Chapter 349: Malicious Intentions

“When Chu Yi was representing you on the Lu family arena the last time, he was followed on the way back. He caught the people following him and after interrogating them, both men revealed the mastermind. It was the Crown Princess’ maidservant, Hong Xiu. I was not sure if this had anything to do with the Crown Princess, so I did not inform you about it at the time.”

Long Yang glanced at him in surprise when he heard this. “Why would the Crown Princess’ maidservant send someone to follow Chu Yi?”

Chu Qi replied, “I have been secretly surveilling the Eastern Palace for the past few days. I haven’t found anything suspicious.”

He paused and continued hesitantly, “Could it be that the Crown Princess was worried that Chu Yi would cause harm to Second Miss Lu, which was why she sent someone to follow him because she wanted to find out who Chu Yi was?”

Chi Yi was the winner for the first few days, after all, and had attracted lots of attention. However, he was Master’s covert guard and does not usually reveal himself in public. That was why not many were aware that he was a guard who stood close to the Master’s side.

This statement did not seem to have any flaws, but Long Yang had quickly refuted it.

“From what I understand, Lu Liangwei does not really have a good relationship with this older sister of hers. The Crown Princess had always been insincere toward Lu Liangwei, how could she truly care for Lu Liangwei?”

Chu Qi was still quite na?ve when it came to analyzing situations.

Chu Qi frowned at this. “Could it be that she was not the person behind Hong Xiu’s actions?”

“Since she is the Crown Princess’ close maidservant, everything she does would naturally have something to do with the Crown Princess. How do you know that the two people sent to follow Chu Yi were not waiting for an opportunity to kill him?”

A sense of realization hit Chu Qi. “I’ve thought about this possibility because both of them had hidden poison in their teeth. They were obviously soldiers of death. The only thing I can’t fathom is the reason for the Crown Princess doing such a thing.”

Long Yang went into deep thought and a cold look suddenly flashed in his eyes as he said slowly, “What do you think of the Grand Duke Family?”

Chu Qi gave it a thought and evaluated, “The Grand Duke family is a renowned family with a legacy that spans hundreds of years. They have a profound heritage and have half the military power of the imperial court in their hands. However, they’ve always had very few children throughout history. For this generation, Heir Presumptive Lu is the only son..”

Chu Qi’s handsome eyes brightened at this point as he began to understand something. “It was right at this time that Second Miss Lu started to choose a bridegroom. If there was someone who could rise up the ranks quickly by becoming an adopted son-in-law of the Grand Duke family, he would stand to gain huge benefits even if he could not inherit the title of Grand Duke.”

Long Yang gave him an approving glance. “Very clever.”

He paused and remarked pointedly, “I had no idea that the Crown Princess is such an ambitious person.”

Chu Qi was also slightly surprised. “If that’s the case, it explains everything. She had sent people to follow Chu Yi with the main purpose of killing him. She would later send her own men to take part in the fight at the arena and after emerging the victor, that person would naturally become the adopted son-in-law of the Grand Duke Family. Whatever benefit he stands to gain, would also belong to the Crown Princess.”

At this point, Chu Qi was a little shocked by how ambitious Lu Yunshuang was.

An icy look appeared in Long Yang’s eyes. Lu Yunshuang had even attempted to manipulate Weiwei’s future husband in order to get what she wanted.

This woman’s malicious intentions were not inferior to any man’s.

Long Yang thought of something and suddenly asked, “Have you found out anything about the assassins that appeared at the imperial holiday home?”

Chu Qi shook his head. “All tracks of those assassins have been wiped clean. I had originally locked down on a restaurant within the imperial capital, but when I infiltrated it for investigation, it turned out to be nothing more than an ordinary restaurant. There were no signs of any assassins.”

“What restaurant is this?” Long Yang asked.

“It’s called Drunk Fragrance Pavilion. It’s a reputable restaurant in the imperial capital. I’ve investigated it and found that the restaurant is a private asset of the Heir Presumptive of the Duke Chen Family, Chen Xuping.”historical