The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 658

Chapter 658: 311 Pampering (two updates)_4

The Emperor remained silent.

The next day, Yuan Tang was recuperating at home when a few guards from the Dali Temple and the Honglu Temple came to his residence.

An official from the Dali Temple said, "The Emperor has been assassinated, and the Dali Temple has caught a suspect who happens to be a man from the Sixth Prince’s entourage. We have also found an object belonging to the Sixth Prince at the scene. As such, we ask the Sixth Prince to accompany us to the Dali Temple!"

Yuan Tang furrowed his brows.

He hadn’t expected Gu Jiao to manage to convince the Emperor.

The witness was naturally someone the Emperor utilised to frame Yuan Tang. After all, a single tassel wasn’t enough to implicate Yuan Tang. He could easily claim that it had been lost or stolen.

But the sudden appearance of a witness was a troublesome development.

Moreover, the witness was one of Yuan Tang’s own guards.

Not a close guard, merely a third-class guard.

Yuan Tang’s complexion grew grim: "They managed to bribe someone from my side, I’ve underestimated the royal family of Zhan Country indeed."

When the bribery had occurred, he had no way of verifying. Fortunately, the person in question was only a third-class guard, who didn’t have frequent access to him and was unlikely to know his secrets.

Regardless, having been bitten by this man, the situation had become tricky.

The man in gray said murderously, "I’ll kill him! This will discredit his accusations!"

Yuan Tang said coldly, "That’s useless. He has already confessed and signed his deposition. His death would still validate the evidence."

Of course, Yuan Tang wasn’t going to surrender willingly. But being cornered in this way meant that he was obliged to give an explanation to Zhan Country.

In the end, Yuan Tang reluctantly sacrificed one of his trusted aides in order to save himself.

The aide assumed all guilt, stating that his actions were his own and had nothing to do with Yuan Tang.

This aide had been a retainer in his household since their time in Chen Country. He was wise and loyal, and had provided valuable advice and assistance on multiple occasions.

Handing over such a person felt like bleeding his heart out to Yuan Tang!

He would have liked to hand over some random guard as a scapegoat, but Zhan Country would not allow such a thing!

It wasn’t he feared death, but his ambition was unfulfilled, he could not die yet!

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The news of the Emperor’s assassination sent waves through Capital City and caused a small stir in the court. However, the Emperor did not bother to manage any of this and simply stayed in Bishui Alley.