At this time, King Yan had returned to his residence. He had promised Qiu Xue'er that as long as she revealed Hong Yu's identity, he would save her life, and General Qiu would also allow her to be recognized as a member of the royal family.
Qiu Xue'er agreed. However, before the Emperor could even interrogate her, Qiu Xue'er was poisoned to death, undoubtedly by Hong Yu.
Yan Wang realized that something was very wrong; he feared that Hongyu was going to join forces with the Kong family to deal with him.
He rushed back to the Prince Yan's residence, preparing a plan to escape.
As Yan Wang had predicted, Kong Ying led his troops into Yan Wang's residence and, without saying a word, drew his sword and confronted him.
When Lord He arrived at the Kong residence with his troops, the gate was already crowded with people, who covered their mouths in fear.
"There were screams."
"When swords are drawn, lives will surely be lost."
"..."
"Disperse! All government officials, stand down!"
Gu Erlang walked ahead, clearing the way for the adults, when suddenly someone bumped into him and fell to the ground. Upon closer inspection, he saw it was a burly man with a scar on his face.
"Sir, I'm sorry, I was blind." The scarred man bowed and scraped as he backed away from Gu Erlang.
Suddenly, Kong Ying rushed out, his chest covered in blood, carrying a heavy bundle in his hand, the bundle already stained with blood, and blood still flowing from it.
"Lord He, I came to the Yan Prince's residence to return Young Master Kang'er's belongings. The Yan Prince said that someone in my Kong Prime Minister's residence was seducing Madam Yu. He wouldn't let me explain and stabbed me in the chest with a sword. In order to save my life, I fought with him and ended up killing him instead."
Is the Prince of Yan dead?
Hongyu squinted at the crowd and saw Kong Ying throw his bundle on the ground, revealing a familiar face.
Hongyu was both terrified and overjoyed; with Yan Wang dead, she had no more worries.
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Early the next morning.
Gu Erlang walked down the street yawning. He hadn't slept all night, his legs were weak, and he was completely exhausted. He had to go back to the yamen for a nap today.
Suddenly, two women darted past him and ran into the yamen, shouting, "Master Gu, someone come quick! I need to report a crime! The cripple has been kidnapped, and there's blood all over the room..."
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