If Li Junru previously thought Xie Lingqin was a weak and easily bullied rabbit, or even a rabbit that could be crushed at any time, or if he thought it might take some effort to crush her when he saw her dare to confront the Crown Prince for the sake of the Zongzheng government, then now he has completely dispelled that idea.
There is a kind of gaze and aura that, regardless of martial arts skills or methods, can freeze a person's blood and chill them to the bone with just one glance.
"Thank you... Thank you Lingqin..."
Li Junru glanced at Ming Lan, whose face was grim and murderous, and finally fear appeared in his eyes—the fear of death.
"Let me go," Li Junru said.
Xie Lingqin listened to Li Junru's words and looked at his slightly trembling face, her smile as sharp as frost in her eyes, "Li Junru, are you begging me?"
"Xie Lingqin, you're alive and well now, favored by the Emperor, Zongzheng Xu is also fine, and Zongzheng Xu has even received special care from the Emperor, and can freely enter and leave the palace without being summoned. So, you're all the ones who have benefited, right? If you kill me, my father and my sister will not let you off the hook."
"snort."
Xie Lingqin stood with her hands behind her back and sneered, "Is that so? Li Junru, you are the son of the Minister of War and also hold a position in the court. You should know how many people want me dead, and who is most wary of me. So, you think you're so clever? Now that you see all this clearly, why would I be afraid of death?"
"What about the Crown Prince?" Li Junru suddenly asked, his eyes shining brightly, as if a person on the verge of death had suddenly grasped at a straw.
Xie Lingqin's eyes trembled slightly.
Crown Prince?
Could it be that Li Junru knows about her relationship with the Crown Prince?
impossible.
Yes, impossible.
Xie Lingqin's emotions suddenly calmed down, and she frowned as she looked at him, "What do you mean?"
"Let me tell you, the Crown Prince has always treated my sister well, and he will be my brother-in-law sooner or later. So, if I were in trouble, do you think the Crown Prince wouldn't help me?"
"Oh--"
Upon hearing this, Xie Lingqin raised her eyelids and let out a cold laugh.
Just as he smiled, a sound seemed to come from not far behind him.
"Ah, is someone coming to save me? I'm here, I'm here."
Upon hearing the commotion, Li Junru immediately shouted excitedly, "Quick, Xie Lingqin is here! Kill her first! Kill her first! Kill her first!"
Li Junru's voice gradually lowered again. He stared at the place behind Xie Lingqin, the place where the noise had just come from. Looking at that seemingly familiar figure, the hope that had lit up his face gradually dimmed again.
"Heh." Xie Lingqin looked at Li Junru. "Don't worry, nowadays, the entire capital city, including the Prefect of the Capital, will be searching outside the city. They would never think you're here. However..." Xie Lingqin changed the subject again, "If you have any bargaining chips to exchange for your life, I might consider letting you go."
"What kind of bargaining chips?"
Xie Lingqin's starry eyes sparkled, and she smiled lightly with her red lips, "You think that as the son of the Minister of War and holding a position in the court, you must have some secrets that no one knows about, right?"
Li Junru's dark eyes narrowed as he suddenly understood. He immediately looked up at Xie Lingqin, his eyes filled with even greater shock than before.
"Don't look at me, otherwise, do you think I'd still be here talking so much nonsense to you?"
"You...you..."
"Speak."
"If I tell you, do you really think you'll let me go?"
Li Junru clearly didn't believe it, but he didn't want to die even more.
Xie Lingqin seemed to have lost her patience and gestured to Minglan beside her.
Minglan immediately stepped forward and struck Li Junru on the shoulder with a palm strike, causing Li Junru to cough up blood in pain.
"You see, the truth is, you have absolutely no choice."
Xie Lingqin shrugged, her expression cold.
With red eyes and heavy breathing, Li Junru looked at Xie Lingqin and said, "I do know a secret about the palace."
Xie Lingqin lowered her eyelashes slightly, "Speak."
"Back then, the Emperor seemed to have been in love with a woman. However, it is said that the woman died soon afterward, and no one knows how she died. But I once overheard an old eunuch in the palace say that the woman heard a baby crying the night before she died, and then the eunuch died mysteriously."
"continue."
"I checked later, but I found nothing. However, since no one knew about this, and those who did know are all dead, it must be a big secret."
Li Junru said.
Xie Lingqin glared at him, her eyes narrowed. "Is this all?"
"This secret concerns the royal family. Having this secret in hand will definitely be a protective charm once a breakthrough is found."
"Oh." Xie Lingqin looked at Tinghai, who was walking over. "Tinghai, are you aware of this matter?"
"Miss, I have never heard of this matter before."
Tinghai grabbed Xie Lingyu and threw her heavily to the ground.
Perhaps because the scream was so unpleasant, Tinghai had already acupunctured her.
Xie Lingyu was completely drained of energy. He stroked the disgusting and terrifying face, his eyes cloudy and unfocused.
"I said you can let me go." Li Junru looked at Xie Lingqin, and in that instant, a sharp stone flashed in his hand and he threw it at Xie Lingqin.
No sooner said than done, Xie Lingqin remained calm and simply dodged to the side.
"You...you know martial arts?"
“Li Junru, do you know that I originally planned to kill you without anyone knowing tonight? However, I have now changed my mind.”
Li Junru was taken aback.
Xie Lingqin had already whispered a few words to Tinghai and Minglan.
After a moment, Tinghai and Minglan exchanged a glance and walked towards Li Junru and Xie Lingyu.
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