"Kneel down!"

Faced with his grandfather's fierce shouting, Cui Hengyue just saluted him as usual: "Yuan Niang pays her respects to my grandfather."

How dare you disobey his orders?

Cui Quan's face became more and more gloomy, and he shouted again: "I tell you to kneel down."

Cui Yongzong happened to be in the study. When he saw this scene, he whispered: "Yuan Niang, kneel down quickly. Your grandfather is not in good health. Don't make him angry."

She has a rosy complexion, a loud voice, and is obviously in good health. Does her uncle want her to be labeled unfilial by saying this?

Cui Hengyue straightened her back, her posture like a tall pine and cypress: "Grandpa is my closest relative, so naturally I dare not disobey your orders.

"It's just that my granddaughter dares to ask, why do you ask me to kneel down?"

Dare you question him?

Cui Quan stood up in anger: "You made a big mistake, I just punished you by kneeling down. This is already the lightest punishment."

"What's wrong with my granddaughter?"

"You stabbed the Princess Regent and brought the Duke of Jingguo into trouble. Is this correct?"

Hearing this, Cui Hengyue's pent-up anger suddenly burst out: "I have already truthfully told my second uncle and eldest aunt what happened, and my grandfather must also be aware of it.

"What's more, even the regent has not convicted me. Who dares to accuse me of being an assassin?"

You actually called him a foul mouth?

Cui Quan was so angry that his face turned green. He pointed at Cui Hengyue and cursed: "Presumptuous..."

Cui Hengyue didn't want to get entangled with him anymore, so she interrupted him directly: "People outside only know that the Princess Regent was assassinated and injured, but they don't know who the assassin is, and no one guesses that the assassin is from the Duke of Jingguo, so how can the Duke of Jingguo be implicated?

"

"You were taken away by people from the Prince Regent's Palace in full view of the public. Someone who is interested will definitely use this to make a fuss. In the end, it will not be the Duke of Jingguo who will be affected." Cui Quan snorted coldly.

Not to be outdone, Cui Hengyue counterattacked: "It's just a few gossips. The Cui family is the number one family, so why should we be afraid of rumors?

"Besides, I have returned home now, and the regent has cleared my name. This matter has nothing to do with Cui."

Cui Quan was stunned for a moment: "Did the regent really let you back?"

"Of course it was the regent's order, otherwise how could I have walked out of the regent's palace." Cui Hengyue's expression did not change.

Cui Yongzong asked: "Where is Sanniang? She is back too?"

Cui Hengyue was stunned.

Yes, where is Sanniang?

It seems that Jiang Chen didn't say to let Sanniang come back...

"The princess is Sanniang's biological aunt. The princess was injured, and Sanniang was worried, so she stayed at the Regent's Palace to take care of the princess."

Cui Hengyue changed the subject: "However, if grandfather wants Sanniang to come back, he can send someone to pick her up tomorrow."

This matter has nothing to do with Sanniang. The regent even let her go, so how could he not let her go?

Cui Quan was silent.

This matter is very strange.

After thinking for a while, Cui Quan suddenly said: "Tell me in detail about the princess's injury."

"......yes."

Cui Hengyue said this matter many times, and she really didn't want to say it, but when Cui Quan insisted, she said it again.

After Cui Quan heard this, he said nothing and asked Cui Hengyue to return to the courtyard.

When only father and son were left in the room, Cui Quan asked the eldest son: "What do you think?"

Cui Yongzong thought for a while: "I think that since the regent released Yuanniang, it means that he has believed that Yuanniang is not an assassin.

"This is a good thing for us. At least Cui will not be implicated in this matter..."

Wait, something doesn't seem right.

Cui Yongzong paused for a moment, as if he had thought of something, his eyes sparkled: "Father, Yuan Niang just said the reason why Chen Shizi doubted her. Don't you think what Chen Shizi said is right?"

Cui Quan's interest was piqued and he asked: "Which sentence?"

"Chen Shizi said that if a short arrow was shot through the window, given the size of the window, the person who was shot should be Yuan Niang. But Yuan Niang said that the princess left her place at that time and was beside Yuan Niang, so Yuan Niang threw the princess down It was only by mistake that the princess was hit by an arrow..."

Before the eldest son finished speaking, Cui Quan understood what he meant: "Are you saying that the assassin's original intention was to kill Yuanniang?"

"Yes." Cui Yongzong nodded heavily.

The two people's expressions suddenly became solemn.

Cui Quan couldn't help but guess: "Could he be Yuan Niang's enemy?"

"She is a little girl who has been living in Yunxuan Temple before. How can she have any enemies?" Cui Yongzong continued: "This person should be targeting our Cui family."

Cui Quan thought about the person he initially suspected again: "Could it be that bastard Wang Wenqian?"

Wang Wenqian?

Cui Yongzong frowned slightly: "If he wants to frame Yuanniang and then implicate the Cui family, he would be looking down on the Cui family and the regent.

"Not to mention whether the regent can find out the truth, even if Yuan Niang stabbed the princess, we only need to abandon the soldiers to protect the commander. If we abandon Yuan Niang, we can keep the Cui family safe.

"So I don't think the person behind this incident is Wang Wenqian."

If it’s not Wang Wenqian, who could it be?

Cui Quan suddenly felt that since he recovered from the poisoning, his brain was not as good as before, and he couldn't figure out the key after thinking for a long time.

Suddenly, Cui Yongzong's eyes lit up: "What if... someone wants to kill Yuanniang to silence her?"

Cui Quan opened his eyes wide, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the eldest son's guess was the truth.

"Tell me, who would want to kill Yuanniang and silence her? What secret does Yuanniang know?" Cui Quan's doubts deepened.

Cui Yongzong sat down and analyzed: "Yuan Niang has been living in Yunxuan Temple before. Could it be the secret of Yunxuan Temple? But what secrets can Yunxuan Temple have?

"If it were really the secret of Yunxuan Temple, King Chu would have silenced her long ago. Why wait until today?

"If it weren't for the secret of Yunxuan Temple, then Yuanniang would go down the mountain and return to the capital with Prince Changshan until she returned to the Duke of Jingguo, could it be...

"No, no, no, it can't be a secret about Prince Changshan, otherwise Prince Changshan would have killed her long ago on the way back to Beijing.

"That's..."

Cui Yongzong's eyes widened and he looked at his father, only to see that his father seemed to have the same idea as him and looked over in shock.

"The secret of Duke Jingguo's mansion." The two said in unison.

However, the next moment, Cui Yongzong denied his guess: "Impossible, she has only been back for a long time, not to mention that the people she interacts with every day are only people in the mansion, and even the people in the mansion don't know, how could she know?

"If she knew, how could she not make any move? With her temperament, she would have gone to find the third child a long time ago. It is impossible for us not to hear any rumors."

Makes sense.

Cui Quan nodded slightly, feeling that the eldest son's analysis was very clear and logical.

"Why did the person behind the scenes want to kill Cui Hengyue?"

The two fell into deep thought.

Here, the father and son worked together to guess the assassin's identity and motives. Over there, Cui Hengyue had returned to Jinglan Garden, briefly explained a few words to the people in Jinglan Garden, and then entered his bedroom.

"Yuan Niang, what are you looking for? Tell me and I will help you find it." Shui Fu followed Cui Hengyue step by step.

"No, I'll find it myself."

Cui Hengyue refused her kindness, muttering "I put it here obviously" while rummaging through the boxes.

After rummaging for a while, Cui Hengyue finally found what he was looking for, picked it up and walked out.

Shui Rong hurriedly stopped her: "Are you going to deliver medicine to Song Xiaolangjun?"

Shui Fu was confused and asked: "Song Xiaolangjun was injured? How could he be injured? Is the injury serious?"

No one paid any attention to her.

However, Cui Hengyue calmed down and told them: "Time is pressing, I must go there.

"In this way, if you stay here, if someone comes to see me, find a way to send him away. If you can't do that, find a way to delay it.

"I will come back as soon as possible."
Chapter completed!