The assassins employed to kill Fu Yunzhen predictably did not implicate the Second Princess Jiang Shuhe.
They all knew that to speak was to die, and to remain silent was also to die.
If they remained silent, at most they would be the only ones to die; but if they spoke, with the Second Princess's ruthless heart, likely their entire families would have to be buried with them.
Because the mastermind behind the scenes could not be uncovered, the Emperor once again felt that he owed Fu Yunzhen, and a massive wave of rewards flowed into the General's Mansion like running water.
However, the more the Emperor expressed his appreciation for Fu Yunzhen, the more unsettled Second Princess Jiang Shuhe became.
The Emperor held Fu Yunzhen in such high regard that he would surely not agree to her calling off the engagement.
