nucmednet Chapter 294 Is Wan Cheng dead?
Chapter 294 Is Wan Cheng dead?
Tang Yansen, dressed in black and carrying a gleaming broadsword, ran here in broad daylight.
Both Xiao Di and Wan Cheng were a bit confused. With so many guards outside, how come none of them could stop him?
The next moment, Tang Yansen was already in front of his underlings. Without saying a word, he raised his knife and stabbed straight down.
Over the years, he has grown from an ignorant child into a young man with countless drops of blood on his hands. He knows all too well how to kill someone with a single blow.
He didn't have time to inflict pain and despair on Si Jing'an; he could only send him to his death immediately. Because there was no escape; the guards outside had already spotted him when he entered.
Blood gushed out, and the man beneath the knife didn't struggle in pain. He quickly opened his eyes wide and fell silent, but a smile remained on his face: "Live...live on..."
The next moment, the guards rushed in.
"There is an assassin! Catch the assassin!"
"Oh no! The heir of the Marquis of Anle has been assassinated..."
Shouts rose and fell, and before Tang Yansen could make a second move, he was captured.
The younger brother stared in terror at Wan Cheng, who was blocking his way. He hugged Wan Cheng tightly, crying, "Wan Cheng, Wan Cheng, don't scare me! Someone, quickly fetch the imperial physician! Fetch the imperial physician!"
He clutched at Wan Cheng's wound, but it was no use; blood gushed everywhere. He roared in agony, "Wan Cheng, how could you be so stupid! He was trying to kill me! Why did you take the knife for me?!"
Painful and desperate.
This was his first and only friend since arriving in Kyoto. Their friendship had even truly begun the night before.
Wan Cheng is not a purely good person; he is forced to collude with bad people. But in my heart, he is the best one!
Even after the imperial physician arrived, the younger brother was still screaming in pain and despair.
The Emperor was furious and ordered Feng Ziheng to investigate Tang Yansen's killing of Wan Cheng. But the most important thing wasn't just that; it was that Tang Yansen had managed to get past all the layers of security—was there a traitor among them?
Upon hearing the news of Tang Yansen's arrest, the Third Prince was completely bewildered: "Has Yansen gone mad? Yang Yan told us yesterday to hold back! How could he go and kill someone all by himself?"
The eunuch was also furious: "Young Master Tang is far too reckless!"
The Third Prince clenched his fist: "Then... is Si Jing'an dead?"
The eunuch was startled and quickly said, "I heard that the one who died was the young master of the Wan family!"
The Third Prince slammed his fist on the table: "Idiot! What's the use of Wan Cheng dying? Wan Cheng has no backbone at all. Si Jing'an is the one who deserves to die!"
He lost one of his most important ally, and he still hasn't been able to get rid of the person he hates the most. How can he not hate him?
Another eunuch rushed over: "Your Highness, Young Master Yang wants you to come over quickly..."
The third prince glared at him angrily.
His voice lowered slightly: "Young Master Yang is seriously ill and unable to get up. He just heard the news about Young Master Tang, and he was so angry that he vomited blood..."
The Third Prince then remembered that Yang Yan was seriously ill.
He was truly impatient. One of them impulsively and recklessly went to kill someone and got caught, while the other was sick and completely useless!
Without giving it much thought, he hurried to Yang Yan's room.
Just one day later, Yang Yan fell seriously ill and was on the verge of death. When he heard that the Third Prince had arrived, he barely opened his eyes and took the Third Prince's hand.
"Listen to me, listen to me... You can't admit it, whatever... Don't admit anything, just say... You don't know... Cough cough cough, understand? Your Highness, you... You didn't do anything, it was Yansen... Yansen acted on his own..."
He spoke with difficulty, and after finishing his sentence, he leaned against the headboard, panting heavily, only able to exhale and not inhale.
The Third Prince was deeply moved. His mother was right; Yang Yan was intelligent and calm, and he was right to listen to Yang Yan. Yang Yan was also wholeheartedly for his own good; even in his illness, he was still thinking of him constantly.
Feng Ziheng quickly found out the truth.
"Your Majesty, all of this was done by Tang Yansen alone, and he has already confessed."
Where is the emperor's former trust in his third son? He looked on with suspicion.
"Really? You didn't have any partners?"
Feng Ziheng said, "I have investigated and found that the Third Prince did not participate in this matter. Yang, the attendant of the Third Prince, caught a cold and was bedridden, so he did not participate either. It was Tang Yansen who felt that Si Jing'an and Wan Cheng had betrayed them and was dissatisfied, so he resorted to this tactic."
The emperor did not speak, but tapped his fingers together.
Feng Ziheng continued, "I have heard that this son of the Tang family is usually impulsive and reckless, so it is not surprising that he did such a thing."
The Emperor then asked, "Are there any traitors among the guards?"
Feng Ziheng responded, "Tang Yansen sneaked in during shift change. It's really... no one expected someone to be so blatant. Tang Yansen was dressed in all black, which made him very conspicuous. Because he hasn't grown up yet, the guards just thought he was a child and didn't pay much attention, so..."
He glanced up at the Emperor's expression and quickly added, "The two shifts of guards on duty neglected their duties and have already been punished!"
The Emperor frowned, and after a long while, he waved his hand and said, "Tang Yansen shall be executed. The male members of the Tang family, both direct and collateral branches, shall be demoted to commoners, and the female members shall be sent to the brothels."
Feng Ziheng sighed inwardly. Although the Tang family was not a century-old family, they had been very prominent in recent years. It was a pity.
The Emperor's actions were far too swift; the Tang family didn't even have time to react. By the time they tried to find someone to pull strings and speak to the Emperor, it was already too late.
Tang Yansen executed the Tang family, and they vanished without a trace in an instant.
The speed of the attack was so swift that the second sister felt a surge of satisfaction: "That Tang Yansen is truly audacious and lawless, daring to break in and kill someone!"
She was terrified, after all, Tang Yansen wanted to kill his younger brother, and she felt sorry for Wan Cheng, that child, who was the same age as her brother, and died for him.
The second sister thought for a moment and said, "Father, eldest sister, after we return to the capital, we must prepare generous gifts to express our gratitude to the Wan family."
"It is only right!" Si Xingzhi said, his heart filled with grief.
After the incident, he longed to see his younger brother. However, everyone was ready to depart, and Feng Ziheng had issued a strict order that no one was allowed to visit without the Emperor's permission. Si Xingzhi went to the door and looked for a long time, but failed to see his younger brother, so he had to return.
The younger sister walked in and said, "Just now at Lord Gui's house, I overheard people talking that the reason the Emperor punished the Tang family so severely was because he favored our Marquis's family."
These words left the Si family members looking rather grim. While others might assume the Si family enjoyed the emperor's favor, only they themselves knew the true extent of their precarious situation.
The Emperor's fury this time, leading to the confiscation of the Tang family's entire property and the swiftness of the operation, was clearly for the sake of the Third Prince. Further investigation would likely uncover the powerful forces behind the Third Prince!