Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1331

Chapter 1331: Chapter 1326: Taxes and Fees

Zhong Xingxiao, upon hearing this, felt his legs go weak. First, his sister, the Empress Dowager of Yan, betrayed their allied nation, giving Zhou the excuse to station troops at the borders of Yan. Hardly managing to stabilize Zhou with the concept of ’betting on the nation’ for the common people and soldiers, now his own guard attempted to assassinate a high official of the Zhou Court. This was akin to handing Zhou a sword to slay Yan!

A hundred years from now, the Zhong siblings would likely drown in a sea of spit, and their clan could never raise their heads again.

Sitting down heavily on a chair, Zhong Xingxiao only trembled inside. The more he thought about it, the more he felt worried less about the Zhong clan’s disgrace and more about whether he himself could survive.

As Zhong Xingxiao worried for himself, news arrived that his guard in the prison had confessed in less than half an hour under Lu Jin’s hand. The guard claimed Zhong Xingxiao ordered him to assassinate Liu Rushi to remove this obstacle and ensure the outcome of betting on the nation, aware that Liu Rushi was a famous speaker in Zhou before the peace talks.

Zhong Xingxiao fell back into his chair at once, internally shouting that it was over, tremblingly picking up a pen to arrange his affairs.

Meanwhile, Lu Jin changed out of his blood-stained clothes, donned his official garb, and confidently entered the palace to report to Bai Qingyan.

"He’s a tough man, quite tight-lipped. I knew at first glance that he was ruthless and wouldn’t easily divulge anything even under severe torture, yet in the end, he relented." Lu Jin stood in the center of the hall, frowning and solemnly speaking to Bai Qingyan, "This matter seems peculiar to me, but I’ve still sent someone to deliver a letter to that Master Zhong."

In those days, stationed at Zhong Xingxiao’s door to deny outsiders entry were Lu Jin’s people. Naturally, Lu Jin knew how restless the uncle of the Nation of Yan was.

The Empress Dowager of Yan nearly caused their King of Zhen to not return from Yunjing; Lu Jin couldn’t trouble her, but surely he could trouble the imperial brother she served up on a platter? Naturally, he had someone send a message to Zhong Xingxiao saying that the assassin admitted to attempting to kill Liu Rushi at Zhong Xingxiao’s behest. If that frightened the royal uncle to death, it would have nothing to do with their Zhou.

Bai Qingyan looked at the confession Lu Jin brought, tapping his fingers gently on the desk before raising his head to eye Lu Jin: "Bring that assassin to me, I want to meet him personally."

Saying this, Bai Qingyan shifted his gaze to Wei Zhong: "Go invite the Ninth Prince of Yan, let’s meet this guard from Yan together, to ensure we haven’t falsely accused them."

"Yes!" Wei Zhong placed the teacup in front of Bai Qingyan and added, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Works’ Chief of Staff, Master Shen, summoned by Your Majesty, has been waiting outside for quite some time."

Bai Qingyan nodded: "Let him in then..."

It was Bai Qingyan who summoned Shen Tianzhi over, as he had recently sent three letters to Bai Jinse.

The first letter contained the background of Wang Hanbing, a member of Yan’s envoy group.

The second letter detailed the personalities, families, and weaknesses of the officials in the envoy group.

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