Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 645: Courting Death Response (2)_1

Chapter 645: Chapter 645: Courting Death Response (2)_1

Mo Yan took it, puzzled, and asked, "How did your master know that today would come?"

The two Hidden Guards shook their heads in unison. These Hidden Guards were also ranked and belonged to different divisions. Having responsibility for the same task, they seldom acted together, hence the information they gathered varied. Without their master’s orders, they could not freely share information with one another; after all, the fewer who knew about certain secret missions, the better.

Seeing this, Mo Yan asked no further and returned to her room with the thick envelope. It took her half an hour to carefully read through all the information about Chen Ji, after which she was completely shocked. After a long while, she burst out with an expletive: "Damn it, this Chen is courting death!"

It turned out that the Heart-eating poison was brought back to Jing City from the border by Chen Ji, presented to the Lin Family. Knowing that the Lin Family intended to poison the Pure Empress, he dared to participate in the conspiracy, thinking of a scheme to use others to eliminate her. Such audacity and cruelty were not something ordinary people possessed.

Even though Emperor Huian later detected the plot, resulting in Lin Imperial Concubine being sent to the Cold Palace, the poison plot nevertheless succeeded. It also successfully garnered the trust of the Lin Family Head for Chen Ji, who eventually quietly infiltrated the power center of the Lin Family.

He didn’t just participate in the plotting against the Pure Empress; over so many years, he had also dealt with all the Lin Family’s unsightly matters single-handedly. Even if he hadn’t personally plotted to kill others, his hands were stained with the blood of innocent people.

If the heavens had eyes, striking him dead a hundred times with lightning could not cleanse the sins from his body. Such a person deserved to have his soul scattered, never to be reincarnated!

The Lin Family not only produced an imperial concubine like Lin Imperial Concubine, but also had King Heng as a close nephew. The current Family Head of the Lin Family presiding at home was also a veteran of three dynasties, a teacher personally appointed by the Emperor, his disciples far and wide. There were many ministers in the court who were either students of the Lin Family Head or had intricate relations with the Lin Family.

Such a towering tree with deep roots, complex and intertwined, to touch one part would affect the whole. That’s why when Emperor Huian came to know of the Lin Family and Lin Imperial Concubine’s actions, he only distanced himself from the Lin Family, sentencing Lin Imperial Concubine to the Cold Palace.

Although the Lin Family appeared to be very low-key nowadays, seemingly withdrawing from the center of Great Chu’s power, if this were truly the case, Emperor Huian would have taken action against them long ago. Since he’s so wary that even the poisoning of his own Empress and the near death of his beloved son could not provoke him to act against the Lin Family, it’s clear that the Lin Family was no simple matter!

No wonder Chen Shanshan was so arrogant and domineering; it turned out her father had secured such a powerful backer and treated herself like a true World Family young mistress. But Chen Ji indeed had some skill, and was ruthless and cruel; considering what happened today, he might be plotting revenge. If he approached openly, borrowing the Lin Family’s power to deal with their family, she was not afraid; but if he played dirty, she wasn’t sure she could handle it.

As long as the Lin Family existed, Chen Ji would be safe. If Emperor Huian couldn’t eradicate the Lin Family, once Chu Heng succeeded to the throne, the Lin Family would likely be the first he would take a knife to, given his grudge against them for his mother’s murder.

Given his actions at Phoenix Mountain, he was definitely a ruthless and decisive person. Once the Lin Family fell into his hands, what good could they hope for? However, Emperor Huian was not yet fifty, and he was still robust. Waiting for Chu Heng to succeed and eradicate the Lin Family and Chen Ji, the opportunity would have long passed.

Seeing through the intricacies, Mo Yan became agitated, a sinister thought suddenly occurring to her: Maybe she should strike first, and kill Chen Ji?

She was so startled by her own sudden thought that she shook her head fiercely to dispel the vicious idea.

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