Chapter 126 The Seventh Prince is so attentive to another man's princess
Qin Huai stood guard before the coffin, his face pale, his aura stagnant and heavy with yin energy.
After a long while, his eyes finally twitched slightly upon hearing the butler's report.
When she turned to look at the butler, her eyes were filled with coldness and ruthlessness.
The steward was startled and quickly knelt down, saying, "It's...it's your old friend who came in through the secret passage. This old servant couldn't stop him."
"What else does he want with me?"
Qin Huai's face was filled with pain, resentment, and a strong sense of gloom.
"Tell him to get out."
"No, Your Highness!"
The steward, suppressing his fear, advised, "This man has too much dirt on His Highness; we can't completely turn against him now."
"Whatever, let him do whatever he wants."
Qin Huai sneered, "Anyway, no one will care about me anymore."
Seeing him like this, the steward was also filled with sorrow.
Just as he was about to offer some words of advice, an untimely voice suddenly broke through the doorway: "This doesn't seem like the Prince Lin I know. He's been completely crushed by such a small setback?"
The visitor was none other than Huyan Zheng.
Qin Huai looked at him coldly: "So you came all the way through the secret passage just to make sarcastic remarks?"
"How can this be called making sarcastic remarks?"
Hu Yanzheng stepped forward, grabbed Qin Huai's arm, and said earnestly, "We've known each other for so many years. We might not be friends, but we're allies. Although we had some unpleasantness recently, it's all in the past. I'm here tonight to discuss a different deal with you."
"Not interested."
Qin Huai withdrew his hand, looked at the quiet and beautiful woman in the coffin, and said in an extremely cold voice, "I have no more bargaining chips to trade with you. Go find someone else."
"Why not?"
Huyan Zheng said, "You might as well listen to it first."
As he spoke, he forcibly pulled Qin Huai away from the mourning hall.
Once outside, he spoke in a low voice: "Don't you want to seize power anymore? I can help you."
Qin Huai looked at him, but did not believe his words.
Previously, they had only made some "business" transactions, each getting what they needed.
At this moment, Hu Yanzheng's intention was clear: he wanted to interfere in their internal affairs.
How do you want to help me?
Qin Huai asked a question without changing his expression.
"Let me tell you a secret."
Huyan Zheng approached him and whispered a few mysterious words in his ear.
Upon hearing this, Qin Huai suddenly looked at Hu Yanzheng.
He looked surprised, but in reality, he wasn't too surprised.
Huyan Zheng laughed and said, "Don't look at me like that. If you want to be a filial son, you can have me arrested right now. If you want that position..."
He paused, his eyes filled with certainty, and said, "Work with me, and I guarantee your success."
What do you want?
Upon hearing Qin Huai's question, Hu Yanzheng assumed that his words had moved him.
"What I want is very simple: besides continuing our raw material business, I also want a woman."
"woman?"
Qin Huai asked suspiciously, "Who?"
"rest assured."
Huyan Zheng did not immediately tell him who the woman was, but only said, "At that time, it will only be a matter of a word from you, and it will not be a difficult matter."
Before Qin Huai could answer, a guard rushed in, reporting in a panic, "Your Highness, something terrible has happened! Prince Xiao has suddenly arrived and is already at the main gate."
Hu Yanzheng's expression changed.
He knew he was being watched and had to run.
"Think it over carefully, I'm leaving now."
After saying that, he quickly returned the way he came and left through the secret passage.
However, to their surprise, they also saw Qin Ye's men at the exit of the secret passage.
If he goes out directly, he will definitely be caught red-handed.
Huyan Zheng was furious.
Fortunately, they didn't know the exact entrance to the secret passage, so they could only guard it from here.
Let's see how long they can hold out as long as he doesn't go out.
Thus... Huyan Zheng was trapped in the secret passage.
There are tigers ahead and wolves behind.
However, the wolf and the tiger are the same person.
He really underestimated Prince Xiao.
Hu Yanzheng was trapped until dawn, and then until nightfall.
Qin Ye's people just wouldn't leave.
The third day was the day of Princess Lin's burial.
Having no other choice, Huyan Zheng had to return to the Prince of Lin's residence.
He ran out when there were the most people in the mansion. If someone saw him, he said that he had also come to pay his respects to the Princess Consort of Lin, which did not arouse any suspicion.
He never expected that there would be such an unexpected gain.
As soon as he arrived at the mourning hall, he saw Yun Si offering incense to the Princess Consort of Lin.
"What a coincidence?"
Having shaken off the gloom of the past two days, he walked over with light steps to greet her: "Miss Yun, we meet again."
Yun Si found his voice annoying.
"I'll say it again, please call me Princess Xiao."
"good."
Hu Yanzheng responded, still doing things his own way: "Miss Yun, where are you going later? I'll take you."
Yun Si really couldn't be bothered with him.
This person seems to be unable to understand human speech.
Saying another word to him is a waste of breath.
After paying her respects to Princess Lin, she turned and left.
Huyan Zheng hurriedly followed.
However, as soon as he stepped out, he bumped into Qin Ye.
"Seventh Prince, are you always so attentive to other people's princesses?"
Qin Ye's expression was calm, yet it carried an overwhelming sense of pressure.
Hu Yanzheng coughed lightly and said without changing his expression, "Miss Yun is my savior, so my attitude towards her is naturally different. I hope Prince Xiao will not mind."
"Miss Yun?"
"Hmm, doesn't she have the surname Yun?"
"Her surname is naturally Yun."
Qin Ye's eyes suddenly turned cold, and the air pressure around him dropped abruptly.
He didn't immediately lash out; instead, he chuckled very softly, a laugh laced with icy chill.
"Her surname is naturally Yun."
Qin Ye stepped forward slowly, subtly shielding Yun Si behind him, his gaze sweeping over Hu Yanzheng like a sharp blade.
"But at the same time, she is also Princess Xiao. If the Seventh Prince has a bad memory, I don't mind helping him get better."
After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Someone, invite the Seventh Prince to the Xiao Prince's residence for tea."
"What...what do you want to do?"
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Hu Yanzheng never expected that Qin Ye would dare to "take action" against him and forcibly take him back to the Xiao Prince's Mansion.
"Your Highness, you should think carefully about the consequences before you act!"
"The consequence is that if the Seventh Prince doesn't clearly explain today when he came to the Prince of Lin's residence, what he came for, and who can testify, then you and my Second Prince will both be in trouble."
Upon hearing this, Qin Huai stood before the coffin of the Princess Consort of Lin like a wooden stake, without the slightest reaction.
It seems that everything has nothing to do with him anymore.
Qin Ye glanced at him and said, "Second Brother, please accept my condolences."
After saying this, he had someone "invite" Huyan Zheng to leave the Prince Lin's residence.
As soon as we left the mansion, a light rain began to fall.
Soon, the funeral procession also came out carrying the coffin.
A little girl, about five years old and dressed in mourning clothes, chased after the coffin with tears in her eyes. She tripped and fell right at Yun Si's feet in front of the mansion gate.
Just as Yun Si was about to help her up, a woman ran out first and picked her up in her arms: "Princess, don't cry. Go back with your wet nurse, and your wet nurse will make you a clay doll."
The girl struggled desperately in her arms and cried loudly.
"No, I want my mother! I want my mother!"
The wet nurse disregarded her wishes and forcibly took her away.
As Yun Si watched this scene, her heart felt as if it had been violently clenched, leaving her feeling dull and somewhat uncomfortable.
The little girl's heart-wrenching cries pierced through the drizzling rain and struck the softest spot in Yun Si's heart.
She instinctively took a step forward, her fingers twitching slightly.
Watching the wet nurse almost roughly carry the little girl away, her small figure struggled, blurred, and finally disappeared into the mansion gate amidst the gray rain and the plain white mourning clothes.
She was so young, and she lost her mother.
"elder sister."
A-Wu gently tugged at her sleeve and called out worriedly, "Are you alright?"
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