Chapter 330 Has Yu Hai already been killed?
The prince consort Chen Jie's face was somewhat gloomy. He glanced out the window and asked, "Did you arrange the assassin who tried to kill Yu Hai today?"
"Yeah." Song Zhuran blinked. "What happened? Has Yu Hai been killed?"
"Next time, find someone smarter. This kind of idiot is so stupid, he's already killed by his own stupidity. How could he possibly get killed?"
Song Zhuran asked curiously, "Anyone left to kill?"
"That assassin would be more than capable of killing Yu Hai, who is powerless. I think it would be a waste to use an orange-level or yellow-level assassin."
Song Zhuran herself is a Red-level member, and she is the only one at the Red-level. Therefore, only Song Zhuran knows who the true master behind this organization, Chen Jie, is.
There are only ten people each at the orange and yellow levels.
“I’m raising them to clear obstacles, and you actually think it’s a waste?” Chen Jie said in a deep voice.
This was the first time Song Zhuran had heard Chen Jie speak to her in such a tone; he seemed genuinely angry. "I originally thought that killing Yu Hai would be no different than crushing an ant."
"Besides, I'm here in the palace. I'm my master's personal disciple."
“You know how cunning Pei Yanchuan and Jiang Wanning are, don’t you? Wouldn’t he send someone to protect them secretly?” Chen Jie said with a headache. “You’re in this palace.”
"Then why weren't they killed?"
"Everything else has been settled, yet you still haven't received the news."
Song Zhuran was startled. She had been so happy to return to Mingyue Palace after learning that her master was not her biological father that she had completely forgotten about killing Yu Hai.
"Master~" Song Zhuran said coquettishly, pinching Chen Jie's sleeve and shaking it.
Chen Jie's anger subsided considerably. He took a deep breath to calm himself and said softly to Song Zhuran, "Fortunately, the person you chose this time is from Xixia."
The organizations he founded included both the Western Xia and the Eastern Ling people.
"I silenced him in time, and that's how this matter was covered up. His Majesty will only suspect the Western Xia people, and won't suspect us for the time being."
"His Majesty certainly won't suspect us."
“He won’t, but someone will try to lead him in that direction. Although His Majesty has granted me command of 100,000 troops, those troops are not yet truly in my hands.”
"I have a feeling that Pei Yanchuan and Jiang Wanning have started to suspect me."
“How could that be?” Song Zhuran said, “Master, you have hidden it so well, and I have never revealed any information about you. How could they possibly suspect you?”
“I deliberately chose to make contact behind the Prince of Jin’s residence to lead them to suspect the Prince of Jin.”
“At first they may have genuinely suspected the Prince of Jin, but later I felt they were just trying to mislead us into thinking they had taken the bait.”
"No matter what, you must be careful when you make any moves these days," Chen Jie cautioned. "You absolutely must not be targeted."
"Also, don't come looking for me these days unless it's something important."
Song Zhuran felt a little aggrieved when she heard the last sentence, "But what if Ranran misses Master?"
"Ranran has another piece of good news she hasn't told her master yet."
Chen Jie frowned slightly. "Ranran, we must prioritize the important matters. If anything we do goes wrong, our entire family will be executed."
"Ranran knows, Ranran will be careful," Song Zhuran said, feeling wronged. "Master hasn't asked Ranran what the good news is yet."
The prince consort Chen Jie patiently asked, "What good news?"
"Ranran finally knows who her biological father is today." Song Zhuran smiled sweetly.
The prince consort Chen Jie felt as if a stone had been dropped into his heart. Previously, his ambiguous answers had allowed Song Zhuran to restrain her feelings.
That's why he didn't say it outright.
Now that Song Zhuran already knows, she'll probably cling to him even more in the future...
"Master, aren't you happy for Ranran?" Song Zhuran asked expectantly.
Chen Jie paused for a while before gently raising his arm and patting Song Zhuran's head. "Of course your master is happy for you."
"You will always be your master's most prized disciple."
Upon hearing this, Song Zhuran felt both joy and sorrow.
The joy comes from being the most important person to the master, but the sorrow comes from the master only treating the disciple as a disciple.
"Alright, Master came today to discuss the next steps with you." Chen Jie immediately changed the subject. "It seems that Yu Hai's assassination attempt will not succeed today."
"What's the big deal? Didn't Master just say that Yu Hai is going to the Lingxiao Sect? We can just take action on the way," Song Zhuran said confidently. "I will personally take action and send him down there."
"No."
Chen Jie said in a deep voice, "After this incident, they must have been prepared."
"Moreover, Lin Qingshuang will definitely send people out, so we cannot afford to be enemies with the Lingxiao Sect for the time being."
“That Tuoba Wenjing is a fool. He will definitely ambush Yu Hai on the way. If he can’t take him away, he will have to find a way to kill him. So let him go.”
"So we don't have to worry about anything then?" Song Zhuran said, "Let's just reap the benefits."
"No." Chen Jie tapped his fingers lightly on the table, his eyes narrowing slightly. "I don't trust that idiot to handle things."
“The Prince of Jin and Tuoba Yan’er will be married in three days. We will be responsible for making our move at that time, which will give you an excuse to leave the palace,” Chen Jie said.
"But didn't Master say they wanted Yu Hai to leave as soon as possible? How could they wait until three days later?"
"This is why I came to see you today. You must find a way to keep Yu Hai here, any method will do. Time is already quite short in three days, and things will definitely get very chaotic then."
"This is the perfect opportunity for us to take action."
"Ranran understands, Master."
After Chen Jie finished speaking, he got up to leave, but Song Zhuran suddenly hugged him from behind. "Master, can you stay and keep Ranran company a little longer?"
"Ranran, this is the palace, we must be careful." Chen Jie tried to pry Song Zhuran's hands off his waist.
Unexpectedly, Song Zhuran hugged her even tighter, saying, "They're all at the banquet right now, no one else is here."
"Master, it's such a luxury for Ranran to see you even once since she entered the palace. You've come all this way, so please spend more time with Ranran," Song Zhuran said, feeling aggrieved.
Chen Jie frowned slightly. "Now is a critical moment, and we must not allow any accidents to happen at this time."
"If Master achieves great things in the future, will he keep Ranran by his side forever?"
Chen Jie patiently reassured him, "Of course, but before that, what we need to do is not get distracted by this matter."
Song Zhuran then slowly released her grip. "Master, you keep your word, are you telling the truth?"
"Of course it's true." As Chen Jie turned around, a plain handkerchief fell out of his sleeve.
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