Chapter 74: Do Not Disturb!
""Then, why would your fifth older brother want to kill me""How am I supposed to know. Hey, let me ask you first, how are you doing You haven't answered my question yet.""What did you ask""!!! I told...Su Wenhao respectfully received the letter and opened it. "How could this be!"
Su Wenhao crumpled the letter in his hand, his knuckles turning white with tension...
"Master Wenhao, this matter is no small thing. You must handle it carefully." The head of the Su family put down his teacup and walked out of the study.
"Yes, Father!" Su Wenhao respectfully sent the head of the Su family out of the study and then closed the door tightly.
No one knows what he was thinking inside, no one knows what he did inside.
Two hours later, Su Wenhao, in a fine brocade robe, opened the door to his study.
"Master..." Huai Ping looked at Su Wenhao's face and called out to him cautiously.
"Prepare the carriage!" Su Wenhao's face was devoid of its usual gentle smile.
"Young Master, where are you going" Huai Ping looked at Su Wenhao with concern.
"Wufu Wangfu!" Su Wenhao touched the box he was holding in his arms.
"Master... this..."
"This young master knows his own limits, you go prepare the carriage."
"That… Huai Ping and Gongzi went together…"
When Su Wenhao nodded, Huai Ping quickly prepared a carriage.
"Did you know The Fifth King was stabbed last night!"
"What How is that possible! The Fifth Prince's status is so high, who would dare to assassinate him"
"This is hard to say for sure. It could be a prince, or a minister, or perhaps someone from the martial arts world"
"Don't talk nonsense. The Fifth Prince is the God of War of our Rui Tian Dynasty. No one dares to provoke him, let alone... Besides, the Fifth Prince's martial arts skills are so high, who could possibly assassinate him"
"You still don't believe it Didn't you see the commotion at the Prime Minister's residence yesterday"
"Such a lively scene, everyone went…"
"Remember the girl in the carriage"
"Remember, that's all I have. No face…"
"I heard she was murdered yesterday..."
"What! No way Wasn't she in the Fifth Prince's carriage The Fifth Prince is so skilled in martial arts, how could she be killed Could it be that the Fifth Prince was injured too"
"I don't know, I heard she was saving the Fifth Prince..."
"No, no, no, I heard it was the Fifth Prince who refused to save her, watching her die..."
Nonsense, how could the Fifth Prince be that kind of person… I heard she herself ran into the assassin’s blade and was killed…
"Who would believe that Who in their right mind would bump into a knife's edge"
Maybe it was chaotic at the time Or maybe someone pushed her while they were fighting, and she accidentally bumped into him...
"You know, that makes a lot of sense..."
"That's it!"
"But doesn't the Fifth Prince's Manor have a divine physician"
"Don't you know that The Imperial Physician of the Fifth Prince's Manor only treats the Fifth Prince, no one else! Not even the Emperor!"
"Huh Then that girl is doomed... You think the Fifth Prince would let a Divine Doctor treat her"
"That's hard to say... sigh... you guys think Fifth Prince is too unlucky"
"Ah... Yeah..."
"What are you complaining about, Your Highness's life, you have it, don't you"
"I'll make you a drug addict, and you won't be allowed to touch women. What do you say"
"Hehe…"
Today, the streets were particularly crowded and bustling. News of the assassination of the Five Kings spread like snowflakes, falling into every corner of Tian Du.
Su Wenhao had heard too many similar discussions along the way...
He clutched the box in his hands, his heart racing with anxiety... He didn't know how Zixuan was doing... He didn't know if she... was still alive... It was all my fault. I shouldn't have drunk so much last night. If I hadn't drunk so much, maybe I could have made it in time to save her...
was engulfed in deep self-blame…
"Young Master, Young Master..." Huai Ping called out to Su Wenhao.
Su Wenhao let out a sigh and raised his head, his eyes filled with fatigue.
"Master, are you alright" Huai Ping looked at him with concern.
Su Wenhao didn't speak.
"Young Master, Huai Ping believes that Miss Chen is surely a blessed person with good fortune. She's so intelligent; she will surely be fine. Young Master, please don't worry too much…" Huai Ping thought to himself as he tried to comfort Su Wenhao.
Su Wenhao nodded...
Alas... Huai Ping sighed... Ever since meeting Miss Chen, Young Master has become somewhat gloomy, often staring blankly into space alone... Alas... Young Master falling for Miss Chen, whether it's fate or a twist of destiny...
A sound rang out from the carriage frame.
"Young Master, it seems we've arrived at the Fifth Prince's Manor..." Huai Ping opened the carriage door.
Su Wenhao closed his eyes for a moment.
When he opened his eyes, he was again the gentle and elegant young master of the Su family...
"Isn't this Miss Su You're here to see the Fifth Prince too" A plump official saw the carriage with the Su family crest and walked over first.
Su Wenhao smiled widely, taking in the surroundings...
One could only see carriages filling the front of the Fifth Prince's Mansion, and outside the mansion, officials were gathered. Some officials stood in groups of three or five, talking amongst themselves...
"See, Master Li..." Su Wenhao greeted the officials in front of him.
"Master Su, well met... I wonder how Master Su is doing"
My father is in good health and often talks about you to the renowned writer...
"Hahaha, it's rare for Mr. Su to think of me. I'll go to the Su Mansion to have tea with Mr. Su another day…"
My father recently obtained a batch of good tea and has been eager to share it with someone. If you wouldn't mind, perhaps on a day when you are free, I could have some sent over to you. I hope you will enjoy it... Su Wenhao smiled and nodded.
Other officials, seeing the benefits that the corpulent official received from Su Wenhao, also flocked over to chat with him familiarly. Su Wenhao smiled and responded calmly and gracefully to each of them one by one.
"Sir Su, are you also here today to visit the Fifth Prince I advise you, it's best not to go..."
As soon as these words were spoken, they received a lot of agreement.
"Yes, yes, Young Master Su, you still shouldn't go…"
"Why is that" Su Wenhao was still smiling gently....
Today, the Fifth Prince claimed to be ill and did not attend the morning court. The Emperor sent someone to deliver nourishing soup to the Fifth Prince, but the Fifth Prince did not allow anyone in...
"Oh" Su Wenhao raised an eyebrow.
"Master Su doesn't believe me Look at the man in yellow and red clothes at the door! He is Huang Gonggong, the emperor's favorite eunuch... The one talking to him is the steward of the prince's mansion..."
Su Wenhao looked up and saw Huang Gonggong holding a feather duster talking to the steward of the Five King's Mansion at the gate...
"The Prime Minister presumes that Master Su is acquainted with the Duke. He has requested an audience many times, but still hasn't received a summons from the Fifth Prince…"
On the other side, Su Wenhao saw Minister Murong wiping sweat from his brow with a smile beside him...
"The Prime Minister didn't go in..." Su Wenhao uttered these words faintly...
"Not at all, Young Master Su, you may not know, today the Emperor ordered the removal of Liu, who was in charge of Kyoto's security..."
"Yes, the Emperor was furious this morning and had quite a few people executed..."
"Today, even the Prime Minister was scolded by the Emperor..."
Those officials, each chattering away, told Su Wenhao all the first-hand information they had...
Su Wenhao smiled and nodded, occasionally responding with a "hmm," indicating that he was listening attentively.
But after listening for a long time, he still didn't hear anything about Chen Zixuan. Su Wenhao was getting impatient...
It's not really their fault that these officials couldn't get any intel from the Fifth Prince's manor. After all, it was more impenetrable than Fort Knox! Planting a spy in the Fifth Prince's mansion would be a feat of engineering...
"Gentlemen, thank you all. Wei Ping..." Su Wenhao motioned for Wei Ping to distribute some small gifts prepared in the carriage to the ministers.
"How could this be..." Those ministers said so with their mouths, but their eyes were fixed on the carriage behind Su Wenhao, each of them rubbing their hands and waiting in place...
Su Wenhao smiled slightly: "Please forgive me for my rudeness..."
"Where, where...Young Master Su has something to attend to, we won't bother you anymore..."
"Mhm, mhm, sorry to bother you..."
Several ministers, each with a small gift, were smiling broadly at Su Wenhao.
Su Wenhao bowed, holding a box in his hand, he turned and slowly walked towards the main gate of the Fifth Prince's Mansion…d prepared to drink tea"What the!" Chen Zixuan was stunned. 。This is the king's terms 。"Ruitian Ling silently took a sip of tea, hmm, the quality of this year's tea is not bad." 。"Wow, you did that on...