pappabearbooks Chapter 652: Feeling suspicious
Chapter 652: Feeling suspicious
The eldest princess asked with a smile: "My Lord, why did you rush into the Buddhist temple? Is there anything urgent?"
Wei Xianzhi walked up to the Grand Princess and asked coldly, "Did you arrange the murderer who assassinated Zhao'er a few days ago?"
The eldest princess' eyes flickered slightly.
"In the eyes of the Marquis, am I such a vicious woman who can't tolerate her stepson?"
Wei Xianzhi sneered twice: "If it were eighteen years ago, I would not have suspected you if I suspected anyone. When the civil and military officials forced me to kill my son, you stood up for me. When Zhao'er was in danger, you took care of me without taking off your clothes. At that time, the princess was a gentle and kind woman in my heart."
The eldest princess slowly stood up: "Oh? What kind of person am I in the Marquis's mind now?"
Wei Xianzhi stared at her indifferently, as if he was looking at a stranger. "We have been married for eighteen years, and I don't want to break up with the princess. Over the years, I have been secretly telling myself that Zhao'er's mother's death was just an accident. Even if it wasn't an accident, it has been so long. The dead are gone, and we should learn to cherish the people in front of us. But Zhao'er is my only blood, and I will never allow him to have any mishaps!"
After hearing what Wei Xianzhi said, the Grand Princess' expression suddenly froze.
"I don't know what nonsense you are talking about. Someone, the Marquis is drunk, send him back to sober him up!"
Wei Xianzhi grabbed the eldest princess' wrist and forced her to come in front of the Buddha statue.
"Princess, do you dare to swear in front of the Buddha and the late emperor that you did not send assassins to kill Zhao'er?"
"Wei Xianzhi, are you crazy? Let go!"
The Grand Princess wanted to pull her hand back angrily, but Wei Xianzhi stared at her with a mocking look on his face.
"You don't dare, do you? The bodies of those assassins are still in the morgue of the Ministry of Justice. They all have the black eagle pattern on their bodies. Every assassin of Wushengmen has this pattern on his body. Who is the master behind Wushengmen? What explanation do you have for the princess?"
The eldest princess stared at Wei Xianzhi coldly: "Wushengmen is a killer organization. As long as someone comes to give money, there will be no business that we will not accept. Besides, I have been staying in the back house these years and have not been concerned about worldly affairs. I have rarely asked about the affairs of Wushengmen. You can go and find out who specifically wants to kill Zhaoer! Wei Xianzhi, as the most honorable eldest princess of the Sui Dynasty, I am willing to marry a widower like you. I have restrained my edge and not cared about the affairs of the court these years. I have given you enough face as the Marquis of Yong'an. Have I ever owed you anything?"
Wei Xianzhi recalled the years of living together day and night, and was a little dazed for a moment.
The eldest princess took the opportunity to withdraw her hand: "I have been childless for so many years. I only adopted a daughter, Wei Yang, and the only legitimate son in the family is Wei Zhao. If I kill him cruelly, won't it mean that the Marquis of Yong'an will be the last one to come? After all, he is the child I raised with my own hands. How could I do such a cruel and decisive thing?"
"It's really not you?"
The eldest princess snorted and said, "I told you to check it out. Wushengmen is a killer organization. As long as the money is in place, there is nothing that cannot be found out."
Wei Xianzhi calmed down and said, "Okay, I will definitely check this matter thoroughly."
The eldest princess turned away indifferently and didn't want to look at him.
"Go away, I don't want to see you now."
Seeing her looking at him with disappointment in her eyes, Wei Xianzhi felt a sudden pain in his heart, as if it had been stabbed by a thorn.
Did he really wrong her?
After Wei Xianzhi left the Buddhist hall, two guards immediately walked into the hall and knelt in front of the Grand Princess.
"It was because of my failure to guard properly that the Marquis broke in. I am willing to accept the punishment."
The eldest princess was silent for a moment, then slowly turned around and walked to the futon and sat down.
"You can't stop him from breaking in, so forget about it this time. Go investigate the relationship between Wei Zhao's assassination and Wusheng Sect, and find out who is behind the murder."
"Yes!"
After the guards left, the eldest princess looked quietly at the majestic and solemn Buddha statue in front of her.
Wushengmen was founded by her when she was young. After marrying Wei Xian, she didn't want her brother to think that she was too aggressive, so she temporarily handed Wushengmen over to her confidants. Over the years, Wushengmen has done a lot for her in secret, but no one knows that she is the leader behind one of the best killer organizations in the world.
If the people who assassinated Wei Zhao this time were really from Wushengmen, why didn't Yin Hong send any news at all?
Who secretly ordered the assassins of Wushengmen to kill Wei Zhao? Sending assassins to kill Wei Zhao at the critical moment when the entire Zuo family was killed was clearly intended to throw dirty water on her.
Thinking of this, the eldest princess sneered twice.
It seems that someone is plotting against her.
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Tai Chi Hall
A dark shadow flashed in front of Emperor Hongwu.
"See Your Majesty!"
The old emperor slowly opened his cloudy eyes and looked indifferently at the dark shadow in front of him.
"What's the news?"
"Today, Marquis Yong'an broke into the Buddhist temple and had an argument with the Grand Princess. It seems that the two of them have become hostile to each other. In addition, the old man of the Cui family has also arrived in the capital."
The old emperor fiddled with the ashes in the incense burner and fell into silence.
The black shadow stood there for a while, then raised his eyes and looked towards the old emperor.
"His Majesty."
"Anything else?"
"In recent days, Taoist Yuan An has been frequently in and out of the Queen's Fengyi Palace. The Zhao family has been secretly in close contact with Feng Yunhe, who guards Rongcheng. I'm sure there will be some movement over there in the future."
"Feng Jinyuan was bewitched by his concubine and secretly interacted with the Rongdi tribe, causing nearly 10,000 deaths and injuries to the people of Rongcheng. I let Feng Yunhe take over Feng Jinyuan's position because of his meritorious service in exposing the truth. He should be grateful for my promotion. Could it be that he wants to follow in his father's footsteps?"
"After all, Feng Yunhe holds the Zhenbei Army's military talisman and is in charge of a hundred thousand Zhenbei troops. We must be on guard against him."
The old prince walked back to the desk slowly and sat down. "You are right. I will observe him secretly first. If I find evidence of his secret collusion with the Zhao family, I will not let him off easily."
"Yes! I'm resigning!"
"Wait a minute, what is the name of the champion from Xinyang Prefecture?"
The shadow pondered for a moment and said, "It seems to be his surname Jiang and his given name Ci."
The old emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Submit a copy of this person's information to me as soon as possible."
"Yes!"