Chapter 565 The Mastermind
When Yun Qingqing walked out of the study, the Black and White Impermanence were still waiting at the door, so she returned the Book of Life and Death.
Bai Wuchang was a little surprised:
"You've used it up already? There's still time. You don't have to rush to return it."
Yun Qingqing shook her head:
"No need."
Although the Book of Life and Death is a unique treasure, it consumes a lot of energy to use, not to mention that the person she wants to check is not on the list.
In fact, the fact that Xiao Changheng's name was erased in that life is itself a clue, so this time we are not completely unsuccessful.
After hearing what she said, Bai Wuchang said no more. After bowing and saying goodbye, he went back to the underworld with Hei Wuchang to report.
Yun Qingqing was about to return to her own courtyard when the doorman came running over:
"My Lady Princess, Commander Yan is outside the gate with his patrol team, asking to see you. He said someone saw a thief break into the palace at night and is worried about something. I have nothing to say, I am just waiting for your instructions."
"Well done. Open the door and let them in." Yun Qingqing nodded.
There are no fools among the servants in the palace. If an assassin is attacking, the doorman will definitely send someone in to provide support.
But when Yan Ning arrived, the assassins had already been subdued. Royal affairs have always been complicated. Whether or not the night attack on the palace should be publicized and when to publicize it naturally depends on the master's decision, so the doorman came over specifically to ask for instructions.
Yun Qingqing asked the servants to take Yan Ning directly to the training ground.
This was because there were too many assassins, and after counting, there were more than 600 of them.
The palace guards were well-trained and brave enough to fight the enemy. They killed more than 200 people with a small force. Yun Qingqing herself killed the first few dozen people who rushed into her courtyard. Now there were still more than 300 people who were alive, unconscious and tied up.
All the assassins, dead and alive, were gathered in the training ground and divided into two groups.
On one side, the bodies of the assassins were neatly stacked, and on the other side, living people were lying all over the ground, tied up like dumplings.
Yan Ning hurried over with the imperial guards who were responsible for the night patrol, and his face changed when he saw the scene.
It was not until he saw Yun Qingqing was safe and sound that he relaxed his clenched fists. He strode up to her, bowed his head, and looked ashamed:
"My princess is frightened. The Regent's Palace was attacked by thieves. I am guilty of my duty!"
Yun Qingqing's face was cold and she said calmly:
"Commander Yan, don't blame yourself. So many assassins were able to sneak past the Imperial Guards and successfully enter my palace. It was naturally intentional. It's normal that you didn't notice it in time."
Yan Ning understood immediately after hearing this. The mastermind behind this was obviously very clear about the patrol routes of the imperial guards in the imperial city.
He said solemnly:
"Princess, do you have any clues about the mastermind behind this?"
Yun Qingqing pointed at a person in the pile of rice dumplings and said:
"Wake him up."
Zhao Qian immediately asked someone to bring a bucket of water, dragged the assassin out and poured the water over his head.
Yun Qingqing gave a glance and Commander Zhao stepped forward and grabbed the assassin's chin. As expected, he found the poisoned tooth in his mouth and broke it out with force.
Yun Qingqing raised her hand and cast a mantra, then asked directly:
"Who are you?"
The assassin was tied up and couldn't move. He coughed a few times in embarrassment and sneered at her:
"Kill me if you want. I won't say a word! I won't change my name. My surname is Zuo and my given name is Peng! I am the leader of the assassins secretly raised by His Royal Highness Prince Rui..."
His voice suddenly got stuck in the middle of the sentence, he took a breath and widened his eyes, totally unable to understand why he had revealed the truth as soon as he opened his mouth.
Yan Ning's face was cold, and he asked in a deep voice:
"So you attacked the Regent's Palace on the orders of King Rui? Isn't King Rui in prison? How did he contact you?"
Zuo Peng gritted his teeth and wanted to say something harsh to refuse the answer, but the first thing he said was:
"Humph, today's action was not ordered by His Highness. It was the Queen who said that His Highness was harmed like this because of Tian Feng. She must not be allowed to stay in this world any longer!"
After he said a few words, he began to look terrified, but his mouth kept on talking uncontrollably:
"The Queen was implicated and confined to her house. It was not easy for her to secretly send someone to pass on the decree that the Regent Princess must die! Only in this way can the Regent's luck be completely destroyed, and His Royal Highness Prince Rui will have a glimmer of hope!"
Yan Ning was shocked for a moment, and his eyes suddenly turned cold:
"So, you deliberately chose to attack when the Regent left the capital!"
The Prince Regent went to the northern border and did not attend court for several days, and everyone in the court knew about it.
Yan Ning was furious as he looked at the hundreds of assassins on the ground. If it weren't for the Regent Princess's ability, the scene tonight would have been disastrous!
Zuo Peng was sweating profusely, his face was distorted, but he confessed his true identity without any ambiguity:
"The Queen Mother has specifically instructed that the Prince Regent's departure from the capital is a great opportunity. We must deal with the Prince Regent's wife before he returns to the capital... Kill me! Kill me, ah ah ah!"
Zuo Peng couldn't control his answers and started yelling and screaming in collapse.
Yun Qingqing kicked him on the head, knocking him unconscious again.
Her face was cold. She had promised Xiao Changheng before that she would take action against the Queen after the New Year had passed peacefully.
Unexpectedly, before he could take any action, the Queen couldn't wait to get rid of him.
It’s a good time to settle old and new accounts together!
Yan Ning clasped his fists towards Yun Qingqing and said in a sonorous and powerful voice:
"Don't worry, Princess. I will go to the palace immediately to meet His Majesty and report to him. I will never let the Queen go unpunished!"
Yun Qingqing nodded and said seriously:
"I will go with Commander Yan."
She asked the people in the palace to prepare the carriage, and arranged for people to take away several living assassins, including Zuo Peng, and several dead bodies of assassins. Yan Ning led the patrol team on horseback to escort them, and the group set off for the palace.
There was no conversation along the way until they were almost at the palace. Yun Qingqing, who had been lost in thought in the carriage, suddenly narrowed her eyes slightly, sat up straight, lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside.
Yan Ning followed on horseback, and immediately moved closer when he saw this, and asked in a low voice:
"Did the princess give any instructions?"
Yun Qingqing's eyes flickered, and after a moment of silence, he lowered his voice and said:
"Commander Yan has ordered his subordinates to strictly prevent the Queen from sending assassins to attack the palace."
Yan Ning was slightly stunned, then nodded and said:
"good."
He agreed without asking any questions. Yun Qingqing said "thank you" and lowered the curtain.
The group walked all the way to the gate of the imperial palace, and Yun Qingqing got off the carriage.
One of them was the Regent Princess and the other was the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guards. The palace guards did not dare to stop them, and the group successfully arrived outside the Emperor's bedroom and sent someone to report.
The emperor was alarmed in the middle of the night and quickly summoned the two men to see him.
In the main hall of the bedroom, the emperor sat on the throne in his casual clothes, his eyes were a little dark, and he looked at the two of them blankly:
"Princess Regent, Lord Yan, why do you come to see me in the middle of the night?"
Yan Ning suppressed his anger, knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice:
"Tonight, the Regent's Palace was attacked by hundreds of assassins. I ask Your Majesty to severely punish the mastermind behind this!"
The emperor was shocked:
"What did you say? There is such a thing!"
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