Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Chapter 164 Scapegoat

Zhao Junning knew very well that Yuan Xinghui was trying to comfort her, but she still followed his words and continued: "Yeah, I get it!

I'm just really curious about which gentleman is so lucky to marry our beautiful Xing Hui? Maybe it's the much-anticipated His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin? "As soon as the voice fell, Yuan Xing Hui's originally fair cheeks instantly flushed with shyness.

Seeing this, Zhao Junning deliberately joked, "Hey, I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Qin personally visited your Yuan family yesterday! Could it be that he was worried that you and Liang Wuxie had settled the matter?"

Yuan Xinghui felt even more embarrassed, and she gently patted Zhao Junning, saying coquettishly, "Hey, Junning, stop teasing me.

After all, he is a noble prince, and I am just the daughter of a minister. There is a huge difference in our status, so there is no way anything will come of it. "

Zhao Junning stared at Yuan Xinghui and responded seriously: "But in my opinion, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin seems to have a good impression of you! But no matter what, I will stand firmly on your side. No matter who you like, I will unconditionally support you and bless you."

After hearing this, Yuan Xinghui nodded with emotion, expressing her agreement: "Well, thank you, Jun Ning."

"This prince and Qin Zhuoyuan are such losers! At the critical moment, they actually chose to let Li Ziyan go?" Qian Runzhi crossed his legs with an angry look on his face, cursing loudly.

"Humph, if that's the case, then I'll have to add fuel to the flames." After saying that, he suddenly let out a crazy laugh, "When my parents died, Li Ziyan should have expected this to happen!"

It turned out that Qian Runzhi was Qian Lou's son. At the beginning, after paying off the public debt, Qian Lou and his wife took their family away from Lucheng. Who would have thought that they would encounter the Northern Mongolian army on the way. What was even more unexpected was that during this period, Qian Lou and his wife actually had the idea of ​​surrendering to the Northern Mongolian army and betraying Lucheng's military intelligence.

However, the Seventh Prince of Beimeng hated this kind of traitors the most in his life. He believed that since the Qian Lou couple could betray the Wei Dynasty, they would definitely stab him in the back in the future. So, in the end, the Qian Lou couple died to protect Qian Runzhi, and told Qian Runzhi everything before they died.

"Son, if you get up in the future, you must kill Li Ziyan." After that, Qian Runzhi went to Yangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River and found out about Li Ziyan. He began to plan how to kill Li Ziyan. Unexpectedly, his wife Zhao Junning appeared in front of him. Wouldn't it be a waste if he didn't do it? Qian Runzhi's eyes were full of calculations at this time.

The atmosphere in the East Palace was tense and depressing.

"Master, have you found the scapegoat?" Xiao Zhengchu asked calmly, but his eyes were full of expectation and cunning.

Ever since he learned about Qian Runzhi's existence, Xiao Zhengchu finally felt relieved - since he had a scapegoat to take the blame, he didn't have to sacrifice Xiao Zhengshu.

Seeing Xiao Zhengchu so calm and composed, Qin Zhuoyuan couldn't help but admire him secretly: "Your Highness is really... good! I have indeed found a suitable candidate to take the blame. Your Highness is really smart!"

The two men smiled at each other, and understood each other tacitly - they had already discussed how to plot against Qian Runzhi.

At this moment, He Jue happened to return to the East Palace. He walked straight to Qin Zhuoyuan, glanced at Xiao Zhengchu, and then quickly lowered his head. Seeing this, Xiao Zhengchu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing an imperceptible smile. Then, he elegantly picked up the teacup, seemingly indifferent to everything happening in front of him.

"Master, according to the intelligence we have obtained, Qian Runzhi is indeed planning how to kill Li Ziyan." He Jue said in a low voice.

After hearing this, Qin Zhuoyuan slowly put away the folding fan in his hand, with a hint of cruelty in his eyes: "Your Highness, the scapegoat we found this time will definitely satisfy you. Qian Runzhi not only surrendered to the enemy and betrayed the country, but also tried to impose this false accusation on the sixth-rank official who had made many contributions; even more hateful is that he even secretly sent assassins to assassinate the official's wife!

Now that the evidence is irrefutable, let's see how he can continue to shirk his guilt in the courtroom! With these four serious charges against him, do you think he can still live in peace?"

Xiao Zhengchu gently sipped the fragrant tea, his mouth slightly raised, revealing a faint smile. He responded calmly: "Well, judging from the current situation, this person is bound to die. However, when dealing with this matter, you must not be impatient or reckless, otherwise you may alarm the enemy and cause all your efforts to go to waste.

We must act cautiously and make careful arrangements to ensure that every link is watertight. Only in this way can we put it into action. " Hearing this, Xiao Zhengchu nodded secretly in his heart, expressing his approval.

Then, the smile on his face deepened and he exclaimed, "Great! Young Master, you really are worthy of being my right-hand man. I feel extremely relieved to have you by my side to give me advice." His words revealed his high trust and admiration for the Young Master.