mesbooks Chapter 134: Planning to Poison
Chapter 134: Planning to Poison
Xin Ruyu returned to the Prince Yu's residence.
"Go and summon the assassins I have trained."
The strategist heard Xin Ruyu say this.
Although they didn't know Xin Ruyu's intentions, they still called everyone over.
The assassin knelt down with a thud and respectfully bowed to Xin Ruyu.
"I have a packet of slow-acting poison in my hand. Come to my side for now."
Upon hearing this, the strategist wondered if the prince was planning to poison the assassins.
"Your Majesty..."
"Sherling, you don't need to worry too much about me having my own ideas."
He then handed the packet of slow-acting poison to the assassins.
"I need you to put this poison on one of the guards in the princess's residence."
...Upon hearing Xin Ruyu's words, the assassin fell into deep thought.
Even if Xin Ruyu didn't say his name, the assassins would know who he was talking about.
"Your Highness, I have something to tell you. Lin Fengmian is extremely powerful, and I have no way to get close to him."
Xin Ruyu did not expect that even if he did not say it, the assassins would know who he was talking about.
Xie Lin suddenly realized that Xin Ruyu wanted to poison Lin Fengmian.
At first, Xie Lin thought Xin Ruyu was planning to poison the assassins, but the assassins were people that Xin Ruyu had personally trained.
He was indeed somewhat dazed.
In that instant, I felt incredibly stupid.
"You don't need to get close to this person, you just need to download their food app."
The assassins had no choice but to agree to Xin Ruyu's orders.
"This medicine is colorless and odorless, so Lin Fengmian will definitely not be able to detect it."
Upon hearing this, the assassin agreed and then disappeared into the night.
"Your Highness, your subordinates are somewhat puzzled. Why would you choose to deal with a mere guard at this time?"
"Have you heard the rumors circulating in this market?"
"The rumors circulating in the market are a mixture of truth and falsehood; why should Your Highness concern yourself with them?"
Xin Ruyu opened his folding fan and looked up at the full moon.
"Have you ever heard the saying, 'Don't believe it if it doesn't exist'?"
Xie Lin understood Xin Ruyu's intention, but for some reason, he suddenly felt that the prince was going further and further astray.
It seems that the prince is becoming more and more interested in the princess.
The more she thought about it, the more worried she became about Xin Ruyu.
If something were to happen to Xin Ruyu, what would we do then?
As for Xie Lin, he hoped that the prince in front of him would be safe and happy.
He did not want this prince to be in the eye of the storm.
However, the prince's ambition was too great. If he did not hide it well, it would surely ruin him.
Time flew by, and the second day of court assembly arrived quickly.
All the civil and military officials in the imperial court gathered together.
"I suppose the envoy from the neighboring country should arrive today. I am quite looking forward to the tribute they will bring."
"Yes, yes, I am also very much looking forward to it."
They were all talking at once.
When Jiang Yu arrived, he shouted loudly, "His Majesty has arrived!"
All the civil and military officials knelt on the ground and began to pay homage.
"Long live my emperor."
"I love your life."
When Gan Yanling arrived here, he began to discuss matters with the court officials.
"I recall that the envoy from the neighboring country is to be arriving today. I wonder if the ministers are looking forward to it."
No sooner had Gan Yanling finished speaking than a man rushed in from outside. This man was the one who had gone to greet the envoy from the neighboring country: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened."
The person was extremely flustered.
As soon as this sentence was uttered, the surrounding officials began to discuss it.
"What's the matter that's causing such a panic?"
"His Majesty was originally going to the palace today, but the princess of this neighboring country is currently ill, so they can only stay at this post station."
……
The court fell silent for a moment; no one spoke.
"I didn't expect that Her Highness the Princess would fall ill now. The journey is long, and Her Highness is a woman. Now that she is ill, she should rest properly."
Afterwards, Gan Yanling looked at the civil and military officials below.
"Since Her Highness the Princess is already ill, then please forgive the neighboring country and allow them to come to pay their respects in a few days."
Xin Ruyu stepped forward directly, indicating that he had something to say.
"Your Majesty, I believe that since the princess is already ill, and given the long-standing friendly relations between our neighboring country and ours, it would be better to send our envoy directly to the neighboring country..."
Before he could finish speaking, the Prime Minister stood up and refuted him.
For some reason, Xin Ruyu felt at that moment that they seemed to be deliberately preventing this neighboring country from paying tribute.
That's all, Xin Ruyu didn't want to cause trouble in the court.
“What the Prince said is indeed quite reasonable, but I think what the Prime Minister said is also very reasonable. After all, this neighboring country is just a small country. If we send our people to visit first, wouldn’t that be a lack of deterrence?”
This time, however, the ministers all sided with the prime minister.
The prime minister was overjoyed to see that all the ministers were on his side.
Inside the princess's residence, Gan Luo fell into deep thought after learning about the various events in the court.
For some reason, I suddenly felt that something was fishy about this.
"Guard Lin."
Gan Luo called out to Lin Fengmian, and Lin Fengmian walked up to Gan Luo.
"Your Highness, what is it that you need me to do?"
"I need you to go..."
Before she could finish speaking, Gan Luo turned around and glanced behind her. For some reason, Gan Luo felt that someone was watching her the whole time, so she stopped talking.
"I need you to go to this small kitchen and bring me two plates of osmanthus cakes."
Gan Luo immediately changed his mind, and Lin Fengmian naturally agreed. However, Green Bamboo and Jade Bamboo could tell that Gan Luo hadn't meant it before, and they didn't understand why he had suddenly changed his mind.
"Your Highness..."
Gan Luo gestured with his eyes for Green Bamboo and Jade Bamboo to go ahead and not say anything more.
At this moment, Gan Luo tore a leaf off a tree and flew it behind him. The leaf was like a sharp blade, directly attacking the man in black behind him.
The assassin was stunned for a moment. He hadn't expected Gan Luo to be so perceptive. If he still wanted to attack Lin Fengmian, he was simply delusional.
The assassins had no choice but to leave temporarily and return to the Prince's Mansion.
Xin Ruyu happened to return and saw the appearance of the assassins, which surprised him somewhat.
No one expected that the assassin's arm would be injured at this time.
"I want to know what's wrong with your arm?"