His head ached a little, so he reached out and rubbed it. His voice softened a bit: "Mrs. Meng, you don't need to be so wary of me. You should trust me."
Wei Wei nodded: "Of course I trust Lord Yao."
"But Lord Yao doesn't really believe me."
She began, "I am but a lowly, ordinary woman. Facing an enemy like the Third Prince, I have no power whatsoever to fight back."
"Although Lord Yao has promised to uphold justice for us, honestly, can Lord Yao really bring him to justice?"
"Now all you need to do is know who the murderer is, right?"
A slight smile appeared on her lips: "Why bother worrying about things that aren't necessary?"
Yao Zidian's eyes instantly turned deep and dark.
Wei Wei's words were all negative, but the underlying meaning was clear to him.
She knows!
Yao Zidian smiled helplessly: "What Madam Meng said is true, but since we are going to investigate, we always want to find out everything clearly."
"Moreover, this matter has such a huge impact that it will eventually reach the capital."
He said, "Loucheng has become extremely dangerous because of this incident. Those assassins could suddenly attack and hurt people at any time, making it impossible to guard against them."
Wei Wei just smiled at his words, and it was unclear whether she had taken them to heart.
She paused for a moment before speaking: "If I have a way to lure all the assassins here, are you sure your men can subdue them?"
Her eyes were fixed on him, filled with hope, which made Yao Zidian want to run away.
He can't do it.
In this small town far from the capital, he couldn't do it.
The men who were with him were all wiped out while trying to protect him.
He never imagined that he would encounter such a thing in Loucheng.
With a favored prince as his backer, he really had no choice.
Wei Wei smiled; she knew what he was thinking, which was why she asked the question on purpose.
"How about Lord Yao makes a deal with this woman?"
Seeing Yao Zidian looking over, she straightened her sleeves before speaking, "I've come to deal with the assassin. Lord Yao and Lord Yu, please don't keep holding me back any longer, okay?"
"Although I am a bold woman, I do not want people to misunderstand that I have any entanglement with the adults."
"It's okay for them to talk to me alone so frequently, but it can't go on like this a third time."
"I hope Lord Yao will understand."
Yao Zidian's usually very serious face turned a suspicious red.
If such rumors were to spread, how would he save face?
As for the Seventh Prince, shouldn't we skin him alive?
Thinking about all this, the stool on his bottom felt a little prickly.
This usually meticulous Lord Yao was unusually flustered.
He coughed several times before slowly recovering.
"Does Madam Meng have any good ideas?"
Wei Wei said, "They deliberately spread the news of obtaining the jade pendant, and then headed to the capital overnight."
"They must be lying in ambush somewhere outside the city."
"When the time comes, we can just deal with them as soon as they show up."
This is easy to say, but the hidden dangers are enormous.
Having experienced it firsthand, Yao Zidian naturally knew the strength of those assassins.
If Jiang Yu hadn't brought his own men to help him out of this seemingly hopeless situation, he might not be standing here now.
Upon hearing Wei Wei's words, his eyebrows furrowed instinctively, and he asked, "Then who do you think is suitable?"
Wei Wei pointed to herself: "Of course it's me."
"Does Lord Yao perhaps have another suitable candidate?"
The only family that could convince those people was one of these five families.
Yao Zidian asked, "Do you know how ruthless those assassins are?"
Wei Wei nodded: "Of course I know."
"After all, they just killed several people."
Yao Zidian, however, did not quite agree with her taking the risk.
Jiang Yu gave instructions before he left.
In his entire life, apart from the emperor, he probably only listened to this one prince.
Although he was not used to it, he was not an ungrateful person, and he would not regret joining his camp.
He would not allow the person he wanted to protect to be in danger.
But Wei Wei doesn't think so.
"Since I have this plan, I can protect myself."
"And this is the only way now, otherwise, if this matter continues to drag on, someone else will get into trouble."
Now that the jade pendant has appeared, those people will not let it go even if it means risking total annihilation!
She smiled and said, "As long as Lord Yao agrees to my request, this matter will definitely be resolved perfectly."
"Loucheng will also return to its original appearance."
Yao Zidian fell silent.
Wei Wei tilted her head, looking puzzled: "What's there to hesitate about? Does Lord Yao intend to stay trapped here forever?"
That last sentence worked. A fleeting look of struggle crossed Yao Zidian's face, and he finally asked, "What means do you have to guarantee your safety?"
Wei Wei smiled and said, "You know him."
Yao Zidian suddenly realized something, and the complex expression on his face deepened: "Do you know his true identity?"
Wei Wei shook her head.
She was being superficial before.
After hearing Leng Pusheng's heartfelt words, she had made up her mind.
When someone keeps trying to get closer to you and cares about you, how can you remain unmoved and cling to the uncertainty of being abandoned?
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