Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 460: Diversion and Assassination
After hearing this, Jiang Xuening thought it was just an excuse for Cao Cheng not wanting to see her, and she wanted to rush to Cao Cheng's room. Fortunately, Jiang Xuehui found out and took her away.

"Why did you pull me along? I want to ask him why he doesn't keep his word. He clearly promised me not to kill Zhang Zha. How could he do this?" Jiang Xue Ning asked

"Sister, have you forgotten that you are not alone? You have the entire Jiang family behind you. Do you know what would happen to our family if you had offended the princess just now?" Jiang Xuehui said

"You, that can't be the case. He can't deliberately avoid me. I can't swallow this. I can't just let it go!" Jiang Xue Ning said unwillingly.

"Sister, you misunderstood my husband. He is really not at home. As soon as he learned about Zhang Zha's news, he went straight to the Xue family without saying a word. Please be patient and wait."

"My husband is such a man, how could he not admit it? Besides, you were the one who took the initiative in the beginning. Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Just wait here for a while before we talk." Jiang Xuehui said

After hearing this, Jiang Xuening realized that she was a little impulsive just now, so she suppressed her reluctance and impatience and waited patiently.

At this time, Cao Cheng had already appeared in his adoptive father's study.

"Father, I heard that Xie Wei's men didn't show up last night. They only came out after Zhang Zhe died?" Cao Cheng said
"Yes, that's true, Cheng'er. Now that the butler has been captured, I'm not worried that he will speak up, but what should we do about His Majesty?" Xue Yuandao
"Godfather, His Majesty's problem is actually very easy to solve. His Majesty is different now than before. Before, he was a dog because we had concerns but he didn't."

"That's why you repeatedly ran into obstacles before, godfather. But now, the situation is just the opposite. He must be thinking that less trouble is worse than more." Cao Cheng said with a smile

"Well, what you said makes sense. It seems that we don't have to worry about His Majesty for the time being. However, what about your little beauty? She has already gone to your house. Aren't you worried?" Xue Yuan said
"Godfather, since I dare to come to you at this time, I am naturally fully prepared, so I am not worried about any problems."

"I came here this time just to confirm the news from Xie Wei. Since he did not take action last night, then things will be much simpler." Cao Cheng said
After hearing this, Xue Yuan seemed to have guessed something, but he still said, "No matter how confident you are, you can't be too careless. You should go back and take a rest."

"Okay, godfather, I'll take my leave now. By the way, godfather, you have to keep a close eye on Xue Dingfei recently. I suspect there is some connection between him and Xie Wei." After Cao Cheng finished speaking, he turned and left.

After he left, Xue Yuan was recalling what he had just said. Xue Dingfei and Xie Wei were related. What kind of relationship could that be? Who was Xie Wei?
After leaving the Xue family, Cao Cheng went straight back to his own residence, then went directly to Jiang Xuehui's yard, and then met the two sisters in Jiang Xuehui's room.

"You're back? You're finally back. What happened? Why did Zhang Zha die? Didn't you promise me that he wouldn't die? Why did he die?" Jiang Xue Ning asked

"Huh, are you questioning me? You were the one who came to me on your own initiative. It's too late. Have you forgotten everything I told you? Who are you blaming now?" Cao Cheng said coldly.
"You, what do you mean by that? Don't you want to admit it? Aren't you afraid that I will go find the princess now?" Jiang Xue Ning asked

"Hmm? Jiang Xuening, I don't want to hear this kind of words a second time. If you dare to go, the ones who will die tomorrow will be your Jiang family!" Cao Cheng looked at Jiang Xuening coldly, and then said very seriously
Seeing those cold eyes, Jiang Xuening, who was a little overwhelmed, calmed down immediately. However, at this moment, she couldn't bring herself to apologize.

"Husband, calm down, husband, calm down. Xue Ning was just anxious for a moment, so she spoke without restraint. Husband, please be magnanimous and forgive her this time." Jiang Xuehui hurriedly said

"Hmph, well, for Hui'er's sake, I'll let him off this time. After all, it was indeed me who failed to accomplish this task."

"Jiang Xuening, I owe you this matter. If you have any problems in the future, you can always come to me!" Cao Cheng said directly
"My Lord, can you tell me why? Why did Zhang Zha die?" Jiang Xuening said unwillingly after hearing this.
"You, well, since you want to know so much, I will tell you that I did talk to my adoptive father, and he agreed. But he said that he also has to save face."

"So we agreed that he would send the same people for the assassination this time as before. After this failure, the matter would end here."

"Who knew that something would go wrong in the end? Last time, Xie Wei came out to save him even though he was so far away. But this time, he didn't even come to help. Zhang Zha was dead before he showed up."

"I know you and Xie Wei have a very good relationship, so there are some things I didn't want to say, but that's it. If you don't believe it, you can go ask it yourself now."

"Anyway, since we messed up this time, I owe you that. If you have any problems in the future, you can always come to me. My words are always valid!" Cao Cheng said directly.
After saying that, Cao Cheng stood up and turned away. After he left, Jiang Xuening's face became gloomy and finally she stood up and walked out.

No matter how Jiang Xuehui called her from behind, she didn't turn around. Jiang Xuehui could only return to her room helplessly.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xuening had already boarded her own carriage and headed straight to Xie Wei's residence. Yes, after much thought, she decided to go and ask.

After all, she had just thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure out why Cao Cheng lied to her. After all, she had been taken advantage of and had no other value left. Why would he lie to her?

Combined with her previous conversation with Xie Wei, she had a vague feeling that what Cao Cheng said was true, and that her husband really didn't care about Zhang Zha's life or death this time.

But she didn't want to believe this guess. She still had to verify it, otherwise she would not be willing to give up. So when the carriage slowly stopped in front of Xie Wei's mansion, Jiang Xue Ning got off and walked straight inside.

When he walked to the door of Xie Wei's study, he pushed it open and walked in. Xie Wei looked at Jiang Xuening in front of him and immediately guessed what she was doing there, so he asked Lu Xian to go out first.

After Lu Xian left, neither of them spoke. Jiang Xuening stared at Xie Wei in front of him. Xie Wei continued to sit there expressionlessly, and time passed slowly.

"Why? Why don't you help Zhang Zha? Why don't you help him?" Jiang Xue Ning asked

"Hmm? Ning Er, are you questioning me? Who are you to me? Who is Zhang Zha to me? What right do you have to ask me this? Why do I have to save him?" Xie Wei said coldly.
"You, okay, you are right, you are absolutely right. If that is the case, then I have nothing to say. From today on, I will never come again!" Jiang Xue Ning turned around and left. "Stop right there! Ning Er, you feel wronged, don't you? Have you ever thought about Yan Lin? Have you ever thought about me? Why did you go to find Cao Cheng? Don't you believe me?"

"It's fine that you went to find Cao Cheng, but you went there for Zhang Zha. What is Yan Lin in your heart? What am I in your heart?" Xie Wei asked directly.
After hearing this, Jiang Xuening didn't know how to answer for a moment. Yes, what are they in her heart? What is it?

They were obviously very good to her, so why did she look down on them? She couldn't figure out why, so she naturally couldn't answer Xie Wei.

Jiang Xuening's silence actually explained something. Xie Wei said directly, "Ning Er, I really didn't help Zhang Zha. I don't know what Cao Cheng said to you."

"But what I want to tell you is that you have been deceived. Cao Cheng never really thought about helping you from the beginning to the end. He has been just deceiving you all along, and Zhang Zha actually died because of you."

After hearing this, Jiang Xue Ning looked at Xie Wei with some surprise and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? How is this possible? What nonsense are you talking about!"

"Ning Er, for a man, especially a man with great power, he will not allow his woman to think about other people."

"Since you went to find him and became his woman, he would never allow Zhang Zha to live. This is what a man is like. From the day you went to find Cao Cheng, Zhang Zha was destined to die!" Xie Wei said
"You are talking nonsense, you are talking nonsense, you are simply talking nonsense!" Jiang Xuening said in disbelief.

"I'm talking nonsense? Ning Er, you know whether I'm talking nonsense or not. Only men understand men. Even if Zhang Zha didn't die at the hands of Xue Yuan, he would definitely die at the hands of Cao Cheng!"

"And he is not worth it at all, you know? Just the day before yesterday, Lu Xian went to him and asked him about you. Do you know how he answered?" Xie Wei said
After hearing this, Jiang Xuening didn't say anything for a while. He knew very well that what Xie Wei said was right, but she just didn't want to admit it.

In fact, she herself knew the answer that Zhang Zha might give, so she chose not to say anything and just turned around and left.

Watching Jiang Xuening leave, Xie Wei did not stop her, because he had something very important to do now and had no time to care about Jiang Xuening.

After Jiang Xuening got on her own carriage, she felt powerless. She still failed. She tried her best and even climbed into Cao Cheng's bed, but in the end, nothing changed.

Zhang Zha's mother died, and Zhang Zha also died. It can be said that from the time she came back until now, everything in her memory, everything that should have happened, has happened, and she has not changed anything.

So at this moment she was heartbroken. She didn't understand why things had turned out like this. Did God let her come back just to torture her?

At this time, Cao Cheng had just coaxed his wife to sleep, then left the room and went directly to Jiang Xuehui's yard. After seeing her husband coming, she hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Alright, alright, forget about that. I just came to see you." Cao Cheng waved his hand.
After hearing this, Jiang Xuehui naturally didn't believe it. She knew that her husband came here now because there must be something going on, and this matter must be related to her sister.

"Hui'er, no matter what the reason is, the relationship between me and that girl Xue Ning has been established. What I mean is that I want her to enter the mansion directly and give her a status. What do you think?" Cao Cheng said
"This, my husband, this, this is probably a little difficult. My father might not agree. So I wonder if you want to do it?" Jiang Xuehui said in a difficult tone.

"Of course I know my father-in-law won't agree easily, so I'm going to discuss this with you again. Go back tomorrow and tell my mother-in-law about this matter first."

"I don't care what you say. You can tell them directly. Anyway, we need to let them know about this matter. Don't rush to find a husband for Xue Ning."

"Wait until Madam gives birth successfully, and then I will go and get things done." Cao Cheng said directly
After hearing this, Jiang Xuehui was still embarrassed, but she knew very well that she had no room for refusal, so she nodded and agreed.

"Well, that's fine, then it's settled. It's getting late, so let's go to bed early." After Cao Cheng finished speaking, he started his own action.

At the same time, Xie Wei also began to make intensive preparations. At this time in Xie Wei's study, Lu Xian looked at Xie Wei with a worried look on his face.

"That's about the plan. Do you have anything else to add?" Xie Wei asked directly.
"Xie Ju'an. Although your plan is a bit risky, it is indeed possible to accomplish. But you have to think about it carefully. If Cao Cheng dies, it's fine. If he doesn't die, then we will be in trouble."

"There is no one else who has a reason to kill him at this time except you, so we will definitely be counterattacked wildly and will probably be unable to fight back. Have you really decided?" Lu Xian said
"I've decided. I must kill Cao Cheng. Only by killing him can we do what we want. As long as he's around, we'll never be able to do it." Xie Wei said directly.
After hearing this, Lu Xian knew that it was all bullshit, but now Xie Wei had obviously made up his mind, so he naturally would not try to persuade him anymore, but he was mentally prepared to die.

Xie Wei acted very quickly. On that day, when Cao Cheng was on his way home from court, the assassination attempt arrived. Faced with the sudden change, Cao Cheng was somewhat unable to react.

Fortunately, he had his own personal soldiers with him, and he finally managed to hold on at the beginning. However, the other side was obviously well-prepared, and he soon couldn't hold on any longer.

Cao Cheng looked at the assassin in the distance with a gloomy face. He knew very well that this must have been arranged by Xie Wei. There would be no other person except him.

He secretly made up his mind that if he managed to escape this time, he would definitely make Xie Wei live a life worse than death!
Because it happened on the way after court was dismissed, the news spread quickly, and the first people to know it were the palace. When the news reached Shen Lang, he did not speak for a long time.

(End of this chapter)