Hearing this, Suishan's half-lidded eyes trembled almost imperceptibly.
This subtle expression never escaped Wu Chao's eyes.
He pursed his lips slightly.
It seems that the direction he guessed is indeed correct.
This matter was not the work of some bandits, nor did it have anything to do with the imperial court, nor was it an interest dispute with outsiders - the person who planned it was from the Wu clan.
It is even very possible that he is one of the familiar family members around him.
Now that he had received confirmation from Suishan's reaction, he was one step closer to the truth, but he did not feel any relief in his heart. Instead, he felt that the string in his heart was getting tighter——
He has known since he was a child that he should not trust others easily, nor should he only look at things superficially. However, in his eyes, those close family members around him are all worthy of trust.
But the reality... may not be the case.
Seeing that Suishan still refused to speak, Wu Chao took another step closer to him.
"What I'm more curious about now is why you didn't attack me at that time? Was it because Xu Jiajun came too timely and you missed the opportunity to attack me, or was it that when it got to the last step, you regretted it and wavered?
Or maybe you have other calculations and trade-offs, and want to leave a way out for yourself, and just want to get out as soon as possible, without actually getting involved in this whirlpool?"
If the other party doesn't tell the truth, then he can only consider letting Miss Xu in.
After hearing these words, Suishan mustered up the courage to raise his eyes and look at the young man for a moment, and his eyes seemed to be a little redder immediately.
He moved the corners of his mouth, his smile a little bleak.
Whatever...
Anyway, looking at it now, no matter what he chooses, the result will be the same.
As a dying man, why should he insist on sticking to those so-called oaths?
What's more, the young master is always different from others.
Thinking of this, the man who had endured many days of torture suddenly lost most of his will - he didn't want the young master to think that he was such a vicious, shameless person who betrayed his master without regretting his death.
Even if he did betray the young master.
but……
"My subordinate did act according to the order...but from the beginning to the end, I never thought of harming the young master's life." Suishan said in a hoarse voice.
He is a cold-blooded secret guard who kills without blinking an eye, but in the years he has been with the young master, the young master has never regarded him and Sui Jiang as a killing tool.
He has known since he was a child that he would be sent to his grandchildren. Day and night, the most important thing he has been taught is to protect his grandchildren - fulfilling this sentence has long become his instinct.
And later on, it became the bottom line that he wanted to guard from the bottom of his heart - the young master's life was his bottom line!
If the original plan was to kill the young master, then even if he died, there was no way he would obey it!
There is so much worth pondering in his words. Wu Chao's expression suddenly became stagnant for a moment.
However, when he spoke, his voice became calmer: "What is the whole plan?" "I don't know..." Suishan said: "At the beginning, my subordinates only knew that they should cooperate to create the illusion that the bandits were trying to kill the young master. As for the
None of the other subordinates know..." For such an important matter, it was impossible to reveal all the plans to him.
In this plan, he was just an insignificant pawn in the young master's entry into the capital. "But if the Xu family army had not arrived, what was your original plan and how would it end?" Wu Chao asked again.
Suishan slowly shook his head.
"My subordinates don't know this, but I guess there must be other arrangements..."
Wu Chao looked at him and asked steadily: "Who arranged all this?"
Suishan said in a low and hoarse tone: "Young Master has already guessed it, hasn't he..."
The young master is attentive and perceptive. How could he not guess what he has said to this point?
Wu Chao clenched his fingers slightly.
The answer has indeed been explained by Suishan - it is hidden in his sentence "act according to orders".
In the huge palace of Prince Dingnan, there was only one other master that Suishan really needed to obey. Besides him.
But why do you want to do this?
Suishan claimed that he did not know the entire plan and how he would be arranged...and from beginning to end, he was the one who was kept in the dark.
If there really was any crucial plan, and if the original intention was not for him to sacrifice his life, then why couldn't it be made clear to him?
Of course, all of this is based on the premise that what Suishan said is true——
And he never trusts anyone or anything.
"In the final analysis, this is just your one-sided words." The dark surroundings made the young man's originally cold eyebrows become even colder, and there seemed to be a chill in his voice: "If you are instigated by others, what you say now
, may not be deliberately sowing discord.”
"My subordinates know that they cannot provoke the young master, nor can they deceive the young master..." Suishan said with difficulty: "Why should a dying person resort to such meaningless means again?"
While speaking, he raised his head with difficulty and said: "If you don't believe it, Master, I heard a clue by chance...Young Master might try to check it out..."
"What clue?" Wu Chao's expression showed no emotion.
"That day, when my subordinates listened to the instructions and left, they vaguely heard half a sentence... From that half sentence, it can be seen that the plan seems to be related to Qizhenyuan. There may be some secrets hidden in Qizhenyuan.
exist……"
Qizhenyuan?
Wu Chao frowned in thought.
There were countless courtyards in Prince Dingnan's mansion. He thought for a moment before he remembered where Qizhen Courtyard was.
If he remembered correctly, this Qizhen Courtyard was the residence of his late eldest aunt, the former Princess Yan, before she left the palace.
Ever since he could remember, the courtyard seemed to have been closed to people. Only a servant responsible for sweeping would occasionally come in and out, and the rest of the time it was locked.
He had seen his grandmother go in, but she only asked him to wait outside and did not allow him to follow her in.
When his grandmother came out, he saw that the corners of her eyes were a little red, presumably because he missed his eldest daughter who died young.
But - what secrets could there be in this courtyard?
Wu Chao had doubts in his heart, and he still needed to think about whether he should go to explore and whether there might be any traps involved.
He looked at Suishan again and asked: "Since you have escaped, why don't you just hide further?"
This was also one of the doubts that he had never figured out.
At first, Mr. Fang found traces of Suishan suspected to be 300 miles outside Ningyang City. It was not close to 300 miles, but according to Suishan's cautiousness, it was still too careless.
Of course, even so, without Mr. Fang, we may not be able to find him.
"My subordinates have tried their best to be careful, but they are still too self-righteous... I never thought that the young master would find out..."
Wu Chao didn't believe it.
To be precise, I don’t fully believe it.
"Is that all?"
"..." Suishan twitched the corner of his mouth weakly.
