The Emperor's Phoenix: The Divine Doctor and the Abandoned Concubine 719 The position, the eldest son's decision
Feng Qingchen opened the door and saw the Ninth Uncle standing outside. After hearing about Lan Yilin, Feng Qingchen felt a little depressed and reluctantly said, "Did you hear everything?"
"Yes." The Ninth Prince nodded slightly, indicating that he heard it. Even if he didn't hear it, he could have guessed it almost right.
If it were him, he would do the same. There are very few blindly loyal people in this world.
"Or have you decided to send her back to the Cui family? She will be just a puppet in the Cui family." Feng Qingchen felt that she was a little soft-hearted. The girl named Lan Yilin made her see herself back then, just as helpless and frightened, and just as unwilling to bow to fate.
In this strange world, they are all intruders, but Lan Yilin and she chose the opposite direction. She carefully concealed her abnormality and integrated into this world, while Lan Yilin chose to publicize her difference in a high-profile manner.
If her last name was not Lan, and she had not been raised by the Cui family, she might have had a wonderful life. But she fell into the hands of the Cui family, a behemoth that is so powerful that no one can shake it with their own strength.
"Puppet? We are all puppets, you and I are puppets too. If you want to decide your own fate, you must have enough power. You can't blame anyone else for her fate. If you want to blame someone, blame her surname Lan. If she doesn't go back to the Cui family, she will die with her abilities. If you don't want her to die, hand her over to the Cui family. The Cui family won't kill her."
The Cui family is Lan Yilin's best protector. If she leaves the Cui family, Lan Yilin will have no way out. He believes Feng Qingchen understands this very well.
Yes, Feng Qingchen understood, so she only said that. They themselves were being hunted, so how could they protect Lan Yilin?
"I understand." Feng Qingchen closed his eyes, hiding the rare tenderness in his heart.
She had no right to sympathize with Lan Yilin, and she had no ability to protect that innocent girl.
"Keep an eye on her and don't let her wake up before the Cui family comes. I don't want any accidents to happen." The Ninth Prince ordered almost ruthlessly, but he knew Feng Qingchen could do it.
"Okay." She originally planned to feed Lan Yilin sleeping pills. If the child could run away once, he could run away a second time. He was lucky to meet them this time, but next time he would most likely be killed or sold.
Feng Qingchen turned back to the room and fed Lan Yilin the medicine. The Ninth Prince walked to the left, paused for a moment at the corner, and then walked out with the eldest son who was standing there.
The two men came to an open place, stood side by side, and looked into the distance. The wind blew, and their clothes and hair fluttered backwards. One was domineering and noble, and the other was generous and restrained. Just their backs could make people yearn for it. They wanted to walk up and see what kind of person the man with such a back would be.
But no one dared to step forward, because when these two people stood there, it gave people the feeling that the emperor and his most capable and trusted ministers were standing together, and most people didn't dare to get close.
"Did you hear everything?" After a long while, the Ninth Prince spoke.
"I heard it. The once most noble royal family, and the Cui family, which was once the closest to the royal family." Wang Jinling's eyes were empty, looking ahead without focus.
The fate of the Lan family touched a chord in his heart. The most reliable thing in this world is power!
The once high-ranking Lan family was slaughtered until there was no one left. Those who managed to survive were treated like pigs and sheep, and only the stupid ones among their children could survive.
How sad, and how realistic. The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit. If the Wang family falls one day, the descendants of the Wang family will probably be more miserable than the descendants of the Lan family. The descendants of the Lan family are still useful, but the descendants of the Wang family are not.
"So what is your decision?" The Ninth Prince looked at Wang Jinling, not allowing him to refuse or escape again.
The battle has already begun. They are all part of this battle and no one can escape, and he cannot let the Wang family side with the Cui family.
Judging from the Cui family’s attitude towards the descendants of the Lan family, Wang Jinling should understand that in the Cui family’s hearts, there is only interest, only supreme interest.
The cooperation between the Wang family and the Cui family is undoubtedly courting disaster. The final fate of the Wang family will either be sacrificed by the Cui family or it will be swallowed up by the Cui family.
Wang Jinling smiled bitterly and did not answer the Ninth Prince's words. Instead, he turned his head and looked into his eyes. Please allow him to escape for a moment. This decision was too important and he could not decide for the time being.
"You knew it a long time ago, right?" He knew the relationship between the woman surnamed Lan and the Cui family, and knew the possible connection between that woman and Feng Qingchen, so... he changed his attitude of not interfering in other people's business and took action to save that woman.
"I guessed it." The Ninth Prince did not hide it from Wang Jinling.
He did guess it, but he was 80% sure, otherwise he would not have brought the person back. To get rid of a woman, he had hundreds of ways to do it, and he would not be lenient just because the woman's last name was Lan.
Lan family?
In the Kyushu continent, the person who slaughtered the most descendants of the Lan family was not the emperors of the four countries, but the Lan family themselves. The struggle among the royal families has always been cruel, and it is either you die or I live.
"So, you deliberately left her and Feng Qingchen together in the teahouse so that they had some time alone and a chance to talk?" Wang Jinling continued to ask.
The Ninth Prince had no intention of hiding anything and nodded in agreement.
"You're crazy. Aren't you afraid that something might happen to Qingchen? The Cui family just lost Lan Yilin, and there's no guarantee that others won't catch up with them." Wang Jinling wanted to yell, but found that he was not qualified, so when he said this, he seemed to lack confidence.
"You are the same, aren't you?" If Wang Jinling didn't have doubts, how could he cooperate with his actions.
"Yes, I doubt it too, so I have no right to say anything to you." Wang Jinling smiled bitterly: "Won't you regret it?"
When he saw Feng Qingchen running towards him with blood all over his body, he regretted it at that moment.
Why did he want to dig out Feng Qingchen's secrets? Feng Qingchen was already good enough, why did he want to know things that Qingchen didn't want them to know?
"Why would you regret it? Feng Qingchen is fine." Seeing Wang Jinling's puzzled look, the Ninth Prince kindly explained, "I can't really let Feng Qingchen be alone. This is not the imperial city, and this is not our sphere of influence."
In other words, even if Zuo An showed no mercy, Feng Qingchen would be fine.
"You... are indeed... cunning." Wang Jinling wanted to say "very cunning and sly", but when he thought that this person was about the same age as him, he had to change it.
"Same here. You're not much behind." The Ninth Prince retorted sarcastically.
Both of them have backup plans, so no one should blame anyone else.
Wang Jinling sighed helplessly. It was difficult to take advantage of the Ninth Uncle!
Forget it, it has already happened, what's the point of pursuing who is right and who is wrong? Wang Jinling brought up the Cui family's matter again: "Are you just going to send Lan Yilin back like this? Let the Cui family realize their ambitions?"
There are some things that he can escape from temporarily but not forever. The ambition of Cui family is obvious, and the Wang family has no way to avoid it. They are wavering, indecisive, and trying to protect themselves. In the end, they are abandoned by both sides. No one can stay out of the struggle for imperial power. It is time for him to decide the position of the Wang family!