The atmosphere in the attic was heavy.
Many of the officials had not expected that the assassination they had arranged would actually fail!
The fatuous ruler was not dead!
"What if that assassin randomly tries to climb and bite us?”Someone sighed.
As soon as he said this, many people started to worry.
Minister of War Tan Zong could not help but look at the main seat and ask,""Young Master Li, did you arrange the manpower? Now that the plan had failed, how should he deal with the aftermath?”
"Yes, I am!" "The fatuous ruler is bloodthirsty by nature. If he suspects us, I'm afraid we'll be in danger."”
"Exactly!"
Everyone nodded, their faces clouded with worry.
Only Young Master Li remained calm.
Seeing everyone's panic, Young Master Li smiled and said,""Milords, please calm down. The people I have arranged are the men of sacrifice my father has raised for many years. They will definitely not betray us! The fatuous ruler did not see anyone today because he wanted us to panic!”
Hearing this, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.
Thinking about it carefully, it did make sense.
If the fatuous ruler had any evidence, with the temper that the fatuous ruler had recently revealed, he would have long ordered his family to be raided and arrested. Why would this happen?
At this moment, Young Master Li said,""Besides, the plan is actually going very smoothly!”
"What?"
Everyone was stunned, wondering if they had heard wrongly.
The assassination had failed, yet he still said that the plan was going smoothly?
"What do you mean?" The imperial censor couldn't help but ask.
Everyone looked at Young Master Li, waiting for him to continue.
Young Master Lee took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. Then, he said calmly,""This is a matter of great importance. I naturally dare not let my guard down. How could I have only prepared one assassin?”
This meant that Young Master Lee still had a backup plan.
When everyone heard this, they immediately revealed looks of anticipation.
"Young Master Li, don't keep us in suspense!" Tan Zong, the Minister of War, said anxiously.”
Young Master Li smiled and said," Assassination is only the first step. It would be better if it succeeds. It doesn't matter if it doesn't…I heard that although the fatuous ruler is not dead, he is also injured. Currently, the imperial physician has ordered Lord Chen to treat his injuries?"”
"That's true. I heard Imperial Physician Chen say that the fatuous ruler was injured in his leg…" Someone nodded.
At this point, everyone had already vaguely guessed what Young Master Li's backup plan was.
Young Master Li looked at the person who had just spoken and said,"Lord Wang, I heard that you and Imperial Physician Chen are good friends?”
Lord Wang's eyelids twitched, but he still answered truthfully,""We didn't talk much, but we were just fellow Daoists who occasionally gathered together to drink.”
Young Master Li smiled and nodded." Then, I would like to ask Lord Wang to pass a message to Imperial Physician Chen. My father has collected a painting by the famous Prime Minister Zhang Zhongzheng from the previous dynasty. He would like Imperial Physician Chen to appreciate it…After the matter is done, he is willing to offer 50% of the profits from the First Grade Restaurant on East Gate Street!"”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's breathing stopped and their eyes revealed shock.
Dongmen Street was one of the most prosperous areas in the capital.
First-grade Restaurant was the best restaurant on East Gate Street. It was not difficult for them to earn a lot of money every day. A 50% bonus was definitely a shocking sum of money.
……
In the palace.
The imperial physician ordered Chen Houren to check the wound on Zhao Zheng's leg and take his pulse. He said,"Reporting to the emperor, fortunately, there was no poison on the knife. It was only a superficial wound and was not a big deal. In a while, this minister will prescribe a few doses of medicine. It will be fine after two or three days. The emperor should pay more attention recently and not get it wet!”
There was poison on the saber, and it was extremely toxic.
However, it was automatically resolved by Zhao Zheng's hundred poison immunity physique.
"Yes!" "Thank you for your trouble, dear minister." Zhao Zheng nodded.”
At this moment, Zhao Zheng was actually a little afraid. After the assassin took poison to commit suicide yesterday, the miserable appearance of bleeding from his seven orifices had been imprinted in Zhao Zheng's mind.
Fortunately, he had chosen the reward of being immune to poison. Otherwise, he would not have been able to pass this stage.
The Imperial Physician had just left when the Empress came to Zhao Zheng's side. She looked at the bandaged wound on Zhao Zheng's leg with heartache.
Seeing Xiao Yuzhen's guilty expression, Zhao Zheng smiled and comforted her,""The imperial physician said that it was only a superficial wound. Yuzhen, you don't have to worry and blame yourself.”
Xiao Yuzhen nodded, but the guilt in her eyes couldn't be erased.
Zhao Zheng sighed. He knew that it was useless to say more, so he changed the topic.
"Did you find any clues from the Imperial Bureau?”
Xiao Yuzhen said in a low mood,""I only found a few female officials. They said that the traitor gave them money and asked them to help transfer them into the Palace of Earthly Tranquility. They were just greedy for money for a moment.”
Although Xiao Yuzhen spoke calmly, Zhao Zheng knew that the entire Shanggong Bureau was in a bloody mess.
Everyone in the harem now knew that the Empress, who was usually very polite to everyone, actually had thunderous methods.
Zhao Zheng would only be happy about Xiao Yuzhen's change, so he naturally wouldn't say anything.
Seeing that Xiao Yuzhen was in low spirits, Zhao Zheng comforted her again,"It's fine if we can't find any evidence. Those who want to harm me are just those people. Regardless of whether there's evidence or not, I will take care of them!”
Zhao Zheng wasn't bragging, but he had already thought of a way to deal with Li Yan. He was just waiting for the right time to kill Li Yan!
Next.
The husband and wife chatted for a while before having lunch together.
In the afternoon, the medicine was delivered.
Before Zhao Zheng could take the medicine, Xiao Yuzhen ordered someone to bring a cat from the palace and fed it the medicine.
After the assassination, Xiao Yuzhen was very cautious about Zhao Zheng's food.
During lunch, he also tested the poison on a cat.
Yes, it was a cat.
Xiao Yuzhen seemed to hate cats now…
After a while, the cat didn't seem to have any abnormalities. It just looked very excited and kept rubbing against the eunuch's leg." Meow! Meow!" She shouted.
Only then did Xiao Yuzhen relax.
However, just as Zhao Zheng was about to use the medicine, he was stopped by Feng Zhong.
"Emperor, please wait a moment. Can you let this old servant see the prescription?”
Zhao Zheng was speechless.
He felt that the two most important people around him had become a little paranoid because of the assassination.
Before Zhao Zheng could say anything, Xiao Yuzhen asked nervously,"Manager Feng, is there a problem with this medicine? However, the cat seemed to be fine.”
"I'm not sure either. I hope I'm overthinking things," said Feng Zhong.”
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