The assassin immediately became excited, "Your Highness, every word I said is true. Please understand!"
Fu Yin glanced at him sideways, as if he didn't understand why he was so excited. "Also, the servant told him one more thing. The person who ordered him to do this has a mole on his left palm, just below the middle finger."
An eunuch immediately stepped forward to check his palm. The assassin, with a look of astonishment on his face, resisted for a while, but was finally unable to fight back as someone pressed his acupoints.
After checking, the eunuch walked back to the side of Prince Shouning and nodded slightly.
The assassin's face flushed crimson. "This is clearly slander! It's not my job to give orders..."
The words that were about to come out of his mouth stopped abruptly when he realized that something was wrong.
"So, you have another mission?" Fu Yin's lips curled slightly, then quickly disappeared. He hadn't rested at night, so his face was exhausted. He said lazily, "Your Highness, his appearance is definitely not a coincidence. Please observe carefully."
Shen Huaixu couldn't help but laugh at his unruly appearance. No wonder this man had offended the censors just a few days after being appointed as a general. Many mistakes could be found in the etiquette alone.
The treasure in his hand was shattered into pieces and almost caused a disaster. The mood of the Shouning County Prince was extremely bad. As if to prove that he did not believe the assassin's one-sided words just now, he said to Shen Su who was sitting beside him: "How to deal with this person, please let Shen Hou decide..."
Chen Su stood up, his expression calm, "This matter involves the royal family, so it should be handed over to the Dali Temple for handling. Moreover, my daughter is involved, so it is not convenient for me to intervene. I will take my daughter and go ahead."
"Slow down, Lord Shen."
When Shen Huaixu saw his father's expression, he lowered his head guiltily and planned to give a good explanation when he got back.
The father and daughter's early departure marked the end of this imperfect banquet.
As soon as he returned to the Marquis' Mansion, Shen Huaixu stood in front of Shen Su with a shamefaced look on his face, and told him the whole story word for word.
"... Dad, I know that the fluorite is strange because some time ago someone gave my second brother's family a Bodhi bag as a gift, which was made of fluorite. I found it strange that it glowed, so I buried it under a crabapple tree in the yard. Now several days have passed. Guess what happened?" she asked mysteriously.
Chen Su raised his eyes to look at her, "No guessing."
Chen Huaixu smiled awkwardly, "I'd better tell Dad the answer directly. It's clearly springtime, and everything is flourishing, but the newly sprouted green leaves of the crabapple tree are lifeless. I guess this stone could harm the human body if carried around, so when I saw the Prince of Shouning's treasure, I subconsciously took out my crossbow, intending to destroy it. Shooting the servant was just a convenient move."
"Isn't Princess Chaohua with you?" Chen Su was still worried.
"She was drunk and fell asleep." Shen Huaixu explained, "The assassin's skills were indeed quite good. I didn't even notice he had Zhao Hua kidnapped at first."
Chen Su was silent for a moment, and finally said, "There are outsiders here, be careful. It would be bad if we get discovered."
Not everyone can see his daughter's abnormality without fear or apprehension like he does.
"I understand, Daddy. I was inconsiderate."
Chen Su was a father who was easy to coax. As long as Chen Huaixu said a few soft words, he would no longer be angry. Chen Huaixu also knew this, so he acted like a spoiled child naturally.
In Shen Huaixu's yard, the new leaves of the crabapple tree drooped, as if it had experienced a drought.
She stood in front of the tree and said to Xiaoman, "Dig out the box and send it to Master Fu."
Xiaoman bowed her head in response.
The box was not delivered, so Fu Yin went to visit in person. He came to see Chen Su.
The two of them talked and discussed in the study for a long time before Fu Yin left.
Not long after, Shen Huaixu saw Fu Yin in his room. He skillfully poured himself a cup of hot tea and took a sip before saying, "Shen Huaixu, I told your father about Ling Ling."
"Have you made your own plans?"
"You can't let a child like her beat the drum to report the incident. Wouldn't a caning be the end of her life?"
"I remember you said that the child had burns on his face, which might remind Dad of the past." This was something Shen Huaixu didn't want to see.
Fu Yin was in the wrong. He looked at Shen Huaixu and whispered, "Then I'll go tell your father..."
"Forget it, my father will never go back on his word."
"Preface to Deep Thoughts..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Shen Huaixu guessed what he wanted to ask, "I'm not angry, I'm just worried."
Fu Yin pursed his lips and said, "There won't be a next time."
"You act like I'm bullying you." Shen Huaixu knew Shen Su was the best candidate. Seeing his guilt, and thinking of Fu Yin's description of Ling Ling, his eyes curved slightly. "I'd like to meet this little girl. My father still has some medicine left from treating burns. If this is over, I'd like to give it to her."
Fu Yin glanced at her sideways without saying anything.
"What's wrong?" Shen Huaixu was confused.
"Why are you so nice to everyone?" Fu Yin said vaguely.
Chen Huaixu held up two fingers in succession, "Either it's profitable, or it impresses me. Choose one of the two, and I will not hesitate to show my kindness."
Fu Yin's eyes were black at this moment. The pure black had a strange feeling. When he looked at Shen Huaixu, his eyes became even deeper. He raised his eyebrows slightly, "I remember."
The day before Qi Zhan and others were about to leave Beijing, a girl with half her face covered stopped the carriage of Marquis Xuanping on the Imperial Street and asked Marquis Xuanping to make a decision for her.
Marquis Xuanping was sitting in the carriage, looking out through the raised curtain, and saw the girl slowly removing the cloth from her face, revealing half of her burned face.
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