When Zhan Changshi laughed like this, Prince Fenyang lowered his eyes and said, "You guys don't really want to kill Song Heng?"
"Killing him is good." Zhan Changshi knew that Prince Fenyang had limited patience, so he did not dare to show off in front of him. He told the truth: "If you can't kill him, there are ways to avoid killing him. Don't worry."
Prince Fenyang had some doubts.
He knew that King Zhuang had actually grown stronger over the years and actually controlled a large amount of power, but King Zhuang had suffered a series of defeats recently, and he couldn't help but think too much.
Song Heng was assassinated in broad daylight, which made Emperor Yuanfeng extremely angry. He had been in a very bad mood recently, and when he learned that Song Heng was assassinated, he couldn't help but get furious and severely reprimanded the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture and the commander of the Five Cities Army.
He summoned Song Che to the palace to ask about Song Heng's injuries.
Song Che came into the palace, still a little depressed. When he heard Emperor Yuanfeng asking about Song Heng's injuries, he sighed and shook his head with red eyes: "Doctor Hu went to see him. Fortunately, the crossbow arrows were not poisonous, otherwise even the Bodhisattva would not be able to save him. He had a near-death experience, but when I came to the palace, he had already woken up, and his mind seemed to be clear..."
When Emperor Yuanfeng heard that Song Heng had woken up, his expression eased a little, but he was still furious and said to Song Che, "It was me who implicated you, uncle, after all."
Although they are uncle and nephew, they are more like the emperor and his subject. Song Che waved his hands hurriedly, his face turning pale with anxiety: "Your humble servant is terrified. Why does Your Majesty say this? It's all because this kid doesn't know how high the heaven is and how deep the earth is. He is always a troublemaker wherever he goes. He has made many enemies, and I don't know how many people want to kill him. It's his own fault. What does Your Majesty have to do with it?"
"My uncle is still playing dumb with me." Emperor Yuanfeng waved his hand with a calm expression, "He's in trouble this time because he helped me find out about the assassination of the crown prince, which made some people uneasy."
Song Che lowered his head and said nothing.
Emperor Yuanfeng looked at him hunched over, totally different from his youthful vigor and vitality. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He said, "The unfilial third son is simply crazy! I knew that this matter was related to him, but I didn't expect that this bastard was still so evil after so many years. He was able to hide behind the scenes and manipulate the Xu family, a powerful official. It can be seen that he had a deep plot back then. The Xu family and the Wei family were able to work for him for so many years. He couldn't have just had so few connections. Song Heng was caught in the crossfire and was retaliated against."
The emperor had already made a conclusion, so Song Che could only say, "This can be regarded as a lesson for him. He is usually arrogant and domineering, relying on your favor, and is indeed too high-profile. I just hope that after this experience, he can restrain himself and live a peaceful life in the future."
Emperor Yuanfeng raised his eyebrows: "You are too cautious."
Song Che smiled bitterly.
After a while, Emperor Yuanfeng let Song Che leave the palace.
Song Che walked all the way home, rubbed his brows first, and when he saw Taoist Qingyuan, he sighed deliberately: "The other party is really arrogant, but I always feel that something is wrong."
If it was really for revenge, there are many ways to do it, but the other party chose the one that now seems the most arrogant and risky, as if they are not afraid of getting into trouble at all. This is too strange - so many things have just happened and the losses are heavy. Logically speaking, even if they don't shrink back, they shouldn't be so impatient to jump out and assassinate.
But this is what happened.
Since it has come to this, Song Che has nothing to worry about. He simply tells Taoist Qingyuan: "Look, was it Prince Zhuang or Prince Fenyang who did this?"
No matter what, it is certain that King Zhuang and King Fenyang are closely related to the affairs of the former crown prince.
In addition, this time, Shao Wenxun and Xu Yonghong were lost because of Su Mingqing, which was a huge loss for both of them. It was inevitable that they would be angry.
But the blatant assassination was really hard to predict.
Taoist Qingyuan was collecting chess pieces. Hearing this, he said without even looking up, "I think both families have a stake. They both want Song Heng dead."
This is true. Song Che frowned and complained: "But Ah Heng is fine after all."
"Are you alright?" Taoist Qingyuan finally looked up at Song Che. "You know in your heart that it won't be that easy. It would be better if you died, but what if you didn't? There are ways to survive. After breaking so many of their plans, anyone would be furious."
Song Che was suddenly worried. He knew this truth, but now he really couldn't figure out the other party's purpose: "They made such a big fuss, assassinating in a busy city, no matter what, they will leave traces..."
"What if this is the effect they want?" Taoist Qingyuan finished tidying up the chessboard and laughed. Song Che couldn't help but narrow his eyes. He said, "You must be careful to survive in the face of danger!"
Song Che was thinking about something. Just as he was about to say something, a voice came in through the window: "My Lord, Taoist Priest, Miss Su is here!"
Miss Su
Before Song Che could say anything, Taoist Qingyuan threw away his chess piece and jumped up: "Ah! That little girl from the Su family, come on, let me take a look!"
... ... .
Song Che was puzzled for a moment, wondering why Taoist Qingyuan was so excited all of a sudden. Seeing Taoist Qingyuan walking out regardless of anything, he couldn't help but shout to him, "We haven't figured out what's going on yet!"
This is the real thing.
Taoist Qingyuan knew what Song Che meant, but he didn't take it seriously. He said with a sigh, "What are you talking about? We all know it. We can deal with it as it comes. As for the little girl from the Su family, I've heard them mention her several times, but I've never seen her. Now she happens to be here, I have to go and take a look."
Taoist Master Qingyuan follows his heart and believes in the law of nature. To put it nicely, he is unrestrained. To put it bluntly, he does whatever he thinks of.
Song Che had no way to deal with him, so he followed him to Song Heng's yard.
Taoist Qingyuan walked into the yard and stood still under the corridor, hunching his body against the window.
Song Che was completely confused and wanted to speak but was held down by Taoist Qingyuan.
"Don't talk, listen to what's being said inside." Taoist Qingyuan raised his finger, pointed inside, and listened carefully.
Song Heng's voice came from the wall: "It's nothing. It looks scary, but the injury is not serious. Besides, those people are not that powerful."
Then Su Yao's voice also sounded: "It seems that they have already confirmed your background, so they don't care and even use such a method. If our guess is correct, the assassination failed, the next move will be to alienate you."