May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

“By the way,” the emperor raised his hand, “the Grand Secretary sent a letter to the palace last night, saying he had something important to say. Let him in.”

The eunuch responded and turned to invite Grand Secretary Qin in.

When Grand Secretary Qin entered, his expression was quite strange. After bowing to the emperor, he said, "Your Majesty, when I entered the palace, I heard rumors circulating in the streets that it was Young Master Wen who attempted to assassinate Huyan Chanyu. I wonder if this is true or not?"

The emperor frowned slightly: "Has the news spread?"

Grand Secretary Qin nodded: "On my way to the palace, the people on the street have been talking about this matter."

Upon hearing this, the emperor's brows furrowed even more deeply.

Now that the news has spread, I'm afraid... we'll have to take action.

Grand Secretary Qin seemed to know what the emperor was thinking: "Your Majesty, now that the person has been apprehended, what are Your Majesty's plans for handling him?"

"What does the Grand Secretary mean?"

"This..." Qin Ge Lao seemed troubled and thought for a while before carefully speaking, "Young Master Wen's assassination attempt is of no benefit to the friendly relations between the two countries. In my opinion, he should be severely punished in order to win back Huyan Chanyu's heart."

"Oh?" The emperor raised an eyebrow. "If we follow the Grand Secretary's meaning, how severe should this so-called severe punishment be?"

Grand Secretary Qin cupped his hands in greeting and said, "This old minister does not know how to handle the nuances of this matter."

Even if he wanted to kill Wen Jing directly, he couldn't say those words himself.

Lu Chengyuan is still here. If I make myself too obvious, Lu Chengyuan might seize the opportunity to turn the tables on me, and I might even expose myself.

Grand Secretary Qin was well aware of the principle of knowing when to stop.

As expected, the emperor didn't ask any more questions. He just pondered for a moment and said, "Keep him locked up for now."

He had to think about it.

"Yes."

The emperor and Grand Secretary Qin had important matters to discuss, so Lu Chengyuan turned and left.

-

Just as Grand Secretary Qin had said, news of Wen Jing's assassination attempt had spread far and wide. News of his imprisonment by the Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander also followed.

"Young Master Wen has rendered meritorious service in defending the country, yet he has ended up in such a state. It is truly pitiful and lamentable!"

"Who says otherwise! Young Master Wen is a heroic figure. Besides, that barbarian Huyan Zhuo is now saying he wants to join us. Who knows what he's thinking? And besides, he's alright, isn't he? Why should Young Master Wen be locked up and imprisoned?"

"Exactly! If you ask me, if Young Master Wen were to chop him up with one stroke, that would be a great achievement!"

"No, we have to go and get justice for Young Master Wen!"

"Let's go to the Embroidered Uniform Guard's headquarters!"

The people were gradually enraged, and they abandoned what they were doing and headed towards the Embroidered Uniform Guard's office.

When the news reached the Wen family, they were thrown into chaos.

Wen Heng, Old Madam Wen, and Wen Tianming were all at the main camp, while Second Madam Wen and Wen Yuanshu went to First Madam Wen's courtyard.

When I got there, I learned that Madam Wen had developed a high fever last night, which hadn't subsided all night, and she was still unconscious.

Wen Yuanshu quickly called Wangyou over.

After Wangyou administered acupuncture, Madam Wen's condition finally improved, though she still appeared weak.

"Why are you here?" Madam Wen barely opened her eyes and looked at the two of them.

"Sister-in-law! Such a big thing happened, why didn't you tell us?" Madam Wen, who rarely shed tears, was now in tears.

“There’s nothing to say, it was his own choice,” Madam Wen shook her head. “I’m so sorry for dragging you all into this…”

"Sister-in-law!" Madam Wen interrupted her, "We're family, no need for formalities!"

She was an orphan born on the frontier. Fortunately, she was taken in by the Wen family and later became the second wife of the Wen family. That's how she achieved her current success. Otherwise, she would have died in the sandstorms of the frontier long ago!

So now, she'd accept being beheaded along with everyone else!

Madam Wen sighed.

Wen Yuanshu didn't say anything. Seeing that she was feeling better, she said, "Second sister-in-law, please stay here and watch over eldest sister-in-law. If anything happens, just call for Wangyou."

"Where are you going?"

Wen Yuanshu pursed her lips.