Chapter 127 Delaying Time

The thief said respectfully.

Inside the house, Princess Pingning paced back and forth in the room. Prince Yong was too bold to imprison her and Duke Qi.

"I wonder how they will deal with Yuan Ruo?" the princess said worriedly.

Compared with the princess's anxiety, Duke Qi was much calmer, "Don't worry about Yuan Ruo. Since the Lord of Jiacheng County likes Yuan Ruo, the Prince Yong and his wife will not hurt him."

The princess felt a little comforted.

At this time, the door was suddenly opened. Princess Pingning thought they were going to be let out, but she saw a soldier walking in with a knife.

The princess was so frightened that her face turned pale and she stepped back repeatedly. The Duke of Qi also saw the cold light of the knife tip, which was a sharpened knife. He blocked Princess Pingning behind him and looked directly at the person who came in.

The soldier glanced at the couple, and forcefully pushed away the Duke of Qi who was blocking the princess, and grabbed Princess Pingning. The princess screamed in fear. The Duke of Qi wanted to step forward to stop him, but was kicked again and fell to the ground.

The soldier ignored the princess' screams and struggles, grabbed her hand, took off the turquoise ring from her hand, and waved to the door.

Another soldier came over with a tray, which was covered in blood. When it got closer, the princess saw that it was a finger. The princess screamed and fainted.

The soldier didn't care about the life or death of the princess at all. He put the ring he took from her hand on the broken finger, then covered it with a piece of black cloth and left. He locked the door before leaving.

After everyone left, the room returned to silence. Duke Qi struggled to get up from the ground and slowly moved towards the princess. Looking at the pale face of the princess, he felt very distressed. She was a princess, when had she ever suffered such hardship? Prince Yong was going too far!

In the room where Qi Heng was, there was a stalemate. Princess Yong tried her best to persuade Qi Heng, but Qi Heng refused to give in. However, after being annoyed, Prince Yong said nothing. Until

there was a knock on the door, Prince Yong ordered someone to come in.

The general who had led the troops to the Duke's Mansion walked in with a tray.

Prince Yong ordered him, "Show it to the young prince!"

The general brought the tray to Qi Heng.

Qi Heng smelled a faint smell of blood and frowned unconsciously.

The general probably wanted to break down Qi Heng's psychological defenses, so he held the tray in front of Qi Heng, and the smell of blood became more obvious. Qi Heng looked as if he just disliked the suffocating smell of blood, but in fact, he was already very nervous.

After waiting for a while, the general slowly lifted the black cloth, and a bloody severed finger appeared in front of Qi Heng. Qi Heng had already prepared himself mentally, but he was still scared by the severed finger and took a step back.

"Young prince, take a good look!" The general reminded him with ill intentions.

Qi Heng's heart was shrouded in a growing haze, making him feel unprecedentedly depressed and uneasy.

The general brought the tray closer. Qi Heng's heart suddenly tightened, and he stared at Prince Yong with wide eyes, his face full of disbelief. That was the princess's ring! Is this his mother's finger?

"Young Master, did you recognize the owner of this broken finger?" Prince Yong didn't care about Qi Heng's anger at all, and looked at him with a sneer, "Young Master is indeed a filial son!"

Qi Heng's mind went blank, and he stopped thinking completely, leaving only a series of buzzing sounds.

"Young Master, think about it again and decide whether to marry my daughter. If our two families become relatives, I will not let my in-laws officiate at the wedding with missing limbs. But if we cannot become relatives..."

Prince Yong's threatening words seemed to come from a faraway place. Qi Heng's eyes were filled with mist and he could not find the way out.

Mother's severed finger, this is mother's severed finger! Will you agree? Qi Heng's mind was filled with Minglan's voice and smile. They were obviously in love with each other, and Minglan, who was like the moon in the sky, also loved him. He was the happiest man in the world! But don't agree? What he saw now was his mother's severed finger. What would happen next? Would it be his father's severed hand?

Should he gamble? Minglan's letter said that he should do his best to deal with it. But the bloody severed finger is right in front of him!

That devil-like voice came again, no longer giving him a chance to think.

"Young Master, have you thought it through?"

"I want to see the county lord!"

Without waiting for Prince Yong to ask again, Qi Heng said, "I want to see the county lord!"

Princess Yong finally spoke, "Do you want to see Jiacheng?"

"Yes! I want to see the county lord! Isn't it because you love your daughter so much that the prince and princess detained my family in the palace? Since the county lord thinks highly of me, I must take a good look at her and listen to what she says. Qi Heng certainly knew that Prince Yong and his wife were not only considering their daughter's lifelong affairs, but also wanted to make the Qi family stand on his side. But at this time, words can't be too clear!

"Young Master, don't play tricks again! "Princess Yong was a little worried.

"I am just a scholar with no moral integrity. How can I resist the personal soldiers of the palace, not to mention that there are generals like this watching me." Qi Heng looked at the general from before.

Prince Yong thought, it would be good to meet him. He still had confidence in his own daughter. Maybe Qi Heng would change his mind after meeting her, and it would save him a lot of words.

Prince Yong nodded to the general, and the general went to invite the county lord to come.

In the courtyard of County Lord Jiacheng.

"She left the palace. Did she ride a horse all the way out of the palace at full speed? And were there people from the palace following her?" County Lord Jiacheng was puzzled after hearing the news reported by the people below.

"Yes! General Xiong said that now was not a good time to act, after all, there were people from the palace following them, but the other one would be easy to catch. He asked the county lord if he wanted to catch one first? "

Jia Cheng thought calmly for a moment, "It's better to wait a little longer, the people from the palace can't always follow her, this bastard always hides in the house and doesn't come out, if I miss today, I don't know when I'll have to wait. I can't wait any longer!"

The people here had just received the order and the general arrived.

"The prince invites the county lord to the front yard!"

Jia Cheng wiped away his cruelty just now, and his smile became bright, "Did he agree?"

The general lowered his head, "Not yet, but he wants to see the county lord."

"He wants to see me?"

"Yes, he insisted on seeing the princess, and the prince agreed. " When

Jiacheng heard that it was Qi Heng who wanted to take the initiative to meet her, he felt a little bit of anticipation in his heart.

"Then I'll go with you!"

County Lord Jiacheng followed the general to the front yard and met Qi Heng.

Qi Heng, who was not afraid of danger, had a kind of broken beauty, which immediately attracted Jiacheng's attention.

"County Lord, we meet again!"

"Young Master, you want to see me? But do you have something to say to me?"

"Yes, I have something to ask the county lord in person."

"You ask." Jia Cheng turned into a shy girl again, without the viciousness just now.

Qi Heng really called the person over, but he hadn't thought about what to say yet, just remembering to delay time.

"I want to ask, the county lord and I have only met a few times, when did the county lord fall in love with me?"