Chapter 252 Doing it for someone else

Meng Lingge frowned and said, "Were those people sent by the other princes of Lanyu Kingdom?"

"It should be the Crown Prince of Lanyu Kingdom. I will hand over the remaining prisoners to the Lanyu Kingdom's envoys, and they will find out who is behind this. Originally, the Sixth Prince's support in Lanyu Kingdom weakened after his capture, and now the Crown Prince has also suffered a loss at my hands. Moreover, he assassinated his own brother, so he will also be impeached by the court officials. Now he and the Sixth Prince can be considered brothers in misfortune, and the battle for the throne in Lanyu Kingdom will become even more intense."

Wen Zhiming smiled faintly, his eyes cold and clear.

"For at least two years, the Blue Feather Kingdom will no longer have the strength to advance into the Golden Moon. Now that the troubles on the border have been temporarily resolved, it is time to return to the capital and settle old scores with the dog emperor."

Meng Lingge asked doubtfully, "Our entire military camp has left this place, leaving it unguarded. If the Blue Feather Kingdom finds out, will they retake this place? What will happen to the people here?"

She had only been here a short time, but she could already deeply feel the suffering of the people living in war. If this place were to fall into the hands of the Blue Feather Kingdom, the people here would once again live a life of misery.

Wen Zhiming smiled and said, "The news of the battle between Lanyu Kingdom and Chixuan Army has already reached the capital, but Chixuan Army is still holding out in Dongjunling. It is clear that the dog emperor will not let them leave. Now that my reputation among the people is higher than his, he is even less likely to do something that disregards the lives of the people on the border. The less I care about this place, the more the dog emperor will care."

Meng Lingge roughly understood what he meant.

In order to regain the support of the people, the emperor will order the Chixuan Army to defend this place to the death.

As soon as Wen Zhiming leaves, the Emperor might spread rumors that the King of the Northern Frontier only came to the Northern Frontier to plunder, and that he would abandon the people of the border as soon as he succeeded. Only he would leave his soldiers here to protect the safety of the people of the Northern Frontier.

"Won't people misunderstand you if you do this?" Meng Lingge asked softly.

Wen Zhiming leaned close to her ear and chuckled, "I've even done rebellion, what am I afraid of misunderstanding? In this world, I'm only afraid that my wife will misunderstand me; as long as I have a clear conscience, that's enough."

Besides, not all people are fools.

They knew better than anyone who had repelled the Blue Feather Army, who had abducted the Sixth Prince, and who had seized Blue Feather Kingdom's weapons.

The two had arrived at the central tent. Wen Zhiming put Meng Lingge down, gently untied her hair, and used a clean handkerchief to dry it little by little.

Actually, Meng Lingge wasn't very wet, but Wen Zhiming was so affectionate and tender when he did these things that she just let him do as he pleased.

I was so focused on today's operation that I almost forgot about Green Water.

"By the way, the Sixth Prince stole a string of white jade gourds from Green Water. I sent Chen Luo and Chen Ling to find you, explain the situation, and bring the white jade gourds back. Have you seen them?"

Wen Zhiming nodded and said, "When Chen Luo and Chen Ling arrived, I had already negotiated with the envoy of Lanyu Kingdom. After understanding the situation, I searched the pile of supplies covering the Sixth Prince and the Sixth Prince himself, but I did not find any jewelry. Under the circumstances at the time, I could not strip the Sixth Prince naked and search him, so I do not know whether he hid it somewhere else or whether it fell off along the way."

If the Sixth Prince were stripped naked and searched during the negotiations, such a humiliation would cause the people of Lanyu Kingdom to lose control instantly. Even if they could bring back weapons and horses, a fierce battle would be inevitable.

It's really not worth going to such lengths for a memento.

The border unrest was finally resolved; we absolutely must not allow any more conflict to arise.

Meng Lingge naturally knew that Wen Zhiming did the right thing, but she couldn't help feeling a little disappointed at the thought that Lu Shui would be disappointed.

Fortunately, Green Water now has news of her brother, so her obsession with the keepsake should lessen a bit.

Seeing that Meng Lingge remained silent, Wen Zhiming reassured her, "If you're really worried, I'll send two guards to infiltrate the Sixth Prince's palace in Lanyu Kingdom and investigate to see if they can find this item."

Meng Lingge hurriedly said, "No. No matter how chaotic the Blue Feather Kingdom is, the prince's palace is not easy to break into. We cannot let the secret guards take risks. Besides, we already have clues about Green Water's relatives, and we can find them even without the white jade gourd."

Meng Lingge's maidservant has been replaced. Wen Zhiming had asked about the reason beforehand and knew a little about the matter of Lushui.

Hearing this, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Oh? How come you suddenly have a clue?"

Meng Lingge said, "It wasn't sudden. I had seen a man wearing the same white jade gourd before. At the time, I thought it was a coincidence, but when I comforted Lushui today and mentioned the words on the white jade gourd, I realized that the man was very likely Lushui's brother."

She briefly told Wen Zhiming about the matter between Zheng Qingshan and Dong Qing, her suspicions about Zheng Qingshan, and how she had sent Jiang Lin to hunt down Zheng Qingshan.

“Lushui said her brother was a kind and gentle man, but Zheng Qingshan, whom I’ve met, is clearly a despicable villain. As long as it’s confirmed that he killed Dongqing, I will take his life regardless of whether he is Lushui’s brother or not.”

A wicked person cannot escape punishment simply because he has a kind and intelligent younger sister.

While Meng Lingge was speaking, Wen Zhiming dried his hair, then removed their outer garments and changed into clean everyday clothes.

Wen Zhiming leaned down and tapped Meng Lingge's nose, chuckling, "You're talking so harshly, but I'm afraid you'll still soften your heart when it really matters. If you really want to kill someone, you'll do it directly or secretly with one strike. Why would you bluff like this?"

Meng Lingge, exposed by him, retorted defiantly, "I'm telling the truth. Jiang Lin might have already succeeded, and Zheng Qingshan might be dead."

"When you sent Jiang Lin to assassinate Zheng Qingshan, you were indeed intent on killing him. But when you learned that Zheng Qingshan might be Lushui's brother, you actually backed down. Now, the reason you still want to kill Zheng Qingshan is simply because you can't get over your own conscience. You do still want to kill Zheng Qingshan, but you don't want Lushui to lose her only family member. Isn't that right?"

Wen Zhiming pulled Meng Lingge onto his lap, resting his face against her dark hair.

Seeing that she couldn't hide her thoughts from him, Meng Lingge frowned and sighed, "So what if I am right? I would rather feel guilty towards Lushui in the future than let Zheng Qingshan do evil. He is so insidious. If he knew that he had a doctor sister who cared about him so much, he would definitely take advantage of her."

"Silly boy." A soft laugh came from above. Wen Zhiming took Meng Lingge's hand and stroked his face.

"You still have your husband. If you have any difficulties or things that are inconvenient for you, just leave them to him. I am willing to be the knife in your hand, to solve the problems you need to solve, so that you can be worthy of anyone."

“Jiang Lin was originally my man. He succeeded this time because he was acting on my orders. Zheng Qingshan dared to covet my lady, so it was perfectly reasonable for me to kill him. If Jiang Lin fails this time, Zheng Qingshan had better not be found by me, otherwise…”