Chapter 225 The Man Behind the Scenes
Concubine Chu was startled when she heard this, and then glared at him: "Assassinate the princess? Why would I assassinate her? If I have to kill someone, it's the prince ."
Ling Changxi was confused by his mother's answer.
"Really?"
Concubine Chu stood up, looking a little unhappy: "Do you think the person who assassinated the Regent Princess during the day was arranged by me?"
Ling Changxi's face was very solemn.
He really had doubts.
After all, the Regent uncle was impeccable and had almost no weaknesses, but he had a soft spot.
That was An Yunxi.
If An Yunxi was controlled, Ling Fengxun could be controlled, which was what everyone thought.
Concubine Chu snorted coldly and said to Ling Changxi mysteriously: "Don't look at the little girl from the An family who looks weak, she is very smart. The last time the queen was killed by her, how dare I mess with her?"
She didn't even have time to avoid her.
Although Concubine Chu thought she was not particularly smart, everyone has the instinct to seek good fortune and avoid danger. Unless she thinks she has an absolute background and strength, she is unwilling to mess with a woman who can make the regent willingly submit to her.
Therefore, her calculations and ideas are all aimed at the prince.
After all, as long as the prince dies, the next person who is most likely to inherit the throne is her son.
Ling Changxi slightly widened his eyes and looked at his mother in surprise. He
never thought that his mother would give such a high evaluation to his new empress.
But he was relieved about one thing, that his mother did not fight with the Chu family.
"Mother, the Regent Princess was assassinated today. It has been found that one of the assassins has some contacts with the Chu family. Please gather all the elders in the family together tomorrow to discuss how to deal with this matter. Now, our Chu family has encountered an unprecedented crisis!"
Concubine Chu was also shocked by Ling Changxi's words.
She was about to pour herself a cup of tea, but her hand shook, and the teapot fell to the ground and broke.
There was a crisp sound of porcelain breaking.
She said anxiously: "What are you waiting for tomorrow? Come on, follow me out of the palace and go to the Chu family immediately, and gather everyone in the Chu family for me immediately!" Concubine
Chu, who knew what happened, was even more anxious than Ling Changxi.
Ling Changxi was in a daze. Looking at his mother's back, he realized that he was really worrying too much.
Three days passed quickly.
Ling Changxi wrote down all the information about the Chu family that he had found out in the past three days in a memorial book, and then took the head of the Chu family and several elders to kneel at the gate of the palace. Absolute
sincerity.
When An Yunxi learned about the movement outside the palace, there was a bit of surprise on her face, and then she looked at Ling Fengxun who was sitting opposite her and said, "Your Majesty, is it really the Second Prince and the Chu family who did it?"
The two sat together in the pavilion of the palace.
The pavilion stands beside the lotus pond, with its eaves rising and exquisite carvings. The pillars are vermilion, the roof is covered with green tiles, and vines are entwined around it. The breeze blows through it, making it elegant and quiet.
Not far away, the pond is full of blooming lotus flowers, pink and white, and the lotus leaves are swaying in the wind.
Even though Ling Fengyan heard the report, he was not in a hurry to go out. He glanced at the various snacks and teas on the stone table, and noticed that one plate had been eaten. He told Chunyue: "Ask the chef to make more hawthorn cakes."
Chunyue quickly responded: "Yes, Your Highness."
Ling Fengyan's eyes were deep, and his dark blue eyes were deeper and quieter than the lake. He smiled at the corners of his lips: "Although it was found that the murderer was related to the second prince and the Chu family, the assassination may not be done by them."
An Yunxi was shocked.
She always felt that Ling Fengyan seemed to have guessed who the murderer was.
But because there was no substantial evidence, there was no way to do it.
She tapped her fingers lightly on the table, her eyes thoughtful.
If Ling Fengxun says that this incident was not done by Ling Changyue and Ling Changxi by elimination, then the real mastermind behind the scenes is Ling Changyu!
That carefree, seemingly harmless Third Prince,
the one she has considered her friend since childhood?
Even when An Yunhe first walked out of the palace, he specifically warned her to be careful of the Third Prince. Could it be that he was the one behind this incident?
At this moment, An Yunxi felt her heart go cold.
She is not afraid of those overt calculations
. The backstab of someone you care about is the most hateful.
Ling Changyue had already happened before, so was Ling Changyu the same?
A hand suddenly touched her head.
An Yunxi felt the weight on her head, and immediately came back to her senses, then raised her head and looked at Ling Fengxun.
Her eyes were slightly red, but not to the extent that she felt sad.
"I also want to know who did it. Prince, take me to see it."
Ling Fengyan pursed his lips and couldn't help but glance at An Yunxi's already obvious belly.
Normally, if a woman is pregnant for more than five months, her belly won't be as obvious as An Yunxi's, but her belly is getting bigger day by day
. An Yunxi blushed a little when she was looked at.
"Why are you looking at me like that, Your Highness? Did I eat too much?"
Ling Fengxun shook his head: "No, Doctor Gu has examined your pulse today. Did he say anything?"
An Yunxi said: "It was the same few words, telling me not to run around, to be careful with my feet, and to eat carefully."
She heard those words every day, and her ears were almost pierced with coils.
But Ling Fengxun showed a somewhat relieved expression: "In the past, we asked him to come and examine your pulse once a day. Why not change it to once in the morning and once in the evening? This way, the king will feel more at ease."
An Yunxi showed a twisted expression in an instant.
"No, that old man is really too nagging. Besides, his arms and legs are old. If he runs like this every day, won't he become useless?"
Ling Fengxun frowned and fell into deep thought.
"That's a problem. He's the only doctor I can trust. The more capable you are, the more work you have to do. I'll just have to make him work harder. But I give him a lot of money every month. The old man should be very happy."
An Yunxi: "
It seems to be true.
I don't know why this old doctor is so old and still trying to make so much money. He's so greedy.
What if he dies and has no money to spend?
Ling Fengxun and An Yunxi came to the gate of the palace together.
She stayed inside the gate and listened to the voices outside.
Ling Fengxun stood outside the palace, looking at the people of the Chu family kneeling in a row, his expression serious and cold.
Ling Changxi, who was kneeling at the front, immediately pulled the book in his hand and said, "Uncle Xuan, this records the clues that my nephew has found in the past few days. Although the assassin has some relationship with my Chu family, he was instructed by other people. Here are the confessions of some insiders I found. Please take a look, uncle."