Chapter 446 The Time of Death
After Qin Jinzhi finished writing the letter, she handed it to Yun Jin.
"This letter must be delivered to Uncle Huo personally. You must go in person."
Yun Jin nodded after hearing this, "I'll pack my bags right away."
Qin Jinzhi nodded. "We'll set off before dark."
Yun Jin turned and left, and Qin Jinzhi went to Qin Ye's courtyard.
Qin Ye is discussing defense deployment with his generals.
Qin Jinzhi arrived at a room next to Qin Ye's bedroom.
This room is Qin Ye's armory.
His beloved weapons are all kept here.
Qin Jinzhi slowly walked over. On the innermost wall of the room, only two weapons were displayed.
A bow, a knife.
The knife is a Guan Dao, a family heirloom of the Qin family.
The bow was the Huanshan Bow that Yun Jin had been longing for.
Qin Jinzhi walked up to the bow.
He raised his hand and took down the mountain-ringing bow.
She took out a silk handkerchief and wiped the carefully maintained bowstring.
He then tossed the handkerchief aside.
He turned to face the door and drew back the bowstring with all his might.
Qin Jinzhi pulled it open with great difficulty.
Sweat instantly trickled down his forehead.
But she still slowly drew the bow around the mountain to its full extent.
When the bowstring is released, even without an arrow, it's as if you can hear the sound of wind breaking through.
Qin Ye stood outside the door, looking at Qin Jinzhi and letting out a long howl.
"My Qin Ye has a successor!"
This Huanshan Bow is a three-stone bow, and only a handful of generals can draw it.
"The bow that your grandmother won for you is almost rusty."
Qin Ye entered the room and stood side by side with Qin Jinzhi.
He took the Huanshan Bow from Qin Jinzhi's hand.
The first time the Huanshan Bow was drawn after Qin Jinzhi's grandmother died.
Unlike Qin Jinzhi, who struggled, Qin Ye drew the bowstring taut with ease.
"Nonsense, I take great care of it every day. If it rusts, this old woman will not forgive me."
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "Alright, then remember to polish your knife too. People who don't know better might think that the Prince's mansion is so poor that the head of the family uses scrap metal."
Qin Ye pursed his lips and muttered under his breath, "What kind of head of a family am I? No one in the entire palace listens to me. If I drink even a little bit of wine, someone will immediately report to me."
Qin Jinzhi stood in front of the mountain archway and said, "Grandfather, drink less."
He then turned and left the room.
That evening, Qin Jinzhi went to the East Palace.
The Crown Prince had a banquet prepared early in the morning.
Xiao Can was also there.
Upon seeing Qin Jinzhi, he immediately stood up and said, "Jinzhi, you've arrived."
Qin Jinzhi glanced around and asked, "Where's Xiao Piao?"
Xiao Can said, "A-Piao caught a cold these past few days. She would be overjoyed if she knew you were thinking of her. I will definitely tell her when she recovers."
Qin Jinzhi nodded and sat down.
The Crown Prince looked at Qin Jinzhi and said, "Jinzhi, your uncle specially asked your grandmother about these. They are all your favorite foods. You are busy with official duties, so you should take good care of yourself."
Qin Jinzhi picked up her chopsticks and smiled, "I thought Uncle would be angry with me because of Xiao Piao."
The Crown Prince smiled and said, "Jinzhi, what are you saying? How could your uncle be angry with a junior like you?"
Xiao Can quickly added, "Yes, Jinzhi, your father thinks of you very much."
He looked at the palace servants beside him and said, "Bring the things up."
A palace maid quickly brought in a brocade box.
The Crown Prince placed the brocade box in front of Qin Jinzhi. "Your uncle has been worried about your health and has sent people to search for this orchid grass for many years. Unfortunately, they couldn't find it. But finally, heaven rewards those who persevere. Your uncle's men obtained the seeds of this orchid grass from a traveling merchant. This orchid grass is a secret treasure of the Chu Kingdom. Once your uncle finds the cultivation method for this orchid grass for you, the poison in your body will be cured."
Xiao Can smiled and said, "Father went to great lengths to obtain this, Jinzhi, take a look."
Qin Jinzhi opened the brocade box, inside which was a purse containing seeds of orchid grass.
She sighed, "It seems Uncle is still angry. He won't be satisfied until he takes my life. But then again, if I were still alive, how could Uncle have gotten that position?"
Both of them were taken aback.
The Crown Prince laughed and said, "What is Jinzhi saying? Uncle doesn't understand."
Qin Jinzhi smiled, "How could Uncle not understand? If he didn't understand, why would he have given me the Antidote Pill? Seeing that I'm unharmed today, Uncle must be extremely angry, right?"
Xiao Can was surprised that Qin Jinzhi saw through their scheme so easily and spoke out without any restraint.
The Crown Prince laughed heartily upon hearing this, "Jinzhi, why do you have to say some things out loud?"
Then, he looked at Xiao Can and said, "Can'er, do you see that? If Jinzhi doesn't die, how can you possibly defeat her?"
Xiao Can looked at Qin Jinzhi with a strange expression.
Qin Jinzhi pointed her chopsticks behind the Crown Prince.
"Xishan is hiding here, isn't he? What, are you afraid you can't kill me, so you're betraying me and killing me like you killed my father?"
Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince laughed heartily, "Jinzhi, you are indeed intelligent."
Xi Shan emerged from the shadows and looked at Qin Jinzhi. "Princess Jinzhi, how have you been?"
Qin Jinzhi tossed her chopsticks aside and leisurely put her feet up on the table.
"Huangfu Su sent you to find her old lover to kill me together. Have you ever thought that you will never be able to return to Chu alive?"
Xi Shan smiled and said, "Princess Jinzhi, I have always admired your methods, but the victor is king and the loser is villain. Now, it is you who cannot live."
The Crown Prince stood up and looked at Qin Jinzhi. "Jinzhi, your uncle also wanted you to live peacefully for these three years, but you are too smart. Now you know the cause of Qin Ziyi's death. That's right, it was me. I killed him."
He looked at Qin Jinzhi's eyes, which were very similar to Qin Ziyi's, and suddenly said with a ferocious expression, "What brotherhood? He wanted my throne. What imperial star he was, he still died at my hands."
Qin Jinzhi looked coldly at the Crown Prince, "Did my father personally say that he wanted that position?"
The crown prince's expression was surprisingly sorrowful.
"He doesn't want it? Even if he doesn't want it, someone will bring it to him. All the old ministers who followed the Emperor are on Qin Ziyi's side. They treat Qin Ziyi as their own son and swear to follow him to the death. I am clearly the one who will be their future king! If you want to blame someone, blame your grandfather. He said with his own mouth that Qin Ziyi can succeed him, can succeed him! I am his son! The Emperor actually wants to give the throne to him! Tell me, shouldn't he die?"
Qin Jinzhi's eyes turned mocking. "My father died for such a ridiculous reason."
After the prince finished speaking, it was as if a huge weight had finally been lifted from his heart.
"Now that you know everything, go and reunite with your father."
Qin Jinzhi looked at the Crown Prince, "Are you so sure you can kill me?"
The Crown Prince laughed heartily, “Jinzhi, you should have heard the saying, ‘Cleverness can be one’s downfall.’ Did you think that just because I put the Antidote Pill in Shen Liuying’s tea, you would be fine if you didn’t drink it? The real poison is the incense in this palace. As soon as you smell it, it will immediately clash with the Qulang Pill in your body. Once you step into the Eastern Palace, it will be your death day! And yet, I didn’t even bring the maid who administered the poison to you. Jinzhi, you are too arrogant.”
"How did Your Highness know I wasn't here?"
A very pleasant sound suddenly came from inside the room.
The stream and mountain collapsed to the ground in response.
The lark's face appeared before the prince.
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