916 Intelligence, a man without guts

With Fu Lin's statement, Fu Lin's life and death have nothing to do with Feng Qingchen. Even if Fu Lin dies, the emperor cannot punish Feng Qingchen. If he wants to vent his anger on Feng Qingchen, he has to find another excuse.

Prince Qing went to the palace to report and told the emperor everything that happened in the Fu family. The emperor was so angry that he smashed an inkstone and said, "Asshole, why did I raise such a useless son like you?"

Prince Qing is not Dongling Ziluo. He will not kneel there stupidly and let the emperor hit him. The moment the emperor raised his hand, Prince Qing moved his body in advance and barely avoided it.

The dark inkstone flew past Prince Qing's forehead and fell to the ground with a bang, breaking into countless pieces. It can be seen how hard the emperor hit it. If it had hit Prince Qing's head, blood would have been drawn immediately.

Prince Qing's movements were very quick and he only moved slightly, so the Emperor did not notice and thought that he had not hit the target accurately. After all, the Emperor was not someone who could conquer the world immediately, nor was he someone who was both civil and military.

After that hit, the emperor's anger had mostly subsided. Since he didn't hit the person, he couldn't hit him again. He could only point at the Prince of Qing and curse him. After cursing, he fined the Prince of Qing three years' salary before letting him get out.

Prince Qing retreated with a look of panic on his face, and he was trembling as if he was frightened out of his wits. But once he got on the carriage, the cautiousness and fear on Prince Qing's face disappeared.

"Go to the Prince's Mansion." Prince Qing ordered in a cold voice.

There are some things that he needs to discuss with the prince in advance. The prince can choose not to argue or get involved, but he cannot be too free and easy. You must know that there are a group of officials in the court who are dependent on the prince. If the prince ignores everything, what will happen to these officials?

The emperor picked him out today and asked him to take this task, just to show it to the court officials, to let them know that the emperor has not given up on the prince's line, and to let the officials of the prince's line not panic, not to be chaotic, and not to blame Prince Luo and other officials for no reason, causing chaos in the whole court and making every official feel insecure.

The emperor's actions today made Prince Qing understand that although his father was not satisfied with the crown prince, he did not want the court to be in chaos and the officials to be uneasy. Whether the crown prince was willing or not, he had to do something to appease the hearts of the officials under him.

The prince was in solitary confinement and was guarded by the Imperial Guards. In the past, the prince would have been terrified and would not have dared to make the slightest mistake. But what about now?

The Imperial Guards are just a decoration to the prince. Whoever dares to make things difficult for him will be made uncomfortable for the rest of his life. Facing such a prince who fears no one, what else can the Imperial Guards do? They can only pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Therefore, when Prince Qing arrived at the Prince's Mansion, no one stopped him. The Royal Guards were really like decorations. When they saw Prince Qing's carriage coming, they just looked up at the sky to indicate that they saw nothing.

"My royal brother finally has the bearing of a crown prince, but this only happened when he didn't want to be a crown prince." Prince Qing couldn't tell whether he was happy or disappointed.

In the eyes of outsiders, the prince has a thousand or ten thousand faults, but in the eyes of Prince Qing, the prince is his brother. Without the prince's protection, he would not be where he is today. He is where he is today thanks to his brother, the prince.

"Sixth brother." The prince knew that Dong Ling Ziqing had arrived, and he was very happy to come out to greet him. When he saw that Prince Qing was about to pay his respects, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, why are you doing these empty formalities? Let's go. Feng Qingchen sent me two jars of good wine a few days ago, but I have always been reluctant to drink it. It's a good thing that you are here today, sixth brother, so have a drink with me."

The prince has really let go of everything and is just drinking and enjoying life today.

"Royal brother, you are like this..." Prince Qing had a sad look on his face, which was in sharp contrast to the prince's smile.

"What's wrong? Did someone bully you?" The prince's tone showed that he was a brother who loved his younger brother and was willing to stand up for him.

Prince Qing smiled bitterly. It had been like this since childhood. Although the prince was in poor health, he always protected him in everything. Prince Qing shook his head and recounted what had happened today, including his own inferences.

After listening to this, the prince patted Prince Qing on the shoulder and comforted him, "Sixth brother, you don't have to worry about these. Although I, your brother, don't want that position, I am not an irresponsible person. I will arrange a good place for those who have followed me all these years. I will not let them be kicked off, nor will I let them walk on thin ice because no one protects them. Although your brother may not be a great man, he is definitely not a selfish person."

"Royal brother, why do you say that about yourself? You are doing very well now, and that position is not impossible for you." His royal brother has the demeanor and talent of a prince, but he has such a body.

The prince laughed, and a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes, but it soon disappeared, leaving only a sparkling glow in his black eyes. Seeing the king's worried look, he smiled elegantly: "Sixth brother, don't worry about me, I will be fine, and I will not let you get hurt either. In early summer, I will take you to Jiangnan to enjoy the scenery, water and beauties."

"Okay, I'll be waiting." Seeing that the prince intended to retreat to the south of the Yangtze River, Prince Qing felt relieved.

After all, if they really offended their petty-minded father to death, their father would not care about the father-son relationship, because he has more than two sons.

The imperial family is the most ruthless. His father was able to kill his own brothers, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to kill his own son...

Feng Qingchen put away the note sent by Su Wenqing, and asked Chunhui and Qiuhua to help her bathe. She also enjoyed a massage from the maid to relax her sore muscles.

Walking out with a refreshed look on his face, Feng Qingchen couldn't help but sigh: It is indeed the case that one goes from luxury to frugality. A corrupt life can easily lead people to depravity.

After a hot bath and massage by a maid, Feng Qingchen recovered a lot of his energy. He changed into casual clothes and went to the study to meet Tong Jue and Tong Yao.

Tong Jue and Tong Yao had been so busy with Yecheng's affairs these past two days that they hadn't slept for several days. They were standing in the study waiting for Feng Qingchen and almost fell asleep while standing.

"Sit down and talk." Feng Qingchen pointed to a seat beside her. Seeing the dark circles under the eyes of Tong Yao and Tong Jue, she couldn't bear it either.

"Thank you, Miss." Tong Jue and Tong Yao sat down, and Tong Yao reported the situation in Yecheng.

From some details, they learned that the Lord of Ye City had signed a vassal agreement with the Emperor, allowing Dongling's soldiers, merchants, and civilians to enter Ye City, and that Ye City would pledge loyalty to Dongling. The specific content had not yet been found, and this was all they knew at the moment.

"So that's how it is. Lord Ye was forced into a desperate situation, so he signed such an unfair treaty in order to save Ye City, but he didn't realize that he was signing a death warrant." Feng Qingchen only then learned about the vassal contract between Dong Ling and Ye City, and only then did she truly understand why the emperor would take action against Lord Ye City at this time.

Tong Jue and Tong Yao were startled: "Miss?" Is that what they thought? The death of Lord Ye was related to the emperor, not Xiling.

Feng Qingchen believed in Tong Jue and Tong Yao. Seeing them asking, he nodded slowly and said, "It's good for you to know it yourself."

"Don't worry, Miss. We understand." Tong Jue and Tong Yao quickly assured her that they knew very well what this news meant.

If something goes wrong, there will be chaos on the border.

Tong Jue and Tong Yao quickly adjusted their emotions and continued to report the useful information analyzed from the intelligence...