"What is this stuff? There's no way tea in the world can be this bitter."
Xie Yu cursed loudly from the bitterness, then quickly picked up another pot of tea from the table and drank it down in a frenzy.
After drinking several large gulps of water, the bitterness in my mouth dissipated somewhat.
Leng Qiuling, who was pouring tea for the two of them, looked at Su Yan with a smile and asked, "This tea is quite bitter, isn't it?"
Su Yan nodded in response to Leng Qiuling's words.
Leng Qiuling smiled calmly, "My father loves to drink this kind of bitter tea. When I was little, I didn't understand why my father would like such bitter tea. But after experiencing some things, I realized that compared to bitter tea, the bitterness in my mouth doesn't feel bitter at all."
Su Yan naturally understood what Leng Qiuling meant. It was ridiculous that her beautiful appearance was the root of her suffering.
"You killed Yan Shuo and Meng Heng, didn't you!"
Su Yan directly brought up the topic, taking the wrapped wooden puppet from her bosom and placing it on the stone table.
Leng Qiuling looked at the two wooden puppets on the table, smiled calmly, and fiddled with the rim of her teacup with her fingers. She admitted with unwavering composure, "That's right, I hate them. What I killed weren't human beings, they were beasts..."
“Miss Leng, I sympathize with your plight, but this method of killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own will not let you off the hook. The Yan and Meng families will not let you go.”
Leng Qiuling snorted coldly, "From the day I made up my mind to kill them, I have never regretted it. Do you think I care how the Yan and Meng families treat me?"
After hearing this, Su Yan felt sympathy for Leng Qiuling's plight, but since the deed was already done, what was the point of trying to undo it?
"Miss Leng, where did you get the ebony wood, and how did you put it on those two people?"
Knowing that she had nothing to hide, Leng Qiuling told Su Yan everything.
It turns out that Leng Qiuling accidentally obtained two pieces of ebony wood. Knowing that wearing ebony wood for a long time could lead to mental instability, she came up with a brilliant plan.
She wanted Yan Shuo and Meng Heng to kill each other and suffer the scorn of the world, so she carved the image of the two men out of dark wood and then designed a gift for them.
After giving the two pieces of ebony wood, she stirred up trouble between them, and sure enough, their relationship deteriorated.
That day, she deliberately added drugs that could make Yan Shuo manic to his tea.
That's why Yan Shuo killed Meng Heng in a moment of panic.
Meng Heng's death triggered Yan Shuo's emotional breakdown. Coupled with the effects of the Yin Chenmu (a type of wood), Yan Shuo was doubly tormented both mentally and physically, and he was certain to die within a few days.
Leng Qiuling's plan was indeed a double-edged sword, allowing her to both take revenge on the two men and clear herself of suspicion.
However, the day Su Yan showed her the wooden puppet, Leng Qiuling knew that what she had done would one day be exposed.
She just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
After listening to Leng Qiuling's calm account, Su Yan finally understood why Leng Qiuling, who was not even afraid of death, was still willing to enter the Yan family mansion and become a concubine without any official status.
It turns out that from that time onwards, Leng Qiuling had probably already planned how to take revenge on Yan Shuo and Meng Heng.
Su Yan looked at Leng Qiuling with a complicated expression, but murderers should pay with their lives. If the Yan and Meng families knew the truth, they probably wouldn't let her off easily.
Just as Su Yan was in a dilemma, a loud bang suddenly rang out from outside the door.
Yan Hong, holding a long sword, kicked open the door and glared angrily at Leng Qiuling, saying, "I will kill you, you poisonous woman, to avenge my son."
Yan Hong's sudden appearance left Su Yan and Xie Yu looking at each other in bewilderment.
Before arriving at the Imperial Secretariat, Su Yan and Xie Yu deliberately kept a low profile, not intending to alarm Yan Hong. They even had people guarding the gate, all in order to safely bring Leng Qiuling back to the Supervisory Council.
Now that Yan Hong has suddenly appeared, he probably couldn't keep it a secret any longer.
Before the two could react, Yan Hong raised his sword menacingly and was about to slash at Leng Qiuling.
Seeing this, Xie Yu quickly stepped forward to stop them, while Su Yan pulled Leng Qiuling behind her.
“Yan Zhuguo, Miss Leng has been detained by the Surveillance Bureau. All trials will be decided by the Crown Prince. In broad daylight, we must not abuse our power.”
Yan Hong didn't care about any of that; he was already blinded by his son's tragic death. He was determined to kill the murderer to appease his son's spirit.
Su Yan originally admired Yan Hong for guarding the border and protecting the country and its people. Now, without asking about the cause and effect, he has the intention to kill a pregnant woman. How is he any different from a soldier, bandit, or brute?
Like father, like son.
Although Yan Hong was old, his killing intent was still as strong as ever. Xie Yu fought against him, and Yan Hong also had guards to help him.
Soon, Xie Yu was at a disadvantage, while Su Yan fired a signal flare into the sky, hoping that Shen Yao would arrive as soon as possible.
Xie Yu was trapped by Yan Hong's guards and pinned to the ground, unable to move. Yan Hong, however, completely ignored Xie Yu's presence and, holding his long sword, pressed closer and closer to Su Yan.
"Hey Su, I'll spare your life for Wenren Yi's sake. But I advise you to get out of my way and stop me from handling my family matters."
Su Yan fearlessly shielded Leng Qiuling behind her, saying, "Yan Zhuguo, every country has its laws. As a subject of the Great Liang, don't you understand this principle?"
"Don't give me that. This wicked woman has cut off my Yan family line; she deserves to pay with her life."
"Your son's life is precious, but doesn't the child in Leng Qiuling's belly have a life too?"
Yan Hong was shocked when he heard this. "What did you say? That poisonous woman has the blood of the Yan family."
Su Yan was surprised to see that Yan Hong seemed unaware of Leng Qiuling's pregnancy, but she quickly seized on Yan Hong's weakness and sneered, "So Yan Zhuguo doesn't know that Miss Leng is already four months pregnant. How ridiculous! The woman you look down on is actually carrying the last bloodline of the Yan family."
Just then, Madam Yan rushed over, grabbed Yan Hong's hand, and pleaded, "Husband, don't be foolish. This little slut is carrying Shuo'er's child."
Upon hearing this, Yan Hong's expression was extremely complicated, but he still silently put down the long sword in his hand.
Seeing that Yan Hong was no longer impulsive, Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief. "Miss Leng, come with me to the Surveillance Bureau. I guarantee that the Yan and Meng families will not harm you."
Upon hearing this, Leng Qiuling smiled knowingly. She knew very well that the child in her womb was indeed her talisman, but only temporarily, not forever.
He pushed Su Yan's hand away, "Lord Su, it's no need. I know I can't escape, and you can't save me..."
After hearing Leng Qiuling's words, Su Yan suddenly felt uneasy, just as she had expected.
Leng Qiuling stumbled back a few steps, laughing wildly as she looked at Yan Hong and Madam Yan, "That's right, I killed your son because he deserved it. Such a beast shouldn't have been born. What did I do wrong to be entangled with two beasts? I originally had a happy and joyful future like other women."
But because I met them, I'm living in hell.
As Leng Qiuling spoke, tears streamed down her face. At that moment, she was like a bird finally freed from its cage.
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