One day, after the snow had cleared, most of the snow on the roof tiles had melted. The weather was even colder than when it was snowing. Geng Qi stood in the courtyard, holding a hand warmer, gazing at the clear blue sky.
Ever since his identity was revealed, there has been no quiet commotion in this villa.
The Crown Prince's supporters learned of his existence and tried every means to eliminate him to clear the way for the Crown Prince, while other members of the royal family were trying to rescue him and hoped that he would report his plight to the Emperor!
Chaos reigned in the court as ambitious figures, long dormant, resurfaced. The Crown Prince ruthlessly suppressed them, sparing not even several veteran ministers. Some secretly speculated that even if the Crown Prince were to ascend the throne, he would surely become a tyrant!
Therefore, most people in the court reached a consensus on the matter of deposing the crown prince, and Prince Zhan was implicated because he protected the crown prince.
When Geng Qi received the news, Prince Zhan was already surrounded by the Imperial Guards and on the verge of death.
"Prince Zhan has just repelled the foreign enemies on the border and is a meritorious official of the Western Rong Kingdom. On what grounds did the Imperial Guards surround Prince Zhan's residence?"
Queyan, having somehow learned the whole story, said, "His Highness Prince Zhan suddenly went into a qi deviation while practicing in his room, going berserk and injuring many people. The Imperial Guards went to rescue him."
"Going astray in cultivation?"
"yes."
Geng Qi frowned.
This scenario seems to have some similarities with reality!
He immediately declared, "Prepare the horses, I'm going to the Prince Zhan's residence!"
"But young master, there are many people watching outside the villa right now. It would be very dangerous to go out at this time..."
"Don't worry, nothing will happen!" With that, the person started walking out.
Queyan hurriedly followed, but was forcibly left outside the gate and could only watch helplessly as the young master rode away. She hurriedly ordered someone to go to the palace to inform His Highness the Crown Prince.
Geng Qi had already suspected that Qing Han's demonic possession was not an accident. Jie Beiying's massacre of Zhan Wang's mansion was so commotion, yet no Imperial Guards came to his aid, which was already very strange. Now it seems that Emperor Mingde also played a part in Qing Han's demonic possession!
In the illusion, Zhan Wang only spoke up for his nephew. Although he had military merits, he was not so much a threat to the emperor. Even so, Emperor Mingde was able to take action against him. In reality, Qing Han was exceptionally talented and had the support of the people. How could Emperor Mingde tolerate him?
Thinking all the way, Geng Qi rode his horse from the villa toward the Zhan Prince's Mansion. Before he even reached the gate, he saw the Imperial Guards surrounding the mansion. He could hear the sounds of clashing swords coming from inside. Geng Qi didn't dare to delay. Using his horse for leverage, he lightly jumped up and, before the Imperial Guards could react, he stepped on their heads and leaped over the mansion's wall.
A battle was raging in the Prince's mansion, with more than a dozen corpses lying haphazardly on the ground. Blood stained the front yard. To Geng Qi's surprise, the two sides fighting were actually "their own people" in the Prince's mansion!
At this moment, Prince Zhan was covered in blood and surrounded by the guards of Prince Zhan's mansion in the main courtyard.
The face was quite different from what he remembered. The Qinghan in the illusion was over thirty years old, much taller and more mature than the boy in reality. But no matter how different he was, he was still the same. Geng Qi could recognize him at a glance. Seeing that a sword was about to pierce Zhan Wang's chest, his eyes narrowed slightly. He bent down, picked up a sword from the corpse at his feet, threw it, and it pierced the heart of a soldier.
With light steps, he arrived in front of the person who had gone mad in a moment.
Such speed was astonishing, and everyone took a few steps back in a defensive posture. The leader stepped forward and asked, "Who dares to trespass into the Prince's residence?"
Geng Qi sneered: "I should be the one to ask you that question. Who dared to mobilize the Prince's guards without authorization and carry out such a vicious attack on Prince Zhan?"
The person who can mobilize the palace troops must have a very close relationship with Prince Zhan!
But Geng Qi had never seen this person in Sangzhong City!
The man said, "King Zhan has gone mad and no longer recognizes his own family. We are here on the Emperor's orders to capture him."
Geng Qi's eyes darkened. What capture? He had just witnessed an execution!
Qinghan was indeed out of his mind, unable to distinguish friend from foe. He attacked him from behind, but Gengqi dodged to the side and quickly struck several acupoints to subdue him.
He moved with lightning speed. Even the combined might of dozens of guards couldn't subdue Prince Zhan, who was suppressed in a single move. Geng Qi laid Qing Han down on the ground before getting up and asking, "Who are you?"
The man was wary of him and said directly, "I am the consort personally chosen by Princess Liancheng."
Who is Princess Liancheng?
Upon hearing this, the prince consort's eyes widened, seemingly quite surprised that he didn't even recognize Princess Liancheng!
Geng Qi did not know him, and he was not the one being asked.
The system said:
Upon learning the man's identity, Geng Qi immediately felt contempt.
Turns out he's a gold digger!
It's likely that they were all wiped out by Xie Beiying a hundred years ago, and he's never actually met this person.
No wonder Xie Beiying massacred the Zhan Prince's mansion; these people truly deserved to die!
A murderous glint flashed in his eyes, which he quickly concealed. He turned and helped the unconscious Qing Han to his feet, saying, "Prince Zhan is out of danger. You can go and report back to the Emperor."
He said he was going to take the person away, but the prince consort was startled and quickly stopped him: "Wait, you can't take the person away!"
Geng Qi said, "Who said I was going to take him away? He needs to rest now, I'll just help him back."
"..."
The prince consort frowned. His orders were to take this opportunity to eliminate Prince Zhan!
Seeing that he refused to give way, Geng Qi smiled and said, "Is your goal not to prevent Zhan Wang from going mad with qi, but to kill him?"
"You...you're talking nonsense!"
"That's good. I'll take them with me. Otherwise, if the King of Zhan goes berserk and kills so many people, a few of you won't make a difference."
"you……"
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