Chapter 137: Blood Feud, Prince Kills Without Bloodshed
The secret cell deep inside the Prince Jingbei's Mansion was damp and filled with a strong smell of blood.
"Suicide?"
King Jingbei sat in a wheelchair, looking at the two already stiff corpses in the corner of the cell.
The Xirong man's dark brown curly hair was stuck in blood, and the wound on his neck was turned outward.
Their bodies were covered with a crisscross of old wounds, knife marks and burns, and their ankles were covered with bloody scabs from the chains.
Bai Su, who was standing next to him, was shocked and said, "This cell was personally arranged by me. I personally inspected every brick inside. Moreover, these two men are tied with iron chains and ankle shackles. Even if they wanted to bang their heads against the wall to commit suicide, they wouldn't be able to reach their necks."
"search."
Xiao Yizi uttered a word.
The two men stepped forward immediately and soon found half a sharp and broken piece of porcelain in the straw pile, with dried blood on the edge.
"This looks like a piece of wine jug." Bai Xi said.
Xiao Yizi picked up the porcelain piece, which was thin and sharp, and could indeed easily cut through the skin and flesh.
He could imagine the relief this Xirong man felt when he cut his own throat with a piece of porcelain and then threw the piece to another person.
Xiao Yizi used this piece of porcelain to gently tap the armrest of the wheelchair, one by one, making a regular sound that made people feel uneasy.
"Did the Qin family come here yesterday?"
Bai Mi was shocked. Was the death of the two Western Rong spies related to the Qin family?
Bai Zhu's face darkened and his throat tightened.
"Yes, yesterday, when the prince got married, Uncle Qin asked his subordinates if they had found any trace of Madam Jingning. Upon learning that two new spies had been captured, he came to the prison cell. However, as soon as he came in and saw the injuries on the two men, he couldn't help but vomit."
Two years ago, Lady Jingning was abducted by the Western Rong people and was never seen alive or dead.
Afterwards, the Western Rong people wanted to use this to threaten the prince, but they could not produce any real evidence. Based on this, there is a possibility that Madam Jingning is still alive.
However, Madam Jingning was a weak woman who did not know martial arts. Those who knew about this matter assumed that she was no longer alive.
But anyone who dares to mention Madam Jingning's death in front of the prince will be punished with a beating at the very least, and at the worst, he will be thrown into the mountains to feed the wolves.
When the prince went to court in a wheelchair for the first time, because of this incident, he beat the old Prime Minister Jiang's son, Shangshu Jiang, with the back of a knife in front of all the civil and military officials in the court until he vomited blood.
Uncle Qin is Madam Jingning's younger brother and the father of General Qin who died in the Battle of Qijiang.
Logically speaking, he is the one who should hate the Xirong people the most. How dare he ruin the prince's business?
But the Qin family is, after all, one of the few relatives left in the court that still has a decent relationship with the royal palace.
General Qin is the prince's grandfather, a white-haired old man. A few days ago, when he learned that the prince was getting married, he came to the prince's house in person, brought a basket of gold cakes, and cried with joy.
Uncle Qin had a few drinks with Third Uncle last night. He cried and said he missed his son and sister.
Concubine Qin Ying in the palace is not familiar with the prince's mansion, but because the prince rescued Princess Shengyue, she would send the little princess out of the palace during festivals to kowtow to the prince and the ancestors of the Xiao family.
Bai Zhu tried to intercede for Uncle Qin: "It was the Western Rong people who begged Uncle Qin to kill him. Uncle Qin is a civil official and has never seen such a scene. He was frightened and smashed the wine pot. Perhaps he didn't mean to do it."
"Not on purpose?"
Bai Su suddenly clenched his fists, his eyes turned bloodshot, and his fair and handsome face flushed.
He thought of two years ago when he rushed to Qijiang and saw the scene on the battlefield.
"Those Western Rong beasts deserved a quick death, ugh! They were hiding in Qijiang River, afraid of being exposed. Not only did they take advantage of the people, they slaughtered several surrounding villages, and treated us Yan people like two-legged sheep! I spent seven days and seven nights fishing for the prince in Qijiang River, and General Qin's body was—"
Bai Mi was halfway through her words when Xiao Yizi gave her a cold look and she had to swallow it back.
His anger did not dissipate.
"The prince's debt has not been settled yet. Uncle Qin clearly hopes that Madam Jingning will return, but he dares to show mercy to the person who killed his son and harmed Madam Jingning in the prince's prison. Does he deserve it?"
He spat and said fiercely, "Your Highness, I will go to the Qin family right now and bring Uncle Qin here. I will have him kowtow and apologize to you and the brothers who died at the hands of the Western Rong people. I will also break one of his legs to make him show some kindness!"
Bai Zhu didn't stop him.
He knew in his heart that the only thing the prince cared about in the past two years was Madam Jingning, and the death of his cousin General Qin and those soldiers.
The rumor in the capital that the prince was cruel and tyrannical and enjoyed killing others was also because the palace would occasionally carry out a few corpses of Western Rong people and throw them into the back mountain.
Although Uncle Qin is the prince's uncle, the prince has countless enemies. One more Qin family member will not make any more enemies, and one less Qin family member will not make any less enemies.
However, Bai Zhu felt that the prince lived like a tight bowstring, and if this continued, the bowstring would break sooner or later.
He opened his mouth, but didn't know how to persuade her.
Could it be that we should persuade the prince to consider the relationship between relatives and not beat his elders?
Just when the two guards thought that the prince would be furious and order a break with the Qin family, Xiao Yizi simply threw away the broken porcelain piece.
"Drag the body to the back mountain and feed it to the wolves." He said indifferently.
"Pass the order down. No one from the Qin family is allowed to set foot in the prison from now on. Then tell this matter to General Qin and have him... discipline my uncle."
If General Qin knew that his son felt pity for the Western Rong people who killed his grandson and abducted his beloved daughter, he would be even more cruel than him.
Bai Zhu was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly, unconsciously breathing a sigh of relief: "Yes, I'll go right away."
Bai Su: "Your Majesty, is that all?"
Xiao Yizi ignored him, memories of the battle in Qijiang emerging in his mind.
He surrounded the troops of the three princes of the Western Rong on the bank of the Qi River. Arrows fell like raindrops, and the number of soldiers around him became fewer and fewer.
The vanguard knight who had been sent out earlier rushed back and said, "Your Majesty, there are no more reinforcements!"
"What do you mean there are no reinforcements? Isn't the land beneath my feet the land of Dayan?"
"It's General Qin... General Qin was ambushed while returning to reinforce and has been killed in battle! The nearest northern border troops are hundreds of miles away!"
The third prince of the Western Rong sent people to persuade him to surrender, saying that as long as he surrendered, the third prince would pardon the lives of 800 soldiers and let him become the King of Guli, second only to the emperor of the Western Rong.
Xiao Yizi took up his spear, knocked the man who tried to persuade him to surrender off his horse, and stabbed him to death. He looked up to the sky and roared:
"Soldiers of Dayan, we swear to never surrender!"
All the soldiers of Yan State roared in unison, and their voices echoed along the long bank of Qi River.
"Soldiers of Dayan, we swear to never surrender!"
In the end, he fought a great battle until there were no living comrades or enemies left around him.
Unable to determine who would collect his body, Xiao Yizi threw away his spear and threw himself into the surging river.
The river water deprived him of his five senses, leaving him with a blurry vision, until...
The cold scene suddenly became bright when a gust of wind blew and a fire ignited.
Xiao Yizi lowered his eyes and looked at the crane sachet on his waist. He squeezed it and found a coin inside that was a gift from the Xu family for yesterday's wedding.
He had to avenge the battle of Qijiang and investigate the whereabouts of his mother, but now he was no longer alone.
"What are you standing there for?"
Xiao Yizi raised his eyes, the hostility in his eyes was still gloomy, but his tone was gentle.
"I am kind-hearted and cannot bear the sight of blood. Let General Qin break my uncle's legs for me."
Bai Zhu grabbed Bai Mi, who was about to say something, and called for people to drag away the bodies of the two Xirong people.
Bai Mi held it in for a long time before she said, "Why is the prince acting so strangely today? Is he kindhearted? In the past, he would have asked me to break Uncle Qin's legs. Killing without spilling blood is not the style of our palace."
Bai Zhu: "This should have been done earlier. Do you just want to see blood? Break Uncle Qin's legs."
Bai Mi: "...I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
He just thought about how he and the princess burned down the ancestral hall last night, and felt that if he broke Uncle Qin's leg today, his life would be fulfilled.
When Bai Zhu caught up, the prince was being pushed in a wheelchair by the old butler towards Fuguangyuan.
The morning light dispelled the blood and coldness in the secret prison, sprinkled on the prince, and also made the dark walls and golden tiles in the distance look particularly bright.
Xiao Yizi looked at the courtyard where the red silk had not yet been removed, and his eyes gradually softened.
*
"If he's not dead, then he's not dead. Otherwise, the red silk at the Bo's house wouldn't have been completely burned yesterday, and today we'd have to hang white cloth, and Mother would have to worry about it again."
In Fuguangyuan, Xie Yao was a little surprised to hear that Xie Chengbai had gone crazy.
Mr. Xie had three sons. The eldest son, Xie Chengyu, was first expelled from the Jingji Camp, and then his legs were broken and he was stabbed, becoming a disabled person.
The youngest son was still young, fat and ugly, and was not liked by Mr. Xie.
Only the second son, Xie Chengbai, was left. Although he was beaten with twenty sticks and confined to his house for three months for pushing old lady Xie into the water, he was the only hope for Mr. Xie.
Unexpectedly, he went crazy.
Xie Yao was no longer surprised when she learned from Changsi that the person who harmed Xie Chengbai was Xie Yan.
She still remembered what Xie Yan said that day: He had always been unhappy with Xie Chengbai, so he might as well kill him while he was ill and eliminate the root of the problem.
Brother, I'm not kidding.
only……
Tomorrow, when she returns home, will be the day for her to seek justice for her mother.
I wonder which side her brother will stand on then.
Xie Yao calmed down and asked Qi Liang, "How are you doing with the things I asked you to do before you left the Bo's Mansion?"
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