This time, Yun Yuqing didn't try to evade the question and answered directly: "You should have already guessed it. It's the Shi family. Their most beloved son, Shi Kun, died at the hands of you and the Crown Princess. If it were just you, that would be one thing. With the Shi family's power, they could always find a way to deal with you. But the 'murderer' is also the Crown Princess, so they can't do anything about that."
"If the Crown Prince becomes Emperor in the future, she will be Empress, and the Shi family will have no hope of revenge. In fact, having no hope of revenge is not terrible. What is terrible is that they cannot figure out what the Crown Princess's mentality is about this matter. If the Crown Princess also becomes wary of the Shi family because of accidentally killing Shi Kun, then the Shi family is destined to perish. After all, everyone knows the situation of the Crown Prince. In the end, the Crown Princess will make the decisions. Offending her will not end well for the Shi family."
"The Shi family couldn't place their hopes on something unrealistic, so they simply went all the way and killed the Crown Princess, thus avenging themselves and resolving the Shi family's future worries."
Zu An sighed, "But if such a thing is exposed, it will only push the Shi family to the brink of annihilation sooner rather than later."
Yun Yuqing replied leisurely, "But at least this time they have the initiative in their own hands, which is better than leaving themselves to fate and being at the mercy of others in the future. Speaking of which, their biggest mistake this time was involving you in this case. What was originally a sure thing turned out to be a surprise, and you got away."
Zuan snorted: "Turns out I was just caught in the crossfire. I almost got killed by them that day."
Yun Yuqing said apologetically, "Auntie, I'm sorry. I didn't expect that the man they chose to have an affair with the Crown Princess was you. Otherwise, I would definitely have stopped them."
Zuan held her hand and said, "Actually, if you had never shown up, I would never have thought of you. You exposed yourself to save me, so why would I be ungrateful and suspect you instead?"
Upon hearing this, Yun Yuqing immediately beamed with joy: "I knew I hadn't misjudged you."
Zuan couldn't help but ask, "By the way, is Xinrui one of yours?"
Yun Yuqing shook her head: "No."
Zuan fell into deep thought, then asked, "I feel like something's not right about this. Is the whole thing being manipulated by the King of Wu and the Shi family, or is there another force involved?"
Yun Yuqing stared at him blankly for a long time before letting out a breath: "Azu, you are indeed smart. That's right, there is indeed another force. But who is it? Please forgive me for not being able to tell you for various reasons. You know that I bear the fate of many people on my shoulders and cannot betray others for my own selfish reasons."
Zu An laughed and said, "It's alright. Just say what you can say and don't say what you can't. It's much better for you to be upfront than to lie to me with other words. Besides, your answer confirms my doubts. I should thank you."
Yun Yuqing looked at him with a complicated expression: "Azu, you are always so understanding."
Zuan chuckled and pulled her into his arms: "Actually, I'm more ****."
"You're so annoying~" Yun Yuqing said coquettishly, her face flushed and bright red.
...
After a while, Zu'an looked at the sleeping King Wu in the corner, grinning foolishly, and couldn't help but ask with concern, "What are you planning to do next? You've already broken ties with him. He probably won't let you off the hook once he wakes up."
Yun Yuqing smiled and said, "Don't worry, after being hit by my Heavenly Demon Eye, he will forget what just happened. That's why I dared to break with him so decisively just now."
Zuan couldn't help but exclaim, "Your Heavenly Demon Eye is too powerful. Please don't use it on me again."
Yun Yuqing said with a resentful look, "I did use it on you back in Jibei County, and it almost backfired on me."
Thinking back to the first time the two met, Zuan couldn't help but smile.
Yun Yuqing continued, "By the way, the people who tried to assassinate you were discovered by the city defense army. This case should be solved soon. Zhao Yan and I need to leave the capital as soon as possible to avoid being implicated. Who knows when we will meet again?"
Zuan gently tidied the messy strands of hair at her temples: "Fate brings us together even from a thousand miles away. Isn't it fate that brought us together this time?"
"Fate brings us together from a thousand miles away?" Yun Yuqing's eyes lit up. After muttering to herself, she looked at Zu An with admiration. "Aunt, I never expected you to be so talented in literature."
Zuan, shameless as ever, plagiarized her and pulled her into his arms: "Do you like me even more now?"
"Ugh~"
...
The time for parting eventually came. The two said their goodbyes with reluctance. After leaving the Wu King's Mansion, Zu An went straight to the palace.
Before entering the palace, he changed into the attire of the Gold Medal Eleven.
As soon as I arrived at the embroidered tower, I saw a bald man with a receding hairline at the entrance.
"Boss!" Chen Laoba ran over excitedly, "You're finally back! Something big just happened in the suburbs."
"Oh?" Zu'an remained calm, wanting to see what intelligence the Embroidered-Robed Envoy had gathered. "What happened?"
As Chen Laoba greeted him and led him into the building, he explained, "A fierce battle just took place at Xinrui's mother's house in the suburbs. The army's crossbows were even used. The Emperor is furious and has sent the Grand Commander to investigate."
Dai Laoqi, whose hairline was a bit high, suddenly appeared out of nowhere and added, "Judging from the corpses left at the scene, they should all be soldiers who died in battle. The commander-in-chief is verifying their identities. It's a pity that we don't know who they attacked. So many people surrounded them and even used siege crossbows but they still failed. That person is too powerful."
Zuan unconsciously puffed out his chest, thinking to himself, "If I didn't know you couldn't possibly know my identity, I would have thought this kid was just trying to flatter me in a roundabout way."
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