After the Cannon Fodder Awakened, She Married the Female Lead! [Quick Transmigration] 90p1

Chapter 90 p1

A dark and windy night seemed more suitable for killing.

Li Mo quietly left the rooftop and then tried to push the window of the room.

Whoa, you don’t even close the window when you sleep? Are you too confident in the guards? Or are you sure that no one would dare to assassinate you?

Li Mo pushed open the window. Like a black cat hidden in the dark night, her movements were agile and her figure was light. She entered the room from outside the window without a sound.

After walking lightly to the bedside, Li Mo did not rush to kill, but took out a handkerchief soaked in a sleeping drug from her sleeve and first covered the Third Prince’s mouth and nose, making him fall unconscious.

As everyone knows, people with good skills will also have relatively sharper senses. If she were to kill him without knocking him out, the Third Prince would definitely wake up before he died. If he struggled a little, the difficulty of Li Mo’s escape would increase a lot.

After confirming that the Third Prince had passed out, Li Mo still did not rush to kill, but began to search in the room to see if she could find anything useful.

Hard work pays off. After Li Mo had worked hard in the dark for a quarter of an hour, she found a personal letter from the Third Prince.

After stuffing the letter into her bosom, Li Mo took out another thing from her sleeve, gently placed it on the bed, and created the feeling that the murderer had accidentally dropped it.

After finishing the necessary preparations, Li Mo finally took out the dagger that was tied to her leg. While slitting his throat, she picked up the quilt and covered the Third Prince’s neck, letting the pure white filling inside be stained with blood bit by bit.

Whether it was eavesdropping, searching for evidence, framing, or killing, Li Mo had done it all very smoothly. Just as she thought she could call it a day and go to sleep, she found a suspicious figure in front of her own courtyard.

From the back, Li Mo could vaguely see the curve of the other person’s waist. It seemed to be a tall woman.

Just as Li Mo was about to get closer and take a look, the woman who had been hiding on the side suddenly moved. With a light tap of her toes on the tree trunk, she soon disappeared from Li Mo’s sight.

To chase or not to chase? Li Mo hesitated for a moment. Before she could make a decision, the dark clouds that had been covering the bright moon were blown aside by the wind.

Li Mo looked up at the sky, and then looked back at her own reflection. It seemed that there was no need to be conflicted. Heaven had already told her the answer.

After she returned, Li Mo destroyed the evidence as soon as possible, and then put on the disguise mask again and lay down on her bed in a relaxed manner.

Including herself, there were only five male lead candidates left. She was one big step closer to obtaining the world and seeing Wen Runan.

Just right. It was another fulfilling day.

**

As expected, Li Mo was awakened by an urgent knock on the door. After she was dressed and opened the door, a panicked Xue Zhao appeared in front of her.

“It’s not good, Heir Apparent! The Third Prince has been assassinated!” Xue Zhao was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, his tone also panicked. “Are you alright here, Heir Apparent? Did you hear any commotion last night?”

“Wait, what did you just say?” Li Mo asked in a daze. “Who did you say had an accident?”

“The Third Prince had an accident. The guards at the door smelled the smell of blood coming from the room at the mao hour. By the time they realized that something was wrong and rushed in, the Third Prince’s corpse was already cold. It is estimated that he was already gone in the middle of the night.”

Xue Zhao did not dare to hide any news at this time and quickly said everything he had found out.

“Heir Apparent, don’t get too close to Wen Shi these two days. I’ve heard that the Third Prince’s personal guards seem to have found a piece of physical evidence left by the assassin. It seems to be a unique token of the Zhenbei army.”

Li Mo raised an eyebrow. That was right. She had deliberately left that thing.

“The Third Prince had an accident. The assassin’s next target won’t be me, will it? Should we leave first?” Li Mo put on a panicked look and looked around warily. “Uncle Xue, can you transfer more guards from outside the city? I only have a hundred people protecting me. I always feel that it’s not safe enough.”

Xue Zhao frowned. “Logically speaking, it’s not allowed, Heir Apparent, but the situation is different now. I will discuss it with the people from the Prince of Zhenbei’s mansion and try to transfer another hundred people in.”

“Mm, then I’ll have to trouble you with this matter, Uncle Xue. I’ll leave my safety to you!” Li Mo looked at Xue Zhao with a burning gaze, as if she were entrusting her life to him.

Xue Zhao immediately patted his chest and promised, “Don’t worry, Heir Apparent.”

The Third Prince’s death caused a huge uproar. Because the matter was too sudden and too serious, no one dared to suppress the news, and it soon spread.

The strategist who had followed the Third Prince quickly took out the token that could mobilize the guard camp. Ignoring the orders of the Prince of Zhenbei’s mansion, he directly transferred five hundred people in, surrounded the inn, and the shopkeeper, the waiters, and the guests inside were all arrested and interrogated.

“I demand that the city be sealed. Before the murderer is found, no one is to leave here!” The strategist’s attitude was very firm, and he directly went against Wen Shi. “Your Highness, I won’t hide it from you anymore. We found a unique token of the Zhenbei army near His Highness’s bed!”

“What do you mean by that? My Zhenbei army would not do such a thing!” Wen Shi frowned, his attitude equally firm. “I don’t want to see the Third Prince’s assassination either. Therefore, I will not allow the city to be sealed.”

“Prince of Zhenbei, the Third Prince had an accident here. You should have some responsibility, right? If the murderer is let go because the city is not sealed, who will be responsible? Can you afford this responsibility, Prince of Zhenbei?”

The strategist spoke with righteousness, almost pointing at Wen Shi’s nose and cursing. His behavior seemed impulsive and brainless, but it was a way to save his life and shift the blame.

The Third Prince was dead. As his strategist, he would definitely be resented by the emperor. At this time, he needed someone to attract the emperor’s attention. Clearly, the strategist had set his sights on Wen Shi.

He had already requested to seal the city and search for the murderer as soon as possible, while Wen Shi had objected to his proposal. This way, if the murderer was not caught in the end, the strategist could completely shift the blame to Wen Shi.

Wen Shi naturally heard the strategist’s threat and stared at him with displeasure. “I can assist you in searching in the city, but I will absolutely not allow the city to be sealed. If you must suspect that it was the Zhenbei army who did it, you can go and investigate. If you find evidence, no matter who it is, I will immediately execute that person!”

As he spoke, Wen Shi looked at the general behind him. “Pass down the order. The day after tomorrow is my father’s funeral. If anyone dares to bring people to seal the city or obstruct the funeral procession, no matter who it is, kill!”

“Yes, this general receives the order!” The general gave a military salute and quickly ran out to pass on the order.

“You…” The strategist looked as if he were about to explode with anger, but he let out a sigh of relief in his heart.

The firmer Wen Shi’s attitude, the more beneficial it was to him. Now, he just had to wait for the messenger to deliver the news back to the capital. If it went smoothly, the imperial edict would probably arrive in seven days. At that time, he could also consider getting away.

Li Mo had originally not planned to get involved in this matter. After all, she had already left a token representing the Zhenbei army. It could be said that she had perfectly shifted half of the blame to Wen Shi.

But when she heard Wen Shi’s firm attitude, she smelled something was wrong, and she had a faint feeling in her heart.

If the imperial court were to make a move on the Zhenbei army using the Third Prince’s death as a pretext, Wen Shi would take this opportunity to rebel, and might even turn around and blame the Prince of Zhenbei’s death on the emperor or the Sixth Prince.

If Wen Shi rebelled, it would be a ghost if he didn’t hold her as a hostage. At that time, even if she killed Wen Shi, it would be very difficult for her to get away.

The Zhenbei army was already large. Even if a portion of it had been lost in the fight against the barbarians, there were still three hundred thousand left. These three hundred thousand were Wen Shi’s trump card and confidence.

After a little hesitation, Li Mo changed into a set of clothes and took a few personal guards to visit Wen Shi.

Li Mo did not hide her purpose in coming. After a few pleasantries, she got straight to the point. “Brother Wen Shi, how do you plan to handle the Third Prince’s matter? I’ve heard that you have refused the proposal of the Third Prince’s official?”

Wen Shi nodded. “They asked me to seal the city. I disagreed.”

“Brother Wen Shi, the proposal to seal the city is indeed not appropriate, but the Third Prince’s assassination is also a major matter. As the master of the fief, you need to show your attitude, Brother Wen Shi,” Li Mo said with a worried expression. “The Third Prince is, after all, born of the first empress, and his legal wife is the prime minister’s legitimate daughter. Whether it is His Majesty or the hundred officials, they will probably demand a thorough investigation of this matter.”

“The innocent are innocent. If they want to investigate, then let them,” Wen Shi said frankly. “Brother Jiang Ling, I actually understand all your concerns, but as a son, my father’s matter is the most important in my eyes. Even if we really have to seal the city and investigate thoroughly, we have to wait until I have settled my father.”

Wen Shi was not shooting without a target. He had already chosen his reason and his way out. Filial piety was the first of all virtues. He was just a filial son who wanted his father to be buried in peace. If the imperial court dared to punish him for this, he would dare to use this reason to rebel against the imperial court.

“Your uncle’s matter is indeed more important,” Li Mo nodded slowly. Wen Shi had already expressed it very clearly. He had the intention to rebel in his heart and was just waiting for an opportunity.

“Brother Jiang Ling, if you are worried about the assassin, why don’t you stay at my prince’s mansion? The guards here have all been on the battlefield and can definitely protect your safety,” Wen Shi said, a dark glint flashing in his eyes.

He was very sure that the Third Prince was not killed by him, nor was it the work of the few generals of the Zhenbei army.

Then the question was, who was the murderer? Or was it possible that the murderer was related to Jiang Ling?