Chapter 119: King Wei Zhao Yu
As soon as he finished speaking, the prince came over with a serious face. Qi Zhan was in great pain when he saw this.
The Crown Prince and the King of Wei have been at odds for a long time, and the conflict has intensified recently in the court. Yet now they meet here and want to snatch the murderer away.
"Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Qi Zhan stepped forward and bowed.
Jiang Jin, who was standing by, bowed and saluted: "Greetings, Prince."
What happened? Why does the prince want to take Shangguan Jing away too?
"Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Qin Junyi looked at the Crown Prince and felt a lot more relieved.
He never expected that King Wei would appear and take Shangguan Jing away.
What Qin Junyi didn't expect was that the King of Wei even dragged the Shangguan family into the matter.
If Shangguan Jing fell into the hands of King Wei, Qin Junyi would not only not know how to tell Shangguan Yao, but Shangguan Jing would also be in great danger.
"Your Highness is here too." The Crown Prince looked at the King of Wei, a faint smile on his lips, and asked knowingly, "What is Your Highness doing here?"
When Qi Zhan heard what the prince said, his brows were almost twisted into a ball, for he was afraid that the prince and the King of Wei would fight in front of him.
He immediately echoed, "Your Highness's purpose in coming here is the same as His Royal Highness's."
And quickly threw the trouble away.
Qi Zhan then said, "I thought the Crown Prince and the Prince had agreed to come here together to take the prisoner away."
Jiang Jin became more and more confused after listening to Qi Zhan's words.
The prince stared at Qi Zhan with cold eyes.
Qi Zhan understood, smiled awkwardly, and quietly stepped aside.
"So the King of Wei's purpose for coming here is the same as mine." The prince sneered, "But the King of Wei's trip has been in vain. I must take him away."
The King of Wei's face was as gloomy as water, and he said with a smile: "Since the Crown Prince wants to take the person away, what do you want to say to me?"
The prince's expression changed slightly, and he said coldly: "Then let your people hand him over to me!"
When Qin Junyi heard the prince's words, his expression changed slightly and his hands couldn't help but clench.
Has Shangguan Jing fallen into the hands of King Wei?
"If you have the ability, Prince, just go and snatch it from my people. If you don't have that ability, just let them go." The King of Wei raised the corners of his lips slightly. Although his face was calm, his deep, cold eyes were sharp and intimidating.
This was not the first time that the prince had confronted the King of Wei, but today he clearly felt the oppression.
"What do you mean?" the prince said coldly.
The King of Wei chuckled casually, his eyes losing some of their coldness. "Of course, I must take that person away today."
"Prince Wei," the Crown Prince said coldly, with a hint of rebuke in his voice, "This man is of great importance. Father wants to see him. Are you trying to snatch him from the emperor?"
When Qi Zhan heard the word "official family" from the prince's mouth, he knew that this matter was not simple. Then he thought about the fact that the King of Wei had even exposed the Shangguan family for collaborating with the enemy and treason, so how could it be simple?
Qin Junyi's heart finally settled down.
The emperor wanted to see Shangguan Jing, and the King of Wei was determined not to take him away. However, he did not expect that the King of Wei did not take what the prince had just said seriously at all.
"Is that so?" The King of Wei observed the emotion on the Crown Prince's face, his eyes narrowed. "Since this is a matter of such importance, I will bring this man before the Emperor."
"Zhao Yu!" The Crown Prince knew that Shangguan Jing would never fall into the hands of his father after falling into the hands of the King of Wei. "My father has given this Crown Prince an oral order. Are you going to disobey him?"
The King of Wei looked at the Crown Prince, whose expression was always etched on his face, and raised his eyebrows slightly. "Zhao Heng, what is the crime of falsely conveying the imperial edict that requires me to remind you?"
As expected, the prince's eyes changed slightly when he heard the false imperial edict.
Although it was only a momentary change, King Wei still noticed it.
"This is a matter of grave importance. I cannot possibly hand this person over to you." The King of Wei glanced at Qin Junyi as he spoke. "Besides, who in the court doesn't know that the young Marquis of Yongyi's mansion is close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"What does this have to do with what happened today?" The prince looked at the eyes of the people around him and calmed down.
The King of Wei smiled faintly, "Shangguan Jing is the elder brother of the young Marquis Qin's concubine. This matter involves the Shangguan family, who collaborated with the enemy and committed treason. Both the Crown Prince and the young Marquis Qin should avoid suspicion."
"Otherwise, I would really suspect that the Crown Prince and Young Marquis Qin have been busying around for Shangguan Jing these past two days in order to get him out of this prison."
As he spoke, King Wei looked at Jiang Jin and said, "Master Jiang."
"I'm here." Jiang Jin was suddenly called, his back stiffened, and there was panic in his eyes.
The King of Wei stared at Jiang Jin meaningfully, "Just now, I heard from Lord Jiang that Young Marquis Qin is spending his days in Kaifeng Prefecture, yet he won't let you see the murderer?"
"Right." Jiang Jin blurted out, "This humble official and the second and third masters of the Qin family have only one goal, which is to make that murderer pay for his life."
The King of Wei's gaze fell on Qin Junyi again: "So why didn't the young marquis allow Lord Jiang to meet your brother's murderer?"
Qin Junyi was speechless. Just as he was about to explain, the King of Wei spoke again.
"Master Qi."
Qi Zhan's mind was lifted, and he said respectfully, "Your Highness, I am here."
"Young Marquis Qin has been trying to get to the bottom of things with you these past few days. What is he trying to do?" The King of Wei looked as if he was determined to get to the bottom of things.
Qi Zhan glanced in Qin Junyi's direction and saw that Qin Junyi's expression froze slightly. He quickly averted his gaze and said with his head lowered, "Young Marquis Qin told me to negotiate with Second and Third Masters Qin and Lord Jiang for a few days. He said there was a hidden story behind the murder of Second Master Qin. Once Young Marquis Qin found out the truth, he would then determine the murderer."
"Oh?" The King of Wei's gaze shifted to Qin Junyi. "It seems that Young Marquis Qin believes that the murderer of Second Young Master Qin is someone else?"
"But Shangguan Jing himself admitted that he was the one who killed the second son of the Qin family." Qi Zhan immediately echoed. Now he just wanted to send these big Buddhas away quickly and give him some peace and quiet here.
The King of Wei chuckled softly, his skepticism evident. "Prince, I will take the person away. If you insist on using the emperor's power to snatch him from me, then we will bring him before the emperor and make a decision."
When the prince thought about the emperor's attitude towards the Shangguan family, it seemed that he would die anyway.
If he insisted on competing with King Wei for Shangguan Jing now.
If the King of Wei accuses him of involvement with the Shangguan family, who colluded with the enemy and committed treason, it would be a loss.
So the prince gritted his teeth, stared at the King of Wei coldly, and fell silent.
Qin Junyi's eyes were cold, but he didn't dare to act rashly.
Of course he knew the emperor's attitude towards the Shangguan family, so he only dared to ask for help from the prince.
He told the prince that the Shangguan family would be of great help to him in the future, and that the Duke of Yingguo’s Mansion was already gone, so he could not afford to lose the support of the Shangguan family.
The prince did not want to lose Shangguan Jing as his helper, and also wanted to release Shangguan Jing from prison.
However, the prince had been asking Qin Junyi to wait these days. The prince was worried that replacing Shangguan Jing right after he was imprisoned would arouse Qi Zhan's suspicion.
After all, Qi Zhan of Kaifeng Prefecture is not the prince's man, so he must be careful in doing things and not let people gossip about him.
So Qin Junyi has been here these days, dealing with Qi Zhan, Qin Fengyuan, Qin Beiyuan and Jiang Jin.
I don't want them to meet Shangguan Jing.
The purpose is to quietly transfer Shangguan Jing from prison, and finally give an explanation to the second uncle, third uncle and uncle.
But the prerequisite is that Qi Zhan can turn a blind eye, and this requires pressure from the prince.
Just as luck would have it, after a few days of maneuvering, the King of Wei appeared.
He caught Shangguan Jing in his hands so suddenly.
The King of Wei glanced at Qin Junyi and said with a smile, "I will take my leave now."
"Your Highness, take care." Qi Zhan breathed a sigh of relief. He had been quite dissatisfied when Qin Junyi had intentionally or unintentionally used the Crown Prince to put pressure on him. Now that the King of Wei could take that hot potato away, he was naturally very happy: "Your Highness, take care."
The King of Wei nodded and turned to leave.
The prince watched the back of King Wei walk out of the gate, and then saw Chang Ning and his men taking Shangguan Jing away under his nose.
Anger surged in his chest, and he looked at Qin Junyi coldly: "Young Marquis Qin, please come with me."
Qin Junyi felt a tingling sensation on his scalp. He looked at the prince's back and followed him.
After everything around him quieted down, Jiang Jin looked towards Qi Zhan.
Qi Zhan glanced at Jiang Jin's puzzled gaze and said, "Master Jiang, why are you looking at me like that?"
"What's going on?" Jiang Jin just heard this: "Why did the King of Wei and the Crown Prince want to take Shangguan Jing away?"
Qi Zhan smiled awkwardly and said, "Just now, the prince said that Shangguan Jing is related to the Shangguan family who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country back then."
"What?" Jiang Jin's expression suddenly changed. He stepped forward and lowered his voice, "Are you saying that Shangguan Jing was taken away because of this?"
Qi Zhan nodded.
Jiang Jin frowned, "So, Brother Chen must have discovered something, and that's why he was silenced."
Qi Zhan patted Jiang Jin on the shoulder and said, "If the man the King of Wei took away is really the brother of the young marquis's concubine, then the young marquis's concubine is no ordinary woman either."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jin bowed to Qi Zhan and said, "Master Qi, I will take my leave now."
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