The Unstoppable Sixth Prince

Chapter 53: Savior?

The Third Prince's Residence.

Yun Li, who had knelt in the ancestral temple for three days, was still nursing his injuries.

In the following two days, apart from eating, drinking, and relieving himself, he spent almost all his time kneeling in the ancestral temple.

His knees were bleeding from kneeling.

Thinking about how everything has been going wrong for him lately, Yun Li felt a surge of anger within.

Just as Yun Li's anger had nowhere to vent, someone from the palace came to deliver a message, saying that Emperor Wen urgently summoned him to the palace.

After delivering the message, the eunuch whispered, "Your Highness, the Sixth Prince was attacked while accompanying the Shen family to pay respects to the late Shen Nanzheng and his son. The Emperor is quite furious right now, so you must be extra cautious."

What?

Did Lao Liu get assassinated?

Damn it!

Could Father Emperor be suspecting that I sent someone to do it?

Yun Li's heart raced uncontrollably as he quickly pulled out a hundred taels in silver notes and handed them to the eunuch delivering the message, "Thank you very much, Your Excellency!"

"The Third Prince has frightened me to death."

The eunuch collecting the message put away the banknotes and said with a smile.

Yun Li hurriedly made his way to the palace, not bothering to say much to the eunuch delivering the message, while cursing his mother in his heart.

I just knelt in the ancestral temple for three days, and I still haven't recovered!

The sixth brother was attacked; what does that have to do with me!

With a heart full of trepidation, Yun Li arrived at the imperial study.

At this moment, Emperor Wen was sitting there with a face full of anger, and on the imperial desk lay the feathered arrow that had been used to assassinate Yun Zheng.

As Yun Li stepped through the door, he felt an unusual chill in the imperial study today.

"Son of the Emperor... pays his respects to Father Emperor!"

Yun Li knelt down in fear and unease.

He gasped as he encountered the wound on his knee.

"Bang!"

Emperor Wen slammed his hand on the imperial table, stood up, and directly grabbed the feathered arrows from the table, throwing them in front of Yun Li, his eyes fixed intently on him.

"Father, I am wronged!"

Yun Li trembled suddenly and cried out, "The matter of Sixth Brother being attacked has nothing to do with me at all!"

However, when Yun Li spoke these words, he immediately regretted it.

Yun Li hated himself so much that he wished he could slap himself twice.

Before the Emperor could even ask, he spoke up. Wasn't that equivalent to confessing without being questioned?

Indeed, Emperor Wen immediately seized upon the flaw in Yun Li's words and shouted angrily, "You still say it wasn't you? I haven't even asked yet, and you've already confessed!"

"Son, my son..."

Yun Li had a hard time expressing his pain, and he cried out in anguish, "Father Emperor, this matter really has nothing to do with me! It was the eunuch who came to deliver the message who told me about this!"

Yun Li no longer cared about anything else and completely sold out the eunuch who delivered the message.

"Is that so?"

The Emperor's gaze was cold and sharp, a glimmer of murderous intent flashing quietly in his eyes.

What great audacity!

You dare to spread any words!

Do these eunuchs even dare to let others know what they say every day?

"If Father Emperor does not believe, he can summon that eunuch to confront me!"

Yun Li was unexpectedly tough this time.

Since that eunuch has already been sold, it doesn't matter if he's sold off completely.

"That's the best!"

The Emperor Wen snorted coldly, his face full of frost as he said, "It's best if this matter has nothing to do with you; otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

Yun Li raised his head and swore, "If this matter is related to me, even if Father Emperor grants me death, I will have no complaints!"

"Alright! Remember your words!"

The Emperor Wen shot a warning glance at Kan Yun.

At that moment, Mu Shun hurried in and whispered in Emperor Wen's ear.

Emperor Wen pondered silently for a moment before waving his hand to Yun Li, "You go back first! I have already ordered people to search near Dajianshan! It's best if this matter has nothing to do with you!"

"Your humble son takes his leave!"

Yun Li gritted his teeth and got up, cursing under his breath.

Once Yun Li left, Emperor Wen finally furrowed his brow and asked, "Are you sure it's a retaliation from Beihuan?"

"The person wasn't caught, so the old servant can't be sure."

Mu Shun quickly shook his head and said, "But on that day, the master of Beihuan publicly stated that someone shot that letter to his residence with a feathered arrow."

"I suspect that the feathered arrow used by that person on that day is very likely this one!"

"If Banbu were to have someone shoot Prince Six with this arrow, it would not only avenge the grudge of three battles and three defeats, but also sow suspicion in the Emperor's mind towards the other princes. This is truly a brilliant move!"

Listening to Mu Shun's words, Emperor Wen also fell into silent contemplation.

If it weren't for Mu Shun's reminder, he would have almost forgotten about this matter.

After a moment of contemplation, Emperor Wen instructed Mu Shun, "Send someone to convey a message to the Sixth Prince, telling him that the person who attempted to assassinate him was likely arranged by Ban Bu, so he shouldn't overthink it!"

Mu Shun accepted the order and bowed to take his leave.

"Wait a minute!"

The Emperor suddenly called out to Mu Shun, his face full of frost, and said, "Bring that dog who just went to deliver a message to the Third Prince to me!"

"Yes!"

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"Banbu's revenge?"

In the Sixth Prince's residence, Yun Zheng had already received the message sent by Emperor Wen.

Yun Zheng pondered silently for a moment, then gently nodded.

This matter is not impossible, after all.

There is no doubt that Banbu definitely wants his life.

The Northern Huan envoy group had more than three hundred people, and Banbu quietly left behind one or two individuals, while the others were unlikely to be easily noticed.

However, as long as no one has been caught, Yun Li is a suspect!

To hell with it!

Anyway, it's already a matter of irreconcilable differences with Yun Li!

This debt is also on his head!

After a moment of contemplation, Yun Zheng instructed Ye Zi again, "Conduct a thorough investigation of everyone in the residence! Anyone who is suspicious must be replaced!"

Just in time, it was also an opportunity to openly screen these people in the residence.

It's truly a shame not to take advantage of such an opportunity!

"Good!"

Ye Zi gently nodded.

Shen Luoyan slightly raised her eyes, looking at Yun Zheng with dissatisfaction, "You're getting more and more comfortable ordering my sister-in-law around, aren't you?"

"Look at what you're saying."

Yun Zheng smiled, "Sister-in-law is temporarily acting as the housekeeper of my residence. If I don't discuss these matters with her, who else can I talk to? I actually wanted to talk to you about it, but you wouldn't help me with these things!"

"You know that's enough!" Shen Luoyan pouted, "Besides, I'm your lifesaver now, so what right do you have to order me around?"

Got it!

This is when he began to regard himself as his own savior.

"Alright! My savior!"

Yun Zheng shrugged, "I'll give you a gun later as a token of gratitude for saving my life, just consider it..."

Before Yun Zheng could finish speaking, Shen Luoyan's eyes suddenly shot out a cold glint: "You'd better not mention that broken thing to me again!"

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Yun Zheng was speechless, looking at Shen Luoyan with a face full of black lines.

This girl really has her period!

How can one be so capricious?

Didn't she appreciate being given a gun?

Isn't it what she wanted herself?

Is it now a broken thing?

Ye Zi chuckled and said, "You two take your time chatting, I have things to attend to!"

Having said that, Ye Zi decisively left.

Yun Zheng looked at Shen Luoyan with a puzzled expression, "What on earth is going on with you? When I went to your house this morning, I noticed that the way you looked at me was off."

"What's going on?"

Shen Luoyan's gaze was sharp, her face filled with fierce light as she glared at Yun Zheng, "Do you think I don't know what your words meant yesterday?"

Yesterday's words?

Yun Zheng silently recalled.

Soon, Yun Zheng realized what she was talking about.

Yun Zheng smiled mischievously and asked with great interest, "Did you figure it out yourself, or did someone tell you?"

What?

How dare he ask?

"Shameless!"

Shen Luoyan's forehead veins throbbed as she tightly clenched her fists.

"Toothless?"

Yun Zheng grinned, "Not only do I have teeth, but they're also very white..."