Chapter 147 You Have to Believe It
Hua Wanli herself couldn't believe that what she heard was true.
But just as she got up in the morning, finished washing up and dressing up, and was about to go out to continue chatting with Shangguan Jin and Shen Qingyue, Qiu Niang pulled her back.
"Miss, you can't go out today."
"Something big is happening in the outskirts of Beijing." Qiu Niang held onto Hua Wanli tightly, preventing her from leaving.
Miss is the master's lifeblood. If anything were to happen to her, the master would hang himself with a red ribbon.
"What happened? Did the heavy snow cause a landslide, or is there another flower thief?" Hua Wanli didn't think anything major could happen in the capital.
Qiu Niang sighed and pulled Hua Wanli up to the third floor, into a private room facing the street.
He opened the window and pointed outside for Hua Wanli to see.
In the distance, armored guards escorted more than a dozen carriages as they slowly passed through the street.
On that carriage...
They were all people who had already passed away.
The throat was slit, and the blood had already turned black and congealed.
Hua Wanli was startled; there were so many people!
"this......"
"It happened at night; an ambush occurred in the suburbs."
The person who was intercepted and killed was the Jiangning Textile Commissioner who was being escorted from Jiangnan. In addition, none of the people in charge of escorting him survived.
"They've all been killed!" Yue Niang whispered.
Although she knew this was bound to happen, Hua Wanli was still a little surprised.
"They...killed them all? So many people, not a single one survived?"
Moon Maiden nodded.
"As soon as the city gates opened in the morning, some vendors who wanted to enter the city to do business reported that many people had died in a dense forest on the outskirts of Beijing."
When the officials from the Dali Temple sent people to investigate, they were terrified to find that it was none other than the Jiangning Textile Commissioner and his associates.
However, this killed nearly twenty people, which is more than the number killed during the Autumn Execution!
Hua Wanli watched the carriages passing by downstairs from Chunbuwan Tower.
He frowned as he looked at the lifeless bodies.
She had thought only three or five people would die, but nearly twenty people died in one go...
"Are they all escorts?" Hua Wanli asked in a low voice.
Yue Niang was very well-informed. One of the officials from the Dali Temple who was in charge of collecting corpses was interested in her and came to tell her to be more vigilant recently and to report to the authorities if anything happened.
"I heard that most of them are from the Crown Prince's residence."
There were four government officials in Jiangning.
The others are all people related to the Crown Prince.
The head of the escort was the head of the guards around the Crown Prince, who was also the older brother of one of the Crown Prince's concubines.
The bond forged from growing up together with the Crown Prince.
Most importantly, the heir of the Duke of Qi is also inside. "Yue Niang said softly.
"The heir of the Duke of Qi? You mean the heir of the Duke of Qi?" Hua Wanli was even more surprised.
Moon Maiden nodded.
"The Duke of Qi's mansion is now completely covered in white, and the Duke and Duchess of Qi immediately fainted from crying."
I heard that the escort originally didn't include the heir of the Duke of Qi.
But didn't a murder occur at the Crown Prince's villa in the capital?
The heir of the Duke of Qi was worried that something might go wrong during the escort mission, as he was overseeing the management of the river and waterways in Jiangnan at the time.
We happened to run into each other on our way back, so we ended up together.
Originally, everyone thought that having more people would be better, as it would also be safer.
Who could have known that just as they were about to reach the capital, something would happen on the outskirts of Beijing!
They had been traveling day and night, hoping to enter the city overnight, but who knew…” Yue Niang said with a sigh.
Hua Wanli also felt it was a bit of a pity.
The heir of the Duke of Qi also came to the teahouse for tea; he was a very kind and gentle man.
So young, just got married last year, and the Crown Prince's wife is less than three months pregnant, and this has happened...
Furthermore, Hua Wanli and her siblings believe that the heir of the Duke of Qi is one of the few well-educated and sensible young men in the capital...
"The Duke of Qi established this heir a long time ago. Now that this has happened, it's no wonder they're all confused!"
In fact, it wasn't just the Duke of Qi who was heartbroken. When Prime Minister Xu heard the news, he was so angry that he coughed up blood.
Sigh, after all, he's his most beloved grandson!
Although not as important as the Crown Prince, Prime Minister Xu still had high hopes for him.
I heard that the imperial physicians are currently staying at the Prime Minister's residence, the Duke of Qi's residence, and the Crown Prince's residence!
"Miss, tell me, what kind of deep-seated grudge could lead someone to do something like this? This is a huge scandal!" Hua Yueniang continued.
Hua Wanli was at a loss for words.
Did the Crown Prince really do this?
How could he... do such a thing!
One was his childhood friend, and the head of the guards responsible for his safety.
In a sense, he's also his brother-in-law!
Furthermore, the heir apparent of the Duke of Qi is his cousin; they studied together, played together, and he will always be someone who works for him in the future...
Were all these people killed on the orders of the Crown Prince?
It takes a really hard heart to do that.
Hua Wanli herself couldn't believe it. Was this really done by the Crown Prince? Or by someone else?
......
Shangguan Jin was stunned after hearing what Hua Wanli said.
Not only her, but also Shen Qingyue and the Seventh Prince were unable to utter a single word.
Did the Crown Prince really make this?
"This... could it be that someone is taking advantage of our misfortune, or kicking us when we're down?"
"Could it really be the Duke of Anguo's side that did it?" Shen Qingyue whispered.
She could never have imagined that someone would harm their own family.
Shangguan Jin took a few deep breaths, trying to recover from the shock.
Indeed, the struggle for the throne is cruel. Just for a single victory or defeat, so many lives have to be sacrificed.
Even your closest relatives and friends will sacrifice themselves for you without hesitation when it's time to do so.
"Do you realize how serious this is?" Shangguan Jin looked at the Seventh Prince.
The seventh prince gritted his teeth and nodded.
He finally understood why his mother had risked her life to ensure the safety of both households.
"Aunt, did the Crown Prince really do it?" the Seventh Prince asked Shangguan Jin for confirmation.
Shangguan Jin thought for a moment, but didn't know what to say.
It took him a while to speak.
"The matter has already occurred, and perhaps the Crown Prince is unaware that the heir of the Duke of Qi was also present."
But now, the Crown Prince's people have been killed, including his closest relatives.
That means the incident at the Crown Prince's villa had nothing to do with the Crown Prince.
Everyone would assume that both incidents were orchestrated by the Duke of Anguo.
Everyone had to believe it, whether they wanted to or not; it was done by the faction of the Duke of Anguo.
In this round, Duke Anguo lost!
However, the Crown Prince also suffered heavy losses, making it a losing proposition...
Everyone fell silent.
Yes, the Crown Prince won, but it was a Pyrrhic victory.
What about Duke Anguo? He's truly been driven to the brink of despair now.
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