"How could this happen?"
When Wu Lanxi heard Tang Huan say this, her eyes widened slightly, showing that the Empress had also not expected this to happen.
Tang Huan nodded vigorously and said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely true. The body is still in the backyard of my residence. If Your Majesty had not kept the body in the palace last night, I fear I would have been in mortal danger."
"How is the situation? Has anyone had an accident?"
It's good that Tang Huan is alright, but the Empress doesn't want anything to happen to the people around Tang Huan, as it would break Tang Huan's heart.
Having just begun to serve someone, only to be assassinated the next day—that would be a terrible situation for anyone.
"When I returned, all the guards and two women in the manor were unharmed. I did not ask them too many questions, so I do not know what happened. The only thing I am sure of is that there were eight corpses in the courtyard."
Wu Lanxi fell into deep thought.
There's no need to think too much about who did it, after all, Tang Huan just said last night that he rejected Cui Renshi's faction's attempts to win him over, and this happened that very night.
It's possible that someone deliberately framed Cui Renshi, but that's highly unlikely.
She then began to think: Tang Huan was not at home last night, so how could one guard, Li Daikui, and two female relatives have stopped eight assassins?
It sounds like they completely annihilated the enemy while escaping unscathed.
There's probably more to this story than meets the eye.
"Based on my understanding of Cui Renshi, once he decides to do something, he would never leave such a huge threat behind; he would definitely eliminate it completely. But this is what happened."
Wu Lanxi looked down at Tang Huan, who was still kneeling on the ground, and said, "You have guards hidden in your residence? How did Li Da Kui manage to escape unscathed after facing so many assassins all by himself?"
yes.
Tang Huan didn't think too much at the time; she just wanted to tell the Empress about it as soon as possible.
After all, she was threatened because of her.
“Your Majesty, this matter is not the key point. The key point is that those people have a death wish. They dare to do such a thing as killing innocent people indiscriminately right under the emperor’s nose. Not to mention that I am now working for Your Majesty. You must do justice for me.”
Wu Lanxi nodded. "Then who do you think sent these assassins to kill you?"
Need I say more?
Tang Huan almost blurted it out, but after thinking about it again, he shook his head and said, "Your subject does not know."
Everyone knows who did it; it's highly likely to be Cui Renshi's lineage.
But now the assassins are all dead, and there's no way to prove it.
Moreover, the Empress would not take action against Cui Renshi at this time. Daqing still faces many severe challenges, and causing internal strife at this time would only give others an opportunity.
Tang Huan sighed heavily, knowing that his trip would be fruitless.
"Are you really unaware, or are you afraid to say?" Wu Lanxi asked with a light laugh.
Tang Huan chuckled and said, "I am foolish and truly do not know."
"You should go back now. I will have someone investigate this matter thoroughly, and I will give you an explanation once there are any results."
Tang Huan remained kneeling on the ground, showing no intention of getting up.
Wu Lanxi looked at him. "Is there anything else?"
"Well, Your Majesty, you've encountered such great danger, haven't you thought of giving me any compensation...?"
Looking at Tang Huan's smiling face, Wu Lanxi always felt that this guy had a shifty look on his face.
They've only just escaped the crisis, and they're already thinking of taking advantage of the situation to demand benefits.
"Then what do you want? You hesitated and refused when I offered you an official position before. If you want money, you certainly have more banknotes than I do. You don't want money, you don't want power, what else do you want?"
Tang Huan thought about it and realized that was indeed the case.
Although he himself had not encountered any danger, the people in his household had certainly survived a crisis, and it would be a waste to do nothing.
"Your Majesty, I demand a promise."
"What promise?"
"I haven't decided yet, or Your Majesty could bestow upon me a certificate of merit and authority."
Wu Lanxi glanced at Tang Huan and said, "The imperial edict is not something that can be bestowed casually. I am indeed indebted to you this time. In the future, you can make any reasonable requests, and I will try my best to fulfill them after consideration."
"Then I thank Your Majesty in advance."
Tang Huan then reluctantly got up and left the Imperial Study.
But as soon as he stepped outside, his face fell.
I try to satisfy everyone after careful consideration, but isn't that still all based on my mood?
He walked alone within the palace, pondering this matter.
“He just rejected Cui Renshi yesterday and was assassinated last night. This must be related to Cui Renshi. If he didn’t do it, then his political enemies took this opportunity to frame him.”
After all, this is the best opportunity. If someone secretly plots against it, the blame will definitely fall on Cui Renshi.
When everyone believes he did it, then he did it.
"It's most likely the former. After all, Cui Renshi's political enemy is His Majesty's faction, and the highest-ranking official is Wang Tianze. Judging from his previous attitude towards me, it's unlikely that he would target me to frame Cui Renshi."
Tang Huan felt the situation was getting tricky and sighed again.
He has sighed several times today, oh Alexander.
"The Empress knew that the matter was related to Cui Renshi, but she could do nothing about it and could not possibly support me."
"It's impossible for me to take revenge myself. This person is not legitimate and if he really goes after Cui Renshi, it will only make it easier for the problem to be pushed onto me."
Tang Huan quickened her pace out of the palace, preparing to return immediately to ask Li Daikui and the others in detail what had happened.
Meanwhile, inside the residence of the Minister of Personnel.
There is no morning court session today, so the Minister should be able to sleep in.
Strangely, Reading remained completely awake, sitting in his study the entire time, despite the butler's repeated attempts to persuade him to sleep.
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