Chapter 169 The Series of Traps Set for Jiang Fenghua
When the Zhang family was in trouble, Zhang Yumo and Jiang's parents rushed to the scene.
At this moment, the Zhang family was in chaos. Heaven must have heard Zhang Yumo's earth-shattering cries and felt sorry for her, so it sent down a timely rain to extinguish the fire in the Zhang mansion.
Grandma Zhang didn't get to see Zhang Yumo one last time. Jiang Fenghua still remembers the old lady using her last breath to hold her hand, saying, "Girl, tell Mo'er not to be sad, protect her, thank you..."
When Zhang Yumo saw the bodies of the two elders of the Zhang family, she fainted from crying. Madam Jiang quickly held her in her arms.
Feng Jingyuan truly treated her like her own daughter. Seeing the Zhang family in such a tragic state, with her only two relatives gone, Feng Jingyuan couldn't help but shed tears. "Mo'er, wake up, my poor child."
A murder occurred in the Zhang family, and people from the Jingzhao Prefecture and the Five Cities Garrison arrived. They captured Madam Zhang the Second, who was easily frightened and immediately confessed that she had set the fire because the Zhang family had divorced her.
When Jiang Fenghua saw the horrific scene inside, she was furious. She knew that everyone else could act recklessly, but she couldn't, because the real culprit behind this disaster was kneeling in the courtyard, and she was going to send him to the deepest hell.
Ji Chen, bound and gagged, kept denying it, "Injustice, sir, I'm innocent! I didn't commit arson or murder! How dare you frame me..."
Jiang Fenghua slapped Ji Chen across the face, stunning him. He saw the murderous intent in Jiang Fenghua's eyes.
This was the first time she had lost control of her emotions; she wanted to tear Ji Chen to pieces.
Lianye, holding an umbrella, quickly helped her up and whispered, "Your Highness, don't hurt your hand. It's not worth it for him." What's wrong with Miss today? From childhood to adulthood, even if something terrible happens, she has always been able to keep her emotions in check. Tonight, in front of so many people, how can she hit another man and lose the dignity of a princess?
Jiang Fenghua stared at Lianye, thinking of her previous life. Lianye had also died because of Ji Chen. It was a rainy night like this, with torrential rain, when he ran to her palace and tried to do something improper to her.
She begged everyone to believe her, that she hadn't seduced him or had any relationship with him, but no one believed her. Desperate and helpless, she prepared to die to prove her innocence. In the end, Lianye rushed out and took the initiative to admit that she admired Ji Chen. Lianye took the blame for all the slander thrown at her in order to protect her reputation as the Crown Princess. For this, Lianye also lost her life.
She knew that they were too weak back then, which was why they were bullied.
The anger in her chest burned brighter and brighter, and her vision was filled with blood red, as if it were all the blood of Lianye, staining her clothes. She said to Lianye, "Lianye, I will avenge you."
Lianye was completely baffled. "Your Highness, are you out of your mind?" She was also very angry about what happened to the Zhang family, but how could the princess say that she was avenging her? Fortunately, no one heard her.
When Jiang Fenghua came to her senses, she saw that the Zhang family was surrounded by soldiers, and the Zhang family members were huddled together crying. Madam Zhang the Second was also being escorted away with her hands and feet bound.
She knew that the Su family was behind this; they had long planned to pin all the blame on Madam Zhang.
Ji Chen wanted to assassinate her, and even hired an assassin. What ability did he have to hire an assassin, unless the assassin was hired by the Su family?
She always felt that Su Xuan was up to something, and she still couldn't figure it out. Now that Ji Chen had been captured and the assassin had also been caught, as long as they interrogated her thoroughly, they would surely find out who was behind it all. But Su Xuan dared to send someone to assassinate her. Was he really that fearless?
She walked up to Yang Sishi and Zhang Shaoyin and said in a deep voice, "Lord Yang and Lord Zhang, all the assassins who tried to kill me have been captured. I implore you both to thoroughly investigate who ordered them to assassinate me, or who instructed them. The Zhang family was destroyed by fire, and the Duke and Duchess were both murdered. It is a great tragedy. Please investigate thoroughly and give the Duke and Duchess an explanation."
Zhang Anyu also worked under Prince Heng. Now that Prince Heng has gone to war, they will guard the Jingzhao Prefecture for the prince. Lord Zhang said respectfully, "Your Highness, please rest assured, this official will definitely handle the matter strictly."
Yang Zheng also said, "Ji Chen attempted to murder the Princess in public, and the evidence is conclusive. I will definitely interrogate him thoroughly and make him reveal his accomplices."
Ao Xue rushed to Jiang Fenghua and said, "Your Highness, all the assassins are dead. They died from poisoning. Captain Night Shadow checked and found that they were not assassins, but death squads."
"How could the poison have taken effect?" Zhang Anyu asked in confusion.
Yang Zheng also added, "To silence them."
Jiang Fenghua frowned and asked, "What is a death squad?" Jiang Fenghua didn't quite understand the difference between an assassin and a death squad.
At this moment, Nightshade also came to their side and explained, "If assassins are captured, they will definitely not survive. They have already taken poison before going on a mission. If they fail to complete the mission and do not take the antidote in time, they will die from poisoning. Moreover, we cannot find any information about their identities. They can be assassins or guards."
Jiang Fenghua finally realized where the problem lay. Her mind raced. Su Xuan had arranged for assassins to kill him, and whether the assassination succeeded or not, the trail would never be traced back to him.
Ji Chen wanted to provoke her into taking action, but now she understood that no matter how angry she was, she couldn't deal with Ji Chen herself because the government was involved, and it wasn't up to her, a woman, to do it. Besides, Ji Chen was Xie Shang's sworn brother, and perhaps Su Xuan was using this as leverage to find something to use against her.
The assassin is dead, and there's no way to verify the truth. Ji Chen wanted to kill her. If he succeeded, they would eliminate her. If he failed, Ji Chen would be injured, and he could deny everything to the death. He had no motive to kill her. Jiang Fenghua had never directly clashed with Ji Chen before.
The assassination attempt on Princess Heng may remain an unsolved case.
The way she acted in front of Xie Shang was not her true self. He always believed she was kind and innocent, and all they did was ultimately for Xie Shang's benefit.
After all, she was just the Princess Consort of Heng. Before her marriage, she was just a delicate and frail young lady, and her father was a schoolteacher who couldn't even kill a chicken.
Xie Shang disliked women who were too scheming.
She always showed Xie Shang her generosity, gentleness, kindness, intelligence, and knowledge, which is why Xie Shang was deeply attracted to her. She did not show her ruthlessness and scheming. If she had killed Ji Chen, what would have happened when the news reached Xie Shang's ears?
Princess Heng is vicious and has blood on her hands. Even if Xie Shang knows that Ji Chen has improper thoughts about her, this is the street, and everything on the surface will be overturned.
The deaths of Duke Zhang and Madam Zhang were indeed a blow to her senses, as she was deeply affected by Ji Chen's death.
She feared that he would eventually try to justify himself by saying that the arsonist was Madam Zhang, that she had a motive to kill, and that she was caught on the spot, so the tragedy at the Zhang residence had nothing to do with Ji Chen.
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