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Shen Zhao had a decent smile on his face, but he froze instantly when he heard that.

After a long while, he pulled the corners of his mouth hard.

"Uncle San...what is Uncle San saying?"

Shen Zhixiu shook his head, his face calm and calm, "Shen Zhao, Shen Zhao, you still need to practice your skills on this."

Shen Zhao had been used to looking up at Shen Zhixiu since he was a child, so at this moment he was so nervous that he clenched his hands.

But he still calmed down and pretended to be mysterious and asked, "How did Third Uncle know?"

The word "firearm" made Shen Zhao panic.

The thing he thought was hidden and unknown to anyone was spoken out so blatantly by Shen Zhixiu.

Shen Zhixiu said, "You did this in secret. I only realized it after I entered the manor."

"You ambushed someone in the dark, right?" He changed his posture lazily, "You are better than the master."

Shen Zhaoxian's still panicked heart now calmed down a little, and he even felt a little secretly happy.

He succeeded in his plan before his uncle did.

Shen Zhixiu glanced at Shen Zhao and suddenly said, "I know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not tolerate me. I am curious about what crime he plans to accuse me of."

"The emperor wouldn't believe me if I bought firearms privately and started a rebellion. The best crime would be treason. The Liao Dynasty was destroyed, and the Tartars' guerrilla warfare was ineffective. The Zhao family defended southern Xinjiang tightly, so the only thing left was... Western Yue."

"I colluded with Xiyue?"

Shen Zhao's thoughts were drawn by Shen Zhixiu, and he said, "Uncle San is very smart, and he deserves to be the second assistant of the cabinet."

Shen Zhixiu continued to mutter, as if he was asking Shen Zhao, or as if he was thinking about it himself.

"How did the Crown Prince get in touch with Xiyue? The Second Prince is stationed in Xijiang, and he is not someone who can be easily fooled."

He frowned, as if he was thinking about the trick.

Shen Zhao was both impressed and excited. He knew things that his uncle didn't know. Did this mean that he was better than his uncle?

"Third uncle may not know that the Second Prince has already cooperated with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in private. The Second Prince knows that he has no hope of ascending the throne, so he promised to support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Shen Zhixiu looked surprised, "Oh? Then the prince should have paid a price, right? The thirty-two states in the northwest? Or the twelve counties in Lingnan?"

Although the second prince had no hope of ascending the throne, he never did business that would lose money.

Shen Zhao was full of admiration, "Third Uncle guessed right. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince promised to give him the thirty-two states in the northwest. Then he will be the local emperor of the northwest."

Once a person has been suppressed for a long time and has no confidence, he will involuntarily show himself when he finds an opportunity. Shen Zhao is like this at this moment, and he can't wait to prove that he is better than Shen Zhixiu.

Shen Zhixiu nodded. He had been investigating this matter for some time and finally found out the truth today.

At this moment, in the dense forest not far from Zhuangzi, an inconspicuous green-curtained carriage was parked under a tree.

A man walked to the side of the carriage and reported, "Your Highness, there is news from the palace. Last night, Elder Shen came to the palace to plead guilty, saying that he had discovered that the eldest son of the Shen family had secretly stored firearms. The order for the loyal and brave prince to search the mountain was also issued by the emperor."

The prince's expression changed slightly, "What did you say?"

"Go check the area around that village right now to see if the mantis is catching the cicada and the oriole is behind it."

The man took the order and returned to the car in less than a quarter of an hour.

"Your Highness, as you expected, there are many people lying in ambush nearby. If our people show any intention to take action, they will be wiped out immediately."

The prince pursed his lower lips, thinking that Shen Zhixiu was really cruel, as he could decisively take action against his own nephew.

Fortunately, he got the news and was able to respond in time.

"Pass the order down. Shen Zhao colluded with Xiyue and secretly stored firearms. He will be strangled on the spot."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Shen Zhao, who was talking to Shen Zhixiu at the moment, didn't know that the prince had changed his mind.

He looked at Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu with pity, "Uncle San, Aunt San, please come in."

Shen Zhixiu shook his head, "I won't go out. If your people have the guts to come in, I'll be waiting."

Shen Zhao was stunned. Could it be that his third uncle had something else to rely on?

However, Uncle San felt that with the skills of Wenzhu and those people outside, he still had a chance to escape.

Shen Zhao's mind raced, knowing that this matter could not be delayed any longer and that it had to be resolved quickly. He should not have said those nonsense just now, and should have let the people hiding in the dark take action directly.

He looked at Shen Zhixiu deeply and said, "In this case, I will leave first."

Shen Zhao pushed the door open and walked into the yard.

He looked up at the place not far away where the assassins were hiding and made a gesture.

The meaning of that gesture was to let these people come down and take action directly.

Suddenly, a figure rushed out from the main room, and Shen Zhiheng ran quickly towards Shen Zhao.

"Don't touch your uncle."

At the same time, the assassins hiding in the dark suddenly drew their bows and shot arrows, and countless arrows flew towards Shen Zhao.

Shen Zhiheng was shocked and tried to block Shen Zhao. However, it was useless. Sharp arrows shot at him one after another, and in a moment, the father and son were shot into sieves.

Shen Zhao's eyes were wide open, and until the last moment, he didn't understand how these arrows hit him.

When he closed his eyes, he remembered the meal he had at Qingyuanju at noon today. It was truly the last reunion dinner.

Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu, who were standing by the window of the room, were also horrified at this moment.

Especially the words that Shen Zhiheng shouted when he rushed out, and the tragic death that followed, made Shen Zhixiu's eyes immediately red.

It was because of him that his brother was killed by an arrow.

Su Qingyu kept hearing Cheng Rujin's last words before his death, and cursed Shen Zhao to die from thousands of arrows piercing his heart.

It actually worked.

Both of them stared at the tragic scene in the yard and didn't speak for a long time.

Suddenly there was a noise coming from the back window. Wenzhu reacted very quickly and was under the window in an instant.

After two moves, I could see clearly that the person coming was Li Yunzhou.

Li Yunzhou stepped forward and asked, "What's going on? Why did they attack Shen Zhao?"

He was stunned when he saw these people drawing their bows and shooting arrows. After making sure that they could not hurt Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu, he kept his composure and did not take any action.

Unexpectedly, those arrows hit Shen Zhao directly.

Shen Zhixiu said in a deep voice: "Those are the prince's men. Something must have happened, so the prince changed his mind and directly silenced Shen Zhao."

"Maybe... they discovered your people in the dark."

Li Yunzhou leaned against the window, facing Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu, with his arms folded across his chest.

"That's also possible. What will the prince do next?"

Shen Zhixiu said coldly: "Of course, it is to prove Shen Zhao's guilt and make myself have nothing to do with this matter."

Zhuangzi's door was suddenly pushed open, followed by the voice of the guard's announcement.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived."