Chapter 726
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King Li smiled at the two brothers in front of him and said, "What do you think?"
Prince Xiang was a cautious and timid person and when he saw Prince Li's smiling face, he could not help but shiver. King Li had always been a smiling tiger. On the surface, he looked amiable, but over the years, he had done many ruthless things. He said, "Isn't it too risky?"
When King Cheng heard that, he said, "What's so risky about that? One could not really let the Crown Prince marry the Young Lady of the Shen family and obtain the Shen family's military power for no reason. Sixth Brother and Prince of Zhou have been fighting for so many years, but to no avail. That Crown Prince is sick, isn't he afraid that he won't have the life to spend it? "
Prince Cheng had always been careless with his words and did not care about the consequences. His words were very presumptuous, but it was obviously in line with Prince Li's intentions. He said: "Eighth Brother is right. It is indeed not my wish for the Crown Prince to obtain the Shen family's military power. If this marriage is successful, not only me, the two brothers will also be implicated, and that cannot be done. I proposed to assassinate the Young Lady of the Shen family to prevent future troubles. Even though the Young Lady of the Shen family is innocent, but in the end she was implicated by the Crown Prince. "
Prince Li smiled as he talked about the assassination. Even though his words were full of sympathy for Shen Miao's innocence, there was no trace of pity in his tone.
"But how are we going to put this matter on Prince Zhou?" Prince Xiang asked softly.
"Prince Zhou is usually presumptuous and it is reasonable for him to do such a thing on impulse. Imperial Father already had some complaints about him and when he wanted to support the Crown Prince, Imperial Father would only blame him for losing the military power of the Shen family because of Prince Zhou." Prince Li pondered.
"Killing two birds with one stone. It's a good idea," Prince Cheng said casually. "I support Sixth Brother!"
King Xiang did not speak but it did not matter whether he spoke or not. He and King Cheng were both followers of King Li. King Li's decision also represented the two of them. If they succeeded, they would naturally ascend to the heavens. If they failed, they would suffer misfortune together. This was what he had understood from the very beginning: to share weal and woe together.
Sighing slightly in his heart, he could only hope that the assassination of Shen Miao tomorrow would proceed smoothly.
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The night was as dark as ink, and the winter wind blew on his face. It was bitingly cold, as if someone was shaving his face with a knife. The water collected during the day turned into ice at night and was left outside the house to dry. By the next day, the ice was stuck to the ground and could not be moved.
In front of the window on the upper floor of the inn, the purple-clad young man stood with his hands clasped behind his back. His brows were tightly furrowed, and no one knew what he was thinking. A snow-white pigeon suddenly flew in from outside and landed on the windowsill in front of him. There was a thin layer of ice on its body. Flying outside in such cold weather, it was probably extraordinarily cold.
Xie Jing Xing removed a small silver tube from the pigeon's leg and threw the pigeon behind him. The charcoal fire was burning in the room, so it was warm and cozy. The pigeon tilted its body and flew to the desk in the room. It tilted its head and pecked the corn kernels in the small bowl on the desk.
Xie Jing Xing took out a small paper scroll from the silver tube and unfolded it to read. He threw it into the charcoal stove and turned it into ashes. Tie Yi walked in from the door and walked to Xie Jing Xing's back, "Master, the carriage and horses have been prepared and will depart for the capital tomorrow morning."
Xie Jing Xing replied, "En."
Tie Yi however did not retreat and looked at Xie Jing Xing's back, seemingly hesitating if he should speak or not.
"Speak if you have something to say." Xie Jing Xing said without turning his head back.
Tie Yi was shocked and quickly said, "Master, there is news from the Ding capital that these few days Shen Xin is looking for a suitable young talent for Fifth Shen Young Lady, and seemed to have the intention to marry."
Xie Jing Xing did not turn back. Tie Yi looked at the other person's back and did not know why but he felt his scalp tingling. He also did not know if these words should be said or not, and his heart was complaining incessantly. Ji Yu Shu and Gao Yang from the Ding capital did not mention about this matter in the letter that was sent back. Now that Tie Yi mentioned it, in the future when Xie Jing Xing blamed the both of them, it would seem that Tie Yi was the one instigating it.
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