Seeing that she was exposed, Chu Weiyue glared at him with some dissatisfaction.

"Even medicine takes time to take effect. It's been so long, of course it hurts. How can it possibly heal after such a long sword pierces my shoulder..."

Before she finished speaking, she screamed loudly on purpose and fell on the carriage, wailing.

Wen Jingchi was upset by her shouting and could only hold her in his arms, let her lie on his legs, and pat her gently.

"Is this all right?"

He is not a fool, how could he not know that this woman is deliberately playing tricks on him.

Chu Weiyue immediately nodded in satisfaction, lay on Wen Jingchi, and soon fell asleep again.

When they arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, Chu Weiyue woke up.

He carried her to the bedroom and stayed with her for a long time before leaving.

Go to the jail as soon as possible.

Most of the killers died, but a few were left alive.

The killers were tied to pillars and interrogated by Wen Jingchi himself.

The man came up to him and frowned a little depressed.

"Your Highness, we just interrogated them, but they refused to speak. We used almost every kind of torture device, but they still refused to speak. What do you think we should do?"

Wen Jingchi didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, he took out a small box, put a bug in it, and then walked up to the killer.

"Do you know what this is?"

His eyes were somewhat calm and composed.

Seeing these bugs, the killer began to get visibly frightened.

This kind of worm can hide and eat people's hearts, causing them to die little by little, in a very painful and twisted way.

"You are just trying to make a living. There is no need to work for those people. As long as you say so, I promise you will not die, give you some money, and keep you away from trouble. I will keep my word."

Such a promise made the killer's eyes light up, and he hesitated for a moment.

Wen Jingchi’s identity is different. Since it is a promise he made, there is no way he will not fulfill it.

"Do you think that once you enter here, even if you don't tell anyone, those people will let you go? They will still send assassins to kill you. Why should you be so persistent? You might as well cooperate and there is still a way to survive."

Wen Jingchi completely understood their thoughts.

After hesitating for a long time, the killer finally confessed.

"We are here to check in with the Cao Gang. The leader of the Cao Gang sent me here. As for the rest, I don't know..."

In order to gain merit, he suddenly thought of a detail.

"I once heard our gang leader say to Wen Chenxuan that we thugs were just specially trained killing machines, and other secrets could not be told to us..."

After hearing his words, Wen Jingchi frowned thoughtfully and immediately began to investigate.

This was not the first time he had heard of the Cao Gang. He had heard of it several times in the past. Now that he had formally investigated it, he found that it was exactly the same as what the killer had said.

The Cao Gang had been secretly selling private salt, and their salt permits were tacitly approved by Wen Chenxuan.

Although this matter is directly related to Wen Chenxuan, there is no evidence to link the two together.

Because the Empress Dowager did not want to worry the Emperor, she concealed the news, but the Emperor eventually learned about Wen Jingchi's assassination.

He was very angry and immediately sent his most trusted eunuch to visit.

When the eunuch was about to leave, Wen Jingchi specially handed him a letter he had written.

After returning to the palace, he took the letter to the emperor.

In the letter, Wen Jingchi wrote very obscurely, but with the emperor's intelligence, he instantly understood his hint and immediately summoned Wen Chenxuan.

Upon learning that the emperor had suddenly summoned him, Wen Chenxuan felt a little depressed, but he had no choice but to go to the palace to meet the emperor.

After paying his respects, the emperor asked him to sit next to him.

"Do you know that your ninth brother was assassinated a few days ago?" After chatting about other things for a while, the emperor finally got to the point.

Wen Chenxuan hesitated for a moment and answered seriously: "I have heard about it, but I was afraid that you would worry, so I didn't tell you."

"I heard that he caught some assassins who seem to be related to the Cao Gang. You should be familiar with those people from the Cao Gang. According to the assassins, you have a deep connection with them..."

The emperor didn't want to hide the truth from him, so he asked him indirectly.

Hearing this, Wen Chenxuan's heart was gripped with a sharp pain and he immediately knelt on the ground in fear.

"Father, I have never betrayed you. Everything I did was for the sake of the court."

Such words made the emperor raise his eyebrows slightly.

"This is ridiculous. How could you do such a thing for the sake of the court? Please explain it to me clearly."

Wen Chenxuan sighed deeply: "Father, you don't know that the treasury is currently empty. I also know that the natural disasters and man-made disasters in recent years have made it impossible for the court to allocate funds and raise more military funds, so I tried every means to raise military funds to prepare for emergencies."

"Although I know this is not right, the Cao Gang has promised to pay 30% of its profits to the court every year! With this huge profit, we can use it where it should be used. Besides, as long as the people have salt to eat, they won't care too much."

After listening to his explanation, the emperor nodded with satisfaction: "I see, you really put a lot of effort into it."

Although he was not satisfied with Wen Chenxuan's explanation, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that his idea was correct. The national treasury was indeed not well-off at the moment.

Seeing that the emperor believed it, Wen Chenxuan continued to speak.

"I think the reason why the Cao Gang leader assassinated the Ninth Prince this time is related to the Marquis of Huaiyang. He and the Cao Gang leader seemed to have sworn brother in the past. Anyway, they had some friendship. I also heard him mention it occasionally. This time it should be for revenge."

After listening to his explanation, the emperor did not say anything but fell silent.

This made Wen Chenxuan sweat all over, and he had no idea what the emperor meant.

As the saying goes, the heart of a king is hard to predict, and at this moment he finally realized it deeply.

After a moment, the emperor slammed the table hard and suddenly set his eyes on Wen Chenxuan.

"No matter what, the Cao Gang has committed a grave crime this time. They actually dared to assassinate my son. This is tantamount to openly defying the imperial power. Such a crime is unforgivable. Now I will give you the task of questioning the Cao Gang. You are responsible for giving me a satisfactory answer."

Hearing this, Wen Chenxuan was completely stunned. He thought that the emperor would blame him, but he didn't expect that he would let him handle the matter of punishing him.

After all, he has other connections with the Cao Gang. If not handled properly, it is likely to cause a fire, and it would be a big problem if he gets burned.

But since the emperor had said so, he absolutely could not refuse. How could he not know that this was a test?

He immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Don't worry, father. I will definitely punish all the remnants of the Cao Gang and give you an explanation."

The emperor nodded with satisfaction and let him go.

After returning to the mansion, Wen Chenxuan sat in the main hall with a headache, rubbing his temples, and was extremely worried.

Everything at the moment has put him in a dilemma.