Chapter 1112 Miyagaoka's Contingency Plan
Shu and Yu left the Dali Temple and slowly walked towards the south of the city.
After walking quite a distance, Meng Yunzheng asked in a low voice, "The last line of defense?"
Shu Yu nodded emphatically, her expression slightly serious. "You said it yourself, Gong Qiu is an old fox. He knows it was you who went to the emperor to complain, and he still doesn't believe you're his son. He might not be able to do other things, but he's absolutely capable of dragging you down with him at the last moment."
She turned to look at him. "He already had few children. Back then, he wasn't even sure if your father was still alive or if you knew his secret, yet he still risked bringing you back to raise you. Clearly, he still cared about that blood relation. I thought that even if he hated you or was unwilling, he would still save your life."
As it turned out, Gong Qiu did indeed intend to tell the Emperor that Meng Yunzheng had known about his relationship with Consort Liu for a long time.
Meng Yunzheng was silent for a moment, then said, "Actually, it's okay. That person's health is failing."
With Gongqiu dealt with, power will most likely fall into the hands of the Fifth Prince, and the Emperor probably won't have the energy to deal with him anymore.
Shu Yu smiled and said, "Who knows how long we can hold out? Just in case."
Others may not know, but Shu Yu knows the plot.
The emperor's health was indeed not good, but he was a very resilient person and managed to pull through.
According to the book, the emperor died during a snowy winter day.
It's still late summer, at least several more months to go. If the emperor really wanted someone dead, wouldn't a few months be enough?
Shu Yu raised her head. "I know you don't want Gong Qiu to have an easy time, you want him to die with a heavy heart. We're not in a hurry. When he's sent to the guillotine, we'll tell him that we lied to him and that you're the son of the Meng family. Anyway, he won't have the energy or time to verify it. Let's be sure of what we're saying and then produce the evidence. We'll make sure he dies of anger, and he'll definitely die with his eyes wide open in disbelief."
Meng Yunzheng was amused by her words, "Hmm... your ideas are more reliable. It seems that without you by my side, my plan has been full of mistakes, and I almost lost my life."
Shu Yu glared at him. "Are you kidding me?"
But the two of them did indeed return home unharmed.
What they didn't know was that, despite being imprisoned, Miyauchi was still able to maintain contact with the outside world despite being surrounded.
Having built his business over many years, he was not about to die so easily; he had prepared a backup plan long ago.
This backup plan included rescuing him from the execution ground and also killing Meng Yunzheng.
From the moment he learned that it was Meng Yunzheng who presented the evidence to the Emperor, and that he was not his own son, Gongqiu wanted him dead!
Previously, Meng Yunzheng had been at the Dali Temple as a witness, so it was not convenient for him to take action. The best time to act was after he came out.
Of course, Gong Qiu was also unaware that Meng Yunzheng was exceptionally skilled, that he was cooperating with the Fifth Prince, and that he had protection by his side, meaning that the people he arranged might not necessarily be able to take his life.
However, once those people take action, assassinations will inevitably occur one after another, and unexpected events will continue.
Now that he has met with Gongqiu, he has nipped this threat in the bud.
Gongqiu naturally wouldn't allow his only son to get into trouble, so he withdrew his backup plan and used all his other plans for the mission of rescuing him from the execution ground.
Unfortunately, the Fifth Prince wanted to use this incident to establish his authority and would not allow any surprises. Therefore, he set up layers of guards at the execution ground, and there were countless people secretly working there.
(End of this chapter)
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