Chapter 2778 The Emperor was assassinated. Is this related to me?!
What's going on?
How come these officials are in the harem and gathered in this Xuanqiong Palace?
The King of Wei was shocked, and the officials here came to their senses after a moment of shock.
Several of them immediately rushed over, their faces filled with uncontrollable anger as they shouted at Nan Yan, "Your Highness, you had us brought here and won't let us go home. What do you mean by that?!"
Just as those officials were questioning angrily, the King of Wei heard their words and reacted.
He immediately turned to look at Nan Yan and whispered, "My Lady, are they—are they all going to Lord Li's residence to attend the wedding banquet today?"
He also heard that Li Bushang's wedding banquet alarmed most of the court.
Except for the king and princes, almost all officials above the fourth rank in the capital received invitations. Except for a few who did not go, almost all the others arrived.
That is the people in front of us.
Nan Yan brought them directly back to the palace from the Li Mansion and locked them all up in this Xuanqiong Palace?!
He was a little bit unconvinced, but Nan Yan had already nodded slightly at him, then turned to the angry officials and said calmly: "My lords, please calm down."
Several people were originally furious because of the big thing that happened today, and they were actually under house arrest by a concubine. They had not eaten or drunk anything for half a day, and the guards outside were like stones, and no matter how they scolded them, they did not respond, which made them extremely angry.
However, after saying those angry words, they didn't know what to say.
After all, the person in front of me is the Imperial Concubine.
Although the emperor has been assassinated, no one knows the exact condition of his injuries. If the emperor wakes up safely and she is still the imperial concubine, then there is a difference between the emperor and the minister, and every word they just said may be a crime in the future.
So, several people looked at each other and stood still with anger on their faces.
Nan Yan didn't really care about them. She just looked inside and said, "Your Highness, have you seen General Mingwei?"
The King of Wei took a look inside and immediately said, "There it is!"
After saying that, he walked straight in.
When the officials around saw him, they all came up to him and asked about the emperor's situation, asking him how long they would be imprisoned. It was completely unreasonable to do so now.
The King of Wei comforted them as he walked.
"Everyone, please be patient. The Imperial Concubine is only doing this to facilitate the investigation. The assassination of our father is a matter of great importance. Everyone present must be thoroughly investigated."
"Check it out?"
A cold voice in the crowd repeated these four words, and everyone around fell silent and looked back.
But it was the Minister of Rites Yan Gu who had been sitting in a chair in the corner with his eyes closed.
At this time, he slowly opened his eyes, stood up with the help of the armrest of the chair, and walked in front of King Wei.
He bowed to the King of Wei and said, "This old minister pays homage to His Majesty the King of Wei."
The King of Wei also hurriedly returned the greeting: "Master Yan."
Yan Gu said coldly, "Your Highness the Prince of Wei just said that the matter of the Emperor's assassination must be thoroughly investigated. So, may I ask, what have you found out so far?"
"this--"
The King of Wei was stunned.
In fact, they didn't even have time to ask anything, because at this moment, the most important thing was to stabilize the overall situation.
Seeing the Prince of Wei hesitating and unable to speak, Yan Gu turned his head again, looked at Nan Yan coldly, and said, "Your Highness, the Prince of Wei can't say it, so may I ask Your Highness - it has been several hours since the Emperor was assassinated. Why has Your Highness arrested us and all of us and placed us under house arrest in the Xuanqiong Palace, not allowing us to return home?"
“…”
"If you're here to investigate, what have you found out in the past period of time?"
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"The people from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple are here. If they're not here, what can you, Your Majesty, as a concubine, do?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Minister of Justice Zhang Lu and the Minister of Justice Ge Yunli came forward.
These people were all veterans in the court, some of them had been holding important official posts since the previous dynasty, and had been Zhu Feng's loyal ministers since he ascended the throne. As soon as they spoke, the officials around them gathered around them as if they had found their backbone.
Zhang Lu raised his hand and saluted Nan Yan, but his face was cold and his eyes were as sharp as a knife.
He stared at Nan Yan and said, "Your Highness, speaking of the Emperor's assassination today, I do have something to say."
“…”
Nan Yan looked at him in silence.
Zhang Lu said, "Today, we are all going to Lord Li's house to attend his wedding banquet. Everyone knows that Lord Li was brought back from the border of Yongzhou by the Imperial Concubine. It is said that he is the Imperial Concubine's man. I wonder if there is any objection to this statement?"
Nan Yan said coldly, "Master Zhang, please say whatever you want to say."
Zhang Lu said, "Good! Your Majesty is indeed quick-witted!"
As he spoke, his eyes stared at Nan Yan even more sharply, as if he wanted to see through her flesh and blood. He said, "Since Lord Li is the Noble Concubine's man, then I would like to ask, did the Noble Concubine know in advance about the Emperor's assassination today?"
As soon as these words were spoken, before Nan Yan could even speak, the King of Wei said with a sullen face, "Master Zhang, you are overstepping your bounds!"
Zhang Lu turned around and looked at him.
He saluted respectfully and said, "Your Highness, Prince of Wei, I have indeed overstepped my bounds, but I did so in order to find out the truth."
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"The assassination took place in Lord Li's residence. The man who assassinated the Emperor was Lord Li's father-in-law."
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"Also, how did they know that His Majesty the Emperor would come to the Li Mansion today?!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone around gasped.
Indeed, when they saw the emperor and the imperial concubine arriving at the wedding banquet at the Li Mansion today, they were all very surprised, but at that time, they were only surprised for a moment. After all, Li Bushang had a special status and had made great contributions in succession. The emperor's personal attendance at his wedding banquet was also a kind of honor and reward.
But how would the assassin know?
If they knew, they would have known it in advance.
And the person closest to the emperor who could know this matter directly was only one——
Thinking of this, everyone's eyes turned to Nan Yan.
At this moment, perhaps because of the open door, the cold night wind kept blowing in, carrying a sense of uneasiness in the chill, which made Nan Yan's heartbeat sink.
She clenched her hands tightly.
Especially the injured hand, every time I exerted force, my elbow would feel as if it was about to break and it hurt.
She gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice, "Are you trying to say that I was the one who leaked the Emperor's whereabouts, and that I am involved in the Emperor's assassination?"
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