Chapter 467 The truth is revealed
Emperor Zhaowen had few offspring, but the previous emperor had many. Murong Yan guessed several princes in their fiefdoms, but Xie Zhuoning rejected them all.
"That person is in the capital now."
Right in the capital?
A prince who is granted a title of king must go to his fiefdom after coming of age. Unless the emperor grants him special favor, he will be allowed to stay in the capital.
Apart from the deceased Prince Yong, the only prince left in the capital is...
His Royal Highness Prince Xuan!
The eldest lady also said that he would never think of that person. Thinking of this, Murong Yan's expression had become a little distorted, "It can't be King Xuan, right?"
"What are you thinking about?" Xie Zhuoning glared at him with amusement.
Murong Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps he had been tortured too much in the past two days and his mind was confused.
No matter how capable the person behind this is, he can't be His Royal Highness Prince Xuan.
Xie Zhuoning stopped keeping the secret and said directly, "My second uncle said that the person behind the scenes is Princess Jing'an."
"Princess Jing'an?!" Murong Yan was indeed quite surprised when he heard this name.
For no other reason than that she is a girl.
Even if she overthrew the imperial power, the late emperor still had so many descendants, it would never be her turn to take the throne.
Unless she kills all the members of the Xiao family.
But, how is that possible?
Therefore, from the very beginning, Princess Jing'an was not among their suspected targets.
Xie Zhuoning looked gloomy, "Maybe she has other purposes?"
"What's the purpose?"
"Restore the country."
"Restore the country? What kind of restoration..." Murong Yan suddenly thought of something and raised his head abruptly, "You mean, she wants to restore the Zhou Kingdom?!"
"Yeah." In order not to disturb Murong Yan from concentrating on reviewing during this period, Xie Zhuoning picked out the key points and explained them to him.
"Yan Hongyue, who was beside Yi Ziyan, had previously joined him in order to revive the Zhou Kingdom. Later, when she saw that he only wanted to help Prince Yong seize the throne, she took half of Qianjinlou and joined Princess Jing'an."
"In the early years, Zhou and Daye were in constant conflict. The wars caused great losses to the people and property. The late emperor married Princess Jing'an to the emperor of Zhou, and the two countries negotiated peace. However, the warmongering party in Zhou kept making small moves and provoked conflicts on the border. Daye, which had been resting for a while, decided to send troops to attack Zhou."
"The general in charge of the command at that time was my father."
After this battle, the Zhou State was destroyed and incorporated into the territory of Daye State, divided into East and West Counties.
Princess Jing'an was also brought back, and soon remarried to the injured Duke Zhao.
"When I met Princess Jing'an before, I could always sense a hint of hostility from her. I couldn't understand why she hated me so much."
After all, if it weren't for her father, she might still be married to the Zhou Kingdom, far away from her hometown. How could she be brought back to marry Duke Zhao and live as a loving couple?
But what if Princess Jing'an has always had the Emperor of Zhou in her heart?
Then her father would become the enemy who murdered her husband!
All her actions, at that moment, became reasonable.
"After I knew it was her, I sent someone to look into her past and found something very interesting: her favorite flower was the peony."
However, since she came back from Zhou State, she fell in love with chrysanthemums. Duke Zhao personally planted a chrysanthemum garden for her, which was once cited as a good story.
But looking back now, those chrysanthemums were probably used by Princess Jing'an to commemorate the Emperor of Zhou.
Daye destroyed her life, destroyed her husband, and destroyed her husband's country, so she also wants to destroy Daye and revive the Zhou Kingdom!
All the complicated information pointed to one place, and the truth became clearer.
Now that we know who is behind the scenes, it will be easy.
Murong Yan clenched his fists, "What do you want me to do now?"
"Now, there is something I need you to do." Xie Zhuoning looked at him seriously, "Lie down and take good care of yourself. When you are well, you can come and do it."
She asked Cui Wen to arrange a job for him as an outstation errand courier. It was really tiring and dangerous, but if he could solve a few major cases, he would be promoted the fastest.
"As for Princess Jing'an..." She curled her lips slightly, "Isn't her birthday party coming up in two days? She even sent me an invitation. I'll take this opportunity to go meet her properly."
"No," Murong Yan frowned disapprovingly, "You can't go and put yourself in danger when His Royal Highness Prince Xuan is not here. This is not wise!"
Xie Zhuoning looked at him with amusement, "You follow me every day to do rebellion and murder, and now you come to talk to me about wisdom?"
If she is wise, she should protect herself and take care of herself.
If he was wise and knew what she was doing, he should stay away from her and have nothing to do with her.
"Don't worry," she comforted him, "I have Xia Ju and the four smart and outstanding brothers by my side. Even so, Xiao Jinxuan was still worried, and before he died, he left Ling Feng, the most powerful one among his friends, to me."
In addition, there was a young doctor named A-Yu who had outstanding medical skills. He was not afraid of being poisoned and fell into the trap unknowingly.
She is safe by her side.
"Besides, I'm not afraid of action, I'm afraid of her not moving."
After all, there is movement, so I can grab her little tail!
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In early April, spring is in full swing.
Xie Zhuoning sat in front of the dressing table, drawing her eyebrows and eyes.
"Have you asked?"
“I have.”
"Will Concubine Zhu go?"
"Concubine Zhu said she was not feeling well and will not go today."
As expected, Zhu Rujin is really not at all integrated and has a very low sense of presence. If you don’t mention it, you would almost forget that there is such a person in the house.
After getting dressed, Xie Zhuoning stood up and turned around, and saw two unfamiliar maids.
One was as cold as ice, while the other was sticking out her tongue at her playfully, "Sister Zhuo Ning!"
It was Xia Ju and Song Yuqiu.
Everyone knows that one of them is the personal maid of the late princess, and the other is her close friend. They would be too conspicuous if they were taken out. If they slightly changed their appearance, they would look much better.
After leaving the room, Ling Feng also came over, "Princess, everything has been arranged."
Feiyun Guards are always on standby around the Princess's Mansion!
Xie Zhuoning nodded, "Let's go."
No matter where it is, she will go and try it!
The Princess's Mansion.
There is an endless stream of people coming to celebrate the birthday.
When Xie Zhuoning walked to the door, Song Yuqiu handed in the invitation first.
The concierge was originally singing out loud which house had arrived, but when he saw her he paused, and then he raised his voice -
"Prince Xuan's Mansion, Madam Yu is here!"
This shout drew everyone's attention to Xie Zhuoning.
"Aren't all the people in the palace princesses? Where did this lady come from?"
"You don't even know this. Madam Yu is the most favored concubine of Prince Xuan. I heard that she looks exactly like the late Princess Xie Zhuoning!"
"Get out of the way, let me take a look..."
At first glance, everyone exclaimed in amazement, "She really looks alike! No wonder Prince Xuan likes her so much, she's a carbon copy of the previous princess!"
Everyone was discussing quietly when suddenly a voice raised its tone, "Today is the eldest princess' banquet, not just any nobody can come. How can a concubine who is there for others to play with be qualified to enter the eldest princess's mansion? Maybe she stole the invitation from the master of the mansion!"