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Chapter 449: Xue Shu's Pregnancy and Shen Jie's Death

"Sir, is there really no way? Is there really no way?" Jiang Xuening asked

"Maybe there were some before, but not now, because since this is His Majesty's tacit approval, many precautions are no longer applicable." Xie Wei said in a deep voice
After hearing this, Jiang Xue Ning didn't say anything for a while, because she still found it hard to accept. In fact, to be honest, this matter had little to do with her, and she could just pretend not to see it.

But that's how she is. It would be fine if she didn't care about many things, but since she did, she wanted a result. Especially for someone like her who was reborn, the result was particularly important.

Although the current situation seems to have changed, this change is more like another path leading to the same destination, and it does not seem to change the final result at all.

Xie Wei also noticed that something was wrong with her, so he said, "You don't have to worry about Zhou Yinzhi. I will naturally find a way to help you solve the problem."

After hearing this, Jiang Xuening nodded slightly numbly. Xie Wei could see that he was absent-minded, so he said directly, "I see you are tired, go back and rest."

Jiang Xuening walked out in a daze, and left the study room not long after. After she left, Xie Wei's face was full of worry, and he quickly asked Dao Qin to escort her.

After all this was done, Xie Wei sat there without saying a word, frowning as he recalled the past. At this moment, he seemed very helpless.

Jiang Xuening returned home in a daze. She didn't see anyone and locked herself in the room. Jiang Boyu and Mrs. Jiang were very worried, but they didn't try to persuade her. Instead, they went back to their room.

"Master, our Xue Ning is like this now. It seems that what she said before was true. Master, do you think this incident will implicate our family?" Mrs. Jiang said worriedly

"Madam, don't worry. If anything goes wrong, I'm still here. Even if I fail, there's still Cao Cheng. You have to give face to the Buddha instead of the monk." Jiang Boyou said

"My husband, you are right. Then, should we go talk to Xuehui?" Mrs. Jiang said

"We can't go. Xuehui has a hard time making a living under the princess every day. We can't cause her any more trouble. Let's solve the problem ourselves first. If we can't solve it, we can go find her later."

Jiang Boyou directly interrupted his wife's words.

After hearing this, Madam Jiang naturally nodded. Yes, how could I forget this? Xuehui is just a concubine, so I'd better not trouble her for now.

Time passed slowly, and Jiang Xuening locked herself in the room until the evening, when Zhou Yinzhi came outside the room, and she slowly opened the door.

When Zhou Yinzhi saw Jiang Xuening's expression, he knew that things might not be good, but he still asked with a look of anticipation, "How about it, Second Miss, what did Master Xie say?"

Jiang Xuening didn't answer after hearing this, but sat down by herself. Zhou Yinzhi was very anxious, but he knew that he couldn't rush her, so he could only stand there and wait.

"Master Zhou, there is no other way out this time. You should hurry up and finish the task. Maybe there is still a glimmer of hope." Jiang Xuening said calmly.
"What? Second Miss, are you saying that Master Xie doesn't care anymore?" Zhou Yinzhi asked
"Sir Zhou, I can't say anything else. I can only tell you that this matter is not only the intention of Duke Dingguo and Marquis Dingyuan, but also the intention of another person." Jiang Xuening said

Zhou Yinzhi was stunned at first, but then he realized immediately, besides Duke Dingguo and Marquis Dingyuan, who else wanted the King of Linzi to die?
Even Zhou Yinzhi was frightened by his own guess, but it seemed that this was the only possibility.

As soon as he thought of this, he understood why Jiang Xuening was like this. Yes, even that person meant this, so what else could he do? He knew that there was no point in staying here.

"Second Miss, thank you very much for telling me. I will take my leave now." Zhou Yinzhi said and left.

After he left, Jiang Xuening returned to her previous state. However, Zhou Yinzhi, who had left the Jiang family at this time, did not think so. After all, it was easy for Jiang Xuening to say it just now.

But when it comes to him, it is not so easy. Jiang Xuening can just ignore it, but he can't. He still has to complete this task.

At the same time, he also knew that if this thing was really accomplished, his life would probably be over. He knew very well that once this kind of thing was done, there would be no turning back.

There is a great possibility that he will be killed directly by then. He knows very well that he has reached the most dangerous level and he will lose his life if he is not careful.

He also thought about just running away, but that was obviously impossible. That was the Duke of Dingguo. No matter where he fled to, he would die. Finally, he really thought of a way.

Although he didn't know whether it would work, he wanted to give it a try, so on the next day, he went directly to Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

"Hmm? Who are you talking about? Zhou Yinzhi? Why did he come to me? Just tell him that I am not in a position to see guests. Wait, take him to the outer study." Cao Cheng said slowly.

When Cao Cheng arrived at the outer study, he immediately saw Zhou Yinzhi, who was somewhat restless.

"Your subordinate Zhou Yinzhi pays homage to the Marquis." When Zhou Yinzhi saw Cao Cheng coming, he naturally hurried to pay his respects. At the same time, he played a little trick. He called him the Marquis instead of the eldest son as before.

Cao Cheng naturally noticed his address, so he said directly, "Okay, get up. This marquis will no longer ask about the affairs of Xingwuwei. No matter why you are here, you have come to the wrong place."

"My Lord, I am not here today for the Xingwu Guards' affairs, but for the Linzi King's affairs." Zhou Yinzhi said

"Hmm? King Linzi? What's the matter?" Cao Cheng asked back.
"In reply to the Marquis, the Lord called me over before and said he wanted his subordinate..." Zhou Yinzhi didn't pay attention to Cao Cheng's pretense of confusion, but continued to play along.

"What? Is this true? My adoptive father actually asked you to do such a thing? This is really surprising. However, since it is my adoptive father's order, you should just do it."

"What do you want to do by coming to me?" Cao Cheng asked directly
"My Lord, I have come to see you because I want you to save me." After Zhou Yinzhi finished speaking, he knelt down and bowed his head.

"Save you? Let's not talk about my current relationship with my adoptive father, let's talk about you. What qualifications do you have to make me help you?" Cao Cheng asked with interest.
"My Lord, I have contact with the second Miss Jiang. When the Yan family was still around, I had a good relationship with the young Lord, and also with Master Xie." Zhou Yinzhi said hurriedly.

"Haha, these are not enough, right? What else do you have?" Zhou Yinzhi said, "I, your subordinates also know that I also know that Master Xie and his people are not simple, especially his relationship with the Yan family, which is particularly not simple. They must have some other connection." Zhou Yinzhi said

"Oh? This is quite interesting. Well, I can save your life, but you must remember to investigate Xie Wei's case thoroughly for me."

"I want to know what his relationship with the Yan family is, and who he is!" Cao Cheng said
After hearing this, Zhou Yinzhi naturally nodded in agreement, then crawled out of the study. Looking at Zhou Yinzhi's embarrassed figure, a smile appeared on Cao Cheng's lips.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. During these seven days, nothing happened and everything was very quiet, but everyone knew that this was just the calm before the storm.

During these seven days, as the center of the storm, Shen Jie and his wife spared no effort to complete their small plan. Even when their eyes were black, they never gave up.

As the saying goes, hard work pays off. After working so hard for so long, Shen Jie finally got good news.

"What did you say? Is it true? Is my wife really pregnant?" Shen Jie asked
"Your Highness, based on the princess' pulse, it is indeed the case, but it has been so short that we cannot confirm it. I will have to come back in a few days to confirm it." said the imperial physician
"Okay, okay, that's good, that's good. I'll leave everything to you. Someone, come and take the gentleman back to the palace." After hearing this, Shen Jie immediately said with a smile on his face.
Over the years, he actually had his own understanding of what the imperial physicians said. For example, the words that the imperial physician just said were words that he was absolutely sure of.

So Shen Jie was really happy at this moment, so he walked straight into the room.

"Well, Your Majesty, what did the imperial physician say? I, I?" Xue Shu asked
"Madam, don't worry. The imperial physician said that you are pregnant." Shen Jie said with a smile.

"What? My husband, what did you say? I'm really pregnant, I'm really pregnant?" Xue Shu said happily.
"Madam, it is absolutely true. The imperial physician said that he will come back to see me in a few days. However, from what I know about them, they will not say this unless they are absolutely sure."

"So, Madam, you are really pregnant, so don't get too excited now, lest you get a miscarriage, which would be bad." Shen Jie reminded
After hearing this, Xue Shu suppressed her excitement and tried to stay calm. After all, she knew that she couldn't be too excited now.

When Shen Jie heard his wife say this, he knew that she had listened to him, so he felt relieved.

"Madam, now that you are pregnant, we can no longer live together. This room will be left for you to take care of your baby. I will move to another room first." Shen Jie said directly.
After hearing this, Xue Shu did not refuse, but just nodded slightly. Shen Jie smiled when he saw this, then got up and left the room.

Xue Shu, on the other hand, was all smiles, stroking her belly. The maids beside her thought that the princess was happy for the child, but they didn't know that their understanding of happiness was different.

After so many days of preparation, Zhou Yinzhi had made the final preparations. At this time, Zhou Yinzhi had already entered the palace, but he found that the room was brightly lit.

He simply couldn't get close, so he had to give up and leave. He waited until the next day to start inquiring again. Only then did he find out that it was the imperial physician who confirmed last night that the princess was pregnant.

After getting the specific location of Shen Jie's room, Zhou Yinzhi did not hesitate, but returned to the palace that night and slowly walked towards Shen Jie's room.

At this time, Shen Jie had no idea that danger was approaching. He was in the room, thinking about what to do next.

He had been busy with this matter before because there had been no news about his wife's pregnancy. Now that there was good news, he was not going to sit idly by.

After all, he has a child now, and it is time to fight for some things. He made up his mind to go see his mother tomorrow and talk about this matter.

After he had an idea in his mind, he naturally wanted to rest. After the servants left, he slowly lay down on the bed. Not long after, a bamboo tube was extended from the window and a wisp of white smoke appeared.

Then the door of the room was opened, and Zhou Yinzhi slowly entered the room. After seeing Shen Jie sleeping, he quickly took out a dagger and then picked up the clothes beside him.

While wiping Shen Jie's neck, he covered Shen Jie's mouth and nose, making him unable to make any sound. After he had done all this and Shen Jie stopped struggling, Zhou Yinzhi slowly left.

At the same time, Xue Yuan had already received the news about Zhou Yinzhi's actions tonight.

"Sir, all the soldiers around the palace have been transferred away. The guards in the palace, except for some loyal familiar faces, have also been replaced."

"Don't worry. As long as Zhou Yinzhi is not a waste, he will definitely succeed." The confidant said
After hearing this, Xue Yuan just nodded, but it was obviously impossible for him to be truly relieved. After all, assassinating the prince of the current dynasty was no small matter at all.

Time passed slowly. After a full hour, Shen Jie's death was discovered by a passing maid. Then the news was urgently sent to the palace.

And because it was Shen Jie who died this time, both Shen Lang and the Queen Mother were alarmed.

"My dear, they said Jie'er is dead. Is this true? Is this true?" Taihou asked immediately when he saw Shen Lang.

"Mother, the news should be true. I have asked someone to confirm it. My second brother's body will be sent to the palace soon. I have asked the Ministry of Justice to wait for him." Shen Lang said
After hearing this, the Queen Mother looked at her own son. Her intuition told her that this matter was definitely related to her son, but she couldn't say it out loud.

Because since her own prince could kill his own brother, he could naturally kill her as his mother.

Not long after, someone came to report that Shen Jie's body had been sent in and people from the Ministry of Justice were checking it.

Shen Lang dissuaded the Queen Mother from going with him, and instead took people there himself. This made the Queen Mother more certain of her inner thoughts.

As for Cao Cheng at this time, he was the first person to receive the news, because his news was told by Zhou Yinzhi himself after he came over.

"My Lord, now that King Linzi is dead, what should I do next?" Zhou Yinzhi said

(End of this chapter)