Chapter 502: Disaster for the Entire Family
Ji Yunshu had no idea what was going on in the mind of a person who was living in danger at every moment.
But she knew that Zhao Shen was hiding it very deeply, and there must be a lot of resentment in his heart that he didn't want her to know.
He had clearly had a chance to start over, and he had put in so much effort, but he still couldn't change his ending.
It was as if she was anxious about the approaching day of her father and brother's death.
Zhao Shen must also have unrelieved anxiety in his heart.
There was even a hint of despair in this anxiety.
So these days, Ji Yunshu could actually feel that Zhao Shen was suppressing something.
And tonight, he chose to release his emotions.
Ji Yunshu stood in front of the window and watched motionlessly. After an unknown amount of time, the sounds of fighting outside gradually faded away.
She heard Jingzhe's voice and asked the prince what to do with these corpses?
He knew Zhao Shen was alright, so he whispered to the secret guard, "I've been sleeping the whole time and haven't gotten up."
Then he crawled back into bed.
The secret guards looked at each other, but felt that it was better for them not to interfere in the affairs between their master and his wife, so they all nodded yes in unison.
Zhao Shen's black cloak was covered with a lot of blood, but because of the darkness and the color of his clothes, it was hard to see.
But Qian Qian still shuddered the moment he met the person head-on.
It wasn’t because of the cold weather, but because of the strong smell of blood and the hostility on Zhao Shen’s body.
The gentle and refined young man now looked like a deadly Shura.
She could clearly feel the murderous aura from Zhao Shen.
She shuddered for a moment before she managed to open her mouth: "I... I just heard some noise and came out to see if someone was trying to kill me? Are you okay, Prince?"
Zhao Shen glanced at her and finally said lightly: "Don't talk too much."
Qian Qian nodded subconsciously without even thinking: "I know."
Zhao Shen didn't look at her again. He walked past her and entered a room.
Qian Qian could see clearly that it was not the house where Zhao Shen and Ji Yunshu lived.
But at this moment, she couldn't think too much. She felt like she was frozen. She stood there for a long time before returning to her room.
Zhao Shen took off his blood-stained clothes in disgust and threw them into the brazier. Jingzhe looked at the flames rising in the brazier and found that the prince's mood seemed to have stabilized a little, and he finally felt relieved.
He thought carefully about the time when the prince lost control of his emotions and started killing people. It seemed like it was a long time ago.
Since getting married, the prince has become more and more like a normal person, and he is so gentle and caring towards his wife that he almost forgets his faults.
Zhao Shen took a bath for more than an hour and almost rubbed off all the skin on his body, but he still felt the nauseous smell of blood lingering at the tip of his nose.
Jingzhe said, "Sir, the water is cold. If you continue to wash, you might catch a cold. Then Madam will be worried."
Zhao Shen then came out of the water, put on an outer robe, and was afraid that he would really catch a cold, so he went directly to the basin to warm himself by the fire.
The charcoal brazier for burning clothes had been replaced by Jingzhe. Flames were jumping in the brazier that had just been filled with charcoal, and it felt warm as soon as you got close to it.
Zhao Shen stared at the brazier for a while before saying, "If Madam asks about what happened tonight, tell me the truth."
Jingzhe was completely confused. If he was going to tell the truth, why bother with all this trouble?
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "It's late at night and the weather is cold. I didn't want her to come out, so I lit some calming incense."
Jingzhe: "I know."
Zhao Shen chuckled. "You don't know. If she had married someone else, she wouldn't have to go through all this. The weather in the capital isn't so cold yet, and she could be reading a storybook in a warm room instead of being assassinated in such a remote place."
Jingzhe really wanted to say that it was the lady who came here on her own initiative, and she was the daughter of General Ji, so it was hard to say whether those people came to assassinate the master or the lady.
He felt that in the eyes of those people, the prince was probably not as important as General Ji's daughter.
But of course he couldn't say these words. He had a feeling that the prince was getting stuck in a rut again, but this knot in his heart could probably only be untied by his wife.
Fortunately, the lady is not a dull person. The prince gave her calming incense for no apparent reason tonight. She should be able to sense something.
The prince should have thought so too, otherwise he would not have told him to tell the truth.
He replied, "I think your wife is quite happy. If she had married someone else, I don't know when she would have been able to see the general."
His words were meant to comfort Zhao Shen, but they reminded Zhao Shen of his previous life. At that time, Ji Yunshu married Zhao Heng, and it was Zhao Heng who came to Youzhou. Ji Yunshu did not come with him and did not see her father and brother for the last time.
He suddenly felt that she would be more willing to come this way than to wait for the news of her father and brother's death in the capital.
"You're right. Let's have those living people interrogated now, and at the same time, get rid of all those involved. The sooner the better."
Jingzhe saw that he had calmed down, but he didn't expect him to say such murderous words.
"Sir, even if those people are suspicious, they should be detained first and wait for the order from the capital. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to deal with them directly?"
He knew very well that this was not a matter of killing one or two people.
Anyone who wants to kill the prince and his wife at this time is most likely guilty of treason, which will bring disaster to the entire family.
The killing did calm Zhao Shen down. He glanced at Jingzhe and didn't understand why this person was still so stubborn after following him for so long.
"What are you thinking about? I'm only talking about the officials who committed crimes. Their families will naturally have to wait for the imperial decree."
Jingzhe said: "But there are quite a few officials."
There was such a big commotion just now, but no one from the government noticed it. Everyone in the city looked like they were dead. This is not something that an ordinary person can do.
Zhao Shen said, "Of course there are quite a few. Civil officials are fine, but I'm afraid there are quite a few military officers among them. They certainly didn't expect the assassination to fail. We will react immediately, and by the time they come to their senses, we may not be able to leave this city."
We will assassinate them secretly now, and when they realize that they have failed and there is no turning back, we will take their lives at all costs.
Jingzhe finally understood what Zhao Shen meant: "I'll do it right away."
Zhao Shen said, "Although I have the Emperor's golden medal, I can't overreach. I've already asked the commander-in-chief to handle it. You should focus on the interrogation and make sure no one slips through the net."
Jingzhe took the order and went to do the work.
Zhao Shen didn't know what he was thinking. He sat alone for a long time and only returned to the house when it was almost dawn.
As soon as he got on the bed, Ji Yunshu turned over and hugged him and asked, "Where did you go?"
Her voice was filled with sleepiness. Zhao Shen held her in his arms and whispered, "There was something going on outside. It's been resolved. Go to sleep."
Ji Yunshu sniffed him and said, "There's a smell of blood. Are you injured?"
Zhao Shen patted her back and said softly, "No, it's someone else's blood."
Ji Yunshu could hear the weariness in his voice and stopped asking questions: "Is that so? Then go to sleep."
Zhao Shen fell asleep quickly, but the person in his arms could no longer sleep. He kept his eyes open and looked at him in the dark for a long time.
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