Ye Zelin flew over to help.
Soon, all the men in black were dealt with.
The two returned to the Sifang Pavilion. Mu Qing went forward to check and was relieved to confirm that his prince was not seriously injured.
At this time, the owner of Sifang Pavilion hurried forward to apologize, saying that he did not know that a thief had pretended to be a waiter in the store and assassinated His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, and that he would definitely give His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin an explanation.
Qin Youran knew that today's assassination had nothing to do with the owner of Sifang Pavilion, so she didn't need his explanation.
He said, "Boss, please go to the Tokyo government office. Someone is trying to assassinate me, and I want to report it to the authorities."
The owner of Sifang Pavilion nodded repeatedly, "I will go right away, right away."
The man took a step forward and disappeared in a flash.
Ye Zelin had a vague guess as to who those black-clad men who came to assassinate them were. Although he wasn't completely certain, he was about 70% sure. He asked, "Your Highness, Prince Qin, do you really want to report this to the authorities?"
Qin Youran sheathed the Broken Plum Sword and said, "Of course I have to report this to the authorities. I never offend anyone, but someone tried to assassinate me in public. How can I rest assured if I don't investigate the perpetrators?"
Qin Youran was determined to report to the police, and he probably had his own reasons. Ye Zelin didn't mind adding some help, so he flattered her and suggested a good idea, "Your Highness, you can tell others that you were injured."
Qin Youran smiled knowingly, "That's a good idea."
Qin Youran was certain from the bottom of his heart that this group of men in black had nothing to do with the Lu family or even the Queen Mother. He had offended very few people and could not think of who wanted to kill him.
He and Lu Tianyun are about to get married. Even if the Shangshu Ling dislikes him as a son-in-law, he will not let anything happen to him. The Lu family's power and connections are much stronger than those of the Tokyo government. What the Tokyo government cannot find, the Lu family will definitely be able to find.
He wanted to use the power of the Lu family to ensure his safety in Beijing.
Ye Zelin's ideas are roughly the same as Qin Youran's, but their purposes are different.
Qin Youran wanted to use the identity of Lu family's son-in-law to ensure his own safety, so that he could find out the truth about his biological mother's death and demand this blood debt from the Queen Mother.
Ye Zelin wanted to use this incident as an excuse to make the Shangshu Ling pay attention to the King of Qin, so as to push the King of Qin to the Lu family's camp and obtain the protection of the Lu family.
When the great cause was accomplished, the Lu family completely stood on the side of King Qin.
The King of Qin usually kept a low profile. Even though he made a significant contribution to the plague last year, he didn't publicize his achievements. But the King of Qin was assassinated just before his wedding. If he handled this matter in a low-key manner, it might have aroused suspicion.
If the assassination was made public, the Lu family would not ignore it, and the Shangshu Ling did not want his daughter to die before her husband got married.
The bigger the commotion, the better it will be for the King of Qin.
Hua Fushu asked, "Are these people coming for you, or for my brother?"
Ye Zelin took over the conversation, "These people are coming for us."
Hua Fushu has only a superficial understanding of the subject.
About half an hour later, people from the Tokyo government office arrived.
The person who came was Bao Changzhou. He was the prefect of Tokyo and was in charge of Tokyo Prefecture. The King of Qin was attacked in Kyoto and sent people to the government office to report the case. Naturally, he had to come in person to feel at ease.
He paid his respects to the King of Qin and inquired about the basic circumstances of the King of Qin's assassination. He then ordered a group of yamen runners to search the Sifang Pavilion inside and out and make corresponding records.
Bao Changzhou then asked the owner of Sifang Pavilion to summon all the servants and waiters in Sifang Pavilion. He questioned them one by one, and they all answered with great care.
………
night.
Hua Fushu was analyzing today's events with Ye Zelin. Hua Fushu mainly didn't understand a lot of things.
She said, "Ye Zelin, the struggles within the royal family have always been cruel, full of deception, unscrupulous tactics, and even fratricide."
Ye Zelin looked at Hua Fushu in confusion, "Why do you ask that?"
Hua Fushu thought of Qin Youran's assassination today, and also recalled the stories he had heard before about the royal family fighting for power and killing each other, such as the death of Prince Su of Qin and the Suzaku Gate Incident of the previous dynasty.
She lowered her eyelids, feeling somewhat emotional. "My senior brother is just an idle prince, aloof from worldly affairs, unconcerned with wealth and power. Why has he been hunted down time and again since he was a child, and nearly died several times? That year, the late emperor was seriously ill and summoned my senior brother back to the capital. He was ambushed in Songzhou and was seriously injured, almost losing his life. It was Master who used several rare and famous medicines, such as the Bone-Growing Flower, and it took five days and four nights to rescue my senior brother from the Yama Palace. Last year, my senior brother was also assassinated when he returned to the capital. It was Mu Qing who used acupuncture to stabilize the spread of the poison in my senior brother's body, and only then did I wait until I used the Purple Fire Ganoderma Lucidum to detoxify my senior brother. Tell me, why did those people kill my senior brother? Isn't he their flesh and blood relative?"
Ye Zelin understood that the people she was talking about were those in the palace. He leaned against the headboard, frowned slightly, and then relaxed, and said:
"Your Majesty, I have never laid a hand on the King of Qin."
Not only has Your Majesty never taken action against the King of Qin, but in the past few years since Your Majesty ascended the throne, Your Majesty has been secretly observing the King of Qin, examining whether the King of Qin is both virtuous and talented, and whether he has the ability to become the crown prince of the Song Dynasty.
Hua Fushu turned slightly and looked at Ye Zelin. A firm look flashed across his clear almond-shaped eyes. "Where's the Queen Mother?"
Ye Zelin immediately raised his beautiful eyelids slightly, a hint of disbelief flashed in his eyes, and he said lightly: "I don't know, but what happened in Sifang Pavilion today was not the Queen Mother's doing. Those people were assassins raised by the Qinghe Palace. The Qinghe Prince's assassination of the Qin Prince was actually a test."
Temptation?
Her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, she was very puzzled.
Hua Fushu finally asked the question that had puzzled her for months. "I know you're working for His Majesty. You've won over Yu Xuanji, participated in the imperial examinations, insisted on becoming a disciple of Master Kong, and even taken the risky tactic of secretly setting up operations in the northern border. It's all for His Majesty. You once said that you, Liu Feixu, and Nie Huaixin were all His Majesty's men. What was the purpose of all this? Was it simply to eliminate Prince Qinghe and his cronies?"
She had a hunch that everything Ye Zelin did was definitely not simple.
There must be something hidden here.
Ye Zelin raised the corner of his mouth, forming a graceful arc, and chuckled. There was a sense of comfort in his laughter, and his eyes fell on the fair and beautiful face, revealing a look of appreciation.
His wife was indeed smart. She had long guessed that their purpose was not just to eliminate Prince Qinghe and his cronies.
The time for a showdown has finally arrived.
She is already in the game and is trustworthy, so there is no need to hide it.
"Fushu, I've always known you to be intelligent and sharp, but your sharpness and insight are still beyond my expectations. You're already in the game of some things, and since you've guessed it, I'll tell you everything."
The man's voice suddenly deepened, with a certain solemnity that was out of the ordinary.
"Your Majesty was murdered by Prince Qinghe in his early years, and as a result, Your Majesty will no longer have any offspring."
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