Chapter 401 Breaking into the Prime Minister’s Mansion at Night
"Not dead? How can you be so sure?" Although Wu Yuan didn't care about the life or death of an assassin, his curiosity was aroused by Akano Hanako.
Akano Hanako seemed to be struggling in his heart. Wu Yuan saw that Akano Hanako didn't want to say more and had no intention of forcing others to do anything. "You don't have to say anything if you don't want to say it. I'm just asking casually."
Unexpectedly, the next second Akano Hanako seemed to have made up her mind and suddenly knelt down in front of Takemoto.
"What are you doing?" Wu Yuan really didn't understand.
"I want to beg you, Prince, to find a way to save my mother." Akano Hanako prayed with tears in her eyes.
Wu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said in surprise: "The assassin is your mother?"
"Yes! Very few people know about this matter, and I can only guess, because my mother has been missing for many years. From the time point of view, it is consistent with the disappearance of this assassin. In addition, the task of assassinating Emperor Wu,
It is not something that ordinary people can carry out, so I can be sure that the assassin must be my mother."
After listening to Akano Hanako's words, Wu Yuan naturally didn't have much doubt.
No matter how hard Japanese people exercise, they can't really erase the feelings in their hearts.
Especially family ties, where blood is thicker than water, are even more difficult to let go of.
Akano Hanako's move undoubtedly exposed his own weakness, but it actually made Takemoto more interested in Akano Hanako.
The inability to let go of family ties shows that Akano Hanako is not a cold-blooded person, and there is hope for training.
"Get up. After all, too many years have passed since this happened, and you only relied on your intuition to judge that your mother is not dead. There is nothing I can do about this kind of baseless thing for the time being."
After hearing what Wu Yuan said, Akano Hanako looked a little disappointed.
The reason why she insisted on coming to assist Wu Yuan in person was not only to get close to Wu Yuan and find her mother's whereabouts, but also her wish.
At this time, Wu Yuan changed the topic and said with a smile: "But if I have a chance, I will check it out, but you have to think about what you can use to impress me."
Akano Hanako was refreshed, but then fell into deep thought. She didn't know what could impress Wu Yuan.
She was originally looking for cooperation with Wu Yuan, but Wu Yuan rejected her previous offers of sacrifice. Rare treasures and the like were obviously not attractive to a prince of a great country.
Seeing Akano Hanako in trouble, Wu Yuan waved his hand, "This matter is not urgent. What if I can't find the whereabouts of your mother, so you don't have to have high hopes."
Hearing this, Akano Hanako said with firm eyes: "As long as the prince can find out the whereabouts of my mother, and if my mother is still alive and the prince is willing to help rescue my mother, no matter what the prince wants, I can give it to you, as long as I have it.
"
There was no other way, Akano Hanako could only make such a promise.
Wu Yuan nodded, "Okay, your words are enough. We will talk about this later. Take me away now."
Since he had made an appointment with Prime Minister Wen, Wu Yuan would certainly keep the appointment.
Regarding Tanaka Fu's last words, Wu Yuan must take them seriously.
Akano Hanako controlled her emotions very quickly. In a blink of an eye, it was as if she had forgotten what happened just now, and she did not show any more worries or thoughts.
Not long after, Akano Hanako left the palace with Takemoto.
It has to be said that Akano Hanako is really good at hiding. In this case, bringing Akano Hanako back is indeed the right choice.
Soon, Wu Yuan arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion.
At this time, Prime Minister Wen was sitting in the room with a banquet in front of him and asked all his servants to leave.
Prime Minister Wen looked outside from time to time, and he didn't know whether Wu Yuan, who was grounded, could successfully sneak out.
But he had no other choice. At this time, he couldn't take the initiative to approach the East Palace.
Otherwise, once Emperor Wu realizes that he and Wu Yuan are close, it will definitely bring endless trouble to him.
Prime Minister Wen is still very satisfied with the current situation. In name, he belongs to the second prince Wu Zheng.
And now, in order to suppress Wu Yuan, Emperor Wu also supported Wu Zheng's rise to power.
In addition, he had previously followed Emperor Wu's hint to attack the cabinet bachelor, and had already gained Emperor Wu's trust.
Therefore, he must maintain the current situation no matter what, and must not reveal his flaws.
But seeing that it was almost the third watch and Wu Yuan was nowhere to be seen, Prime Minister Wen couldn't help but think that Wu Yuan might not be able to come out today.
"Alas! As smart as Wu Yuan, can't he escape from His Majesty's control?" Prime Minister Wen sighed unconsciously.
Before he finished speaking, Wu Yuan's voice was heard, "How can Prime Minister Wen say this?"
Prime Minister Wen was shocked at first, because the sound came from inside the room, and he didn't even know when Wu Yuan came in.
But it was also a surprise, Wu Yuan really came.
But when my neck felt cold, my surprise turned into panic.
A sharp dagger was pressed against his neck, and Prime Minister Wen was frightened.
"Your Highness, don't act recklessly, I have something to say." Prime Minister Wen hurriedly explained.
"Of course I know you have something to say, but today, you obviously didn't have to kill Tanaka Fu. I told you that I would bear the responsibility, but you still ordered Tanaka Fu's head to be chopped off. Now I am the first one to kill him.
You are the one." There was indifference in Wu Yuan's voice, and it was obvious that he really had murderous intentions.
Prime Minister Wen was also helpless, but he could only explain quickly: "Tanaka Fu must die, otherwise, other bachelors will not be able to live."
"Huh?" Wu Yuan was surprised.
Immediately waving his hand, Akano Hanako put away the dagger and hid it.
Prime Minister Wen was relieved when he felt the dagger on his neck disappear, but when he turned around and saw only Wu Yuan sitting there and no one else, he was shocked.
He was sure that the person who wanted to attack him just now was not Wu Yuan. He could tell from the position of the voice that Wu Yuan should have been sitting there just now.
He didn't expect that Wu Yuan would have such a master next to him. Wen Cheng couldn't help but admire Wu Yuan and said: "His Royal Highness is really surrounded by hidden dragons and crouching tigers."
Wu Yuan was not in the mood to talk to Prime Minister Wen about all this. He looked at Prime Minister Wen coldly, "What do you mean by what you just said? If you can't convince me today, you will die!"
"Don't doubt my words. It won't be any trouble for me to kill you, because everyone knows that I am currently banned from enjoying myself in the East Palace."
After listening to Wu Yuan's words, Prime Minister Wen admired him even more.
"He is indeed the smartest prince in Dawu, and he is indeed the person Chen Yuan is willing to die to protect."
Mentioning Chen Yuan, Wu Yuan's murderous intention revived, "That's enough. If you don't want to die immediately, you'd better explain what you just said. And what words did Tanaka Fu leave for me before he died? Now you can