The words fell and there was silence.

You can hear a needle drop in the hall, and you can even hear your heartbeat and breathing.

Nanchuan was sitting on the throne, staring down at Hu Mei.

Hu Mei played with the precious tea lid, raised her head slightly and looked at it without any timidity or dodge.

In fact.

When Hu Mei expressed her intention, Nanchuan had already agreed.

The subsequent seemingly harmonious exchanges were actually bargaining.

Nanchuan found various reasons to try to lower the price, while Hu Mei pointed out Wu's various difficulties and said that lowering the price was impossible.

Neither side is a fuel-efficient lamp, and both are fighting for their own interests.

A full quarter of an hour passed.

"well……"

With Nanchuan sighing softly, the almost solid depressive atmosphere in the hall dissipated for the most part in an instant.

He looked at Hu Mei complicatedly, and couldn't help showing helplessness: "That guy Zuo Chongming really doesn't want to suffer a little loss."

It seems that Zuo is talking about him, but in fact he is submissive secretly.

Hu Mei smiled softly: "The Holy Lord is wise and wise, and this little girl admires him very much."

"Yeah?"

Nanchuan said jokingly: "Since you admire me so much, why not lead the Tianhu clan to join us? I can promise that I will give you double what Zuo Chongming can give."

“The Holy Spirit’s good intentions are appreciated by Hu Mei.”

Hu Mei stood up apologetically and bowed: "What the Marquis gave me, the Holy Spirit really cannot give."

Nanchuan raised his eyebrows slightly, curious: "Oh? I'm a little curious, what did he give you?"

"hope."

"...I really can't give you this."

"This is our price."

Hu Mei returned to the topic and took out a book: "The Marquis said that business is fair, so we won't ask for excessive prices."

Nanchuan took the book from the eunuch out of curiosity.

Good guy, you won’t know if you don’t look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it.

The content in this book can be roughly divided into three categories, one is personnel data, the other is industry reserves, and the third is personal connections.

The direct disciples of Shenjian Villa, including names, ages, marriages, children, relatives, strength levels, martial arts achievements...

Let's put it this way, this data is as detailed as the color of the underwear.

Regarding industrial reserves, this aspect covers the overt and covert industries of Shenjian Villa, including but not limited to mineral veins, banks, etc.

The most important thing is the personal connections, which clearly lists the forces, officials, etc. that have a stable relationship with Shenjian Villa.

"you you……"

Nanchuan Rao was well prepared, but he was still shocked by the level of detail in this book.

It is almost as difficult to find out the details of Shenjian Villa, a powerful force in the world, as it is to find out the palace.

Zuo Chongming was able to achieve this, doesn't that mean...

For a moment, he felt a little creepy and felt very insecure.

After a while, Nanchuan gradually calmed down and asked in a deep voice: "What exactly do you want to do?"

"It's just a play."

Hu Mei showed a meaningful smile and whispered the detailed plan.

After saying that, she got up and left without any hesitation.

When she was approaching the door, she suddenly thought of something and patted her forehead lightly.

"Your Majesty."

She looked back and smiled: "The Marquis has ordered that if the Holy Emperor is easy to get along with, he will give you a message for free - do you think the Prime Minister really wants to kill the king?"

After saying that, without waiting for Nanchuan to speak, he left a string of silver bell-like chuckles and left gracefully with a tap of his toes.

Huh…….

A gray shadow suddenly appeared, raising his hand to grab Hu Mei.

But at this moment, Nanchuan, who looked solemn, suddenly said: "Slow down! Let her go..."

The man in gray looked at him in disbelief: "But Your Majesty..."

Nanchuan shook his head and said in a tone that left no doubt: "I know what you want to say, let her go."

"According to the decree."

The man in gray slowly let go and retreated to his side.

"Alas~!"

Nanchuan stood up and came to the entrance of the palace, stood with his hands behind his hands and looked up into the night: "It seems that I was right, there is indeed something fishy about this matter."

Although the investigation shows that all Wei Tao's actions are reasonable, it does not mean that Nanchuan really believes it.

The reason why he knew there was something fishy and still determined to kill Wei Tao was to make the Prime Minister's faction leaderless and fall apart...

The man in gray frowned and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, if Wei Tao didn't do this, who else could it be?"

"Who else could it be? There are too many suspects."

A cold smile appeared on Nanchuan's face: "It can even be said that everyone is suspected of regicide, except Wei Tao."

The man in gray was stunned: "Why? Didn't he want to kill the king and support the new emperor, so as to integrate the factions and take charge of the power of Wu?"

"This is just for outsiders to hear."

Nanchuan shook his head and said: "In fact, Wei Tao's son Wei Wen had a sweetheart before he died, and that woman gave birth to a son for him."

"Wei Tao is already old, and his thoughts on fighting for power and gain have long since faded away. He thinks more about the only child of the Wei family, his grandson."

"Under this premise, Wei Tao's first consideration is not about factionalism, but how to escape from the political whirlpool."

"You should still remember that when the imperial guards went to the Prime Minister's Mansion, only Wei Tao and some servants were left, and his family members disappeared without a trace."

"It can be seen from this that in Wei Tao's heart, the blood of the Wei family is far more important than his own life. It is much more important."

The man in gray nodded and said thoughtfully: "So that's the case, but who is the murderer? Will he plan again..."

The corners of Nanchuan's eyes trembled, and a name blurted out: "Nanyu..."

"ah?"

The man in gray eyes widened, dumbfounded.

Nanchuan pondered and said, "Don't you think Nanyu's behavior was strange that day?"

"Ah this..."

The man in gray opened his mouth, speechless.

Nanchuan didn't expect him to speak, and said to himself: "If I remember correctly, someone from the Divine Phoenix Sect seemed to come to visit her the day before the incident."

The man in gray nodded and confirmed: "Yes, I remember this."

Nanchuan pursed his lips and couldn't help but narrow his eyes: "Nanyu is very clear about my fear of sects and aristocratic families."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "So according to common sense, what she wants to do is to find an opportunity to ease my suspicion and estrangement towards the Divine Phoenix Sect?"

The man in gray suppressed the shock in his heart and nodded: "This... is indeed true."

Nanchuan changed his voice and said softly: "Then my assassination is indeed a good opportunity, isn't it?"

"If Nanyu brings them into the palace and comes to see me in the name of escort, they will be able to gain a good impression on me."

"If they can find some clues again, I will definitely look at the Divine Phoenix Sect with new eyes. Such an opportunity...is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

The man in gray hesitated and said, "But the eldest princess came alone that day, without anyone from the Divine Phoenix Sect."

(Useless trivia: The emperor’s sister is the eldest princess.)

"That's why it's strange."

Nanchuan murmured: "My sister has been extremely intelligent and quick-witted since she was a child. She couldn't have thought of this, unless..."

The man in gray struggled to speak out: "Unless there is something wrong in his heart, he instinctively wants to avoid suspicion."

"Pass my secret decree and send someone to monitor you secretly."

"According to the decree."

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To be continued...