kingnovel Chapter 324 1 stone 2 birds
Chapter 324 1 stone 2 birds
Chapter 324: Killing Two Birds with One Stone
When Mu Rong brought Xu Rongrong to Prince Ning's Mansion, Wu Tianxiao was changing the dressing in the room, and Mu Qianyin was wiping his wound with a frown.
When the woman stabbed with the dagger, Mu Rong used his internal energy to reduce her force, so when the dagger pierced Wu Tianxiao's shoulder again, the blade was long but not deep.
In addition, after staying overnight in the palace and the emergency stitches by the imperial physician, the wound has obviously healed a lot today.
But when changing the dressing, it is still inevitable to be a little shocking.
Wu Tianxiao didn't take it seriously. When he was a teenager, he even felt envious when he saw the scars on Mu Rong's body. He felt that although they were both royal children, Mu Rong had some marks of manliness and fortitude.
Now, I have it too...but others don't think so.
Mu Rong said coldly, "I clearly deflected the woman's dagger, so why did Third Brother bother to get close to her and take the blow for nothing?"
After he finished speaking, Mu Qianyin, who was bandaging Wu Tianxiao's wound, couldn't help but shake her hands.
Then he continued to treat the wound as if nothing had happened, just pursed his thin lips, and the sadness on his face faded a little.
Xu Rongrong saw this from the side... It seems that His Royal Highness Prince Ning was injured in the palace last night, and he had taken the initiative to hide it from Sister Mu. Now that Mu Rong has pointed it out, I'm afraid His Royal Highness will have to stay alone in the empty room tonight.
Wu Tianxiao naturally knew this as well. He glared at Mu Rong helplessly, and then explained to Mu Qianyin: "That man splashed dirty water on me. If there was no blood at that time, the palace might have settled the matter peacefully for the sake of the royal family's reputation, leaving me with no way to defend myself and carrying the stain... If that were the case, how could I hold my head up in the royal family in the future?" After all, compared to the assassination of the prince, the assassination of the prince was much more serious, and the results of the handling were also completely different.
After saying this, he looked at Mu Qianyin who was silent beside him and added, "Besides, I was the one who did what happened last night. I know how to control my hands. This injury only looks serious, but it's not serious."
Mu Qianyin applied the last circle of gauze, stood up silently, turned around and left.
"Yinyin!" Wu Tianxiao was anxious and quickly grabbed her.
Mu Qianyin was angry, so she naturally didn't want to care and just wanted to break free.
result……
Wu Tianxiao kept saying "ouch" with an expression of unbearable pain.
Mu Qianyin didn't dare to move again.
Xu Rongrong watched this and secretly laughed. She had never expected that Prince Ning, who usually looked stern, would act like a spoiled child when he met Sister Mu.
She watched with gusto, and Mu Rong beside her felt suffocated: Didn't he also play the victim? Why didn't she show any mercy?
With someone nearby, Mu Qianyin was already furious, but now she could no longer endure it: "Brother Rong and Sister Rong came here late at night just to see how you act and act like a spoiled brat?
Wu Tianxiao let go: "Then don't leave."
Mu Qianyin: “…”
Seeing that Mu Qianyin no longer resisted, Wu Tianxiao put on a serious expression. He looked at Wu Tianxiao and said, "Come to think of it, Rong Ge'er, you said a few days ago that everything had been arranged in the palace. Are you referring to the captain of the imperial guards?"
Compared to his own assassination, the assassin's suicide last night was the most troubling thing for him. Fortunately, the captain of the guards' precise strike not only prevented the woman from committing suicide, but also saved him from a fate of being unable to defend himself. It was a clever arrangement.
Mu Rong nodded. "I was worried that someone in the palace would secretly attack my third brother before or after the celebration banquet, so I entrusted Chu He to protect him. He serves in the Imperial Guards, so he's the most suitable person to take on this task."
"Is he also one of your subordinates? Why haven't you mentioned him before?"
When Chu He went to southern Xinjiang, Wu Tianxiao happened to go to the border, so the two did not know each other.
In addition, Wu Tianxiao had never thought of vying for the Eastern Palace before, so he had no intention of making friends with the Imperial Guards who were in charge of the security of the Imperial Palace and the Eastern Palace. Except for the commander of the Imperial Guards, he couldn't even remember the names of others.
Mu Rong smiled and shook his head. "He's not one of my subordinates, but one of Rongrong's men. Rongrong helped him when he was in trouble and brought him into the Xu Mansion to serve as a bodyguard. Last year, when we went to Jiangnan, he was always by Rongrong's side, diligently guarding her. His skills are quite good, second only to Mu Ai among those I've met. And in the case of the Crown Prince's manor, he entered the palace as a witness, and Your Majesty, seeing his skills, kept him."
"So it was Sister Rong's person." Wu Tianxiao said with a smile, "I really have to thank you for this. If that woman had really committed suicide, I would have no way to explain it even if I had a mouth all over my body."
Xu Rongrong hurriedly said that she was not worthy of it.
Mu Qianyin sneered at the side and said, "If you had known there was such a master, you should have stabbed him a few more times. Anyway, your men are well-mannered and won't die."
Wu Tianxiao: "..."
Seeing that the situation was becoming somewhat awkward, Xu Rongrong could no longer stand by and watched the drama unfold. She took Mu Qianyin's hand and said, "Sister Mu, please don't be angry. Your Highness must be helpless. After all, the person behind this matter is hiding deeply. If Your Highness doesn't use a self-torture tactic, it will be difficult to force her to reveal herself."
"The person behind the scenes? Could it be that the person behind the scenes is not Concubine Shu?" Mu Qianyin was puzzled.
"On the surface, it's indeed Concubine Shu who has benefited the most and seems most like the person behind the scenes," Xu Rongrong said with a smile. "Although the Second Prince previously fell from favor with the Emperor due to his failed attempt to frame the Crown Prince, compared to the human trafficking incident at the Crown Prince's Royal Farm, the Second Prince's crimes pale in comparison to the deposed Crown Prince. If His Royal Highness Prince Ning is brought down this time, with Concubine Shu's influence within the palace and the capital, the Second Prince does have a chance of regaining his position."
Mu Qianyin heard this and said, "Don't you think so, Sister Rong?"
Xu Rongrong nodded. "If that were the case, why would Concubine Shu personally arrange for the assassin to come in? She acted so directly, isn't she afraid that His Majesty would see through her?"
Although Mu Qianyin was straightforward and not good at scheming, she now understood: "Exactly. Such a straightforward tactic would be seen through not only by His Majesty, but also by the royal family. Everyone would suspect that what happened last night was Concubine Shu's attempt to frame Tian Xiao in order to restore the Second Prince to his position!"
"Sister Mu is right. Following Sister Mu's line of thought, if the assassin had succeeded in committing suicide last night, both Concubine Shu and His Royal Highness Prince Ning would have been unable to defend themselves."
"Yes, yes... My father will think that Concubine Shu is plotting for the Second Prince. What he hates most is the infighting among the princes. In this case, it will be impossible for Concubine Shu and the Second Prince to regain favor. On the other hand, the woman committed suicide in public. Without any evidence, it is difficult for Tian Xiao to prove his innocence. It is inevitable that he has fallen into inferiority in the eyes of my father. Among the other princes, the Fourth Prince has attracted a lot of criticism due to the scandal, and he has no support from his mother's family. The remaining princes are still young. According to this calculation... the person who will be restored in the end will be..." Mu Qianyin was stunned.
Xu Rongrong nodded and smiled, "Yes, the ultimate beneficiary of this matter is the Crown Prince."
Mu Qianyin stood up excitedly. "So the real person behind this is the Queen! She had Concubine Shu arrange the singing and dancing, and then tried to insert that woman into the mix, just to kill two birds with one stone at last night's banquet!"
Xu Rongrong nodded: "Sister Mu is really smart, I think so too." Mu Rong's eyebrows twitched slightly: If he remembered correctly, this sentence seemed to be what he often said to Xu Rongrong.
This girl...