The Imperial Palace, the Imperial Study.
"You're saying the Southern Emperor rescued Xie Lingqin?"
"...Yes, Your Majesty."
Below, a person knelt, facing the emperor's angry gaze, not daring to raise his head at all, his voice trembling inexplicably.
"The Southern Emperor? When did he arrive? When..."
Suddenly, the Emperor realized something, and a cold smile spread across his eyes. "Heh, I understand now. The Second Prince of Southern Qi, heh, that is, the Southern Emperor. He actually didn't leave and is even opposing me."
"Yes, Your Majesty. Afterwards, the deputy commander of the Thunder Army was injured. Lord Qi sent men to search the area, but the enemy had set up a trap, and we suffered nearly half our casualties..."
"Yes, nearly half of them were killed or wounded, yet you didn't even see a single shadow of the enemy. You good-for-nothings, you good-for-nothings."
The emperor, who usually wore a gentle facade on his high throne, finally broke through it.
"Get out of my way, get out of my way."
"yes."
"boom--"
As soon as the visitor left, the Emperor was enraged. The chair behind him shattered into pieces with a single blow. His sharp eyes shot out like a sword to the side, directly at Yuwen Yao, who had remained silent until now. "Yuwen Yao, you are truly my good Crown Prince. You actually intend to kill Xie Lingqin."
Yuwen Yao's face was as cold as frost. He slightly raised his eyes and looked at the furious emperor. "How strange. Father, didn't you want her to die? Now that she has been brought back to life, I believe she will soon die under your protection. Why are you blaming me here?"
The Emperor stared at Yuwen Yao, his eyes dark and menacing. "You knew, didn't you? You knew all along, didn't you?"
"Your Majesty, I do not understand what you are saying."
"I have been investigating for so many years, for so many years, and just an hour ago, the Holy Maiden finally sent word that Xie Lingqin is... is Yun Yishang's daughter. If she is her daughter, then she is the person I have been searching for all these years. She absolutely cannot die, she absolutely cannot die..."
"However, she is poisoned and seriously injured, all thanks to your Thunder Army's deputy commander, Li Qingyu. Even if she is saved, I believe she won't live much longer." Yuwen Yao said calmly, as if he were talking about something that had nothing to do with him.
"impossible."
The Emperor roared, his sharp eyes fixed on Yuwen Yao. In an instant, his imperial aura, imbued with inner strength, swept over him, but then dissipated. He sneered, "Since you knew, you certainly wouldn't let her die. You knew I was going to find out, so you did it on purpose, deliberately putting her to death so quickly, just to prevent her from being threatened by me and obediently coming to my door."
Yuwen Yao's eyes remained calm and composed, showing no emotional fluctuation whatsoever. "Father is wise, and I have no way to refute him."
"Yu Wenyao!"
The crown prince did not linger.
"Guards, draft the decree."
...
When Xie Lingqin opened her eyes again, she was lying on a warm, soft bed.
Although my whole body ached, I was enveloped in a warm feeling.
"Tridacna..."
Xie Lingqin opened her eyes and said.
“Miss, I am here, I am fine. The formation you set up was very good, and with Xu Yiran’s illusion magic to help, nearly half of Qi Rufeng’s men were killed or injured. However, now that the identities of the Southern Princess and the Southern Emperor have been exposed, the Emperor has ordered that the Southern Qi is colluding with you and plotting against the Northern Rong. He has decreed that they must be captured.”
Xie Lingqin nodded, but remained calm. "He won't get his way."
“Of course.” Nan Fenghuang suddenly poked her head out. The radiant princess of Nanqi was now dressed in the clothes of an ordinary peasant girl, which made Xie Lingqin feel a little uncomfortable for a moment. Beside her was Nangong Feng, who had also changed into ordinary men’s clothing, but he still had his hood up.
Hmm, no, it's not Nangong Feng, it's the Southern Emperor.
She remembered that the man in black robes had said that the Southern Emperor had ordered her to deal with Li Qingyu and help her... vent her anger.
"Where is Xu Yiran...?"
Xie Lingqin asked, however.
"Don't worry, Miss, he's fine. He's gone out with Lvwu and the others. It's not safe to stay here any longer. They've gone to find a way to leave the capital."
As Tridacna spoke, seeing Xie Lingqin remember, she immediately felt a pang of heartache, "Young Miss, don't move around. You fainted after setting up the formation, and your face is still pale, and your wounds haven't healed yet..."
"It's alright, I won't die. Is there any news from the General's Mansion?"
"That scoundrel General Xie is also suffering. Ning Yi disobeyed orders, and after you stabbed him, Ning Yi took advantage of the chaos to stab him again. He's hanging on by a thread."
“Is that so? Then he absolutely cannot die. Now that he knows that neither Xie Danling nor I are his biological children, I was hoping he would do something to the Emperor in the future.”
"Don't worry, Miss..."
Tridacna felt so sorry for Xie Lingqin. In just two days, the young lady had suffered ten times more than before. She had become much thinner, her lips were pale, and she had almost lost all her color.
He has a sword wound on his arm, a sword wound on his shoulder, his fingers haven't been properly healed, and he has other large and small bruises and contusions all over his body...
“Miss, if your mother knew how much you are suffering now, how sad she would be.” Tridacna said, handing over the box from the side. “We hid it under the bed in Lanxiang’s old room, and I retrieved it later.”
Xie Lingqin stared blankly at the box, her eyes wide with disbelief. "The Black Robe told me to send her remains to the imperial mausoleum, but now... where is the Black Robe?"
Xie Lingqin looked around the room and asked.
“He left after you fainted,” Tridacna said.
"I also wanted to say, ask him..."
Xie Lingqin didn't continue speaking because she noticed that Nangong Feng, who had been standing not far from the bed, was watching her.
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