"You're letting me leave?"
The Fifth Princess looked wary, her eyes sharp. "Hmph, you're so kind as to let me leave. Once I'm gone, do you think you'll still have a good life?"
Xie Lingqin rolled up her sleeves, her starry eyes sparkling. "Anyway, I don't seem to be having a good time right now. I can't control your mouth, but I won't let it go for nothing."
"What do you want from me, princess?"
Xie Lingqin took a few light steps forward and asked, "Two years ago, you left the capital and went to Ancheng because you said you discovered that Prince Yong was the leader of a bandit gang in Sanlitun. Is that really all there is to it?"
The Fifth Princess frowned slightly. "Of course."
"Fifth Princess, your life is in my hands now. I don't think you can escape."
"You wouldn't dare to kill someone, would you?"
Xie Lingqin sneered, "You've heard about Scholar Ning, haven't you?"
"……nature."
"I have a fairly good relationship with Scholar Ning. Your good father, unable to find a way to hurt me, killed Scholar Ning as a warning. Tell me, if I were to kill you now, it wouldn't be so bad, would it? Besides, I don't really like killing people, but once I really have that thought, I certainly won't leave with a whole corpse."
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Princess's face turned cold. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "Yes, you are right. I left the capital two years ago not because of this matter. It was my father who made me leave under some pretext. However, I have indeed been idle in Ancheng for the past two years, doing nothing and just waiting for my father to summon me back."
The Fifth Princess looked unwilling and clearly felt extremely aggrieved when she said this.
Xie Lingqin looked Princess Wang up and down, and after a moment, smiled, "As expected, there is no kinship in the imperial family. You are the emperor's daughter who is so valued, yet he sent you to Ancheng alone for two years, and even avoided the matter of betrothal when you came of age. Moreover, he has not yet told you what you are to do. He truly has no trust in you whatsoever."
The Fifth Princess's breath hitched, and her pretty brows furrowed tightly.
Xie Lingqin's voice grew even deeper, "Over the past two years, everyone has said that you have toned down your arrogance in Ancheng, which can be considered as a period of recuperation. Now it seems that you have endured a lot of hardship."
"Xie Lingqin, let's not beat around the bush. You don't need to try to sow discord between me and my father. Being born into an imperial family, I've long been aware of my place. Besides, aren't you now inseparable from my elder brother, the Crown Prince? You look down on the Northern Rong royal family so much, but the Crown Prince is also a member of the royal family."
Xie Lingqin chuckled, but her starry eyes held a hidden authority. "He is different from you."
The Fifth Princess choked for a moment, then said, "Regardless of whether it's the same or not, Father Emperor wants to kill you and doesn't want to keep this scourge alive. However, he is also wary of the General's wife's mysterious 50,000 soldiers. You know this, so I don't need to hide it from you. The hostility between us is clear. So, what exactly do you mean by letting me go?"
"I'm letting you go only because you have some blood relation to Yuwen Yao. However, we'll see if you have the ability to leave this vast forest."
Xie Lingqin smiled, then stepped back and ordered the prisoner, "Knock her unconscious, throw her out, and set up an array along the way."
"yes."
...
When the Fifth Princess awoke, she was standing in a dense, lush forest.
Indeed, as Xie Lingqin had said before, there were arrays all around, layer upon layer. She was all alone, and if she took a wrong step, she would die.
But Xie Lingqin, you are too self-righteous.
Even a woman as intelligent as your mother was ultimately controlled by your father. Now that she's dead, what trouble can you possibly cause?
Do you think you can make me commit suicide so that you won't have my blood on your hands, and then you can get along peacefully with your elder brother, the Crown Prince?!
What a joke! Do you really think I, Yuwen Qingyue, am so easy to bully?
A cold smile appeared in the Fifth Princess's eyes. She glanced around cautiously, then put her finger to her mouth. A whistle pierced the sky, and a white dove flew down.
The fifth princess tore off a piece of her sleeve, bit her finger to write something on it, and then let go.
These are white pigeons secretly raised by the royal family; they are intelligent and clever, and will never be discovered.
Watching the white doves fly away, the Fifth Princess did not leave. Instead, she turned around and, following her memory, headed towards the place where she had been imprisoned.
They dare to lock her up.
Xie Lingqin, today I'm going to do the opposite and make sure you die without a burial place.
The Fifth Princess was no weakling in martial arts, and her movements were elusive. Little did she know that a pair of eyes in the shadows were watching her every move, and a chilling aura gradually spread from her body.
"As expected, royalty is often cold-hearted," the owner of the glasses sighed softly.
"Miss, the Fifth Princess really intends to turn back and launch a counterattack." Zihe said urgently beside her, her voice tinged with seriousness.
Xie Lingqin looked at the lush green thorns in front of her and suddenly smiled, "Then let her fight back."
They originally wanted to give her a way out, but since she insisted on seeking her own death, they had no choice but to let her live.
The white dove was no ordinary white dove; it went straight into the palace, and even when it landed, it made no extra sound.
So, before an incense stick's time had passed, the Emperor ordered the commander of the Imperial Guards to lead his men and quietly head out of the city. Following closely behind, he led Li Qingyu and her men to the General's Mansion.
Naturally, the Emperor had clearly begun to suspect Xie Lingqin, or rather, he had long suspected Xie Lingqin. If he could find the Fifth Princess and, as she said, strike at the heart of the matter, then Xie Lingqin would have no way to explain herself.
He could arrest Xie Lingqin with a perfectly legitimate reason, without having to worry about anyone else.
This was a covert power struggle between the Emperor and Xie Lingqin.
Yuwen Yao could only watch from the shadows. Apart from helping Xie Lingqin deal with the Thunder Guards and Imperial Guards, he could not interfere in any further.
This was his agreement with Xie Lingqin.
She believed him, and he should believe her too.
Even though she was extremely worried.
After all, he was the emperor—a suspicious, selfish, cold-hearted, and scheming emperor.
"Your Highness, if you are still worried, your subordinate..."
Before Tingfeng behind him could finish speaking, Yuwen Yao stopped him with a wave of his hand, "Just trust her."
"yes……"
"But look at your face, you can practically write the word 'worry' on your face."
Beside him, on the wall, Yu Qingyi was eating melon seeds and drinking tea, his phoenix eyes slightly narrowed and his eyebrows slightly raised, looking quite leisurely.
"Since you have so much free time, why don't you go and see him?"
Yuwen Yao slowly turned around, and as he spoke, his wide sleeves moved. If Yu Qingyi hadn't dodged quickly, he probably would have fallen off the wall.
However, Guazi still got all over his body and head, looking quite annoyed.
"Prioritizing romantic relationships over friendships."
Yu Qingyi snorted in dissatisfaction, but still acted quickly, "I'll go and keep an eye on Yuwen An to prevent him from getting into trouble on the battlefield."
---Aside---
Suddenly I want a husband like Yu Qingyi~ Hahaha
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