Bai Fei's relaxed expression finally changed: "I don't understand what you mean. The Prince of Wu is far away in Jibei County. A vassal king cannot enter the capital without an imperial edict. How could I possibly be an ally of him?"
“But I know he’s been in the capital all this time.” Zu An smiled. “Today, at Xinrui’s house in the suburbs, I was surrounded by assassins from the Shi family, and I happened to run into Princess Wu there.”
"Those people from the Shi family want to kill you?" Bai Fei frowned, and finally snorted, "A bunch of idiots."
Seeing that she didn't seem to be faking it, Zu An smiled and said, "You can't blame the Shi family for this. Hua Bao suddenly ran away and was caught by the Embroidered-Robed Envoy. In order to save him, they exposed the gambling den owner who had been running the business for many years. In order to silence the gambling den owner, they exposed the Southern Frontier Spirit Master Jia Sili. The Embroidered-Robed Envoy will find out about them sooner or later. They had no choice but to take the risk and try to push everything onto me..."
Bai Fei was somewhat surprised: "According to your description, the Shi family must have been determined to succeed in this operation. With the power they could mobilize, killing you should have been more than enough. How did you manage to survive?"
"There's nothing I can do. I'm just so charming and lucky. I always manage to escape death," Zuan said with a relaxed expression.
Bai Fei gave him a deep look: "Lord Zu's magnanimity is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people."
Zuan snorted: "It's no use sending me to flatter you at a time like this."
Bai Fei smiled and said, "I'm not flattering you, but I genuinely admire you. You have indeed accomplished something that many people could never do."
Then she changed the subject, "Of course I admire you, but I don't agree with your slander. You should know that I am the Crown Prince's concubine. Only when the Crown Prince ascends the throne can I maximize my interests. Why would I cooperate with Prince Wu and the others?"
Zu An replied, "The reason why the King of Wu participated in this matter is obviously because he covets the throne. This is easy to understand. The Crown Prince is not a very smart person, but he considers himself a genius. How could he not have the idea of replacing the Crown Prince? But simply getting rid of the Crown Prince is not enough. It is also necessary to get rid of another strong contender for the throne, the King of Qi. So he participated in this plan, hoping to kill two birds with one stone, eliminating the forces of the King of Qi and the Crown Prince at the same time. At the very least, he can make them both suffer heavy losses, so that he will have a chance to rise to prominence."
"And you are in the palace, under the watchful eyes of countless people. You cannot carry out this plan alone. You must rely on others to help you do things, such as killing Ou Wu and fabricating the escape of his family; and Hua Bao. To be honest, I don't believe that such a good-for-nothing gambler could escape from the Shi family's tight security. I suppose you sent someone to do it."
Bai Fei continued swaying on the swing, a beautiful curve appearing slightly at the corner of her lips: "Interesting reasoning, but I still maintain that these are just your guesses, you have no evidence. As for Ou Wu, although I don't know anything about him, judging from the current situation, you most likely won't be able to find him."
"Judging from your tone, Ou Wu must have already had his body destroyed," Zu An chuckled. "It doesn't matter if we can't find Ou Wu, there's other evidence."
"Are you talking about Xinrui?" Bai Fei sat on the swing, her legs swaying gently, showing that she was in a very good mood. "Since she has been on the run for so long, I suppose even Lord Zu can't find her."
“Your Majesty, don’t be too happy yet,” Zu’an said, his gaze falling on her fluttering skirt. “Your Majesty has forgotten about one more person. Wu Wang and the others should not have had time to leave the capital yet. I just need to send someone to arrest them and interrogate them briefly, and I’m sure everything will come to light.”
Consort Bai's smile froze on her face, and she said somewhat awkwardly, "Hmph, even if the Prince of Wu is here, he is still a prince, how can he be arrested and interrogated so easily?"
"It seems Consort Bai has a lot of confidence in Prince Wu?" Zu An said. "Don't overestimate the willpower of these people who have grown up with a silver spoon in their mouths. They haven't experienced much setback. As long as the Emperor gives the order, the Embroidered-Robe Envoy can easily make him talk. You know, for a prince to enter the capital at will is at least a serious crime of having his title stripped. Do you think he might spill your card to atone for his crime and gain merit in order to protect himself?"
Bai Fei's expression changed, and she fell silent, even ceasing to swing.
After a long silence, she finally spoke: "What do you mean by coming all this way to tell me today? Is it to laugh at me, or are there other people lying in wait for me to reveal something before you arrest me?"
As she spoke, she looked around to see if anyone was lying in ambush nearby.
Zu An said in a deep voice, "I just have one question for you. Logically speaking, the King of Wu should have put me to death, so why did you release me back then? You should know that you could have easily manipulated the situation to release only the Crown Princess and let me be captured by the people in the palace, which would have achieved the same goal for you."
"So you still remember that I was the one who let you go back then," Bai Fei snorted, getting off the swing and walking to his side. "And you're just going to keep pushing me back like this, repaying kindness with enmity?"
Hearing her pitiful tone, Zu'an couldn't help but laugh, "Your Majesty, are you perhaps planning to use your beauty to seduce me with such sweet words?"
"If I use my beauty to seduce you, would you like it?" Bai Fei gently removed a small white flower from her hair ornament, and her originally womanly hairstyle instantly came undone, her long hair flowing down like silk. At this moment, she didn't look like a mother, but rather like a stunningly beautiful young girl.
Smelling the unique fragrance emanating from her, a blend of scents like a hundred flowers, Zu An's heart skipped a beat. This woman smelled so wonderful. How pleasant it would be to hold her in his arms! What did that Crown Prince do to deserve such a woman bearing his child?
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