jdhmnovel Chapter 508 The Order Received by Qionglou
Chapter 508 The Order Received by Qionglou
Cangming, dressed in black, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhou Jingxuan: "Third Prince, I came here because something came up. Someone placed an order at Qionglou."
"Isn't it a good thing to have business?"
"Guess who the employer is, and who they killed?" Cangming raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Hehe." Zhou Jingxuan chuckled, without saying whether he was guessing or not, but simply picked up his teacup and began to slowly sip his tea.
"You're really boring," Cangming sighed. "It was your concubine who hired your assassins to kill your principal wife."
"Cough cough, what did you say?" Zhou Jingxuan choked on his tea.
"Your concubine, Miss Han Lian'er, gave ten thousand taels of silver to Qionglou to hire your assassins to kill your principal wife, Miss Chen Rui," Cangming explained, word by word.
Zhou Jingxuan took a deep breath: "What exactly is Han Lian'er trying to do?"
Cangming shrugged. If these two women weren't both the Third Prince's women, he really wouldn't have made this trip. After all, whether to accept them or not, whether to kill them or not, was a question.
"Don't worry about this," Zhou Jingxuan said, standing up. "I'll handle it."
Cangming shrugged. "That's for the best."
Han Lian'er was in a good mood at this moment, as Yun Weiqing had already placed an order at Qionglou.
She had hired assassins before, but those assassins were all useless. This Qionglou was the number one assassin organization in the martial arts world, so it should be reliable.
If Chen Rui is killed, then two months later no one will be competing with her for the Third Prince.
As for Liu Lingling, she simply ignored her.
"Second Miss, the Third Prince has arrived." Qingliu rushed in.
"Really? Where?" Han Lian'er stood up immediately upon hearing this.
"I followed the Earl to the study, and it's been about fifteen minutes now."
"Hurry up and get me dressed up." Han Lian'er turned around and sat down in front of the dressing table. "Bring out my set of red envelope jewelry..."
The study of the Marquis of Xing'an's residence.
When Marquis Xing'an Han Zheng looked at the evidence the Third Prince had produced, his face turned as black as ink.
“Lord Han,” Zhou Jingxuan sighed, “Fortunately, I had met the owner of Qionglou once before. He told me the truth to ask for a favor from me, otherwise, if something had really happened…”
"Your Highness, it is all my fault for not disciplining my son properly. Please forgive me." Han Zheng stood up and knelt on one knee. Because his family had few children, his eldest grandson had been hiding in the courtyard and never went out since he became disabled. His eldest granddaughter had already married, and he only had this illegitimate granddaughter by his side, so he inevitably spoiled her a bit.
Of course, in his mind, killing someone is nothing, but it depends on who you kill.
Although Chen Rui was just the daughter of a prefect, she still had the Chen family. They were in the same boat as the Chen family, and as a result, they almost had a falling out.
Besides, even if she wanted to compete for the emperor's favor, she should have done so after entering the Third Prince's residence. There are so many underhanded methods in the inner quarters, why did she choose the stupidest one?
"What are you doing, Your Excellency?" Zhou Jingxuan hurriedly stood up and helped the man up with both hands. "You're making me feel so bad."
"Your Highness, rest assured, I will definitely keep a close eye on Lian'er and prevent her from doing anything out of line," Han Zheng hurriedly assured him.
Zhou Jingxuan didn't reply, but instead picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea.
Han Zheng cursed the other party inwardly for being cunning, but at this moment he had no choice but to continue to state his position: "From now on, I am the knife in the Third Prince's hand."
……
Han Zheng's claim that he was the third prince's savior was no empty boast; the very next day, he submitted a memorial requesting the appointment of a crown prince.
Emperor Zhou Shun's health has been fluctuating these past few days, entirely thanks to the Taoist priest Tai Chu's treatment, but he has been able to attend court.
Han Zheng's memorial inexplicably ignited his anger, and he even forgot to maintain his composure: "What does Minister Han mean by this? Do you think I'm too old?"
Han Zheng hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty is in the prime of life, how can you be old? However, the crown prince is also the foundation of the country, so..."
"Get lost!" Emperor Zhou Shundi flew into a rage, grabbed a teacup from the table, and smashed it over his head.
However, the Golden Palace was too large. Emperor Zhou Shun's teacup didn't hit Han Zheng, but it shattered into pieces in front of all the civil and military officials.
Han Zheng shuddered, hurriedly thanked the emperor, and withdrew, but sighed inwardly, "The emperor is no longer the same emperor he used to be."
Emperor Zhou Shun, however, was filled with murderous intent. After all, what happened back then... the Han family should no longer exist. He then stood up, shouted "Dismiss the court," and left.
The civil and military officials were all silent and trembling, and after kneeling to pay their respects, they left the Golden Palace one after another.
"Lord Marquis, what do you think?" Chen Guodong called out to Marquis Ningxun of Yong'an.
Ning Xun looked completely bewildered: "What? How do you see it?"
"It's about the Emperor's decision regarding the selection of an heir."
“This…” Ning Xun raised his hand and scratched his nose. “Minister Chen, you shouldn’t have asked me. After I married the princess, my path to politics was cut off. I’ll just do whatever the Emperor decides. I have no opinion.”
Chen Guodong's expression was somewhat complicated.
"Minister Ning, my princess wife is waiting for me to come home for dinner, so I'll be leaving now." Ning Xun waved his hand, then turned and left.
Chen Guodong watched Ning Xun's retreating figure, his eyes narrowing slightly. If the Emperor continued not to appoint an heir, he didn't believe that the outstanding princess would remain uncompetitive.
"Minister Chen." At this moment, Wang Zicheng, the Minister of Justice, walked over and looked at Chen Guodong with a forced smile. "To whom do you belong?"
Chen Guodong glanced at Wang Zicheng: "Are you trying to set me up?"
"No way!" Wang Zicheng shrugged. "I was just asking for your opinion. In case the Emperor agrees someday, we'll at least have some assurance, right?"
So who do you prefer?
"I..." Wang Zicheng couldn't say anything more. Even if he had someone in mind, he didn't dare to say it.
Chen Guodong scoffed, turned and walked away with his hands behind his back. Try to fight him? You're still too green.
Wang Zicheng's face turned ugly.
"Minister Wang, how about we have a couple of drinks?" Lu Huaimin, the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies, walked over.
Lu Huaimin is Lu Chengyu's father.
"Minister Lu, let's go, it's my treat."
"You invited me last time, so I'll come this time." Lu Huaimin gestured for him to come, then walked alongside him. "Brother Zicheng, what exactly do you think that person meant? This time, Lord Han has crossed a line. Do you think it's because he recommended the Third Prince in his memorial or because he proposed establishing an heir?"
"I can't figure it out," Prince Cheng sighed. "If only the Crown Prince Lin back then..."
The former crown prince Zhou Jingyu's real name was Zhou Lin. After the incident, everyone privately called him Crown Prince Lin.
"You're not drunk yet?" Lu Huaimin pulled Wang Zicheng along, and the two quickened their pace and left.
Zhou Jingxuan, who was walking behind, clenched his fist. Crown Prince Lin? Hmph, unfortunately there are no ifs, so the position of Crown Prince can only be his.
Just then, a fast horse rushed in from outside. When it reached the gate of the Golden Palace, the soldiers on it dismounted and scrambled inside.