After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 204 - 203: This Poisonous Wolf!

This wound is not wide, but very deep. Fu Zhen first felt a broken bone. With Zhe Yu’s subsequent painful convulsions, she went further and touched a hard object!

Guo Song anxiously looked at the curled-up Zhe Yu and asked, "How is it?!"

Fu Zhen nodded, then bent her finger and pulled it out quickly!

At that moment, Zhe Yu shouted in pain, opened his eyes, and glared angrily at Fu Zhen!

"General Zhe!"

Fu Zhen hurriedly held up the bloodstained sharp little knife in front of him: "Remember, the weapon that wounded you is such a knife! It was meant to take your life, but today I will take it away.

"If you are still alive later, I will naturally bring it to see you!

"If you die, one day I will also bring it to Princess Rong, so she can avenge you!"

With that, she put the little knife into her sleeve, quickly turned around, and left the straw shed!

Zhe Yu widened his eyes, watching her back, squeezing out the word "you" through his teeth, and then blood spurted from his mouth as he lay back on the straw bed!

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The fallen horse was wounded on the left forelimb, in the same direction as Zhe Yu’s wound.

Fu Zhen and Guo Song walked out of the straw shed, flustered and shouting, "We just went in and called General Zhe twice, and he fainted. Quickly summon the doctor, or something unexpected may happen!"

After saying that, they quickly ran outside the straw shed, so that the people waiting could not even see their faces clearly!

Pei Zhan covered them: "What are you standing there for?! I have a military doctor with me, quickly get them over here, saving a life is crucial!"

Everyone knew Zhe Yu was from Prince Rong’s Mansion, no one dared to neglect!

Hearing he fainted, they panicked, and with Pei Zhan offering help here, how could they think much? They immediately ran to Pei Zhan’s camp to call the military doctor!

Out of the straw shed’s view, Pei Zhan caught up with Fu Zhen: "How is it?"

Fu Zhen immediately showed the little knife tucked in her sleeve: "Have you seen this before?"

Pei Zhan frowned and took it in hand: "This is a sleeve crossbow, also considered a hidden weapon, but not as delicate as those used by people in the Jianghu. Southern military camps had such weapons, but they weren’t used much, usually for scouts during tracking."

Fu Zhen said, "That night I saw this thing on a guard beside Xu Yin."

"Xu Yin?"

Fu Zhen nodded. "Just now I caught someone from Mrs. Zhang’s side. When I caught him, someone caught up to us, and the weapon they carried was exactly the same as what I saw on the guard beside Xu Yin that night."

Pei Zhan’s eyes turned dark: "So he wants to be the oriole!"

Fu Zhen crossed her arms: "Mrs. Zhang wanted to make some fuss through this exercise, but she didn’t want to kill Zhe Yu. She simply wanted to use the opportunity to have Zhe Yu removed for negligence, allowing Zhang Shicheng to take over. Thus, Princess Rong would have no objections.

"But Xu Yin seized the chance, secretly attacked Zhe Yu, and framed Mrs. Zhang.

"This way, Princess Rong will definitely see Mrs. Zhang as a thorn in her side."

Pei Zhan frowned while examining the small knife: "Xu Yin and Prince Rong’s Mansion should be one. Logically, cutting the Zhang family off now does him no good."

"General!"

Just then, Guo Song hurried over, "Zhang Shicheng was impeached, accused of bribing the person making the register to alter the list order. It was just confirmed by the associated person caught!"

Pei Zhan inhaled, clenching the knife: "So his target was Zhang Shicheng!"

Then he asked Guo Song: "Has Xu Yin shown up? Who filed the impeachment? Do they have any connection to Xu Yin?"

"Xu Yin hasn’t come, the person who filed the impeachment is Vice Imperial Censor Xie Zhang."

"Mr. Xie?" Fu Zhen exclaimed.

"How is it?"

Fu Zhen said slowly, "I don’t think Mr. Xie would work for Xu Yin."

Pei Zhan said, "That’s it. Even you think Xie Zhang wouldn’t be related to Xu Yin, so publicly no one would suspect Xu Yin’s involvement, allowing him to more easily extricate himself."

Hearing this, Guo Song also said, "After Zhe Yu was injured, many pointed fingers at foul play, then the Ministry of War immediately produced a name list, indicating Zhang Shicheng was next up to replace him at that time, the Prince Mansion Chief asked to see the register.

"It turned out there were signs of tampering in the register, and Xie Zhang happened to be dispatched by the Imperial Censorate to observe the exercise, so Zhang Shicheng was removed and now even carries a case.

"Princess Rong has already sent people to accuse Zhang Shicheng of attempting to kill Zhe Yu. From beginning to end, no one mentioned Xu Yin, and Xu Yin’s people never appeared."

"That conniving wolf!" Fu Zhen cursed.

Pei Zhan said, "With this move, the conflict between Mrs. Zhang and Princess Rong has been completely intensified. While the snipe and clam quarrel, the fisherman profits. Seems he is unwilling to be the pawn of Prince Rong’s Mansion.

Thinking of this, he looked at Guo Song: "With Zhang Shicheng removed, who will be the replacement?"

Guo Song said, "That has nothing to do with Prince Rong’s Mansion, it’s someone from Wei Kingdom’s General Mansion!"

"He Family?" Fu Zhen paused. "Which member of the He Family?"

"General He’s eldest son, He Qunying."

"Has he taken the position?"

"Yes! It has already been confirmed jointly by Prince Rong and the Ministry of War, he is now geared up for battle. The people from Princess Rong don’t object either."

Fu Zhen snorted, "Of course they wouldn’t object, the bastard third son of the He Family is friends with Zhang Shicheng, but as the legitimate eldest son, He Qunying does not get along with his two illegitimate brothers."

He Huan, the Wei Kingdom Great General, though not a son-in-law, benefited from his wife’s family early on in life and wasn’t much better off.

Later he joined the Righteous Army, his wife always by his side, even giving birth to three children, but only the eldest, He Qunying, and the second son, He Qiying, survived in the end.

After He Huan achieved success, he brought in two concubines, and had several more illegitimate children.

Mrs. He, the first wife, became a mere figurehead and naturally was unwilling to accept it; the He Family’s inner household was chaotic, fraught with disputes.

The other four Great Generals, though not necessarily deeply affectionate with their wives, cherished and supported each other through thick and thin.

Back in the day, Liang Qin and Pei Yu advised He Huan against his actions many times, but these efforts did not go without complications, leading to some tensions.

Thus, nowadays the He Family does not have much contact with the others, though the younger generation maintains formalities out of respect for their elders’ friendships.

The illegitimate offspring of the He Family achieved nothing, while He Qunying, being the legitimate eldest, grew up with a temper due to his parents’ discord, even beating his wife to death two years ago over a small matter.

The illegitimate third son is good friends with Zhang Shicheng, so naturally, He Qunying would have no dealings with the Zhang Family.

As long as there’s no involvement with the Zhang Family, Princess Rong has no reason to object.

Pei Zhan instructed Guo Song: "Investigate whether He Qunying has had any contact with Xu Yin."

Then he looked at Fu Zhen: "I’ll have someone look into the He Family first, and later, when Guo Song finds any leads, I’ll come find you."

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