Mu Feng wanted to chase, but was stopped by Mo Jingzhan: "No need to chase, I know who sent them."
Lingyuan put the sword into its sheath and asked: "Who is it?"
Mo Jingzhan glanced around and said, "Go back to the eldest princess's mansion first."
Ling Yuan understood the idea immediately, protected Li Huang and returned to the carriage, and asked Mu Feng: "Can the carriage be repaired?"
Mu Feng checked the wheels and found that something was stuck inside the wheels: "It's not a big problem. Please help His Highness get into the carriage first."
Lingyuan nodded and helped Li Huang get into the carriage.
The contents of the cart's wheels were quickly cleared, and Mu Feng sat back on the cart again, preparing to drive away.
Before leaving, he glanced at Mo Jingzhan: "Why don't you get in the car?"
This guy is never polite.
Although they were both guards, he was a little dissatisfied with the fact that he and Li Huang could sit in the same carriage together. However, as time went by, their subordinates got used to it.
What a damn habit.
Mo Jingzhan glanced at him lightly and said, "I will protect you in the dark, you go first."
Mu Feng thought about the other party's skills, so he didn't say much and drove the carriage quickly towards the eldest princess' mansion.
Fortunately, nothing else happened along the way, and the carriage returned to the princess's mansion smoothly.
"Your Highness, the martial arts moves of those assassins don't look like those from Dayuan. Is it possible that they were brought by those envoys?"
As soon as he entered the bedroom door, Ling Yuan couldn't help but ask.
Li Huang sneered: "Those envoys are not that stupid."
Even the most arrogant Baili Kingdom will not take action rashly before they have a clear idea of Dayuan's current strength.
While Ling Yuan took off Li Huang's cloak, she asked, "It's not like she's Luo Guifei again, right?"
That woman had just been released from the ban, so she couldn't help but take action against them, and she was too impatient.
Soon, Mo Jingzhan gave her the answer: "It's Concubine Xu."
Hearing this answer, Li Huang was not too surprised. After all, she was the one who had the idea to send Liu Wenda to Dianzhou where the emperor had ordered. Concubine Xu was not angry for a while, so it was not an exaggeration to want to kill her to vent her anger.
However, those assassins today obviously did not come to take her life.
Lingyuan's mind turned around and asked: "Is it possible that Mrs. Xu wants to put the blame on the envoys who came to Beijing?"
Mo Jingzhan found a chair by himself and sat crookedly, with his legs raised on the armrests. He raised his forehead and looked at Li Huang and asked, "Don't you, Your Highness, want to know where Concubine Xu hired these killers from outside the country?"
Li Huang followed his words and asked, "Where did you hire him?"
The price for assassins from outside the territory is not low.
As Concubine Xu is a widow, where will she get the money to hire assassins?
Mo Jingzhan was very satisfied with her cooperation, took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it over.
Li Huang took the piece of paper, unfolded it, and raised his eyebrows: "The killer of Shadow Pavilion?"
Mo Jingzhan nodded: "Yes, those assassins just now are from the Shadow Pavilion. Does Your Highness know that if you want to hire assassins from the Shadow Pavilion, in addition to spending a lot of money, what else can you exchange for?"
Li Huang was not as knowledgeable as Mo Jingzhan about the rules of these organizations in the world, but she had also heard about the Shadow Pavilion.
"I heard that this killer organization is very large and has attracted killers from all over the world. As long as they can get an exchange condition that makes them excited, they can trade."
As soon as Li Huang finished speaking, Ling Yuan couldn't help but ask: "But, what else of value can Mrs. Xu exchange for? Even if she wants to cede the city's land, she doesn't have that right as a concubine in the harem, does she? She can't sell herself.
It’s not fresh enough…”
So, what promise can she make to others?
Mo Jingzhan curled his lips: "This is the interesting part. Guess what did she promise?"
Lingyuan glanced at Li Huang, who frowned and thought for a moment, then said in deep thought.
"The envoys of Baili Kingdom have just had a conflict with me. Once there is something wrong with me, my father will be the first to suspect them, and the conflict between the two countries will further expand."
"If they succeed in assassinating me today, then the consequences will not be so simple."
If she died in the hands of those assassins today, the old emperor might be so angry that he would raise an army to attack Bai Li.
Just to kill her to vent her personal anger, Mrs. Xu would provoke a war between the two countries. This is too selfish!
Mo Jingzhan reminded: "Your Highness, the Shadow Pavilion is originally engaged in the murder business. If the two countries are at war, other countries will not watch, and their business in the Shadow Pavilion will continue..."
By then, are they still worried about not having any money coming in?
Li Huang frowned: "Isn't this a white wolf with empty gloves?"
This Concubine Xu is too much of a thief. Are the people in the Shadow Pavilion willing to do that?
Mo Jingzhan saw that she still had doubts, so he gave her a thorough explanation: "Shadow Pavilion has been suppressed by Yunwai Tower in recent years to the point where it is almost impossible to survive. If they don't think of a way, those assassins will probably be killed."
Ran."
The interior of Shadow Pavilion is not monolithic.
Li Huang understood that Shadow Pavilion might have really reached a dead end, and in order to survive, they had no choice but to muddy the waters.
Soon, the assassin's body lying on the street was discovered by the patrol officers and soldiers, and it was reported to the imperial court early the next morning.
On the first day of the new year, he was not supposed to go to court. When the old emperor heard that someone was openly assassinating his precious daughter outside the palace wall, Long Yan was furious.
"Your Majesty, at the palace banquet last night, the Baili envoy was just humiliated by the eldest princess, and in the blink of an eye, the eldest princess was assassinated. This is too coincidental."
The commander of the city patrol camp said indifferently.
"The general has checked and found that none of the assassins are from Dayuan. I feel that even if it was not done by Baili Kingdom, the other envoys would inevitably want to fish in troubled waters."
The old emperor's face was gloomy. After being furious, his rationality returned a little. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
After a long while, he said: "You have nothing to do here. Go and call the Minister of Dali Temple for me."
The commander of the patrol camp responded and retreated.
Not long after, the Minister of Dali Temple, who was about to enjoy the rare spring break at home, was called into the palace to work overtime.
Half an hour later, all the foreign envoys staying in the posthouse were questioned by the minister of Dali Temple.
Prince Baili was not happy. Before the Dali Temple minister stepped into his house, he threw a teacup out.
"Those people are your vassals, but we, Baili, are not. You have no right to restrict our freedom. I want to see your Majesty the Emperor of Dayuan!"
Seeing how arrogant he was, the minister of Dali Temple said sternly: "Prince Baili, this is Dayuan's territory, not a place where you can run wild!"
"My eldest princess, Dayuan, was assassinated last night. I would like to ask you a few questions according to the rules. If you are innocent, I will lift the ban on this post."