417 Accident, I will kill you with my trick

Leaving the city in glory and returning in a low-key manner, this is what Feng Qingchen is all about. If it weren't for the Ninth Prince's guards seeing her off, everyone would suspect that Feng Qingchen was abandoned by the Ninth Prince, or that Feng Qingchen made the Ninth Prince angry, so that the Ninth Prince was furious and drove Feng Qingchen back.

There are many different versions of the story, and one of the parties involved was living in a villa outside the city and did not return to Beijing, while the other went straight into the mansion and closed the door to see no visitors.

As a result, the rumors became more exaggerated. Some people said that the Ninth Prince disliked Feng Qingchen because she was no match for Su Wan; others said that Feng Qingchen was angry with the Ninth Prince. After all, the dispute between her and Su Wan was because of the Ninth Prince.

Of course, this is considered a more reliable rumor. There are also some outrageous ones that say that the Ninth Prince wanted Feng Qingchen to accompany guests, but Feng Qingchen was unwilling and returned to the city in anger.

The Ninth Prince was not in the Imperial City and there was no one to suppress the rumors, so all kinds of ugly rumors came out, each one with details and evidence. In the end, everyone came to the conclusion that: Feng Qingchen would definitely lose in tomorrow's piano competition!

Of course, this rumor also reached Su Wan's ears. In fact, after Ye Ye and Xiling Tianyu separated, he came to Su Wan immediately and told her about Feng Qingchen and the Ninth Prince leaving the city together.

At first, Su Wan didn't take it to heart, but when she saw Feng Qingchen returning to the city alone, Su Wan couldn't think too much about it.

"Cousin, what do you think the Ninth Prince means?" Su Wan sincerely felt that the Ninth Prince's mind was too strange and difficult to guess.

"Maybe it is what Xiling Tianlei said. The Ninth Prince asked Feng Qingchen to treat Xiling Tianyu. Before, the Ninth Prince showed deep love for Feng Qingchen. I guess it was to let Feng Qingchen devote himself to treating Xiling Tianyu." Ye Ye didn't think that the Ninth Prince would be nice to Feng Qingchen for no reason. A woman who was worthless was not worth the Ninth Prince's attention.

For example, he likes Su Wan, but if Su Wan was not the legitimate daughter of the Su family, he would not have spent so much time on Su Wan. If Su Wan had a different identity, he would have just forced her to marry him.

"If this is true, does it mean that the Ninth Prince doesn't care about Feng Qingchen at all? Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked Feng Qingchen to treat Xiling Tianyu's leg disease at this moment." A mocking smile flashed in Su Wan's eyes. Thinking of the Ninth Prince's arrogance and Feng Qingchen's flattery when they first met, she felt that this was more and more possible.

The Ninth Prince is just using Feng Qingchen.

"Maybe. If you really care, Feng Qingchen would not use the ice string harp given by the Queen when competing with you in piano playing. I remember there is a good harp in the Ninth Prince's mansion." Ye Ye tried his best to tell Su Wan the news that would reassure her. One must be calm when playing the piano.

"Hehe..." Su Wan laughed softly, "I thought Feng Qingchen was so special, but she's just a chess piece, poor woman."

"Feng Qingchen is indeed pitiful, but she does not deserve your sympathy, cousin. You should go to bed early and get enough rest so that you can severely dampen Feng Qingchen's spirit tomorrow. I will go to the Feng Mansion tonight to keep an eye on Feng Qingchen and will not let her have any chance to use any underhanded tricks." When competing with Su Wan in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, Feng Qingchen has no chance of winning unless she uses any underhanded tricks. This is a fact that everyone acknowledges.

"My cousin is still good to Wanwan. With my cousin around, Wanwan doesn't have to be afraid of anything." Su Wan's face was full of admiration, and she blushed and made Ye Ye lose his mind. She immediately responded with a loving look: "If my cousin doesn't treat Wanwan well, who else can he treat well? Wanwan can relax, and leave everything else to my cousin."

Ye Ye was a brave and careful man. He knew very well that there were many secret guards outside the courtyard where Feng Qingchen was temporarily staying. He cleverly avoided the secret guards and found a secluded place to hide in a tree opposite Feng Qingchen's house.

Although the distance was a little far, he could see clearly the situation inside Feng Qingchen's house and the entire courtyard. If there was any abnormality between Feng Qingchen or the people in the Feng Mansion, he would be able to discover it at the first time.

A quarter of an hour later, Ye Ye discovered that Feng Qingchen was holding a bundle, and when no one was paying attention, he threw it into the kitchen and burned it. It was too far away, and it was dark, so Ye Ye couldn't see clearly what Feng Qingchen was burning. Feng Qingchen was also careful and only left after making sure that the things were burned to ashes.

Ye Ye yawned out of boredom. Halfway through the yawn, he felt a sudden pain in the back of his neck and his body froze.

Oh no, someone has ambushed me.

Ye Ye wanted to turn around, but it was too late. In the end, he could only close his eyes and fall backwards. Lan Jiuqing caught him in time, sneered, and made a gesture to the guards in the dark.

"Master." The secret guard appeared in front of Lan Jiuqing like a ghost.

"Send the person to Bu Jingyun and let him retaliate." Lan Jiuqing said evilly.

At first, Ye Ye caught Bu Jingyun, stripped him clean and hung him on a round plate. Bu Jingyun would never forget this humiliation until his death. Now that Ye Ye has fallen into his hands, the result can be imagined...

Seeing Young Master Ye naked, I guess Ye Ye won’t dare to go out for a long time.

"Yes, master." The secret guard carried Ye Ye on his back and ran towards the Su Mansion.

Okay, the clown hiding in the dark has been dealt with, but... they haven't found out the secret of the ice harp.

It must be said that the Queen's move was really brilliant, so brilliant that he knew there was a problem but didn't know how to solve it. Lan Jiuqing walked into Feng Qingchen's room holding the zither. Not surprisingly, Feng Qingchen's first sentence was: "Jiuqing, have you found out?"

"No." He didn't want to disappoint Feng Qingchen, but the facts would not allow him to change them.

"Even your people can't find it. Is it possible that there is nothing wrong with the piano at all?" Feng Qingchen raised the question in his mind.

"I hope not, but you and I both understand that given the Queen's character, there is no way this zither is without problems." The things the Queen gave as rewards were all very ordinary, except for this zither, which had an interesting origin.

"The prince sent someone to deliver a letter this afternoon, vaguely mentioning the matter of the Bingxianqin and asking me to pay more attention to it." The prince could see through it, so how could she deceive herself any longer?

"The crown prince has been under a lot of pressure lately. The emperor has left several adult princes in the city, which means he is planning to re-appoint the crown prince. The crown prince cannot make any mistakes at this time." The emperor probably knew that the crown prince would not live long, so he left several foreign kings behind.

"The imperial family is the most ruthless. The prince is also a pitiful one. If it weren't for the support of the Ninth Uncle, he would have been deposed long ago." Feng Qingchen sighed, his mind focused on the Bingxianqin, and he didn't notice the flash of surprise in Lan Jiuqing's eyes.

Yes, stunned.

Lan Jiuqing had not expected that Feng Qingchen would tell him such a secret thing. It seemed like an ordinary sentence, but it revealed intimacy. You know, Feng Qingchen never talked about other people's affairs in front of him.

Lan Jiuqing's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked tentatively: "Are you saying that the Ninth Prince has been protecting the Crown Prince all these years? Why?"

Feng Qingchen paused while stroking the strings of the zither, then looked up and smiled: "I just said it casually, don't take it seriously."

Then, the topic was changed. Lan Jiuqing's eyes dimmed, and it was hard to tell whether he was sad or secretly happy. However, one thing was certain, that was Feng Qingchen would not reveal his affairs to others.

This woman is full of secrets, but she is very tight-lipped.

The two of them were chatting about their own things, and suddenly there was a "dang" sound, and Feng Qingchen exclaimed: "Jiuqing, I found it, look..."

"It turned out to be this kind of thing. The queen has such a vicious mind." Lan Jiuqing looked down and felt extremely lucky that Feng Qingchen was lucky. She actually bumped into something so secretive...