However, the assassination ultimately ended in failure.
The emperor did not go to worship in person at all.
He was replaced by the Sixth Prince. As a result of the assassination, the Sixth Prince was seriously injured. The emperor was furious and wiped out all the so-called old members of the Xue family.
Not only that, many aristocratic families in the court who had contacts with the Xue family in the early years were also investigated and even imprisoned.
Therefore, the group of people who went to assassinate him were simply giving away their lives.
However, the old Xue family party had nothing to do with her, but it seemed that the old master had a close relationship with it.
Thinking of this, she decided to turn around and ask for advice.
It's not clear what Jiang Shanshan was thinking, but Gu Yuan also paid some attention to King Qi and planned to send someone back to keep an eye on him.
Neither of them are peaceful masters, so they don't want to cause any big trouble.
The next day, Jiang Shanshan rarely went to the study to listen to the old master's class.
Because of her presence, Jiang Mingxuan and Jiang Mingxiu also worked harder.
After dinner at noon, Jiang Shanshan invited the old master to talk alone.
In the waterside pavilion, the wind is much cooler and carries the fragrance of tea.
The old master brewed the tea smoothly. Jiang Shanshan looked at the old master who was disfigured but elegant but still chic, and no longer had any worries in his heart.
"Master, do you know that the Xue family still has remnants of the old party?"
The old master suddenly paused and raised his eyes to look at her, "Why are you asking about this matter? There should be no one in the Xue family.
Back then, not only the Xue family, but also relatives were executed. Even if the old party is left behind, I'm afraid they won't show up again."
"Really!" Jiang Shanshan was a little disappointed. It turned out that the Master had no contact with those old parties.
This is difficult to handle!
"Recently, I heard from Gu Yuan that people suspected to be members of the Xue family's old party have appeared outside the city. I'm afraid the court will not let these clues go."
When the old master heard this, his face became solemn.
He had never heard of anyone else from the Xue family in so many years, but they appeared at this time.
Is it for what purpose?
Just as he was thinking about it, Jiang Shanshan said again: "Now that the sacrifices in the East Temple are approaching, the imperial court will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly and strictly guard against it."
The old master's heart skipped a beat, and he thought of a possibility.
If the Xue family's old party really still exists, would it appear at this time for the purpose of offering sacrifices in the East Temple?
Now the emperor is not as strong as in previous years. In the past two years, he has been away from court for many days to recuperate.
It's hard to guarantee that it won't make people think.
Thinking of this, he was so worried that the afternoon lecture was shortened by an hour.
The two brothers didn't know why, so they had to go back to review their books.
The old master called the shopkeeper of the study back. He looked at the person in front of him and sighed.
"There's something you can do for me!"
The shopkeeper didn't say much, he raised his hand and bowed.
The next day, the study was closed, and the shopkeeper inside wanted to visit his relatives, so he left the city.
Jiang Shanshan looked at Taohong who was absent-minded and asked her to bring a plate of fruit, but she took it out and brought it back.
When she poured herbal tea, it turned into hot tea, almost scalding her to death.
There was no choice but to let her sit down safely.
"You were always distracted when you came back from Shuixie yesterday. Why, did you hear something?"
Taohong was immediately alert, shook her head and said: "No, I just read a few story books recently, but only the upper part was written, not the bottom part. I don't know if the woman in the story book has successfully sued."
"That's right!" Jiang Shanshan nodded, and happened to be holding the lower part in her hand. She said casually: "It's done, but half of my life has been lost."
"oh……"
Taohong responded casually, probably not hearing what she said clearly.
Jiang Shanshan's talk book moved away, revealing an eye, taking in all of Tao Hong's complex expression.
Curved his lips.
She really didn't expect it at first. She thought this girl was the one left behind by her mother. She might have some secrets, but it was harmless.
But there seems to be some discrepancy?
Thinking about what she said in the past two days, except for herself, no one else was on guard against her. She also had an answer to what she heard that made her like this.
When Taohong was full of tangles and panic, she suddenly heard Jiang Shanshan say: "How many people are there in the Xue family?"
She was startled and her eyelids trembled.
"Ah? The Xue family?" She originally wanted to fool him, but the grown-up Jiang Shanshan was no longer the easy-to-fool kid before.
Her straight gaze showed the confidence of seeing everything, and those extremely beautiful eyes were as calm as the abyss.
"Where is the Xue family's old party?" Jiang Shanshan asked again.
If the previous sentence was a test, then the current sentence is a confirmation.
It turns out that Taohong is not closely related to her mother, but has something to do with the Xue family.
Jiang Shanshan thought about his mother's former fiancé's family and came up with some crazy ideas.
At the same time, she also lamented that her mother was really brave enough.
Putting down the storybook in her hand, she looked at Taohong who lowered her head and gritted her teeth and said nothing, then turned sideways and propped up her head.
"I think you heard what I said yesterday. Now the imperial court got news about the Xue family's old party from somewhere and is preparing to encircle and suppress them."
As she spoke, she reached out and lifted Tao Hong's chin.
"If you tell me, you can save their lives. If you don't tell them, they will all die when they assassinate the emperor during the sacrifice."
Taohong's pupils shrank, she trembled, and shook her head.
Seeing this, Jiang Shanshan had no choice but to let go.
"I never knew that you were from the Xue family, so what was your purpose of hiding from our siblings for so many years? If you didn't tell me, I couldn't keep you."
Taohong opened her eyes wide and said angrily: "I didn't harm you. When I didn't eat or drink, I was planning for you. If I had other intentions, would you still be alive today?"
"That's true." Jiang Shanshan nodded in agreement.
After all, she was the one left by her mother, so her siblings still treated her differently.
"So are you going to tell me or not? As you can see, I won't harm you, let alone them. Instead, I got the news first and tried to find a way to let them survive."
But Taohong still shook her head. It wasn't that she didn't trust Jiang Shanshan, but that the news came from Gu Yuan after all, and he was from the imperial court.
What if, what if she was also deceived?
Jiang Shanshan was very angry when he saw her like this.
"Since you refuse to say anything, then give them a message and tell them not to assassinate during the sacrifice. Otherwise, not only will they lose their lives, but we may also be harmed."
After saying that, she turned over and ignored her.
This damn girl is also stubborn.
Could she harm them?
At any rate, it could be considered an old acquaintance of her mother's, so she wouldn't be that bad.
But it's obvious that Taohong doesn't know what she's thinking, and if she doesn't say it, she won't say it.
But she thought carefully about delivering the news to them.
I just feel that contact is impossible, and even if I don’t contact you, I won’t be able to.
In fact, over the years since she came to the Jiang family, she has only seen them a handful of times. I'm afraid the place where she lived when she was a child has also moved again.
I couldn't find it even if I tried to look for it, so I had to wait.
But what she was worried about was that her actions would reveal their whereabouts. After all, Jiang Shanshan was too evil-minded.