After such a long time, he finally achieved his goal and there is no need for him to destroy it anymore."
"That's right," Ye Fuxun frowned even more tightly, "If it's not Yu Xiunan, then it can only be someone from Dongchen Kingdom."
Bai Yuxian said: "Yes, he is probably a powerful minister in the court. Otherwise, how could the Li family be made to sacrifice their lives?"
Ye Fuxun paused solemnly and said, "That person is in the dark. There are many powerful ministers in the court, so it's really hard to find him."
White Jade Immortal Gai said calmly: "Then let's use a trick to lure the snake out of the hole and lure him out."
The next day, news came out from Dali Temple that Li Ruoxue had made a condition that as long as she was spared, the person behind the scenes who ordered her to kill Xu Ziyan would be revealed.
The news spread throughout the capital, and everyone was talking about who would have the courage to secretly plan such a big conspiracy.
At night, everything went as usual in the Sky Prison. The guards patrolled everywhere. After midnight, they stopped patrolling. Only the guards guarded each pass. The prisoners inside had fallen asleep and it was very quiet.
I don't know how long it took, when the jailers were drowsy, a few black shadows appeared silently on the roof, and they threw down a few chimneys, making only a few crisp sounds.
Immediately, white smoke floated out of the chimney and floated in the air. One of the jailors heard the noise and opened his eyes to see that something had happened. Just as he was about to open his mouth to call someone, he felt that his whole body was weak, and his eyes darkened and he fainted.
Everyone else did the same, falling to the ground one after another.
Several people in night clothes jumped down, quickly entered the sky jail, and came to the heavy offender area, where Li Ruoxue was imprisoned.
Li Ruoxue also fell into a coma due to inhaling the smoke. Therefore, she did not hear the clang sound when the man in black cut the chain with a knife.
The man in black approached Li Ruoxue and was about to chop him down with his sword. Unexpectedly, there were rapid footsteps outside and dozens of guards rushed in. They all drew their swords and surrounded the small cell.
The people in black looked sharply at Bai Yuxian and Ye Fuxun who came out of the crowd, knowing that they had been tricked.
Ye Fuxun sneered: "Sure enough, as soon as you heard that Li Ruoxue wanted to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes, you couldn't wait to kill him and silence him!"
Bai Yuxian said indifferently: "There are Imperial Guards outside. You can't leave, so just capture them without mercy."
One of the men in black put a knife to Li Ruoxue's neck and shouted sternly: "Let us go, or I will kill her!"
"Kill her. She is going to the execution ground anyway. Killing her now will save you a lot of trouble." Ye Fuxun spread his hands and said.
The people in black were desperate. They looked at each other and without saying a word, they wiped their necks with a knife. It was too late to stop them.
"This..." Ye Fuxun looked at the several corpses on the ground in shock. He thought he could get some useful clues from them, but he didn't expect them to be so willing to sacrifice their lives.
Bai Yuxian leaned down and uncovered the cloth on the face of the man in black, and found that there was a crescent-shaped pattern carved on the left side of his face, which seemed to belong to an organization that secretly killed people.
The leader of the Imperial Guard brought people over to search and found a wrench on the left thumb of one of the corpses, with the word "Wenyuan" engraved on the inside of the wrench.
"Your Majesty, look at this."
Bai Yuxian took the ring and looked at it, his eyes flashed: "Wenyuan... Marquis Wenyuan, it seems that we have to go to Marquis Wenyuan's mansion."
When we arrived at Wenyuanhou Mansion, the sky had just brightened, and the first ray of sunshine of the day shone on the vermilion door, shining brightly.
A janitor ran over and knocked on the door. After knocking for a long time, someone came to open the door. When he saw so many people gathered outside the door, as well as the menacing janitor, his face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly went to notify the owner.
The housekeeper respectfully welcomed Bai Yuxian and others in, and soon arrived at the door of the front hall. "Prince and concubine, please wait a moment. I have already ordered someone to inform the Marquis. Please go in and have a cup of tea."
Bai Yuxian waved her hand: "No need. I have something important to see Marquis Wen Yuan, so I will just stand here and wait for him to come."
The housekeeper knew that the matter was serious and did not dare to say anything, so he obediently stepped aside. Not long after, Marquis Wenyuan and his wife came in a hurry and were shocked to see the garden full of imperial guards.
"Your Majesty, I wonder what happened that bothered you to come in person?"
Bai Yuxian ordered the imperial guards to bring in the bodies of several men in black, placed them in front of Marquis Wen Yuan, and asked, "I wonder if Marquis Wen Yuan recognizes these people?"
Marquis Wen Yuan moved his gaze to the corpse on the ground and immediately saw the crescent mark on its face. His expression froze for a moment and he was speechless.
Just look at his face and you can tell that even if he doesn't know people, he should know the marks on their faces.
Ye Fuxun asked knowingly: "Does the Marquis know him or not?"
Marquis Wenyuan quickly looked away, his eyes flickering, he thought for a moment, and could only shake his head: "No, I don't recognize them. I wonder where these people come from? What do they have to do with Marquis Wenyuan's mansion?"
"This is exactly what I want to ask the Marquis." Bai Yuxian took out the ring and said: "This ring was taken from one of them. It has the word 'Wenyuan' engraved on it. It must be
Coming from the Marquis Mansion, the Marquis should recognize it?"
Marquis Wen Yuan took the ring and looked at it. His body suddenly shook and his face turned purple. The ring originally belonged to him, but he later gave it to that person as a communication token when doing business.
"This, this..."
Bai Yuxian said: "It doesn't matter if Marquis Wen Yuan doesn't admit it. Just send someone with a wrench to go to the jade shop in the city to inquire. I believe it won't take much effort to find out who it belongs to."
Marquis Wenyuan knew that he could no longer hide it, so he could only admit it. "Yes, this finger originally belonged to me."
Ye Fuxun asked: "Does that mean that these people are also listening to your orders?"
At this point, Marquis Wen Yuan could already foresee his own fate. He could not surrender that person in exchange for his own life.
But that man allowed his subordinates to wear his ring finger, which meant that he chose him as the scapegoat. That man was too powerful. If he disobeyed him, the entire Hou Mansion would be in danger. Therefore, he could only take everything on his own.
"That's right, these people are all dead men that I have secretly raised for more than ten years, and they specialize in handling some shameful things for me.
This time, the death of Xu Ziyan and the instigation of Li Ruoxue to frame the princess were also planned by Chen. The purpose was to prevent Dongchen from negotiating peace with the West.
When I heard that Li Ruoxue wanted to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes, I panicked and sent someone to kill her, but unexpectedly..."
"Unexpectedly, we fell into a trap." Ye Fuxun stared at Marquis Wen Yuan closely. Although he confessed everything and had nothing wrong with his expression, she always felt that something was wrong.