Gu Xin ate a few shrimp that Lu Zheng had peeled for her, then wiped her mouth, looked at the others, and asked, "Do you also think there's no problem?"
The envoys from the south all shook their heads, but one of them frowned and did not move.
Judging from his attire, he was not of the same class as Lord Jiang and his men; he was a military officer.
Gu Xin fixed her gaze on him directly and asked, "Does this general have any ideas?"
Of the three delegations that came from Jiangnan this time, Nanlin was slightly inferior in terms of the martial prowess of their accompanying guards, judging solely from their imposing presence. The general from Nanlin was the head of the accompanying guards for this mission.
However, Gu Xin doesn't judge people by appearances. She doesn't think this general leading the team from Nanlin is any worse than the one from Dongzhe, though of course, he's definitely not as good as Jiacang.
He is a general!
A thought flashed through Gu Xin's mind: the military power in Nanlin was held by the Grand Prince Consort's family, which meant that this general was working under someone from the Grand Prince Consort's family.
He probably knows something but is keeping it to himself!
Or is he hesitating now because of the Dragon Ball Princess incident?
The general from Nanlin looked at Gu Xin, took a deep breath, and said, "Princess Xin Xin, I was one of the people accompanying the young general when he was attacked. There are indeed some questions I don't understand. I raised them before, but I don't know how the old general and the king communicated afterwards. To this day, we still haven't found out who the perpetrator was."
One of the envoys from the south realized what was happening and said, "Oh right, General Mu, you were a junior officer by the Grand Prince Consort's side back then. You've been promoted and made meritorious contributions over the years. I almost forgot that you were here that time too."
This incident happened six or seven years ago. Apart from General Mu, all the other experts present were officials in the court at the time.
Because the mastermind was not found, neither the Grand Prince Consort's family nor the Prince of Nanlin continued the investigation, so many people did not think about the details.
The victim doesn't care anymore; he's taken his eldest daughter home to live a quiet life. Why should they bother with all this?
Hearing General Mu's words, Gu Xin became interested and asked, "General Mu, may I ask what you felt was wrong back then? How did you tell your young general and the old general?"
General Mu pursed his lips and said, "At that time, the young general was covered in wounds, which affected his internal organs. His injuries were extremely serious; the scar on his face almost broke the bone. Yet, the young general managed to run back to his quarters alone. He said he killed some of those men, and a few escaped. After saying this, the young general fainted. Normally, after arriving in the capital, the young general would take me and one of his brothers with him wherever he went, but not that night. That night, we watched the young general fall asleep before we went to rest. We don't know when the young general left." Whether he went out on his own or was summoned, the old general asked the gatekeeper and the servants in the young general's quarters, but no one knew. After the young general woke up, he said it was a bit stuffy in the mansion, and he wanted to go out for some fresh air. He didn't go out much during the day because many girls were always bothering him, and they wouldn't come out at night, so he went out at night. He encountered the assassination attempt at the riverbank. Afraid of being discovered, he deliberately avoided the servants and the gatekeeper. He walked to the riverbank, not far from the mansion. That day, I led men to investigate the riverbank and found something amiss.”
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