Yun Zheng’s expression remained unchanged as he gently freed the comb from his large hand and continued to brush her long hair.
"Alas~"
Seeing that he intended to maintain his act to the end, Lady Yun sighed helplessly, let go of his hand, and turned away in silence.
Their family was indeed in troubled times. Yun Zheng had resolved not to meddle in idle matters, but seeing his wife’s secretly distressed appearance, he couldn’t help but feel a softness in his heart.
"This matter has nothing to do with your wife, why must she interfere?"
Upon hearing this, Lady Yun turned sideways, leaned into his embrace, and softly whispered, "Husband, before father was exiled, our family lived on the same street as Jiang Mansion."
"Although I wouldn’t say I was as close as sisters with the Princess, we were acquainted since childhood, and Lord Jiang also once helped our family."
"If I knew nothing about those things, it would be fine, but I clearly knew everything. How could I bear to watch the Princess meet such a fate?"
"Husband, I know you have many political enemies in court, and it’s very difficult for you. Offending Prince Jing is definitely not a wise move, but I also know that as long as you’re willing, you can resolve this matter without showing your face, right?"
Yun Zheng: "..."
"Since my wife thinks so highly of me, it seems that even if I don’t want to interfere, I have to now."
Hearing this, Lady Yun’s eyebrows arched with delight, and she cheerfully replied, "So husband has agreed? Then I thank my husband on behalf of the Princess."
Yun Zheng raised an eyebrow, smiled faintly, and said, "My promise to help is only because I couldn’t bear to see my wife upset. What does it have to do with the Princess? If thanks are due, it should be my wife thanking me, why thank me on behalf of the Princess?"
The matter was settled, and Lady Yun had no desire to argue with him further. Whatever he said would be as it was.
"Yes, yes, whatever husband says, husband agreed to help because of me. Then I thank my husb—"
Before the words were finished, she was lifted horizontally. She had long been accustomed to his sudden embraces and instinctively reached out to hold his neck.
"Thanking is not just words. If you truly wish to thank me, show some actual action."
The bedchamber was warm during winter nights.
As dawn broke the next day.
Just as Yun Wanye envisioned, Mo Yuanhao took the arrows and swords left at the assassination scene, and upon investigating, found those weapons came from Military Equipment Supervision.
Thus, he led his men to Military Equipment Supervision.
Lord Minister of Military Equipment Supervision retrieved the records and discovered the unique markings on those weapons, quickly tracing the destinations of this batch.
"Prince Qi, this batch of weapons was commissioned by Duke Ning’s subordinates half a year ago, and they were all taken away."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Mo Yuanhao’s eyes quickly flashed with darkness. He stood up, his expression heavy, and said, "Are you sure that the documents were genuine?"
Seeing his unsettled demeanor, Lord Minister of Military Equipment Supervision instantly broke into a cold sweat.
"Reporting to Prince Qi, the documents are certainly not fake. Weapons are of national importance. Every time a commissioning document is received, I seriously verify them."
Mo Yuanhao squinted his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Then do you remember which subordinate of Duke Ning carried those documents to commission the weapons? What is their name, specific role, height, and appearance?"
"This..."
Several consecutive questions left Lord Minister speechless, feeling even more drenched in cold sweat.
The Lord Minister wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, filled with anxiety.
"I observed that their documents were genuine, so I didn’t inquire further. Our Military Equipment Supervision only acknowledges the documents, not the person. Normally, once documents are received, Military Equipment Supervision just crafts the weapons."
"So, you don’t care whose hands the crafted weapons reach, and you don’t care if someone falsely claims others’ names to seize weapons, correct?"
Mo Yuanhao’s face turned completely dark.
If he hadn’t come here, he would never have known how flawed the Military Equipment Supervision system was in Da Wu Country, with so many vulnerabilities and severe issues.
No wonder someone dared to act violently against the Imperial Sister in the capital.
They were counting on the Imperial Family, knowing that even thorough investigations wouldn’t lead back to them.
As the conversation reached this point, Lord Minister faintly realized that there was likely a problem with this batch of weapons, otherwise, Prince Qi wouldn’t have been alarmed.
Could they be so unlucky?
Without much time to think further, Lord Minister’s knees went weak, and he kneels with a thud.
"Prince Qi, please quell your anger. The document truly was genuine, and Duke Ning’s Cangyun Ridge garrison has always consumed weapons heavily, so I didn’t pay much attention."