Chapter 142 What He Wants
Yun Qingqing came back to her senses after hearing the question and was silent for a moment.
She did not answer Xiao Changheng's question, but asked:
"Were the bandits in Yunwu Mountain quietly eliminated by Xiao Zirui's Tiger Guards?"
Xiao Changheng's expression became serious and he said nothing.
Yun Qingqing assumed he had acquiesced, and sorted out her thoughts along the clues, her expression turning cold.
"So, the so-called bandits who robbed the food and grass at that time were the Tiger Guards!"
Seeing that Xiao Changheng kept his eyes down and remained silent, Yun Qingqing's voice became a little sarcastic.
"Why didn't I realize before that you, the royal uncle, really care about your nephew!"
Judging from the attitude of the person in front of her, she had already figured out what was going on.
Xiao Zirui never expected that the food and grass were actually a trap. As a result, the matter was exposed. In order to clear his name, he sent the Huben Camp to secretly massacre the mountain stronghold, leaving them no chance to speak out for their innocence.
In this way, he could say that there was nothing wrong with the grain provided by the wealthy businessman, but it was stolen by the bandits and the escort personnel when it was transported to Beijing.
The prince's reputation was damaged, but it was much better than the crime of treason and robbing military supplies.
The voices in the court that wanted to depose the crown prince could also be suppressed.
"Oh, what a clever plan to escape punishment," Yun Qingqing sneered, "but without the tacit approval of you, the emperor's uncle who holds the power, these tricks of his wouldn't work at all!"
Xiao Changheng raised his eyes, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Yun Qingqing felt annoyed and turned her head away, no longer looking at him.
His question rang in my ears, his voice a little tired:
"So you came with me today just to confirm these speculations?"
Yun Qingqing frowned again.
She had just discovered that Xiao Changheng was actually shielding the prince, and the resentment in her heart suddenly emerged, and for a moment she forgot the original purpose of going to the prince's mansion.
Now that she had calmed down, she glanced at Xiao Changheng and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
The man was staring at her with a helpless look... Why was there also a hint of grievance in his eyes?
Yun Qingqing stroked her forehead and turned her head.
After a moment, she suddenly turned to look at him, her eyes slightly widened:
"No...it's the Emperor who wants to do this!"
The one who really wanted to protect the prince was not Xiao Changheng, but the emperor.
"...But even so, with your reputation and means, if you really want to take this opportunity to force the prince to step down, it will not be difficult!" Yun Qingqing looked at him steadily and said word by word.
She figured out the whole story, calmed down, and just felt funny.
"You don't really think that the prince will appreciate your kindness and miss you, okay?"
Xiao Changheng sighed slowly, leaned back in his chair and whispered:
"Back then, my mother, the Empress, died young, and my father, the Emperor, was too busy with state affairs to care for me. I was a forgotten little prince, and even the servants in the palace dared to bully me. If it weren't for my brother, I would have drowned in the pond in the Imperial Garden when I was six years old."
"That day, my royal brother rescued me, severely punished the servants who bullied me, and then went to beg my father to take me back to his prince's mansion. I was raised by my brother and his wife."
"Later, my father fell ill and passed away. The court was in turmoil, and my brother was injured in the struggle. Furthermore, there was a war on the border. The court was unstable at the time, and there were no generals I could trust. From then on, I was determined to fight for my brother's kingdom with my life."
"I knelt outside his bedroom for a whole day and night before he agreed to let me lead the army and do my part to protect Daliang."
Yun Qingqing was a little surprised. She didn't expect that he would tell her such private matters.
The Regent Prince led his troops into battle at the age of fifteen, was invincible, and became famous throughout the world, earning him the title of God of War. All of this was well known to everyone in Liang State, and Yun Qingqing naturally had this information in her memory.
But today, listening to the people involved telling those past events in person, it was a completely different story.
She began to understand why the emperor was so partial to and even shielded the prince, and why he was willing to cooperate.
All the civil and military officials in the court appeared to respect the Regent and admire his great military achievements, but they were afraid of the power in his hands.
Countless people secretly believed that the Regent held such enormous power that he would want more and more, and would sooner or later covet that position.
But in fact, what he really wanted was for his brother to have a peaceful and prosperous country with a peaceful and prosperous people.
Yun Qingqing took a deep breath and looked at Xiao Changheng seriously:
"Aren't you asking why I have to go to the Prince's Mansion with you today?"
"Hmm?" Xiao Changheng was surprised by her sudden change of subject. He was stunned for a moment before realizing, "Why?"
"For your legs."
After hearing these few words, Xiao Changheng's expression suddenly became serious.
Yun Qingqing's meaning was very clear. She was investigating the mastermind behind his paralysis, but the clue led her to Xiao Zirui.
“…” Xiao Changheng was silent.
Yun Qingqing said carefully:
"I had a vague feeling about it the last time I tried to trace the source of the curse, but my spiritual power was insufficient at that time, so it's normal that I didn't succeed."
"I've accumulated a lot of spiritual power recently. If the other party is just an ordinary person, even if I can't directly find the mastermind behind the scenes, I should at least be able to find some clues."
"However, I still can't figure out the other party's whereabouts. This means there are only two possibilities for the mastermind behind this..."
Xiao Changheng's expression became more serious, and he sat up straight, waiting for her next words.
"The first possibility is that the other party is a hidden powerful being, powerful enough to block the secrets of heaven and hide perfectly from my detection. I'm not bragging, this possibility is extremely low." Yun Qingqing said.
This is no longer the time when she just crossed over and was a poor little girl with exhausted spiritual power.
She had gained a lot of vows when she was running Tianming Pavilion a few days ago, and all of them had been converted into spiritual power to help her improve her cultivation.
And during this grain transport trip, she gained a lot of soldiers' wishes.
After she came back, she hadn't had time to go to Tianming Pavilion, but her wish power was still growing. It must be that those soldiers were working tirelessly to publicize their deeds in the army.
She is now full of spiritual energy and her condition is better than ever since she crossed over.
So she tried to find out the source of Xiao Changheng's curse.
But failed again.
So Yun Qingqing suspected that there might be some hidden powerful person secretly taking action, but she didn't suspect much.
She felt another scenario was more likely.
"The second possibility..." Yun Qingqing was silent for a moment before saying, "If the other party has great luck, it will also lead to failure in the divination."
"Great luck?" Xiao Changheng thought thoughtfully.
Yun Qingqing further suggested:
"So-called great luck refers to things like purple energy, dragon energy, and national destiny. If the other party truly possesses great luck, it's normal that I can't calculate it."
Unless she can return to the peak of her previous life, that would be another matter.
"So I went to the Prince's Mansion today specifically to confirm his situation. After all, he is a member of the royal family."
The result confirmed that the prince had no ability to make the regent blind and disabled.
After listening to her words, Xiao Changheng fell silent.
Although the person who harmed him was not Xiao Zirui, it was most likely someone else in the royal family.
And the more powerful one is, the greater the possibility.
Yun Qingqing knew that what had been said was enough. She was just suspicious at the moment, and there was no need to say more without solid evidence.
As for Xiao Zirui, although Yun Qingqing knew that he was not the one who cast the curse, she found something strange when she observed him with her spiritual eyes.
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