mtl008 Chapter 265 Sowing discord
Chapter 265 Sowing discord
Seeing that they all pursed their lips and remained silent, it was obvious that they could not accept it. The princess spoke for the emperor, who they had always regarded as an enemy.
Although Shen Yu was annoyed to explain, he didn't want to disappoint them, so he started to explain, "I understand your hatred for the emperor. I'm not defending him, but as intelligence workers, we shouldn't look at evidence with personal emotions! We should focus on the facts and make inferences based on the clues in front of us."
"I didn't say that the emperor didn't want to kill us, nor did I say that he didn't want to annex Zhuocheng, nor did I say that he didn't kill us. I just don't understand why he was so casual when he could have done better."
She really didn't understand. You said he liked Lu Yingxing very much, but she couldn't tell. If you said he hated him, he didn't kill him... It seemed like the emperor was teasing a cat?
Shen Yu stood up and walked while thinking, "Suppose... If I were the emperor twelve years ago, and I had the eight-year-old Lu Yingxing as a card, how would I play it? You should know the situation better than me, right? The old Prince Zhuo died in battle, the princess committed suicide for love, and Zhuo City was leaderless... At that time, the prince was just an eight-year-old child. Would it be difficult for me to find someone to kill him and then take over Zhuo City in the name of the emperor? Why did I go to so much trouble to keep him by my side?"
"Or you would say, I will fatten the sheep before slaughtering them? But do you really think that Tongtian Tower can hide from him? Don't forget that he is the emperor. He has people and money. Since he is so afraid of Prince Zhuo's Mansion, is it difficult for him to find a dragon guard to follow any major figure in the palace around the clock?"
Her words obviously made everyone's expressions relax, but she didn't care and continued:
"The most important thing is that the emperor raised him for twelve years, until he grew his own wings, and even knew that getting married was the only condition for him to inherit Zhuocheng and leave, so why did he still abandon him to succession?"
Shen Yu glanced at everyone, "Even if you let him marry, why not give him a marriage with one of our own? I think, in the whole Luocheng, I should be the one who is least suitable to marry Lu Yingxing? Shen Nian is apparently the emperor's confidant, but don't forget that Shen Nian is the enemy who killed my mother..."
"Also, I always thought that no one knew my identity as Yu Ling, but now it seems that this may not be the case. Suppose the emperor knew about my situation long ago, why would he marry me to the prince? I am afraid that with my ability, I am the most suitable princess for Zhuo Cheng in the entire Luo City, right? So what do you think he wants?"
Everyone present was finally stumped by her question. Yes, what exactly did he want?
"So... he is not actually our enemy?" Wu Liu was annoyed by her and asked directly.
"So... he has always been showing mercy to us?" Mu Yi said awkwardly.
Shen Yu's heart skipped a beat. Damn it! Could it be that he was doubting his own abilities? !
"Of course not. He is serious every time he takes action. Don't underestimate yourselves. Every crisis resolved in the palace is the result of your joint efforts! I just find it strange. Why would the emperor give the prince time to grow? What he did seems to be casual, that kind of... just killing people at random? It's better if you die, but I don't care if you don't die... It has nothing to do with your abilities, really! I just don't understand and find it very strange..."
"It's very strange! But as far as I know, the emperor has indeed been attacking us..." Wu Zhong looked at the papers in his hand thoughtfully, "Unless, he has other concerns..."
Huh? Shen Yu didn't expect this!
Wu Zhong saw her nervous look as if she had done something wrong, and shook his head in amusement. He understood what the princess meant. Indeed, he had never thought about it in this way. This was a completely new angle, but... "Let's get back to the old question for now. Where is the second prince?"
"Also, who is behind the Ou family?" Wu Chen asked.
Although Shen Yu hoped that the Ou family would remain loyal to the royal family of the previous dynasty, she would definitely be happy to see the dog emperor suffer a setback, so she decided to meet the man.
She took Guyu and Wusu, who was left behind in the final fight, to the place where they were imprisoned.
Apart from anything else, she was quite interested in the fact that a well-known bully actually had a martial arts master under his command...
"Master, our people failed!"
The man paused as he was about to write, and the ink spread, ruining the entire painting. However, a happy smile appeared on his face, as if he didn't feel any pain at all for this painting which took him most of the day to create.
He walked to the window and looked at the sparkling lake not far away. The lake water was like a mirror, quietly reflecting the blue sky.
"Whose person?"
"The princess's."
"Ah……"
He smiled slightly, and his smile seemed to contain some more meaningful expectations, "Soon..."
Shen Yu was taken to a wardrobe in a utility room. When the door of the wardrobe was opened, there was a passage leading downwards hidden inside. She couldn't help but give Mr. Wu a thumbs up!
The candlelight flickered, and the elongated shadows were reflected on the walls of the corridor. The closer I got, the clearer I could hear the baby crying.
"Still not telling? I'm not sure how long he can last?"
At the end of the corridor was an open space of about 20 square meters, surrounded by a circle of cells. Only a few figures could be vaguely seen lying or reclining in three of the cells. A man in black was chained and hung on the rack in the middle. He did not have as many scars as one would imagine. Not far from him, on the ground, there was a woman with her hands and feet tied up, holding a baby in her arms.
The man glared at the interrogator in front of him fiercely and said, "I didn't expect that Prince Zhuo's subordinates would be so ruthless in taking advantage of young children. It seems that the prince's usual gentlemanly humility is all an act. But you should not have asked your princess for her opinion when you treat women and children like this... Am I right, Princess Zhuo?" As he spoke, his eyes passed over the man in front of him and looked provocatively at Shen Yu who was approaching from behind.
"Hey~ You still know me?" She immediately became interested. Isn't this person from the Ou family?
"Greetings, Princess!" The interrogator was a secret agent, and he couldn't help feeling a little nervous after hearing the man's words.
Shen Yu waved her hands, glanced at the woman on the ground who was looking at her with pleading eyes, and the baby who was sucking his fingers, and finally looked at this so-called master, "But you are wrong about one thing, this is a prison cell, there is no distinction between age and gender, you are all just prisoners, or do you prefer to be called captives?"
She narrowed her eyes, "Moreover...you, this uncle, tried to sow discord with a weak girl like me right away. It seems that our interrogation brother is too kind..."