eurekapd Chapter 206: Speculations and Truth
Chapter 206: Speculations and Truth
Ma Qing is naturally well-informed in the harem, and her spies are all over the capital. Nowadays, few things can be hidden from her.
Under her manipulation, Zhu Yunwen had been on guard against Zhu Di early on, and she was aware of the fact that he was even slightly out of control and took action against Zhu Di prematurely.
But she didn't stop.
Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen were destined to be in opposition, so there was no need for her to stop Zhu Yunwen from being hostile to him, right?
Besides, there were four taskers in Zhu Di's camp, and she thought that these mortals sent by Zhu Yunwen couldn't even tickle someone.
but.
Just by tickling, Zhu Gaoxu, the second son of Zhu Di, the once powerful and powerful Prince of Han who could argue for the right to succession to the throne, died?
It's an internal fight.
She began to search for a list of casualties in the vast air of death.
From the moment they left the city, the team sent by Zhu Yunwen to commit the crime was infiltrated like a sieve!
There were only three chess pieces left that had any trace of her life left, and the rest had been killed or replaced long ago.
The moment she realized what was happening, Ma Qing sent out all six of her 'Ghost Killers' to kill the only tasker left in the capital.
But... when her Guisha arrived at the scene, it happened to be the crime scene where Wei's parents strangled Wei to death with a white silk scarf.
She was a step late.
Missing the first kill made Ma Qing very angry.
At this moment, her death energy returned to her body with the most useful message the informant had read before his death.
[The murderer is Xiao Zhang! It’s her! ]
The fellow criminals, who were also captured, insisted that the mastermind behind the action was Xiao Zhang, the puppeteer.
At this moment, Ma Qing suddenly understood.
There was one more item added to the list of things to do before the Jingnan Campaign: the concubine Guo must be eliminated as soon as possible.
She already knew about Xiao Zhang's abilities. She was a ruthless person who could not afford to be distracted in a head-on fight. Her attributes were just right for her. All the preparations she made for the dead energy and the power of death would allow her, the puppeteer, to gain an advantage!
Therefore, she only dared to live in a small town in Nanjing, and didn't dare to reveal her power.
Otherwise, if she is intercepted by Xiao Zhang, she will cry a lot when those corpses and ghosts become the puppeteer's subordinates!
And now, a sinister schemer has emerged in the internal strife in Prince Yan's Mansion... Since she wants to be the first to come out, don't blame herself for being the fifteenth King of Hell to collect heads!
However, Nanjing is quite far away from Beijing, and it would be difficult for her to go over the mountains and rivers alone or by sending her minions. She had to plan well and make adequate preparations.
Or you could just stand by and watch, provide some help to Xiao Zhang, and then hand over the head to her.
Guo, a sinister, vicious and behind-the-scenes mastermind, must disappear.
Ma Qing also admits that strategy is not her strong point, so she makes the decision to play to her strengths and avoid her weaknesses. In order to prevent any problems from arising in this important battle of Jingnan, Guo must be eliminated at all costs.
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The news from Nanjing City was transmitted quickly and almost simultaneously to the Prince of Yan and his wife who were rushing back to Peking.
After experiencing the pain of losing his son and suffering minor injuries, even a tough guy like Zhu Di had to rest in the carriage for a while.
Zhu Gaosui and little Zhang, who wore a bamboo hat, took turns riding horses and coordinated with Zhu Gaochi to direct the survey and steer the overall situation.
As for why the daughter-in-law Xiao Zhang had to step in on this matter, the main reason was that none of the horses on the road were strong enough to withstand a strongman like Zhu Gaochi.
Sitting quietly in the four-horse carriage was the biggest relief he could give to the trip.
Zhu Di and Xu Yihua looked at the news from Nanjing together. After hearing that "the murderer was Xiao Zhang", and then finding out that the daughter-in-law who was originally promised to Gao Xu had also been brutally murdered and "committed suicide", the two of them looked at each other and fell silent again.
The hiding place of the so-called "magic mineral weapon" was filled with nothing but a few huge rocks of strange shapes.
When Wei's daughter was out for fun, she happened to see it and let her imagination run wild, so she made this record.
As for the intelligence about suspected treason in the court, it was nonsense in the eyes of Zhu Di and Xu Yihua.
Let alone whether the "code word" would work, how could an illiterate woman who could not even write complete characters and never left the house influence important affairs of the court?
In the eyes of these two people and more neutral party members, this matter was just a "gift" from Wei to show loyalty to the party of Crown Prince Zhu Yunwen.
"This matter must not be over yet." Xu Yihua said to Zhu Di in a hoarse voice.
"The traitor in Prince Yan's mansion is definitely not the one from that night." Zhu Di agreed.
"I do have a guess, are you willing to listen to it?"
The couple have been together for many years and no longer care about the so-called titles when talking to each other.
"But it doesn't hurt to say it. It makes me feel more at ease after I say it."
"I suspect... it's Gao Chi's concubine and your second concubine Zhang."
Xu Yihua spoke out this speculation that even frightened herself, and honestly revealed all her earlier plans and ideas.
“I actually wanted to get rid of Zhang.
Her ignorance and stupidity will become a major uncontrollable factor for us in the future...after Peking becomes independent.
As the eldest daughter, she has a certain chance of influencing Zhang Yu, a good general under your command. In order to prevent discord between the general and the soldiers, I want to make a plan to link Zhang's death to Zhu Yunwen, but who knows...
Retribution, this is all retribution..."
As Xu Yihua spoke, tears couldn't stop falling.
Seeing his wife like this, Zhu Di felt a little distressed.
Eliminating the unstable factors is indeed what they have to do when they return to Prince Yan's Mansion this time.
Zhang is indeed nonsensical, stupid and has some weird ideas.
Although he didn't often go to the backyard and couldn't feel anything more, since Yihua made this judgment, there must be a reason and it must be correct.
Zhu Di recognized his first wife's wisdom, and he also greatly agreed with Xu Da's family education and inheritance of wisdom.
So he didn't care how "cruel" Xu was. He just comforted his wife,
"These days, there is no such thing as retribution or no retribution. It's nothing more than a life-and-death struggle. You don't have to feel sad."
"No... I'm not talking about this kind of retribution."
Xu Yihua took a deep breath, gnashing his teeth with hatred and sadness.
"This is the retribution for my hypocritical kindness.
If I were more decisive, if I wasn't greedy for all the benefits, and if I didn't think about improving my reputation as a princess, how nice it would be if I could just get rid of this concubine!
Now, now, can my Gao Xu still ride a horse, and can he still lift the curtain and ask with a smile, "Mom, are you tired? Are you thirsty?"
I was the one who harmed him..."
After hearing this, Zhu Di felt a pain in his heart again.
The way he diverted his pain was to use the extremely rational hatred and revenge in his heart to divert his grief.
So he wanted to get to the bottom of it and also wanted to distract his wife from her grief, so he asked,
"You just said that it was related to my concubine Zhang in the Prince of Yan's mansion and Gao Chi's concubine Guo, but what evidence have you found?"