The daughter of the emperor is beautiful and holds the power over the world

The next morning, the guards of Shangjing City found the killer in the portrait at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Ling Mohan went into the palace to report the situation immediately, and Xin Rui followed him into the palace.

The emperor summoned both of them at the same time, and Ling Mohan reported to the emperor that the murderer of Jia Zhongchun had been caught.

The emperor was silent for a long time, then said to Ling Mohan, "Announce it to the public and say that the assassin has been killed."

Xin Rui breathed a sigh of relief. His Majesty still favored the Prime Minister's Office.

Ling Mohan understood the emperor's meaning, as long as he could give the people of Shangjing City a result.

It doesn't matter who the killer is.

Ling Mohan said, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Yan is also injured. The killer was found at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion. If we don't give the Prince of Yan an explanation, I'm afraid it will affect the relationship between the two countries..."

Xin Rui knelt on the ground, his back straight. "Your Majesty, this is a deliberate false accusation against the Prime Minister's Mansion. If I really wanted to kill Lord Jia, why would I have someone assassinate him in the street? I certainly wouldn't have dumped the killer's body in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion. This is a manipulation from the beginning to the end, an attempt to slander our Prime Minister's Mansion."

The killer was indeed one of theirs, and he was the one who sneaked into the Jia Mansion.

They threw it at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion just to warn him.

After hearing Xin Rui's words, the emperor couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He felt that what Xin Rui said made sense.

He now couldn't tell whether Si Yan was right or Xin Rui was right.

The emperor was silent for a moment and looked at Ling Mohan: "Prince Yan is not an unreasonable person. I will hold a banquet to explain everything to him. Although the murderer was captured from the Prime Minister's Mansion, he is not necessarily related to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Ling Mohan heard the emperor's intention to protect the Prime Minister's Mansion and said nothing more.

He continued to report, "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. Yesterday, the assassins escaped into Prince Chen's mansion. We searched the mansion and found hundreds of people of unknown origin, along with many weapons and night clothes. These people are also assassins..."

"Is this true?" The emperor's expression darkened.

He remembered that Si Yan had mentioned that the guards around King Chen were all assassins from the underworld.

Ling Mohan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, these people are now being held in the Zuowei Mansion."

"Xin Rui, do you know about this?" the emperor asked in a serious tone.

"Your Majesty, I don't know." Xin Rui would never admit that they had assassins in Prince Chen's mansion.

Prince Chen is the emperor's biological son, and the emperor will not do anything to Prince Chen, but if he admits it, it will be a big difference.

The emperor paced back and forth, and finally ordered Ling Mohan: "Execute him in secret, and do not publicize it to the outside world."

"Yes." Ling Mohan lowered his eyes and responded softly.

Your Majesty has neither mentioned punishing King Chen nor investigating the source of the killer. This is tantamount to shielding King Chen.

Ling Mohan took his leave and left, and the emperor threw a cup at Xin Rui.

"Are you so impatient? Can't you tolerate someone who disagrees with you in the court?"

"Your Majesty, this is not my fault." Xin Rui's eyes were red as he wiped them. "I was tricked. If I really wanted to kill Jia Zhongchun, why would I allow someone to assassinate him so openly? Your Majesty, I am truly wronged."

The emperor stared at Xin Rui coldly. Hadn't they done enough to openly deal with court officials before?

The emperor didn't say anything, but asked in a deep voice, "What's going on with the assassin in Prince Chen's mansion?"

Xin Rui said carefully, "I really don't know. I only know that Prince Chen likes to make friends with chivalrous men, and there are many chivalrous men living in his mansion. Ling Mohan said those people were assassins, but in fact they were just some of Prince Chen's retainers, only about two or three hundred people, so they wouldn't have much impact."

The emperor was silent for a long time, then said to Xin Rui, "My health is declining day by day. Sooner or later, the country will be handed over to Prince Xin. Don't be too anxious."

Xin Rui quickly seized the opportunity and said, "Your Majesty, why not first appoint Prince Xin as the Crown Prince to stabilize the court and reassure the people?"

The emperor looked at Xin Rui and said, "Don't worry. Prince Yong is in poor health. The throne of Daxuan can only be handed over to Mingzhe."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xin Rui smiled on the surface, but was disdainful in his heart.

The old emperor was still a long way from being able to act like him.

He just said it, but was reluctant to issue an edict to appoint Prince Xin as the crown prince. Wasn't he just fooling people?

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take my leave." Xin Rui left the palace and went straight to Prince Chen's mansion.

Wei Shu and Xin Rui entered the secret room together to discuss recent events.

Wei Shu looked at Xin Rui, who was frowning, and asked, "Your Majesty still refuses to make Prince Xin the Crown Prince?"

"Yes, just like before, all talk and no action." Xin Rui sighed.

Wei Shu's expression was solemn: "A lot of things have happened recently inside and outside the palace, which is extremely disadvantageous to us."

First, the Imperial Medical Service lost their personnel and they could no longer control the emperor's fate. Second, Jia Zhongchun was assassinated, which pushed them to the forefront.

Xin Rui was filled with anger: "These things must be the work of Situ's daughter."

They had finally reached this point, and the emperor was almost dying. As a result, Si Yan discovered that there was a problem with Prince Yong's medicine, which implicated problems in the Imperial Hospital, causing His Majesty to almost massacre the entire hospital.

Then, a miracle doctor named Yunya came to treat His Majesty's health.

He saw that the emperor looked much better today, and he was afraid that he would not die for a while.

Wei Shu said calmly, "Situ's daughter is indeed abominable, but if she were alone, she wouldn't be able to cause so much trouble."

"That's right." Xin Rui took over Wei Shu's words and said angrily, "Yan Longyi has been helping her behind the scenes. Why don't we find a way to get rid of them both?"

Wei Shu shook his head. "I'm afraid it'll be difficult to get rid of him. Si Yan is a skilled warrior, as I've witnessed at the border. Yan Longyi is surrounded by many experts, making him difficult to deal with. We're currently at the center of this storm, and if anything unexpected happens, we'll be in trouble."

Xin Rui paused for a moment and said to Wei Shu, "Yan Longyi is from Yan. We can find a way to send him away."

"How to send him off?" Wei Shu asked.

Xin Rui said with a gloomy face, "You can have people spread rumors, saying that Si Yan and Yan Longyi have a close relationship, and that Yan Longyi stayed in Daxuan just for Si Yan. In this way, Yan Longyi will have no face to stay in Daxuan in order to prove his and Si Yan's innocence."

Wei Shu nodded and said, "That's a good idea. We can also use this opportunity to ask His Majesty to cancel the engagement between Si Yan and Prince Yong, saying that Si Yan's relationship with Yan Longyi is unclear and she is not worthy of being Prince Yong's consort."

After much thought, Wei Shu felt that the most terrifying thing would be the combination of Prince Yong's Mansion and Situ's Mansion.

No matter what, they had to find a way to cancel the engagement between Prince Yong and Situ's daughter.

Then, defeat Prince Yong's Mansion and Situ's Mansion one by one.

"Okay, let's do it." Wei Shu and Xin Rui reached a consensus. The people of Prince Yong's party had bullied them, and they could no longer sit and wait for death.

Now, it's time for them to take the initiative.