Rebirth: So what if my husband is a little crazy? He loves me.

Chapter 404 Motives

Shen Li received Lin Wan'er's message a day later. She breathed a sigh of relief and handed the letter over to Gu Chang'an.

In terms of intelligence, we still have to look to this former Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

"Don't worry, A-Li, I'll find out the truth." Gu Chang'an patted her head and said softly, "Get a good night's sleep tonight. I'll go make the arrangements. Don't wait for me."

"Okay, sure." Shen Li looked at him and said, "My husband should come back early and go to bed early too."

"Okay." Gu Chang'an finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her lie down.

Ah Li hasn't been sleeping well these past few days, and she's been eating very little. Seeing her getting thinner is really making him anxious.

Now, as he read the contents of the letter, his eyes gradually turned cold. It was time to settle accounts with who had been so blind.

He already had a target in mind, which wasn't hard to guess.

Shen Li didn't sleep well that night either. After all, the poisoning was different from before. She couldn't rest easy until her cousin and Wan'er returned to the capital.

However, she didn't move, and she breathed softly so as not to disturb Gu Chang'an beside her. She opened her eyes and looked at Gu Chang'an's profile, and it was hard not to feel sorry for this man.

He's been working even harder than I have these past few days, constantly monitoring his emotions; you can imagine how exhausted he must be.

Thinking about all this, Shen Li slowly closed her eyes, trying to clear her mind and fall asleep, otherwise she might make a sound and disturb his sleep.

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Lin Wan'er's memorial caused a great uproar in the court. No one thought that it might be poisoning. Knowing that the emperor wanted to support military generals, she still did this. Wasn't this blatantly going against the emperor?

Emperor Cheng's expression changed in the court, and his gaze seemed to drift towards Prince Yi, who stood at the head of the table.

The King of Chess was equally astonished. He stepped forward and said to Emperor Cheng, "Father, I suspect that an enemy spy is trying to poison our general. I beg you to investigate thoroughly and find the spy to eliminate this threat forever."

Emperor Cheng withdrew his gaze and said to the person below him, "Zhao Jing, I entrust this matter to you. Even if you have to turn the military camp upside down, you must find out the truth for me."

"Your Majesty, I obey your decree and will not fail to live up to your trust." Zhao Jing accepted the order.

Aside from this matter, there was nothing else of importance in court. A few other things were discussed, but the ministers were distracted, with most of them still preoccupied with this issue.

Why did the neighboring country poison Xiao Qi when he was away on campaign, instead of when he had already won and been recalled by the emperor?

It was clearly done by one of their own people at this time, and more likely by someone from the Ministry of War, because Xiao Qi would take away power from the Ministry of War when he returned.

It's impossible not to think of the King of Chess faction.

But until the truth is revealed, people remain rational and silent, with some civil servants only quietly criticizing it as a bad move.

In this way, the emperor will only become more wary of civil officials and rely more heavily on military generals, which is practically helping the other side.

The military officers were also furious. They couldn't think of much else; they just felt that the person who was suppressing them deserved to die.

Shen Li remained skeptical. In her opinion, this did not seem to be the work of the King of Chess. Although the odds of winning were high, if there was any flaw, the Xiao family and other generals would definitely fight him to the death.

Moreover, what the King of Chess needs to do at this moment is not to suppress the military generals, but to gain more trust from the emperor. Taking a risky move would undoubtedly be like shooting himself in the foot.

This is illogical and contradicts what the King of Chess is doing at this moment.

But besides the King of Yi, there are other forces in the court that want to eliminate the only heir of the Xiao family or a military general.

What is the motivation behind this?