Chapter 176 Ambiguity
Have the young masters from the noble families standing next to them ever seen such cruel means?
Everyone was so frightened that they were trembling all over and no longer dared to clamor to file a complaint.
Lin Qingyue said coldly, "Are you awake? If you're still not awake, I can break one of your legs!"
At this moment, Feng Ying looked at Lin Qingyue's face again, as if he had seen the King of Hell.
“Mercy, spare my life!”
"I want to know Yan Qiuer's origins. If you dare to tell me a lie, I will let you know what it means to be unable to live or die!" As he spoke, he pressed hard with his toes.
Feng Ying gasped in pain, seeing that Lin Qingyue was about to kick her a second time.
Feng Ying quickly shouted, "I'm telling you! Stop stepping on me, please!"
The Xuanjing Division's guards were all shocked by Lin Qingyue's fierce appearance at this moment:
"Why does Deputy Envoy Lin seem like a different person? Hiss, his bones are crushed!"
"It's still his right hand. I guess this Lord Chief of Staff won't be able to hold a pen anymore."
"I actually feel pretty good about it. Bah, you deserve it!"
Under Lin Qingyue's violent oppression, Feng Ying told Yan Qiuer everything truthfully.
Yan Qiuer was the concubine Feng Ying married a year ago.
She was originally an orphan. When she sold herself to bury her father, she happened to meet Feng Ying who was away from home and was married to Feng Ying as a concubine.
Because of her youth and beauty, Yan Qiuer was favored by Feng Ying as soon as she entered the mansion. He even did not remarry for her.
Therefore, although Yan Qiuer was a concubine, she had a status like the mistress of the Feng family.
The owner of Tianxianglou was also promoted by Yan Qiuer.
About a month ago, Yan Qiuer sent corpses to the ice cellar of Tianxiang Tower one after another.
Although the shopkeeper was frightened, he had no choice but to obey his master's orders and help cover up.
"I thought they were just hiding some corpses. I had no idea what kind of insects they were raising. I'm just a servant, doing things for people in exchange for money. I don't know anything about it!"
The matter was of great importance, so Xie Shouzheng ordered that all the people in Tianxiang Tower, including Feng Ying, be detained in Xuanjingsi, pending investigation.
In order to prevent Yan Qiuer from escaping, Lin Qingyue immediately took people to Feng's house, broke in as a prince, and captured the criminal.
Unfortunately, I was still a step too late, and Yan Qiuer had disappeared.
However, half a page of letter that had not been completely burned was found in the brazier in her room.
Xie Shouzheng could tell at a glance that it was the writing of Feng State.
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The camp in the western suburbs of the capital.
He was being inspected by the Crown Prince, and by the way, he wanted to show the Prince of Feng the demeanor of the Qi soldiers.
Although the Central Plains dynasty is now in a period of peace and no longer starts wars at will.
But superficial harmony does not mean forever. When necessary, Qi also needs to show its military strength to deter the other side.
At this moment, Dongfang Qi changed his usual elegant attire and put on a military uniform, with an upright posture and imposing heroic spirit.
He stood on the high reviewing stand, and when the drill below was over, he said loudly: "Comrades, thank you for your hard work!"
The three armies raised their swords and spears, shouting in unison: "Defend our territory, even if we die, we will have no regrets; protect our people, and we will never be defeated in a hundred battles!"
Prince Ling Zhen sincerely praised: "It is indeed a group of tigers and wolves. Not bad, not bad..."
But he was secretly thinking in his heart: If the Qi army and the Feng army were to fight, I wonder who would win or lose?
Although Qi and Feng had maintained peace for many years, all the apparent calm was just a cover for the turbulent undercurrents.
Only when a country is strong enough will "peace" not be just empty talk.
Dongfang Qi certainly understood this logic. The exercise arranged for today had to show the might of the Qi army, but it also couldn't reveal all of his own secrets.
When he was talking to Ling Zhen, there was a secret competition between them, but they also wanted to show the friendship between host and guest.
Even when eating, he was busy talking about various things and his mind was elsewhere, so he couldn't taste the delicious food at all.
Dongfang Qi couldn't help but think of the meals he had eaten at Lin Qingyue's house. It was obviously he who arranged the chef for Lanyuan, but for some reason, those meals tasted particularly light and delicious.
Or maybe it’s not about the food, but who you eat with?
After discussing military affairs, Prince Ling Zhen changed the subject and said, "By the way, Your Highness. Throughout my travels in your Qi Kingdom, I haven't seen any other sects except Buddhism and Taoism."
Dongfang Qidao said, "We in Qi do not advocate excessive worship of gods. Apart from Buddhism and Taoism, which have a long history and have been passed down to this day, we do not allow the people to establish other religious sects privately."
Ling Zhen asked again: "Your Highness, have you ever heard of Guiyuan Sect?"
Dongfang Qi shook his head: "No."
Ling Zhen said, "The Guiyuan Sect originated from the Guifang Kingdom in the Western Regions. The sect worships only one figure, the 'Guiyuan Great God.' It's said that the Guifang Kingdom was once the weakest of the 26 Western Regions. Since worshipping the Guiyuan Great God, its national strength has grown. It has now successively annexed seven Western Regions and even has intentions of invading the Central Plains."
Dongfang Qi was quite surprised when he heard this: "Are you serious?"
Ling Zhen nodded: "Of course it's true! Our Feng Kingdom borders the Western Regions. A while ago, we discovered that disciples of the Guiyuan Sect have come to Feng to preach, and they've even opened branches."
"We have been friends with the Guifang Kingdom for many years. Openly attacking them is difficult, so we can only eliminate them secretly. Therefore, I have brought this news to you, hoping that His Royal Highness will pay attention to it. The three kingdoms of the Central Plains rely on each other and should be of the same mind."
Dongfang Qi said, "It's fitting. From today onwards, I will send people to thoroughly investigate the people to prevent invasion by foreign sects."
After the meal, Dongfang Qi and Ling Zhen rode out of the western suburbs camp and returned to the capital.
At this time, Ling Zhen said to Dongfang Qi, "The Honglu Temple is not far ahead. Your Highness, there is no need to see me off."
Dongfang Qi bowed and said, "Goodbye, Your Highness. I will go to the Honglu Temple to meet Your Highness tomorrow."
When Lin Qingyue hurriedly found Dongfang Qi, she jumped off her horse. She didn't care about the public and the fact that men and women shouldn't touch each other, so she pulled him off the horse and grabbed his wrist to carefully check his condition.
Dongfang Qi hadn't seen Lin Qingyue for several days and had been wanting to find an opportunity to talk to her again.
Unexpectedly, she came to me on her own initiative and started to touch me right away.
Dongfang Qi blushed a little: "What are you doing?"
Lin Qingyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, you are in good health."
As she was about to release her fingers, he grabbed them again: "Speak clearly! What is your intention in doing this in public?"
It was not until this moment that Lin Qingyue realized that she and Dongfang Qi were standing very close to each other, almost touching, and her hand was held tightly by him. She tried to shake it, but she didn't even shake it off.
The man who used to be as gentle as jade was now dressed in military uniform and looked very heroic. The gentle breath he exhaled when he spoke lingered in her ears, carrying a hint of ambiguity and danger.
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