Quiet side hall.
Chen Yuru walked around, her mood could not be said to be good or bad.
Zhao An asked eagerly: "My queen has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it."
"I ask you, what happened today? Did my father really want to kill so many people?"
When saying this, Chen Yuru's forehead was sweating.
She was afraid.
She was really frightened when she heard Chang Ming's explanation just now.
If someone dies, the situation of the court will change instantly. After all, the consequences will be borne by the Imperial College, which was established by the emperor with great effort.
If the family unites with officials and seizes the opportunity to criticize the emperor, as a queen, she may not be able to wait until the day when the prince is born.
Seeing her nervous look, Zhao An wanted to laugh and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, Madam, I will take care of you outside. What you should consider now is to go home to visit your relatives."
"Yes, my brother sent me a letter asking me to go home to celebrate my father's birthday."
"Your Majesty and your servants will be there by then, so your Majesty doesn't have to worry."
Zhao An briefly talked about the plan to visit relatives and win over the direct descendants of the Chen family, and Chen Yuru's nervous mood relaxed.
Half an hour later, the Cuilan Garden was very lively. The noble disciples reserved the place and raised their glasses to drink.
Zhao An met Qian Yuwei alone in the elegant room.
She was dressed in a gorgeous cloud dress, with a beautiful face. She knelt down with a smile and held a lamp next to her, asking about hunting.
Zhao An added words of excitement and mentioned the thrilling part. She covered her mouth and her big eyes were filled with horror.
"It's so dangerous. Mrs. Chen is so arrogant. She wants to kill everyone."
Zhao An said: "It wasn't the old fox who did it. He's not that stupid. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that he has a grudge against me. He lets a tiger hurt people and implicates innocent people. Do you think he would do something that would destroy his own foundation?"
Qian Yuwei was speechless, and then asked: "Is there someone else?"
"The Imperial Academy decided to go out for hunting at the last minute. Wild beasts are not as easy to find as cats and dogs. In addition, there are people behind the scenes to lure the daughter of a noble family to go to the Dagu River. If it was Chen Guogong, it would be too obvious. If something happened, he would not hide at all. Don’t fall off.”
"Looking at the look on Mr.'s face, does he have a target of suspicion?" Qian Yuwei lowered her head and continued to pour the wine, and asked casually.
"I don't know who it is. The other party hid it very well."
"I heard that this little girl is Prince Ning?"
"not him."
Zhao An denied it very simply and secretly observed Qian Yuwei from the corner of his eye. Her expression did not change.
"Prince Ning is not a fool. He is the only one raising wild beasts in the capital. If he takes action, his secret will be exposed. So I guess that either he recently purchased a batch of wild beasts and was cut off. Or someone played a trick on him. If it is the former, it will be very difficult. Good to check, if it’s the latter, it would be interesting.”
Zhao An shook his wine glass and smiled brightly. Qian Yuwei asked suspiciously: "What do you mean by this?"
"It means that people close to Prince Ning want to harm him. He must be holding back his anger, right?"
Hearing this, Qian Yuwei lowered her eyelids and sat lightly across the small table, "Sir, as long as you send someone to keep an eye on Prince Ning and watch his movements, you can guess whether there is a problem with the procurement or the people around him."
"maybe."
Zhao An was vague, stretched and said nothing more.
Qian Yuwei opened her mouth and said, "By the way, sir, the Chen family invites the little girl to perform a dance in a few days, saying that there is a happy event in the house."
puff!
Zhao An spit out a mouthful of wine and quickly raised his sleeves to wipe the table.
Qian Yuwei was dissatisfied: "Sir, do you think that this little girl has a low status and can't reach the level of elegance?"
"You said this, I didn't."
Zhao An thought so in his heart, but he would never admit it with his mouth.
It is strange to say that Duke Chen Guo had a mind for clubbing, but a dignified Duke invited a prostitute to dance at his house. Even though the Ministry of Rites had no control over him, if this kind of thing spread among the people, it would only attract criticism from scholars.
So inviting Qian Yuwei was just a gimmick. The old fox secretly had other ideas...
Could it be that he and he wanted to go together to test who was behind it?
"Sir, the little girl is too drunk. Please leave first."
Qian Yuwei leaned slightly, folded her cloud sleeves and floated away.
Zhao An's smile disappeared.
There's something wrong with this woman, something big.
At first, he was just a little suspicious of her, but now the old fox has also focused on her, which means that he knows that she has been in contact with Prince Ning, and the suspicion of her being a mastermind has increased by 70 to 80%.
But she had just surrendered to Prince Ning. What was the purpose of doing so? If she wanted to kill so many people, what could Prince Ning get?
He stabbed his master in the back, and there was no such thing as loyalty to others in the world.
After a drink, Zhao An wandered to the hall and chatted with the noble disciples.
Return to Tianshuiyuan in the evening.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Chu Liuyun seeing off an official. The two parties seemed to be having a very interesting chat.
"Sir, how much did you drink?"
Xu Ruqing didn't know when she arrived. She covered her face with her little hands, showing unspeakable disgust.
Zhao An pressed her shoulders, smelling of alcohol, "Xiao Qingqing, let me ask you a question."
"You say."
"Is it possible for the victim to become a profiteer?"
"Little girl, I don't know..."
In fact, Xu Ruqing has been thinking about this issue, and it feels incredible no matter how much she thinks about it.
The attack on the Dagu River had no profit-making side, but there were victims, and King Ning was the only victim.
Zhao An sat down on the steps, holding his chin and looking at the night sky. Xu Ruqing sat next to him suspiciously, "Sir, if you have any ideas, just tell me. I can help you analyze it."
"I'm still not sure about the black hand's tricks. I can only wait for his next plan. Maybe he will reveal his flaws. In two days' time, the queen will return to the Chen Mansion for a wedding visit. Will Miss Xu go?"
"If the Holy Sect receives the invitation, the little girl will probably go. I'm afraid that the Chen family has some plot to kill the little girl."
Xu Ruqing is not worried that it is fake.
In the past few days, she had been hanging out with Mr. Zhou, which made Mrs. Chen very angry. It was impossible for Chen Guogong not to have murderous intentions for her.
"Sir, do you know who pushed you when the men in black came to kill you?"
"Liu Wuhui."
Zhao An sneered, murderous intent surging in his eyes.
That kid is looking for death even if he can't keep up with the heat. He will immediately put some pressure on the Liu family and see how that little thing dies!
Thinking of this, Zhao An suddenly stood up and stared slightly: "Liu Wuhui has been trying to push me, so he knows that someone has released wild beasts in the forest!"
Xu Ruqing's expression changed drastically when he heard this, "Yes, I felt something was wrong with him as soon as I entered the mountain! Sir, do you want to see him?"
"I can't see you anymore."
Zhao An lowered his head, feeling very bad.
Damn it, it seems like someone is plotting against me again!
Before he finished speaking, Jiuyin walked over quickly and said, "Miss, sir, Liu Wuhui is dead."
Xu Ruqing covered her red mouth blankly, feeling her scalp numb, "How is it possible..."
Zhao Angang mentioned that Liu Wuhui was a loophole, but the loophole was erased the next second, which means that Liu Wuhui had contact with the mastermind behind the scenes!
This thing is getting weirder and weirder.
