Chapter 277 Horses Trampling the Western Night
The sixth prince felt inexplicably terrified as he looked at that stunningly beautiful face.
"Qin Jinzhi, you're abusing your power!"
Qin Jinzhi curled one corner of her lips into a smile. "Everyone in the court is vying for power, so why can't I?"
The sixth prince stared into her eyes, "Aren't you afraid that Father will find out!"
Qin Jinzhi smiled and then left.
As Qin Jinzhi was leaving, Lord Yuan hurriedly called out, "Princess! Princess! I had no choice but to do this. Please spare my life, Princess. I will serve you like a dog in the future!"
Qin Jinzhi stopped and turned to look at him, a smile suddenly appearing on her face.
“If I spare your life, how will Zhao Wuji be able to take up the position of Minister of the Court of Judicial Review?”
Qin Jinzhi strode away, her laughter echoing throughout the entire prison cell.
Lord Yuan collapsed to the ground. How could he have fallen to such a state!
Qin Jinzhi returned to the Prince's Mansion.
Several men dressed in black were kneeling on the ground in the courtyard, along with a man wearing an animal skin.
Yun Ge stepped forward. “Princess, these are the assassins who escaped yesterday. Their jaws have been removed, and they have nothing on them that can prove their identities.”
Yunshan pointed at the man wearing animal skins, "These Xiye people only speak Xiye language, and we can't understand anything they say."
Qin Jinzhi sat down in front of everyone and said, “I’ve heard that the tongues of the people of Xiye are different from those of ordinary people, so they are good at ventriloquism. Let’s cut off their tongues and see if the rumors are true.”
Yun Que drew her dagger and walked towards the man in the animal skin.
The man yelled, "Wait! Wait!" as the knife was put into his mouth.
Qin Jinzhi raised an eyebrow. "Then you'll be able to understand."
The man looked at Qin Jinzhi with a pale face. "Jin woman! I have no grudge against you. I am just following orders. You cannot ruin the diplomatic relations between our two countries."
Qin Jinzhi laughed and said, "How dare this barbarian country threaten me? Today I will teach you a lesson: a weak country has no diplomacy. Cut off his limbs and send him back to Xiye. If Xiye cannot provide evidence of collusion with our traitors within seven days, I will trample Xiye on horseback!"
"ah!!!"
The lark dragged away the man, whose body lay on the ground, reduced to a torso, as he wailed in agony.
Qin Jinzhi turned to look at the assassin on the ground.
"Now, tell me, who is your master?"
Suddenly, black blood began to flow from the corners of all the assassins' mouths.
They all stopped breathing shortly afterward.
Qin Jinzhi looked at the corpse in the courtyard with a cold smile.
This person is ruthless; whether these assassins succeed or not, they are all doomed.
Before assassinating her, the mastermind poisoned the assassins.
However, the others who participated in seizing the coffin all wanted to announce her death.
Only the person behind the assassin knew for certain that she was alive.
The person behind this wants her to die outside the city.
She clearly heard the assassin say "princess".
My grandfather had fifteen daughters, and one of them was exceptionally intelligent.
Before meeting the Sixth Prince, she thought it might be Xiao Linglong.
But if Xiao Linglong knew she was alive, she would never allow the Sixth Prince to appear outside the city.
At this moment, Yun Ge came over and said that the nineteenth prince had come to visit.
Qin Jinzhi raised an eyebrow. What was he doing here?
Xiao Zhen arrived at Qin Jinzhi's courtyard, where the body on the ground had not yet been removed.
His eyelids twitched, but he forced himself to remain calm and walked up to Qin Jinzhi.
Qin Jinzhi glanced at him. "Sit down. What do you want with me?"
Xiao Zhen glanced at her awkwardly. "I came to ask you when my marriage to Miss Chen will take place?"
Qin Jinzhi's aura was simply too strong; even Xiao Zhen felt somewhat uneasy sitting there.
Qin Jinzhi was somewhat surprised, "I thought you would drag it out."
After all, Xiao Zhen was unwilling to accept this arranged marriage at the time.
Xiao Zhen quickly replied, "Miss Chen is both beautiful and talented, and I admire her greatly. Naturally, I want to get married as soon as possible."
Qin Jinzhi glanced at him and said, "Speak like a human being."
Xiao Zhen said nervously, "This capital city is too dangerous. Miss Chen and I can only go to our fiefdom after we get married. The capital city is in a state of panic right now. I'm afraid that if we stay even a day longer, we will all die in the capital!"
Qin Jinzhi scoffed, "As long as you still bear the title of Ning An's husband, I will not let you die."
In recent days, he has truly witnessed Qin Jinzhi's methods.
He also witnessed the undercurrents in the capital. As a prince with no background and no favor from his father, it was extremely fortunate that he had survived until now.
Not only did Qin Jinzhi emerge unscathed from the encirclement, but she also trampled so many clans underfoot. He now truly regrets ever wanting to compete with Qin Jinzhi.
That's practically suicide!
Now all he wants is to get away from the capital as soon as possible and become a carefree prince in his fiefdom.
As for that Miss Chen, he'll take good care of her!
Qin Jinzhi took a sip of tea. "Once this turmoil has passed, I will ask His Majesty to officiate your wedding."
Xiao Zhen nodded repeatedly, "Then thank you very much, Princess. No, I should call you Princess now. If there is nothing else to tell you, I will take my leave."
After he left, Qin Jinzhi called for a carriage and went to the palace.
The guards at the gate immediately ordered the palanquin to be brought upon seeing the carriage of the Prince of Zhenbei.
As soon as Qin Jinzhi got out of the car, he immediately went to greet her.
"Your subordinate extends his congratulations to the princess!"
Qin Jinzhi looked at the prepared palanquin and smiled, "Reward me!"
Yun Que stepped forward and gave the guard a silver ingot.
They then followed the carriage back to the Prince's Palace.
The imperial carriage went directly to Consort Shu's palace.
Du Zhong and the Seventh Prince are both imprisoned now.
Consort Shu is utterly haggard after failing to gain an audience with His Majesty today.
Just then, a palace maid ran over and exclaimed, "Your Highness, Princess Jinzhi has arrived!"
Qin Jinzhi?
What is she doing here?!
The palanquin was stopped in the courtyard.
Qin Jinzhi remained seated in the palanquin and did not dismount.
Consort Shu walked out of her palace and saw Qin Jinzhi sitting calmly on the palanquin.
"What brings Princess Jinzhi here?"
Qin Jinzhi smiled, "Consort Shu looks so haggard, is it because you are worried about your father and the Seventh Prince?"
Consort Shu looked at Qin Jinzhi with hatred in her eyes. If it weren't for her, her father and son would not have suffered such a calamity.
Qin Jinzhi narrowed her eyes, "This princess is kind-hearted and knows you have this worry, so I specially sent you a solution."
Consort Shu frowned. "What do you mean?"
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "Your Du family is facing this calamity. Considering that you bore children for my grandfather, Du Zhong, you can save one of them, Du Zhong or the Seventh Prince."
Consort Shu asked with a grim expression, "And what about the other person?"
Qin Jinzhi's smile widened, "Of course, one must pay the price for what one has done."
Consort Shu laughed angrily, "Even if His Majesty favors you, you are still just a princess. How dare you interfere in politics!"
Qin Jinzhi smiled and looked at Consort Shu, "I gave the Seventh Prince the same choice. Guess, will he choose himself or his elderly grandfather?"
Consort Shu was taken aback. "Aren't you afraid I'll tell His Majesty?"
Qin Jinzhi laughed loudly, "This princess will leave the palace at 5 PM. Consort Shu, I'll be waiting for your news."
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