Chapter 103
The pain in my heart
after all.
She bribed the maidservant around Madam Zhang to deliver the three letters to King Yunzhong, and then faked her death to escape.
When Prince Yunzhong got the letter, he had a handle on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
But.
What if Madam Zhang says at that time that the letters are fake and that they have no contact with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at all?
Until then.
The letter in his hand became a hot potato. Not only could it not help him, it would also kill him.
The best way.
Miss Zhang and Mrs. Zhang died.
Anyway, there are spies from various palaces in the post station, so we can just find a scapegoat when the time comes.
After thinking about it, I felt that Mrs. Zhang and her daughter were not safe.
"What's the matter, miss?"
Shu Yun's heart began to hang in the air when he saw the fatigue and pain in his young lady's eyes.
"I have to go to the Prince's Mansion. Have the custom-made clothes been delivered?"
Because winter is coming, and then the Chinese New Year is coming.
So she asked the garment shops under her to allocate half of their employees to the embroiderers and gave each of the employees in the Jiang Mansion and the shops four sets of thick cotton clothes, two pairs of thick shoes, and two pairs of thin shoes.
Princess Tingyun was naturally included, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could not be left out, so they were asked to embroider the clothes together.
"It's been delivered. Miss can take it with you."
Shu Yu turned and went into the inner room, and soon came out with four or five exquisite large boxes.
Jiang Zhaoying got up and dressed up again. In less than a quarter of an hour, a neat and handsome young master appeared on the street outside.
Entered the Prince’s Mansion.
He asked the chief secretary to take the prince's gift to check for poison first, and then sent someone to pass on the message. Half a quarter of an hour later, Shen Liuguang came over and told her to wait in the carriage first, and the prince would be here soon.
Jiang Zhaoying knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very busy, so she did not hesitate to get up and say goodbye. After getting on the carriage, she made herself a cup of hot tea and waited slowly.
A quarter of an hour later.
The curtain opened.
The cool breeze brought in ambergris. Jiang Zhaoying wanted to get up, but the prince stopped her.
"Sit down. You can do whatever you want in private. No need to be so polite."
Looking at her appearance as a handsome young master, the prince's eyes were shocked. She was dressed like this when he first saw her.
Jiang Zhaoying made tea for him.
Today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was wearing a black brocade robe with a four-clawed golden dragon embroidered with gold thread, which made him look very domineering. As soon as the curtain was lowered, Jiang Zhaoying smelled a faint smell of blood on him.
"Your Highness is injured?"
"No problem."
The prince reached out to take the tea, but inadvertently held Jiang Zhaoying's hand. Jiang Zhaoying frowned when she felt the coldness of his fingertips.
"Don't worry, there will be assassination."
Jiang Zhaoying's face changed slightly, and she didn't even realize that the tea in her hand splashed onto the back of her hand.
Just say it.
As soon as I saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I felt that his face looked a little pale.
Moreover, he wore a black brocade robe today, probably to cover up the blood that was seeping out.
I guess this assassination just happened.
"Then I will take people to the post station. Your Highness should go back and rest. Did this happen... on the way back from court? Do you know who did it?"
"Prime Minister's Mansion, Liu Yanchen."
Seeing worry in Jiang Zhaoying's eyes, the prince leaned over and patted her head.
"It doesn't matter. I sent a message back to the past. His injuries are only slightly more serious than mine. I will go with you."
There was a hint of obscurity in the prince's eyes, and Jiang Zhaoying nodded slightly.
I'm afraid His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has to endure this kind of open and covert fighting every day. On the surface, he pretends to be a good minister and a good king, but secretly he fights desperately.
That being said.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is much more powerful than she expected, so he should be able to easily deal with the attack from King Yunzhong at that time.
The prince sipped his tea with a gloomy face, but he took in all of Jiang Zhaoying's little movements with his peripheral vision.
Prince Yunzhong secretly left the palace and went to the post station. She bribed the maidservant around Madam Zhang, handed the letter to Prince Yunzhong, and then helped the maidservant fake her death and escape.
Shen Liuguang couldn't understand why she did this, she was clearly protecting the Prince's Mansion at every turn.
But.
The prince could see at a glance that Jiang Zhaoying was testing his strength.
The arrival of the fourth princess of the Chiyan Kingdom will push the conspiracy to a new level and even tear apart many things. The moment the truth comes out, blood will surely flow.
She wanted to see if she had the ability to deal with it, and then decide whether to join forces with her completely!
perhaps.
She might even have some concern in it.
Thinking so.
The gloom deep in my heart inexplicably dissipated, and my eyes and eyebrows became bright.
"Your Highness, if General Zhang's death was really caused by Song Chengyu, then this person is truly unforgivable."
The case file says.
When General Zhang's body was found, one arm and one leg were missing, and even most of his internal organs had been dug out.
The opponent was extremely cruel and General Zhang was tortured to death.
The family of the loyal general must not lose their lives because of their plan, so they have to go and take a look before they can feel at ease.
even.
They will help General Zhang to avenge his crimes in the future.
"kindness."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nodded and gave orders.
"Hurry up."
The horse galloped and soon arrived outside the post station.
"Your Highness, shall we go in through the back door?"
Shen Liuguang asked softly, and the prince turned his head.
“The front door.”
The people in the post station come from various forces. You can avoid one side but not the other, so why not just go in with confidence.
Seeing His Highness say this.
Shen Liuguang hung the exclusive sign of the Prince's Mansion on the carriage, and then handed the sign to the guard at the gate. Soon, figures swayed inside the post station and rushed out to salute.
"Encircle the post station and do not allow anyone to enter or leave for the time being."
Shen Liuguang turned around and gave instructions.
The guards immediately drew their weapons and surrounded the post station.
Cheng Ting'an stepped forward and asked the postmaster.
"Where is Mrs. Zhang?"
The postmaster hurriedly raised his hand to invite them in.
"In the private room on the second floor. They just arrived at the post station not long ago. They asked for water to wash up. I will send them food soon. They should be resting now."
"How many people?"
Cheng Ting'an nodded, ordered people to clear the passage, and invited His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Jiang Zhaoying to go first.
"It's just the two of them, mother and daughter. They don't have much luggage, just a few simple bags."
The Crown Prince and Jiang Zhaoying understood what had happened. One of the two maids was tortured to death by the Fourth Princess on the way, and the other one faked her death and left.
"Bang."
After going up the stairs and about to turn to walk towards the wing room, a sound neither loud nor soft was heard, as if something had fallen to the ground.
Shen Liu rushed over like an arrow and kicked the door of the wing room open.
His eyes turned fierce.
He took out a dagger and swung it at the masked man in black who was holding the knife. The dagger was so accurate and fierce that it pierced the black man's back. The black man's body shook violently, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground and then smashed to the ground.
Mrs. Zhang and Miss Zhang were holding each other in their arms. They were so scared that they screamed and retreated quickly, and finally hid behind a pillar. Shen Liuguang turned the masked man over, pulled off the mask, and looked through it.
"Your Highness, it's a killer."
The prince's eyes were cold.
The man lying on the ground is a killer in the underworld. There is no point in keeping him alive. They only take the mission and never know who their employer is.
Kill the man with one knife.
The guards behind him stepped forward and dragged the man out.
"Mrs. Zhang, Miss Zhang."
Jiang Zhaoying stepped forward and helped Mrs. Zhang and Miss Zhang up. The two were very frightened, with tears in their eyes. Miss Zhang turned around and threw herself into Mrs. Zhang's arms, trembling with fear.
Jiang Zhaoying saw that their clothes were neat and clean, with no signs of fighting, and the windows were opened just right, so neatly that it seemed as if they had been opened on purpose.
Just standing at the door.
She saw very clearly that the killer's knife was pointed at Mrs. Zhang, and there was no panic in Miss Zhang's eyes. She only started crying in panic after seeing them.
at this point.
She would never be wrong!
She had seen General Zhang's portrait. This Miss Zhang looked neither like her father nor her mother, and her height was not as tall as General Zhang's.
Jiang Zhaoying suppressed her doubts and took a step back. Madam Zhang recognized the person as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Shock flashed across her eyes, and she hurriedly pulled Miss Zhang forward to salute.
"I didn't know Your Highness was here in person. This is my daughter, Zhang Shiyu."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Zhang Shiyu knelt down hurriedly.
"Get up."
The prince turned and walked towards the couch, and Jiang Zhaoying walked to the window to observe it more carefully.
Everything was normal at the post station, without any sign of panic.
But although this post station has many spies, it is also famous for its strictness. Even killers in the underworld cannot enter at will.
"Mrs. Zhang, do you know who wants to kill you?"
Shen Liuguang stepped forward and bowed and asked.
Mrs. Zhang raised her eyes suddenly and was about to speak, but Zhang Shiyu, with a pale face, hurried forward and choked up.
"Mother is frightened. Let me answer her."
Shen Liuguang nodded, and Zhang Shiyu stepped forward and saluted.
"Your Highness, my daughter and I have always been very cautious and never offend anyone easily. We rarely go out, so we shouldn't have offended anyone. If there is any doubt, it is that after my father passed away, we have been secretly tracking down the murderer. Your Highness, my father has always been cautious and strict with the rules, otherwise he wouldn't have guarded the place for so many years without any incident. He once told me that it is the worst to chase a deserter alone, as you may fall into a trap, so he would never chase him alone."
"After my father died, our relatives wrote to us to expel us from the clan. They didn't care whether we lived or died, and they divided up all the valuables in the mansion. We also knew that our relatives would not welcome us and would even drive us out of the capital. That's why we came back with the help of the Third Prince and the Fourth Princess. We thought that if the Emperor paid some attention to us, he would consider our father's contributions and settle us down."
After Zhang Shiyu finished speaking, she returned to Madam Zhang and gently took her arm. Madam Zhang came forward with a pale face as if she had just woken up from a dream.
"Your Highness, please consider my husband's past loyalty and give me and my daughter a place to stay."
Jiang Zhaoying listened to their words, her long eyelashes flickered and a smile appeared on her lips.
The prince raised his eyes.
Seeing that she was smiling, I asked her.
"You should have a place to put them."
Jiang Zhaoying curled her lips and looked at Miss Zhang, then at Mrs. Zhang.
Madam Zhang avoided Jiang Zhaoying's sight at the first moment. For some reason, Jiang Zhaoying always felt that Madam Zhang was a little absent-minded, and there was something hidden in her expression, but she tried her best to endure it.
"I can settle you down, but there is one condition."
Jiang Zhaoying leaned forward slightly and looked at Miss Zhang with a smile.
"What about the three letters? Give them to me?"
Miss Zhang's body stiffened violently, then she stood up to open the box. After searching for a while, she looked panicked.
"That shouldn't be the case. It was clearly placed here. I saw her place it here with my own eyes when Xiaoyu was cleaning it up."
But the box in the box was empty, there was nothing in it.
Mrs. Zhang immediately remembered something.
"Could it be that Xiaoyu's death was not caused by illness, but was murdered by someone?"
Mrs. Zhang turned around.
"Your Highness, the letter was kept by the maid Xiaoyu, and we were never on guard. But now not only is the letter missing, Xiaoyu is also dead. This..."
Mrs. Zhang and Miss Zhang's eyes were filled with panic. This matter was far more complicated than they had imagined.
"Your Highness, that man wanted to kill us just now. Did he want to silence us?"
At this moment, Mrs. Zhang finally reacted.
Xiaoyu must have been bribed. After she handed over the letter, she either ran away or was silenced.
"Your Highness, please let Shiyu go back to the Prince's Mansion with you. She can be a slave or a maid. If she follows me, I'm afraid she will die. Please."
"kindness."
The prince nodded with a serious face, then looked at Jiang Zhaoying, who said hurriedly.
"Then Madam Zhang should stay at the inn first. There will be someone there to serve Madam Zhang."
"good."
Seeing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agreed to bring her daughter into the palace, Madam Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and quickly agreed to Jiang Zhaoying's request. Not only could they stay in an inn, they could even stay on the road.
Then.
After Madam Zhang and Zhang Shiyu entered the city together, they split into two groups.
Zhang Shiyu returned home with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, while Jiang Zhaoying sent Madam Zhang to an inn called Fu Ke Lai, rented a large suite for her, paid for half a year, and gave the waiter 100 taels of silver to ask him to serve Madam Zhang attentively.
Seeing Jiang Zhaoying's careful arrangements, Mrs. Zhang wanted to say something several times but took it back.
Jiang Zhaoying turned around, walked to the table, picked up the teapot and slowly poured water, then slowly asked her.
"Mrs. Zhang, you have something to say, right?"
Mrs. Zhang was so frightened that she suddenly raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Zhaoying fixedly.
Jiang Zhaoying took off the hairpin on her head, and her long, soft and shiny hair cascaded down like a waterfall. Mrs. Zhang was so shocked that she didn't know how to react for a moment, and just said in a deep voice.
"What does this mean, young lady?"
Jiang Zhaoying pushed the tea in front of her.
"sit."
Mrs. Zhang came forward and sat down.
"How much did you pay for a killer to kill you?"
Mrs. Zhang jumped up from her chair, and her red lips, which were trembling violently, suddenly lost their color.
"You want to use your death to gain a better future for your daughter?"
The emperor is not a man who remembers favors. The prince rejected their marriage proposal, but the fourth princess will never let them go.
So she wanted to use her death to remind the world that General Zhang was loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but died on the battlefield, and in the end even his wife and daughter did not have a good ending.
Once the people curse and the officials talk about it, the emperor will cherish his reputation and will investigate. At that time, not only must the stolen things be returned in their original state, but more must be added, otherwise the entire Zhang family will die.
“You…you…”
Madam Zhang stared at you for a long time, and finally her eyes were filled with shock and she said in horror.
"You... I know. You are the goddess that the people are constantly talking about, right?"
This journey.
They had heard the word "goddess" many times and even saw someone carve a statue of her. The fourth princess was still not convinced and said that she wanted to meet her when she arrived in the capital.
Mrs. Zhang's face changed drastically, and there were clouds in her eyes. Jiang Zhaoying looked at her strange expression and the palm holding the hot tea suddenly felt cold. Her eyes were sharp and she asked tentatively.
"Mrs. Zhang, I know one more thing."
Mrs. Zhang began to tremble violently.
"That Miss Zhang is fake, she is an assassin!"
After saying.
Jiang Zhaoying's heart also sank. This was her guess, and she wanted to confirm it with Mrs. Zhang.
"What?"
Mrs. Zhang was very flustered and waved her hands hurriedly.
"I didn't intend to kill His Royal Highness. I really didn't. Those people took Shiyu away and sent her here, asking her to pretend to be my daughter. If I didn't listen to them, they would kill Shiyu. I also... I also had no choice..."
Mrs. Zhang's face turned pale. She rushed forward, grabbed Jiang Zhaoying's hand, and cried at the top of her lungs.
"Miss Jiang, I really didn't intend to take the Crown Prince's life. What should we do now? Will something happen to His Highness? Can Shiyu survive?"
It seems that Mrs. Zhang is unaware of this.
Jiang Zhaoying suddenly became upset, pulled her hand away and said coldly.
"I don't know, but I know that if something happens to His Highness, neither you nor your daughter will survive."
Was this person replaced by the King of Yunzhong, or was there someone else who wanted to frame him and gain benefits by hiding behind him?
If the killer really succeeds!
Her heart sank to the bottom and Jiang Zhaoying stood up.
"Stay here first and don't go anywhere. I will investigate Miss Zhang's matter. Write down everything you know about the Third Prince and the Fourth Princess. Write down everything else you haven't said. Someone will come to get it. I'll go to the Crown Prince's Mansion first."
"Okay, okay. When my husband was alive, he truly admired Your Highness and wanted to join forces with him."
Jiang Zhaoying ignored him and turned around and walked out quickly.
He rushed into the Prince's Mansion at lightning speed.
Just came in.
I felt that the atmosphere in the mansion was different. The servants lowered their eyes and had gloomy faces, and were silent.
An indescribable feeling of suffocation makes people very uncomfortable.
Jiang Zhaoying took out the jade ring and went straight to Pushe without any obstruction.
Just then, I saw Cheng Ting'an coming out with a large basin of blood.
It was like a blow to the head with a club. Jiang Zhaoying felt dizzy and asked in a trembling voice.
"Who? Whose blood? What happened?"
My legs felt weak and my heart was pounding.
She should have told His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about this anomaly earlier, even if she had told Shen Liuguang. If it was just an ordinary woman who wanted to control Madam Zhang, it would be fine, but what if she was really an assassin?
There are too many people watching them, and too many people who want to take action, so it is impossible to defend against them.
"Your Highness is seriously injured. You'd better not go in. The smell of blood is too strong."
"Serious injury?"
Jiang Zhaoying's face turned pale.
"Well, the imperial physician said that you can't survive more than two hours, Your Highness..."
As soon as the words fell.
Cheng Ting'an saw the woman in front of him with a pale face, and she pushed the door open and ran in like a gust of wind.
Inner room.
Shen Liuguang was just lifting the curtain to come out, and when he saw Jiang Zhaoying, his eyes flickered slightly.
"Miss Jiang, why are you here?"
Shen Liuguang lowered the curtain as if to block the view, and this action made Jiang Zhaoying completely panic.
"That was a fake Miss Zhang. She was a killer, right? Did she assassinate His Highness?"
"Go and see for yourself."
Shen Liuguang avoided Jiang Zhaoying's sight and turned to go out. Jiang Zhaoying hurriedly ran to the bed, but saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince lying there quietly.
The clothes on his body had been changed, but the smell of blood was still strong in the room.
"It shouldn't be like this. It shouldn't be like this."
Jiang Zhaoying ran to the bedside, lowered her eyes to look at the unconscious Crown Prince, and a sharp pain rushed up from the depths of her heart.
It’s hard to explain!
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