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Chapter 494 How could Princess Zhan have no motive to kill?

Emperor Jingren's face couldn't help but darken at this moment, looking very ugly.

This is a good opportunity to open up border trade. If it is disrupted because of this incident, not only will the border trade not be opened, but it may also cause another war between the two countries.

Although the Ninth Prince on the side also had a look of innocence and surprise at this time, his eyes were already full of smiles, and even had a hint of success. He looked at the Crown Prince provocatively.

The Crown Prince pursed his lips tightly and said nothing. He looked very nervous, which made the Ninth Prince very happy.

After all, he is still young and can't keep things in his heart. If it weren't for the help of Huo Zhanting and others, how could the prince sit in this position?

"Old Ninth, is this true?" Emperor Jingren asked the Ninth Prince.

The Ninth Prince quickly stood up, bowed to Emperor Jingren, and replied:

"Father, I only have a limited understanding of this matter. Two days ago, my guest sent me a letter saying that the Xinyi envoys had encountered some troubles and asked me to send some people to help."

"It's just that my guest didn't mention any details in the letter, so I don't know the whole story. Now it seems... I'm afraid the assassination of the Khan came from our Dayong, so the other party is so cautious that even my guest dare not speak frankly."

Ji Wuming heard this and spoke at the right time, sighing and saying:

"Our Khan was murdered this time, and the person who assassinated him is so powerful in Dayong that if we tell him directly, I'm afraid it will only cause trouble."

"However, we are still grateful to the Ninth Prince for saving our lives. It is a blessing for Dayong to have such a righteous man as the Ninth Prince."

After being praised, the Ninth Prince even said he dared not, and he was very polite and graceful, showing the demeanor of a prince.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Ji Wuming seemed to remember their purpose. He looked at Emperor Jingren and spoke again:

"Your Majesty, you invited us to visit you, but my Khan was killed in your territory. It was your people who killed my Khan. Please give me an explanation!"

Emperor Jingren pondered for a while. He knew that Xinyi had come with bad intentions. He had cursed the man who killed Xinyi Khan countless times in his heart. Then he spoke softly:

"Mr. Ji, please don't get angry. Mr. Ji, since you keep saying that someone from Dayong killed the Khan, who is this person? What evidence do you have?"

This question touched Ji Wuming's heart. He immediately looked at Shen Qinglan, pointed at her and spoke word by word:

"This is Princess Zhan, right? The person who killed my Khan was her personal maid, Shuwen!"

"My Khan loved that Miss Shuwen so much, but he didn't expect that all this was just a honey trap. The purpose was to instigate my Khan to come to Dayong and assassinate him! They are so evil!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingren looked unhappy. He looked at Shen Qinglan coldly and asked:

"Princess Zhan, is this true?"

Shen Qinglan stood up and bowed to Emperor Jingren, then said firmly:

"Your Majesty, of course there is no such thing. Besides, why would I order my people to assassinate the Khan? There is no motive at all. I am afraid that Mr. Ji has misunderstood something."

After this was said, everyone felt that it made some sense.

Why would Shen Qinglan order her personal maid to kill the Khan? Moreover, at such a sensitive moment?

There is really no motivation and no need to do such a thankless task.

Emperor Jingren thought about it for a moment and agreed with it. Besides, there was no evidence at all in this matter, and the other party couldn't just accuse him without any evidence, right?

Moreover, at this time, Emperor Jingren did not want this matter to be related to Dayong, so he immediately asked:

"Mr. Ji, Princess Zhan is right. She has no need to kill anyone. Besides, Mr. Ji, do you have any evidence? Could it be the remnant of your former Khan of Xinyi?"

Ji Wuming heard this, and with a look of anger on his face, he took out a letter from his arms and wrote:

"This is the letter I found. It was received from the maid who committed the murder. It contains the evidence that Princess Zhan ordered her to commit murder! If Your Majesty does not believe it, you can check the handwriting."

Emperor Jingren frowned and glanced at Li Fude beside him. Li Fude nodded quickly and walked forward to take the letter.

Then, he took out another memorial written by Shen Qinglan for comparison. After comparing, he found that the handwriting was exactly the same.

Li Fude then showed the handwriting to other ministers who were experts in it and had them look at it one by one. All the ministers looked a little unhappy, but they still nodded and agreed.

Seeing this, Ji Wuming sneered and continued:

"Besides, how could Princess Zhan not have a motive? You know, we Xinyi still have 50,000 captives in your Dayong. If we kill the Khan and get the tiger talisman from him, we can make these 50,000 captives obey her orders!"

"I am curious. As far as I know, the War King has already truly controlled the Jingji Guards and has a large number of troops. If he now has 50,000 soldiers from Xinyi, what should he do? Rebellion? Or who should he support? Your Majesty, please consider this."

As soon as these words were spoken, Emperor Jingren's face suddenly turned dark.

Whether Shen Qinglan and the others used the 50,000 soldiers for their own use or to support the prince, it was a great disrespect to him!

Emperor Jingren asked himself if he had done a good job!

Ever since he knew that he might not have much time left, he has been paving the way for the prince!

Even though Huo Zhanting had deliberately pretended to be disabled in order to deceive him and deceive the emperor, Emperor Jingren turned a blind eye and let it go.

But now!

They are still so unsatisfied and are still desperately trying to seize power behind the scenes!

Even if they are doing this for the prince, does the prince need it?

As long as he does not change the will, the prince will be the true crown prince and the future new emperor!

However, the new emperor was young, and his ministers commanded the entire army. To be honest, this was absolutely unstable for the country.

Even if they are doing it for the prince, who can guarantee how long the prince can sit on the throne after he ascends the throne?

These thoughts flashed through Emperor Jingren's mind, but they made him make a decision.

Emperor Jingren slammed his hand on the dragon chair and said angrily:

"Prince Zhan, Princess Zhan, do you have anything else to say?"

When the prince heard Emperor Jingren's accusation, he quickly stepped forward, lifted his robe, knelt on the ground, and pleaded with Emperor Jingren:

"Father, it is impossible for the War King and his wife to..."

"Shut up! Who doesn't know about your relationship with the Zhan Palace? If the Zhan Palace really did something like this, then you really didn't know about it?"

As soon as he said this, it seemed as if he was comparing the Crown Prince with Prince Zhan's Mansion!

If Prince Zhan's Mansion really wanted to kill the Khan, it would prove that the Crown Prince must be implicated as well!

All the ministers didn't dare to say a word at this moment. They all looked at each other with their eyes and noses, and felt that the weather seemed to be changing again.

It took a lot of effort for Dayong to calm down, but now...

At this time, Shen Qinglan suddenly walked to the side of the prince, knelt with the prince, and then spoke:

"Your Majesty, calm down. This letter was not written by me."

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