The Divine Doctor And A Common Farmer-Chapter 1646 - 1733: Puppet on Strings
After returning from Bai Xian’s place, Qinghe sat down, collected his thoughts, and pondered for a while. Then, suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he began to suspect something.
When the Eighth Princess was attacked, he pretended to be very involved, organizing people to search for her traces. But in reality, he was just putting on a show, not genuinely concerned.
He had previously discovered that the attack on the Eighth Princess was related to Bai Xian. Bai Xian had hired assassins from the Assassin Alliance, but the alliance had experienced some internal issues in recent years and was not as formidable as before. The quality of the assassins was also mixed. However, the incident where the Eighth Princess was forced to jump off a cliff didn’t seem like it was orchestrated by Bai Xian. Moreover, Bai Xian himself was seriously injured at that time and almost lost his life. Even though it was evident that he no longer cared about life or death, if possible, Bai Xian probably wouldn’t have used such a self-destructive tactic.
After all, Bai Xian’s goals were clear. Aside from the Eighth Princess, he also harbored hostility towards Qinghe himself.
This meant that those who attacked the Eighth Princess that day were actually two different factions. Furthermore, Qinghe had received information that the Prime Minister in the Capital was restless and that the other group was sent by the Prime Minister.
Since the one who plotted to use the Eighth Princess against him wasn’t Bai Xian, this ploy of killing with a borrowed knife was most likely orchestrated by the Prime Minister!
Having figured this out, Qinghe smiled, "I might have been too fixated and nearly overlooked that ambitious wolf."
Ah Lian looked at Qinghe, "Did you find any clues, my lord?"
Qinghe pondered for a while and then said, "Write a letter and urge our leader." The so-called ’leader’ was an ally Qinghe secretly contacted. To overthrow the imperial power, relying solely on favors within the court wasn’t enough; external support was also necessary! Moreover, women’s hearts change just like those men in Dajin who are fickle; even the women of Dayuan are capricious. The Eighth Princess seemed deeply affectionate and loyal to him, but Qinghe maintained a skeptical view about the depth of her feelings and loyalty.
The Eighth Princess once said that after so many years, even ice should have melted, and even a stone should have warmed. Such words, at first glance, seemed to indicate her deep affection for him. However, outsiders might not understand it. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Qinghe always felt that although the Eighth Princess treated him well, he couldn’t believe that there was truly profound affection. Often, she made him feel like a puppet, a marionette under her control. What she sought was ’ownership’; it only required him to ’belong’ to her. Otherwise, if she truly loved him deeply, why did she plant the Mind-Bewitching Gu in him back then?
Did she not know? This Mind-Bewitching Gu, in Dajin, was used for a particular purpose. Indeed, the essence of the Mind-Bewitching Gu lies in its ability to bewitch the mind, but it also has another use. Those who are afflicted with this Gu often do not live long...
Regarding this point, he couldn’t believe that the Eighth Princess was truly unaware!
And if she knew yet still acted so willfully, it could only prove that the love she spoke of, the deep affection she displayed, was actually all fake!
As time leisurely passed, when the calendar turned to April, the Eighth Princess still hadn’t found the Imperial Jade Seal but had tracked down the Liu Brothers’ whereabouts, ordering their capture alive. She used every method, subjecting them to numerous tortures, leading to their incredibly tragic deaths.
At the same time, in the Capital, the ambitious Prime Minister gathered troops.
