The World is Shocked 127. After the Assassination

"Your Majesty is wise. Ye Li will thank General Zhang for this."

Ye Li walked out of the main gate in her white dress. Standing on the steps outside the gate, she looked down at the nobles with different expressions and Mo Jingqi with a gloomy face. She walked slowly to Mo Jingqi and bowed slightly, "Princess Dingguo Ye Li respectfully welcomes the emperor."

Mo Jingqi was stunned, and looked at the kneeling woman in white with complicated eyes. However, he refused to show any hesitation, and smiled with relief: "It's great that Princess Dingguo is safe and sound. This way I can explain to Prince Ding. Is the princess frightened?" Ye Li pursed her lips and smiled faintly, "It's a bit scary, but the guards of the palace are arranged by the prince himself. Ye Li believes that as long as they are still alive, they will not let anyone hurt Ye Li."

"The princess is right. We, your subordinates, swear to protect you till our death." Butler Mo, who was standing aside, said in a deep voice.

"We swear to protect the princess to the death!" the guards outside the gate said in unison.

Mo Jingqi's face darkened slightly, and he forced a somewhat stiff smile and said, "Everyone in Prince Ding's Mansion is loyal and courageous. Princess and Prince Ding are so lucky. Pass on my decree that all the guards in Prince Ding's Mansion will be rewarded with ten taels of gold tonight."

Ye Li smiled and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. Would you like to see me in?"

Mo Jingqi was about to step inside, but he saw bloodstains seeping out of the door. The morning breeze blew gently, and the smell of blood from the door was even stronger than outside. Just by imagining it, one can imagine how fierce the fighting was in Prince Ding's mansion that night. Mo Jingqi's expression froze, and he smiled and said, "Now that Prince Ding is not in the mansion, I and the ministers will not go in. The princess was frightened today, so she should have a good rest and recuperate. I will ask the queen to send a few doctors to treat the princess later. I will return to the palace first, and the morning court will start soon."

Ye Li nodded and said respectfully: "In that case, Ye Li respectfully sees the emperor off."

Mo Jingqi waved his hand, turned around and walked back to Long Yi. After a while, Long Yi drove towards the palace, surrounded by palace guards and dignitaries. Ye Li stood outside the gate until Long Yi disappeared around the corner. Butler Mo came forward and said, "Princess..." Ye Li smiled calmly and said, "Go back home."

Turning back to the house, Ye Li strolled through the blood-stained corridor of the garden, watching coldly as corpses were carried away or still lying in the yard, and finally walked back to the study.

Xu Hongyan was still sitting in the study drinking tea as he had done when Ye Li left, except that he had a half-read collection of poems in his hand. He put down the book when he heard Ye Li come in, looked her over, and asked, "Are you okay?"

Ye Li smiled and said apologetically: "I'm sorry to have made my uncle worry."

Xu Hongyan shook his head and said, "We can't help you at home right now. Is there any damage in the mansion?" Ye Li sighed and said, "Death and injury are inevitable. It's okay. Li'er will take care of it. Don't worry, uncle."

Xu Hongyan said softly, "Uncle only realized tonight that Li'er is much more reliable than your second brother and his friends. You can handle these matters on your own, and uncle won't say anything more. If there is anything our family can help with, just send someone to Yu Shi's house to let him know."

Ye Li nodded and whispered, "Li'er knows. I'm sorry to have caused you worry."

"Princess." Not long after, Feng Zhiyao and the others came in to report after finishing the work outside. Ye Li nodded and asked everyone to sit down, and asked softly: "How is the matter going?" Feng Zhiyao smiled cheerfully and said: "Princess, don't worry, the enemies everywhere have been captured by us. Although General Sun has not returned yet, are you still worried about the combat power of the Black Cloud Cavalry?"

Ye Li smiled and said, "I believe in the abilities of General Sun and Black Cloud Cavalry. Please tell us about your own situations."

Zhang Qilan said in a loud voice: "My princess, all the assassins outside Prince Ding's mansion have been captured. Those who resist will be killed!" For a mighty general, even a simple report was filled with murderous intent.

"Your Highness, all the suspicious people hiding in the dark in the capital have fallen into the hands of the secret guards, and the thirty-six rebels have been executed." Mo Hua reported in a deep voice.

Qin Feng stood with his hands down and said calmly: "All assassins who enter the Dingguo Palace will be killed without mercy."

Mo Hua looked up at Qin Feng without saying anything. Feng Zhiyao waved his folding fan and smiled, "It seems that we have caught all those messes tonight. We will be busy again in the next two days, Qin Feng, don't compete with me." Qin Feng didn't even raise his eyelids and said lightly, "I will naturally obey the princess's orders." Feng Zhiyao pouted and looked at Ye Li eagerly. Ye Li smiled lightly and said, "If Feng San is interested, he can also follow Qin Feng to take a look and provide them with some advice. After all, they still have too little experience in this area." Feng Zhiyao's eyes lit up and he smiled and said, "Thank you, princess."

"Your subordinate Sun Yan requests to see the princess." Sun Yan's deep voice came from outside the door.

Ye Li smiled and said, "General Sun, please come in. We are waiting for you."

Sun Yan pushed the door open and came in. He glanced at the people present and then bowed to Ye Li and said, "Princess, your plan is brilliant. I sent people to guard the main roads out of the capital. At five o'clock in the morning, we ran into a lot of suspicious people who had escaped from Cheng. We killed twenty-six people on the spot and captured seven alive. Please give your instructions, Princess."

Ye Li rubbed his brows and said, "We have arrested so many people, we definitely cannot lock them up in Ding Wang Mansion. Qin Feng, Zhuo Jing, you should choose as soon as possible, and those who are useless should be sent to Dali Temple." Qin Feng and Zhuo Jing both nodded and turned to go out. Feng Zhiyao looked at everyone and asked with a smile, "Princess, what are you going to do with Mu Qingcang?" Except for Mo Hua who was on the battlefield at that time, Zhang Qilan and Sun Yan were all stunned, "Mu Qingcang?" Although they were in the army, they had heard of Mu Qingcang's reputation as the best master in Da Chu. But they didn't expect that Mu Qingcang would fall into the hands of the princess.

Xu Hongyan frowned and asked, "Is Mu Qingcang the bastard son of the Marquis of Muyang?"

Chief Steward Mo smiled and said, "That's right. Although few people know about Mu Qingcang's family background, there are still a few families in the capital who know about it. He is the eldest son of Marquis Muyang and the elder brother of Marquis Muyang's current heir, Mu Yang."

Zhang Qilan and Sun Yan were startled again. They only knew that Mu Qingcang was the best master, but they didn't know that he had such a background. However, Marquis Mu Yang was over 30 years old when he had his only son Mu Yang. It was reasonable to say that he had a son as old as Mu Qingcang, but it was not something that outsiders could know about the secrets of the wealthy family. Xu Hongyan was silent for a long time, and finally he just sighed and stood up and said, "Li'er, you can decide these things yourself. I'm a little tired and I'll go back to my room to rest for a while." Ye Li nodded and quickly asked someone to send Xu Hongyan back to his room. Watching Xu Hongyan leave, Feng Zhiyao asked in confusion: "What does Lord Xu mean?" Ye Li said indifferently: "Nothing, uncle is just disappointed with some people and some things." With the second uncle's quick mind, how could he not guess who was behind Mu Qingcang?

Feng Zhiyao didn't care and said with a smile: "Actually, I am not interested in how the princess will deal with Mu Qingcang. I am more interested in who are the people who captured Mu Qingcang?"

As soon as these words came out, all eyes in the study fell on Ye Li. Ye Li lowered her head and took a sip of tea. She looked at the sky outside which was gradually getting brighter and smiled: "They are naturally from the Ding Palace. As for who they are... I can't tell you yet, but I believe that the prince will tell you in person soon." Zhang Qilan said excitedly: "The prince also knows these people?" Ye Li raised her eyebrows in surprise and smiled: "The prince is the owner of the Dingguo Palace. Is there anything about the people and things under the palace that the prince doesn't know?" Zhang Qilan obviously also noticed his abruptness and smiled heartily: "Princess, please forgive me, what I mean is... since the prince also knows about this team. Then in the future, can I ask the prince to transfer such a team to the Mohist Army? With their participation, no matter what we do, it will surely be much faster."

Ye Li raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at Zhang Qilan's face with excitement and ecstasy. Unexpectedly, Zhang Qilan seemed to be a straightforward warrior, but he was very sensitive to the battlefield and the qualities of soldiers. Ye Li did not discourage him, and smiled lightly: "When the prince comes back, General Zhang can talk to the prince."

With the participation of Feng Zhiyao, an expert in torture, the interrogation of this group of assassins progressed very quickly. Of course, this was related to the large number of people caught this time and their various origins. On the morning of the third day of the chaos in Prince Ding's Mansion, a thick file appeared on Ye Li's desk. Just flipping through it and taking a look at what was inside was enough to shock anyone. The forces involved in this assassination included Da Chu, Xiling, Beirong, and Nanzhao. After reading it, Ye Li couldn't help but want to smile bitterly. For so many years, Prince Ding's Mansion has really become the target of public criticism, and everyone in the world is eager to get rid of it as soon as possible. However, after this incident, I'm sure not many people will dare to set their sights on Prince Ding's Mansion. Ye Li looked out the window. The bright sunshine still showed the flowers in the garden in full bloom. Although it had only been two days, there was no trace of the blood and terror of the previous few days.

"My princess, Mu Qingcang wants to see you."

Ye Li put down the file, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "He couldn't stand it after only three days?"

Qin Feng frowned and said, "Mu Qingcang has been a little depressed since we captured him. We followed the princess's orders and did not torture him. He decided to see the princess himself, and he refused to say anything before he saw her." Ye Li waved her hand and smiled, "Torturing a man like Mu Qingcang is useless. On the contrary, it may arouse hatred and desire in his heart. Go and bring him here."

Qin Feng said disapprovingly: "Princess, isn't it a bit too much to bring him to the study..."

"It doesn't matter. He can't make any waves. Go ahead."

Soon, Mu Qingcang was brought into the study. In just three days, he had changed from the murderous black-clad assassin that night to a prisoner with messy hair and a haggard face. Seeing that there was no vitality or brilliance in Ye Li's eyes, Ye Li sighed in her heart, Mu Qingcang was indeed old.

"Leave." Ye Li said to Qin Feng who was following Mu Qingcang. Qin Feng's eyes slashed through Mu Qingcang like a knife, and he left silently. There was a moment of silence in the study room, and after a long time, Mu Qingcang said, "I didn't expect that these people in Dingguo Palace would actually be willing to obey the orders of a woman who is only in her teens." Ye Li said lightly, "Whether I am in my teens or teens, Mr. Mu should always recognize my other identity, I am the Princess of Dingguo. This alone is enough to make them obey my orders." Mu Qingcang shook his head and said, "Princess of Dingguo... Princess of Dingguo who can command the Black Cloud Cavalry and the Mohist Army is rare in the history of Da Chu." Ye Li pursed her lips and smiled, "Mr. Mu, you are kind."

"What do you want to know?" Mu Qingcang asked directly.

Ye Li was not polite and asked, "What does Mr. Mu want?"

Mu Qingcang looked indifferent and remained silent for a long time before asking, "I guess the princess knows my identity?"

Ye Li smiled and looked at the man in front of her who was only 40 years old but already looked very sad. She neither admitted nor denied it. Mu Qingcang didn't care and asked, "Has anyone asked the princess about me these days?"

Ye Li lowered her eyes and smiled, "Mr. Mu, who do you want to know about you? After you stabbed Ye Cha to death in Prince Dingguo's mansion and assassinated Princess Dingguo, do you think there is anyone in Chujing who dares to have anything to do with you? To be bold, even the current emperor would not dare to admit that he has any relationship with you at this moment."

Mu Qingcang's expression darkened, and he looked at Ye Li and said, "I guess the princess already knows my identity?"

Ye Li smiled but said nothing. Mu Qingcang's eyes were more certain, and he said, "As expected of you, you are the Princess of Dingguo. I admire you." Ye Li shook her head and said, "No, I don't know anything. I just hope that the Dingguo Palace and my family are safe. So what does Mr. Mu want?"

Mu Qingcang's eyes were empty and confused, and he murmured, "What do I want..."

Ye Li lowered her eyes and looked at her hands on the table. She said softly, "Since Mr. Mu wants to see me, he must want to make a deal with me. So... there must be something Mr. Mu wants."

Mu Qingcang was silent for a long time, then looked up at Ye Li and said, "The princess must know my identity very well. I want to know...what do they think of me!"

Ye Li looked at him with some pity and said calmly: "Mr. Mu, why do you have to do this? If you want to get away from these things, it's not impossible. With your ability, if you leave Chu Jing's people and things, won't you be able to fly freely from now on?"

Mu Qingcang's eyes flashed with gloom and sadness, and he shook his head and said, "If you want to leave, I can do it myself. Isn't it?"

"Have you decided, sir?" Ye Li confirmed.

Mu Qingcang nodded firmly, and Ye Li nodded gently and said, "In that case, Mr. Mu, please let me see what chips you have first."

Mu Qingcang said: "I will definitely satisfy the princess."