Chapter 169 Are you crazy?
"Aunt wanted to kill Fan Xian, and I agreed. Why did she still secretly plan this without telling me? Why didn't she discuss it with me in advance? Why?!"
The eldest princess said softly.
"Your Highness, your anger is totally unreasonable. I only said that I knew about it. Why did you admit that I planned this?"
The prince was stunned for a moment and sneered.
"Besides my aunt, who else has the power to mobilize people from Northern Qi and Dongyi City at the same time, and even get military equipment?"
The eldest princess said.
"Is it difficult to do all these things at the same time? Many people in Kyoto have this ability. Why does the prince only suspect me?"
The prince said.
"There are many people who can do this, but I really can't think of anyone other than my aunt who would have any reason to attack Fan Xian!"
The eldest princess blinked.
"Who said there is no reason? Lin Gong has a reason."
The prince was stunned and said in astonishment.
"Who? Lin Gong?"
The eldest princess said.
"Yes, Lin Gong! Has the prince forgotten that he was humiliated by Fan Xian in the Royal Courtyard two days ago? Lin Gong has always been proud, and being humiliated by a lowly country boy would probably make him feel worse than killing him."
The prince was speechless. Lin Gong had been his disciple for a long time and was also his best friend. He naturally understood Lin Gong's personality. It was just as his aunt had said.
After a long silence, the prince spoke.
"If it was Lin Gong, then why did Auntie know about it in advance?"
The eldest princess said.
"Ah, this is even simpler. Lin Gong once sent me a letter, wanting to cooperate with me to kill Fan Xian. Although I refused, I paid more attention to Lin Gong's movements, so I knew about it."
The prince didn't quite believe that Lin Gong would not discuss it with him and instead come to the princess for cooperation. It didn't make sense for him to do that.
"If that's the case, then there's no need for Aunt to hide it from me. Lin Gong and I are not strangers."
The eldest princess laughed.
"It was not my intention to hide it from the Crown Prince. It was Lin Gong who specifically asked me to keep it a secret, regardless of whether I cooperated with him or not. Especially not to tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The prince said decisively without even thinking.
"This is impossible!"
The eldest princess nodded.
"I knew His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wouldn't believe it, because I didn't understand the meaning of his request at the time, but fortunately I kept the evidence."
After saying that, he looked at Lanxiang.
"Go and get the secret letter that Lin Gong sent me, and give it to the prince!"
Lanxiang left immediately.
The prince watched Lanxiang leave, and his originally resolute heart wavered. He was a little unsure. His aunt was so sure and claimed that she had left a secret letter. Could it be...
Lanxiang came back soon and handed the secret letter to the prince. The prince took the note with a pounding heart, took a deep breath, opened it and began to read.
First he looked at the handwriting, which was indeed Lin Gong's. Then he looked at the content, and the prince's expression became increasingly worse.
It turned out to be Lin Gong!
Why! Why did you hide it from me?
After reading the secret letter, the prince's eyes were full of puzzlement, bewilderment and confusion!
……
Mei Mansion.
After seeing Wang Qinian off, Mei Cheng'an went straight to wash up, and then read for a while at the desk in the house.
Mei Cheng'an yawned until he felt sleepy, closed the book and went to bed.
A dreamless night.
At dawn the next day, Mei Cheng'an opened his eyes, got out of bed, and stood in front of the window in a daze for a while.
It took him a long time to come back to his senses. He looked up at the sky, yawned and stretched lazily.
Taking a deep breath of the cool fresh air outside the window, Mei Chengan felt refreshed.
Walking, morning exercise.
Mei Chengan was practicing Tai Chi slowly and quietly.
Thousands of miles away, there was also a person performing the same punch. This person was wearing a black robe and had a mask covering his face. It was Shadow.
Not far away, Chen Pingping was sitting in a wheelchair and also practicing Tai Chi moves. However, he looked a little funny because he could only do the movements for his upper body.
As the moves connected, Shadow spoke.
"When are we going back to Kyoto?"
Chen Pingping gestured like a white crane spreading its wings.
"No rush, just wait."
Shadow leaned sideways and thrust his palms out, his voice puzzled.
"What are you waiting for?"
Chen Pingping kept moving his hands and exhaled slowly.
"Wait for the right time."
Shadow finished his set of moves, slowly unwinding himself, then turned and looked at Chen Pingping.
"What time?"
Unfortunately, Chen Pingping didn't answer.
After waiting for a long time without getting any response, the shadow gave Chen Pingping a cold look and turned away.
Now Chen Pingping spoke.
"Why go?"
Shadow didn't even look back.
"Eat breakfast!"
Chen Pingping stopped and shouted.
"Eat at home."
Shadow waved his hands impatiently.
"It's the same thing every day, I'm tired of it! If you want to eat something, just eat it yourself. I'll go and try something else."
Chen Pingping was stunned for a moment and shouted again.
"Wait for me, I'm tired of eating too!"
"..."
Shadow paused and stopped where he was.
……
East Palace. Lin Gong walked into the palace with doubts.
After bowing to the prince who had his back to him, he began to ask.
"Your Highness, why did you summon me so early?"
The prince turned around and looked Lin Gong up and down with a cold face without saying a word.
Lin Gong was confused by the look on his face by the prince. He looked down, but didn't find anything unusual, so he looked up at the prince.
"Your Highness?"
The prince got straight to the point.
"Did you send someone to capture Cheng Jushu?"
Lin Gong was stunned for a moment.
"Who did you hear that from, Your Highness?"
The prince said.
"Don't worry about who told me this. I just want to ask if you were the one who arrested Cheng Jushu? Do you know those two Si Gu Jian disciples?"
Lin Gong's expression changed when he heard this.
Damn, the princess is so untrustworthy. Didn’t she promise to keep it a secret before Fan Xian’s death?
I just don't know if the eldest princess has also told me about the cooperation. If she has, my contribution will be greatly reduced.
Fortunately, everything that needs to be prepared is ready!
Just one last shiver.
It is too late for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to stop now.
After figuring it out, Lin Gong nodded.
"Since Your Highness knows everything, then I won't hide it. It's me. I also know those two Si Gu Jian disciples."
The prince was surprised that Lin Gong admitted it so easily.
"So, you really planned all this?"
Lin Gong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Fortunately, the eldest princess kept her promise and gave all the credit to him.
"That's right! Fan Xian provoked Your Highness in public, and I have long wanted to vent His Highness' anger. In addition, this country boy actually tried to touch my sister and even plotted against me, making me lose face. It is not a pity that he should die!"
The prince had a dark face.
"You want to kill Fan Xian, I totally agree with you. Isn't it better for us to discuss this matter together? Why do you want to do it on your own without telling me?"
Lin Gong was well prepared for the prince's problem.
“Your Highness also knows that I am not a person who likes to talk nonsense. I always act first and talk later.
I have thought about this matter. If I can get rid of Fan Xian, it won't be too late to tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince afterwards, and it can also give His Royal Highness a surprise.
If this fails, the investigation can only lead to me, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not be implicated!
After all, I acted without telling Your Highness, and Your Highness was indeed unaware of it."
The prince's doubts were instantly dispelled. What Lin Gong said was reasonable and was indeed his style of doing things.
The prince, his expression much more relaxed, walked up to Lin Gong, patted him on the shoulder, and spoke earnestly.
"You are confused. We are brothers and family. You should have come to me to discuss before taking action. How can Fan Xian be killed so easily? My aunt and I have attacked Fan Xian more than once or twice, and every time he managed to escape from desperate situations and turn danger into safety. You..."
Lin Gong Road.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I know what I'm doing. Although I don't think highly of Fan Xian, I won't underestimate him either. So this time, my preparations are extremely detailed and thorough, and there is no way anything will go wrong.
I have arranged everything now. Within three days, I will eliminate this great threat to Your Highness and make sure that Fan Xian will die without a burial place. Your Highness just needs to stay in the East Palace and wait for my good news!"
"..."
The prince was so moved that he couldn't bear to tell the truth to Lin Gong, who was still in the dark.
The prince looked at Lin Gong with complicated eyes, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
The prince behaved so abnormally that even if Lin Gong was a fool, he could sense that something was wrong and his heart skipped a beat.
"Your Highness... have you received any news that is unfavorable to your plan?"
Seeing that Lin Gong had already guessed it, the prince nodded.
Lin Gong's expression changed and he spoke in a relaxed tone.
"Your Highness, please speak frankly. I am not that fragile. Even if the plan fails this time, I can make another plan next time."
The prince sighed.
"It's great that you think so. The two female swordsmen forgot to collect the body after killing someone to silence him. A child accidentally saw it and reported it to Kyoto Prefecture. Now the Supervisory Council has surrounded the place. In addition to Cheng Jushu, the two female swordsmen have also been arrested."
Lin Gong was completely overwhelmed now.
"Little, little kid?"
The prince's eyes were full of helplessness. He was frightened when he heard Lin Gong's plan. It was indeed perfect, but it was defeated by a little brat. This was indeed a bit absurd.
Patting Lin Gong on the shoulder, the prince said helplessly.
"It's come to this point. There's no point in saying more. What matters right now is how to clean up the mess and avoid implicating you. Cheng Jushu doesn't know your identity, right?"
Lin Gong nodded in a trance. He still couldn't accept that such a perfect plan was aborted because of such a ridiculous reason.
The prince nodded.
"Are those two swordsmen reliable enough? Will they betray you?"
Lin Gong nodded and shook his head in trance.
The prince couldn't understand.
"You are nodding and shaking your head. What do you mean? Hey! Lin Gong! What are you thinking about? Wake up!"
Lin Gong finally came to his senses.
"Um, those two swordsmen...I don't know either."
How would he know whether the person the eldest princess was looking for was trustworthy or not?
The prince was depressed.
"Don't you know the person you're looking for? Where did you find these two people?"
"Forehead…"
Seeing Lin Gong hesitating, the prince was too lazy to dwell on this issue anymore. He didn't know whether Tongyi would be betrayed.
"How much do they know about your plan? What have you let them participate in?"
"Uh... all of them."
The prince almost suspected that he was hallucinating. He couldn't believe what he heard. He was stunned for a long time and then roared.
"All?! Lin Gong, are you crazy..."
……
(End of this chapter)
