Xie Lingqin, dressed in men's clothing, and Bai Yu entered the city together.
The city gates were quiet. Logically, the defenses should have been even more stringent than before, but it seemed that they had been relaxed.
Xie Lingqin and Bai Yu exchanged a glance, both seeing doubt in each other's eyes, and then their gazes darkened.
Without saying a word, Bai Yu lightly touched the tip of her toe and soared away.
Although Xie Lingqin didn't know any light-footed skills, she was quick on her feet and didn't fall behind by more than a few steps.
"Sigh, I didn't expect to catch him so easily. I can go home and get a good night's sleep now."
"With the wise king taking charge, the results will naturally be twice as good with half the effort."
"Speaking of which... I think this matter was probably orchestrated by the Crown Prince..."
Hearing what the guards said, Xie Lingqin and Bai Yu's expressions changed even more.
Meanwhile, ahead, a cart was moving forward, emitting a strong smell of burning.
"It's a pity that he still died in the fire in the end," a guard said softly with regret.
"Damn it, Your Highness..."
"Wait." Seeing Bai Yu speak out in anger, Xie Lingqin suddenly pointed to the charred corpses covered with white cloth on the cart, "It's not them."
How do you know?
“An Shangning was slender, and the corpse was also thin, but the fingers were noticeably thicker, though most people wouldn’t notice.”
"How did you figure that out?"
"I... also have a crush on An Shangning." Xie Lingqin had no way to explain. She couldn't very well say that she was very familiar with An Shangning, so she knew.
That would inevitably make Bai Yu suspicious of her.
She didn't want Bai Yu to know that she was a woman, or Xie Lingqin, whom he seemed to look down upon.
"Let's go, won't your subordinates also give you preferential treatment?" Xie Lingqin said again.
Bai Yu was clearly not an impulsive person. He immediately took off and floated away.
dark place……
Yu Qingyi watched the two figures walk away, then yawned and turned around. "Hey, now I can go to sleep." After walking a few steps, he looked at the Crown Prince's residence at the end of East Street, which stood solemnly and cautiously under the night sky, and a slight smile appeared in his eyes.
"Finding two corpses isn't difficult; finding similar ones isn't hard. But why find ones that are definitely different based on certain features, and that can't be seen by the coroner and the wise prince? So it's to keep those two from acting impulsively... I knew it..."
Sure enough, he could predict everything perfectly.
Is there anything in this world that that taciturn man can't foresee?
Yu Qingyi suddenly became very curious.
He yawned again, and in the next instant, Yu Qingyi disappeared from the spot.
When Xie Lingqin followed Bai Yu to the small courtyard they had met before, she saw the old man waiting there. Upon seeing Bai Yu's return, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "They have safely left the city."
Bai Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alright, I'm going home too." Xie Lingqin waved her hand, said goodbye, and left. After a few steps, she turned back to Bai Yu and said, "Please keep what I told you in mind."
“That’s natural. But I say, Yan She, stay away from that Crown Prince. I’ve been in the capital for too long, and the Crown Prince is not someone to be trifled with.”
Upon hearing this, Xie Lingqin's eyes flickered, and after a moment, she smiled and nodded, "I wish to be like you."
She wanted to stay as far away from the crown prince as possible, no, as far away as possible so that she would never see him again.
...
The next day.
No one in the entire capital city of Beirong dared to talk about the Anping Marquis's residence, and the atmosphere in the capital was much more somber than usual.
Not only that, but the same was true at the General's Mansion.
It is said that General Xie's study was lit up all night last night, which shows how worried he was.
It is something to worry about.
The once thriving Anping Marquis's mansion was utterly destroyed overnight, and the two who had escaped were quickly captured and burned to a crisp.
For officials in the court, even those without ulterior motives, this serves as a wake-up call, forcing them to be even more cautious in their words and actions. Moreover, the General's Mansion, always at the center of this situation, though he helped handle things yesterday, was merely demonstrating his loyalty to the Emperor.
What does it mean to be both made and broken by Xiao He? Back then, when General Xie married her mother, regardless of whether it was sincere or not, just the fact that a beautiful and talented female general was paired with a male general who commanded the three armies was the envy of the world.
But General Xie probably never imagined that it was precisely because of his mother's reputation as a heroine, and the disappearance of the 50,000 troops who only obeyed her orders after her death, that he, General Xie, would be in the eye of the storm.
Yes, 50,000 elite cavalry.
It is said that back then, her mother went out of the pass alone to fight against the barbarians. When everyone thought she was crazy, she gave a command and 50,000 soldiers seemed to descend from the sky and won the victory. From then on, the barbarians dared not invade the border of Beirong again.
It is said that those 50,000 soldiers were each capable of fighting a hundred men, were brave and skilled in battle, and possessed unique and outstanding martial arts techniques.
However, those 50,000 troops never appeared again after that battle, not even after her mother got married and died.
After that, the story became increasingly fantastical, and it seemed to take on a mythical quality.
This is like a ticking time bomb, with no one knowing when it will explode.
And this secret...
Everyone assumed the blame fell on Xie Lingqin; in the entire world, only she knew the whereabouts of those soldiers.
Therefore, this can be considered one of the reasons why she did not receive General Xie's favor.
As for Xie Danling, that boy is too useless and naive. As the eldest son, his treatment is naturally different from hers.
As for Xie Lingyu...
It's good to keep her face.
Now that she and Prince Xian have developed a rift, there's no need to bother with her. After all, she used Prince Xian so thoroughly in the Marquis of Anping's mansion.
Even if we don't confront this scumbag right now, his heart...
"Zihe." Remembering something, Xie Lingqin put away the book she was reading and beckoned her over.
"Miss, what are your orders?"
"Yesterday, when Xie Lingyu's maid spread the news that she and the Prince Xian were having an affair, you followed up with those ambiguous remarks about the two of them. Are you sure it was airtight and foolproof?"
"Don't worry, Miss. I can handle this matter perfectly."
"That's good." Xie Lingqin breathed a sigh of relief.
However, after tidying up his messy hair, just as he was about to walk around the table, he saw that Zihe seemed to want to say something but stopped.
"Speak." Xie Lingqin never wastes words.
Zihe smiled slightly awkwardly, "But, Miss, you said it was the Crown Prince who led you out, wouldn't the Crown Prince...?"
"No," Xie Lingqin replied immediately.
"Uh, why are you so sure, Miss?"
Xie Lingqin straightened her sleeves, looking quite serious, "Because, judging from his appearance, the Crown Prince doesn't seem like a busybody."
Chicken...hen?
"Let's go to the ancestral hall."
“Miss, it’s already past midnight, and it’s not the anniversary of Madam’s death. If you go now, General Xie might have something to worry about,” Zihe whispered a reminder.
“Yes, I’ll go and summon the spirit to protect me,” Xie Lingqin said.
---Aside---
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