It's normal for Ye Shan to have concerns. This place is full of soldiers and palace guards. If the emperor orders them to stop, the two sides will inevitably clash, and it might even come to blows.
By then, Sheng Jingyu's defiance of the imperial decree would be a fait accompli. To put it more bluntly, it would also be considered an attempt to rebel, since they had taken action.
Most importantly, they outnumbered each other and couldn't win.
This turn of events caught everyone off guard, and they all stared blankly at it.
The Emperor was also bewildered. Jin Kouhe had just launched an assassination attempt without any attempt to conceal it.
Who wouldn't do something like this secretly and carefully plan ahead?
They can commit this crime in front of everyone without even needing to find evidence; they can be convicted immediately.
Jin Kouhe is from Qikong Kingdom, and the emperor was at a loss as to how to resolve this matter.
Before he could figure it out, Sheng Jingyu had already made his decision.
Ye Shan took a firm stance, snatched Jin Kouhe from the guards' encirclement, and tied him up like a rice dumpling.
Jin Kouhe began to panic; things were completely different from what he had imagined.
Princess Heyi and the others could not believe their eyes. Jin Kouhe had actually done this?
"Princess, wasn't it Prince Jin who shot an arrow to assassinate Su Wenyuan just now?" Empress Yuan was equally incredulous.
Another person said weakly, "Yes, Prince Chen has already tied them up, what should we do?"
Before this incident, Empress Yuan was thinking about how to smear Sheng Jingyu, but now she had to think about how to save him.
Sheng Jingyu slowly closed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Find a high place to tie him up, and shoot an arrow every incense stick's time, avoiding vital organs."
"Yes!" Ye Shan replied swiftly.
"Your Majesty!" Empress Yuan hurriedly knelt down, sensing that something was amiss.
He was still waiting for the emperor to ask him a question, but Sheng Jingyu was already about to make his move.
Princess Heyi also stepped forward and said, "Father, the Crown Prince must have some unspeakable difficulty. Why don't you ask him first?"
The Emperor remained silent, intending to hear Sheng Jingyu's thoughts before speaking.
But Sheng Jingyu made the decision on her own without consulting him at all.
The Emperor quickly said, "Jingyu, he is, after all, the heir of Qikong Kingdom. Let's put him aside for now."
Ye Shan and his group were incredibly fast; they had already hoisted the person up in the time it took to say a few words.
Sheng Jingyu replied indifferently, "The princess's fate is unknown, so who cares who he is?"
"Sheng Jingyu!" Empress Yuan exclaimed, jumping up abruptly. "He is the old prince's only son. In Qikong Kingdom, no one can touch him."
Regardless of their previous attitude towards Jinkouhe, they absolutely cannot let him die here now.
If Jin Kouhe dies, they probably won't survive if they go back.
Sheng Jingyu stepped forward and asked, "Is this Qikong Kingdom?"
It's because no one dares to touch him that Jin Kouhe is so bold.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Shan threw over the guards from Jinkouhe and tied them all up.
The Emperor peeked over and thought to himself, "What kind of amazing people are around Sheng Jingyu? He didn't even have time to react before they did so much."
Ye Shan reported, "When the Princess and Lord Su went out for a chat, someone was watching from a distance. We arrested three people and have already interrogated them. They are Jin Shizi's men, and their purpose is to assassinate the Princess."
"These are the remaining few hiding in the woods. They all have the same mission: to assassinate the princess."
Sheng Jingyu continued, "I wanted to save face for everyone from Qikong Kingdom, so even though we had arrested people, we didn't make a fuss about it. We thought there were too many people here today, so we would talk about it when we got back."
"I am willing to consider your needs, but all I get in return is Prince Jin's further aggression? Does the Prince think that I am keeping quiet because I dare not touch him?"
Ye Shan randomly picked someone, took out the handkerchief stuffed in his mouth, and made it easier for everyone to interrogate him.
The Emperor asked, "Did you come in with Prince Jin?"
“No…we came ahead of time and have been hiding in the woods,” the man replied.
"Ahead of schedule?" The Emperor frowned.
The decision to move the hunt forward was made on short notice. From the moment the order was given, the guards here would be very strict, and no one would be allowed to enter.
When he says "in advance," he means before the emperor gives the order.
Only in this way could they evade the guards' search and remain in wait until now.
The Emperor made this decision on short notice because he listened to Princess Heyi.
This seems to make things even more complicated.
Princess Heyi sensed the Emperor's suspicion but couldn't find the words to explain.
It's too late to shift the blame!
Even if you explain that it has nothing to do with you, you still can't save Jinkouhe.
Empress Yuan angrily said, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince wouldn't do such a thing without reason. There must be a hidden reason. Prince Chen arrested people without even asking them. Is he trying to silence them?"
Sheng Jingyu was equally furious, yet she struggled to remain calm.
"Since the envoy thinks so, why don't we ask him first?" the Emperor suggested.
He is, after all, the crown prince of Qikong Kingdom, and he deserves a chance to speak.
"Ye Shan, let him speak, but don't release him," Sheng Jingyu instructed.
He never intended to shut Jin Kouhe up in the first place; some crucial things had to be said by Jin Kouhe.
As soon as the strip of cloth was torn from Jin Kouhe's mouth, he let out a shrill scream.
An arrow had already shot his calf, and blood was still flowing down.
Empress Yuan was very anxious and wanted to ask the emperor to lower the Jinkou River first.
Fearing the Emperor would not agree, they asked Princess Heyi to speak.
Princess Heyi cried out, "Father, even if the Crown Prince is wrong, he is still my son-in-law and the Crown Prince of Qikong Kingdom. Can't we sit down and talk things over?"
Sheng Jingyu scoffed, "Your consort is fine, but my queen is still unconscious. How can we sit down and talk like this?"
The Emperor was about to speak when Sheng Jingyu's words silenced him.
One is a prince consort, the other a princess consort; both are seriously injured and still receiving treatment. It would be inappropriate to let the murderer sit down and talk to them.
Princess Heyi added, "Princess Consort Chen is merely the daughter of an official in the court, while the Crown Prince is the old prince's only son. How can they be compared?"
If reasoning and emotion fail, then the only option left is to use one's status to intimidate others.
Su Yuan is no longer the prime minister, and Princess He Yi has demoted him along with his official position.
Empress Yuan then said, "The old prince is a meritorious official who restored the country. Even the emperor treats him with deference. Now you have hung the old prince's son here. As an envoy, I absolutely cannot agree to this."
Sheng Jingyu retorted, "What can you do if you don't agree? Go and save them."
As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Qi and the others raised their bows and arrows, looking at him warily.
The cold glint of the arrowhead made Yuan Hou shiver. He was just a civil official; when had he ever faced these weapons head-on?
Since Sheng Jingyu couldn't persuade her, Empress Yuan could only appeal to the Emperor.
"Father, the Crown Prince Jin shot and killed the Princess in public. So many eyes witnessed it. Are you still going to give in again and again?" Sheng Jingyu's question struck a chord with the Emperor.
They are in the right, yet they are threatened to back down. What's the point of being an emperor then?
It would be better to simply hand over Yasukawa Province.
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