latelenovela Chapter 298 Could it be that he's been deceiving me from the very beginning?
Chapter 298 Could it be that he's been deceiving me from the very beginning?
The news that the female assassin had been dragged to the marketplace and executed spread like wildfire throughout the capital.
A guest arrived at Prince Jin's residence tonight, and the guest is still talking about the female assassin with great interest.
"I heard that after the female assassin was captured, she was arrogant and not afraid of death at all. She even said that if she had shouted, she wouldn't be the daughter of the Northern Frontier's warlord."
The person who is visiting Prince Jin's residence tonight is Prince Rong, Lu Zhengrong.
Lu Fengjin accompanied him to drink tea in the side hall, and Lu Zhengrong was talking about the female assassin with great enthusiasm.
"She even cursed the fourth brother! Guess what she said? 'Dog man!' She actually called the fourth brother a dog man! Ha, that's really interesting, extremely interesting!"
Lu Fengjin held a cup in his hand, his face gloomy, and remained silent.
Lu Zhengrong, however, seemed oblivious to the gloomy expression on his fifth brother's face and continued speaking with great enthusiasm: "I heard she's a great beauty, incredibly pretty and delicate, but her martial arts skills are mediocre. I don't know where she got the courage to assassinate the fourth prince."
Lu Zhengrong took a sip of tea to moisten his throat before continuing, "I don't know whether to call her arrogant or foolish. In front of Fourth Prince, she acted as if she were ready to die, aloof and haughty. But to be honest, I've seen female assassins like this before... Hmm, I've heard of one. Isn't she very similar to the female assassin who tried to assassinate you, Fifth Prince?"
They can't be said to be exactly the same, after all, the female assassin is prettier.
As for the one in Prince Jin's mansion, tsk tsk, he's far from being good enough.
"Everyone says that female assassin is foolish, but I don't think so. I believe that the assassination was a ruse, and that her real intention was to bewitch your fourth brother."
He sighed, seemingly helpless: "Such a special beauty, if she had met me, she might have had a chance to survive. Of course, if she had met you, Fifth Prince, wouldn't she have been destined for a life of wealth and honor in your Prince Jin's mansion?"
"Second Imperial Brother!" Lu Fengjin's face darkened as he glared at him: "Watch your words!"
"Isn't that right? The fourth brother not only beat that woman, but also disfigured her face, and finally dragged her to the market to be executed. People outside were saying all sorts of things about this, but guess what happened in the end?"
Lu Zhengrong's gaze shifted from Lu Fengjin's face to his legs.
He snorted and laughed, "Fifth brother, you haven't been out much since you injured your leg, so you probably don't know how much gossip is circulating outside."
Lu Fengjin truly didn't know; after all, Qin Wu wouldn't have let him hear anything bad.
He hasn't left the house since he injured his leg.
He... didn't want to go out and be seen in his current state!
Lu Zhengrong laughed again: "Fifth brother, you also have a female assassin in your mansion. The two of you are quite different in their behavior, so now people outside are comparing you and fourth brother, saying that one is ruthless and the other is amorous and charming."
Lu Fengjin almost crushed the cup in his hand.
He did it on purpose!
Lu Beimo did it on purpose!
He deliberately let the news get out, intentionally using this incident to hurt himself, creating a stark contrast so that the world would know how foolish he had been!
He was truly foolish! How could he have been fooled by Tuoba Feiyuan's arrogant and disrespectful gaze that day?
But he was still not satisfied.
Lu Fengjin took a deep breath before looking at Lu Zhengrong again: "Is this... true? Is the female assassin real? Is she really not afraid of death?"
Perhaps it's just a coincidence.
He didn't believe that Tuoba Feiyuan had been deceiving him from the very beginning!
He didn't want to believe it, and he was unwilling to believe it!
Lu Zhengrong laughed and said, "I've heard everything, big and small. Fifth brother, why don't I tell you everything that the female assassin did and said?"