Chapter 15: Assassin Assassination
When the seeds of doubt are planted, it will be difficult to get rid of them, Wei Shuyan decided to strike while the iron is hot, some things can't be delayed, and she can't give the people behind her time to think.
She didn't want to suspect King Chen, so she had to find out King Chen as soon as possible.
After Shen Wei left, Wei Shuyan changed into night clothes, brought a short sword and a portable bow and crossbow, and went to King Chen's mansion.
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In King Chen's mansion, Princess Chen sent someone to invite the prince to sleep, and she was angry, she threw the hot teacup in her hand to the window, and the tea splashed out and sprinkled on Wei Shuyan.
The palace is heavily guarded, Wei Shuyan doesn't dare to swagger through the city like in Yichun Courtyard, after coming in over the wall, she has been touching in along the corner of the wall, and she has tried her best to avoid the guards, but she has not escaped this cup of tea.
Half of her shoulders were soaked with tea, and it was so hot that she felt like her skin was going to be burned. She endured, slipping through the gap between the flowerbed and the wall. I couldn't help but hiss when I walked a little farther.
She turned around and finally came to King Chen's study.
This is King Chen's secret land, and even Concubine Shen has never set foot on it, which shows how much King Chen attaches importance to it. If he really has something to do with the fake silver ticket, he will definitely leave some clues.
There were many people outside the study, and Wei Shuyan couldn't go in directly, so she could only hide from a distance for the time being.
Soon he saw a man in a yellow robe and a crown of golden hair coming out of it, followed by two bald heads with large knives, eight feet eight inches tall, covered in tendons.
Wei Shuyan didn't see the leader's appearance clearly, but his body shape was somewhat familiar, and he was quite similar to Shen Jiong. Could that person be Shen Jiong?
As she pondered, there was a roar in the distance, and it was a little maid who accidentally bumped into the man.
The two guards around him seemed to be about to draw their swords, but they were stopped by their masters, not to mention, his posture was really similar to Shen Jiong, that humble and polite appearance.
The men left and didn't come back.
Soon, Chen Wang also left the study, but the guards did not decrease, there were two handles at the front door, and one person in each of the two windows.
Wei Shuyan turned around, found a place where the guards were far apart, and jumped on the roof, their benevolent prince liked the skylight, the most beloved study, how could there be no things he loved?
She came to the location of the skylight, complacent, but pulled hard, only to find that the skylight was locked from the inside.
She suddenly felt that she was so stupid just now. Can we only come for nothing tonight?
No, she has to go in, next door is Princess Chen's courtyard,
Wei Shuyan found a good angle, shot an arrow towards Princess Chen's opening. Suddenly, there was a pig-killing cry from the courtyard, attracting all the nearby guards, including the people in the study.
She only needed the men to walk away for a while before she could sneak in. Wei Shuyan smiled, and entered the study through the window shortly after the escort left.
The study is very neat, and there is a screen embroidered with mountains and rivers in the middle, which seems to be painted on the frontier, which is the junction of the Great Jin Dynasty and the Yanyi Kingdom, Wei Shuyan has an impression of this place, when she was a child, she followed her father with the army, and went once.
This screen is nothing special, not only the screen, everything here is very ordinary, no mechanism has been found.
The study is very tidy, each item has its own place, and the traces of turning are easy to spot.
Wei Shuyan walked cautiously around the table, and as soon as she entered the room, she smelled the smell of burnt paper.
There was a black brazier next to the desk, and there was a pile of black things in it, presumably, the top was a thin piece of paper, which did not look like the size of the paper used for writing.
She took out a fire fold from her bosom and looked closer at it as if it were a silver ticket.
Although King Chen is a noble man and lives a luxurious life, he will not burn money!
Who is afraid of money? Unless, the money is fake.
When Wei Shuyan came out of it, the yard next door was still noisy, and it was just right that she could run out while she was in chaos.
"I'll go," Wei Shuyan met a guard around the corner, this is the closest road to the outside of the mansion, only need to cross two walls, and it is actually surrounded.
It seems that she underestimated the ability of Chen Wangfu to mobilize manpower, Chen Wang has always been idle and wild, but he didn't expect family protection to be so good.
Also, with that kind of identity, there must be a lot of dangers lurking around you.
If she goes this way further, she is seeking her own death, she turned her head and went in another direction, at this moment, everyone is concentrated on the princess's side, and Concubine Shen's side should be more relaxed.
"I'll go, why are there more people here!" Obviously, it was the princess who was assassinated, why did Concubine Shen have more guards here.
This King Chen is too favorite!
"Who." Just when she was at a loss, someone behind her patted her on the shoulder, and Wei Shuyan grabbed the person out with a grab.
Shen Jiong, "Why is it him again."
"Shhhh Come with me. Although Wei Shuyan was not very reluctant, but in the current situation, she had no choice.
Pray that Shen Ji can really find a way out.
Shen Ji took him to a corner, and he moved the stone slab, and behind it was a hole big enough for a man to get out, yes, yes, it was a dog hole.
She kicked Shen Wei hard and whispered, "You let me drill the dog hole?" ”
Shen Jiong: "Otherwise? Do you want to get caught? ”
If she was caught red-handed, how would she explain to King Chen, and if King Chen was really the mastermind behind the fake silver ticket, it would be even worse.
Shen Jiong, I won't let you go. Wei Shuyan secretly swore in her heart, she motioned to Shen Ji to go out first with her eyes, but the man didn't move.
The situation was urgent, so she had to get out first.
The situation was urgent at the time, and in retrospect, Shen Wei was wearing civilian clothes at the time, and he didn't have a mask, could it be that he was really ......
Wait, Shen Ji, isn't Concubine Shen also surnamed Shen? Wei Shuyan remembered that her name seemed to be Shen Wan.
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Early the next morning, Wei Shuyan came to King Chen's mansion with a bunch of gifts.
King Chen: "Why is Yan'er here?" ”
When Wei Shuyan arrived, Chen Wang was directing the guards at home to change guards.
"I heard that an assassin infiltrated the house last night and lost a maid, and the princess was a little frightened, so she came to visit." Wei Shuyan ordered people to give those gifts to the people of Chen Wangfu.
"There are assassins in my house, and the word has reached your ears so quickly?" Chen Wang patted the guard's shoulder, he hadn't looked at her from the moment Wei Shuyan came in.
Wei Shuyan must not be good at this time.
Wei Shuyan: "Not only in my ears, but also in the entire Jiangling City." ”
King Chen hissed, he turned his head and looked Wei Shuyan up and down, and said, "I haven't seen you have any dealings with the princess on weekdays. How? I came to visit today, what is bad in your heart? ”
Wei Shuyan: "Is that what the prince thinks of me?" The prince treats me like a brother, and the princess is my sister-in-law. ”
King Chen straightened his robe and sleeves and said, "Today, this king doesn't have the time to pay attention to you, so you can go wherever you want to play, but this king kindly advises you not to make the princess unhappy." ”
"Yes, lord." Wei Shuyan made a standard salute and walked to the back house, but she didn't plan to see the princess, but went to Concubine Shen's courtyard.
In the garden, Concubine Shen and a man had a good conversation.
Concubine Shen: "How long has it been since our sister and brother have chatted like this?" ”
Shen Ji: "Yes, sister. I'm not in a hurry to go back this time, if my sister misses me, I'll accompany my sister. ”
"I haven't seen anyone for a few days, and when I see them, I'm injured." Concubine Shen said angrily.
Shen Wei hid it, the hand wrapped in white yarn, and said, "This was all accidentally fallen." ”
The sister and brother looked at each other and smiled, Shen Cefei didn't seem to believe it, but he didn't say anything.
A few maids behind him couldn't help but feel happy when they saw such a quiet scene, and they also snickered behind them.
"Hello sister-in-law." The sudden appearance of a man shattered the beautiful picture.
"Yan'er, when did you come?" Concubine Shen was ecstatic.
"Not long after arriving," Wei Shuyan glanced at Shen Jiong, who was about to escape.
"You're here just in time, this ......" Concubine Shen was about to introduce, but Shen Ji was no longer in the position just now. Concubine Shen turned around and found that the person was sneaky, hiding behind a few little maids, in front of Wei Shuyan, she couldn't help but lose her courtesy, she said angrily, "What are you doing there?" Don't hurry up yet. ”
Concubine Shen walked over and pulled Shen Wei over and introduced, "This is my younger brother, Shen Ji, this Wei Shuyan, Miss Wei, I mentioned it to you." ”
"Miss Wei," Shen Wei saluted, and then planned to run away, "Since my sister has a guest visiting, I can't bother it, so I'll leave first." ”
"Wait." Wei Shuyan walked around Shen Jiong.
Concubine Shen asked, "What, did you know each other before?" ”
Shen Wei pursed his lips, seemingly a little nervous.
Wei Shuyan became interested, she shook her head and said with a smile: "I don't know." ”
Shen Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
"However, Shen Gongzi looks a lot like a person I knew before," Wei Shuyan stroked the flower next to him, "He is a man who is full of lies, flamboyant tongue, and has a bad stomach." ”
Wei Shuyan said as she tore off the petals that were in full bloom.
Concubine Shen: "Yo, then it can't be our family's Yi'er, you don't know, he is an upright and kind person, dedicated to the Buddha and concerned about the common people." ”
"That is, looking at Shen Gongzi's dignified appearance, he will definitely not be involved with those villains." Wei Shuyan kept staring at Shen Jiong's eyes when he spoke, but the man kept dodging.
Concubine Shen: "Sister Yan'er, it's just time for lunch, why don't you stay and eat together!" ”
Wei Shuyan: "Okay! ”
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At the dinner table, Wei Shuyan and Shen Jiong looked at me, I looked at you, they didn't move their chopsticks, Concubine Shen noticed that the atmosphere was wrong, and put a piece of green vegetables in the bowl of the two.
Concubine Shen: "Eat quickly!" The dish is cold. ”
Wei Shuyan's eyes hadn't taken off Shen Ji's body yet, she picked up the chopsticks in front of her accurately, and then she looked down and saw the food on the table.
Has this Chen Wangfu fallen into this way? They only eat greens.
Concubine Shen: "Yan'er, Shen Wei has lived in the temple for a long time, and he doesn't get fishy, and I hope you don't mind." ”
Wei Shuyan: "Don't mind, of course you don't mind, are you dedicated to the Buddha?" ”
It turned out to be because of Shen Jiong, this person is really a harmful spirit, and she feels uncomfortable when she thinks of the chicken that was released.
Originally, I hadn't eaten meat for a few days, but I drank some white porridge with Xiao Yu early in the morning, and then came to Chen Wangfu, and I didn't get meat for a few days, and my limbs were weak.
Wei Shuyan: "By the way, why don't you come and eat together?" ”
Concubine Shen's eyes sank for a moment, and she said with a smile: "There was an assassin who broke into the mansion last night, and the missing maid has not been found, and the princess is still frightened, and the princess should be in the princess's courtyard." ”
Speaking of assassins, Wei Shuyan and Shen Wei glanced at each other.