"I didn't!" Hua Wuque still denied.

"Girl, you still refuse to tell the truth?" Lu Xiaofeng's tone became a little cold.

Hua Wu Que took a deep breath, raised his head, and looked directly into Lu Xiaofeng's eyes: "Yes, I killed the Prime Minister! But I am not the real murderer, I was just used by someone!"

"Being used? Who used you?" Lu Xiaofeng asked.

"Yes...it's the current queen!" Hua Wuque said through gritting his teeth.

"Queen?" Lu Xiaofeng was shocked. "Why did she want to assassinate the Prime Minister?"

"Because... because the Prime Minister discovered the Queen's secret!"

"What secret?"

"The Queen... The Queen is having an affair with someone!" Hua Wuque's voice trembled, his eyes filled with fear.

Lu Xiaofeng took a breath of cold air. He didn't expect that he would be involved in such a shocking secret!
"Do you have any evidence, girl?"

"Yes! I have a letter here. It's the correspondence between the Queen and her adulterer!" Hua Wuque said, taking out a letter from his arms and handing it to Lu Xiaofeng.

Lu Xiaofeng took the letter, read it carefully, and his expression became solemn.

"This letter... is real!"

"Mr. Lu, you must make the decision for me!" Hua Wuque cried.

"Don't worry, young lady. I will definitely find out the truth and give you justice!" Lu Xiaofeng said in a firm tone.

Lu Xiaofeng took the letter and returned to the palace.

He presented the letter to Ying Yuan.

After reading the letter, Ying Yuan was furious: "How can this be! How can the Queen do such a shameless thing! Come, banish the Queen to the cold palace!"

"Your Majesty, we need to find out the truth of this matter and not jump to conclusions," Lu Xiaofeng advised.

"Lu Xiaofeng, what do you mean? Do you suspect that this letter is fake?" Ying Yuan glared at Lu Xiaofeng.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I am not doubting the authenticity of this letter. I just think it is too strange. I am afraid there is something else going on."

"What's weird?"

"Your Majesty, the Queen and the Prime Minister have always been at odds with each other, and this is a well-known fact. If the Queen wanted to assassinate the Prime Minister, there would be no need to go through so much trouble. She could just do it in secret. Why leave such obvious evidence?"

Upon hearing this, Ying Yuan fell into deep thought.

Lu Xiaofeng continued, "Moreover, why did the letters between the Queen and her adulterer end up in Hua Wuque's hands? There may be another hidden story behind this."

Ying Yuan nodded: "Lu Xiaofeng, what you said makes sense. I order you to investigate this case thoroughly and get to the bottom of it!"

"I obey your command!" Lu Xiaofeng took the order and left.

After he left the palace, he immediately went to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

He carefully surveyed every corner of the Prime Minister's Mansion, hoping to find some clues.

Suddenly, he found a painting in the prime minister's study.

This painting depicts a beautiful woman, the queen!
Lu Xiaofeng's heart moved. Could it be that the Prime Minister and the Queen...

He continued to search in the study, hoping to find more clues.

Suddenly, he found a secret compartment.

He opened the secret compartment and found a diary inside.

He opened the diary, which recorded the affair between the prime minister and the queen! Lu Xiaofeng was shocked. It turned out that the prime minister and the queen were actually...

He closed the diary, his mind filled with doubts.

What exactly happened between the Prime Minister and the Queen?
He thought of Hua Wuque again. Was Hua Wuque really being used by the Queen?

All of this seemed like a huge mystery, waiting for him to solve...

Lu Xiaofeng held the diary with a frown on his face. He did not leave the Prime Minister's Mansion immediately, but put the diary back to its original place and quickly wrote down a few important paragraphs. He did not want to lose such a key piece of evidence out of thin air. If the diary was lost, everything would be impossible to trace.

At this moment, he suddenly felt the sound of wind in his ears and a sharp blade came through the air. His expression changed drastically, and he suddenly turned sideways. The cold light passed by his earlobe and split the screen behind him into two pieces.

"Who!" Lu Xiaofeng shouted loudly, and the sword in his hand immediately came out.

A figure slowly walked out from the shadows, wearing a black robe and a silver mask. His features could not be seen clearly, but the extremely cold aura made people feel oppressive.

"Lu Xiaofeng, leave what you saw today, or leave your life." The man's voice was hoarse and low, and every word seemed to be squeezed out of an ice cellar.

"Not everyone can take my life." Lu Xiaofeng sneered. His heart was filled with shock - he was being targeted! It had only been a few hours since he left the palace and arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion. How could the person behind this act so quickly?
The other party snorted coldly, said no more words, leaped up, and approached like a ghost.

The two immediately engaged in close combat! Sparks flew as their weapons collided, and it seemed that even the air was trembling because of the collision between the two.

The silver-faced man's martial arts were beyond Lu Xiaofeng's expectations. Each of his moves was as fast as lightning, full of murderous intent, and went straight to the vital points. This man never wasted any effort, nor did he test, he came all for the purpose of killing Lu Xiaofeng!

"It's really haunting!" Lu Xiaofeng complained as he took out a small cigarette bomb from his sleeve and threw it to the ground. Black smoke rose up and enveloped the entire study.

He took advantage of the chaos and rushed to the window. However, just as he took a step, the silver-faced man's green sword chopped him in the waist.

At the critical moment, a sharp sword energy descended from the sky, knocking the sword out of the silver-faced man's hand. He looked up and saw Ying Yuan, dressed in a black and gold robe, standing on the eaves like a god, with his brows furrowed.

"You villains really don't give me face." Ying Yuan smiled coldly and raised his hand lightly. Then a heavy and steady sword with dragon pattern came from a distance and fell into his palm.

The silver-faced man did not answer, but quickly retreated. He obviously knew that this emperor was no ordinary person. He gritted his teeth, moved quickly, and suddenly hooked the beam with his flying claws, and disappeared into the darkness in a few steps.

Lu Xiaofeng was finally able to catch his breath. He bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your timely rescue."

Ying Yuan snorted, his eyes swept across the cracked secret compartment, and immediately noticed the diary inside. He stretched out his hand, took the diary in his hand, and quickly flipped through it.

"Interesting." Ying Yuan sneered, "How could a prime minister have such a wolfish ambition?" He looked at Lu Xiaofeng, his eyes sharp as knives, "Who do you think is more suspicious, the queen or the prime minister?"

Lu Xiaofeng cupped his hands and said in a calm tone: "I have not yet found out the whole truth, so I dare not speak rashly. But one thing is certain - someone is plotting this, and we are all pawns in the game."

"Chess piece?" Ying Yuan raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly, "I have never been a pawn on someone else's chessboard."

"That's why your majesty must start a new game and lure the snake out of its hole." Lu Xiaofeng followed Ying Yuan's thoughts swiftly, "If you want to break this game, your majesty must take every step carefully, first set up a trap of suspicion, and then force the truth."

Ying Yuan nodded, his brows fearless: "Lu Xiaofeng, why don't you just tell me what I should do."

Lu Xiaofeng thought for a moment, his eyes becoming deep. "Your Majesty, you can temporarily suppress the Queen's matter and announce to the public that the Prime Minister was a loyal minister who unfortunately died, and the authenticity of the evidence is questionable. In this way, all the forces hiding in the dark will surely be unable to hold back and will be eager to act. Before the person behind the scenes shows up, we only need to observe in secret."

Ying Yuan nodded slightly after hearing this. This was exactly what he wanted. He liked to be in absolute control, and he was also happy to see those conspirators who thought they were having fun eventually fail in his scheme.

"Very good, I'll do as you say." Ying Yuan casually threw the diary back to Lu Xiaofeng, "But I have to warn you, if someone tries to assassinate you again this time, I will reconsider whether you can still bear the title of 'the wisest man in the world'."

Lu Xiaofeng smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty's words are true. I will try my best to live longer."

Ying Yuan said no more nonsense and left a sentence "Wait until you find out the truth before going to the palace to meet the emperor", then his figure flashed and he rose into the air again, disappearing into the thick night.

Lu Xiaofeng stood still for a moment, watching Ying Yuan disappear, but the clues in his mind became even more confused. He looked down at the diary and muttered to himself: "The Queen, the Prime Minister, the Silver-faced Assassin... This game is really a match made in heaven."

However, before he could think about it any more, he suddenly heard a burst of hurried footsteps outside the study, accompanied by the sound of messy metal collisions. He raised his eyebrows and immediately had a bad premonition in his heart. Before he could hide, the study door was slammed open.

"Lu Xiaofeng, you are here indeed." A guard in armor said with a grim expression, followed by dozens of soldiers with swords and guns in their hands. "By order of His Majesty, arrest the traitor Lu Xiaofeng who colluded with foreign enemies and execute him on the spot!"

...(End of chapter)