Situ Lingyan came and left quickly. After informing An Ruyi of Wang Shao's death, he left the General Manor.
He had not come to the General's Estate to denounce her. He only wanted to test An Ruyi's reaction and see if she knew of Lin Ji's existence because he had to report this matter accurately to the Crown Prince.
As for whether An Ruyi knew or not, it did not matter to him. So what if she knew or not? Would he dare to touch the General's Estate under the protection of a sword grandmaster?
Don't joke around. He still wanted to live for another two years.
" Grandmaster Chen, please go to the Crown Prince and report this to him. Tell him that Wang Shao was killed by a sword grandmaster who was secretly protecting General Manor. This person is not from the Exterminating Sword Sect…"
Situ Lingyan explained to Chen Jingsheng. This was also the Crown Prince's man and was sent by the Crown Prince to protect him. Usually, Chen Jingsheng would be the one to deliver the message.
"Brother Situ, is there a need to alert the Crown Prince?”
Chen Jingsheng asked.
"If it was an ordinary grandmaster, there would naturally be no need to alarm the Crown Prince. However, if it involves a great grandmaster, we have to report it to the Crown Prince.”
"I understand."
……
In the front hall of General Manor.
An Ruyi frowned deeply. Although Situ Lingyan did not cause trouble for the General Manor, he had brought her all kinds of questions. Why was Wang Shao killed? Why would there be a sword grandmaster secretly protecting the General's Estate? Who was this grandmaster of the sword called Lin Ji?
The more An Ruyi thought about it, the more confused she became. She did not suspect that Lin Ji had killed Wang Shao to frame the General Manor. If he really wanted to harm the General Manor, was there a need to use such a small trick?
She just didn't understand why this sword grandmaster wanted to protect General Manor. No matter if it was in the past or now, General Manor was not qualified to be protected by a sword grandmaster in secret. What did he want?
At this moment, Ji Ling walked in.
"Ji Ling, come here."
An Ruyi called Ji Ling to her side and told her about Wang Shao's murder.
"Sword Dao Grandmaster?"
After hearing this, Ji Ling deliberately revealed a surprised expression. He pondered for a moment and said,"Sister An, could this be Shen Wansan's men?”
It was not the right time yet. He could not expose his identity as Lin Ji, or else it would be meaningless to arrange this identity.
"Why do you think they are Shen Wansan's men?”
An Ruyi asked. She had actually thought of this possibility, but she could not find a reason. After all, she and Shen Wansan did not have any other relationship other than some business dealings. Moreover, Shen Wansan had been deliberately avoiding her and keeping a distance from her all these years. Therefore, her relationship with Shen Wansan had faded a lot. Under such circumstances, what reason did Shen Wansan have to send a martial grandmaster to protect the General's Estate?
"Because I heard that Shen Wansan has always been a loyal person. He has always taken care of his friends, especially his old friends. Sister An, you are a friend he made when he first got rich. It is understandable that he took care of you when the General's Estate was in danger.”
Ji Ling said the reason he had thought of in advance.
In fact, even without Ji Ling's reminder, An Ruyi would soon find out that this matter was related to Shen Wansan. After all, Yang Guo had caused such a huge commotion in the Imperial City. Anyone would think that it was Shen Wansan's doing.
"You mean that Shen Wansan predicted that there would be a crisis in General Manor, so he sent a Great Grandmaster to protect him in secret. Killing Wang Shao was just a coincidence?”
Hearing Ji Ling's words, An Ruyi immediately understood the situation. She had originally thought that this Great Grandmaster had been secretly protecting Wang Shao. Otherwise, how could Wang Shao have been killed not long after leaving the General's Estate? Now, it seemed that this Great Grandmaster had most likely arrived today. He had just arrived at the General's Estate one step ahead of Wang Shao and had hidden in the dark without showing his face.
"Not bad."
Ji Ling nodded.
"I see. I didn't expect Shen Wansan to help the General's Estate at this time.”
An Ruyi revealed a smile. At this juncture, it was undoubtedly great news that Shen Wansan could support the General's Estate. The deterrence of the richest man in Great Yan was enough to deter all the villains.
"Sister An, let me repay you.”
Ji Ling said with a smile. Once this matter was out, rumors would probably spread between Shen Wansan and An Ruyi again. He could not let An Ruyi suffer from the rumors again.
Upon hearing this, An Ruyi immediately understood.""Don't tell me you want to join the Treasure Gathering Pavilion?"
Ji Ling nodded with a smile, his eyes shining brightly."Borrowing power always has to have a head. I think Treasure Trove Pavilion should be qualified to be this head, right?”
……
Imperial City, Eastern Palace backyard.
Under a pavilion, Crown Prince Hongye was playing chess with Crown Princess Murong Shu.
Beside the two, Wang Qi, who was dressed in general robes, was kneeling on the ground. He told them the truth about how Wang Shao was killed and how Shen Wansan had sent a Great Grandmaster to deliver a coffin to the Wang family.
"Your Highness, this person is simply condescending and arrogant to the extreme! At that time, I had no choice but to mention Your Highness's name to intimidate him, but this person didn't care at all. He even shamelessly asked me to ask Your Highness for reinforcements to train his fists…"
Listening to Wang Qi's emotional accusation, Crown Prince Hong Ye's expression did not change at all. He did not even look away from the chessboard. After Wang Qi finished speaking, he asked indifferently,"General Wang, is there anything wrong with this matter?”
"Your Highness is wise, this lowly subject does not dare to say half a word! If it wasn't for this person being arrogant and daring to look down on Your Highness 'dignity, this lowly subject would never dare to disturb Your Highness with such a trivial family matter.”
Wang Qi said confidently.
Hong Ye narrowed his eyes and said calmly,""I understand. You may leave.”
"Your humble subject obeys!"
Wang Qi did not dare to say anything more. He bowed to Hong Ye and retreated.
Pa!
Wang Qi had just left when Hong Ye crushed the chess piece in his hand with two fingers. He said with a gloomy face,""Shen Wansan, how dare you look down on me! Did he think that just because he had some power, he could stand up to the Imperial Family?”
"Xun Huo, send two men to teach Shen Wansan a lesson. If he dares to offend me, I will let him know…"
Just as Hong Ye was speaking, a middle-aged eunuch walked in quickly and reported to Hong Ye,"" Your Highness, there's an urgent report from Sifang City. General Wang Qi's son, Wang Shao, was killed on the streets of Sifang City. The killer was a grandmaster of swordsmanship named Lin Ji. According to Situ Lingyan, this person is not from the Extinction Sword Sect, which once shook Qingzhou. In addition, this grandmaster of swordsmanship is still at the scene..."
"What?"
After hearing the middle-aged eunuch's report, Hong Ye's expression froze. He asked in disbelief,""Was Wang Shao really killed by a grandmaster of the sword?”
"Absolutely!"
Hong Ye was silent for a moment. After a moment, he waved his hand and said,"I understand. You may leave.”
"Your Highness, do you need more people?”
Xun Huo asked Hong Ye respectfully after the middle-aged eunuch left.
Hong Ye's expression changed. In the end, he sighed helplessly."Forget it, let's pretend that this matter never happened.”
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