Ning Que continued looking at the map.
Shen Qinghe stayed beside him without saying a word.
"Do you want to continue investigating?"
"Absolutely." Ning Que said firmly, "My father and brother must not die in vain. I will not stop until I find the real culprit behind this."
"Should we inform the Emperor?"
"Forget it."
"Why?"
"The matter has been concluded, and several people have been executed. The Lin family was also implicated."
Ning Que let out a long sigh. "Although I don't want to admit it, I'm really afraid that this matter is related to my royal brother. When he was handling this case, my royal brother was obviously a little anxious. He seemed to be eager to find out the truth, but also seemed to want to set the tone as soon as possible."
"Um……"
Shen Qinghe nodded.
She looked at the map and said slowly, "My father once told me that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Before ascending the throne, everything is fine. But after ascending the throne, many emperors' temperaments change drastically. They are coerced by imperial power and become cold political machines."
"My royal brother probably won't do that."
Ning Que used the word "should" this time.
"I'm more inclined to believe it was the King of Qi who ordered it."
"Gu Yuan will be responsible for the execution."
"Um."
Shen Qinghe didn't say much.
She knew the relationship between Ning Que and Emperor Feng.
The two of them almost grew up wearing the same pants.
Ning Que is a person who values feelings very much.
I definitely don't want these things to affect the two of them.
"Take your time..." Ning Que stood up and said softly, "Later, we have to go to Mount Tai with you. That's the territory of the King of Lu. After that, we have to go to Linzi to prepare for the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo. By then, it's time to settle things with King Gu Yuan of Qi and the others!"
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