[Apologize to everyone first. Yesterday I was so excited that I changed the chapters to the total number of chapters. As a result, I found that the catalog column was unbalanced and it was very ugly, so I had to change it back. This is Lao Gao’s fault, please forgive me]

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Although Pei Minqiu did not want the assassination to spread, the paper could not contain the fire. The news that the Princess Chu and the Prince were assassinated at Anjin Temple was still like the wind, and it spread throughout Taiyuan City in one morning.

This news not only shocked the whole city, but also made the court extremely nervous. The King of Chu was fighting in Hebei, but the Princess of Chu was assassinated in Taiyuan. The princess and prince's lives were almost lost, which made the Five Prime Ministers feel unable to explain to the King of Chu.

They immediately ordered the closing of Taiyuan city gates, inns, brothels, temples and other public places, and all outsiders must check their identities one by one.

The military was even more angry. They ignored the orders of Ziwei Pavilion. Taiyuan garrison Xie Yingdeng and deputy general Ma Shao jointly ordered the city to be searched. A team of soldiers began to search from house to house. The soldiers were angry and made Taiyuan City uneasy. All those who resisted and those who had suspicious behavior were arrested and questioned. In one afternoon, nearly 3,000 people were arrested into the military camp.

This was undoubtedly a bit too much. Wei Zheng, the Huangmen Minister, went to negotiate with the military under the order of Ziwei Pavilion, asking them to stop searching and release the arrested people back. Unexpectedly, Ma Shao, who had a stubborn personality, not only refused at the beginning, but also ordered people to drive Wei Zheng out of the military camp.

As a last resort, after discussing, the Five Prime Ministers had to send someone to ask for help from the Princess Chu.

At dusk, hundreds of guards guarding the Princess Chu's carriages were parked in front of the gate of the military camp in the north of the city. The military camp was located north of Taiyuan City, close to the north gate, covering an area of ​​200 acres and stationed with 10,000 troops.

A guard ran forward and whispered to the gatekeeper: "The Princess Chu is here, please come to see General Xie and General Ma immediately!"

The soldiers did not dare to neglect and immediately rushed to the barracks to report.

Pei Minqiu was sitting in the carriage. The morning assassination made her not completely calm down. This was the most thrilling time in her life. She never thought she would be assassinated. She was kind to others and treated everyone kindly, but the god of death kept visiting her.

Pei Minqiu also knew that they were not Pei Minqiu, but the Princess of Chu, and Yang Yuanqing's wife and children. If Yang Yuanqing was guilty, he would be punished by God. Then he was willing to bear the punishment for him. But it had nothing to do with the child.

When Pei Minqiu thought that the assassin's first sword actually stabbed his son, an innocent seven-year-old child, the anger in his heart was hard to suppress.

She wants to find out the murderer behind the scenes. She wants to ask him, how would he feel if he killed his young son?

Pei Minqiu was also full of gratitude. This gratitude was for Chu Chen. If she hadn't taken the initiative twice, her and her son's lives would have been left in Anjin Temple. When she knew life and death, she suddenly realized that the care of family affection surpassed all power and interests.

This emotion that can only be felt on the edge of life makes her heart full of human kindness. If the assassin really wants to avenge his relatives, perhaps she can convince her husband and spare him if she dies, she will no longer want to leave hatred to her son.

Pei Minqiu was uneasy. At this time, the gate of the military camp opened. Xie Yingdeng and Ma Shao walked out of the camp quickly and stepped forward to bow. "I am not aware of Xie Yingdeng, Ma Shao will meet the princess!"

Pei Minqiu ordered softly in the car: "Please exempt the gifts, two generals."

Xie Yingdeng and Ma Shao were filled with guilt. It was their poor guard that caused the princess and prince to be almost assassinated. Xie Yingdeng said ashamed: "It was the dereliction of duty of the Huyi. It caused the princess to be frightened in Anjin Temple. Huyi will apologize to the general manager."

"General Xie. The morning matter has nothing to do with you, no one has any responsibility. Please don't blame yourself. I have no intention of blaming you. I came to the military camp for something else."

After pausing, Pei Minqiu said again: "I will never interfere in military affairs, nor in government affairs, because this time it has something to do with me. General Xie, I hope you can stop searching the whole city and release all the arrested people. Is it OK?"

Pei Minqiu spoke softly. Although it was a tone of negotiation, her words as a princess made people feel a majesty that she dared not refuse. Xie Yingdeng hurriedly said: "Of course there is no problem, but Bei Zhi feels that the assassin's behind-the-scenes master is likely to be among these people. Is it too cheap to let them go like this?"

Pei Minqiu sighed, "General Xie would rather kill three thousand people by mistake than let one person go? Now there are countless people in Taiyuan City pointing at my backbone and cursing, and the reputation of the prince. Have General Xie considered it? I believe your general manager does not agree with doing this."

Sweat beads oozing from Xie Yingdeng's forehead. He really didn't expect this. He realized that he had caused trouble, which was damaging the princess' reputation. He hurriedly said: "I know my mistake, let me release you immediately!"

He immediately turned around and ordered, "Tell me my order and let everyone go immediately, and order all the brothers to return to the camp and stop searching!"

When the order was passed, Xie Yingdeng said even more frightened: "This is a humble position and ignorance, and I beg the princess for forgiveness!"

Pei Minqiu smiled slightly, "General Xie can think about it for me. I am grateful, so why would you blame General Xie? Then I won't bother General Xie and General Ma, so I will say goodbye first."

Xie Yingdeng and Ma Shao saluted together, "Give me a greeting to the princess!"

The carriage started, and the guards guarded the carriage gradually faded away. Xie Yingdeng sighed, "The princess is tolerant and generous, kind-hearted, and she really treats the world with her mother!"

Ma Shao also sighed: "The army respects the princess very much. Not only is her tolerance and generosity, but more importantly, if the brothers encounter misfortunes at home, she will do her best to help. It has been like this for so many years, and everyone has a scale in their hearts!"

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The next morning, the Taiyuan city gate opened and became as usual again, as if nothing had happened, and everyone began to live a peaceful life again.

However, the discussion on the assassination of the princess did not subside. At this time, everyone no longer discussed the assassination itself, but was discussing who was the murderer behind the scenes?

Perhaps because of the dull life, this case involves all kinds of attractive elements such as the "princess, princess, assassination case". Therefore, its popularity is even higher than the "Su Wei's concubine" incident, which has attracted heated discussions throughout the city. Who is the murderer behind the scenes, and various statements emerge one after another.

There is a very famous wine shop near the west gate of Taiyuan City, called the "Sanjin wine shop". It has a history of at least two hundred years. It has been burned by war several times and has been rebuilt repeatedly. It enjoys a high reputation among the diners in Taiyuan City, and has a large number of customers almost every day.

At noon that day, the Sanjin diner was full of customers as before. The three floors were filled with diners, loud and laughter came one after another. In a seat by the window on the second floor, there were two old men, both about sixty years old, one was slightly fat, the rosacea on his face was quite eye-catching, and the other was thin and vigorous, with a gleam in his eyes.

These two are ordinary drinkers and have no special background. The topic they are talking about is the hottest thing in Taiyuan City at present, the princess assassination case.

This is a topic that everyone is talking about, from ministers and ministers to husbands and vendors. The levels and opinions are also different. Perhaps because these two people are a little older, their opinions are a little deeper than others.

"Brother Xiao, I think this assassination is quite strange. Didn't you notice it?" The old man rosacea drank all the wine, narrowed his eyes and smiled strangely.

The old man's surname is Xiao. He once served as a prefect in Northern Qi. He had a lot of assets in his family. Although he was already a civilian, his words, behavior and expression still maintained the official style of decades ago.

"Brother Liu, everything becomes strange to you. Let's talk about it. What's wrong with the assassination case?" Old Man Xiao asked slowly, stroking his beard.

The old rosacea looked at both sides and lowered his voice, "Think about it, if the princess and prince are stabbed, who will be the biggest beneficiaries?"

Old Man Xiao frowned slightly, "Are you talking about Concubine Zhang?"

He immediately shook his head, "Impossible, Concubine Zhang saved the princess and the prince. Besides, Concubine Zhang's background is the Shen family. The Shen family does not have such great ability in Taiyuan. This is not their territory."

"There is no possibility or impossible in everything. I think it is possible as long as there is a relationship of interest. However, this assassination may not be done by Concubine Zhang. I think there is someone else."

Old Master Xiao drank a glass of wine and laughed, "You! You think too much. King Chu has been circulating in the battlefield and officialdom for twenty years, and countless people have died at his hands. Western Turkic Khan, He Ruobi, Guanlong nobles, Tang Dynasty, Dou Jiande, etc., and even Li Mi and Wang Shichong and others are all possible to start, but you only think about your own people, because your mind is too narrow."

"Although that's the case, have you ever thought about it? The assassin knew the princess' habits. He knew that she was going to Anjin Temple, but he was ambushed in advance, and the third assassin was not caught. Don't you think it can only be done by insiders?"

Old Master Xiao narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, stared at the other party and said, "I think you should have received some news, have you received the news from the court?"

The old man from Rosacea laughed, "You old fox, really can't hide it from you, okay! I'll tell you the truth. I did get some news from the court. This may be related to the internal strife in Ziwei Pavilion."

Old Master Xiao was excited. This was the news he wanted to hear. He straightened his waist and said hurriedly: "Tell me quickly, what's going on?"

The old man of Rosacea dared not say loudly. He leaned forward and lowered his voice and whispered: "There are many senior officials in the court that speculated that this matter may be related to the struggle between Pei and Wang families."

Old Master Xiao was shocked and took a breath of air conditioning, "You mean, was this done by the Wang family?"

The old man with rosacea nodded and whispered: "Don't spread it, just have a clear idea in your heart. This was revealed by Su Xiangguo. He said he was leaking when he was drinking last night."

Old man Xiao nodded slowly. If this is the case, things will be complicated.

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