Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 1347 - 1354 Advice (4)

Lian’er is to marry Ji Wanfu today, and Cai Wei feels a surge of repulsion in her heart. She truly doesn’t understand what Lian’er is thinking; does she believe marrying into a wealthy and noble family will bring the happiness she anticipates?

Even though Cai Wei is clear about what Lian’er’s future life might hold, it was her own choice and has nothing to do with others. She can only hope that Lian’er is strong enough to endure it!

After breakfast, Cai Wei left first. There were many matters waiting for her at the hunting ground. For instance, interrogating the assassin captured last night - she had to know who wanted to kill her. Furthermore, Empress Dowager Mo is obsessive about ’selecting concubines’ for The Emperor; such affairs would cause others to suspect jealousy on her part as the Empress, were she not present.

Leaving home, she unexpectedly saw Zhui Feng and Zhu Yue with dozens of guards waiting at the entrance. On seeing her, Zhui Feng stepped forward and said, "Empress, The Emperor has ordered us to come and escort you back. Please get into the carriage!"

Not far away, a carriage slightly larger than the usual one stood parked, constructed of elm wood and with a green canopy on top. The carriage had no carved decorations on its body, exuding an utmost simplicity.

Huan Qiu walked over, assisted her into the horse carriage, and only after she entered did she discover the carriage’s secret design.

It turns out the walls of this carriage were reinforced, three times thicker than those of regular carriages, and made of sturdy elm wood. It was so strong that even if someone tried to shoot arrows at it or split it with an axe, it would take quite a while to break through.

Feeling the warm concern and attention from her man, Cai Wei was naturally overjoyed. Sitting inside the carriage, she caressed the firmly reinforced walls and couldn’t help but smile, feeling a warm current spreading through her heart...

Huan Qiu said, "We only managed to make such a simple carriage in a hurry last night. Empress, please make do for now. The Emperor has ordered the Military Workshop to construct a new carriage as soon as possible, one that can protect against assassins and launch hidden weapons. Wait and see, Empress, you will soon have such a carriage at your disposal!"

Cai Wei smiled and nodded, asking, "Has The Emperor gone hunting?"

Huan Qiu replied, "No, the assassin captured last night was stubborn to the end. All kinds of punishment tools from the Department of Penalty were exhausted, but he refused to confess, even under the threat of death. The Emperor went back and immediately took charge of the interrogation."

Judging by the method the captured assassins used to commit suicide last night, Cai Wei could roughly determine that they must be dead men trained by someone, brainwashed or drilled in some way, as these assassins showed no fear of death. The unbearable torture they endured did not faze them, and the likelihood of getting them to speak under torture seemed slim.

It seemed that once again, they would need Old Turtle’s Medicine to control the will of others!

However, what surprised Cai Wei was that when she returned to the hunting ground, Nangong Yi had somehow managed to extract confessions from the assassins, and the mastermind behind the scenes was shocking.

—It turned out to be Prince Helan Qing of the Xianbei Empire and Princess Tuotuo from Miaojiang joining forces to put her to death!

Cai Wei didn’t believe she had offended Prince Helan Qing, and even when Princess Tuotuo’s wrist was nearly severed by Nangong Yi, it was her who kindly helped attach it back. Why would they think of killing her?

Confirming this answer wasn’t hard. Cai Wei took out Old Turtle’s Medicine Powder and sprinkled it on the injured assassin’s head. After waiting momentarily for the drug to take effect, Cai Wei solemnly asked the assassin, "Speak, who sent you to kill me?"

The assassin, with a pair of unfocused eyes, mechanically said, "Kill Empress Mu, avenge Princess Helana, avenge Princess Tuotuo..."

Nangong Yi let out a cold smile, "Who kills who is not yet certain. The Xianbei and Miaojiang dare to lay hands on the Empress of Great Jin; it seems they have grown sick of living!"

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