Chapter 245: Heavenly Nightmare Victory
Yun Qingqing squatted down, picked up Princess Mingyue's wrist and probed it, and her eyes suddenly moved.
She reached out and touched Princess Mingyue's face twice, then peeled off her skin along her neck, revealing another face!
Everyone present took a deep breath, and Lu Fan exclaimed:
"She's not Mingyue! She's pretending!"
Yun Qingqing had already seen the woman's appearance clearly. Her expression changed slightly and she turned to exchange a glance with Xiao Changheng.
"Huh?"
Before Yun Qingqing could speak, Chu Jingyan suddenly asked in surprise:
"Isn't this the Seventh Princess of Jing Kingdom? Why would she disguise herself as Princess Mingyue and sneak into our Nanyu envoys to assassinate Your Majesty?"
Yun Qingqing's face darkened.
The little girl in front of him was none other than the seventh princess of Jing Kingdom, Situ Qinglan.
I didn't expect that the scene would be like this when we met again after we parted ways in Jingguo last time.
Chu Jingyan stepped forward, bowed to the emperor, and said loudly:
"No wonder I also thought Princess Mingyue was a little strange, but I never thought she was an imposter! I hope Your Majesty will investigate this matter. This matter has absolutely nothing to do with me, Nanyu!"
The Emperor finally recovered and looked at Xiao Changheng and said:
"My royal brother, have you been to Jing Kingdom? Do you recognize this woman?"
"I have indeed seen this girl. She is indeed the seventh princess of Jing Kingdom." Xiao Changheng said with a gloomy face.
"Then... where is the real Mingyue? Supervisor Chu, when was Mingyue switched? Shouldn't you give me an explanation?" Lu Fan's face was not very good. Although he was relieved that the person who assassinated him was not his biological sister, he was also worried about the safety of his real sister.
Chu Jingyan frowned and said:
"Your Highness, this person's method of switching the princess is so sophisticated. Perhaps when the princess asked to come with her, she was no longer the same person. How can I know the whereabouts of the real Princess Mingyue?"
"That's not right!" Lu Fan said angrily, "Everyone in Yujing knows what kind of personality Mingyue has. If she had behaved strangely along the way, how could you not have noticed?"
"However, you kept this a secret from me until just now. How can you explain this?"
Chu Jingyan said seriously:
"Your Highness, you have wrongly accused me. It was the Princess who disguised herself and entered the delegation. I only discovered she had followed us when we were almost in the Imperial Capital. Because of her pleading and threatening behavior, I had no choice but to keep it a secret from Your Highness."
"After all, I am only a fifth-rank supervisor. If Her Royal Highness gets angry, she could easily make me lose my position with just a few words. What can I do?"
"Now it seems that I was wrong not to report this matter to the Civil Affairs Bureau in a timely manner. However, the fact that Princess Mingyue was switched has nothing to do with me. I hope Your Highness will understand!"
Lu Fan obviously didn't quite believe his explanation, but he had no evidence to refute it. For a moment, his brows were furrowed, and worry and anger were written all over his face.
"Your Highness Prince Jing," Yun Qingqing suddenly said, "Princess Mingyue and you are born of the same mother?"
"That's right." Lu Fan didn't know why she asked this and nodded subconsciously.
Yun Qingqing raised his hand and calculated for a moment, then said:
"Prince Jing, rest assured. Your biological sister is safe and sound. Nothing has happened to her. I believe she is still in the Nanyu Palace. This person in your team has been an imposter from the beginning."
Lu Fan was skeptical. He stared at Yun Qingqing for a moment and saw that her eyes were clear and calm.
His heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he remembered that he was assassinated just after arriving in the capital, and was rescued by a woman who later gave him a talisman.
At the time, the woman was wearing a veil, so her face couldn't be seen, and her voice was rather low, but...
Lu Fan's gaze fell on the bamboo umbrella in Yun Qingqing's hand again, on which eight talismans were firmly stuck.
He finally chose to believe her.
Lu Fan breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to Yun Qingqing, saying:
"Thank you for telling me, Princess."
Chu Jingyan looked at the unconscious woman on the ground and said coldly:
"So, this was a conspiracy by the Jing Kingdom from the very beginning! His Majesty Emperor Liang nearly lost his life today at the hands of the Seventh Princess of the Jing Kingdom. If she succeeds, I, Nanyu, will have to bear the blame!"
"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be let go like this!"
The Emperor had just escaped death, and his face was very gloomy. He said in a cold voice:
"Jingguo and Daliang have just formed an alliance, yet they have committed such a treacherous act. This matter must be investigated to the end!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Chu Jingyan bowed his head and lowered his eyes, a dark light flashing in his eyes.
But Xiao Changheng suddenly said:
"Brother, please don't jump to conclusions yet. I think there is something fishy about this matter."
The emperor was stunned:
"Oh? What do you mean?"
Xiao Changheng exchanged glances with Yun Qingqing, and when he saw her calmly shaking her head, he said:
"I saw with my own eyes last time that the Seventh Princess is deeply favored by the King of Jing. Even if the King wanted to assassinate her, there was no need to send his most beloved daughter into danger."
"Furthermore, there are many benefits to an alliance between Jingguo and Daliang. However, even if the assassination attempt on my brother is successfully attributed to Nanyu, what benefits will it bring to Jingguo?"
The emperor fell into deep thought.
The ministers of Liang State, who had just been filled with righteous indignation and secretly cursing Jing State, gradually came to their senses.
Yes, what benefits does Jingguo gain by doing this?
If it is between three major countries, it is understandable to instigate the other two countries to profit from it.
But Jingguo is just a tiny country. Once the two neighboring big countries fight, the ones who suffer the most will be the surrounding small countries. At that time, they will have no control over the direction of things. What benefits can this bring to Jingguo?
In other words, Jingguo had no motive at all to assassinate the Emperor of Liang.
Chu Jingyan suddenly snorted coldly:
"Your Highness, don't forget that there are more great powers in the world than just Nanyu and Daliang! If Jingguo colluded with Beicang or Xilan, provoking a conflict between the two countries and then taking a share of the spoils, it's not impossible!"
"Whatever the truth is, we should wake up the Seventh Princess and interrogate her to find out!"
The emperor knew that such speculation was not a solution. He was about to give an order with a sullen face, but Yun Qingqing suddenly said four words.
"Heavenly Nightmare wins."
As soon as she said this, the emperor and everyone else looked confused.
But Chu Jingyan's expression changed slightly.
Lu Fan did not miss his expression and asked hurriedly:
"Princess, what do you mean by 'heavenly work'?"
Yun Qingqing looked at Chu Jingyan with a cold expression:
"The Seventh Princess has been under the spell of Tiangong Yansheng. Her every move is controlled by the caster. Even if we interrogate her now, she will only say what the caster tells her to say. How can we get the truth?"
"Don't you agree? Chu, Master!"
She emphasized the last three words. Chu Jingyan's expression changed and he said angrily:
"What do you mean, Princess? Are you trying to say that I was the mastermind behind such a shocking act?"
"The princess and I have no grudges against each other, why are you slandering me like this?"
Yun Qingqing stared at him for a moment, then suddenly curled her lips coldly:
"Master Chu, why are you so anxious? I just want to say that it's not difficult to get the Seventh Princess to tell the truth. All we need to do is to remove this Tiangong Nightmare Victory Technique."
Chu Jingyan's face froze:
"Relieve, release?"
Yun Qingqing's smile widened:
"Yes, Tiangong Yansheng is an extremely unconventional and evil spell. I guess the person who cast it was very confident and never thought that there was anyone who knew how to break it."
"But this Seventh Princess is lucky, and this Princess just happens to understand!"
"Since Lord Chu claims he has nothing to do with the assassination, the truth will become clear when the Seventh Princess regains consciousness!"
After saying that, she raised two fingers, and a talisman appeared out of thin air between her fingers. She pinched her fingers and threw the talisman towards the Seventh Princess, and the talisman paper stuck accurately on her forehead.
Suddenly, a sharp and shrill cry was heard in the air, and everyone present felt their scalps tingling and their spines chilled!
And there was a trace of black air emanating from the surroundings of the talisman!
Like all the ministers of Liang State, Lu Fan's hair stood on end, but at this moment he suddenly noticed someone's action.
"Chu Jingyan, what are you doing!" Lu Fanli shouted and wanted to rush over to grab him and ask him clearly.
But it was too late. Chu Jingyan had already bitten his finger and smeared the blood on the compass in his hand.
The compass suddenly lit up, and a circle of light enveloped him, and the man disappeared in an instant!
Lu Fan only had time to see him spit out a mouthful of blood at the last moment before he disappeared.
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