Chapter 450 My sister didn't die, right?
“You don’t need to look at my lord. I can say that it’s naturally because my lord agreed to it,” Mo Qing said.
The Han family steward glanced at Pei Yanchuan, who had no expression, and then at Mo Qing.
Why should I believe you?
“You can also choose not to believe it.” Mo Qing looked at the instruments of torture around him.
The Han family's butler immediately asked, "What do you want to know?"
"What did you mean by what you said about my sister on the pleasure boat?" Jiang Wanjun asked preemptively. "My sister isn't dead, is she?"
The Han family steward paused for a moment, then slowly said, "I heard it from my master."
How did he know?
"My master... my master..." the Han family steward stammered.
“He’s from Nanli, continue.” Pei Yanchuan’s voice was cold and devoid of any warmth.
These words startled everyone in the dungeon.
The Imperial Astronomical Bureau of the Eastern Tombs was actually staffed by people from Nanli?
How come no one has ever known or heard of this matter?
Seeing this, the steward of the Han family knew he could no longer flatter them, so he could only tell the truth, "My master is indeed from Nanli, but he was adopted and raised by the Han family since childhood and has always considered himself a Dongling person."
"There was a time when someone came to my master."
“Use my master’s true identity to force him to do things for him, otherwise the entire Han family will suffer a catastrophic disaster.”
“That person is the King of Nanli Kingdom, isn’t he?” Jiang Wanjun said.
The Han family steward tacitly agreed, "My master was initially unwilling, but he had no choice. If his background were to be revealed, neither Dongling nor Nanli would have a place for him, and it would also implicate the Han family."
"What does he know?"
“Once, my master had a secret meeting with someone, who was probably a spy from Nanli. I overheard their conversation.”
"They said she was the Princess of Langya... but now she should be the Regent's Princess. She's not dead. The reason they came to my master is to have him appointed as the Imperial Observatory Director."
"If the princess is ever discovered in the future, just say that she is not the real princess. Not everyone in the world looks like another princess. The real princess has already passed away."
Pei Yanchuan sneered inwardly upon hearing this. Yan Changfeng had actually resorted to feng shui to hide Ningning, but unfortunately, he didn't believe in such things.
"Anything else?" Mo Qing continued to ask.
"And...and also, keeping a close eye on everything the Regent does..."
Pei Yanchuan didn't listen to what was said next.
There must be another reason why Yan Changfeng could so easily tell Han Fei that Ningning was still alive.
"What else do you know?"
Every time the steward of the Han family heard Pei Yanchuan's voice, he would involuntarily shiver.
"I...I...I don't know anything else, I've already told you everything I know."
"Oh, by the way, I also know something else: the princess has lost her memory."
"It seems like..."
"What do you mean, 'give back'? Speak up!" Haitang said sternly.
No wonder Yan Changfeng was able to trap the princess; it turns out the princess didn't die on the cliff first, but lost her memory.
"It seems the princess is pregnant, with the child of the King of Nanli."
The steward of the Han family felt a chill run down his spine as he uttered those words, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
"How dare you slander my princess! You must have a death wish!" Haitang reached for the gun leaning against the wall and was about to stab the steward of the Han family in the head.
The steward of the Han family immediately said, "What I said is all true, absolutely true, I am not lying."
Haitang didn't stop; her spear pierced straight through the Han family steward's forehead.
The Han family steward, clinging to his last breath, looked at Mo Qing.
Mo Qing touched his nose. "I promised I wouldn't kill you, but I didn't promise others wouldn't kill you."
The steward of the Han family coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground.
"Your Highness, this servant will go to Nanli right now and rescue the Princess," Haitang said.
Seeing that Pei Yanchuan remained silent, Jiang Wanjun comforted him, "Brother-in-law, what the steward said might not be true. My sister has only been missing for three months, how could she possibly..."
"Yes, the princess was injured back then, and she needed to rest and recuperate for at least a while."
The group comforted Pei Yanchuan and themselves.
If the princess is indeed pregnant with Yan Changfeng's child, then... even if the princess regains her memories, it's likely...
“No need,” Pei Yanchuan said coldly. “I’m afraid Yan Changfeng is just trying to use Han Fei to reveal that Ningning is pregnant.”
"Yan Changfeng is now making trouble. The less anxious I am, the more anxious he becomes. Sooner or later, Dongling and Nanli will have a fierce battle."
"If we go now, we'll only fall into his trap."
"So what do we need to do now?" Mo Qing asked.
"Wait."
Pei Yanchuan said this and got up to leave.
"Wait?" Mo Qing repeated, "Does Your Highness not miss the Princess?"
"Shouldn't they be rushing to Nanli to demand the person's return without stopping?"
"Idiot." Mo Ran kicked Mo Qing. "If that were really the case, wouldn't we have fallen into a trap? Knowing that the princess is still alive and out of danger is already great news."
"Don't rush anything else."
Mo Ran was saying this so that Haitang could hear it. Haitang was currently pregnant, and when he killed the steward of the Han family, his heart clenched, fearing that it would harm the fetus.
However, knowing how much Haitang felt guilty about the princess's disappearance, he didn't stop her.
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Nanli.
When Yan Changfeng received the message from the scout, he placed the letter he had read on the candle and watched it burn out before looking up.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" The scout asked when he saw that Yan Changfeng had finished his work. "It seems that Pei Yanchuan has not taken the bait."
Yan Changfeng picked up a teacup and gently skimmed the foam off the surface of the water with the lid. A slight smile played on his lips. "If he can take the bait so easily, it means there's something fishy going on."
"I don't understand," the scout said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.
Yan Changfeng put the teacup back down. "I just wanted him to know that Ningning is still alive, but he is now mine and is carrying my child."
“I originally intended to hide the Queen away forever, but Pei Yanchuan did not take the body away that day, which proves that he did not believe what I said.”
"Sooner or later they'll find out the Queen isn't dead."
"I also thought that I would just stay with the Queen from now on and never go to war again, but he is so smart and resourceful, he will always be a threat if he lives."
"Since Dongling is unwilling to initiate a war, then I will initiate one."
"But now, our Southern Li is only strong enough to deal with one of them individually, but if Western Xia and Eastern Ling cooperate, I'm afraid..."
"I have a final trump card, and that is the Queen." Yan Changfeng's lips curled slightly.
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