassinated Jun Tianyi must be from Song Yunchu's faction.
But it couldn’t be Song Yunchu himself, Song Yunchu was not that reckless.
"I sent my uncle and Zhao Hui to Xiuyang County early in the morning. Yunchu, didn't you know about this?"
"I have been staying in the room where I am recovering from my injuries. I have been cut off from all news. I really don't know."
Song Yunchu remained calm and said, "Your Highness Prince Yi has experience in suppressing bandits, and General Zhao is also a brave and steady man. With the two of them working together, there shouldn't be any problems."
"Something has gone wrong." Jun Liluo sighed. "I don't know who the emperor's uncle has offended. He was attacked by a group of masked assassins just one hour after leaving the imperial city. I heard that the group of people are good at martial arts. They came with great momentum. Although the emperor's uncle is brave, he was still injured accidentally."
"How could such a thing happen... These assassins are so rampant, are there any survivors among them?" Song Yunchu asked knowingly.
She had made up her mind and pretended to be confused to see how Jun Li Luo would react. If Jun Li Luo did not expose her, it would mean that he was willing to let her go.
As expected, Jun Li Luo said calmly, "We left two alive. The other two were also seriously injured. The people from the Ministry of Justice were afraid that they would not be able to hold on, so they did not dare to torture them. They only used some non-lethal punishments on them. They have not said anything yet, which shows that they are still a little stubborn."
"If you insist, I have a solution."
Song Yunchu took over the conversation naturally, "I have a confidant who is good at using punishment and can ensure that the prisoner will not die during the punishment. The punishment he uses is not cruel, but it is definitely enough to torture people. Your Majesty, why don't you let him have a try?"
Jun Liluo showed a trace of disapproval, "Yun Chu, it's not that I don't trust you, but the grudge between you and the emperor's uncle is known to many people. If you intervene in this matter, what do you think the emperor's uncle will think? If your people are too heavy-handed and kill the assassin, how will you deal with it?"
"If Your Majesty has enough confidence in my ability, I can assure you that I will keep the two assassins alive."
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