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Chapter 233 Buying the murderer

Just as Xie Zhi was worried about this, she heard a series of hurried footsteps coming from the door. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw Li Shiying walk in with an extremely ugly expression.

Upon seeing this, Xie Zhi was immediately delighted, but her face remained nonchalant.

"Miss Li? What brings you here so late...?"

"So Jiang Yuyue has indeed seduced Prince Jing, and Steward Li of Prince Jing's mansion is already preparing for the wedding."

Li Shiying didn't beat around the bush; she simply squeezed out this sentence. Xie Zhi, upon hearing this, made a look of sudden realization, and then sighed.

"I already told Miss that I wouldn't dare to make up such an important matter, but now..."

Xie Zhi's words were full of probing, "What does Miss plan to do? I heard before that the woman surnamed Jiang was very interested in Young Master Xie, and now that things are like this... I'm afraid she will become a princess soon!"

Upon hearing the words "Princess Consort," Li Shiying's heart skipped a beat.

She would absolutely not accept this outcome.

"Thank you, girl."

Li Shiying looked at her with pleading eyes, her words filled with entreaty, "Now that you've confided in me, you must help me! Do you have any good ideas to help me... sit on the throne of the princess?"

At this point, Li Shiying added, "If you help me this time, I will definitely remember Miss Xie's kindness in the future!"

As the high-ranking daughter of a prime minister, Li Shiying rarely asked for favors, but now, to prevent Song Jinglan from being taken away by others, she couldn't care less about such things.

"Miss, you're too kind of me..."

Xie Zhi was secretly delighted, but pretended to be hesitant. "It is said that most business people are shrewd. Jiang Yuyue is the daughter of the richest family in Jiangnan. Since she has climbed up to Prince Jing, she will definitely not let go. After all, there are not many men like His Highness Prince Jing in the world."

Xie Zhi secretly observed her expression, and sure enough, Li Shiying's expression became more and more nervous whenever the good things about Prince Jing were mentioned.

"I suspect that ordinary methods would not be able to move Jiang Yuyue. If she were an ordinary woman, it would be enough to find her another marriage and give her more money to appease her. But Jiang Yuyue doesn't lack these things, and once she becomes a princess, wouldn't she be able to take whatever she wants from the world?"

"Furthermore, His Highness's concern for her is so great that he must care about her. Even if we use methods to separate them, His Highness will probably still have feelings for her. In the future, when you marry into the royal family, you will likely have a rift with His Highness. Therefore, if you want a permanent solution..."

A ruthless glint flashed in Xie Zhi's eyes, "I'm afraid it would be better to take Jiang Yuyue's life."

Hearing this, Li Shiying was startled. She had always been pampered and spoiled since childhood. Apart from repeatedly running into obstacles with Song Jinglan, she had never worried about anything else. But now she had met Jiang Yuyue, and Xie Zhiyi's suggestion to her was to commit murder.

Seeing Li Shiying's horrified expression, Xie Zhi couldn't help but feel a little regretful. It seemed that this young lady from the Prime Minister's mansion had probably never even seen a chicken killed. Suddenly instigating her to kill someone was really abrupt. If she was really scared off, it would be a complete failure.

Thinking of this, Xie Zhi quickly tried to smooth things over, "Please don't be offended, Miss. I come from a humble background and can't think of any better solutions. I only did this to keep things clean and simple. If you're not willing, Miss, we can discuss it further..."

Li Shiying unconsciously gripped the hem of her dress. She was always intelligent, and Jiang Yuyue and Song Jinglan had reached the point of discussing marriage. It was probably impossible to easily separate them except by death.

Is killing the only option?

"Of course I want to... eliminate any future troubles."

Li Shiying said with some difficulty, "Although my father is the prime minister, he is only a civil official. The guards are just there to protect him. Besides, they are all my father's men. If I were to order them to kill someone, let alone whether they have the guts, I'm afraid my father would come knocking on my door as soon as I give the order."

Hearing this, Xie Zhi was stunned. She hadn't expected Li Shiying to have such thoughts of killing. She had thought that Li Shiying was hesitant because she was afraid to kill, but it turned out that she was worried about not having a good way to do it.

Xie Zhi immediately felt contempt. She thought this high-ranking daughter of the Prime Minister would be different, but in the end, she was just a ruthless person who would do anything to achieve her goals.

"That's not difficult."

Xie Zhi hurriedly said, "Miss, you may not know, but if you want to kill someone, you don't need to find someone close to you. You just need to spend some money to hire a hitman. Most of those people are desperate criminals. As long as you pay enough money, they are reliable and tight-lipped. They will definitely handle things properly for you!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shiying's mind stirred, but the plan still had some shortcomings.

"But Jiang Yuyue's current residence must be guarded by Prince Jing's men. Even if she hires someone to kill her, she probably wouldn't be able to defeat the guards under Prince Jing's command, right?"

"It's not that we're going to kill her in her yard."

Seeing that Li Shiying had this idea, Xie Zhi naturally wanted to encourage her. With a quick thought, a plan came to mind.

“Since the Prince Jing’s mansion has already begun preparing for the wedding, it must mean they have no intention of concealing her existence. Miss, you can simply send an invitation to Jiang Yuyue’s courtyard, saying that you are inviting her to come up the mountain to enjoy the autumn scenery. You are the daughter of the Prime Minister’s family, she can’t very well refuse you, can she?”

"At that time, you can invite some noble ladies from the capital who are on good terms with you to stage a scene of being attacked by bandits. You just need to instruct those people to put on a show, and it will be normal for the ladies to be captured and for Jiang Yuyue to die tragically at the hands of those bandits."

Xie Zhi explained in detail, "As long as you also suffer some insignificant injuries and act as a victim, even if Prince Jing investigates afterward, as long as you let those people escape far away, Prince Jing may not know that it was your doing. After all, you... haven't you always been gentle and quiet?"

The last sentence reached Li Shiying's ears and inexplicably made her feel a hint of irony, but Xie Zhi's plan was indeed meticulous and, at first glance, flawless.

If she prepares carefully and makes Jiang Yuyue's death look like an accident, then... she should be able to win Song Jinglan back, right?

After a moment, Li Shiying made up her mind and grasped Xie Zhi's hand. "Miss Xie, I am in a lot of trouble in the manor, and I can't easily ask others to do these things. Could you please help me arrange what you mentioned... hiring a hitman?"

"What matters to you is what matters to me."

Xie Zhi patted her chest and assured her, "Since Miss trusts me, I will set off immediately and will definitely handle it perfectly for you!"