Chapter 456
Of course, those courtiers only dared to mutter these things in their hearts; they didn't even dare to discuss them in private.
There was no other way; the Moon Shadow Guard not only protected the Regent, but was also the largest intelligence organization in the Phoenix Kingdom, with eyes and ears all over the world.
They even know which man the emperor of Nan Yue favors every night, let alone these officials in the capital.
Who knows if saying something bad about the Regent will land you in your sleep tonight and get your head ripped off?
It's best to take it easy!
I just hope the little empress grows up quickly, takes over the reins of government, and then gets rid of the unscrupulous regent.
At this moment, Yue Wu, one of the Regent's rumored male favorites, was reporting to his master with a blank expression.
"Your Highness, the assassins have confessed. Their target that day was Liang Wumei, not Your Majesty."
The Regent narrowed his cold eyes slightly, "Who is the mastermind?"
Yue Wu: "Those assassins are a killer organization in the martial arts world. Their employer is very cautious. Their organization only cares about the money and doesn't care who the employer is."
In other words, the person behind the scenes is still unaware.
The Regent's voice was extremely cold. "Investigate."
No matter who it is or what their purpose is, regicide will come at a bloody price, with the entire family being implicated.
The moon should not be cupped in front of its hands.
Yue Wu paused for a moment, then said, "Your Highness, the assassin who stabbed His Majesty also confessed to something else."
"explain."
"The assassin stabbed His Majesty because Liang Wumei pushed His Majesty out to take the blow."
The Regent's eyes instantly turned as cold as ice, and his chilling killing intent forced Yue Wu to kneel on one knee.
"Throw Liang Wumei into the dark dungeon and torture him severely."
Tsuki no Omo: "..."
If it were anyone else, he would have absolutely no objection. Pushing the king to take the fall—even a moron wouldn't do that.
This would be unacceptable without executing nine generations of their family, but...
“Your Highness, His Majesty is extremely protective of the Liang family. If she finds out that you threw Liang Wumei into the dark dungeon, she might turn against you.”
His Majesty already trusted the Liang family more and was quite suspicious of His Highness.
If Your Highness were to take action against Liang Wumei, it would likely be exactly what the Liang family wanted.
The Regent's cold gaze fell on Yue Wu.
A cold sweat broke out on Yue Wu's back, but she still insisted on advising, "Your Highness, why don't we wait until His Majesty recovers and report the matter to her so that His Majesty can handle it personally?"
It's best to let the young empress decide whether or not to deal with Liang Wumei.
To avoid His Highness being disliked by both sides.
The Regent spoke calmly: "Yue Wu, don't make me say it a second time."
Yue Wu opened her mouth, and could only reply yes.
The Regent forced himself to glance back at the palace one last time before striding away from the Phoenix Palace. His long black robe fluttered in the cold wind, and the arc of its flight seemed to carry a heavy killing intent.
He is a demon who treads upon mountains of corpses and seas of blood; no one can defy him.
"I want to know every single detail that happened that day, including every word Liang Wumei said to Your Majesty and every single thing she did."
"yes."
Looking at the majestic and austere palace, Yue Wu sighed deeply.
A storm is brewing; I can only hope that the young empress will understand His Highness's feelings.
However, thinking of His Majesty's past suspicions about His Highness, Yue Wu had a splitting headache and held no hope.
Wen Xin: "..."
Ah, actually, I have been reborn and am no longer the same person I was yesterday. I wonder if anyone believes that?
...
During her recovery, Wen Xin ate and slept, living like a pig, a rare golden pig with a bunch of people carefully taking care of her.
Wen Xin said she was quite used to this kind of corrupt lifestyle.
She's not someone who's always busy or destined to be a workaholic.
That's right, apart from the day she woke up from her serious injuries, so many days have passed, and the Regent has not come to see her again.
Is this going too far?
Can you blame him for feeling that his soul fragments were being perfunctory towards him in the past?
Can we blame them for having various problems in their relationship over the years?
Wen Xin sighed and rubbed her forehead. With insufficient communication and petty squabbles, it was no wonder there was a rift between them.
Is His Highness serious?
Of course, Wen Xin doesn't doubt the Regent now, but she's heartbroken. How can she build a relationship and trust with him if he doesn't come?
Well, there's plenty of time. As long as she doesn't do anything foolish, avoiding her past life's fate shouldn't be difficult.
But, well, it's one thing for the regent not to come, but he invited the chief eunuch who used to be by her mother's side. He said it was to take care of her, but in reality, it was just to supervise her taking her medicine... Doesn't that prince think he's being incredibly heartless?
If he wants her to take her medicine, can't he just coax her himself?
She's still a child!
His Majesty was so angry he almost cried!
Wen Xin cursed the Regent Prince as a stubborn and petty old man in her heart.
"Your Majesty, it's time for you to take your medicine."
Granny Wan, holding the medicine, looked at the fuming little empress with a smile.
Wen Xin: "..." What the heck is this, with the automatic replay in my mind of 'Da Lang, you've taken your medicine'?
Wen Xin's lips twitched. "Granny, my wound is almost healed, so I don't need to take medicine anymore, right?"
Granny Wan: "It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. His Majesty's health is precious, so we cannot be careless..."
Seeing that Granny Wan was about to give her a ten-thousand-word speech, Wen Xinsheng collapsed onto the bed with no will to live, pulled the quilt over her head, and said, "I won't drink it. I'm healed. Take it out. If Granny Wan forces me again, I'll cut myself. After all, I only need to drink medicine when I'm injured."
Granny Wan was terrified, "Your Majesty!"
Wen Xin: "Granny, you must kneel down. I really want to stab myself in the back."
Granny Wan was caught in a dilemma: whether to kneel or not. "Your Majesty, if anything happens to you, even death would not be enough to atone for my sins."
"Is it really possible for me to take medicine?"
Wen Xin cupped her face in her hands and said, "Granny, go and call His Highness the Regent to feed me, and I will drink it."
Granny Wan: "..."
Your Majesty, when did you and His Highness the Regent become so close?
Wen Xin asked again, "Granny, what has His Highness been doing lately?"
Granny Wan was a little confused. Was His Majesty concerned about the Regent? Or did he have some other purpose in trying to find out his whereabouts?
She had been in the Chaohuang Palace for so many days, and she had never heard the young empress mention a word about politics. It was as if she didn't care, or as if she trusted the regent.
She had heard that the Empress and the Regent had a strained relationship.
But these past few days, she hadn't sensed even the slightest bit of dissatisfaction from the young emperor towards the regent...
Granny Wan couldn't fathom her mistress's thoughts, so she could only answer respectfully, "His Highness has been receiving the peace delegation from the Southern Moon Kingdom these past few days and accepting their compensation."
Wen Xin: "Hmm, is there anything else?"
"His Highness has summoned the cabinet to discuss the prevention of spring floods in the two rivers."
That's it?
"And, there's also the matter of Your Majesty being assassinated."
Wen Xin sighed with feigned profundity, "Your Highness is indeed very busy," hehe!
No matter how busy I am, I can't be so busy that I don't even have time to see her!
What on earth is His Highness the Regent doing?
So annoying!
She wanted to force herself on him!
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