While Feng Qingchen was arguing with the Xiling Emperor, the Dongling envoy rushed to the gate of the Xiling Imperial City. Unfortunately, the city gate was closed at this time. Unless the Nine Emperors Uncle came in person and obtained the emperor's permission, the city gate would not open.
will open.
"We can only wait until tomorrow. I hope there is no big deal that will harm the prince." The Dongling envoy was the number one scholar in Enke last time. He came from a declining noble family. He has extraordinary talents and is good at both civil and military skills. His family will not hold him back. He is a rare person.
of talents.
The special envoy turned his horse around and headed to a post station not far away. After identifying himself to the officials of the post station, the officials of the post station arranged for the special envoy to rest while sending someone into the palace to pass the news back to the palace.
Dongling sent a special envoy. Why didn't they receive any news before? Wasn't it written in the customs clearance document?
The officials at the inn were extremely puzzled and did not dare to take responsibility, so they had to report the news overnight.
Emperor Xiling couldn't find Feng Qingchen's fault and was about to keep Feng Qingchen and Feng Jin in the palace under his watch. However, before he could say anything, the personal eunuch hurried in.
The eldest eunuch had a solemn look on his face and whispered something into the emperor's ear. Others could not hear what the eunuch said. They saw that after the emperor finished listening, he immediately looked at Feng Qingchen. His eyes were filled with relief, admiration and defensiveness. It was so complicated.
It's incomprehensible.
Feng Qingchen didn't know what happened, but she wasn't worried. The Nine Emperors Uncles were still there if the sky fell. The Nine Emperors Uncles' ritual array was almost at the border. Even if her mother wasn't involved, the Xiling Emperor wouldn't dare
If she were to die, most of them would be restricted from freedom like Shibaqi.
Feng Qingchen is now afraid that they will attack Feng Jin. Feng Jin is the son of the eldest princess, and the emperor wants to detain him, so it is justified.
"Miss Feng, Dongling has sent a special envoy." The emperor looked at Feng Qingchen and said meaningfully.
"Special envoy?" Feng Qingchen was extremely puzzled. The Nine Emperors Uncle had come in person, so what kind of special envoy could he send?
"What? Miss Feng doesn't know?" The emperor's tone showed his disbelief.
Feng Qingchen shook his head sincerely: "Your Majesty, since I entered the city, I have been living in the Princess's Mansion and Prince Duan's Mansion. I just moved to the same courtyard last night. If it hadn't been for the Emperor's invitation today, I wouldn't have even stepped out of the mansion.
step."
Feng Qingchen was really unaware of this matter, but it was a pity that the emperor did not believe it, because: "Donngling sent a special envoy to investigate the assassination of Miss Feng at the entrance of the city. The special envoy brought Dongling's credentials. This matter Dongling
We must pursue it to the end.”
The emperor deliberately emphasized the word "assassination" because after this incident, except that the Jin Yiwei captured the Eighteen Cavalry, there was no follow-up, and Feng Qingchen did not go to the government to report the incident.
I thought that there was a tacit understanding between the two parties in this matter. Feng Qingchen would not pursue the assassination matter, and Xiling would not pursue the matter of the Shiba Cavalry at the city gate, killing civilians indiscriminately. When Feng Qingchen left, Xiling would naturally let the Shiba Cavalry go.
Unexpectedly, before the Nine Emperors Uncle came to discuss border trade with Xiling, a special envoy suddenly appeared. Does this indicate Dongling's attitude: until the assassination of Feng Qingchen is resolved, the border market will not be opened?
"Your Majesty, I really don't know about this matter." Feng Qingchen said that she was innocent. She had no intention of pursuing the matter. Because she was in Xiling and had no ability to compete with the eldest princess, the Emperor and others. The consequences of the investigation would be many.
It's just that the emperor introduced a scapegoat. But...
Now we can investigate. Dongling has sent a special envoy. Even if Xiling wants to deceive, he has to be able to get through it.
Dongling's special envoy is an official. Unless Xiling wants to start a war, no matter how dissatisfied Xiling is, he will not hurt the envoy. This matter has been upgraded to a major diplomatic matter between the two countries. Regardless of whether the Emperor of Xiling wants it or not, Xiling must take this matter
Start investigating.
The moment the special envoy was dispatched from Dongling, the matter was a foregone conclusion, and there was no sense in it. The Emperor of Xiling, with a dark face, once again proposed to let Feng Qingchen stay in the palace to assist in the investigation.
If it was before, Feng Qingchen would have endured it, but now?
Feng Qingchen had a smile on his lips and said lightly: "Based on the eldest princess's verbal guesses, the emperor decided that I was suspicious. Can I also assume that the people who assassinated me at the gate of the city that day were people sent by the eldest princess?
The eldest princess doesn't even look down on the crown prince's brother, so she can kill him if she wants, so why would she look down on me, a woman from another country?"
"I did not kill Mr. Cui." The eldest princess squeezed out these words through her teeth.
Ever since Feng Qingchen came to Xiling, she has been extremely unlucky, and nothing has gone as she wished. The princess mansion was damaged by King Duan and has not yet been repaired, and she also encountered the Cui family incident.
"I understand... How could a princess kill someone if she is so noble and kind? It was Cui Third Young Master, and he was the one who hit the eldest princess's knife because he thought he lived too long." Feng Qingchen said seriously, if it weren't for the Cui family's affairs.
, even Cui Haoting would laugh.
Cui Haoting, who had been silent until now, stood up in time, saluted the emperor, and said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, my Cui family has always been law-abiding, and my third brother is loyal and filial. This time I went out to bring blessings to my grandmother, but I didn't."
To think that something unexpected happened just after I left the house..."
Cui Haoting's eyes were red and swollen, and he was in unbearable grief. He choked and continued: "My third brother is definitely not a person who can't think of anything and commits suicide. Please ask the emperor to give my Cui family justice."
"I don't believe it either, Mr. Cui is so confused." Xiling Tianyu also stood up, apparently supporting the Cui family, but actually helping Feng Qingchen.
Mr. Yinli glanced at Feng Qingchen and Feng Jin vaguely, and stood up slowly: "I personally checked the wounds of Young Master Cui, and it really doesn't look like he hit it myself."
The palace is the territory of the eldest princess, and it is too dangerous to keep Feng Jin in the palace. Even if Mr. Yinli doesn't have much affection for Feng Jin, he is still his own flesh and blood.
Feng Qingchen's ridiculing words attracted the agreement of everyone except the emperor, which shows that the eldest princess has failed as a person.
The emperor was also very dissatisfied. These three people had been silent just now. It turned out that they had eaten everything just for this moment.
The emperor's face was solemn, and the palace was quiet. Feng Jin seemed to be aware of the tense atmosphere outside, and frowned uncomfortably. Feng Qingchen felt that it was almost done, and stood up: "Your Majesty, if there is nothing else, I will
I'm going to leave now. Your Majesty the Emperor and Princess, please rest assured that Prince Duan is guarding me with heavy troops. I can't fly even with my wings."
Feng Qingchen not only refused to stay in the palace, but also wanted to take the king's soldiers and horses to serve as her bodyguards. After all, what she wanted to do in Xiling had been done, and the Dongling envoy and the Nine Emperors Uncle would do the rest.
Yes, she just needs to wait quietly for Uncle Nine Emperors to come.
Feng Qingchen was definitely the first to use surveillance soldiers and horses as bodyguards. The Emperor of Xiling knew Feng Qingchen's thoughts, but he really couldn't let Feng Qingchen die in Xiling. There were soldiers and horses of King Duan to "protect" outside.
"Feng Qingchen, Emperor Xiling is very relieved.
The interrogation, which had strayed from the subject as soon as they entered the door, naturally could not end as the emperor and the eldest princess thought. Feng Qingchen was as fine as a normal person. Prince Duan would escort him back as he came.
The eldest princess was so angry that she vomited blood, but she could only watch Feng Qingchen leave. Unknown to Feng Qingchen, not long after she left, the Imperial Master, whom she had always been afraid of, walked out of the corner...