"Your Majesty... I died like this. It's really... no regrets." Su Luocheng covered the wound and said intermittently with a weak breath.
"Quickly call the imperial doctor!" Ximen Xianchu ordered urgently. Even though he had strong opinions against Suluo City and even doubted the origin of the killer, in full view of the public, he could not ignore the old prime minister who sacrificed his life to defend him.
Su Luocheng glanced slightly at the assassin who had stopped breathing, smiled slightly, and fainted.
He is a sad assassin who protects his master loyally. His master asked him to kill the emperor of the Qingyuan Dynasty, and he must fail the mission in order to protect the man who "sacrificed his life" to save Ximen Xianchu.
After careful deliberation and consideration beforehand, after secretly following Su Luo City to Jinyang Palace, they had to ensure that they avoided Ximen Xianchu's guards, not only to make people think that the target of the assassination was Ximen Xianchu, but also to
In fact, he was attacking Suluo City to create the illusion that he sacrificed his life to save the enemy.
"Back to the Emperor, this assassin should be from the Yuehua Kingdom." Someone has already performed an autopsy on the assassin. He has tattoos on his body that belong to a mysterious organization in the Yuehua Kingdom that he has had since he was a child.
"People from Yuehua Kingdom?" Ximen Xianchu's eyes were calm and he was lost in thought.
That assassin came to protect Suluo City under the orders of Wu Tuo. This was his tragedy, but he was a sworn soldier who had been sworn to die since he was a child, so he had to obey his orders, even if he was saving people from other countries.
"Proclaim Prince Wushan immediately!" Ximen Xianchu said. People from the Yuehua Kingdom came to assassinate him, so they had to see Wushan who had been living freely in the palace for many days.
The news that Su Luo City had sacrificed his life to save him quickly spread outside the palace. In the Beiwang Mansion, Ximen Hao was playing with the tea cup in his hand, with a sneer on his lips.
The news he learned about the palace was much more detailed than the rumors.
Su Ranhua sat next to Ximen Hao and listened to the reports from Ximen Hao's subordinates. Unexpectedly, Su Luocheng used the third lady's illness as an excuse for himself. He was really good at everything!
"Will the Emperor recognize Su Luocheng's contribution to the rescue?" Su Ranhua put her hands on her chin, and her intuition told her that the incident in Jinyang Palace was once again directed by Su Luocheng.
"The matter of rescuing the driver is right in front of us. If the father refuses to admit it, his guards will be chilled, and the courtiers who have good relations with Suluo City will also be disobedient. This will be detrimental to the court situation," Ximen Hao said.
, his slightly narrowed eyes deepened, "I have not yet obtained evidence of collusion between Suluo City and Yuehua Kingdom, and there is no way to prove that Suluo City is working together with people from Yuehua Kingdom."
"So, Su Luo City will definitely make up for it?" Su Ranhua was a little unwilling. He knew that Su Luo City would not be convicted as he wished, and knew that it was all a conspiracy designed by him, but he could do nothing.
"The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. The Prime Minister's Office will definitely suffer setbacks this time." Ximen Hao said, he has never been optimistic. This time, it is also very interesting to force Su Luocheng to plead guilty in person and let him be punished by himself.
"As for your humble position, please see the King of the North." Li Bing landed quietly outside Mo Yaxuan's house.
"Guard Li, please come in." Ximen Hao glanced at the closed door and said.
Li Bing pushed the door open and entered, "May I ask King Bei, why did Su Luocheng plead guilty in person?"
"Isn't this something that Li Huwei has been pursuing according to his father's order?" Ximen Hao chuckled.
"My ability in this humble position is limited, please let me know clearly." Li Bing said with a cup of his hands. The emperor asked him to find out the truth of everything, but how can the truth be easily found out? Each of the three palaces in the court and the central government controls the secret forces? Your Majesty.
Although it is not allowed, as long as it is not discovered, no one will be stupid enough to do nothing.
"Li Weiwei has always been loyal to his father. Wouldn't he be sorry for his father by being so opportunistic?" Ximen Hao said with a smile. Looking at the dull Li Bing, in fact, his heart was not as dull as he looked, but was very transparent.
"In order to reassure the emperor, I must give him an answer as soon as possible, so I asked the prince for help. I don't want to see the emperor worrying about this matter day and night." Li Bing turned the topic back to his loyalty to the emperor.
"Li Huwei has this intention. As a son, I naturally have to think about my father." Ximen Hao said, looking at Li Bing with flashing eyes, "Has Li Huwei decided to listen to my words?"
Listening to his words means standing on the same line with him, and at the same time making your position clear.
"As I said before, I don't want outsiders to interfere in the affairs of the royal family, so I will favor the Northern King. Relatively speaking, I will reject the Southern King's alliance with the Prime Minister." Li Bingdao, even if he is on Ximen Hao's side.
, but also for the sake of the Qingyuan Dynasty.
Ximen Hao stared at Li Bing silently for a moment, and smiled softly, "I saw with my own eyes that Su Luo City was going to kill Ran Hua, so he couldn't escape responsibility. He probably had a guilty conscience and thought that I had been recovering from his injuries secretly these days.
I found out something, so I risked my life and confessed. This is what I think of him."
"I understand." Li Bing glanced at Ximen Hao, and then lightly glanced at Su Ranhua who was sitting beside him. After the two fell off the cliff, they appeared unscathed and looked as normal, indicating that Ximen Hao's admission was correct.
, they are indeed recuperating in secret.
So Li Bing was very satisfied with Ximen Hao's straightforwardness to him. He nodded and said, "I will report to the emperor according to the prince's words. Everything happened due to misunderstandings, so that the emperor can rest assured. I will leave the rest to the prince."
Work hard to protect our country, our country, and our country."
"Li Huwei trusts me so much, I will definitely live up to his expectations." Ximen Hao said, things have been messy for so many days, it seems like a chaotic drama, and it should be over.
For this reason, Ximen Yi lost the secret line he had finally built to contact Jiangnan Wulin, and was suspected by the emperor. Su Luo City turned himself in and confessed, which caused another farce, secretly exposing his suspicion of colluding with the Yuehua Kingdom, which was also a gain.
Quite abundant.
What was even more rewarding was that Ximen Hao turned to Su Ranhua, and her smile was there.
"Idiot, why did you do it?" In Yunxiao Garden, Concubine Shu cursed angrily.
"My father has never allowed us to interact with people in the martial arts world and cultivate secret forces. If he knew that we had built a special line to connect with the martial arts community in Jiangnan, he would definitely blame us. In addition, Wushan's incident had already aroused his suspicion.
Maybe we will be charged with planning and treason." Ximen Yi said.
"I'm not sure yet, I'm just worried. I expect that Ximen Hao won't dare to tell the emperor about your contact with Jiangnan easily." Concubine Shu snorted, "You can find out such a secret thing about us.
, Ximen Hao has cultivated secret forces, do you think that if he complains to the emperor, the emperor will not suspect the power behind him? "