The assassin died very quickly. He bit the medicine bag in his mouth and died instantly.
Li glanced at Ying Zheng's expression without leaving a trace. Seeing the latter's indifferent look, he was more sure of his guess.
Meng Tian first apologized, and then ordered her subordinates to take away the assassin's corpse. This seemingly grand Spring Festival ended in this rather big mess.
Before the crowd could react, they saw Hu Hai drop the long sword in his hand and kneel in front of Ying Zheng with a plop.
"Father, I failed to protect you and hurt my brother. I'm willing to be punished."
Standing behind Ying Zheng, Li twitched his mouth, thinking that this guy was too quick to express his loyalty. However, a faint smile emerged on his face, which could even be described as gentle. Then, he took a step forward and said, "Father, I'm fine. It's all thanks to Eighteenth Brother that I was able to subdue the assassin.
You should be rewarded. "
They were used to being respectful to each other. Every time they did this, Ying Zheng would look at them with a much softer look. But this time, it was obviously not the case.
Ying Zheng narrowed his long and narrow eyes and looked down at Hu Hai, who was kneeling in front of him, with obvious coldness in his eyes. He just looked at him without saying a word.
Hu Hai lowered his head, thinking that Ying Zheng would immediately praise him for being sensible and dispense with the formalities as he had done countless times before.
But he didn't expect that after kneeling on the ground for so long, he didn't hear the familiar voice from above. He even gradually felt that the cool air on the ground had eroded his knees through his fine robe.
At this moment, he finally felt that something was different.
He couldn't help but feel a little hesitant in his heart. When he returned to the palace, Zhao Gao told him that the matter of arranging the assassins couldn't be done and had to be canceled at the last minute. However, he didn't listen to Zhao Gao's explanation at all. Instead, he threw a big tantrum and finally left on bad terms. He felt even more uneasy.
When he saw the Assassin appear just now, he thought that his plan had worked. In the end, Zhao Gao still found someone to sneak in and carry out his plan.
That was why he reacted so quickly and rushed forward with his sword. But now that he had calmed down and thought about it, he did feel that something was amiss.
He was well aware of the strength of Zhao Gao's subordinates.
Even if they followed the original plan and didn't use their direct subordinates, the person who was sent out by Zhao Gao to carry out this mission wouldn't be as weak as that person just now.
Furthermore, the original plan was to stab Fu Su if he tried to stop them, so as to show his concern for Ying Zheng. But now, it had somehow become Fu Su who was injured.
Speaking of which, if not for Fusu's sudden injury, he would not have to act like a brother to save his image in front of Ying Zheng.
But if the Assassin wasn't let in by Zhao Gao, then who was the mastermind behind it?
Recalling Fusu's reaction after the Assassin appeared, Hu Hai was shocked.
Could it be that his good brother was thinking the same thing as him?
Thinking that this Spring Festival was indeed planned by him, it would be easy for him to arrange for the Assassin to come in.
Thinking about what Zhao Gao had said before, the more Huhai thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case.
After all, if the two of them were thinking the same thing, then Fusu would be more careful in the arrangement of his subordinates, so that they wouldn't have a chance to take advantage of.
Damn it!
Hu Hai's strange eyes flashed with a hint of sternness. He really didn't expect that the kind Fusu would become so cunning.
But do you think I'll let you have your way?
Hu Hai coldly shouted in his heart, but on the surface, he respectfully waited for Ying Zheng's answer.
Since that was the case, then he would not let go of the Assassin. He didn't believe that with Fusu's ability, he would be able to do it without any clues.
He, Hu Hai, must make him lose his reputation!
Knowing that his Imperial Father knew that all of this was arranged by Fusu, then with his Imperial Father's personality, being exiled to the border was a light punishment.
Thinking of the consequences, Hu Hai felt that the pain in his knee lessened a lot.
If Li knew Hu Hai's thoughts at this moment, he would definitely shrug and say, young man, are you okay? Thinking about it like this will only harm yourself in the end.
Ying Zheng unfathomably looked at the distance, and after a long time, she slowly said, "This matter has nothing to do with you, get up first."
Hearing this, Hu Hai's heart relaxed, then he slowly stood up and respectfully retreated behind Ying Zheng.
Although this matter was well thought out, the specific matters still needed Zhao Gao's help.
Hu Hai didn't lose his head.
A group of people came with a lot of people, and then they went back with even more people.
After all, the assassination of Ying Zheng was indeed enough to shake the court, not to mention that civil and military officials were waiting not far away. Everything happened under everyone's eyes, even if they wanted to hide it, they couldn't.
Therefore, on the way back, the number of guards increased by more than three times. Those officials also knew that Ying Zheng's mood was absolutely not good at this moment, so they all held their breath and didn't dare to breathe loudly.
Originally, after the end of the Spring Festival, everyone should go back to their own homes, but because of this matter, Ying Zheng ordered the carriage to go back to the Hall of Political Affairs, and even the officials followed the carriage all the way back to the Hall of Political Affairs.
In the Hall, the quiet and somewhat cold atmosphere swept through everyone's heart in an instant.
Because of the wound on Fusu's shoulder, with the permission of Ying Zheng, he first went to the side hall to bandage it, and then immediately returned to the Hall.
He went to the opposite side of Hu Hai and stood in the position of the lower head.
"Fusu, kneel down!"
Almost as soon as Ying Zheng's voice fell, Li knelt down.
This sudden and drastic change made everyone's face slightly changed.
After all, just now, Li saved Ying Zheng under the watchful eyes of the public, and even got injured. Even if this Spring Festival was his responsibility, but the merits offset the demerits, so he shouldn't be punished by Ying Zheng so quickly.