Chapter 327 Your Father
Emperor Xiao Yu felt that this was the result of handing over the command of 100,000 troops to his son-in-law.
“I’m telling the truth, I’m not lying,” the assassin quickly said.
"Your Majesty, it would be better to teach this man a lesson," the prince consort said calmly. "Otherwise, people might think that we Dongling people are so easily fooled."
“What the Imperial Son-in-Law says makes a lot of sense,” said Emperor Xiao Yu. “Then let the Imperial Son-in-Law conduct the interrogation.”
Xiao Yu naturally hoped that the assassin was from Western Xia, not Eastern Ling, but that depended on whether the prince consort understood his intentions.
Prince Consort Chen Jie sneered inwardly. He knew exactly what to do, having guided Xiao Yu to think this way.
"Yes." Prince Consort Chen Jie stood up and bowed.
Prince Consort Chen Jie slowly walked up to the assassin, took the whip from the eunuch beside him, and with two lashes, the assassin was half dead. "Spare me, spare me!"
"Everything I said is true."
Prince Consort Chen Jie was about to make a move when Mo Ran suddenly said, "His back?"
Chen Jie seemed to only then notice, stopped what he was doing, and ripped off the assassin's clothes from the back.
"Minister Chen, have you made any discoveries?"
The imperial son-in-law, Chen Jie, clasped his hands and reported, "Your Majesty, this man has a mark unique to the Western Xia on his back."
As Chen Jie spoke, he kicked the man to the ground, and if everyone craned their necks even slightly, they could see the mark on the assassin's back.
This half-human, half-tiger mark was indeed commonly used by the Western Xia people. The Eastern Mausoleum people believed that marking one's body was unlucky and contained the meaning of a curse, so they never did it.
But the Western Xia people were different; they were proud of it.
Emperor Xiao Yu nodded in satisfaction, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Prince Tuoba, these are people from your Western Xia."
"It seems that what Wu Panpan said is true. You Western Xia are really going to great lengths to get Yu Hai back, even sending people to secretly infiltrate our Eastern Mausoleum Palace."
"Yes, you Western Xia people are still so cunning and treacherous."
"So it was all your scheme all along."
“We, the people of Dongling, raised your princess and safely returned your only princess. We never expected that you would do such a framing thing on such a grand festival in Dongling.”
"Prince Tuoba should give us an explanation."
"Yes, give us an explanation, we absolutely must give us an explanation. You started by using the White Tiger to provoke us, and then sent assassins to frame us. I don't think you Western Xia are here to offer your congratulations sincerely, nor are you here to express your gratitude sincerely."
"You Western Xia are so warlike, always trying to provoke war."
"......"
As soon as Emperor Xiao Yu finished speaking, a group of ministers began to criticize Western Xia.
Whenever someone criticizes her, Shen Ruzhi nods in agreement, "Hmm~ that's right."
"Oh, he's right."
"That makes sense too."
"You're right."
"Yes, yes, you're all right."
"Cough cough..." Shen Zhao coughed twice in a hurry, "You are now the princess of Western Xia, so be careful."
Shen Ruzhi didn't care at all, "I'm targeting Tuoba Wenjing, not the entire Western Xia."
"I just don't believe my mother, Lin Qingshuang, would be that kind of person."
“Maybe your dad is,” Shen Zhao said sourly. “Your dad.”
“He is,” Shen Ruzhi nodded, “but he’s afraid of my mother, so I don’t think he would do that easily.”
"He might have someone arrest Yu Hai and bring him back, but he would never use such an easily detectable method."
"In other words, if my biological father wanted Yu Hai to go back, he would first try to please me so that I could go back. Only if I went back would Yu Hai naturally go back in time."
"The only one so eager to get Yu Hai back is Tuoba Wenjing. Besides his impatient nature, he has many other flaws."
“Maybe they’re afraid Dongling won’t let Yu Hai go back,” Shen Zhao said. “Yu Hai is a hot commodity these days.”
“I overheard His Majesty discussing with someone last time that he wanted to keep Yu Hai in Dongling indefinitely, and even wanted to give Yu Hai a suitable identity, but he hasn’t figured out the identity and reason yet.”
"Don't worry, he won't," Shen Ruzhi said firmly. "With Ningning around, he won't get through this."
"You're saying His Majesty can't get past the Princess of Langya? I think you've got your brain scrambled by the sands of the Western Xia desert." Shen Zhao gently tapped Shen Zhi's head. "Don't shake it, or your brain will turn to mush after a little wine."
"Old Deng," Shen Ruzhi looked at Shen Zhao speechlessly, "Can't you wish me well for once?"
"Besides, you don't understand. Yu Hai was originally someone Ningning borrowed from me. The Empress is pregnant with a child, and not only the Empress, but His Majesty is also worried. If we offend Ningning, Yu Hai might not be able to stay because of this. Think about it."
“I know you’ll say that the Imperial Medical Academy has so many physicians, they can’t live without Princess Langya.”
"The Emperor thinks this way, but the Empress doesn't. She'd rather suffer the pain herself than let another imperial physician take her pulse. She's been scared off by that Physician Han."
"Is it really that exaggerated?" Shen Zhao asked doubtfully.
"Let me tell you a secret, it's not that Physician Han, it's the person behind Physician Han, who is now Consort Chun."
"She wanted to harm the Empress. That person is a complete madwoman, she seems to have something wrong with her brain. In Yu Hai's words, she's mentally ill. One minute she wants the Empress to die, the next she doesn't."
"Is that so?"
“I’ve noticed that you’ve been neglecting your duties lately while taking care of my mother and sister at home,” Shen Ruzhi said. “You didn’t even know about this matter.”
"That makes sense, though. Apart from these people, very few people really know. And that Consort Chun is just pretending to be dead, yet His Majesty still dotes on her."
"Hey~" Shen Zhao took a sip of wine. "It's either this or that, I just need to take care of my own business."
"The more you hear about other things, the faster you die."
"Not to mention my tendency to offend people, and given your status, the Emperor would be even less likely to let me get involved in other matters. I think it's better for me to take better care of your mother and your sister."
Aren't you afraid I'll be tricked by them?
"You?" Shen Zhao chuckled. "You have plenty of people protecting you; it's not your father's turn yet."
"I'll step in when they're all done for."
Shen Ruzhi rolled her eyes and whispered, "When they're all failing, I'm afraid you'll be even less able to cope."
"How can you say your father is no good? Even though I am your adoptive father," Shen Zhao said, feigning anger.
Shen Ruzhi didn't care at all.
Tuoba Wenjing, who was standing to the side, was caught off guard. He had clearly sent a message to that person telling Yu Hai to return to Xixia. He did not intend to assassinate Yu Hai. How could this assassin be from Xixia?
Unless... someone is trying to frame me.
“Your Majesty, this is impossible. How could we possibly murder our own country’s future son-in-law, right here in your Eastern Mausoleum’s palace?”
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