Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 289

Chapter 289: He Won’t
When Qiu Yuanbo saw Emperor Yong’an sitting down in the imperial sedan, he said, “Lift the sedan chair. Go to Junshi Xianhe Hall.”

When leaving the back palace, Qiu Yuanbo asked again, “Your Majesty, should we investigate who poisoned Huang Taihou?”

Emperor Yong’an thought for a moment and said, “Yes. This person may one day become our enemy. We should investigate. Zhen is very curious about who has such great ability and can poison Huang Taihou without leaving any traces.”

Qiu Yuanbo lowered his head and said, “Nucai knows what to do.”

Thirty minutes later, Zhang Zongyi knocked on the door of the study room in Rui Qinwang’s Mansion. Wan Sifan didn’t take his eyes off the eight-trigram plate in his hand and said, “Come in.”

Zhang Zongyi opened the door and walked in. He clasped his fists and said, “Master, our spies have sent news. Huang Taihou has been poisoned, and her life or death is unknown. When she was poisoned, that’s when you interrogated that woman.”

After hearing his report, Wan Sifan paused while stroking the surface of the eight-trigram plate. He carefully put it down and asked, “How did Emperor Yong’an react?”

Zhang Zongyi replied, “Emperor Yong’an forbade other imperial physicians from disturbing Imperial Physician Kang and ordered them to save Huang Taihou. After that, he left to attend the morning court session happily.”

Wan Sifan thought for a moment and thoughtfully said, “My elder brother really can’t wait to kill Huang Taihou. It seems that what I did in the past is really unnecessary. Perhaps You Xiaocheng is right. I should end my revenge here and focus on my life.”

Zhang Zongyi looked at him and asked, “Master, what are your plans now?”

Wan Sifan thought for a while and said, “The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Since Emperor Yong’an also wants to kill Huang Taihou, let him do whatever he wants.”

Zhang Zongyi hesitated for a moment and asked, “Then, should we continue to assassinate Emperor Yong’an?”

Wan Sifan lowered his eyes and looked at the eight-trigram plate. After a long silence, he said, “There is no need to kill him anymore.”

After saying that, Wan Sifan looked up at Zhang Zongyi and asked, “Do you know why I wanted to kill him before?”

Zhang Zongyi shook his head, “This subordinate doesn’t know.”

Wan Sifan smiled slightly and said, “In the past, I thought he wanted to protect Huang Taihou. He clearly knew what she did to me, but he still chose to protect her. I feel disappointed and angry. Since he wanted to protect her, then I will kill him together with her.”

“Master, what if Emperor Yong’an kills Huang Taihou and then targets you?” Zhang Zongyi asked, with a hint of worry in his voice.

Wan Sifan chuckled and said, “He won’t.”

Zhang Zongyi was doubtful but didn’t say anything.

Recalling the past, Wan Sifan smiled slightly, ‘If it weren’t for him, I would have died long ago. It’s a pity that I am the only one who remembers the past and what he did for me. Elder brother, do you still remember your promise to me? I hope you are still the same elder brother who has been secretly taking care of me.’

When Huang Taihou’s poisoning incident caused chaos in the imperial palace and imperial court, Xuan Ruiquan was talking to Shiwu.

“Master, General Lan and Physician Quan have arrived in Qian Shan County. They are waiting for your instructions.”

Xuan Ruiquan took out a stack of envelopes and said, “There is a prescription for medicine to cure the plague. Distribute them to our people in the refugee camps. Make sure the prescription is sent directly to the chief physician of each refugee camp.”

After Shiwu had put away the envelopes, Xuan Ruiquan asked, “What is the current situation at the northern border?”

Shiwu said, “Reporting to Master. General Jiang and General Zhao captured the last city and forced the Xiong Nu back six hundred miles from our border. At present, the Xiong Nu has not made any move, but General Shi has captured a group of suspicious merchants trying to pass Yu Guan Pass.”

After listening to the report, Xuan Ruiquan pondered deeply. Then he said, “Tell Shi Liangfeng to strengthen the security at the border. I’m afraid that the Xiong Nu may have infiltrated our border at this moment.”

When Shiwu heard this, he was surprised and asked, “Master, what are your orders?”

“Inform our brothers and ask them to track down the Xiong Nu who have infiltrated our empire.” Xuan Ruiquan said after a moment of silence.

Shiwu nodded, “Yes, Master.”

Thinking of his elder cousin, Xuan Ruiquan asked, “Has Duan Qinwang made any move?”

Shiwu replied, “On the day of the sacrifice ceremony, thousands of Xiong Nu soldiers suddenly surrounded the Feng Tian Hall. Fortunately, Emperor Yong’an and Commander Jian Yi were well prepared and were able to annihilate them at once.”

Xuan Ruiquan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, “Didn’t Xie Guogong protect the emperor?”

The secret guard shook his head and said, “At that time, we got information that the second prince of the Xiong Nu was hiding near the imperial capital city. Commander Jian Yi passed the news to Xie Guogong and requested that he capture the second prince and leave the protection of Emperor Yong’an to us. After being caught by Xie Guogong, the second prince was imprisoned in Dali Si under the orders of Emperor Yong’an.”

After Shiwu finished his report, Xuan Ruiquan fell into silence and thought, ‘Those people I met in Chun Shan Town… Is their mission to save their second prince?’

Xuan Ruiquan thought of those man-eating beasts and frowned, ‘No. Those people were too weak to break into Dali Si’s prison and save the second prince.’

He thought for a while and said, “Shiwu, tell Jian Yi to strengthen the security of Dali Si. It seems that the man-eating beasts I encountered before were all distractions planted by the Xiong Nu to hide their real plan. The person who can really save the second prince may have already sneaked into the imperial capital city.”

Shiwu clasped his fists and said, “This subordinate accepts the order.”