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The person who laid the trap was … Prime Minister Su?!

No, impossible!

The matter of the Soul Divergence Incense from the Compendium Pavilion back then was enough to show that the person who set up the trap did not care about his safety at all.

And Prime Minister Su was an ambitious person. As he exposed his edge, he would definitely not force him into a dead end, or it could be said that …

He definitely would not use himself, and did that just to lure Shen Hancheng out …

The Prime Minister Su had no motive at all!

Therefore, when he heard Shen Hancheng saying this, Su Jinruo shook his head, and replied resolutely.

"If you say that the one who set this up is the Prime Minister Su, this official will not believe you …"

She congealed Shen Hancheng's handsome face, "From the look of your highness, you don't seem to think that Prime Minister Su is the one who set the trap …"

But...

She was certain that Prime Minister Su was not the one who set the trap, given her knowledge of Prime Minister Su's ambitions and the change in his attitude towards her.

But Shen Hancheng...

And why was he doing this?!

Before she could understand what was going on, a noise came from outside the courtyard. Her expression did not change, and she walked towards the window. She could faintly hear someone shouting, "Capture the assassin!"

With a slight flicker of his eyes, Su Jinruo turned around to look at the youth dressed in a black and red robe. She saw the corner of his lips curled up into a faint smile as he stared straight at her.

With Shen Hancheng's strength, he could enter a palace without making a sound, let alone a mere residence of the general, but the situation before his eyes …

Shen Hancheng did not answer Su Jinruo's question from before, nor did he have any intention to answer the question that lingered between Su Jinruo's brows.

However, he still stood at his original position with his hands behind his back. His deep eyes looked at Su Jinruo and his expression was deep and unfathomable.

The atmosphere was in a deadlock. After a while, a girl knocked on the door and asked.

"Mayor, I heard that an assassin has infiltrated the Prime Minister's residence. Is the Mayor safe and sound?"

She was one of the two maidservants...

Su Jinruo shot a glance at Shen Hancheng, and seeing that he did not have any intention to dodge, she did not open the door, but instead spoke in a soft voice:

"I'm fine. It's late at night, you should go rest."

"Yes, your servant will take his leave."

As though he was waiting for this moment, when the sound of the woman's footsteps gradually faded, Shen Hancheng extended his hand towards Su Jinruo. "I'll bring you to a place."

"Now?" Su Jinruo looked out of the window and saw the sky, it was already the fourth fragment of the night, her eyes flickered, and she cupped her hands: "Yes."

In the eyes of outsiders, Su Jinruo was not worth fighting. Adding on his defense against the Prime Minister Su, Shen Hancheng carried her body and jumped over the high wall of the palace.

After leaving the residence, Shen Hancheng brought Su Jinruo to an empty courtyard.

Su Jinruo looked up at Shen Hancheng, seemingly seeing the confusion in her eyes. Then, Shen Hancheng said, "Yesterday, this king's people first followed his people into the Prime Minister's Estate, then … Here we are. "

Su Jinruo sized up this courtyard, its appearance was still considered passable, it was not too shabby, but there were no lights in this courtyard.

Looking back, Su Jinruo asked, "This is a courtyard where no one lives in?"

Receiving the definite answer, Su Jinruo couldn't help but stare coldly.

No one lived there, so they had to find out who the person who set the trap was …

Didn't this lead end here?

Shen Hancheng pushed open the door and stepped into the courtyard. "Although no one lives here, today, I once again heard the melodious sound of a zither, a sound no different from the one I heard yesterday."

Su Jinruo followed closely behind, and after stepping into the courtyard, he scanned his surroundings, but did not make any other movements.

She said, "This person caused this official to have an illusion, as if he was intentionally letting us know and luring us here. Who knows … This will be another trap. "

One could not blame them for finding out the identity of the person who laid the trap. The other party's background was definitely not weaker than Shen Hancheng's.

Furthermore …

They had been in the light from the start while the other party was in the dark.

Plus, the other side was good at reading people's minds, always using unrelated people to appear, trying to confuse their vision and mess up their thoughts.

Shen Hancheng glanced at Su Jinruo who was deep in thought, and said with an unfathomable glint in his eyes, "That is not an illusion."

It wasn't an illusion, but …

The other party had already had this thought in mind.

Su Jinruo silently raised his eyes and met Shen Hancheng's gaze. "Your Highness, do you know what I'm about to say?"

Shen Hancheng said: "Do you take this king as a god?"

The person who set the trap had never faced them head-on. Ever since the incident in the Compendium Pavilion, it was as if he had been submerged within a sea of people.

There were no more movements …

Other than yesterday's deliberate probing, which successfully lured the person out, the number of times that person had appeared up until now was no more than three times …

Such a calm opponent was the most frightening.

Su Jinruo was slightly startled, but he heard Shen Hancheng say: "The other party has given too little information. This king only has those who suspect."

"May I ask Your Highness if you would like to explain it to me?"

As he stepped into the pavilion near the lake, Shen Hancheng's gaze landed on Su Jinruo's body.

"There are two people that this king suspects, and I'm afraid City Lord Su would not want to know about one of them."

"Why?"

"Because... City Lord Su, you care. "

"Dong, dong, dong ~ ~ ~"

"The sky is dry, so be careful of the fire!"

Some of them carried lanterns and walked through deep alleys, disappearing into the darkness of the night.

On the silent road, only the cold moonlight could be seen. The black-robed youth walked on the road at a steady pace.

Looking straight ahead, the youth's eyes were as deep and serene as a thousand-year-old well.

He lightly blinked his eyes, as if bringing back memories from not too long ago.

The contents of his memories appeared in his black eyes like a painting scroll, unfolding one by one.

"The person Your Highness suspects is the Emperor?!"

The light in Su Jinruo's eyes suddenly changed. She turned a little to the side and carefully thought back to that day with regards to the Compendium Pavilion.

As the Son of Heaven of a Kingdom, he didn't even have to mention having the Soul Divergence Incense.

He was the one who approved of the Grand Commandant's decisions to compile the ancient history books.

As the father of the Princess Xiwei, he naturally knew Princess Xiwei's temperament very well.

As for whether or not the Compendium Pavilion would open, it was a matter of his words …

And the targets were himself and Shen Hancheng.

He did this because of the relationship between the Prime Minister Su and him. The Old Emperor was afraid of mutual authority, afraid of throwing rats and rats, and had a motive to kill him.

Shen Hancheng, since she knew that he was the one in charge of handling the two empires' meetings, she knew how much importance the Old Emperor placed on Shen Hancheng.

If Old Emperor mistakenly believed that Shen Hancheng had a bad relationship with her, Old Emperor would want to start from his side, and use himself as a method to force Shen Hancheng to get involved and let him control her.

The purpose of this is... It could be said that they wanted Shen Hancheng to inherit the throne, and therefore set up a trap to test him.

Set time, condition, motive, purpose, one by one clear.

Everything seemed to fit the Old Emperor. It was as if the person who set the trap was him …

Su Jinruo looked at Shen Hancheng, his eyes revealing a profound look.

To the person who set the trap, it was the Old Emperor's deductions. At the time, she had never even thought about it, but now, had casually mentioned something about it, which was completely suspicious.

Shen Hancheng saw things more clearly than her, and she could guess that he was more precise than her.

Naturally, Shen Hancheng had already been crawling and rolling in the palace for four years. It was normal for his experience and estimation of the personality of the people in the palace to be richer and more precise than her …

However …

The Old Emperor was already extremely close to the person who laid the trap. Who else would be the one that the Seventh Prince Shen Hancheng suspected?

Perplexed, Su Jinruo took a step forward and asked, "The Duke only said one thing, who doesn't know the other?"

"The second …" Shen Hancheng raised his gaze, looking at Su Jinruo's calm face, he wanted to speak out, but suddenly, footsteps came from the courtyard.

With his eyebrows slightly raised, Shen Hancheng stopped in time.

Ripples of light circulated in his eyes as Su Jinruo concealed herself behind the enormous pillar, blocking his figure.

The footsteps got closer and closer, but Shen Hancheng's body did not move at all. Su Jinruo frowned, he turned and looked at the person who walked over.

Su Jinruo's expression slightly changed. The crown prince...

How could it be the crown prince …?

Seeing the crown prince's figure slowly approaching, Shen Hancheng's eyes were deep, and his body was still exposed to the air, without the slightest bit of movement.

Su Jinruo pursed his lips, not knowing whether he should call Shen Hancheng over. In the middle of the night, he had to restrain his insolent personality.

The Crown Prince was wearing an elegant blue robe and was slowly walking over. He seemed to be extremely familiar with this courtyard.

Without looking at the surroundings, he walked towards Su Jinruo's side.

Seeing that Shen Hancheng might be exposed, Su Jinruo didn't have time to worry about anything else.

She suddenly pulled Shen Hancheng's arm, pulling Shen Hancheng's body to her side, and hid behind the pillar together.

Su Jinruo said in a low voice: "My prince, I am sorry."

Shen Hancheng's face was gloomy, as though she had tacitly agreed to Su Jinruo's actions, and did not intend to pursue the matter.

"Crown Prince …" The voice of a person echoed in the quiet Moon-Viewing Pavilion.

That person was running swiftly behind the crown prince.

The young crown prince turned around, his eyes raised slightly as he saw the unfriendly face of the man and said, "You are really slow."

The man smiled indifferently, "I was delayed for some time because of some matters. Crown Prince, please do not be angry."

The Crown Prince harrumphed and turned around again. The man quickly walked to a corner of the room beside him and turned around. The two of them entered a room inside the Moon-Viewing Tower.

A moment later, the room was lit by candlelight.

Su Jinruo's line of sight followed the crown prince and the person who came. Upon seeing who it was, a hint of thought flashed past her eyes.

Shen Hancheng squinted, and read out the person's name: "Zhou Zihui..."

Bachelor of Arts in Han Lin Courtyard - Zhou Shunhui, subordinate to the Grand Commandant.

Su Jinruo's gaze was clear and cold as he said: "This person is misbehaving, and he seems to be accepting bribes …"

Why would the Eastern Palace Crown Prince have anything to do with him?