The Emperor's Favorite: The Beauty Disturbs the World

Chapter 342

"Wu Zhong? How is this possible!" Chang Xi suddenly felt his head buzzing, unable to believe the facts in front of him.Wu Zhong sent an assassin to assassinate Prince Li Ying, which would not only destroy the plan he had made with Li Ying, but also make the Manchu civil and military forces point the finger at him, and the consequences would be disastrous!How should I explain this matter clearly to avoid criticism from the ruling and opposition parties?Wouldn't the trust established with Li Ying just be wiped out!Why did Wu Zhong do such a stupid thing without discussing it with himself, did he make a mistake?He said in a deep voice, "Has General Heng verified it?"

Heng Yue said solemnly: "According to the general's investigation, this is indeed the case! The dead assassin was named Zhang Hu, and he was Lord Wu Zhong's confidant. After the general found out about this matter, he knew that the matter was of great importance. In addition, he has never forgotten Concubine Hui all these years." Because of the kindness of the empress that day, I have the courage to suppress this matter, and I will tell you first, and then return to your majesty!"

Chang Xi was grateful for a moment, nodded and said: "Thank you, General Hengyue! This Palace will handle this matter personally, and please cover it up for Your Majesty!"

"Okay! Heng Yue can trust your empress!" Heng Yue hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed to Chang Xi's request.

Chang Xi didn't talk to him too much, and hurried out of the Chenxiang Pavilion, and ordered little Zhao Zi to invite the two younger brothers into the palace, while he hurried back to the Jiaofang Palace.

Entering the gate of the palace, a group of maids were already waiting in the yard, Qiongyu stepped forward and said: "Madam, shall we go to Datong Palace to visit His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Chang Xi waved his hands with a sullen face, "You guys are leaving for now, I am not feeling well, I will visit the prince some other day!"

"No!" Everyone dispersed with great doubts, Qingying looked back thoughtfully, and also entered her room.

Qiongyu helped Chang Xi into the inner hall, seeing her expression changed, she didn't dare to say anything, made a pot of good tea and went silently.Chang Xi was the only one left in the whole hall, supporting himself with his hands, thinking about what Heng Yue said just now, how this matter should end well!
After a long while, the door curtain rang, Xiao Zhaozi led the way, and brought in the two brothers Wu Zhong and Wu Xin, and he stood guard outside the door.

Seeing that Wu Zhong was angry, Chang Xi slapped the wooden case hard, pointed at him and shouted: "You have done a good job!"

Wu Zhong was taken aback, and Wu Xin also looked at the dazed elder brother in surprise, then at the elder sister with upturned brows, stepped forward and said, "I don't know what my elder brother did to make elder sister so angry?"

Wu Zhong came back to his senses and murmured: "Yes! Eldest sister said clearly that it's not too late to lose her temper, and it makes people feel like falling into clouds. I don't know what I did wrong!"

"You still have the face to say such things!" Chang Xi said angrily, "Haven't you caused me too much trouble!"

Wu Zhong hurriedly stomped his feet and said, "Where did I cause trouble!"

Chang Xi looked around and saw that the doors and windows were closed and there was no one around, so he shouted, "You sent someone to assassinate the prince, right? You are so brave!"

Wu Zhong was so frightened that his face turned pale, his eyes turned red unknowingly, and he shouted, "When did I ever assassinate the prince! Eldest sister will wrong me!"

"I wronged you?" Chang Xi sneered and sneered: "Don't think that I don't know what your brothers are thinking! It's just that I want to pull the crown prince off the horse and support Mao'er to ascend the throne, so that you foreign relatives can rely on me and you. Zhuo Maoer is out there showing off his might and making waves!"

Wu Zhong and Wu Xin blushed. They had indeed done a lot of bad things by relying on Chang Xi's power in the past few years. Wu Zhong said aggrievedly: "Our brothers don't have much talent, but we can also distinguish between serious and serious. How big is it to assassinate the prince?" Charge! You are our eldest sister anyway, how can you put this hat on us casually? This is a serious crime against the Jiu Clan!"

"Do you still want to admit it?" Chang Xi's eyes turned cold, and he said slowly: "Should I call Zhang Hu to the palace to confront you?"

"Zhang Hu?!" Wu Zhong was taken aback, subconsciously took a few steps back and said, "Does elder sister actually know Zhang Hu?"

Chang Xi sneered and said several times: "How could I not know! But you, why don't you continue to pretend? How can you admit that you know Zhang Hu now!"

Wu Zhong stomped his feet and said anxiously: "Sister, don't doubt me anymore! I really didn't send anyone to assassinate the prince! That tiger is my confidant, but he has been missing for more than half a month! I have been looking for him, How did Elder Sister know his whereabouts?"

"Missing?" Seeing Wu Zhong anxious and angry, even aggrieved, Chang Xi began to doubt the authenticity of the matter!
Wu Xin also clasped his fists and said: "That Zhang Hu did disappear last month and has never returned to the Wufu. This brother can testify for the second brother!"

Chang Xi frowned and said, "So, you don't know about Zhang Hu's assassination of the prince?"

"I really don't know!" Wu Zhong repeated, "Why did Zhang Hu go missing for the past few days to assassinate the prince?"

Chang Xi nodded slowly: "He failed in the assassination, was shot by His Majesty, and finally committed suicide by taking poison! General Heng Yue went to investigate the matter according to His Majesty's instructions. After investigation, this assassin turned out to be a dead man in your house! Fortunately, Heng Yue General Yue has something to do with me, otherwise you would have already entered the inner prison!"

Wu Zhong was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a plop, walked to Chang Xi's feet, and cried, "Sister Chang, save me! I really didn't instigate this matter!"

Chang Xi shouted: "This is not the time to cry! I will ask you one last time, did you really instigate this matter?"

"Really!" Wu Zhong said with red eyes, "I swear to the sky, what I said is true!"

Chang Xi pondered: "So, someone bought Zhang Hu and blamed you for the assassination of the prince!"

Wu Xin also said: "Eldest sister, is this matter aimed at the Wu family, at you?"

Chang Xi thought about it carefully, this is very possible!The felony of assassinating the crown prince is something no one can afford. In addition, the relationship between himself and the crown prince is delicate in the eyes of others, and this assassin is Wu Zhong's confidant.Looking at Wu Zhong, who was tearful and dispirited on the ground, Chang Xi said bitterly: "It's really useless, I can't even look down on my own cronies!"

Wu Zhong cried: "Elder sister will save me this time!"

Chang Xi was anxiously thinking about how to deal with this matter, asking Heng Yue to tell His Majesty that the identity of the assassin could not be found out?Or think of other ways?
"That's right!" Wu Zhong, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly said, tremblingly: "Although I didn't instigate it, it is very likely that our people did it!"

"Oh? Who is it!" Chang Xi hurriedly asked.

Wu Zhong put away his tears and said loudly: "Li Linfu!"

"It's him? He will buy your dead soldier to assassinate the prince?" Chang Xi snorted. "What kind of hatred does he have with the Wu family?"

Wu Zhong hurriedly said: "I don't think he has any deep hatred, on the contrary, he wants to help Elder Sister remove obstacles and share her worries!"

Chang Xi was silent. She didn't know what Li Linfu was thinking. He was bent on deposing Li Ying and changing Li Mao'er to be the prince. Did he really instigate this matter?How dare he make a claim without consulting himself?
Wu Zhong wiped off his sweat and said, "The last time Lishan tried a horse, Prime Minister Li told me to tamper with the crown prince's horse so that he fell off the horse and failed!"

"What!" Chang Xi stood up abruptly, and said angrily, "Such a big matter, you didn't discuss it with Ben Gong beforehand, do you still have this elder sister, Ben Gong, in your eyes?"

　sorry for the lateness

　　
　
(End of this chapter)