Chapter 235: After the Assassination

Last night, Prime Minister Du Cheng's study was lit up overnight, and the main hall of Chaoxiang Palace was also brightly lit until late at night.

After the dawn, Du Youlan got up, and Zijuan stepped forward to serve and freshen up.

Du Youlan suddenly asked: How is it over there?

Zijuan followed behind her and replied: I haven't heard any news yet, maybe it's still early.

Du Youlan walked up to the palace maids who were holding the basin, wiped their faces and rinsed their mouths in turn, and then turned around and sat down in front of the dresser. Zijuan waited all the way.

After sitting down, Du Youlan stared at herself in the mirror and said: For them, it is not a difficult thing. Maybe like you said, it's still early, the news doesn't spread so quickly, and there is no one there, just two girls, maybe no one knows after breakfast.

Zijuan listened as she combed her hair with a comb in her hand.

After breakfast, I waited for a long time, but there was still no movement, but a guard came, and it was the person who delivered the letter. Zijuan took the letter from his hand, and before he could ask the last question, he turned around and left.

When Zijuan returned to the hall, Du Youlan watched her approach step by step. When he got to the front and back, he took the letter handed over by Zijuan, took out the letter paper, and opened it to look at it.

After reading the letter, Du Youlan crumpled the letter into a ball and muttered: Who is she? Why can't she die like that?

Zijuan looked at her and asked uneasily: Niangniang, what's wrong?

Du Youlan took the letter to Zijuan. After reading the letter, Zijuan said: Niangniang, what should we do now?

Du Youlan said: What else can I do, didn't my father ask me to find a way? Of course, this palace has to share his worries for his father.

Zijuan said: But adults can't do it over there, Niangniang, do we really have a way to do it?

Du Youlan sneered, looked at Zijuan through the bronze mirror, and said: The method is thought of, and the good method is the same, as long as you think about it thoroughly, you can't do what you want to do. Alright, let's dress up this palace.

Zijuan Dao: Yes.

After destroying the letter first, Zijuan picked up the comb.

Before dawn, a person broke in the Qianqing Palace. The person who came dressed as a guard went straight to Yuxuan's sleeping place. This person is the guard of the Leng Yougong Palace, that is, the master who saved Ren Qingqing from killing the man in black, and his true identity is only known to Yu Xuan.

Through the curtain, Yu Xuan was awakened, got up and sat on the side of the bed, and after seeing the comer, he asked: What is the matter?

The guard knelt on the ground and said: Your Majesty, there is a killer who went to the Lengyou Palace, and he is the one who assassinated the queen.

When Yu Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but stand up and said, "Do you know who it is?"

The guard still lowered his head and remained motionless, and replied: The killer is strong in martial arts, and in order not to be discovered by the queen, the slave had to kill people.

Yu Xuan pondered for a moment and said: Dead or alive, check it out for me, I want to know who the person behind it is.

Guard: Yes.

Yu Xuan said again: From now on, you must secretly protect the queen day and night, and not let her be harmed in the slightest.

The guard replied in a deep voice: The slave obeys.

Ren Qingqing is the only love in his heart, he must protect her well, what he didn't expect was that in a place like Lengyou Palace, there were still people who wanted her life. Nowadays, it seems that things are not as simple as they seem.

If you want the life of his woman, no matter who that person is, you will be killed.

After the sky darkened, Prime Minister Du Cheng came out in disguise. Today's day was extremely difficult for him, and he almost missed the morning court. Ordered someone to assassinate last night, and the killer he carefully cultivated did not return all night, obviously the mission failed, and the person may have been killed, but there was no movement in the palace. After thinking that things might be more complicated than he imagined, the first thing he did when he returned home was a letter, sending someone to Chaoxiang Palace, intending to go to Zhang's mansion immediately. He paused at the end, and did not depart until nightfall.

When I went to Zhang's house, I was invited into Mr. Zhang's study, and the two sat opposite each other.

Prime Minister Du Cheng's face was haggard, and he sat down and said: Last night, I ordered someone to enter the palace to assassinate the queen, but if the person has not returned for a long time, it must have been exposed. Brother Zhang, what do you think is going on?

After hearing this, Master Zhang asked: Oh? What does the prime minister mean that someone has revealed the news in advance?

Prime Minister Du Cheng said: It should not be possible to reveal the news.

Master Zhang said: What does that mean?

Prime Minister Du looked at him and said: Only me and the housekeeper know about this matter, and there is no third party.

Master Zhang nodded and said, "That's what my lord said." In that case, how can it fail?

Prime Minister Du Cheng looked away and said thoughtfully: I think there is a master by the queen's side.

Master Zhang asked: "A master, a woman who has been beaten into the cold palace, how can there be any master? Could it be a guard?"

Prime Minister Du Cheng said: No, the guards in the palace will not be the opponent of the people I sent. It is more likely to be said that she is a master, you know, she was the most favored woman by the emperor before.

Master Zhang said: You also said that it was before, even if there were capable people who followed her before,

Until now, it is not possible. Even if there is, how can it not be a killer sent by your house?

Prime Minister Du Cheng said: Things are not that simple. The life of this queen was not so easy to take.

Seeing the makeup, Master Zhang asked: Is this going to regret it, my lord?

When Prime Minister Du Cheng heard this, his anger surged, and he said in a deep voice: Master Zhang, such words are very harsh. If I want to say that I regret it, I can't do it.

When Master Zhang heard this, he hurriedly laughed with him and said: Prime Minister Mo is angry, it's just talking, as you said, it's okay if you want to regret it.

After finishing speaking, he paused and continued: "It's just like this, I can't explain it over there!" But the prime minister has said that this is the case, and I can't do anything, after all, the adults have done their best, since this is the case, choose the middle! I'll go over there and talk about it, if it happens, don't blame, see if I can pass. It's just that the military defense layout map can't wait, only if the adults are done here, they will be willing to do it there.

Prime Minister Du Cheng naturally understood, his face softened slightly, and said: Tell that over there, I will send the military defense layout map in a few days, and I can't delay what I want to do at that time.

Master Zhang smiled and said: Don't worry, my lord, the ticket is being packed over there, as long as the adult does it on time, your business will not be delayed for a moment.

Prime Minister Du Cheng snorted and said: That's fine.

Seeing off Prime Minister Du Cheng, Master Zhang immediately went to the north courtyard to take a sedan chair. As soon as he walked straight into the house, he knelt down and called: Master, Prime Minister Du Cheng sent a killer to the palace to assassinate the queen last night, but the matter was not done.

The inside of the huge house was pitch black, and the windows were closed. Suddenly, the wind blew, and the oil lamp lit up in the wind. Instantly, the house was as bright as day.

At this time, a voice came: I already know about this. What else did he say?

Master Zhang lowered his head, motionless, and replied: The layout map of the military defense will be sent in a few days, and he said that his affairs should be done as soon as possible.

The curtains in the house were hung everywhere, as thin as silkworm wings, but they danced and fluttered lightly without wind. I saw that a figure loomed behind the curtain, and as the person moved, the curtain became more and more graceful.