Empress in her second playthrough: Something's not right with this plot!

Ling Zuo explained.

"I encountered this person not long after I left the hunting palace last night, but our strengths were evenly matched, and neither of us could defeat the other."

For a whole day and night, I held onto him tightly.

I figured he was the last assassin; if I kept him occupied, he wouldn't be able to assassinate Prime Minister Li.

Li Yunsheng nodded, and upon hearing this, he understood the whole story.

"But you didn't expect that he wasn't the only assassin."

"I only heard about it when I returned to the hunting lodge. There were actually four assassins at the hunting grounds yesterday."

Seeing Ling Zuo's remorseful and guilty expression, Li Yunsheng waved his hand.

Even if you had been there yesterday, you could have at most stopped this person; the situation wouldn't have changed.

Who would have thought that a hunt would produce six second-rank experts?

At this point, Li Yunsheng smiled.

"If Wei Xiang and you weren't both second-rank officials, I would have thought that second-rank officials were as common as cabbages."

Ling Zuo smiled knowingly and then half-jokingly replied.

"If it's cabbage, then he has to be considered the cabbage of the State of Wei."

"Defend the country!"

Li Yunsheng's eyes instantly turned cold.

Who is your target to kill?

There were six assassins in total, two of whom were after him.

The other four are in cahoots, probably after the Empress.

The fact that the people of Wei wanted to kill the Empress made it hard for him not to think of the Wei's high-ranking officials.

The fourth brother looked at Li Yunsheng lying on the bed; it was clear that he was in charge of the room.

"To be honest, can I exchange my life for this?"

"Speak up!" Ling Zuo was furious and kicked the fourth brother in the back of the knee.

thump--

The fourth brother knelt on the ground.

"Chu, the Empress of Great Chu".

"Who sent you?"

“Huang Si, Vice Minister of War, of the State of Wei.”

"Who received you when you came to Great Chu?"

The fourth brother looked up and asked tentatively.

"Speaking out might save your life."

Wei Xiang said coldly, "Speak quickly!"

The fourth brother immediately said.

"Su Wanwan, the most famous courtesan in the capital of Chu."

Oh--

Li Yunsheng scoffed coldly: "Su Wanwan."

Wei Guo poisoned him in order to make him appear subservient and lower Wei Guo's guard.

He did not take any unusual actions, but allowed the Weiguo spies to continue their activities in the capital.

His main concern was that someone in Wei might see through his true intention in vigorously promoting the purchase of silk gauze by the Great Chu.

Otherwise, it will add many variables.

In order to allow Su Wanwan to help pass messages to Weiguo, Li Yunsheng did not place her under house arrest.

More importantly, Li Yunsheng believed that Wei Guo had already taken control of him.

In his view, whatever Wei Guo wanted to do, he would be assigned to do it through Su Wanwan.

Therefore, he doesn't need to control Su Wanwan.

However, the State of Wei bypassed him and sent assassins to kill the Empress.

This behavior baffled him.

Controlling him is almost the same as controlling the Great Chu.

And why go to such lengths to kill an empress who has not yet assumed power?

Li Yunsheng turned and gave Wei Xiang a look; soon, a blade flashed inside the room.

The fourth brother's eyes widened, his gaze somewhat fixed.

"It is indeed—Su Wanwan."

After saying that, he collapsed to the ground with a thud, lifeless.

Liu Quan opened his mouth wide.

"Prime Minister, your injury..."

As Wei Xiang sheathed her short sword, she turned her head and saw that Li Yunsheng had already gotten out of bed.

She stood there, staring into Li Yunsheng's starry eyes.

Li Yunsheng's gaze did not waver in the slightest.

"My injuries have mostly healed, and I'm heading back to the capital immediately."

If they don't go back soon, Su Wanwan will soon find out that the assassination attempt has failed, and Wei Guo's spies may very well go into hiding.

Wei Guo poisoned him first, and then assassinated the empress bound to his system.

This time, he insisted on returning the favor to Wei.

But if he wanted to go back as soon as possible, he couldn't keep pretending to be sick; he had no choice but to confront the truth.

Wei Xiang walked forward with a look of disbelief, her energy flowing through her fingertips as she gently traced a line across Li Yunsheng's chest.

Then, she fell into thought.

It actually worked!

Overnight, all the broken bones healed, and she couldn't understand how it was done.

Seeing this, Ling Zuo clasped his hands in greeting.

"Prime Minister Li, I'll go back with you."

Li Yunsheng put on his robe.

"Can it hold up?"

After returning to the capital, it would indeed be more convenient for Ling Zuo to mobilize the Imperial Guards.

"Don't worry, Prime Minister Li, we can handle it."

"Go and treat your wound first, eat something, and we'll set off in half an hour."

"it is good!"

Chapter 41 Making mistakes requires punishment.

Hunting grounds.

Ever since returning from the hunting grounds, Jiang Qingying has been somewhat absent-minded.

Her mind was full of questions.

Why did you risk your life to save me?

Why do you say I'm his leading lady?

How were you able to withstand a powerful attack from a second-rank expert?

Are you going to rebel or not?

She once thought that she had been reborn and could easily control Li Yunsheng.

however--

The attempt to bring him down through Fei Su failed.

Shangguan Xuanran's assassination attempt in the dead of night failed.

Another failed assassination attempt.

Through repeated failures, she discovered...

She had no way to control this man, and couldn't even see through him.

How many secrets do you still have that I don't know?

Despite repeated failures, he had no impact on his power.

But why hasn't he rebelled yet?

Previously, Jiang Qingying was worried that Li Yunsheng would rebel.

Now, being suspended like this, I live in constant fear every day.

She couldn't wait for Li Yunsheng to rebel and give her a quick and painless end.

In Jiang Qingying's mind, two different voices were arguing incessantly.

(ˊˋ): He genuinely saved you. You forgot, he said that no matter how difficult the road ahead, he would walk ahead of you.

(｀): He clearly doesn't dare let you die.