After defeating Nanny Yuan with a single blow of his sword, Lou Bing made another gesture, ordering the Imperial Guards to disperse and surround the courtyard of the posthouse, which was specially used to entertain the Princess Chang'an.
Then Young Master Lin strode into the house.
Princess Chang'an was surprised by the noise outside. When she heard the voice, she hurriedly propped herself up and sat up. She saw the expressionless face of Young Master Lin and was startled.
Then the surprise on her face quickly turned into shock and despair.
After all these emotions flashed through her mind one by one, she became quiet for a rare moment, clutching the quilt tightly with both hands, looking at him without saying a word.
Third Young Master Lin was willing to speak for the first time. He glanced at Princess Chang'an and said after a moment, "The emperor has returned to the capital."
Princess Chang'an twitched her eyelids but did not say a word.
She had already heard all this information and knew what was going on. What she wanted to know now was the purpose of Young Master Lin's visit.
Lin Sanshao continued to look at her, then looked away before saying, "The Saint was assassinated by the remnants of the King of Jin who were in collusion with the Queen. Although he escaped unharmed, he was seriously injured."
This sounded strange. Before Princess Chang'an could figure out what it meant, she heard Young Master Lin cough, and then said coldly, "The prince of Linjiang, Chu Jingxing, abandoned the saint and fled for his life. On the way, he was shot by arrows from the rebels and died."
die.
Rebellious party.
Princess Chang'an felt her heart sinking inch by inch. She raised her eyes to glance at Young Master Lin, then bent down and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Young Master Lin glanced at her coldly, his face expressionless. "The rebels have confessed. They have also sent people to the posthouse with the intention of robbing the officials' families to threaten them later. The emperor ordered me to come and take a look."
What to come and see.
He is here to silence us.
The so-called rebels also went to the post station to ambush, but it was just empty talk.
In fact, they were targeting her so that they could kill her and then say that it was done by rebels.
These were things that she and Chu Jingxing were supposed to do and were good at doing in the past, but now they were snatched away by Young Master Lin. For some reason, Princess Chang'an felt like laughing.
She really laughed, then looked up at Lin Sanshao and asked him calmly: "How did you do it?"
They were clearly keeping it a secret.
It must have been too long since anyone had spoken. Young Master Lin did not just walk away, but sat down on a chair beside him. He even smiled, "Before leaving the capital, Concubine De told the Saint that she felt there was an ominous sign and her heartbeat had been very strong recently. She also pointed out that the Empress had tried to harm her many times."
Princess Chang'an frowned.
"The Saint thought it was false and rebuked her for spreading rumors." Lin Sanshao's voice was as cold and indifferent as he was, without any emotional ups and downs. "But later, the Concubine Shu accidentally told the Saint that she felt the palace guards were not strict enough recently. Princess Zheng said that many of the guards in the palace were wearing extra gold leaves embroidered on their uniforms, which was unreasonable."
Princess Chang'an suddenly raised her head and glared at Young Master Lin. It took her a long time to suppress the sweet taste rising from her throat and she shook her head: "How did you do it? How did you know..."
"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. Do you need me to teach you this principle?" Young Master Lin stood up with his hands behind his back, stretched out his hand to push open the window, and let Princess Chang'an see the corpses in the yard outside. Then he turned his head to look at Princess Chang'an. Seeing that she closed her eyes, he sneered and said, "You think this is too bloody to watch? Then, Your Highness, do you know how many more people will die in this world if your plan succeeds?"
Princess Chang'an sneered and interrupted him: "If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. It is hard to say who is right or wrong, it's just a matter of who is one step behind. This time you win..."
She paused and asked Lin Sanshao: "How did Chu Jingxing die?"
Young Master Lin lowered his head and looked at the floor. He said in a cold voice, "I have already answered you just now. He was shot to death by arrows because he was trying to escape. Only by dying in this way can he avoid any posthumous honors, and he can also pay the price without implicating the palace."
This death was not very glorious, but it also allowed Emperor Longqing to relax his vigilance and suspicion of him.
Because how could a truly ambitious person die in such a ridiculous way
Princess Chang'an sighed, looked at Young Master Lin and smiled, "You are so cruel. Who did it? He is Chu Jingwu and Shen Chen's brother. They have been friends for more than ten years, but they really dared to do it."
As she spoke, she turned the topic back to Wei An. After watching Young Master Lin remain silent for a while, she said, "It was Wei An who came up with the idea, right? Only she is so cruel that she doesn't even give people a good name when they die."
Speaking of Wei An, the icy expression on Lin Sanshao's face finally melted for a moment. He glanced at Princess Chang'an and asked curiously, "When you kill others, you think that their lives are not lives. If that's the case, why do you blame them for being too cruel when they fight back? Isn't this too ridiculous?"
He did not continue to talk nonsense with Princess Chang'an, but said coldly: "Don't worry, this matter has nothing to do with Linjiang Palace and Chu Jingxing, and Queen Fang did not expose you, because when the earthquake happened, the Queen died in the earthquake. But..."
He paused, then said, "Thank you, Second Master, for placing explosives during the earthquake in the imperial mausoleum and assassinating him on the same day. You have already been executed along with the remnants of King Jin. In addition, all those people you have sent out from the palace in the capital are now either prisoners or dead. Thank you very much this time, thank you for coming up with this vicious plan, which will allow us to completely eliminate the hidden dangers brought by Chu Jingxing."
Even if Chu Jingxing did those things for the good of Linjiang Palace, he did them, but they were always shameful and would sound ugly if they were told to others. These things must never be known by outsiders.
However, Chu Jingxing also has his own network of contacts and power that he has built up for a long time. If he cannot catch them all in one fell swoop, trouble will arise sooner or later. After all, these people only listen to him, and even the prince doesn't even know of their existence.
Now that all these people have finally been lured out, the prince can finally breathe a sigh of relief from now on.
Princess Chang'an closed her eyes and said nothing more: "How are you going to deal with me?"
"You refused to surrender and swore to preserve your reputation in the inn, and were killed by the rebels." Lin Sanshao answered very quickly and gestured towards the building without any hesitation.