Chapter 326 The Cunning and Treacherous Seed
Yu Hai wanted to find out the specifics, but Wu Panpan was a cunning old fox; she just happened to pique his curiosity and refused to say anything.
He simply said, "You'll see when you get there."
Yu Hai arrived at the main hall.
Shen Ruzhi rolled up her sleeves and pointed at Tuoba Wenjing, saying, "Yu Hai is my man. Wherever I tell him to go, he must go."
"He won't go back to Western Xia with you."
"Royal sister," Tuoba Wenjing said with a doting expression, "you are a princess of Western Xia, so you shall return with Yu Hai."
"It's just the right time for your marriage to be put on the agenda."
"Your Highness, we should discuss these matters when we return to your Western Xia. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in my Eastern Mausoleum, and Yu Hai is my master. If he wants to go, I will not stop him. But if he doesn't want to go, no one can take him away."
“Princess of Langya,” Tuoba Wenjing said, “Although you and my younger sister are close friends, your statuses are different now. My younger sister is simple-minded, so please don’t take advantage of her anymore.”
Shen Ruzhi can't stand it if anyone mentions Jiang Wan Ning.
Jiang Wan Ning gestured to Shen Ru Zhi to calm down once again, then smiled slightly and asked, "What does Prince Tuoba think I should do?"
“Naturally, we should give up Yu Hai.”
"He is, after all, the future son-in-law of my Western Xia. How can he continue to be used by you Dongling people? Besides, I heard that Yu Hai encountered an assassin today."
Jiang Wan Ning laughed, "Prince Tuoba is indeed well-informed, knowing so quickly that Yu Hai encountered an assassin. I'd like to know, how did you, being right here in this hall, know about what happened elsewhere in the palace?"
"Did you plant spies in this palace? Or did you arrange for that assassin to be killed?"
The matter of planting spies in the palace could be a big deal or a small one, and Tuoba Wenjing would naturally not admit it. "It was just that my people overheard your queen talking to a palace maid on her way here."
Emperor Xiao Yu looked at Empress Song Zhuyi.
Song Zhuyi looked at the person behind Tuoba Wenjing. She had indeed encountered him on the road, but the palace maid spoke very softly to her. Unless they were walking side by side, it would be impossible to hear clearly.
The Empress explained to Xiao Yu in a soft voice.
Xiao Yu naturally understood, "Since the matter of Yu Hai has caused such an unpleasant situation, why not let Yu Hai make his own choice?"
Just as Emperor Xiao Yu finished speaking, Wu Panpan led Yu Hai in.
"Your Majesty, Yu Hai has been brought here, along with the captured assassins," Wu Panpan said.
"What did I say? Yu Hai is in danger staying in your Dongling because he is the future consort of my Western Xia. He encountered assassins today, so what will happen in the future?"
"These assassins are probably endless."
Upon seeing this, Wu Panpan immediately said, "Your Majesty, the assassin has been captured alive and is right outside the palace. Presumably, a trial will reveal who is behind it."
"This servant thinks that perhaps it is a trap deliberately set by someone, just to make everyone feel that this Young Master Yu is not safe in our Dongling."
"You eunuch, what do you mean?" said the man beside Tuoba Wenjing. "Are you saying that this was a scheme devised by our Western Xia people to force the prince consort to return with us?"
Wu Panpan wasn't angry when she was called a eunuch; she just smiled faintly and said, "Whether it is or not, we'll find out after an interrogation."
"Besides, we only said that, without specifically naming Western Xia. This official's eagerness to admit it seems a bit like trying to hide something obvious."
"You!" The man pointed angrily at Wu Panpan, "You eunuch, you have no right to criticize me!"
"ah--"
The man had just finished speaking when something flew over and hit him in the face.
The man looked down at the bead rolling on the ground, and then looked in the direction from which it had flown. He saw Jiang Wan Ning smiling slightly, "Sorry, I was just playing with it, but I didn't expect the bead to have eyes."
"It actually flew over there."
"You!" The man was about to get angry, but then he realized that the person opposite him was the Princess Consort of Langya, and next to her sat the Prince of Langya, whose expressionless face sent chills down one's spine. The words were stuck in his throat, but his tone softened abruptly. "Is your hand alright?"
Wu Panpan looked at Jiang Wanning with gratitude.
In this entire hall, only the Princess of Langya would speak up for these crippled servants.
Wu Panpan silently remembered this kindness in her heart.
The man chuckled sheepishly, "I'm thick-skinned, don't ruin the princess's pearls."
Tuoba Wenjing was furious, but he could only smile and say, "Your Majesty, whether it is true or not, I think it would be best to bring the assassin up for interrogation."
Emperor Xiao Yu said in a deep voice, "Bring the person up."
The Emperor then gestured to Yu Hai, who naturally walked over and sat down in front of Shen Ruzhi.
Mo Ran brought the assassin, who was bound hand and foot, up and splashed him with a cup of water to wake him up.
"Tell me the truth, who ordered you to assassinate Lord Yu?" Wu Panpan said to the assassin. "Tell the truth, and perhaps you can die a quicker death."
The assassin looked at Mo Ran with a bewildered expression, "Brother, what's going on?"
"Why are you the only one being arrested and not you?"
Mo Ran softened a little and explained, "Because I was sensible and pledged allegiance to the Prince of Langya, I naturally won't be punished."
"Aren't you...aren't you afraid of the poison backfiring and killing you?" The man's eyes widened.
"With Princess Langya here, everything will be fine," Mo Ran continued to reassure her. "Why don't you give it a try?"
"I've taken the antidote and I'm completely cured."
The assassin looked around and then looked at Mo Ran with a hint of disbelief. Mo Ran gave him a reassuring look.
"If you don't talk, we'll drag you out and punish you!" Wu Panpan and Mo Ran said in unison.
The assassin quickly said, "I'll talk, I'll talk, I'll talk."
"My master ordered me to assassinate him, but I've never seen his face." The assassin seemed to remember something and turned to look at Mo Ran. "Have you seen him?"
Mo Ran shrugged.
"Have I seen this before, or haven't I?"
"Brother, if you've seen it before, please warn me. I really haven't," the assassin pleaded with Mo Ran in a low voice.
“If you don’t confess honestly, we’ll drag you down to be tortured,” Wu Panpan said.
The assassin immediately said, "I really didn't know. We are an organization with a clear division of labor, divided into red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple. Only the highest level, the red rank, can see the master's true face."
"I've only just been promoted to the Qing level."
The assassin swallowed hard. "I was fortunate enough to meet my master's last disciple, who was... a woman."
"What organization are you? Are you from Dongling?" Tuoba Wenjing lured the assassin.
The assassin answered honestly, "Our organization has no name, we only recognize objects. Our master's object is a thumb ring."
"Secondly, it is divided into seven levels."
"Your Majesty, the assassin confessed to these matters so readily; I fear... there may be a trap."
The prince consort, who was never one to speak much in public, suddenly spoke up.
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