Chapter 203: What a Disaster
Zhao Shencai didn't believe his nonsense and said with a dark face: "I believe you when you say you are not interested in her, but are you sure you don't know who they are trying to plot against?"
Lu Ningshuang hated Ji Yunshu so much that she was determined to destroy Ji Yunshu in tonight's game.
Emperor Jingming quickly reacted, "How dare you talk about me? It's you who attracted so many people and brought trouble to your cousin. Even if I weren't here tonight, Lu Ningshuang would have attacked her too."
Seeing him pass on the blame so quickly, Zhao Shen was almost laughing in anger: "This is the imperial palace, don't tell me you can't stop their actions."
"Of course I can stop them, but we've waited so long for tonight's operation and made so many preparations. Are we going to alert the enemy in advance and let them escape again?"
Emperor Jingming looked at Zhao Shen seriously as he spoke. He felt that Zhao Shen had changed a lot.
He would never have said such a thing before.
This operation was planned by Zhao Shen, who spent the most effort on it. No one hoped more than him that nothing would go wrong.
But now, he almost failed because of Ji Yunshu.
Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help asking: "Don't tell me that you came here before finishing your work."
When Zhao Shen saw Ji Yunshu and the emperor lying on the same bed, his mind went blank.
Only now did he regain his sanity and opened his mouth to say, "I have done my work. Has the emperor ever thought about what to do if something unexpected happens?"
Emperor Jingming laughed. "I was worried at first, but now that I know what drug was given, I have nothing to worry about. This drug isn't that strong. As long as I don't mind, there won't be any accidents."
He glanced at Zhao Shen and said, "It's a little difficult, but compared to the benefits, I believe that if I let my cousin choose for herself, she will agree to do this."
Everything he did was carefully considered. Ji Yunshu was not as fragile as Zhao Shen thought.
In fact, Zhao Shen was not unaware of Ji Yunshu's personality, but he preferred to protect her under his wings.
Zhao Shen frowned: "She is a straightforward person and doesn't like being calculated."
Emperor Jingming felt that Zhao Shen was really doomed. In the past, he only considered whether a person was useful and what role he could play at what time, rather than whether he liked him or not.
"You think I like it when you do all this on such a good day? She's my cousin, your wife. Do you know how I feel when I see her? Believe it or not, I'm more afraid of her getting into trouble than you are."
Lu Ningshuang's move was indeed vicious.
He didn't dare to imagine what the consequences would be if something really happened between him and Ji Yunshu?
Zhao Shen knew what he said was true, so he bowed his head and said, "I was too impatient and overstepped my bounds. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Emperor Jingming said angrily, "Don't give me that. My cousin is smart. She should have guessed what happened tonight. I also explained to her that you were unaware of it."
Looking at Zhao Shen's current appearance, he couldn't help but recall Zhao Shen's disapproving look when he fought against the entire court and harem for the queen.
At that time, Zhao Shen even said, isn't it just about having a few more women in the harem, is it necessary to make such a fuss?
He really wanted to try giving Zhao Shen a few women now to let him see if it would work.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Everything has been resolved, Ji Yunshu is fine, Zhao Shen calmed down and knew that the emperor could not be blamed for this.
Lu Ningshuang has wanted to take action against Ji Yunshu for a long time. Even if she didn't use the emperor to destroy his relationship with the emperor, there would be someone else.
On the contrary, the situation is better because he is the emperor.
Emperor Jingming said, "Alright, let's stop talking about this. How's it going over there? Have you captured anyone important?"
Zhao Shen said, "Their plan this time has indeed exposed quite a few people. I've already had the Imperial Guards and the Patrol Battalion work together to arrest them, but none of them are considered important."
Emperor Jingming was stunned for a moment and asked, "You didn't even catch Lu Ningshuang, did you?"
Speaking of this, a stern look appeared on Zhao Shen's expressionless face: "Yes, someone close to her said that she left the city yesterday. Now that the final attack failed, I guess she has left the capital."
Emperor Jingming couldn't help but slam the table: "What a disaster! If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have made a deal with her last time. It would have been more prudent to just eliminate her directly."
Zhao Shen shook his head and said, "We underestimated the enemy. Since she holds so many secrets, she must be protected by experts. Even if we don't make a deal, we can't kill her. We can only make her leave the capital sooner."
Emperor Jingming was not unaware of this, but he was still unwilling to accept it. "Where do you think she'll go? Yongzhou?"
Zhao Shen had no idea either. To be honest, if Ji Yunshu had not paid special attention to Lu Ningshuang at first, he would not have noticed Lu Ningshuang, the daughter of the prime minister.
Who would have thought that she would be a spy sent by Prince Yong's Mansion in the capital, and that she held considerable power.
"Since she has already left the capital, we can slowly explore where she went. The question now is, after she leaves, who will take over the management of Prince Yong's Palace in the capital? What will they do next?"
No matter what, the capital is the top priority.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingming rubbed his brows with a headache. This was the reason why he had endured and did not get rid of Lu Ningshuang.
Once Lu Ningshuang is exposed, she will become a visible figure, which is better than being secretly plotted against.
Unfortunately, Lu Ningshuang is such a powerful character. I'm afraid that when she was first exposed, she was keeping them in suspense while planning to leave.
"Is it possible... that it was Lu Xiang?"
Emperor Jingming felt that he might have underestimated Prime Minister Lu, who was able to raise a daughter like Lu Ningshuang.
Zhao Shen groaned for a moment and said, "It's unlikely. Lu Xiang is a powerful person, and there are too many people watching him, not to mention that Lu Ningshuang is exposed. With such a daughter, he will definitely become a target of suspicion."
"You said before that you couldn't find any evidence of any connection between Prime Minister Lu and Prince Yong. So, Prime Minister Lu is fine?"
"That's not necessarily true. Although there's no evidence, do you believe that Lu Xiang knew nothing about what his daughter did for so many years?"
Emperor Jingming felt that his ability to accept things had been getting better and better these days, and he could remain calm when hearing such words.
Anyway, he didn't know who in the court he could trust, so one more Prime Minister Lu wouldn't make a difference.
"Tell Prime Minister Lu about Lu Ningshuang's situation and see how he reacts. If it doesn't work, we can find someone else. The imperial examination is coming soon, so there's no need to worry about not having someone available."
His voice was tired but with a hint of coldness. Zhao Shen nodded and said, "It's not like we've gained nothing tonight. We've arrested so many people. I've had people make sure they don't commit suicide. I'm sure we'll find out something. You were just drugged, too. Go get some rest."
Emperor Jingming listened to his caring words and smiled, "At least you're not completely one to prioritize women over friendship. Well, now that things have come to this, let's just have a good New Year. We can talk about anything else after the New Year."
Zhao Shen also smiled: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
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