Song Yanqing reported the crimes of the princes to the Emperor.
Half a month later, the officials who had helped the princes amass wealth were either exiled and never allowed to return to the capital, or their entire families were beheaded.
Now the second prince is imprisoned in the imperial prison, and the other princes are all in their residences reflecting on their actions.
The emperor made no move to address the issue, and the civil and military officials dared not mention it lightly, lest they be accused of pleading for leniency.
That day, after Lu Qiqi finished giving Song Binyu acupuncture, she returned to her own courtyard and saw Song Yanqing.
She looked at him in surprise. "What brings you here?"
A few days ago, Song Yanqing was going to investigate the Tatars' secret agents.
During this period of dealing with the officials involved, the emperor feared that some officials might protect each other, so he sent the Shadow Guard to arrest them.
Therefore, everyone in the Shadow Guard was extremely busy.
Song Yanqing smiled and walked towards her, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Lu Qiqi could smell a faint scent of soap on him, but the weariness on his face was undeniable.
"The high-ranking officials have all been dealt with; the remaining matters have been handed over to the Shadow Guard."
Song Yanqing took her hand and led her to sit down on the round stool.
Seeing this, Qingdai quickly pushed Yuqing out of the house, giving the two of them a quiet and secluded place.
Seeing the door closed, Song Yanqing hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.
“Uqi and her maid, whom she brought from the Tatars, died in the Gou residence.”
Upon hearing this news, a hint of surprise flashed across Lu Qiqi's face.
"These two have lost all their martial arts skills, and there are guards outside the Gou residence. Could it be that the Fragrant Pavilion still has remnants?"
Song Yanqing shook his head. "The Tatars in the Fragrant Pavilion have been completely wiped out. Even the women of the Great Jin Dynasty who were not yet activated by the Tatars have been properly dealt with by the Shadow Guards."
Why is that?
Song Yanqing explained to her that Wu Qi and Rui Xin, the mistress and servant, had not died in the last two days.
The princess, who had been sent to marry into the Gou family, died not long after. Madam Gou and Gou Dexing conspired to conceal the death and had her body taken away and buried without announcing it.
Upon hearing this, Lu Qiqi immediately became alert. "Could it be that they faked their deaths?"
It's not surprising that she thinks the worst; after all, back in the border town, Sudiya traded two women for her own survival.
Song Yanqing continued to explain, "No, that's not true. The two women, mistress and servant, are really dead. The Shadow Guards have confirmed it by digging up their graves."
The conclusion was drawn based on the examination of the corpse by the forensic examination.
Ruixin was stabbed to death by Wuqi; the fatal wound was in her abdomen.
Wuqi committed suicide by slitting her throat with a dagger and bleeding to death.
According to Gou Dexing's account, an overturned porcelain bottle was found next to Wu Qi.
Song Yanqing took out a porcelain bottle and handed it to her. "Xing Zhi said it looked like it had contained some kind of medicine. Knowing his own limited knowledge, he asked me to bring it for you to see."
Lu Qiqi took the white porcelain bottle and gave a bright smile. "This doesn't sound like something Xing Zhi would say."
Song Yanqing naturally didn't tell her that when Xing Zhi said those words, there was actually a hint of admiration in his eyes.
Lu Qiqi held the porcelain bottle under her nose, hoping to find out what kind of medicine had been inside by smell.
"how?"
Lu Qiqi shook her head as she put down the porcelain bottle. "The medicine inside must have been made by a shaman."
Dr. Luo once said that the medicines made by witch doctors are quite different from those in the Central Plains.
Of the medicine that used to be in this porcelain bottle, I can only detect a few herbs with calming effects.
After saying this, Lu Qiqi recalled Wu Qi's somewhat deranged appearance on the day of her wedding.
It can be inferred that Uchi was unable to cope with the news of Tadar's death, which is why she became so emotionally unstable.
Otherwise, given Wuqi's intelligence, if she had entered the capital as a maidservant of a princess sent for a political marriage, she probably would have assassinated her several times over.
After listening to her analysis, Song Yanqing had a better understanding of the situation.
He said, "The news of Wuqi's death probably won't be kept secret for long."
Although the brothel has been completely wiped out, no one knows whether any Tatars remain in the Great Jin.
Lu Qiqi said, "If the two countries were to go to war again, the Great Jin Dynasty would likely recover its productivity much faster than the Tatars in the next six months."
If the Tatars want to attack the Great Jin again, they'll have to carefully consider their own strength.
Song Yanqing felt that what she said made sense.
At this moment, neither of them knew what kind of feelings Ajitai, far away on the grassland, had for Wuqi.
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Tatar steppe tribes.
Three days ago, Ajitai married Li Minjun as his concubine, and the grassland tribe had a lively celebration.
On the night of his night with Li Minjun, Ajitai was quite satisfied with her figure.
On this day, Li Minjun changed into the clothing of a grassland tribe, carried a plate of mutton, and entered Ajitai's tent.
She knelt on the ground like a grassland woman and carefully placed the mutton on the low table where Ajitai was resting his feet.
At that time, Ajitai had already drunk quite a bit of alcohol, and his face was flushed.
When he saw Li Minjun's fair neck, a primal desire resurfaced in his heart.
He scooped Li Minjun up from the ground, like a fierce wolf, and held her in his arms, his breath, reeking of alcohol, spraying onto the back of her neck.
Li Minjun was startled by his sudden action and immediately exclaimed in surprise.
But the more she acted like that, the more she could make Ajitai laugh.
They even bit her neck as punishment.
"Report!"
The soldiers suddenly shouted outside the tent, so Ajitai ordered his men to enter.
When Li Minjun saw someone coming, she immediately tried to get up, but the hand on her waist showed no sign of letting go.
She instantly understood that Ajitai wanted to humiliate her.
Thinking of this, Li Minjun dared not move and could only lower her face, not wanting anyone to see her in such an embarrassing state.
The soldiers were used to what was happening before them, and their eyes showed no surprise whatsoever.
Upon entering the tent, he knelt on one knee to report.
"Third Prince, the Tatar King's spies left in the Great Jin have not seen Princess Wuqi and Ruixin go out for a long time."
After a long and secret investigation, they discovered that the two men were dead.
The people of the Great Jin Dynasty kept their deaths a secret and simply buried them hastily in the mountains.
Ajitai had always harbored special feelings for Wuqi. If she hadn't threatened to kill herself, he wouldn't have let her go to Dajin so recklessly.
Unexpectedly, his stubbornness that day prevented him from personally seeing her off, and now they are separated by death, never to meet again in this life.
Upon hearing the soldier's words, Li Minjun's body trembled involuntarily.
The maid who accompanied her to Tatars had long been given away by Ajitai to his subordinates, and now she was the only one left from the grassland tribes who was a Jin person.
Now that Wuqi has died in Dajin, she dares not even imagine how Ajitai and the Tatar tribes will treat her.
Ajitai sobered up instantly after hearing the soldier's words.
He could clearly feel the person in his arms trembling incessantly, like a frightened little white rabbit.
His eyes were instantly pierced by anger and grief. He looked down at the person in his arms, his expression as if he were on the verge of madness.
Ajitai turned his neck, exuding a dangerous aura.
"With Wuqi dead, this woman from the Great Jin is no longer of any use."
She'll give it to you.
"Once I, the prince, march forth and capture the cities of Great Jin, I will use her as a sacrifice for my flag!"
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