485 Admit defeat, this victory is too dishonorable

That night, Lan Jiuqing went alone and picked out Nanling Jinfan and Xiling Tianlei's two secret agents in Dongling, and with a bloody face, he came to the small courtyard in the west area where Feng Qingchen was temporarily staying.

Blood could not wash away the anger and anxiety in his heart. Only when he saw Feng Qingchen safe and sound could he feel truly at ease, but this was just a luxury.

Sun Sixing had been guarding Feng Qingchen's room, taking Feng Qingchen's temperature every quarter of an hour to check on her condition. Lan Jiuqing had no way of going in without alerting anyone.

He could knock Sun Sixing unconscious, but he was afraid something might happen to Feng Qingchen during this time. The secret guard reported that Sun Sixing said that tonight was a critical moment for Feng Qingchen and no mistakes could be made.

Helplessly, Lan Jiuqing could only watch from afar, and told the new secret guards to protect Feng Qingchen, and walked away in the morning light: "Feng Qingchen, believe me, this matter will never end well, I will make them pay the price."

The next day, when the first ray of sunlight shone on the earth, Feng Qingchen, who had lost too much blood, had not yet woken up. However, the news that Feng Qingchen had been stabbed by an assassin and his life or death was unknown spread throughout the entire imperial city.

Outside the small courtyard in the west area, there were many carriages parked for visiting patients, but they were all turned away by Sun Sixing one by one. The reason was simple: his master's life or death was unknown, so he could not see any guests. The only people who could enter the Feng Mansion were the ten imperial doctors sent by the emperor.

The emperor did not believe Feng Qingchen, and those who came to visit the patient did not believe Feng Qingchen either. However, the results of the ten imperial doctors' diagnosis were the same as those of Sun Sixing, or even more serious than what Sun Sixing said.

The artery was injured and there was too much blood loss. Even if he was out of danger, he would not be able to wake up in a short time. Such a serious injury and such a hideous wound could not be faked. No one would fake their own life.

An imperial physician said privately that Feng Qingchen was lucky to have Sun Sixing, a doctor who was good at treating external injuries, at home. Otherwise, even if Feng Qingchen was not killed by the assassin, she would have died from excessive blood loss.

The Ninth Prince was unable to attend the morning court due to illness, but he had someone pass on a memorial, which described several assassination cases that had occurred in the imperial city recently, especially the one in the sky last night, where in addition to Feng Qingchen being stabbed by an assassin, two third-rank officials also died.

The Ninth Prince pointed out with deep sorrow that the security of the Imperial City was not optimistic. From officials to common people, everyone was in danger. He strongly requested the Emperor to give Zhai Dongming more troops to ensure the safety of the Emperor and the people in the Imperial City. At the same time, he asked the Emperor to issue an order to hunt down the assassin nationwide. The Ninth Prince was very considerate and attached a picture of the assassin, saying that it was provided by the guards of Feng Qingchen's mansion.

The assassin in the painting was wearing a black cloth over his face, and a black scarf tied around his head, covering his forehead, leaving only his eyes exposed. The eyes were filled with murderous intent, and the rest...

Well, I can't tell what characteristics this assassin has. Any prisoner pulled out from the death row and dressed like this would be an assassin.

When the emperor saw the portrait, his ears twitched slightly. He looked at the crowd calmly and said in a dignified manner, "What do you think, my dear ministers?"

What do you think? So many people were killed or injured in the imperial city overnight, and their safety was also threatened. Especially at this time, the princes of Nanling and Xiling were still in Dongling. If they died in Dongling, Dongling would be in big trouble.

Of course, we have to investigate, and we have to investigate thoroughly. The number of imperial guards and escorts in the imperial city has to be increased. However, many people want to use this incident to remove Zhai Dongming from his position as the general guarding the city. The emperor also has this intention.

However, there were too many people eyeing this position. After several parties bargained, they could not decide on a candidate. Some time ago, the emperor promoted many people, but there was no suitable candidate for a while. In the end, this position was still in the hands of Zhai Dongming.

Because of this incident, Zhai Dongming had an additional 20,000 troops at his disposal. So far, Zhai Dongming had 50,000 troops at his disposal, 30,000 in the city, and 20,000 stationed in the barracks outside the city. Once the imperial city was in danger, the 20,000 would rush into the city to protect the emperor, and all these people were dispatched by Zhai Dongming.

For a time, the three words "Zhai Dongming" meant he became one of the most powerful people in the imperial city, a new upstart among military generals, and an object of wooing by the princes.

Fortunately, Zhai Dongming was very clear-headed. He did not make friends with any of the princes, and he handled matters impartially with the crown prince, which made the emperor feel at ease.

After Feng Qingchen woke up and learned about this, she cried out that she was wronged and quickly wrote a few words on a piece of paper to condemn Zhai Dongming, saying that Zhai Dongming was bringing disaster to her.

Zhai Dongming glared at Feng Qingchen with disdain. There was no joy in his eyes at the increase of military power. There was even a hint of anger: "Feng Qingchen, don't give me that. Do you really think I've taken advantage of you? You don't know how much our Prince Su's Mansion paid for these 20,000 troops. I tell you, no one in this world who can take advantage of the Ninth Prince has been born yet."

"The Ninth Prince is indeed the Ninth Prince. He can even take advantage of such things. He is really amazing. He is born to play power games... However, you yourself would rather not be like that. Do you really think I don't understand politics? Politics is all about exchanging interests. How can you get this huge pie without spending a bit of money?" Feng Qingchen wrote quickly on the paper, his slightly drooping eyes flashing with a hint of sadness.

Zhai Dongming didn't know this and kept talking about what had happened in the past few days, of course focusing more on what happened in the court.

Feng Qingchen forced herself to listen. She knew most of the things, but Zhai Dongming didn't say a word about the confidential issues.

Feng Qingchen was in a coma for three days after being injured. A lot of things happened during these three days. First, Zhai Dongming ordered a search of the city in the name of investigating the assassin. As a result, the assassin was not found, but several remnants of the previous dynasty were found. The emperor was very happy. Although Zhai Dongming did not find the assassin, he made up for his mistake.

Three days passed and the city was searched thoroughly, but the whereabouts of the assassin were still not found. Zhai Dongming said that the assassin must have left the city and requested the emperor to issue an order to issue a nationwide warrant for the assassin.

The Ninth Prince had brought it up before, but it was suppressed by the Emperor. This time Zhai Dongming brought it up again, and the Emperor had no reason to suppress it. After all, in addition to Feng Qingchen, two high-ranking officials had died, and this was a vicious incident.

Therefore, the emperor issued an order to hunt down the assassin throughout the country, and the assassin's portrait was posted in every province and county. At the same time, the news that Feng Qingchen was assassinated and injured spread to every corner of Dongling.

Because of the bet between Feng Qingchen and Su Wan, the three names Feng Qingchen have already been known to many people. At the critical moment of the competition, Feng Qingchen was assassinated and his life or death is unknown. Doesn't this obviously make people think too much?

In the six games, Feng Qingchen won three. As for the chess game, Su Wan has not yet broken the deadlock, and the best result is a draw.

So far, the only game Su Wan won was because Feng Qingchen did not participate due to illness and he just admitted defeat. Everyone knows that medical skills are Feng Qingchen's strong point and Feng Qingchen is confident of winning. But at the critical moment, Feng Qingchen was assassinated. What does this mean?

This shows that the Nanling Su family did whatever it took to win the competition. The people believed that Feng Qingchen's injury must be related to Su Wan, and that the Su family might have sent someone to kill him. Rumors spread all over the place, and the reputation of the Nanling Su family fell to the bottom in the eyes of the Dongling people...

At this moment, Feng Qingchen was very rude and added insult to injury. After waking up, she immediately announced that she would give up the medical competition and admit defeat. At the same time, she invited her patient during the competition, Master Hao Ting, to stay at her house. After her injury healed, she would treat Master Hao Ting, and she was 90% sure that she could cure Master Hao Ting.

When Su Wan heard the news, she did not feel any joy of victory at all. Feng Qingchen's injury had nothing to do with her, but Feng Qingchen's words all implied that she and the Su family were the masterminds behind the scenes, leaving her speechless.

"Feng Qingchen, you are so cruel. You actually threw dirty water on me." Su Wan was so angry that she smashed all the furnishings in the room.

Su Wan was depressed, and Feng Qingchen was not having a good time either. When she announced loudly that she could cure Master Hao Ting's illness, Su Wenqing ignored Sun Sixing's obstruction and forced his way into Feng Qingchen's room.

"Mr. Su, my young lady is seriously ill and cannot see guests. Please go back." Today it was Tong Jue and Chun Hui's turn to look after Feng Qingchen. The two women rushed forward and stopped Su Wenqing, but Su Wenqing waved them away: "Get out of the way."

The two women insisted on not giving in, and it was only until Feng Qingchen waved his hand, signaling the two women to leave, that the situation calmed down.

As soon as the person left, Su Wenqing roared in a low voice: "Feng Qingchen, are you crazy? You clearly know that the assassin that night was related to Master Hao Ting's illness, and you still announced so loudly that you would cure his illness. Are you looking for death? Feng Qingchen, don't tell me that you don't know that Master Hao Ting is from the Cui family, that mysterious and large family."

Su Wenqing was so angry that his whole body was shaking. He had just received news that Master Hao Ting was a member of the Cui family, and a direct descendant of the Cui family. He had been trained to be the head of the family along with several other people since he was a child, but was disqualified due to physical reasons.

The Cui family is a mess to begin with. Feng Qingchen knew there was danger, but still got involved without knowing the consequences. How could one not be angry?

Ignoring Su Wenqing's anger, Feng Qingchen remained calm and motioned Su Wenqing to help her up. She handed her the writing board beside her. She had injured her throat and could not speak for the time being. Speaking would easily tear the wound.

Feng Qingchen wrote on the white paper with charcoal pencil: "I am not crazy, this is Cui family forcing me. When the assassin came to warn me, I roughly guessed that it was related to Cui Haoting. At that time, I had agreed not to treat Cui Haoting, but he went back on his word, hurt me, and even wanted to take my life.

In this case, don't blame me for being ruthless. I, Feng Qingchen, have suffered such a great loss. If I don't get it back, it would be too aggrieved. I will not only cure Cui Haoting's illness, but I must cure it well. I will make the person who attacked him from behind regret it forever."

The real Feng Qingchen is vindictive. The Cui family hurt her life and touched her evil spirit. She will never compromise. Those people don't want Cui Haoting to have the opportunity to compete for the head of the family, so she must create this opportunity for Cui Haoting...

She dared to wade into the muddy waters of the Dongling royal family, so what was the Cui family to her...