341 Jealousy, Secret Exposed
The news that the Ninth Prince refused to marry Su Wan would of course not be spread outside, but that did not mean that Feng Qingchen would not be unaware of it. Even if Feng Qingchen wanted to pretend not to know the news that the Ninth Prince wanted others to know, she could not do so.
That night, Wang Jinling brought this news to Feng Qingchen. Feng Qingchen's face flashed with hurt, but she pretended to be fine: "Jinling, what do you think the Ninth Prince meant by this? If he doesn't want to marry, then don't marry. Such a ruthless rejection will only make the Su family hate him."
Wang Jinling shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. Wang Jinling believed that he was able to judge people, but he just couldn't see through the Ninth Prince's uncle. The Ninth Prince's refusal to marry Su Wan today was really not a good thing. It was totally inconsistent with the Ninth Prince's usual style of doing things and it offended the Su family badly, which was not good for him.
"Forget it, let's ignore him. If it's a blessing, it's not a disaster. If it's a disaster, it can't be avoided." Feng Qingchen smiled carefreely, but felt bitter in his heart.
It turns out that the purpose of entering the city today was to use her as a shield. Once Li Xiang dies, the emperor will lose his advantage. Xiling, Nanling and Beiling will form a group to negotiate conditions with the emperor. The emperor will not back down easily, but he will not be as tough as before. Politics is all about compromises, and as long as it does not violate the emperor's bottom line, the emperor will definitely compromise.
The Su family has always wanted to form an alliance with the Ninth Prince, and Su Wan is determined to marry the Ninth Prince, so of course she will not miss this opportunity. If the Ninth Prince rejects Su Wan, it would be tantamount to rejecting the Su family.
But if it was because she rejected Su Wan, then even if they did not form an alliance with the Su family, they would not have a deep hatred, and the Su family would not have kept an eye on the Ninth Prince. A man who was obsessed with women would not accomplish anything great.
The Ninth Prince Uncle invisibly eliminated the Emperor's suspicion and let the Emperor and the Su family see his side that he valued beauty more than his power.
Oh my god! If the Ninth Prince knew what Feng Qingchen was thinking, he would be so depressed that he would vomit blood. He was willing to offend the Su family in order to refuse to marry Su Wan, but in the end he ended up with Feng Qingchen's suspicion.
In fact, it’s not Feng Qingchen’s fault for thinking this way. If you want to blame someone, blame the Ninth Prince. He has used Feng Qingchen too many times before, leaving a shadow in Feng Qingchen’s heart, causing her to think of the worst in everything.
That night, Lan Jiuqing appeared silently in the secret room of the Su Mansion like a ghost. When Bu Jingyun and Su Wenqing turned around, they saw Lan Jiuqing standing at the corner without a trace of life. Their faces changed, and they breathed a sigh of relief after seeing who it was.
"Jiuqing, you want to scare me to death?" Bu Jingyun glared at him in reproach. Lan Jiuqing ignored him and asked Su Wenqing, "Wenqing, was the auspicious sign in Feng Mansion today your work?"
"Hey, how did you know? Feng Qingchen even told you this? No way, that woman is too untrustworthy. On the one hand, she told me not to tell anyone, and then she sold me out. Doesn't she know that if this gets out, it will be a capital crime?" Su Wenqing had a bitter face. Seeing that Lan Jiuqing remained calm and looked profound, he was startled. He was afraid that Lan Jiuqing would blame him for interfering in Feng Qingchen's affairs without permission, so he flattered him:
"Jiuqing, did I do something wrong, or did you have the foresight to not let Baoer know about our affairs and not tell Feng Qingchen your true identity? Women are really unreliable." No wonder Jiuqing did not tell Feng Qingchen his true identity even after giving her the Jiuzhou Token. Women's ability to keep secrets is too poor.
If it were usual, Lan Jiuqing would just acquiesce, but today, for some reason, he actually explained for Feng Qingchen: "It has nothing to do with her."
He didn't tell Feng Qingchen his true identity, not because he didn't trust Feng Qingchen, but because Feng Qingchen wouldn't understand even if he told her. Feng Qingchen's parents didn't tell her anything, and Feng Qingchen was ignorant in some aspects. Therefore, this matter couldn't be rushed and had to be done slowly.
"Oh, yes. You were with Feng Qingchen the whole night yesterday. I guess she didn't hide anything from you. You can guess it." Su Wenqing was secretly annoyed that Feng Qingchen was too careless. Jiuqing happened to know about it. If it was someone else, he would be in trouble.
Bu Jingyun has been accompanying Baoer these days, and what happened at the city gate today has not yet reached his ears. After hearing what Su Wenqing said, he immediately guessed: "Jiuqing, did you help Feng Qingchen kill Li Xiang?" He didn't believe that Feng Qingchen could enter the palace and set up such a big trap by himself.
"Yeah." Lan Jiuqing did not deny it, nor could he deny it.
“Jiuqing, you… are so confused. What on earth are you thinking? Do you know that if you do this, it will easily arouse the emperor’s suspicion. When people know that the Ninth Prince of Dongling is the number one martial arts master Lan Jiuqing, your hidden identity will be lost.
Once your true identity is exposed, the four countries will join forces to hunt you down. By then, it will be difficult for you to survive, let alone achieve great things. Before great things are accomplished, the identity of Dongling Ninth Prince will be your life-saving talisman. With this identity, it will be easier for you to do things. "Bu Jingyun shouted anxiously. He was really afraid that Lan Jiuqing would repeat the mistakes of the Lan family and be ruined by love.
“Don’t worry, no one will doubt that Lan Jiuqing and Dongling Jiuhuangshu are from two completely different worlds.” Lan Jiuqing closed his eyes to hide the tiredness in his eyes: “Put on the mask, I am Lan Jiuqing, I will not forget.”
One is the noble and majestic Ninth Prince, who is dressed in fine clothes and fed with delicious food, surrounded by servants and enjoying all the wealth in the world; the other is a free and easy and arrogant chivalrous knight, who has struggled, is covered with wounds, and has fought blood in the world, exchanging his life for his future. These two people are so different that it is impossible to connect them together.
Since he became the governor, he has been wandering between these two identities. It is very tiring and hard. For a long time, he was in a state of collapse. He could not tell whether he was the Ninth Prince or Lan Jiuqing, or when he was the Ninth Prince and when he was Lan Jiuqing.
At first, he simply couldn't adapt to these two drastically different identities. Even with the mask on, he was still the almighty Ninth Uncle, who only knew how to give orders and wait for his subordinates to handle things. It was not until he went through life and death trials again and again that he gradually got used to this disguise and realized that Lan Jiuqing's identity was just that of a man of the world, a man of the world who could only rely on himself in everything.
Now, as long as he puts on Lan Jiuqing's mask, he can conceal the innate royal majesty in his body and become a qualified chivalrous knight. When he takes off the mask, he is the real Ninth Uncle.
Over the years, people who have seen Lan Jiuqing would not associate him with the royal family, because Lan Jiuqing was too aggressive and did not look like a pampered royal family member at all.
Lan Jiuqing is just a martial arts master, a man who hides in the dark and has blood on his hands. He has nothing to do with the noble royal family.
This disguise, just like the noble aura he carries, is integrated into his bones and blood. Even if he is unconscious, as long as he puts on the mask, he will remember that he is Lan Jiuqing, not the Ninth Prince, and he will not do anything that is even slightly inconsistent with Lan Jiuqing's identity.
He has gotten used to the identity of Lan Jiuqing and cannot give it up. There are many things that the Ninth Prince cannot do, but Lan Jiuqing can, such as loving Feng Qingchen without any scruples...
It's a pity that Feng Qingchen is just a gentleman's friend to Lan Jiuqing, but has a deep affection for the Ninth Uncle. Thinking of this, Lan Jiuqing felt depressed. Every time he put on the mask, he was jealous of himself as the Ninth Uncle...
Faced with such a situation, Lan Jiuqing didn't know whether he was angry with Feng Qingchen or with himself?