Seeing that Su Yuntian was speechless, Mu Jin was too lazy to talk to him anymore. She sneered and turned to leave!
Seeing that Mu Jin was about to leave, Su Yuntian finally reacted and grabbed Mu Jin's arm to stop her from leaving.
"Explain yourself to me: whoever wants to kill you, go to those remote places yourself. Besides, there has been a disaster in the Yuelong region these days, and the situation is bad. There are refugees and bandits everywhere. You might just be having a run of bad luck today and get hurt by one of those refugees or bandits. Don't bite people indiscriminately!"
Mu Jin forcefully broke free from his arms.
"I originally thought it was an accidental killing, but the criminal had my portrait and a thousand taels of silver on him. Who do I have a grudge against? Who can afford a thousand taels? Who else could it be but you and the women of Qiushuiyuan?"
Su Yuntian was unaware of the details of Mu Jin's kidnapping. He thought it was just a group of thugs fleeing and accidentally injured. He didn't expect that the thugs would have Mu Jin's portrait on them. He frowned, his mind racing, trying to figure out who might be a threat to the Yunwang Mansion.
Su Yuntian could not possibly suspect Shen Qianqian. That woman, who was so delicate and helpless in front of him, had a kind heart. How could she be involved in hiring someone to commit murder?
Seeing Su Yuntian stunned and silent, Mu Jin was too lazy to waste any more words with him, so she quickly left with Qing'er.
Mu Jin's words truly shocked Su Yuntian. By the time he came to his senses, Mu Jin was already several feet away from him. He took two steps forward, then stopped. What could he do if he went forward? The matter wasn't clear yet, and no matter how much he said, Mu Jin wouldn't believe him.
Su Yuntian originally wanted to cause trouble for Mu Jin because of Shen Qianqian's burn on her hand in Cuizhu Courtyard that morning, but when he learned about what happened to Mu Jin at Baishi Mountain today, his heart suddenly became chaotic. He had almost forgotten why he had stopped Mu Jin here tonight.
Su Yuntian looked up and called for his guards.
"Go to the yamen and find out exactly what happened to the princess at Baishi Mountain today, then come back and report!"
When the people from the Prince Yun's Mansion went to the yamen to investigate Mu Jin's assassination, Ling Feng had already told Su Yi everything about Mu Jin's assassination and the recent play in the teahouse that was a metaphor for the General's Mansion.
After listening to Ling Feng's report, Su Yi couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
It's no wonder Su Yi laughed, because with such a clumsy assassination attempt, apart from being carried out by Su Yuntian's concubine, it's really hard to suspect anyone else. However, Su Yi didn't expect Mu Jin's coachman to be so skilled in martial arts.
"Is Su Yuntian blind? He actually likes someone as stupid as Shen Qianqian. Go and find out who helped Shen Qianqian contact those idiots to assassinate Mu Jin."
Ling Feng said, "I have already sent people to investigate."
Su Yi nodded and told Ling Feng to leave, but Ling Feng, despite hearing his command, did not move.
Ling Feng thought for a moment, then looked up at Su Yi and reported that Su Mu was going to hold a palace banquet in the next two days, and that the palace had issued an order requiring Su Yi to attend on time.
Su Yi frowned upon hearing this: "I'm not going! I've said before that you don't need to ask about these things anymore, just refuse. What's so special about this time that you're asking me about it?"
Ling Feng hesitated, then thought for a moment and finally said, "The banquet guest list includes Prince Yun and Princess Yun."
Without a second thought, Su Yi replied, "It is none of my business who goes."
Since Su Yi said so, Ling Feng didn't say anything more. Just as he stepped halfway out of the door frame, he heard Su Yi shout, "Wait! I'll go to the palace banquet this time."
Ling Feng turned to look at Su Yi, as if he had just expected it: "Yes! I will go and inform the palace immediately."
...
The guards from the Yunwang Mansion quickly informed Su Yuntian about Mu Jin's assassination attempt on Baishi Mountain that day, but there has been no progress in the case yet.
The five thugs were swiftly and decisively killed by Mu Jin's coachman. There were no survivors, and the only evidence was a small portrait of the princess and a thousand taels of silver. There were no other useful clues.
Knowing that a mere stable boy could so easily defeat the nameless thugs, Su Yuntian was quite surprised.
"Who is driving for the Princess this time? Have all the grooms in the manor been changed?"
"Your Highness, the coachman who drove the Princess this time is named Eleven. He was left to the Princess by General Wei when he left the capital. After the Princess returns to the Prince's residence, he will only be used by the Princess."
Upon hearing that the coachman was actually from the General's Mansion, Su Yuntian looked displeased: "Are all the coachmen from the Prince Yun's Mansion dead? Why are they being transferred from the General's Mansion? Why didn't anyone report this to me?"
Seeing Su Yuntian's gloomy face, the guard felt wronged. He had no authority over personnel allocation, so he braced himself and said, "Should I ask the steward to come and inquire?"
Su Yuntian said, "Pass on Guangfu."
A moment later, Guangfu came to Su Yuntian's side: "Your Highness, you were looking for me?"
"I ask you, can't you even spare a single coachman in the manor for the Princess? You had to bring her from the General's manor—is this a sign of your neglect, you bunch of dog servants?"
Guangfu spent a thousand taels of silver today to buy Mu Jin's head, but was killed by Mu Jin's coachman. He lost the thousand taels, and Mu Jin is still alive and kicking, spreading the news of his assassination attempt everywhere.
Just as Guangfu was worrying about what to do next, he heard Su Yuntian ask Mu Jin about the coachman, and he immediately had a plan.
"Your Highness, the Princess's coachman is someone she brought back from the General's Mansion. His name is Eleven. He is highly skilled in martial arts. Because he is a servant of the Princess's family, this old servant has never dared to ask him anything. He was even given a superior servant's room to live in alone. He is highly skilled in martial arts and exceptionally handsome. He is inseparable from the Princess and the Princess takes good care of him!"
Before Guangfu could finish speaking, Su Yuntian slammed his hand on the table, causing the tea to spill out.
Su Yuntian repeated Guangfu's words: "High martial arts skills, handsome and extraordinary, very good! Inseparable, taking great care of me! Very good! Does the entire palace think I'm dead?"
As he spoke, Su Yuntian threw a cup of tea toward Guangfu, spilling the tea all over Guangfu.
Guangfu was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "Your Highness, spare me! Your Highness, spare me! I also felt it was inappropriate, but the Princess Consort threatened me, saying that she was the principal wife of the Prince of Yun's mansion. She would explain such a small matter to you herself, so I dared not come to you to say this. After all, it is a serious crime for a servant to speak ill of his master."
Su Yuntian's expression at this moment could no longer be described as gloomy; he was colder than ice.
"I didn't know you started listening to her so much."
Upon hearing Su Yuntian's words, Guangfu trembled with fear: "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare."
"Where is the coachman?" Su Yuntian asked coldly.
"Before I arrived here, I saw Eleven, well, that is, the Princess's coachman, enter the Green Bamboo Courtyard."
There is a rule in the Prince Yun's mansion that male servants are not allowed to enter the inner courtyard after 5 PM, otherwise they will be severely punished.
Upon hearing this, Su Yuntian suddenly stood up: "Very good! Come with me to the Green Bamboo Courtyard."
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