Su Wan's mind was working very quickly at this moment. When she heard Jiang Xuecheng's words, she reacted immediately.
"You mean, they want to rebel? Even go against the will of the high priest?"
This is simply unscientific. Although Su Wan has seen the high priest only a few times, every time that woman appears, everyone is obedient, as if the high priest is the center of the universe.
Su Wan had heard Ming Ye briefly talk about the affairs of the Divine Court and the four major families before, and he just sighed that the water was so deep. He never thought that he would be so deeply implicated one day.
Jiang Xuecheng put his arm around Su Wan's shoulders. He casually lowered his eyes and looked at Su Wan's slightly trembling eyelashes.
It's like a butterfly flapping its wings, so fragile and yet so beautiful.
"Let's put it this way. When I was not yet promoted to the position of the Emperor's son, those people basically came to make trouble every day. Some even signed a petition to the emperor, but they were all suppressed by the high priest."
People die for money and birds die for food. Jiang Xuecheng understands the mentality of those people very well.
The high priestess was actually the daughter of a hermit family. She had an older sister, but for some unknown reason she suddenly fell seriously ill and passed away.
But since the high priest had no children and that hidden family was gradually declining, the high priest's move of suddenly finding a stranger to be the emperor's son was more or less excessive, and it was no wonder that it aroused public anger.
If it weren't for the high priest, perhaps the newly promoted prince of the Divine Court would have chosen an heir from the four major families.
While Jiang Xuecheng was explaining to Su Wan, he couldn't help but reach out and stroke Su Wan's eyelashes.
It was a very subtle movement, as if Su Wan was a priceless treasure in his heart and he was afraid of breaking it.
However, when Su Wan felt the slender palm, she subconsciously closed her eyes.
Su Wan opened her eyes suddenly only after confirming that Jiang Xuecheng's hand had left.
She was a little confused when she heard that, and couldn't help but tilt her head, then half leaned her head on Jiang Xuecheng's shoulder.
"Then since those people dared to resist, is it because the power of the high priest has declined, or do the people below think that they are well prepared and can choose a suitable person to replace you as the new son of the Divine Court?"
Su Wan had no interest in these power struggles, but now, due to the safety of her and Jiang Xuecheng's lives, she had to use her brain to think quickly.
Alas, if they hadn’t been infected with the CHK virus-3, they would both be “dead” now and should have been able to find a beautiful place to live freely together and live the most comfortable lives!
Now I can’t get away!
"It's probably a bit of both. They may not be fully prepared, but now is indeed a good time to make a move. I thought they could still be patient for a while, but I didn't expect them to lose their patience so quickly."
Jiang Xuecheng shook his head gently towards Su Wan, his previously nonchalant expression finally showing some seriousness.
He had originally been wary of those family forces and would more or less leave himself a way out.
But I never expected that those people would fall out with the high priest so early!
This also made Jiang Xuecheng feel incredible.
Seeing that Jiang Xuecheng looked confident, Su Wan immediately reached out and pushed his sleeve, asking with great curiosity.
"Xue Cheng, do you know who is behind this?"
"People from the four major families are all suspects, and the current head of the Defei family, Ye Hanwen, has had conflicts with us because of his useless son, so he may be involved..."
As Jiang Xuecheng spoke, his deep, magnetic voice echoed in Su Wan's ears, as if it had a special magic that made Su Wan involuntarily follow his thoughts.
Ye Hanwen, the current head of the Defei family? !
Isn’t this the man who protected Madam Ye at the banquet a few days ago
Su Wan curled her lips, having long since determined that there was no good person in the Defei family.
Mrs. Ye is a shrew, the eldest son Ye Keller is a dandy who is more likely to cause trouble than accomplish anything, and that Ye Hanwen looks even more treacherous.
Jiang Xuecheng knew that Su Wan remembered what happened at the banquet a few days ago, so he reached out and patted her on the back to signal Su Wan not to worry.
"But compared to Ye Hanwen, the current head of the Defei family, I think there is someone who is more suspicious and more worthy of our vigilance..."
Su Wan hated people who only spoke half of their words. Her heart was in her throat and she immediately grabbed Jiang Xuecheng's sleeve, with a hint of anxiety in her eyes.
"Who are you talking about? Don't hide it!"
Jiang Xuecheng's expression turned cold, and a deep light flowed in his pair of dark eyes, which was even colder than the night!
His thin lips moved, and he coldly uttered a name that Su Wan was very familiar with.
"Fiennes!"
Hearing this name, Su Wan immediately frowned.
Although she had no good feelings towards the eldest young master of the Siswell family, looking at Fiennes' usual way of doing things, Su Wan really didn't realize that Fiennes would be interested in the position of the Emperor of the Divine Court.
Su Wan nodded as if she understood something and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
…
At the same time, in a magnificent villa of the Siswell family.
Fiennes stood in front of the electronic screen, listening coldly to the report from the executive officer of Aquamarine Star Lin.
His usual gentle smile disappeared, and his face now looked gloomy, as if a violent storm was brewing!
"Executive Officer Lin, I gave you so much time to make arrangements, and you actually said that you couldn't find the bodies of Emperor Zi and Su Wan!"
As long as the bodies are not found, it means that Su Wan and Jiang Xuecheng still have a chance of survival!
Su Wan is not so bad, but if Jiang Xuecheng is not dead, it will mean more trouble!
Executive Officer Lin on the electronic screen glanced at Fiennes tremblingly, with beads of sweat dripping down his back.
He stammered, choosing his words tremblingly, hoping not to irritate Fiennes.
"Master Fiennes, the main reason is that there was a sudden rainstorm yesterday, and the entire sea was turbulent. It is difficult for us to find someone! If we look for him now, he might have been swallowed by some sea fish..."
Executive Officer Lin wiped the sweat from his face, with a somewhat ingratiating look on his face.
"And Master Fiennes, you don't have to worry too much. It was such a high cliff. The video camera showed that the entire SUV rolled down. Moreover, the weather was so bad and the waves were so turbulent. How could those two people survive!"
Hearing Executive Officer Lin's solemn assurance, Fiennes's azure eyes flashed, and a sinister light flashed across them!
He slammed the table, and the teacup on the table fell to the ground in an instant!
After a loud bang, the celadon teacup shattered into countless pieces in an instant, and the hot tea was still emitting wisps of smoke!
Even though there was a screen between them, Executive Officer Lin could feel Fiennes' anger just by seeing the scene!
(End of this chapter)