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Chapter 395 Didn’t catch up?

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen stared at the head of the Third Prince of the Dynasty in the box, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

Zhou Chen didn't know who killed the third prince of the dynasty, but that didn't matter.

Because of Mu Yuyan and other factors, the Great Zhou and the Imperial Dynasty cannot coexist and will eventually go to war.

Therefore, the death of the third prince of the dynasty is a good thing for the Great Zhou.

Zhou Chen was hoping someone would kill more people from the dynasty, which would weaken the dynasty's strength.

More importantly, the fact that the other party actually delivered the head of the third prince of the dynasty to him is something that makes one think deeply…

The third prince of the dynasty died shortly after leaving the Great Zhou.

Someone even sent the head of the third prince of the dynasty to the Great Zhou as a New Year's gift to the emperor of the Great Zhou.

This whole thing seems eerie and has a sinister undertone.

Zhou Chen's eyes flickered for a moment, then he glanced at the eunuchs and guards beside him; "Go to Qingfeng Palace and summon Consort Mu."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The eunuchs and guards bowed and left.

Zhou Chen returned to the dragon throne.

Even with information about the Eastern Depot, Zhou Chen didn't know much about the third prince of the dynasty.

Zhou Chen had absolutely no clue who killed the third prince of the dynasty.

However, Mu Yuyan is a member of the Mu family and lives in the imperial court, so she should know a lot about the various grudges and grievances of this third prince of the imperial court.

Therefore, Zhou Chen wanted to see if Mu Yuyan had any clues.

……

More than ten minutes later.

Led by the eunuchs and guards, Mu Yuyan entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Yu Yan greets Your Majesty."

After entering the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Mu Yuyan gave a slight bow to Zhou Chen on the dragon throne.

In the past, Mu Yuyan, with her own status and the presence of Steward Yang, wouldn't have needed to pay too much attention to Zhou Chen, the emperor of the Great Zhou.

But things are different now. The Great Zhou has four invincible half-saints whose strength is unfathomable, and even the Mu family may not be able to compare.

Therefore, Mu Yuyan no longer ignored imperial power as before, but instead showed respect to Zhou Chen on the dragon throne.

"No gift."

Zhou Chen waved his hand.

"Someone has just delivered a New Year's gift to me. Take a look."

Zhou Chen didn't waste any words and directly pointed to the gift box next to him.

"Uh?"

"New Year's gift?"

Mu Yuyan was visibly taken aback.

Someone sent Zhou Chen a New Year's gift. What did Zhou Chen ask her to come and see?
Mu Yuyan had some doubts.

But Mu Yuyan still followed Zhou Chen's direction and looked at the gift box next to her.

just.

When Mu Yuyan saw the human head inside the gift box, the head looked so familiar.

Mu Yuyan's pupils contracted involuntarily, and her expression changed drastically.

This……

Mu Yuyan thought she was seeing things and could hardly believe her eyes.

How could the box possibly contain the head of the Third Prince of the Dynasty?

but.

After confirming several times, Mu Yuyan was certain that she had not misread the contents of the box; it contained the head of the Third Prince of the Dynasty, her betrothed.

"How can this be?"

A storm raged within Mu Yuyan's heart. All along, Mu Yuyan had been trying every possible way to escape this arranged marriage, not wanting to become a victim in it.

But now, when Mu Yuyan actually saw the head of the third prince of the dynasty, the man she was to be betrothed to, placed in front of her, she was momentarily unable to believe it.

Mu Yuyan looked up at Zhou Chen on the dragon throne; "Your Majesty, this..."

Zhou Chen understood what Mu Yuyan meant.

To be honest, when Zhou Chen saw the head of the Third Prince of the Dynasty in the box, he was just as shocked and confused as Mu Yuyan.

"This was just delivered; it's said to be a New Year's gift for me."

“You are a young lady of the Mu family, so you should know everything about the dynasty, and you should also know a lot about the third prince of the dynasty.”

"So, I summoned you here to see who might be targeting the Third Prince of the Dynasty."

Zhou Chen glanced at the head of the Third Prince of the Dynasty in the box and looked at Mu Yuyan.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yuyan calmed herself down, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince has some enemies, and the other princes are also vying for power among themselves."

"But they still can't kill the Third Prince."

"As for the dynasty's enemies, they wouldn't be able to kill the Third Prince so easily."

"The Third Prince is one of the Emperor's most valued princes, everyone knows that. If the Third Prince is harmed, it will inevitably provoke the Emperor's wrath, and no one can bear the consequences. Yu Yan can't imagine who would dare to kill the Third Prince."

Mu Yuyan shook her head.

now.

Mu Yuyan felt somewhat confused.

The death of the third prince of the dynasty was a great shock to Mu Yuyan, and she was unable to calm down for a long time.

Hearing Mu Yuyan's words, Zhou Chen pondered for a moment, then waved his hand; "Then you may leave now!"

Zhou Chen didn't expect Mu Yuyan to have any clues.

Since Mu Yuyan couldn't figure it out either, they could only wait for Cao Zhengchun's news and see if he could find any clues.

Mu Yuyan nodded, said nothing more, and left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Mu Yuyan needed to return to Qingfeng Palace immediately to properly process this shocking news.

……

Not long after Mu Yuyan left the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Cao Zhengchun returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Upon seeing Cao Zhengchun return, Zhou Chen immediately asked, "How did it go?"

"Who delivered the gift box to the palace gate?"

Zhou Chen looked at Cao Zhengchun.

Cao Zhengchun immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this old servant followed the trail of the imperial guards at the palace gate to track down this person."

"But in the end, this person left the Great Zhou. This old servant chased after him all the way, but after leaving the Great Zhou, this person completely disappeared. This old servant was unable to catch up with him."

Cao Zhengchun said with a look of resentment.

Originally, Cao Zhengchun thought that by following the clues, he could catch up with this person.

However, Cao Zhengchun chased the enemy all the way to the outskirts of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but still failed to catch him.

Furthermore, all traces left by the other party have disappeared.

In the end, Cao Zhengchun could only return empty-handed, unwilling to accept defeat.

"Didn't you catch him?"

Zhou Chen's eyes flickered, showing little surprise.

Since the other party was able to kill the third prince of the dynasty and send his head as a gift to Zhou Chen, the emperor of the Great Zhou, they must be no ordinary person.

It's not surprising that Cao Zhengchun couldn't win her over.

It would be strange if Cao Zhengchun could so easily catch up with the other party and find out who sent the congratulatory gift!
"Let's take this generous gift first!"

Zhou Chen pondered for a moment, glanced at the human head in the gift box, and waved his hand, saying...

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun closed the gift box and had the eunuchs and guards take it out.

Zhou Chen's eyes flickered, and he fell into deep thought again.

(End of this chapter)