Indeed! Sheng Jingyu didn't bring many people with him.
If Ye Shan hadn't come to their rescue in time, they would have died there.
Ye Shan didn't know what had happened. She just suddenly learned that they had gone to the Marquis of Anle's residence. But before they set off, Nian Huaizhong had also gone there. It was because of him that Su Wenyuan thought of burning paper money.
Sheng Jingyu had always harbored hostility towards Nian Huaizhong, and Ye Shan was no exception.
The thought that this matter was related to Nian Huaizhong made Ye Shan uneasy, so he led his men to rush over.
Halfway there, they smelled blood. Fearing something was wrong, Ye Shan sent someone back to get more people.
What seemed like an unnecessary act actually saved their lives and disrupted the Duke of Wan's plans.
In the end, the person sent by the Duke of Wan to gather information was also caught red-handed by Ye Shan and his group.
With so many people dead, everyone is filled with grief and anger, and no useful clue can be overlooked. This person has come knocking on our door.
Duke Wanguo continued to wait for news, but when it didn't come and the person didn't return, he didn't send anyone out to inquire further.
But I still held onto a glimmer of hope: what if I succeeded?
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the vast majority of the assassins have already perished. Two others who attempted suicide but didn't quite die were sent back to Prince Chen's residence to await Hua Ling's treatment, to see if they could be saved.
Hua Ling was treating Sheng Jingyu's wounds, which were quite serious.
It wasn't just the one or two places Su Wenyuan saw; there were many other places where she had been stabbed, but she hadn't mentioned it.
Sheng Jingyu had lost consciousness due to excessive blood loss. Hua Ling stopped the bleeding and bandaged her while comforting Su Wenyuan.
"Don't worry, I'm here, you definitely won't die. It's just some external injuries, nothing serious."
Behind the screen, Su Wenyuan was also treating her wounds, while Ye Shan skillfully applied medicine to stop the bleeding.
"Do you know who sent them?" Su Wenyuan asked.
Ye Shan said, "We don't know yet. They are investigating and will report back as soon as they have any results."
Soon some results were achieved. Nearly a hundred assassins of unknown origin had clashed with another group before they fought Sheng Jingyu.
The unfamiliar corpses that Su Wenyuan saw were all the Emperor's men.
After Sheng Yuanhe was deposed, the emperor arranged for many people to be around Sheng Jingyu in order to find evidence that he was faking his blindness.
Since these people couldn't be driven away and it wasn't convenient to fight them, Sheng Jingyu just let them follow him.
Well, that's it, he was killed by the assassins sent by the Duke of Wan.
However, not all of them died; two were released and returned to the palace with injuries.
The Emperor was still investigating Consort Wan's matter when he learned that Sheng Jingyu had an accident, and he was very surprised.
How could there be so many assassins in the capital? And they even killed his men!
Not knowing where the assassins came from or the extent of Sheng Jingyu's injuries, the Emperor decided to remain inactive.
He ordered his men to conduct a covert investigation and keep a close eye on the movements at the Prince Chen's residence, reporting any news immediately.
They also told people not to make a fuss and to wait until dawn to talk about it.
Su Wenyuan thought that was all for tonight. The primary goal was to get Sheng Jingyu out of danger, and they would talk about a thorough investigation after dawn.
Unexpectedly, an hour later, Sheng Zixi, along with several imperial physicians and countless soldiers, surrounded the Prince Chen's residence.
This is all the Duke of Wan's fault. After realizing the assassination attempt had failed, he no longer harbored any illusions.
Nearly a hundred suicide soldiers were wiped out; not a single one was left alive.
The good news is that these people won't betray him; the bad news is that he voluntarily sent Sheng Jingyu a witness—the last one, the guard he sent to gather information.
Thinking of this, the Duke of Wanguo wished he could slap himself twice!
Everything was fine before, but now something's definitely wrong!
The best course of action now is to find another way to kill Sheng Jingyu.
After much thought, he thought of the Emperor.
Before tonight's assassination attempt, the assassin returned and reported to him that Sheng Jingyu was faking his blindness.
It was because Sheng Jingyu was too angry that he was careless and revealed a flaw that the assassins could see.
When the Duke of Wan learned of this secret, he was not particularly surprised, since he was going to die anyway.
But now, this secret has done him a great favor.
The Duke of Wanguo entered the palace that very night, saying he wished to see the Emperor and had important matters to report.
Judging from the tightly closed gates of Prince Chen's mansion, Sheng Jingyu must have been seriously injured, even if he wasn't dead. Surely, nearly a hundred assassins couldn't have left him unharmed.
If Sheng Jingyu hadn't been injured, he would definitely have sent someone into the palace to have the Emperor arrange for a thorough investigation, but the truth was quite the opposite.
Having figured this out, the Duke of Wanguo hurriedly went to the palace to report on Sheng Jingyu's feigned blindness.
He said that Sheng Jingyu had been deceiving the emperor for many years. If the emperor did not believe him, he could send someone over now to have the imperial physician verify whether Sheng Jingyu was truly blind.
The emperor thought this made sense, and he couldn't remain inactive. He had to take advantage of the chaos to find out the truth.
If Sheng Jingyu is faking his blindness, he can be convicted tonight.
It would be best if he were truly blind, at least then we could keep him around for a while and have him do things for us.
The Emperor immediately ordered Sheng Zixi to lead the imperial physicians and a large number of soldiers to Prince Chen's residence to "treat Sheng Jingyu's injuries."
Su Wenyuan was furious when she learned of this.
She first said to Hua Ling, "Just stay here and heal your injuries. Even if there are deafening shouts of killing outside tonight, you don't need to care."
Hua Ling said nervously, "It can't be that serious, can it? Is it really that bad?"
"I don't know! I hope it's not as serious as I think, otherwise we might have to play a second match." Su Wenyuan was about to leave, clutching her arm, when she remembered something else.
He turned around and took the token from the table.
The piece that Sheng Jingyu gave her had been on Sheng Jingyu's person the whole time. She had only taken it off when she was treating his wound, and now she was using it so quickly.
At the entrance of Zhuyue Pavilion, Su Wenyuan gave the same order to the guards around her.
Even if it's raining knives outside, they don't need to care. They just need to guard this place and prevent outsiders from getting in.
Sheng Zixi, standing outside the Prince Chen's mansion, was unaware of the impending danger. She stood ramrod straight, smug and self-satisfied.
He received the Emperor's order that, no matter what, the imperial physician must see Sheng Jingyu to determine whether he was truly blind.
Behind him stood eight imperial physicians, their expressions tense and uneasy.
Only the imperial physician named Shan Xing remained calm.
The Emperor summoned him to the Imperial Hospital for this very reason; he had finally gotten the chance and was eagerly anticipating it.
With nothing else to do, Sheng Zixi chatted with Shan Xing, saying, "Imperial Physician Shan, if Prince Chen is seriously injured and unconscious, can you still confirm it?"
"Of course I can." Shan Xing said confidently. "Since I was a child, I have read a lot of medical books about eyes. When I learned that Prince Chen was blind, I wanted to come to the capital to treat him, but unfortunately I had too many sick people at home and couldn't get away."
Sheng Zixi asked in surprise, "Can Doctor Shan cure Prince Chen's eye disease?"
This is not good news.
Having been in the capital for so long, Shan Xing has come to understand the current situation and the Emperor's intentions.
The Emperor summoned him not to treat Sheng Jingyu's illness, but because he was afraid that Sheng Jingyu was not actually sick.
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