423 Rebuke, the Secret in the Ice Harp

Meeting a scoundrel like Yuan Xi, Feng Qingchen could only accept it. If Yuan Xi really sent someone to propose marriage, she could only find a way to refuse. Anyway, she would not marry Mr. Yuan Xi, and she couldn't produce any music score of "Blue Sea and Blue Sky".

As soon as she came out of the Imperial Garden, there were palace servants waiting for her, leading her out of the palace, still through a remote path. She did not run into a noble person, and Feng Qingchen arrived at the place where the horses were parked smoothly.

"Miss Qingchen, please get in the car." The young eunuch knew that Feng Qingchen had been in the limelight today, so his tone was much more respectful than usual.

Feng Qingchen gave tips as usual and did not become arrogant just because she won a game against Su Wan. When she stepped onto the carriage, Feng Qingchen paused. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and after seeing the people in the carriage clearly, she sat down as if nothing had happened.

"Let's go." Feng Qingchen ordered.

After the carriage started moving, Feng Qingchen spoke: "Qingchen didn't know Your Highness was here. I'm sorry for offending Your Highness. Please forgive me." Feng Qingchen knew very well that this coachman must be the prince's man, so there was no need to worry.

"No need to be so polite." The prince waved his hand, his pale face looking a little gloomy in the dark carriage.

Feng Qingchen was very puzzled. Shouldn't her Buddha statue be used by the Emperor to reward the Prince? Why would the Prince be unhappy?

"What? Can't figure out why I am here?" The prince looked at Feng Qingchen's surprised face and laughed at himself. He didn't even say "this palace" and just called him "I".

"Shouldn't Your Highness be in the palace now? The Emperor should ask Your Highness about the ice-string harp." There is a Buddha statue in the solid harp, which is a good thing.

"About scolding Bingxianqin, huh, my father reprimanded me for taking shortcuts to win favor." The prince leaned against the carriage and closed his eyes to hide the sadness in his eyes.

"How could that be?" Feng Qingchen couldn't believe what he heard. Why would the emperor say that? It was obvious that the prince respected him as his father.

"What can't I do? I'm not liked by him and I'm blocking the way of his beloved son. Whatever I do is wrong in his eyes." The prince felt bitter, but he didn't say it, and there was no one he could talk to. Feng Qingchen was lucky today. She happened to meet the prince when he wanted to say something, and she was there.

"Please forgive me, Your Highness. It was Qingchen who acted on his own that caused Your Highness to be reprimanded by the Emperor." Feng Qingchen immediately stood up, looking as if he was going to kneel down and apologize.

"Qingchen, there's no need to be so polite. I can't thank you enough for what happened this time, so how could I blame you?" Taizixu gave her a hand. Feng Qingchen was not sentimental. She had no intention of really kneeling. The carriage was so small that she couldn't kneel down.

"After all, it was because of Qingchen that the prince was reprimanded by the emperor. Qingchen feels guilty." Feng Qingchen put on a guilty look in front of the prince.

A prince who was born with a heart disease, a prince who was disliked by the emperor. Feng Qingchen sympathized with him, but it was limited to sympathy. She did not have the idea of ​​a saint and believed that she could help the prince. This time she helped the prince only to protect herself.

"Qingchen, there is no need to say more. I know in my heart that if it weren't for you this time, I might not be facing the rebuke from my father. Qingchen, what was originally in the Ice String Harp?" The prince talked for a long time and finally asked.

"Your Highness, do you really want to know?" Sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing.

"Tell me what it is so I can be mentally prepared. Even if I don't live long, so what? There are some things I may not get, but if you want to steal them, you'd better wait until I die." Everyone in the royal family is proud, and the prince is no exception. He would rather die with the identity of the prince than allow anyone to snatch things from him while he is alive.

"Witchcraft. Inside the ice stringed instrument is a witchcraft doll with the emperor's name and date of birth written on it, as well as a piece of dragon robe cloth and a few strands of hair."

"The voodoo doll that cursed my father, are they trying to force me to death?" A thin layer of sweat broke out on the prince's forehead. A hint of fear flashed across his eyes, followed by anger. His right hand clenched into a fist, his knuckles turning white, and the prince tried desperately to suppress the anger in his heart.

Fortunately, fortunately it was discovered by Feng Qingchen. If the thing that fell out of the ice string harp was a voodoo doll, there would be no need to investigate anything, he would be dead.

The emperor hates these dirty things the most. This is a capital crime of murdering the emperor. Does the queen want to accuse him of patricide?

"Your Highness, please take care of your health and never get angry." Feng Qingchen hurriedly comforted the prince. If the prince got angry and fell ill, she would be the sinner.

Heart disease can be fatal if it gets too intense. The prince died in her carriage, and she couldn't explain it even if she had a thousand mouths.

Whoosh…

The prince took a deep breath quickly to calm himself, and kept telling himself that he must not get angry. Once anger triggered his old illness, it would cause pain to his loved ones and joy to his enemies.

"They are going too far. I am the eldest son of the queen, and my father is at the peak of his power. No matter how anxious they are, they have to know their limits." There are many dark secrets in the palace, but no one dares to use witchcraft.

The current emperor hates witchcraft the most. Ten years ago, the emperor massacred the harem because of the witchcraft doll disaster. Anyone who was contaminated, regardless of whether there was evidence or not, had their property confiscated and their entire family exterminated.

When the emperor is angry, thousands of corpses are scattered all over the place. Using witchcraft to murder the emperor is a capital crime. Unless he rebels, he will definitely not survive. This time, the ice stringed harp he presented was broken and the witchcraft was revealed. Not to mention him, even his mother's family will suffer.

The prince's eyes were red and murderous. Feng Qingchen looked at his nose and his heart silently. He waited until the prince calmed down completely before saying, "Your Highness, the seven strands of silk are still in Qingchen's house. If Your Highness is free today, Qingchen wants to return them to Your Highness in person."

Feng Qingchen tactfully told the prince that she wanted to hand the voodoo doll over to him. She knew very well that she would only feel at ease if the prince handled this kind of thing personally.

"Qingchen is thoughtful." The prince did not refuse. He nodded and calmed down.

Seeing that the prince could control his emotions freely, Feng Qingchen was very suspicious. The prince was most likely pretending when he got angry in front of her. From the queen's expression, the prince had probably guessed something long ago.

However, these had nothing to do with her. She only knew that after handing the voodoo doll to the prince, the matter was over and she didn't have to worry about being implicated.

Thinking of today's thrilling events and the prince's horror when he heard about witchcraft, Feng Qingchen was extremely glad that he had listened to Lan Jiuqing.

That night, when she took off the strings, she accidentally discovered the secret button of the Bingxianqin. She and Lan Jiuqing couldn't help but marvel at each other's ingenuity. They actually set the mechanism where the strings were installed, and they had to take off the strings to see it.

Most people would never think of taking the strings of the Bingxianqin. After all, once the strings are taken out, they cannot be put back. This is why Feng Qingchen is so brave that he dared to destroy the qin that the prince presented to the emperor.

After all seven strings were removed, Lan Jiuqing used his ingenuity to open the zither and discovered that although it was a solid piece of wood, it could be opened, and there was a hollowed-out part in the middle of the zither body. This hollowed-out part was replaced with a voodoo doll of the same weight.

When Feng Qingchen saw the voodoo doll, her first reaction was that it was black magic. Although she was a little surprised, she was not panicked. She believed that there were all kinds of strange and vicious methods in this world, but she also believed that it was not so easy for this thing to harm people.

But Lan Jiuqing's expression changed on the spot. Even through the mask, Feng Qingchen could feel Lan Jiuqing's worry.

It was not until Lan Jiuqing said that this thing was of great importance and that if it was not handled properly it would be a grave crime of having the family property confiscated and the clan exterminated that Feng Qingchen began to take it seriously. At the same time, she was extremely grateful for her good luck. If she had not been unable to play the piano and wanted to use the stringless piano to divert everyone's attention, she would not have removed the strings.

After being thankful, Feng Qingchen began to think of a countermeasure. At that time, she wanted to take advantage of the situation and change the name and birthday on the voodoo doll to the prince's. In this way, she could put the blame on the queen and make it difficult for the queen to explain herself. However, Lan Jiuqing disagreed and said that even if she succeeded, the prince would not let her go.

When it comes to witchcraft and curses, it is better to believe in them than not to believe in them. Lan Jiuqing knows this better than Feng Qingchen. If the name of the prince is written on this witchcraft doll, the prince will definitely blame Feng Qingchen if anything happens to him in the future.

"If I can't write the prince, then I'll write my name. When the voodoo doll falls out, it will have my name and birthday on it. The emperor won't blame the prince, will he?" Feng Qingchen knew about black magic, witchcraft, and curses, but he didn't think such a doll would be useful. Besides, apart from the name and birth date, the hair on it was not his own, so what difference could it make.

But Lan Jiuqing firmly disagreed. He believed that it was better to believe in witchcraft than not to believe in it. Besides, there were people who died from witchcraft curses in the past. He did not want to get involved in such matters lightly.

Feng Qingchen thought about it and realized that if something really happened, she would cry her heart out and have no place to cry, so she gave up the idea of ​​using herself to frame the queen.

Finally, the two of them discussed and decided to change to an auspicious sign. A Buddha statue came out of the ice string harp, and "God bless our emperor" was written on the statue. This way, there would be no mistakes. Maybe the prince could even get the attention of the emperor because of it.

Lan Jiuqing immediately went to find Su Wenqing and basically searched through all of Su Wenqing's collection before finding a suitable Buddha statue. By the time they were done, it was already daybreak and they had no time to inform the prince.

As a result, the prince was actually reprimanded by the emperor. Feng Qingchen couldn't understand why. She could only say that there was no father and son in the royal family. Fortunately, after giving the voodoo doll to the prince, this matter had nothing to do with her...

After sending the prince away and solving the issue of the voodoo doll, Feng Qingchen finally felt relieved. She had hardly slept the whole night, and only with thick powder could she hide the haggard look on her face. Without saying a word, Feng Qingchen closed the door and went to sleep, ready to get enough rest for tomorrow's battle. As for the rumors in the city, she ignored them all.

She had won against Su Wan today and was in the limelight. There was no need for her to show off...