Chapter 217 Surprise Attack
“…”
Yun Bailian was silent for a while, then spoke in a hoarse voice:
"That man was masked, so I couldn't see his face, but he told me that it was Concubine Su who wanted to kill me!"
"Brother Crown Prince, I did not frame Concubine Su. It was the assassin who said so."
Su Yurou widened her eyes and immediately said aggrievedly:
"Brother Crown Prince, I really didn't do that. Someone is obviously framing me!"
Xiao Zirui's face was gloomy, and he was about to scold Yun Bailian, but he heard her say:
"I understand now. The assassin must have deliberately sowed discord. I misunderstood Concubine Su."
"Brother Crown Prince, it was all my fault before, and that's why I suffered this retribution. Bai Lian will be sensible in the future and will never make you angry again. Will you forgive me?"
She shed tears silently, and her originally sweet voice became much hoarser, but instead carried a kind of pity quality. In addition, she was in a dishevel and looked pitiful at the moment, which made Xiao Zirui's heart soften and he could not say anything harsh.
The Imperial Master coughed and gave Xiao Zirui a look.
Xiao Zirui understood. Just now, when Taoist Cang Huai was busy saving people, the National Master had already told him about his speculation about Tianfeng's destiny.
It is still unclear why Yun Bailian's fortune changes from good to bad. No matter what, she is also a Tianfeng and should not be neglected.
Thinking of this, Xiao Zirui let go of Su Yurou and walked forward to pick up Yun Bailian.
"You are seriously injured. Don't think too much about it. I will take you back."
Su Yurou always thought that Yun Bailian was a fool and was determined to argue with her about right and wrong. Unexpectedly, she actually gave in and apologized, and coaxed the prince!
Looking at the prince's back, she felt sad and angry but couldn't vent her anger. She could only grit her teeth and follow him.
Yun Bailian snuggled in Xiao Zirui's arms, looking very well-behaved.
However, those drooped eyes were filled with hatred.
I must not let anyone doubt my identity as Tian Feng, especially I must not let them connect it to Yun Qingqing!
After escaping death once, Yun Bailian finally realized the various signs from before.
Every time I confront Yun Qingqing, I am always the one who suffers!
If this kind of thing happens a few more times, they will sooner or later start to doubt who Tian Feng of the Yun Mansion is.
So she swallowed the three words "Yun Qingqing" at the last moment. Anyway, the useless prince had no way to do anything to that bitch, and even if he knew, he would not be able to avenge her.
But, Yun Qingqing must not be allowed to continue staying in this world!
We must find a way to get rid of her!
…
The magic talisman traveled a thousand miles in an instant, and Yun Qingqing was standing in her own yard in the blink of an eye.
The talisman paper turned into ashes and dissipated at her fingertips. She pushed the door open, entered the room, and stopped again.
Inside the house, a man in elegant attire sat in a wheelchair, looking at her with deep eyes.
"Where have you been so late?"
"Why are you here?"
They both spoke at the same time, and then remained silent for a moment.
Yun Qingqing walked to the table, poured two glasses of water, handed him one, and decided to ignore his question.
"Something wrong?" she asked.
Xiao Changheng didn't ask any more questions, but nodded and said:
"Dou Cheng died in prison."
Yun Qingqing's eyes darkened.
Dou Cheng murdered Commander Yan and took his place. When the truth came to light, he was thrown into prison and his three clans were implicated.
The three clans of the Dou family were sentenced to exile, but Dou Cheng insisted that he was the only one who did it and that no one instructed him to do so. His trial is still ongoing.
It was also because Xiao Changheng had been kept in her house by her recently to take a medicinal bath to treat his leg, and he had no time to take action himself. Otherwise, with his means, he would not have dragged it out for so long without the other party confessing.
She frowned: "How did he die?"
"He committed suicide by taking poison." Xiao Changheng did not seem to be in a hurry, and looked at her meaningfully. "Before he was thrown into prison, his whole body was checked. It is impossible for him to hide poison."
Yun Qingqing understood it clearly, so the poison was secretly sent by someone.
"So you came to me to interrogate Dou Cheng's soul?"
The suspect died before he could confess, but this man was not anxious or angry. Instead, he came to find her in the middle of the night. Yun Qingqing already understood what he was planning.
Xiao Changheng nodded happily:
"Do me this favor, you set the conditions."
Yun Qingqing was also paying attention to the unusual movements in the imperial city last time, so she thought about it and said:
"Okay, in exchange, you have to tell me the truth about the results of the investigation into the Northwest Army's false reporting of military intelligence."
That is to say, the false report about the Regent's death for his country.
Hearing her mention this, Xiao Changheng's face turned slightly cold and he said:
"The soldier who brought the news was not an express postman who traveled 800 miles to the capital. He returned to the capital city alone on horseback."
Yun Qingqing narrowed her eyes:
"So he arrived at the Imperial City the day after you disappeared, so he must have set out a few days ago."
"That's right, that man is a soldier under Miao Yuanshu," Xiao Changheng said in a deep voice, "He has no relatives. After delivering the message, he left the city overnight and disappeared."
Yun Qingqing nodded, not surprised.
Miao Yuanshu secretly turned to evil and assassinated Xiao Changheng, while at the same time spreading the news that the Regent had died for his country in advance. If she had not arrived in the northwest in time, this rumor would have become a reality.
As for the emperor in the imperial city, he was already weak, so it was foreseeable that he would be shocked and fall ill after hearing the bad news.
Just at this time, Dou Cheng wanted to kill Yan Ning and took over the command of the imperial guards.
Even a child wouldn't believe that there is no connection between these things.
"Let's go." Yun Qingqing walked behind him and pushed the wheelchair.
Xiao Changheng turned sideways and pulled her back with his backhand, raising his eyebrows and saying:
"Where are you going?"
"Didn't Dou Cheng die in prison? Go and interrogate him." Yun Qingqing thought to herself why was this guy pretending to be stupid.
Xiao Changheng's eyebrows slightly frowned:
"You don't need to go to that filthy place for interrogation. The person has been brought in, right outside the courtyard."
Yun Qingqing: “…Oh.”
Okay, that’s very Regent.
The two of them left her yard. Nan Zheng was already waiting outside with his men. When he saw Yun Qingqing, he became a little worried.
Wasn’t the princess clearly not there when the prince came?
He had been waiting outside for so long, but he didn't see the princess go in? How did she appear from inside?
Is there anything wrong with my eyes?
Yun Qingqing noticed that Nan Zheng was doubting his life, but she didn't intend to explain.
There was a figure on the ground covered with white cloth. She walked forward and lifted the cloth. It was Dou Cheng. Blood was coming out of all his orifices, which was quite scary. It was obvious that the poison was quite severe.
Yun Qingqing dismissed all servants except Nan Zheng, and summoned Dou Cheng's soul with a soul-summoning talisman.
A translucent, erratic human figure appeared in front of them.
Xiao Changheng asked in a calm and straightforward voice:
"Who is your real master?"
"Master... Your Highness the Crown Prince..." Dou Cheng said in a dazed tone.
Xiao Changheng's eyes darkened and he frowned.
Nan Zheng also took a breath, thinking that the prince was getting more and more excessive. The lesson of robbing food supplies before was not enough, and he actually ordered people to assassinate the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards!
Yun Qingqing suddenly narrowed her eyes and asked:
"You assassinated Yan Ning and seized the leadership of the Imperial Guards. What are you going to do next?"
Dou Cheng answered honestly:
"Assisting the crown prince to ascend the throne... the merit of following the dragon."
"What? Is the prince planning to force the emperor to abdicate?" Nan Zheng couldn't help but shout out.
This sentence was half exclamation and half indignation, but Dou Cheng obviously took it as a question and answered:
"If the emperor doesn't die...then he will be forced to abdicate."
Xiao Changheng's face was gloomy and he asked:
"Who else is in the DPRK in this matter?"
Dou Cheng began to read out a long list word by word.
Xiao Changheng's face became increasingly gloomy, and Nan Zheng also noticed something was wrong.
There are actually quite a few ministers on this list who have always supported the Regent!
Some of them are even people whom the prince trusts very much, and there has never been any problem in their daily behavior.
Although it is a common method for different factions in the court to infiltrate each other, it is hard to imagine that the Regent could be infiltrated to such a serious extent with his skills!
Nan Zheng subconsciously looked at Xiao Changheng's expression. At this moment, Dou Cheng said another name:
"Chang, Zong, Yan..."
Xiao Changheng's pupils shrank sharply, and all expression on his face disappeared.
"Impossible!" Nan Zheng looked at Dou Cheng's soul in shock and shouted subconsciously.
At the moment when the two of them were distracted, a strange smile suddenly appeared on Dou Cheng's dull face.
Before anyone could react, Dou Cheng's originally illusory body suddenly solidified, and he stretched out his palms into claws and attacked Xiao Changheng!
His nails had become sharp, reflecting cold light in the moonlight!
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