533 Insidious, accuse Feng Qingchen of disobeying the order
Feng Qingchen is only staying temporarily in the courtyard in the west area. The small courtyard is mainly exquisite and does not occupy a very large area. The reception room is the largest room in the entire courtyard, but so many people are crowded in the hall, making the reception room seem extremely small, and the figures of Su Wan and City Lord Ye are more obvious.
Su Wan was fine. Although she looked sad, she was still calm and composed, not showing any sign of embarrassment. Feng Qingchen thought to himself that the Su family's upbringing was actually quite good.
The Lord of Ye City felt much more embarrassed. As the Lord of Ye City, when had he ever been ridiculed like this? But Feng Qingchen, the Ninth Prince and the others seemed not to see anything and just let him stand there like a servant.
As soon as the Ninth Prince came in, he acted as the host and ordered the servants to serve tea. He also asked Cui Haoting and Yun Xiao a few questions. When he finished his cup of tea and asked for a refill, he looked up as if he had just seen the Lord of Ye City: "Lord Ye, why are you still standing here? Someone, show Lord Ye a seat."
The Ninth Prince was very polite. City Lord Ye was so angry that he could not vent his anger. He could only smile awkwardly: "Ninth Prince was busy, so it's normal for him to forget about me."
The guards were also funny. When they brought up the chair, they actually placed it directly in the center. As soon as City Lord Ye sat down, he was face to face with the Ninth Prince and Zhai Dongming, which was clearly a confrontation.
The Ninth Prince signaled his servants to serve tea. They were impolite, so we should be.
“City Lord Ye has come uninvited. I forgot about it for a moment. Please forgive me. I wonder what business you have in coming to my Dongling.” The Ninth Prince was very kind and did not make things difficult for City Lord Ye.
Although City Lord Ye was angry, he couldn't vent his anger. From the sound just now, even a fool could understand that the elite soldiers and generals he brought were counterattacked in just a stick of incense.
No matter where you are, as long as you have soldiers under your command, you are the boss. This is Dong Ling's territory. If he wants to fight against the Ninth Prince, he will be the only one who will be unlucky. Besides, his main purpose today is to ask Feng Qingchen to treat Ye Ye.
City Lord Ye took a deep breath and said, "Uncle Nine, I was invited by the Emperor of your country to come to Dongling. I came here uninvited today in the hope that Miss Feng could help save my son. The Emperor also agreed to this, but Miss Feng insisted on not doing it."
Before, City Lord Ye had never said that the Emperor had agreed, because he wanted to say at the last minute that Feng Qingchen had disobeyed the Emperor's order, and then he could drag the Ninth Prince into it. But he didn't want...
He miscalculated. In the palace, the emperor couldn't control the Ninth Uncle. No wonder the emperor had to cooperate with the outside world to deal with the Ninth Uncle.
The Ninth Prince nodded, indicating that he had heard it: "Feng Qingchen, since it is the Emperor's order, why did you disobey it?"
Although the words were blaming, the tone sounded like concern. Feng Qingchen stood up calmly and met the dark eyes of the Ninth Uncle. The smile in his eyes became even bigger: "To reply to the Ninth Uncle, from beginning to end, the Lord of Ye City did not mention the emperor. Qingchen did not know about the emperor's order, so he definitely did not disobey the order."
Feng Qingchen paused for a moment, looking aggrieved, and continued, "Ninth Uncle, Qingchen really doesn't understand why City Lord Ye didn't just say that he had the Emperor's order, but instead brought a large number of troops to the door, and kept asking for the lives of Qingchen and the people in the mansion. Qingchen really doesn't know what City Lord Ye's intentions are."
Feng Qingchen complained again that City Lord Ye had concealed the emperor's order and wanted to frame her. She used this as an attack, implying that City Lord Ye was trying to frame her, and then put the blame on her, saying that she had disobeyed the emperor's order.
"City Lord Ye, is this true?" The Ninth Prince's tone was cold. Zhai Dongming unnoticeably distanced himself from the Ninth Prince to avoid being hurt by the cold.
"Absolutely not." City Lord Ye was completely shameless and denied it confidently: "This city lord has already said that the emperor has issued an order, but Miss Feng said that she only listens to the Ninth Prince and will not obey the emperor's order."
"Feng Qingchen, you are so brave that you actually dare to disobey the order." The Ninth Prince scolded Feng Qingchen to show fairness, but everyone knew that the Ninth Prince was siding with Feng Qingchen.
City Lord Ye came with an imperial decree to invite Feng Qingchen. It was a fact that Feng Qingchen refused to go. If this matter became a big deal, the Emperor would blame Feng Qingchen regardless of whether City Lord Ye mentioned the imperial decree or not.
He was in the wrong, and although he could save Feng Qingchen's life, he could not change the fact that Feng Qingchen disobeyed the order. The rumor would damage Feng Qingchen's reputation, and the emperor would also have a barrier in his heart, which was very unfavorable to Feng Qingchen.
Sun Sixing was sitting next to Feng Qingchen. He wanted to speak for Feng Qingchen several times, but was stopped by Feng Qingchen. When he heard the Ninth Prince questioning Feng Qingchen, Sun Sixing could no longer bear it. He stood up with a flushed face, and it was unclear whether he was angry or anxious.
"Ninth Uncle, I have been accompanying my master to receive City Lord Ye. City Lord Ye did not mention the imperial edict at all. City Lord Ye is talking nonsense and slandering my master." Sun Sixing was anxious and angry. He spoke quickly, as if to prove that what he said was true. Sun Sixing clenched his fists tightly.
"Sixing, sit down." Feng Qingchen said with a cold face. It seemed that she was scolding Sun Sixing, but in fact she was doing it to protect him. The grudge between her and Ye Cheng was already formed, so there was no need to drag Sun Sixing into it.
"Master..." Sun Sixing said stubbornly, with a hint of grievance in his eyes, for Feng Qingchen and for himself.
Feng Qingchen's expression softened immediately: "Sixing, don't worry about Master. Master did not disobey the order. The Ninth Emperor will investigate the matter thoroughly and will definitely give Master justice. Master will be fine."
After pacifying Sun Sixing, Feng Qingchen turned to City Lord Ye and said, "City Lord Ye, you said Qingchen disobeyed the order. Do you have any evidence?"
Feng Qingchen would never admit this accusation. City Lord Ye had expected this and was not in a hurry. He pointed at the corpse at the door and said, "That is the evidence. Feng Qingchen disobeyed my order and killed my guards indiscriminately. Feng Qingchen, dare you say that you didn't kill these guards?"
As soon as the Ninth Prince came in, he knew who had killed those guards. No one else could have healed such a special wound except Feng Qingchen.
"I was indeed the one who killed these guards." Feng Qingchen admitted it straightforwardly, or rather, pleaded guilty.
Murder is not a capital crime. In the eyes of the powerful, the least valuable are the lives of ordinary people and servants.
"Feng Qingchen, we have both witnesses and evidence. What else do you have to say now?" He didn't believe that Feng Qingchen could know that he had kept this trick up his sleeve.
"If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext. City Lord Ye insisted that Qingchen disobeyed the emperor's order. Qingchen has nothing to say. We can go to the emperor to judge the merits of the matter. If City Lord Ye hadn't mentioned these corpses, Qingchen would have almost forgotten that Qingchen's hidden weapons are still in their bodies. Those things were found for Qingchen by the Ninth Prince with countless efforts. Each one is of great significance to Qingchen. If he can't find them back, Qingchen will be heartbroken."
Feng Qingchen turned back lovingly and smiled at the Ninth Prince. The Ninth Prince lived up to her expectations and nodded in agreement, proving that what Feng Qingchen said was true.
The Ninth Prince's move undoubtedly proved that Feng Qingchen's words were true, and Feng Qingchen's pistol was now clear. When he took it out again in the future, he would not have to worry about being questioned. He could just blame the Ninth Prince...
Kill two birds with one stone!