Now that I think about it, who else could it be if not her.
She deliberately staged a play, causing His Majesty to have lingering fears and not daring to let Prince Chu go to Yuzhou City, fearing that Prince Chu would encounter mishaps. Thus, His Majesty would assign someone else, and in reality, only Xiao Jinxing would be sent.
As for why she would be killed, it was merely to divert suspicion away from Xiao Jinxing, fearing that someone would suspect him. After all, it was because of this matter that Xiao Jinsen couldn't go to Yuzhou!
As long as she was hurt, this assassination incident would lead to mutual suspicion between the Empress and the Imperial Concubine, and both parties might firmly claim that the other party was responsible. The Empress Dowager, this old witch, would then truly enjoy the fruits of their strife.
Wen Jingtang was never simple.
Even cunning to a deadly extent.
"Did the Prince ask you to go with him?" Gu Xingchuan realized, then questioned.
