1857 The truth is revealed
Emperor Xiling!
Why did you appear in the villa at this time?
Not to mention Feng Qingchen, even the Ninth Prince was quite surprised to learn that Emperor Xiling came to see Feng Qingchen in person, but the Ninth Prince's facial expression was very sparse, so others could not see it.
Lord Chen glanced at the Ninth Prince secretly and wanted to ask if it was the Emperor of Xiling who discovered that the Ninth Prince was in the city yesterday, so he waited here for Dongling and his party to catch them red-handed.
If this was true, Lord Chen would be extremely grateful that the Ninth Prince arrived at the perfect time. If he had arrived a moment later, they would all be in trouble.
The two sides met in the flower hall. When Emperor Xiling saw the Ninth Prince walking in, his face twitched slightly. Fortunately, the two sides were at a distance from each other. When the Ninth Prince and his party came over, Emperor Xiling had returned to normal and there was no sign of abnormality. Not to mention the Ninth Prince, it was difficult for others to tell anything from his face!
"Prince Regent." The Xiling Emperor had a friendly look on his face, while the Ninth Prince had a blank expression, but no ill will either: "Your Majesty the Emperor."
When the king met, both of them appeared calm, behaved politely and spoke courteously, but secretly they had their own thoughts. Lord Chen wiped his sweat vigorously, and the others, including Xiling Tianyu, had no right to speak.
The two of them fought back and forth, secretly confronting each other, but on the surface they were peaceful and the atmosphere was friendly. The Ninth Prince tried to find out the purpose of Emperor Xiling's visit, and Emperor Xiling was very generous and directly said that he came to see Feng Qingchen.
I learned that Feng Qingchen was assassinated last night and was seriously injured. I felt uneasy and came to express my condolences. Thinking that the Ninth Prince would come today, I thought for a moment.
This reason was very official, and the Ninth Prince certainly didn't believe it. He tried a few more times, but Emperor Xiling was well prepared. He didn't give a direct answer, but just played Tai Chi and changed the subject.
The more you try to hide, the more obvious it becomes. It's just a guilty conscience.
The Ninth Prince got the answer he wanted and had no intention of continuing the dispute. Both of them intended to end this private meeting.
In the eyes of outsiders, the meeting between the two countries' top leaders was a pleasant and friendly one. Only they themselves understand what this meeting represents.
"Dongling Jiu is a cautious person who never makes mistakes. He is hard to guard against and will definitely be a great enemy of Xiling in the future." The Emperor of Xiling was even more wary of his Ninth Uncle.
"The Emperor of Xiling is old." These six words are what the Ninth Prince thinks of the Emperor of Xiling. They are enough to show the Ninth Prince's contempt for the Emperor of Xiling.
Emperor Xiling came to the villa in disguise and did not bring a large number of guards. For the emperor's safety, Xiling Tianyu naturally had to escort him personally and dispatch troops to clear the way.
As the Emperor of Xiling left, the entire villa fell silent. The officials of Dongling took the opportunity to step forward and report to the Ninth Prince about the events of the past few days. After they finished speaking, they did not dare to leave and stood respectfully at the bottom, waiting for the Ninth Prince's instructions.
"Step back." The Ninth Prince raised his hand, neither praising nor scolding, which made everyone feel anxious and uneasy.
"Sir Chen, what does the prince mean by this?" He didn't show any sign of being happy or not, which was really worrying. It was hard to figure out the king's mind, but there was no way.
Lord Chen spread his hands and said, "How would I know?" He was not a worm in the Ninth Prince's stomach. If he could figure out what the Ninth Prince was thinking, he would have been promoted to king long ago.
"I wonder if the Ninth Prince will blame us. We were too careless this time. If the Ninth Prince hadn't shown up in time, I'm afraid we would have brought disgrace to Dongling." The person who spoke deliberately glanced at Lord Chen.
This plan was proposed by Mr. Chen. If anything goes wrong, they will definitely push Mr. Chen out as a shield.
Lord Chen knew that colleagues would be unreliable at critical moments, so he said with a fake smile: "Don't worry, my Lords, the Ninth Prince knows the matter well. He has his own conclusion on whether it is a merit or a fault."
You want him to take the blame alone? Dream on!
Although Chen Yun is a cunning person, he will not shirk the responsibilities he should bear. He will only try to take the smallest part.
Of course, it's a little bigger than the gap between your fingernails.
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"From the looks of it, the people who attempted assassination last night were from the Hundred Ghosts Palace." Each of the assassins had an ugly face and had a very strong mark of the Hundred Ghosts.
"Hundred Ghosts Palace, do you believe it?" A hint of sarcasm flashed in the eyes of the Ninth Prince.
Feng Qingchen shook his head: "I originally believed him a little, but after seeing the Emperor Xiling coming in person, I can no longer believe him. Although his reasons for coming to see me are very sufficient, it still seems a bit unnecessary. No matter how important I am, I am not as important as asking him to come and see me in person."
"He came here to wait for me." Even without any evidence, the Ninth Prince still spoke with certainty.
"So, the person who assassinated me last night is most likely related to Emperor Xiling?" Although all the evidence pointed to the Hundred Ghosts Palace, and the Hundred Ghosts Palace also had suspicion and motive, the evidence was too sufficient for Feng Qingchen to believe it.
The Hundred Ghosts Palace is not yet strong enough to assassinate her without any scruples.
The group of people yesterday were extremely ruthless and definitely wanted to take her life.
"It's possible." The arrival of Emperor Xiling in person turned the three-tenths possibility into a seven-tenths possibility, and the Ninth Prince had to doubt them.
"What's the reason?" Feng Qingchen frowned slightly, unable to understand Xiling's motive for taking action yesterday.
If Xiling really wanted her life, he had plenty of opportunities, but yesterday was not the best time.
"It's for the king."
"Your whereabouts have been discovered?" Taking her life to lure out the Ninth Prince was a sufficient reason.
The Ninth Prince shook his head and said, "It is normal for Xiling to be suspicious since I have not shown up for five consecutive days."
If you have doubts, you naturally have to give it a try.
"You want to kill me just for a possibility. Isn't Xiling afraid of your revenge?" Feng Qingchen felt cold in her heart. The heart of the emperor was indeed unfathomable. Before in the palace, because of her face, the Emperor of Xiling always kept a hand on her. He could turn around and kill her again.
Fortunately, fortunately she had never expected that an emperor would sacrifice national interests for so-called love.
“Kill two birds with one stone. This move can not only lure me out, but also use me to get rid of the harm for Xiling. All the evidence points to the Hundred Ghosts Palace. Even if I want to retaliate against Xiling, I have to start with the Hundred Ghosts Palace. Maybe Xiling really wants me to track down the Ghost Palace. If I can implicate the Cui family, that would be the best.” Although the cooperation between the Third Master Cui and the Hundred Ghosts Palace was secret, a trace can be found as long as we dig deeper.
"Emperor Xiling is afraid of the Cui family. He doesn't want the Cui family to take advantage of the dispute with the eldest princess to plunder the power in the hands of the eldest princess. That's why he wants to use this opportunity to frame the Hundred Ghosts Palace, and then use your hand to make the Hundred Ghosts Palace surface, and then implicate the Cui family?" Feng Qingchen was shocked, his mouth slightly open, and he didn't close it for a long time.
This is not killing two birds with one stone, this is clearly killing multiple birds with one stone. If this plan succeeds, Dongling, the Cui family, and the Hundred Ghosts Palace will be mortal enemies. Dongling will naturally consume Dongling's national strength if it fights against these two families at the same time, and Xiling can take the opportunity to become more powerful...
"Where is Feng Jin? Didn't the princess always say that the Emperor of Xiling wanted to make Feng Jin the crown prince? Why didn't he let Feng Jin go?"
This question…
I don't know what's going on, the computer is very slow and typing is extremely difficult... Ouch.