Chapter 161 Assassination
Dujuan was shocked.
Qingluo quickly stood up and saluted: "Your Highness, Crown Princess, Dujuan is still young and doesn't know the rules of the palace-"
"Qingluo, don't be afraid. She did nothing wrong." Jiang Zhaoyue comforted the two sisters and said gently, "The Crown Prince and I have no intention of blaming her. We just want to know what she just said."
Pei Jingzhou nodded.
Pei Jingpeng turned his wheelchair and came to Qingluo: "Don't be nervous, and don't think too much. Cousin and cousin-in-law have always been the best to us."
yes!
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess saved life after life, yet Qing Luo actually doubted their intentions and immediately said with guilt, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, Crown Princess, I—"
"You are too worried about your sister, we all understand." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
Qingluo had just found her sister. She saw her swollen forehead and burnt hair, heard about the hardships she had experienced, and felt her pain.
She didn't want her sister to be hurt in the slightest, so she overreacted and said hurriedly, "I misunderstood the intentions of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. I'm sorry, Your Highness—"
"It's okay." Jiang Zhaoyue smiled and said, "Don't feel guilty."
"Now let's talk about what we saw in Prince Jing's Mansion." Pei Jingzhou said.
Qingluo turned to Dujuan and said, "Tell me what you saw in Prince Jing's mansion."
Du Juan nodded quickly and continued, "Your Highness, I saw servants pulling cartloads of knives."
"Was it really pulled by a servant?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.
Dujuan was puzzled when she heard this.
Qingluo looked at Dujuan and said, "Think carefully, who is pulling this cart?"
Dujuan recalled the scene at that time: "They were wearing servants' clothes."
"Are they any different?"
"Different...ah, they seem to be taller than the average servant!"
Jiang Zhaoyue glanced at Pei Jingzhou when he heard this.
Pei Jingzhou then asked: "What knife?"
Du Juan said, "It's just a very sharp sword."
"How do you know?"
"Because one of the servants pulled out a knife and looked at it, he was scolded by the other servants."
"Do you remember what that knife looked like?"
"Remember."
"You draw it."
"But I can't draw." Dujuan said the truth.
"You tell me, and I'll draw." Pei Jingzhou ordered Xiangqiao to get paper and pen, and drew a picture of a big knife according to what Dujuan said.
"That's it, that's it." Dujuan confirmed.
"My cousin, this isn't a sword from the Jin Dynasty." Pei Jingpeng is the second son of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. He started practicing martial arts when he was four or five years old and was familiar with all kinds of weapons from the Jin Dynasty.
Pei Jingzhou nodded.
"Then where is this knife from?" Pei Jingpeng asked.
"I'll check it out later." Pei Jingzhou folded the blueprint, put it in his arms, and looked at Du Juan: "What else did you see in Prince Jing's Mansion?"
Dujuan said them one by one.
Pei Jingzhou nodded: "I understand. Let's stop here and have dinner first."
Several people sat down again to eat.
After lunch, after talking for a while, Pei Jingpeng was about to go back.
Pei Jingzhou was a little reluctant, but he also knew that Pei Jingpeng had a better life outside the palace, so he said: "Take good care of yourself."
Pei Jingpeng nodded: "I will."
Jiang Zhaoyue said to Qingluo, "Dujuan and Xiaolu are now in your care."
"Thank you, Crown Princess, for saving our lives." Qingluo and the other two all knelt down.
Hongcao took the lead and helped the three people up.
"You're welcome. Go back and live a good life. The future is bright." Jiang Zhaoyue said.
The eyes of Qingluo and the other two turned red.
Jiang Zhaoyue turned to Pei Heng and said, "You should go back too."
"Second sister-in-law, I will enter the Imperial College next year, and I will come to see you every day." Pei Heng said.
Jiang Zhaoyue nodded.
Pei Jingpeng and others left the Eastern Palace.
Jiang Zhaoyue had finally resolved a major issue on her mind, and she felt much more relaxed. "Qingluo has finally found her sister. She can now live peacefully with Xiaopeng, her sister, and Xiaolu."
Pei Jingzhou nodded.
"That's great." Jiang Zhaoyue was happy for them.
Pei Jingzhou put his arm around Jiang Zhaoyue's shoulders and said, "Let's go back to the yard."
When Jiang Zhaoyue and Pei Jingzhou returned to Muhuayuan, Chen Xuanmo also arrived.
After Chen Xuanmo recovered from his injury, he hid his identity and worked as a small guard in the East Palace. While practicing martial arts with the guards, he also understood the seriousness and responsibility of Prince Pei Jingzhou.
He became more and more aware that he had wronged the prince, and secretly vowed to be loyal to the prince. While making up for his mistakes, he also worked for the people of Dajin.
"Here I come." Pei Jingzhou said.
Chen Xuanmo saluted: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and to His Royal Highness the Crown Princess."
"Are you feeling better?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.
"Replying to the Crown Princess, I am now in great shape."
"I think you've gotten better. You look much more handsome."
Pei Jingzhou glanced at Jiang Zhaoyue when he heard this.
Jiang Zhaoyue realized that she had praised Chen Xuanmo, so she put her hand under the table and reached out to grab Pei Jingzhou's hand.
Pei Jingzhou pulled away angrily.
Jiang Zhaoyue grabbed it with all her strength and quickly added, "Your Highness is the most handsome in the world."
What's going on?
Why did the Crown Princess suddenly say such a thing?
Chen Xuanmo looked up at Pei Jingzhou, then at Jiang Zhaoyue, still confused.
After hearing this, Pei Jingzhou let Jiang Zhaoyue hold his hand, his eyes full of smiles, and said, "No need to be so polite."
Chen Xuanmo didn't ask any more questions and stood up straight.
"Sit down." Pei Jingzhou said.
Chen Xuanmo sat down at the round table.
Pei Jingzhou took out the blueprint from his arms and handed it to Chen Xuanmo.
Chen Xuanmo unfolded.
"Do you know this kind of knife?" Pei Jingzhou asked.
Chen Xuanmo said directly: "This is the Nan Jiang Knife."
"Nan Jiang Knife?" Pei Jingzhou frowned.
Jiang Zhaoyue looked at Pei Jingzhou curiously: "Your Highness, don't you know Nan Jiang Dao?"
"This is a newly made sword from the Southern Jiang Kingdom. Not only does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince not know about it, but few people in the capital know about it either. Look, there is a groove on the blade." Chen Xuanmo pointed it out to the two of them.
"Could it be drug possession?" Jiang Zhaoyue asked.
"That's right," Chen Xuanmo explained. "Whether it's hidden in poison powder, soaked in sewage, or rubbed with poison, they are all more toxic than ordinary weapons. Once they injure someone, even if they don't die, they'll be half dead, making it difficult for them to return to the battlefield."
In ancient times, when fighting, there was no large amount of poison applied to the blades. Instead, swords and guns would be soaked in sewage in advance, becoming contaminated with various bacteria. After injuring the enemy, they would cause infection and death.
Some people were worried about being counterattacked and causing heavy losses to their side, so they did not immerse themselves.
Chen Xuanmo saw her concerns and said, "Don't worry about being killed."
"Why?" Jiang Zhaoyue was puzzled.
"These knives are time-consuming and labor-intensive to make, and are available in limited quantities. They are chosen by elite soldiers to be used at the right opportunities, and will not be used easily." Chen Xuanmo said.
Pei Jingzhou has been in deep thought.
Chen Xuanmo asked in confusion, "Where did you see this kind of knife? This kind of knife has only appeared in border states recently."
"We found it in Prince Jing's Mansion." Pei Jingzhou told the truth.
Chen Xuanmo was shocked.
"Prince Jing is privately making weapons." Pei Jingzhou said.
Chen Xuanmo's mind raced as he looked at Pei Jingzhou and asked in a low voice, "He wants to rebel?"
Before Pei Jingzhou could speak, Pei Jing hurried in from outside: "Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"Just say what you want to say." Pei Jingzhou said.
"Just received a report that Prince Jing was assassinated." Pei Jing said.
Jiang Zhaoyue, Pei Jingzhou, and Chen Xuanmo were all shocked: "What?"
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