Lord Wang's face turned even paler; he had a bad feeling.
"What does the princess mean by this?"
Wang Feng asked softly.
"Originally, I thought that if you gentlemen behaved well, I would pretend I knew nothing and could put in a good word for you before the Emperor when we returned to the capital. But now...!"
"I think the gentlemen may not have a chance to return to the capital!"
Lin Yuxin turned around and sat back down in her chair. She looked at the adults and spoke in a casual tone, as if she were simply remarking on the nice weather.
This made the officials very uneasy, but Lin Yuxin's words put their minds at ease. Did the princess know something?
"What do you mean by that, Princess?"
Gu Qing frowned and asked, not understanding what the princess meant.
"What's the meaning?"
Lin Yuxin took a notebook from Zhao Yi, opened it, flipped through it, and then said:
"Since arriving in Beicheng, from the end of July until now, there have been 37 times that messages have been sent out from Jibei City by carrier pigeon. Lord Wang Feng sent 15 times, Shao Chongshan sent 7 times, Lu Feng sent 3 times, Liu Hongbo sent 8 times, and Gu Qing sent 5 times."
Lin Yuxin's words nearly made the officials collapse. How could the princess know? And what she said next made them even more convinced they were doomed!
"There were twenty-one flights to the capital, three to the Zhao Kingdom, eight to the northern frontier, and four to the south. Sirs, please tell me, who were these carrier pigeons carrying messages for?"
Lin Yuxin closed her notebook, looked at the adults whose faces were growing paler, and asked softly.
"We're just writing letters to our families. Can't we let them know we're safe when we're away from home?"
Shao Chongshan unconsciously took a step back, losing his previous imposing manner, but still stubbornly shouted.
"Exactly, is it wrong for us to let our families know we're safe?"
Liu Hongbo felt that as long as they didn't admit it, the princess couldn't do anything about it, so he stubbornly asked.
"No problem? But tell me, why do you, the people of the mighty Xia Kingdom, have family members from the Northern Frontier and Zhao Kingdom? Oh! Maybe even family members from Qi Kingdom! We'll have to ask the Emperor about that. How come his subjects include citizens of other countries? Could it be... a spy?"
Lin Yuxin blinked at the adults and asked with a curious expression.
"Don't you dare make false accusations! Just because you're a princess doesn't mean you can slander us like this. When we get back, we're going to file a complaint with the Emperor!"
Wang Feng's heart trembled at Lin Yuxin's words, and he roared at her in a fit of rage, as if only in this way could he cover up his inner panic.
He didn't believe Lin Yuxin had any evidence; she must be bluffing them to expose them.
That's right, this female demon must be bluffing them.
Only Gu Qing looked at the princess with a blank expression, then with shock, not knowing what she meant.
Then he looked at his four colleagues around him and seemed to understand something. He just liked to curry favor with the boss and wanted to flatter him so that he could have a better future. But in the end, his boss turned out to be a traitor.
Didn't he join in too?
Thinking of this, Gu Qing's face turned pale and then red. She stood aside, her hands trembling, and didn't say anything more, hoping that the princess's anger wouldn't be directed at her.
Moreover, he didn't think the princess would lose. Since the princess had investigated so thoroughly, there was no way she wouldn't have evidence. The officials' denials would be exposed sooner or later.
So he should just stay put; maybe he can survive.
"Whether I, the princess, am making false accusations or not, just look at these!"
Lin Yuxin didn't get up. She took another small wooden box from Zhao Yi's arms, opened it, took out a piece of paper, and said:
"These are all letters written between you and other countries, as well as people in the court. I have kept the originals. Would you like to take a look?"
Wang Feng and the others looked at the box of letters without saying a word.
"Oh! By the way, I have already sent a copy of these letters to the Emperor. He should receive them in the next day or two. At that time, do you gentlemen think you can still be so certain that I am making baseless accusations?"
Seeing that the others didn't speak, Lin Yuxin continued.
Seeing that things had come to this point, Wang Feng's anger subsided, and he chuckled softly.
"Hahaha! Princess is indeed clever. No wonder the Emperor values you so much. It seems that since I entered the North City, I have been under your control. How can you tolerate not exposing me and even often play with us? Do you find it amusing?"
"It's really fun!"
Lin Yuxin nodded seriously and smiled.
"Hehe, Princess, don't be too smug! So what if you've resolved the matter in Quyan County this time? There will be a next time, and you won't be able to win!"
Wang Feng grinned menacingly.
He knew that he couldn't escape being exposed today, but he couldn't ruin the Lord's plans, so...!
Lin Yuxin realized something was wrong with Wang Feng, but it was too late. Wang Feng drew a dagger from his waist and stabbed at Lin Yuxin.
Because Lin Yuxin was sitting, she had nowhere to retreat and could only watch helplessly as the dagger got closer and closer to her.
[Damn it, this bastard even had a dagger on his waist, was he ready to kill someone at any moment? And I just happened to run into him? Oh! My bad luck, I should have had Zhao Yi send a few more people to keep watch here.]
[I'm doomed! I'm definitely going to die this time!!]
Lin Yuxin panicked as the dagger was about to reach her. She knew that even if she took out her silver needles, she wouldn't be able to hurt him, so she closed her eyes in fear.
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