The Chief Minister's Ferocious Wife

Chapter 461: Practically a Living Hell (3)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Zhao Chuchu was speechless.

She had merely brought her assassins to the governing bureau to turn them in.

She was in a good mood lately, so she did not want to stain her hands with blood.

Regardless of how she managed to capture them, the sheriff was very grateful to her. He also told her that their bounty was worth 1,000 taels.

Zhao Chuchu was very satisfied with this small amount of additional funds. She had earned 1,000 taels from wanting to eat stuffed pies. This was a gift from the heavens.

Zhao Chuchu hoped that such things would happen to her more frequently.

As for the person who had remained hidden in the shadows, she was not anxious to find him.

If she wanted to find him, that person had nowhere to run. After all, she had already marked him with her power. She would be able to pursue him to the ends of the earth.

News of Zhao Chuchu’s attempted assassination soon reached the Third Prince.

His gentle appearance suddenly turned sullen.

When Qiao Heting saw this, he knew that the former was enraged.

“Third Brother, maybe this is just a misunderstanding…”

“A misunderstanding? I have been sick for so long that they seem to have forgotten who I am.”

All of them claimed that they did things for his own good, yet all of them were in it for their own benefit.

He was merely there to treat his illness and they could not wait to kill Zhao Chuchu to prevent her from influencing the grand scheme of things. “Third Brother, I will discuss this matter properly with Imperial City.”

“Kill them.”

The Third Prince’s expression was calm. It was as though he was talking about a trivial matter.

Qiao Heting was stunned.

“Eliminate all who disobey my orders.”

Otherwise, when he died, wouldn’t all of them take advantage of his ninth brother?

He would not let that happen.

“Alright,” Qiao Heting replied after a while.

“Tell them that there will never be a next time.”

“Understood,” Qiao Heting responded. He left quickly.

The Third Prince dipped his brush in ink. His brush flew across the surface of the paper.

A scene of a hunt filled with killing intent quickly appeared on the paper.

If Qiao Heting was still present, he would have certainly known that the person who had ordered Zhao Chuchu’s assassination had triggered the Third Prince’s bottom line.

The Third Prince calmed down. He then burned the drawing.

He walked to the window and looked up at the sky, which had already turned dark. There was a dark look in his eyes.

There were too many villainous individuals in the imperial court. There was especially no shortage of opportunists.

Before this, when they knew that he did not have long to live, they pretended to obey him but defied him in secret.

Now that he was rumored to have been cured, they began to curry his favor again.

However, he did not need all of this.

All he wanted was to protect his poor brother.

His ninth brother was so dependent on Zhao Chuchu. If she died, how great of an impact would that be on him?

The Third Prince only hoped that before his brother truly stepped into this whirlpool, he could live a carefree and happy life.

Whoever dared to touch Zhao Chuchu and Xie Heng was basically declaring war against him.

The Third Prince did not mind going all out against them and paying with his own life.

He wondered which side would yield first.

Not long after Qiao Heting left, Xie Heng came over.

“I did not mean for this to happen. I will make it up to you,” the Third Prince said. He knew why Xie Heng had come, so he first expressed his stance. “For me, my ninth brother’s family is my family.”

“Thank you, Your Highness,” Xie Heng said as he saluted with his fists. “I am but a humble scholar. I am powerless to contend with those who have authority. I just want to be able to protect my wife.” “Zizhao, rest assured, there won’t be a next time.”

“Thank you for understanding, Your Highness.”

In truth, the Third Prince was an intelligent person. Even though he did not have Xie Heng’s foresight, he knew that Xie Heng was definitely not an ordinary person.

Otherwise, how could Xie Heng have coincidentally visited Imperial City and come to find him when the Xia clan was in distress?

“If there is a next time, I will personally take action. I draw the line at when Chuchu gets involved,” Xie Heng said with a straight face.

“Alright,” the Third Prince said as he nodded his head. He then took out a letter and passed it to Xie Heng, saying, “Zizhao, take a look at this.”

Xie Heng took the letter and read it swiftly. He revealed a mocking smile and said, “Some people truly dare to dream.”

They were looking for someone to impersonate Xie Jun.

Xie Heng had to admit that it was quite a fantastic idea. He wondered who came up with it.

“Your Highness, what do you plan to do?”

“I will naturally fan the flames,” the Third Prince answered with a faint smile. He added, “It just so happens that I can eliminate some people in the process.” He would pave the way for his ninth brother.

Xie Heng did not pursue the matter further. He roughly guessed what the Third

Prince wanted to do.

However, Xie Heng did not trust the Third Prince completely.

In his many years as an official in his previous life, the most common sight was the fickleness of people’s hearts, especially those of the imperial family.

He was not worried that the Third Prince would harm Xie Jun. Instead, he was concerned about the people around the Third Prince. They would not necessarily be of the same mind as the latter. People were selfish, and everyone had their own agendas.

Hence, Xie Heng also had his own plans in mind.

Who didn’t want prosperity and wealth from serving the emperor?

How many people spent their entire lives in pursuit of ascending to the top and honoring their ancestors?

After Xie Heng left the Third Prince’s residence, he did not immediately return to the Xie family residence.

It was almost midnight before Zhao Chuchu saw Xie Heng..