Forty-four
Feng He's full name is Beitang Feng He. He is the third son of the Yue royal family. Above him are the eldest prince Beitang Qiming, the second princess Beitang Rongyuan, and below him is the fourth prince Beitang Muxiu.
Among them, Beitang Rongyuan had previously gone to Dagan to marry the late emperor, but later died at the hands of Ling Junyan. She announced to the outside world that she had committed suicide. Upon hearing the news, her fellow countryman Beitang Qiming was deeply saddened.
The King of Yue was worried that Beitang Qiming would lose his composure, so he sent Beitang Fenghe to lead an envoy, which led to this sequel.
Beitang Muxiu Residence
"I heard that Third Brother went on a big mission and brought someone back?"
"Yes, the prince, his name is Yunqi. He relies on the favor of the third prince and is extremely arrogant. He even beat my follower a few days ago. As a result, the third prince not only did not punish him, but also specially arranged a mansion for him. I have never had such treatment." Yashu said sourly.
Beitang Muxiu smiled, "We all know that Third Brother only has you in his heart, and he would be reluctant to arrange for you to stay outside."
Upon hearing this, Ya Shu said with a smile, "The Fourth Prince is the one who knows how to please others."
Beitang Muxiu didn't respond. He changed the subject and said, "Where did you place Third Brother? I'm actually quite interested in this man who gave you, Yashu, a headache. Tell me quickly and I'll go take a look."
"Yunshuju, but Fourth Prince, please don't go. There are many traps inside. And if Third Prince knows that I told you, he will be angry with me."
"No~ Don't worry, he never punished you. In my heart, you are my only sister-in-law."
Because of this sentence, Yashu had a smile on his face the whole time after he left, until he met Fenghe on the way back to his residence.
"Prince?" Yashu was a little surprised by the sudden encounter.
Feng He walked towards him with a smile. The difference from usual was that today he actually scared Ya Shu. He involuntarily took a half step back, stared at the person approaching, then reached out and stroked his hair.
"Why are you afraid of me?" Feng He asked softly.
Yashu, who hadn't had such an intimate action with Fenghe for a long time, was a little at a loss.
He suddenly wanted to hide, but reason made him stay there.
"Prince...why are you here?"
"I'm here to pick you up."
"Pick me up?"
Feng He hummed softly, "Fourth brother is really something. He let you come back alone without anyone to protect you. What if you encounter danger? I will talk to him about it someday."
Hearing this, Yashu felt a surge of inexplicable guilt. He had only become close to the Fourth Prince because he acknowledged her as his sister-in-law, and talking to him satisfied his unspoken desires to a certain extent. But why did he feel like he had made a terrible mistake?
Before Yashu could say anything, Fenghe suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Oh, I suddenly remembered that I still have some things to deal with..."
Ya Shu immediately said, "Then you go, Prince. I can go back by myself!"
"real?"
Yashu nodded quickly, but in fact he also had the selfish desire to escape.
"Okay, you're sensible. I'll definitely reward you when I get back."
After that, Yashu never went back.
Yunshuju shortly after this incident.
Yunqi and Qingji heard the mechanism being triggered and quickly went to investigate. They saw a strange figure dodging around. Glancing at someone approaching, he immediately said, "The Fourth Prince of Yue, Beitang Muxiu, has come to see Master Yunqi for a chat. I hope you will be accommodating."
Yun Qi had heard of this name a little, but was not familiar with it. However, in order to avoid causing more trouble, Yun Qi decided to talk to him. Maybe he could find some information that could help them.
So he said to Qingji: "Let's remove the agency."
Qingji nodded.
After the mechanism was removed, Beitang Muxiu stood in the center of the yard and breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the arrows all over the ground and secretly felt that this mechanism was quite powerful. After that, he raised his eyes to look at Yun Qi and the others, but before he could see them clearly.
An arrow suddenly shot from behind him and pierced his back and penetrated his heart.
This sudden change made Yunqi and Qingji stunned. Yunqi raised his eyes subconsciously and successfully caught a glimpse of a residual image, but it was only for a moment. The speed was so fast that it seemed as if he was just dazzled by the light after staying in the house for a long time.
It’s a pity that Beitang Muxiu didn’t even have time to say a word before he fell straight down.
When Yunqi and the others turned him over to check, he was no longer breathing.
"He can't be saved. What should we do?" Qingji said in a panic.
It would be fine if this was a fake, but he had seen the real thing, and unfortunately, it was real.
Yun Qi didn't even need to ask; he could guess it from Qing Ji's reaction. He looked at Bei Tang Mu Xiu, who had already lost all his energy, with a serious expression. After a moment of silence, he said, "It seems someone has set a trap for us..."
In this way, the fourth prince of Yue, Beitang Muxiu, died hastily. Perhaps even he himself would not have thought that he was not at the center of this conspiracy, but was just a trigger to promote the development of events.
In other words, someone wanted to kill him just by chance.
And this "someone" was strolling towards Yunshuju with nothing to do.
At this moment, inside Yunshu Residence, Yun Qi was explaining to Ling Junyan what happened today.
"Beitang Muxiu doesn't usually know how to hold back. This time, he's probably been taken advantage of."
"So that person's target wasn't him?"
Ling Junyan nodded. "Beitang Qiming and Beitang Fenghe are eager to use him as a shield to fight each other secretly. If they don't have other motives and can decide the outcome of the Yue Dynasty, they won't let him die so easily."
Yun Qi rested his chin on his hand and thought for a while, "So what exactly does he want to do? If Beitang Muxiu was just being used, then he's not trying to shift the blame. If he wanted to kill me, there's no need to go through so much trouble. Is he trying to use this to blackmail me into doing something for him?"
Ling Junyan glanced out the window. "Maybe... that person knows something else, like... I'm here."
"Your Majesty the Emperor is so clever."
Yun Qi immediately stood up and stared at the door, only to see Feng He kick the door open and walk in clapping his hands.
"How did you get in? Where's Qingji?"
Feng He looked at him and said, "Don't worry, Ah Qi. He just wants to take a nap with the people who followed the convoy that day."
"You caught them? How dare you?"
Feng He said indifferently: "What's the big deal? I dare to compete with His Majesty the Emperor for someone."
After saying this, he took out the Beidou Jade Token, waved it in front of the two of them, and said with a smile, "Don't you agree, Your Majesty?"
Ling Junyan glanced at him indifferently, his emotion undetectable.
But Yun Qi no longer cared about the fact that he had stolen. He took a few steps forward, half blocking Ling Junyan, and asked Feng He, "What on earth do you want to do?"
Feng He calmly replied, "It's a small matter. I'd like to ask His Majesty the Emperor for a favor. Ah Qi, since we were staying at my place a few days ago..." Feng He deliberately hesitated before continuing, "Couldn't you ask His Majesty to do me a small favor?"
Yunqi just wanted to slap him to death.
"What are you hinting at here? Let me tell you..."
As he said this, Yun Qi suddenly felt someone approaching from behind. Then a hand grabbed his arm and gently pulled it back. Yun Qi did not resist at all and naturally fell into the man's arms.
Yun Qi was still a little bit unbelievable afterward, but he still let Ling Junyan hold him, even though it seemed inappropriate at the moment.
Under the influence of a body temperature of 37 degrees, Yunqi's thoughts gradually calmed down.
Then he heard Ling Junyan whisper in his ear: "Leave it to me."
Yun Qi: “Hmm…”
Feng He was directly ignored and stood there, his solar plexus suddenly jumped a few times. He put down the jade token and held it in his hand.
It's really an eyesore.
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