"No need to bother. Princess, let's hand over the killer to us for interrogation and go and rest. It's a bit too bloody here."
Because he was worried that Bai Wanrou's people would ask questions, Zheng Chen did not give in. Instead, he firmly wanted Bai Wanrou to rest, and then he and Zheng Yao would interrogate the killer.
Although Zheng Yao didn't know why Zhong Zheng Chen did this, he felt that it was somewhat inappropriate.
"Brother Prince, since the killer is targeting the princess, we should leave it to the princess to deal with it. It would be somewhat inappropriate for us to intervene rashly."
Zheng Chen on the side did not expect that the third emperor brother would become anxious immediately because he was helping Bai Wanrou speak, but his tone was very calm, and every word he said was very reasonable:
"Is it possible that the Third Emperor Brother has some misunderstanding? The reason why I let the princess go to rest is because he is the daughter of a family and can't bear to see such blood, so I let her go to rest."
If others heard this, they would definitely think that His Highness the Crown Prince was very considerate and that Princess Jian'an was a woman and could not bear to see such a bloody side, so she was allowed to rest.
But to Bai Wanrou, who had an insight into the truth of the matter, these words were different.
"Brother, please don't misunderstand me. I just think it's more appropriate for Princess Jian'an to handle this matter. After all, the killer is targeting the princess."
Zheng Yao didn't expect that just one sentence he said would cause such a big reaction from Prince Zheng Chen. Coupled with the words he said to him, he suddenly turned pale.
Bai Wanrou had been staring at the two of them from the beginning to the end. After listening to their conversation, she had no intention of going forward to persuade them. Instead, she wanted to go to the place where the killer was interrogated to ask about the results of the interrogation.
But before she could even take a few steps, several groups of people came to the door of Prince Jian'an's Mansion. The leader was still wearing a yellow mantle.
This made Bai Wanrou realize that things were not as simple as she imagined.
Sure enough, after about half the time of burning the incense, the father-in-law, who had been following the emperor closely, walked over with a whisk in his hand.
When he saw the prince and the third prince again, he was stunned for a moment, then pretended that nothing happened and saluted them both.
Then he looked at Bai Wanrou, who was standing in the yard supported by Lu Zhu and Qingtang, and said:
"Princess, the emperor heard that the princess was attacked by an assassin in the palace yesterday, and specially ordered the miscellaneous family to come and care for the princess. Because he was very worried about the safety of the princess, the emperor decided to take the princess to the palace and handed over the assassin to the emperor. Now the emperor has
We’re waiting on the carriage outside, please come, Princess.”
Seeing the father-in-law's high-spirited look, Bai Wanrou felt a trace of displeasure in her heart, but she didn't show it too obviously.
At this time, the emperor suddenly came out of the palace with the eunuchs and so many guards. Bai Wanrou knew that this matter must have been serious, and it had even spread to the streets.
But she was absolutely unwilling for the emperor to take him to the palace. After all, once she entered the palace, many things would be in vain.
I felt quite uncomfortable thinking that they had finally caught the killer and had been interrogating him for a long time. They had not yet learned what the result would be and were about to be cut off like this.
However, in order to express her trust, Bai Wanrou declined with a smile, and waved to Lin Yi, asking him to bring the killer caught yesterday and hand it over to him.
"My father-in-law, there is no need to go into the palace now. The killer has been caught by people in my house. It is not good for me as a woman to see such blood, so my father-in-law brought the killer to the palace for interrogation by the emperor."
Seeing that Bai Wanrou was so knowledgeable, the father-in-law didn't say anything else. He just stood there waiting for the people in the palace to bring over the killer caught yesterday. Then he saluted Bai Wanrou and said Hao
He led these people away in a mighty manner and left with the emperor sitting in the carriage outside.
After the emperor's men left, the prince Zheng Chen did not stay in the Jian'an Palace any longer. He hurriedly said something to Bai Wanrou, then turned around and left.
When the third prince Zheng Yao saw that all his royal brothers were gone, he could no longer stay in Prince Jian's Mansion any longer, so he hurriedly bowed to Bai Wanrou and left with Zheng Chen.
After all the patients and horses left, Bai Wanrou, who originally had a smile on her face, suddenly became darkened.
First he greeted the housekeeper and cleaned the yard, and then called Luzhu and Qingtang beside him into the house.
"Princess, did this person just let the emperor take him away? We haven't asked anything yet! Thinking back to the scene yesterday, it was really scary."
After Qingtang and Luzhu entered the room, they thought about the scene just now and felt a little unwilling. They couldn't hold back and complained to Bai Wanrou.
Bai Wanrou was also aware of this matter, and knew why the emperor and the prince came, but what could she do? It was the emperor who asked her for someone, and it was hard for her to resist and disobey.
"Let this matter be over in the past. Don't mention it again. The emperor has already taken that person away. Take him away over there. If he is kept in the mansion, it will be a disaster."
No matter what the purpose of the prince and the emperor's visit today was, Bai Wanrou didn't want the girls around her to mention it again. She knew many things in her heart. If they continued to discuss it behind the scenes like this, it would most likely lead to death.
After all, the killer last night was aimed at her. Thinking about it, Bai Wanrou was still a little scared, and at the same time, she was thankful that she was lucky enough to have a good life.
"Yes, I know this." Qingtang also knew the seriousness of this matter, so he followed Bai Wanrou's arrangement and stopped discussing the matter.
At the Hou Mansion, Bai Fengqi also learned about Bai Wanrou's assassination at the Prince's Mansion last night. In order to show that he was very worried, he personally went to the Prince's Mansion to greet Bai Wanrou back home.
When Bai Fengqi came to Jian'an Palace to find Bai Wanrou, Bai Wanrou was discussing embroidery with Song Yinhua in the inner room. When she heard that her father Bai Fengqi had arrived, she put down the embroidery in her hands.
"Luzhu, please take good care of Yin'er. I'm going to see my father. Qingtang, you go to the outer room with me."
He glanced at Song Yinhua, who was still waiting to discuss embroidery with him in the inner room, and thought that Bai Fengqi was coming soon, so he arranged for his two maids, one to stay with Song Yinhua, and the other to follow him.
Went outside.
When Song Yinhua saw Bai Wanrou going out, she did not continue to study embroidery. Instead, she walked around the room casually. She also picked up some calligraphy and paintings on the table and looked at them. Lu Zhu also followed and waited on her very attentively.
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outside room
Bai Fengqi, who rushed over in a hurry, didn't even bother to do anything, and directly explained to Bai Wanrou the purpose of coming here again and again.
"I'm fine. Don't worry, father. My daughter is safe in the palace." Bai Wanrou did not agree to go back to live with her father in the palace, but directly refused.
"Since you got married, the demand in this palace has not been so lively. If you don't want to go back, then my father will stay in the palace to protect your safety."
Regarding Bai Wanrou's refusal to return to the Hou Mansion, Bai Fengqi was not too surprised. Instead, he followed Bai Wanrou's words.
"Father, the palace is very unsafe now. If you move in, my daughter will really worry about whether the killer will attack you next time. Plus, isn't there a brother living here now? My daughter is safe, so my father will
Don't worry anymore, let me take you back later."
Bai Wanrou expressed distrust of her father's sudden closeness because she always felt that he was approaching her with a purpose, so she refused again and asked her brother to send him back to the Marquis Mansion.
Bai Fengqi heard that Bai Wanrou said that it was not good to say anything else, so he had no choice but to nod and agree to let Bai Qingting send him back to the house.
Seeing that her father agreed, Bai Wanrou asked her servants to call her brother Bai Qingting. After explaining the situation to her brother, she asked her brother to send her father back to the Hou Mansion.
Bai Qingting also expressed that he had no objection to this. He also knew that his sister was concerned about her father's safety, so she asked him to escort her in person, so she left the Jian'an Palace with her father without saying a word.
After the two of them left, Bai Wanrou turned around and returned from the outside to the inside to continue joking with Song Yinhua.
Song Yinhua on the side listened to the conversation between their father and daughter in the inner room, and knew in her heart that Bai Wanrou did not trust her father, so she refused several times, which made her feel a little bit towards Bai Wanrou.
Feeling distressed.
However, seeing Bai Wanrou acting as if nothing had happened, it was difficult to say anything else. She silently suppressed her feelings for Bai Wanrou and continued to talk about embroidery with her with a smile.
At the same time, Chen Ruzhi, who arrived at the border, was originally going to let the people around him camp and rest on the spot, but suddenly he found a group of people in front of him, which was very suspicious, so he asked people to go forward to check.
It turned out that they were from the south. In order to prevent them from causing any trouble, they led a group of troops to intercept and kill them.
It's just that these people were too cunning, and after a series of interceptions and killings, they were still allowed to escape, which made Chen Ruzhi very angry.
"Damn it! These cunning guys! You actually let them run away!"
I saw Chen Ruzhi thrust the sword in his hand into the ground, glanced at the soldiers behind him fiercely, and said to the deputy commander beside him:
"Next, we should pay more attention to these suspicious people near the border, and tell the soldiers that anyone who meets people from the south will be killed without mercy!"
"yes!"
Following Chen Ruzhi's order, the soldiers who followed him to the border all received orders and began to be vigilant one by one.
At the same time, they were very angry about the escape of those cunning southerners, and they all cursed them in their hearts for being really abominable.