"I haven't thanked you properly in the past few days. If it weren't for Princess Shumin's help, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to escape from the Xianwang's side. Now that I have some free time, I came to thank Princess Shumin."
The two of them exchanged pleasantries, being polite and distant.
Aunt Lan listened with her head down, carefully removing the pits from the red dates with her fingers.
On the plate in front of her, there was already half a plate of peeled red dates.
But she still had no intention of stopping.
"Auntie Lan, please take your people out first. I want to have a few private words with Concubine Yun."
Song Shumin broke the deadlock, and Aunt Lan looked up suddenly, "Okay, Princess, remember to eat all these red dates."
"Thank you very much."
Aunt Lan stood up and bowed to the two of them again before leading everyone out of the room.
The door is closed.
Song Shumin reached out and took a red date from the small plate beside her and put it into her mouth.
His eyes fell directly on Zhao Yunzhu, his curved eyebrows showing a hint of cunning.
"There's no one here, let's just get straight to the point."
Song Shumin looked calm and didn't seem to be threatening at all.
"Princess Shumin's request is too difficult."
Zhao Yunzhu put away the smile on her face, and a hint of coldness appeared on her face.
"Concubine Yun, how can this be considered a threat? After all, compared to the evidence in my hands, I'm afraid—"
"I'm afraid Prince An's Mansion will become a laughing stock in Chang'an City."
Song Shumin crossed her arms, raised the corners of her lips, and revealed a deep and sarcastic smile.
"Princess Shumin, aren't you afraid that I will tell Prince Song about this?"
"You won't. After all, I have the evidence you want."
Zhao Yunzhu frowned, her curiosity aroused. "What evidence?"
"About the Zhao family, about the deposed crown prince, and about Prince An."
"Concubine Yun, you won't suffer any loss."
Song Shumin was full of confidence and seemed certain that she would agree.
"Concubine Yun, don't worry, this thing will do you more good than harm."
"If you miss it, you may never get this evidence in your lifetime."
Zhao Yunzhu was obviously persuaded, although she didn't know what Song Shumin was up to.
"Princess Shumin, let me think about it."
"Okay, don't make me wait too long. I'll only give you ten days."
Zhao Yunzhu looked at Song Shumin coldly and felt that she seemed to have changed beyond recognition.
After leaving Prince Song's Mansion, Zhao Yunzhu remained silent all the way.
She didn't leave the house for several days.
Aunt Hua was anxiously watching and could only persuade her to eat a few bites.
But Zhao Yunzhu had no appetite at all.
It's impossible not to be curious about what Song Shumin has in her hands.
But how could a prince be assassinated so easily?
She picked a day, disguised herself, and went to find Deadpool. When she successfully took out the token.
Speaking of this, Deadpool was stunned for a moment, "Concubine Yun, the Song Palace is heavily guarded. I'm afraid it will be difficult to successfully assassinate him. But if it's somewhere else, I have a 90% chance of success."
"Okay, wait until I've made all the arrangements and sent someone to notify you. Make sure to kill him with one strike."
As for how to successfully keep King Song outside, this requires careful consideration.
On the way back, Nanny Hua said, "Miss, why don't you have Aunt Lan invite Prince Song to go out and listen to a play? Wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone?"
"That's a good idea."
Aunt Hua's idea immediately woke Zhao Yunzhu up.
She asked Nanny Hua to instruct the coachman to change the route and go directly to Prince Song's Mansion.
The carriage had just stopped and Zhao Yunzhu was helped out by Linglong.
He happened to run into Prince Song who was happily returning home with a birdcage in his hand.
When Prince Song saw that it was the carriage from Prince An's mansion, he was stunned. He remembered that Prince An was not in Chang'an at the moment, so who else could have come to visit except Concubine Yun?
In order to avoid suspicion, he entered the palace first.
He didn't even have a head-on fight with Zhao Yunzhu.
"That was King Song just now, right?"
Zhao Yunzhu looked at the figure that flashed by and asked.
Aunt Hua nodded.
The maid at the gate was leading the way. Logically, she should have gone to pay a visit to Princess Song, but Princess Song was ill and refused to see anyone.
So he simply took his men to Princess Shumin's courtyard.
When Song Shumin saw her coming, she sent all the servants out of the room.
"I didn't expect you to come so quickly."
Song Shumin sat on the couch, patted the seat next to her, and motioned Zhao Yunzhu to sit closer to her and talk.
"I have found a way, but I need your help."
"good."
Song Shumin answered swiftly, with a hint of smile unconsciously in her eyes.
"Let Aunt Lan come forward and find a theater in the city to watch a play. Only then will there be a 90% chance of success."
Zhao Yunzhu did not say anything final, leaving room for maneuver.
This was already much better than the result she had expected. Song Shumin had no other thoughts and naturally agreed.
"But can you tell me why you are so anxious to kill King Song? And what is the use of the evidence in your hands?"
Zhao Yunzhu asked what was on her mind.
Song Shumin narrowed her eyes slightly and looked sideways out the window, as if she could see the scenery in the yard outside through the closed window.
"As for the evidence, I will give it to you after the matter is done."
"I can't wait any longer. I want to kill my father before he succeeds in killing me."
A hint of resentment flashed in Song Shumin's eyes.
This actually surprised Zhao Yunzhu.
"I think you've figured it out. Aunt Lan's intentions will eventually slip out of my control. I can't just watch the knife I personally retrieved become the one that kills me."
Song Shumin said softly, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
It turned out that Song Shumin was also worried that one day she would not be able to control Aunt Lan.
Song Shumin seemed to see through her thoughts and smiled sadly, her eyes filled with helplessness. "People's hearts are very fickle. Once they have tasted the temptation of power, how can they be willing to be manipulated by others?"
"I found Concubine Lan with great difficulty. I carefully trained her outside for quite some time before bringing her back. In order to control Concubine Lan, I have her parents and younger brother in my hands. But if one day, she abandons her relatives for herself, how can I control her?"
These days, because Prince Song doted on Aunt Lan, he gradually asked her to take charge of the prince's backyard.
How could Song Shumin not see the budding thoughts in Aunt Lan's heart?
Everything told her that she had to act quickly.
On that day, Aunt Lan was asked to go to Prince An's Mansion to deliver a letter to Zhao Yunzhu. Aunt Lan did not know the content of the letter and she was illiterate.
So on the day Zhao Yunzhu came to visit, she sent Aunt Lan away.
"What happens after that? How can you guarantee that Prince Song's Mansion will fall into your hands?"
Zhao Yunzhu didn't believe that Song Shumin would give up the power of the Song Palace.
But the next second, Song Shumin's reaction shocked her.
"Of course I don't want to take over the hot potato of the Song Palace. If one day, Prince An gets those evidences, I'm afraid the Song Palace will be exterminated."
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