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After going through Su Yelei's emergency treatment, Wan Sheng's injuries had stabilized. Tang Yin gave the order, and immediately headed back to the capital.
In order to strengthen their protection, Qi Heng had even assigned five thousand Heavy Cavalry under his command to escort Tang Yin, Fan Min and the others back to the capital.
Before entering the palace, Tang Yin instructed Ah San to bring him to the palace and to wait for him in the study. After that, he made people place the unconscious in the side hall, while he accompanied Fan Min to her Tai An Palace.
On the way, Tang Yin asked: "Xiao Min, what exactly happened at that time?"
Even now, Fan Min still had not recovered from the fear. Her face was still pale as she shook her head and said: "Back then, the situation was very chaotic. The assassin rushed out in an instant.
Hearing her incoherent speech, Tang Yin didn't feel it appropriate to continue pursuing the matter. After he brought Fan Min back to the Tai An Palace, he helped her lie down and said softly, "Sleep, everything is fine now."
Fan Min reached out from under the blanket, tightly grabbed onto Tang Yin's clothes, and said with a trembling voice: "Stay, accompany me, okay?"
Her trembling pleas made Tang Yin's heart ache. He slowly laid down beside Fan Min and said softly: "I'm not leaving tonight.
After hearing this, Fan Min slowly lowered his eyes. Tang Yin gently caressed her cheeks, her eyes flashed with a ghostly light, and her train of thought floated somewhere else.
Fan Min was not able to sleep soundly, and from time to time, she would roll over, gasping for breath and sweating profusely from his forehead. Tang Yin silently waved her hands towards the palace maid, signalling her to pass him the handkerchief. Then, with gentle movements, she slowly wiped the sweat on Fan Min's forehead.
Tang Yin stayed by Fan Min's side for more than two hours, until the sky gradually brightened, she had already rested a little, and then quietly left, heading towards the study room.
In the study room, Cheng Jin and Zhang Xiao were present. Ai Wei was present as well, along with the leader of the guards who was in charge of protecting Fan Min.
Everyone knelt as he entered the study room. Tang Yin waved his hand at them, and said: "Tell me, who is it that wants to kill everyone here?"
Everyone looked at each other, but no one said anything. Tang Yin raised his eyebrows, and walked around in front of everyone, and asked: "What? have they all become mute? "
Cheng Jin took a deep breath and said, "Great King, those who wish to kill Manor Lord Wan ? It can be anyone! "
"What do you mean?"
"When Yuexiu Manor defends our country, they have long hated the Manor Lord Wan to the bone. It is also normal for them to purchase people for themselves." Cheng Jin said.
"Nonsense!" Tang Yin said angrily: "When you're at the Huan Country, there are so many opportunities. Instead of looking for people from the Misty Hall to assassinate you, they only look for people from the Misty Hall for assassinations when they reach the Zhenjiang.
Ai Wei continued: "To hire assassins with the ability to name the Misty Hall, one has to pay tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of silver. Such a large sum of silver, is not something that the travelling adventurers can afford."
Cheng Jin no longer spoke, it was not because he had nothing to say, but because he did not dare to say it again. There was only one person who could afford to pay such a large amount of silver and support an assassin within their own camp.
Tang Yin had known Cheng Jin for so long, just by looking at his expression, he could already guess what he was thinking about.
It wasn't that he didn't suspect anything. In terms of the current situation, once someone died in ten thousand miles, it would be beneficial for the Fan Family. It was just that he didn't want to believe that someone with a pillow behind their back would do such a thing.
"Cheng Jin, you, why aren't you saying anything?"
"?" Cheng Jin lowered his head and closed his mouth tightly.
"If you have something to say, say it. When did you become so timid? Tell me what you really think! " Tang Yin walked over to Cheng Jin with large strides, and stared at him without blinking.
Plop! Cheng Jin kneeled on the ground and said with a trembling voice: "According to what General Ai said, inviting out so many top class assassins of the Misty Hall would definitely cost us a huge amount of silver. Furthermore, for an assassin to enter our camp, there must be someone secretly helping them, or secretly passing our order to them, so... "So I thought ?"
"So you think my wife did it?" Tang Yin's tiger eyes shot out rays of light, staring straight at Cheng Jin. Right now, he couldn't even tell if it was due to Cheng Jin or himself.
"This subordinate would not dare!" Cheng Jin kowtowed.
Tang Yin bit her lips, and blood almost seeped out from the gaps of her lips. Just then, Ai Wei suddenly said: "The one who hired the killer could be anyone, but the only one that is impossible is Madam."
His words caused everyone present to be shocked. The gazes of the crowd also landed on his body in unison. Tang Yin asked anxiously: "Why do you say that?"
"Because, the assassins didn't come for the Manor Lord Wan. They were actually aiming for Madam!" Ai Wei said with a serious expression.0
Seeing the surprise on Tang Yin and the others' faces, Ai Wei continued to speak: "Maybe when everyone saw that the one who was harmed by the assassin's sword was Manor Lord Wan, they instinctively thought that she was the assassin's target, but that is not the case. On the way back to the capital, I carefully investigated the guards who were present at the scene.
He looked around at the crowd, and in the end, his gaze landed on Tang Yin, and said: "Please forgive me for my impudence, but actually, amongst the King's wives, Lady Wan An is the most intelligent. If the Lady and the Manor Lord Wan were to travel together, it would be too easy for them to send the Manor Lord Wan to a place of death.
When Ai Wei finished speaking, Tang Yin could be considered to have a whole new level of respect for him. After he calmed down and thought about it, what he said was not without reason.
The assassin's target wasn't ten thousand, but his own wife. Who would have the guts to do so?!
The joy that was just born in Tang Yin's heart was immediately replaced by intense hatred. No matter how deep this person's cultivation was, even if he had to dig three feet deep, he would definitely dig him out.
Cheng Jin regained his senses, his face flushed red, he kowtowed and said to Tang Yin once again: "Your Majesty, it was this subordinate who misjudged the situation, I did not interrogate the guards at the scene, and almost wronged Madam, I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
Tang Yin waved his hands and smiled bitterly in his heart. Not to mention you, even I have almost wronged my own wife! He looked at Ai Wei with appreciation and asked: "Ai Wei, what position do you have in the Lieutenant's Mansion?"
"Your Majesty, I am a general!"
"Hm!" After Gu Chen transferred to the imperial palace, his Lieutenant's Mansion secondary position was still empty, so I will let you temporarily take over! "
Seeing Ai Wei kneeling on the ground, with a face full of fear and trepidation, he raised his hand and said: "Don't say any more useless words to me. Since I'm willing to promote you, it means that you have the strength to do so. Within ten days, if you can give me the results, I will remove the word 'temporary' from the front part of your post. If you are unable to investigate, you should return and continue to be your general! "
"My Lord, please be at ease. This humble general ?" This subject will do my best to not let the King down! " Ai Wei hesitated for a moment, then said: "This subject hopes that General Cheng can cooperate with this subject in investigating this case."
"Sure!" Tang Yin agreed straightforwardly, and said: "Cheng Jin, during this period of time, you have to help Ai Wei as much as possible. It's true that the mastermind behind this is hateful, but you can't leave this Misty Hall behind either, think of a way to destroy it for me!"
Without waiting for Cheng Jin's reply, Ai Wei revealed a troubled expression and said: "Great King, I'm afraid this will be difficult."
"What do you mean? Could it be that I, Windy, am unable to handle a mere Ranger Gang? "
"Your Majesty, you don't know that Misty Hall is not the Ranger Gang of a country, but an organization of assassins without borders. It doesn't have a hall or a stronghold, and its movements are strange and erratic.
"These are a fucking nest of rats!" Tang Yin laughed coldly, and said: "It's in another country, I don't care, I don't care. As long as it's in my Feng Country, you will investigate it for me, kill it all, don't leave a single one alive."
"Yes, sir!" Cheng Jin and Ai Wei cupped their hands and said.
"You can go now! "Remember, ten days!" Tang Yin waved his hand and turned to look out the window. The sky was already bright.
In the afternoon, Wan Sheng, who was placed in the palace's side hall, woke up. Tang Yin, who had received the news, rushed over to visit him. When he arrived, there was already someone one step ahead of him, Fan Min.
When Tang Yin entered the room, he saw Fan Min holding a big bowl of soup and personally giving it to Wan Quan with one spoonful.
This scene made him smile from the bottom of his heart. What he wished to see the most was for Fan Family and Yuexiu Manor to coexist peacefully. Unexpectedly, one assassination attempt actually brought the distance between Xiao Min and Myriad Swords much closer.
"Xiao Min came early!" Tang Yin walked over happily.
"Your Majesty, it's not too late. Xiu Wan just woke up, and your Majesty has already arrived."
Wan Sheng, who was lying on the bed, struggled to get up and feebly said, "Your Majesty, this little girl doesn't dare trouble Madame to feed the medicine, but Madame ?"
"Quickly lie down!" Fan Min passed the medicine bowl in her hand to Tang Yin, who was walking over. After that, she propped Wan Sheng up and laid down, and said with a stern expression: "Last night, in order to save me, you didn't even want your life.
"Madam is ?" It is a body of gold. This little girl is just a commoner, she can help ? Madam, block that sword ? "It is my fortune ?" Wan Shun had just woken up. His body was still very weak, and when he spoke, he was also speaking intermittently.
"Don't call me Madam from now on, this is too formal. Just like the King, call me Xiao Min!" Fan Min said with a smile.
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