Chapter 143 Pain
Qin Jinzhi didn't even get up. Instead, she leaned back and kicked the prince in the knee with one foot and the wrist of the prince holding the sword with the other.
The sword flew into the air in an instant, and the crown prince immediately knelt down.
Qin Jinzhi took the sword and placed it on the prince's shoulder.
"Guards! Protect the Emperor!"
The palace servants cried out in alarm.
Shen Liuying immediately shouted, "Shut up!"
She then rushed to the Crown Prince's side, saying, "It was all my fault for angering the Princess. Please punish me, Princess."
If people were to see the Crown Prince kneeling on the ground being held hostage, what would become of his reputation as the heir apparent?
Qin Jinzhi looked at the Crown Prince's furious face and said, "Uncle, you're still the same useless person as always."
The crown prince, enraged, laughed coldly, "Do you dare kill me?"
With tears streaming down her face, Shen Liuying said, "Princess, it's all my fault. Please spare the Crown Prince!"
Qin Jinzhi no longer concealed her sarcasm, "If you weren't the Empress Dowager's only child, do you think you would still be alive today?"
The Crown Prince glared fiercely at Qin Jinzhi, "Sooner or later, I will exterminate the entire Qin family!"
Qin Jinzhi laughed wildly, throwing her sword aside. Shen Liuying noticed her gaze falling on the palace servants and understood what was going on.
"I'll wait."
After Qin Jinzhi left, Shen Liuying immediately threw herself into the Crown Prince's arms.
She cried for a long time, then sobbed softly in the prince's arms, saying, "Your Highness, these palace maids cannot be kept. They saw..."
I witnessed the dignified Crown Prince being insulted by his subjects!
The crown prince picked up Shen Liuying and left, saying to the arriving guards, "Kill them all."
"yes!"
A figure swayed in the tree in the small courtyard next door.
After leaving the East Palace and getting into the carriage, Qin Jinzhi said to Li Jin, "Go and find the Hua sisters and investigate a kind of incense called Cold Toad Incense."
Li Jin replied, "It is the princess."
Qin Jinzhi always felt that something was strange about the Eastern Palace, strange from the inside out.
Back at the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion, Li Leyao was helping Liu Yiyi loosen the soil around her medicinal herbs.
Upon seeing Qin Jinzhi, he immediately collapsed to the ground, saying, "Greetings, Princess."
Qin Jinzhi looked at Li Leyao, whose face was deathly pale, and suddenly asked, "Have you arranged a marriage?"
Li Leyao was taken aback. "Your Highness, the marriage has already been arranged."
Qin Jinzhi nodded. "Go back and tell your father to cancel the marriage."
Li Leyao's face drained of color. What did the princess mean by this?
Li Muli frowned upon hearing Li Leyao's words.
The engagement canceled?
Since this concerned his daughter's lifelong happiness, Li Muli decided to meet Qin Jinzhi.
Upon arriving at the Prince's residence, he first sought out Xue Huaiyi. "Fourth brother, what do you think the princess means by this?"
Since the 50,000 Zhenbei Army troops were incorporated into the Imperial Guard, Li Muli felt the situation was becoming increasingly dire.
Suddenly I understood why someone like my fourth brother could willingly listen to a little girl.
Xue Huaiyi also frowned; the princess's thoughts were beyond their comprehension.
“If this is the princess’s wish, I advise you to cancel Le Yao’s marriage as soon as possible.”
Li Muli hesitated for a moment, after all, this concerned Li Leyao's future. "I understand."
He arrived outside Qin Jinzhi's courtyard and said, "Li Muli requests an audience with the princess. Please announce his arrival."
When the maidservant ushered him in, Qin Jinzhi was sitting in the pavilion playing chess.
Li Muli stood respectfully to the side, "Greetings, Princess."
Qin Jinzhi gestured with her chin toward the chessboard. "Sit."
For some unknown reason, Li Muli sat down opposite Qin Jinzhi.
"Is Li Leyao's proposed marriage partner a military general?"
Li Muli replied, "Yes, my vanguard officer comes from a respectable family and is extremely brave."
Qin Jinzhi placed a white piece down, "Do you have a good family background?"
Li Muli was taken aback. "No family background."
Qin Jinzhi did not intend to play against Li Muli; they continued to play a game of black and white pieces.
"Vanguard Officer, how many years would it take to reach your position?"
Li Muli frowned as he thought about how he had made great contributions in the military and it had taken him more than ten years to reach his current position.
Now that the two countries have ceased hostilities, it is almost impossible for a vanguard officer to reach his position.
Qin Jinzhi looked into his eyes and asked, "Do you want your daughter to go back with him to guard the frontier, or stay in the capital and live a life of privilege?"
Li Muli felt a surge of excitement. All those years of fighting were for the sake of securing a future for their families.
However, the powerful and wealthy in the capital looked down on these military generals, and no noble family was willing to form a marriage alliance with them.
What does the princess mean?
We must keep Yueyao in the capital!
Seeing Li Muli's expression, Qin Jinzhi waved her hand, "Go back and prepare."
Li Muli's shock was genuine. "Your subordinate will go back and prepare immediately!"
At the last polo match, Qin Jinzhi and the emperor had already selected the noble families to be betrothed to.
However, the selection of the new elite has not yet been finalized.
These people must be under her control.
She didn't care whether Li Muli was loyal or not.
For people like them, fear is the greatest weapon of control.
If Xue Huaiyi hadn't been unmarried, she would definitely have chosen Xue Huaiyi's daughter.
Just then, a servant's voice came from the doorway again, "Princess, Lord Wei requests an audience."
Qin Jinzhi was somewhat surprised. "Please let him in."
What brings this old man here?
A short while later, Wei Cha was led in.
"Tsk tsk tsk, and you still say you're not a rich dog!"
Wei Cha had a look of resentment towards the rich on his face.
Qin Jinzhi chuckled and said, "You old man, instead of staying at home, you come to someone else's house to curse them."
Wei Cha sat down opposite Qin Jinzhi without any hesitation and said, "Bring me a pot of Wan Nian Chun."
Qin Jinzhi laughed out loud, "You don't have any tea in your household?"
Wei Cha said matter-of-factly, "Who can afford such expensive tea?"
Qin Jinzhi waved her hand speechlessly, "Give this old man a pot of 'Eternal Spring' tea."
Wei Cha looked at Qin Jinzhi's chessboard with a smug expression.
He then asked, "I'll only ask you one question, King Ming, do you really intend to make a move?"
His Majesty's intention in bestowing the title of King upon Xiao Yin was far too obvious.
He wanted to save Xiao Yin's life.
Qin Jinzhi placed a black piece, saying, "You must move. To tell you the truth, he won't survive."
Wei Cha looked at Qin Jinzhi in front of him and sighed, "How could Qin Ye, that big, burly, smelly rock, give birth to a wolf cub like you?"
Qin Jinzhi picked up the white pieces. "Are you here to persuade me?"
Wei Cha stroked his mustache. "I came here to say that since you've already had this idea, don't be anxious. What happened that has made you so unsteady lately?"
Qin Jinzhi finally understood what had been bothering her these past few days.
She threw the chess piece into the chess basket.
Zheng Mingsi's death disrupted her plans.
She wanted to save not only the people of the Zheng family, but also everyone who had suffered as a result.
She could have lived, but only for one possibility.
Zheng Mingsi bravely faced death.
She used her own death to outmaneuver Qin Jinzhi.
The greatest pain in the world is impurity.
Neither kindness nor malice is pure enough.
People suffer because of this.
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