Chapter 52 I Want to Find Out the Truth
Zhao Shen turned his face away slightly and said softly, "Didn't you guess it?"
Ji Yunshu reapplied medicine to his wound and bandaged it before saying, "You are the heir of the Changxing Marquisate and a top-ranked scholar in the imperial examination. Entering the court would be a better choice. Why choose this path?"
A person like him should be a powerful official who can turn the tide in the court, rather than a knife hiding in the dark and killing people.
Zhao Shen looked at his legs and said, "Someone has to do those things. There's nothing wrong with me being like this now. No one will doubt me."
After all, he has been disabled for more than ten years. Who would cast suspicion on a disabled person?
Seeing Ji Yunshu's worried look, he chuckled and said, "The Emperor said that I can withdraw at any time. I wanted to find out the truth myself."
The truth about how he was murdered in his previous life.
At first he thought that Yao was trying to get rid of him for the title of Marquis.
But what he gradually discovered over the years made him more and more frightened.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to extricate oneself.
"We have to figure out what's going on. Otherwise, how can we live in peace? Don't worry, the truth will come out one day."
Ji Yunshu held his hand and said, "Okay, let's go together. You can't hide anything from me."
Zhao Shen agreed.
They are husband and wife, and their destiny is already one.
He also didn't want to die outside one day without her knowing.
Thinking of her assassination attempt, Zhao Shen said, "Although the headquarters of the Yama Palace has been destroyed this time, several experts have escaped, and the person in charge has not been caught. You must be careful when you go out in the future."
Ji Yunshu was surprised: "They won't dare to provoke me again, right?"
Zhao Shen shook his head. "There's a rule in Yama Palace. Once you accept a mission, you must complete it. If you fail once, try again twice, until the target is killed."
This is also the reason why he is anxious to get rid of the Yama Palace.
But now, because of his sudden action and the imperial court's crackdown, those killers who were not dead were completely hidden in the dark.
If these people continue to hunt down Ji Yunshu in the future, it will be very troublesome.
Ji Yunshu thought for a moment and said, "I don't think they'll take any action against me in the near future. Didn't you notice that their assassination attempt was very hasty?"
Zhao Shen said, "It was indeed very hasty, as if someone made a sudden decision. I asked Yichen, and he knocked out those killers with just a bottle of medicine. That doesn't make sense."
Any assassin from Yama's Palace that he had seen could be considered a top-tier expert in the martial arts world, but the ones Ji Yunshu had encountered were only second-rate at best.
"Could it be that those people are not from the Hades Palace at all?"
Zhao Shen shook his head. "It's unlikely. Who would dare to use the name of Yama to assassinate you? Wouldn't that be courting death? Perhaps the other party doesn't even take you seriously, so they didn't send any experts."
"So who is it that wants to kill me?"
Ji Yunshu held his chin in his hand and asked doubtfully.
Zhao Shen said with a smile: "Don't you have someone you suspect? Shen Qin has sent people to keep an eye on Miss Lu these days, but they haven't found anything unusual yet."
"Oh, you think I'm wrong? What has Lu Ningshuang been doing these days?"
Ji Yunshu glanced over and heard Zhao Shen say, "She suddenly wants to get close to you. It's reasonable for you to be suspicious of her, but she's been on a blind date these days."
"Blind date? With whom?"
Who did Lu Ningshuang marry in the book?
"It seems he is the legitimate son of Mr. Qi, the Minister of Revenue."
Ji Yunshu suddenly remembered that the man Lu Ningshuang married was indeed surnamed Qi.
It seems that this marriage can be successful.
Ji Yunshu also began to doubt his own guess: "Could it really not be her?"
Zhao Shen said, "I'll have people continue investigating. No matter who it is, it's impossible that there won't be any trace left. As for Lu Ningshuang, since you think something's wrong with her, just keep someone watching her."
Ji Yunshu nodded.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, Lu Ningshuang is both talented and beautiful, and has a good reputation. Although I seem a little eager to get close to her recently, there is actually nothing wrong with it.
She didn't know why she felt a resistance when she saw Lu Ningshuang.
I always feel that she has bad intentions.
It was getting late as they were talking. Lu Ru came in and asked if they wanted to serve dinner. Ji Yunshu then realized that it was already noon.
The two of them had dinner. Ji Yunshu rested while Zhao Shen went to the study to deal with the backlog of things in the past few days.
Chao Qing was already waiting in the study. Upon seeing him come in, he reported, "The secret guards around Madam have been properly arranged. This time, even if those few escaped from Yama's Hall come in person, there's no way they can harm Madam."
Zhao Shen nodded: "How is the investigation going on with the person behind the scenes?"
Chao Qing said, "We haven't made any progress here, but the other day Madam asked the young master to investigate the source of the rumor, and we have some clues."
"Shen Qingchuan? What did he find out?"
Chao Qing said, "My cousin just sent a message saying that most of the rumors seem to have come from Yihong Courtyard."
Zhao Shen pondered for a moment and suddenly laughed, "A brothel is indeed a good place to spread rumors."
Chao Qing was a bit troubled. "That's right. There are all kinds of people in that kind of place. Every day there are all kinds of messy rumors. It's hard to tell whether they are true or false, and it's even harder to find the source."
Zhao Shen asked, "Who is the master behind this brothel?"
"We've checked, but the person registered with Jingzhao Yin is just an ordinary wealthy businessman. There are many such cases in the capital."
The imperial court did not allow officials to engage in business, but officials could not live solely on salaries, so they naturally had various industries, as long as they were not registered under their own names.
But in a place like the capital, how could an ordinary wealthy businessman with no background open a brothel?
The more ordinary it looks, the more complicated it is behind the scenes.
Zhao Shen also knew this. He rubbed his brows and said, "It seems there is indeed a problem. Let's investigate slowly. There will always be results."
He also wanted to know how big a net the other party had laid out to be able to trap the throne.
Early the next morning, Ji Yunshu went to pay his respects to Madam Yao.
Perhaps because she was in high spirits due to the good news, Mrs. Yao was discussing Zhao Heng's engagement banquet with the people around her, and her face was full of joy.
Seeing Ji Yunshu coming, he restrained the smile on his face and asked with concern: "I heard that you encountered an assassin at the manor. Are you injured?"
Ji Yunshu shook his head: "I'm fine, thank you mother for the supplements she sent me."
Although she was taken into the palace by the Queen Mother the next day, Yao also asked people around her to send tonics and medicinal herbs to the farm.
Yao said, "That little thing isn't worth much. I'm glad you're okay. I really like the material you sent me yesterday. I'm sorry you thought of it."
Ji Yunshu looked at the prepared invitation on the table and asked, "Have you decided on a date for your second brother's engagement? What date did you set?"
Yao smiled and said, "It's already been decided. It's the 28th of this month."
"It's only a few days away, and my mother is very busy. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Ji Yunshu was surprised.
"There's nothing we can do about it. Your second brother is already quite old, and there's no one in his house. I mean to marry him off this year. This date is the best in the last few months, so let's just settle it."
Ji Yunshu then remembered that Zhao Heng seemed to be only half a year younger than Zhao Shen. In this era, he was indeed considered an older young man.
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