“A year ago, the King of Xiang of Qi sent someone to find you and told you about your background. He wanted to recognize you as his grandson and used all sorts of persuasive words and promises to win you over.”
“You originally thought that by giving up your position as a Hanlin Academy scholar, you could return to Qi with him and inherit the throne. But he made you stay in Xia to serve him. You two have been in frequent contact this past year. Am I right?”
After Lin Yuxin finished speaking, she looked at Wang Feng and raised an eyebrow.
"What are you talking about? I don't know!"
Wang Feng's eyes flickered, but he did not admit it. His voice was already hoarse from the torture he had endured.
"You betrayed the Xia Kingdom quite a bit in order to go back. You even helped with the assassination attempt at the last state banquet, didn't you? You said we wanted to exchange you for cities in the Qi Kingdom. Would the Qi Kingdom agree to that?"
Seeing that he wouldn't admit it, Lin Yuxin wasn't in a hurry and said another sentence in a calm tone.
Upon hearing this, Wang Feng paused, his face draining of color.
He knew that Qi would not exchange its cities for him, and if he were captured, he would be a useless pawn.
Wang Feng remained silent for a long while before finally asking in a hoarse voice:
"I hid it so well, how did the princess know all this?"
[Of course, I guessed based on the major events that happened in the book! The book mentions that the State of Qi was ambitious and had spies planted in the three states, while the State of Xia had several spies. Only Wang Feng successfully returned to Qi and inherited the throne of King Xiang.]
So she guessed using the logic from TV shows and novels! And she actually guessed right! Hmm, looks like she can make money writing stories now that she's back in Beijing!
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