The ground was littered with severed limbs and broken bodies; the person had been dismembered like this by Da Nier while still alive.
They were piece by piece, so disgusting to look at.
"Your Highness, the interrogation of those people in the prison has been completed."
Da Nier put down her chopsticks and nodded to the Prefect of Dongyu.
"explain."
"Your Highness, those men are confidants of the Da'an royal family. They said that the master received a message some time ago, instructing them to bring items used by people suffering from plague to poison the area."
"If Dongyu cannot be cured, war will surely break out, and..."
"And what?"
"And we just found a letter at their hiding place."
The constable behind the prefect immediately presented the letter with both hands.
Da Nier took the letter and glanced at it quickly.
The gist of it is that the Minister of Personnel colluded with them to prepare to put the Eighth Prince on the throne.
The Eighth Prince is currently in Dongyu, where he is traveling and doing business with his mother.
Since there are no trade routes between Da'an and Da Yan, it's not impossible for Yuwen Si to start from that point.
He will be the first to reap the rewards and make a fortune.
"Did Yuwen Sinian reply?" Dani asked.
"It should be no. Ever since the Eighth Prince came to Dongyu, he has been under surveillance by General Xiao's men."
"Call the person over here, I want to ask them myself."
I heard that Da Ni'er and Xiao Hai Jie have arrived in Dong Yu. Consort Wen wanted to invite them to dinner, and the Prefect of Dong Yu easily brought the mother and son over.
Consort Wen was very happy to see Hou Xiangxiang.
"Long time no see, Physician Hou."
The little girl returned the greeting to the woman.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
Since leaving the palace, Consort Wen felt that her mental state had improved a lot.
She took Hou Xiangxiang's hand and led her to a seat, then asked:
"What brings you and your son here today?"
Da Ni'er looked directly at Yuwen Sinian and asked:
"Are you aware that the Da'an royal family is colluding with the Minister of Personnel to put you on the throne?"
Yuwen Sinian had become more composed after leaving the palace, and he was momentarily stunned by these words.
He didn't answer Dani's question, but instead asked her:
"King of the Grasslands, do you know why I gave up my ambition to become the crown prince?"
Da Nier shook her head, but then said:
"Because you're a coward."
"..."
Consort Wen sat to the side, her expression immediately turning somewhat speechless.
She already knew about the grassland king Mang, but she never expected him to mock her so directly.
Yuwen Sinian pressed his temples and then explained:
“I have no military power. In my father’s harem, the women who can bear children are all from humble backgrounds, and so am I.”
"At first I thought it was a contest with the Marquis of the Southwest for the throne. His claim to the throne was illegitimate, and there were old cases in his family. So I didn't think he could beat me."
"But as I got to know the Prince of Zhenbei more and more, I realized that it wasn't the Marquis of the Southwest who wanted to be emperor, but her."
"At that point, I lost interest, let alone later fell in love with Huanlv."
“The Prince of Zhenbei holds two-thirds of the military power of the Great Yan. What can I use to compete with her? If she wants, she can directly march into the capital and my father will step down.”
"I didn't fight for the throne when I had the opportunity to succeed to it, so why would I fight for it now?"
Dani nodded. "Okay, you're right."
"Moreover, it's impossible for the Minister of Personnel to do such a thing."
The grassland king looked at him with some questions.
Then Yuwen Sinian continued:
“I know that the Minister of Personnel disagrees with Huo Xiaolong on political issues, but he is just an old stubborn man and would never do something so contrary to the will of Heaven.”
"What if he doesn't like the look of Long'er because she's a girl?" Da Ni'er countered.
"King of the Grasslands, the Minister of Personnel is just a stubborn fool, not an idiot. Is it worth risking the lives of his entire family on something with such little hope?"
"But the letter was sent by his confidant."
“When I was setting up a scheme in the capital, I received a tip. You should send a letter to the Emperor and ask her to investigate the Minister of Rites.”
"Is that confidant someone of the Minister of Rites?" the little girl asked.
Yuwen Sinian nodded.
"Moreover, recently, there have been a few people loitering around my mansion. If the King of the Grasslands has time, he can arrest them and interrogate them."
Da Ni'er didn't believe Yuwen Sinian's words completely, and instead asked Hou Xiangxiang to write a letter directly to Huo Xiaolong.
Just check it out.
————The capital of the Great Yan
Wei Shuyi stared at the letter on her desk, her veins bulging.
The maid who had grown up with her could clearly see the veins throbbing on her mistress's forehead.
It's only because my master is feeling better that he didn't have the energy to get angry before.
"I'm no longer the Empress, yet the Wei family still won't let me go?"
"They should have been executed along with their entire families back then!"
The letter stated that they would soon find an opportunity to kill Consort Wen, and then have Consort Wei adopt Yuwen Sinian into her family. In that case, he would become the legitimate son of the Empress, and it would be perfectly justifiable for him to rebel.
The Minister of Rites is already struggling to survive, so why would he want to go against the current emperor?
Wei Shuyi didn't understand, nor did the head palace maid beside her.
The woman closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then said to the person next to her:
"Prepare the horses, and proceed to the palace."
If we go to the palace now and hand this letter to Huo Xiaolong, it will be tantamount to sentencing the Wei family to death.
Lord Wei believed that his daughter would never stand by and watch her entire family be executed, and that she would keep it a secret even if she disagreed.
But Wei Shuyi had no such intention.
She and her sister had already given everything for the Wei family, and now they absolutely could not let them disturb their hard-won life.
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