Liu Zhang roughly recounted what happened when he met A Rao in the brothel that day, but avoided the important points and blurred out what happened in the carriage.
Shen Xu looked at him with a look of great confusion, but still got to the point, "So, what are you doing sitting alone in a carriage in the middle of the night?"
Liu Zhang blushed and changed the subject, "Aren't we talking about the motive for murder?"
"You're a grown man, hiding in a carriage in the middle of the night. You're not a pervert, are you? Hiss—Arao is injured, you're not going to take advantage of her!"
"Who is taking advantage of someone's misfortune?" His voice rose a lot, and his originally calm tone became flustered, and his face turned red to his ears.
He emphasized, "Aren't we talking about the motive for murder? Ye Qingshan severely injured Jiang Rao that day, causing her to recover for half a year. I felt sorry for her and wanted to avenge her."
"Okay, I reluctantly agree with your motives."
Shen Xu raised his foot and kicked the outside of Liu Zhang's thigh. "If you dare to suddenly stab me with a knife again, I will break your leg."
Liu Zhang was caught off guard and cried out in pain, jumping up from his chair. He gritted his teeth and said, "Who stabbed you with a knife? Chen Xu, why are you still like when you were little, always resorting to sneak attacks?"
"So what? I'm going to hit you." Shen Xu raised his fist threateningly.
"You! Humph, a good man doesn't fight with a woman." Liu Zhang sat back heavily on the chair.
He suddenly thought of something, and the two of them said in unison: "Motive for murder!"
"Hmm?" Shen Xu looked like you were the one who spoke first.
"If we go by Miss Shen...Ye's statement, Xu Wanrong hired someone to kill because she coveted Young Master Jiang's beauty and wanted to kill Young Master Jiang's original wife first."
"But four years ago, I didn't know Young Master Jiang, and it was even more impossible for me to go to Haoyue Country. If she knew the future and sent someone to kill me in advance, why did she send me to Young Master Jiang instead?"
“Is this cause and effect? Just like you and Miss Ye inexplicably swapped bodies, which led to different causes and effects.
However, I have investigated this young prostitute. He was convicted of slavery at the age of ten because his family was involved in a robbery of government silver. After his family was executed, he sold himself into Wanxiang Tower and became a prostitute there.
Yanyang Country is relatively conservative, so his business is not doing well."
Shen Xu looked confused and guessed, "Could it be that your childhood sweetheart thinks he's not serving her well enough?"
"How inconsiderate must one be to stab twenty-one times."
"Hiss—she's so cruel. I have to be careful with her from now on."
Liu Zhang lowered his head in deep thought, and suddenly thought of something. He looked up at Shen Xu, "If Xu Wanrong killed you and the young man for Young Master Jiang, then Young Master Jiang's orientation..."
Shen Xu let out a cry of surprise, slammed the table and stood up, "Damn!"
"Princess, don't get excited. There is still one person whose motive for murder is unknown."
"Princess Lin's father is actually very easy to understand. Killing City Lord Lin and then marrying his only daughter means Xiling City is being led by the nose.
Unfortunately, Murong Yao's calculations failed. Axue has been my good friend for a long time. We often exchanged letters, and she would also come to Yong'an City to see me.
Fu Yi usually looks aloof and aloof, but I didn't expect that there would be times when he would be unable to walk when he saw a beautiful woman.
Liu Zhang suddenly understood, "So that's how it is. After you two exchanged bodies, my elder brother felt that he owed you, so he often returned to the capital to ask about your well-being. That's how I had the chance to meet Princess Lin.
Otherwise, Princess Lin would most likely marry Murong Yao."
Shen Xu was dissatisfied and said, "Why can't she marry my brother Yan?"
"Because Xu Wanrong was previously nominated for the position of Crown Princess." Liu Zhang reminded her, "Add to that her beauty. If it weren't for my eldest brother, how many beautiful women in Yong'an City could compete with the prince?"
"Oh—you do have a point. We're talking about serious matters, why are we suddenly chatting about gossip?"
"We've been discussing business, haven't we? How about my intelligence? Has it been helpful to you?"
The corners of Shen Xu's mouth rose slightly, and he nodded: "Yes, it helps a lot."
"So you're planning to destroy the dam, block the river, and drown the army?"
"You don't want me to do this. With your intelligence, you will definitely find a way to stop me from doing this."
Liu Zhang sighed, "My princess is extremely smart. No one can stop your plan."
“But you have convinced me to use a better method.” Shen Xu picked up the pen and lightly swept across the map near the entire Nanguan City, covering it with a layer of ink.
She moved the tip of the pen upwards and drew a dot in the blank space. The regular script was clear and neat: Yong'an City.
Liu Zhang lowered his eyes and looked at the neatly written Yong'an City. "So that's how it is. The first and the second are just tricks to divert everyone's attention to Nanguan and Qiyun.
I was wondering why it felt so strange. You asked Yan Ze to dress up as a storyteller and talk about the Yi Si War between Tingnan Hou and Yun State in the market every day. Aren't you afraid that my father will find out that your tactics are to block the river and destroy the dam, using water to stop the attacking army?
It turned out that he was deliberately reminding my father that even if the Southern Territory fought to the last soldier, there was still a way to perish together with the Yanyang army.
The princess's real purpose is to behead Yong'an City."
"My status as the eldest daughter of the Ye family, a prominent Yulin Guard family, is the biggest variable in this war. If I don't utilize this identity, wouldn't it be a waste?"
"What will happen if the emperor dies while the two armies are engaged in battle?"
"Lord Liu asked me this question... Of course the bold ones claim to be emperors, and the timid ones claim to be subjects, but the emperor is always the emperor, and the subjects are always subjects."
Liu Zhang frowned and said cautiously, "There will be chaos in the world."
Shen Xu reminded him with a burning gaze, “Brother Yan is the crown prince, his last name is Murong.”
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