907 Wrap-up, the truth comes out and the hatred is even greater
In the incident in Yecheng, Feng Qingchen did a great job. With the help of Lan Jiuqing, he found the person who did it, and with the help of Zhai Dongming and Wang Jinling, he found out the officials who delayed the reinforcements that day.
Following the clues and investigating step by step, he finally found Fu Lin and the emperor hiding behind the scenes. He cleared himself of suspicion and took the opportunity to take revenge on Fu Lin.
But it was because she was too beautiful that the Ninth Prince was dissatisfied, because from the beginning to the end of this matter, Feng Qingchen never went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to find him.
The Ninth Prince looked at Feng Qingchen. He could not see the snow-white neck at all, only the black back of his head. Seeing that Feng Qingchen was hesitant to answer, the Ninth Prince patiently asked again: "Feng Qingchen, I will ask you again, do you really have nothing to say to me?"
"In reply to Your Highness, Qingchen has nothing to say." Feng Qingchen sighed secretly and repeated.
The Ninth Prince wanted her to tell him everything, but she didn't want to. If she could solve something by herself, she would try her best to solve it herself. If she couldn't solve it, she would try to find someone else.
These days, if you rely on mountains, they will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away. The most important thing is to rely on yourself. Feng Qingchen thought that they had reached a consensus on this issue, but looking at the look on Uncle Nine's face, it seemed that she was too naive.
Feng Qingchen sighed inaudibly. The Ninth Prince gently closed his eyes, retracted his gaze, and said calmly: "Since there is nothing to say, then I will tell you, where were you the night before yesterday?"
"At home." Feng Qingchen knew that the emperor sent the Ninth Prince to investigate Fu Lin's matter, and it turned out to be true.
"Do you know that Lord Fu Linfu was injured?" Rather than saying that the Ninth Prince was investigating the case, it would be more accurate to say that he was clearing Feng Qingchen of suspicion.
“I don’t know.”
Feng Qingchen answered straightforwardly, and the Ninth Prince did not mean to embarrass him, and continued: "Fu Lin was injured by your special hidden weapon, and now his injury has worsened, and the emperor is furious."
"How could such a thing happen?" Feng Qingchen was shocked. His eyes widened slightly and he stared at Feng Qingchen.
The anti-criminal investigation training back then left a deep impression on Feng Qingchen. Facing such a situation, Feng Qingchen was able to handle it with ease. Not to mention the Ninth Uncle, even if she was an expert in interrogation, she could manage without revealing any flaws.
Whether or not to reveal the flaw is one thing, whether the Ninth Prince believes it or not is another. Seeing Feng Qingchen's shock, which was more real than Pearl, the Ninth Prince sneered: "Master Fu was injured by your unique hidden weapon, and you can deny everything by saying that you didn't know."
Feng Qingchen smiled and said self-deprecatingly, "Uncle Nine, I am not shirking my responsibility. I really don't know what happened recently. It is beyond my comprehension. Lord Fu was injured by my special hidden weapon, and Lord Ye also died from my special hidden weapon. I really didn't know that an orphan like me could have such a skill. I could kill Lord Ye with my left hand and injure Lord Fu with my right hand."
This self-defense is reasonable and people would believe it no matter where it is. The Ninth Prince asked questions just to elicit Feng Qingchen to say these words.
But this was not enough, the Ninth Prince said sternly: "Feng Qingchen, don't quibble. As far as I know, you are the only one who has that hidden weapon. The murder weapon is in your hand. How dare you say you don't know about this."
With a bang, the Ninth Prince slammed the table heavily. Most people would turn pale even if they didn't fall to their knees in fear. However, Feng Qingchen just smiled and said, "To answer your question, Ninth Prince, I know about City Lord Ye's death. After all, Young Master Ye caused a big disturbance in my Feng Mansion that day. As for Master Fu's matter, I really don't know. In the past few days, the Feng Mansion has been under the surveillance of the Imperial Guards. The Imperial Guards know better than me whether I went out to hurt Master Fu. As for the "special hidden weapon" you mentioned, Ninth Prince, isn't that what you gave me?"
The Ninth Prince frowned and asked with a sneer, "Feng Qingchen, are you implying that it was me who hurt people?"
"No, Ninth Uncle, you are overthinking. I just want to say that not everyone who holds a weapon is a murderer. I hold a hidden weapon in my hand only to protect myself, not to hurt others." Feng Qingchen looked indifferent, not affected by the Ninth Uncle's aura at all.
If her guess was correct, the Ninth Prince was so arrogant because he was ordered by the Emperor to come to Feng Mansion to question her, and of course, to vent his little dissatisfaction in his heart.
The emperor is becoming more and more confident. His several successful plots, coupled with the Ninth Prince's concession and indulgence, have made him complacent and forget the Ninth Prince's power and arrogance. He thinks the Ninth Prince's uncle is really afraid of him, but he doesn't know that the higher he climbs, the harder he falls.
"If the one who holds the weapon is not the murderer, then who is the murderer?" The Ninth Prince looked at Feng Qingchen with amusement, wanting to see how she would defend herself.
"Possessing a weapon only means that he has the potential to kill someone, and it also means that he will definitely kill someone. If holding a weapon means that he is a murderer, then wouldn't all the soldiers in the army be murderers? And wouldn't all the men in Kyushu be rapists? They all have a 'weapon' and are capable of committing a crime at any time."
When Feng Qingchen's eyes met the Ninth Prince's, she raised them slightly. That smug look made the Ninth Prince very angry.
"You... really dare to say anything, you are so brave..." The Ninth Prince pointed at Feng Qingchen's nose, but seeing Feng Qingchen's fearless look, he finally dropped his hand helplessly.
He knew that Feng Qingchen had done a great job, but it was not enough. According to Feng Qingchen's original plan, even if no one could produce evidence to prove that she had hurt Fu Lin, both Fu Lin and the emperor knew in their hearts that this was Feng Qingchen's counterattack, the most direct counterattack against the emperor, which also indirectly showed that she was an insider.
If the emperor knew that Feng Qingchen was behind the scenes, he would definitely kill Feng Qingchen to silence her. Only in this way could Ye Ye be prevented from finding out the truth.
Feng Qingchen did a great job in the whole thing, but the revenge at the end was so ugly. Fortunately, he cleaned up the mess for her, Feng Qingchen, and let Lan Jiuqing take all the responsibility.
Both the Emperor and Fu Lin believed that Lan Jiuqing loved Feng Qingchen and was avenging Feng Qingchen without her knowledge, otherwise what would have greeted Feng Qingchen yesterday would not have been a house search, but a direct killing to silence her.
Feng Qingchen understood what the Ninth Prince had not finished saying, but Feng Qingchen did not think that he had done anything wrong: "Ninth Prince, it's not that I'm bold, but there are some things that I can't afford to back down from. I'm just an orphan. I've given in everywhere before and considered the overall situation, but everyone dared to step forward and step on me, trampling on the face of my Feng Mansion.
For those princes and young masters, the Feng Mansion is a place to vent their anger. Anyone who is angry or wronged can bring people to destroy the Feng Mansion. If I don't do something in this situation, how can people understand that Feng Qingchen is not a toothless tiger and dares to do anything. "
"With me here, who can really hurt you?" When the Feng Mansion was smashed, Feng Qingchen suffered no real damage except for the damage to his face, and he fought back fiercely. The ones who really suffered the most were the ones who did it.
"In Dongling, there is indeed no one who can easily take my life, but Uncle Jiu, don't forget that there are so many people outside Dongling who want me dead. Not to mention those far away, just the Crown Prince of Xiling, the Prince of Nanling, and those assassins waiting in the dark for me to leave the city, if these people really get ruthless, their power will be enough to make the Kyushu Continent tremble.
Ninth Uncle, I have more than one enemy. You are only the Ninth Uncle of Dongling. You are a human, not a god. There will be times when you cannot protect me. If I want to survive, I must be able to protect myself. If I want to stop some trivial matters, it is necessary to establish my authority appropriately. "
"But the person you chose is not suitable." The Ninth Prince did not agree with Feng Qingchen's falling out with the Emperor.
"No matter how much the emperor favors Lord Fu, he is only an outsider. The others are his sons. He is the best choice. I don't want to die." If what happened in Ye Cheng was really as Lan Jiuqing found out, it meant that the emperor wanted to push her out as a scapegoat.
No matter how careful she was, as long as she was involved with the Ninth Prince, the Emperor would never really let her go, and he would never really trust her, so there was no need for her to worry too much about the Emperor's opinion.
"Who in Dongling dares to take your life?" The topic of life and death came back, and the Ninth Prince became angry.
Feng Qingchen smiled bitterly, "With regard to Lord Ye's matter, the Emperor is not only trying to kill me, but also yours. You are powerful and have a unique identity, but you are no match for the Yecheng Iron Cavalry. Uncle Jiu, you know how crazy Ye Ye is. If this matter is not dealt with quickly, it will be dangerous for both you and me."
"Hmph, Feng Qingchen, how little do you trust me? Such a small plot could cost me my life. Do you overestimate me, or do you underestimate me?" The Ninth Prince narrowed his eyes, looking very domineering.
"Are you angry? You're making my own decisions?" Feng Qingchen raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction. Seeing that the Ninth Prince was just putting on airs, he decided to reveal everything.
"Uncle Nine, you acquiesced to my doing this. With me in the lead, you could collect evidence in secret. With me attracting the attention of the Emperor and Fu Lin, what you did would not be noticed by them. Uncle Nine, don't tell me that you didn't do anything these days?"
Feng Qingchen made it clear that even if you said you didn't do it, I wouldn't believe it. If the Ninth Prince didn't take advantage of such a good opportunity, he would be a fool. She didn't believe that the Ninth Prince was so kind.
The more grateful Ye Ye is to the emperor now, the more he will hate the emperor after the truth comes out.
The Ninth Prince definitely has enough evidence in his hands to prove that the murder of City Lord Ye was carried out and that the person who masterminded all of this was the Emperor. However, the Ninth Prince will never produce it now.
The Ninth Prince will wait until Ye Ye is completely devoted to the Emperor and Ye City is about to fall into the Emperor's hands, so that Ye Ye will be angry and bite the Emperor in counterattack before dying.
The Ninth Prince was cultivating an enemy for the Emperor that was not too big, but definitely tough enough. If she had not been sure that Fu Lin and the Ninth Prince were not on good terms, she would have suspected that this was a conspiracy set up by the Ninth Prince and Fu Lin, digging a huge pit for the Emperor to jump into...