Inside Xunyang City.

A quiet tea house.

Lin Qingqing was sitting on the second floor by the window, staring at the street not far away. She didn't know what she was thinking about, and her expression was a little solemn.

There was a sudden noise on the street not far away. Immediately afterwards, a column of fully armed soldiers appeared on the quiet and bustling street, rushing in from a distance.

The appearance of these soldiers immediately attracted the attention of many people. The people on the streets gave way, hiding under the eaves, pointing and talking.

The atmosphere in the city these days is tense, and everyone is used to it. They are just slightly curious, who else is going to be unlucky today!

While everyone was discussing, they saw a row of fully armed and armored soldiers approaching the tea house and heading straight upstairs.

In the teahouse, many people's expressions changed.

The people who were still talking loudly in the teahouse were all silent at this time and did not dare to breathe. Seeing the soldiers going upstairs, they all had ugly faces and trembled all over.

These days, there are such big things happening in the city, and they are often talking in public places, pointing fingers at the government and the prefect's office.

Many people have been arrested and imprisoned for this.

Did it happen again today?

While everyone was feeling uneasy, this group of soldiers quickly surrounded and controlled the entire teahouse. Then, a man who looked like a general stepped onto the second floor and approached the window seat.

By the window.

Lin Qingqing sat quietly, raised her eyes, and looked at the general approaching her indifferently.

Not unfamiliar.

When she and His Highness first arrived in Xunyang City, it was this general who greeted her in the city and took His Highness to the Prefect's Mansion.

What's your name...Wang Cheng?

A general under Wang Shiquan.

"Miss Lin, long time no see!"

Wang Cheng approached, and when he saw Lin Qingqing sitting at the table with a calm expression, his eyes were a little complicated. He took a deep breath and quickly concealed the emotions in his eyes.

"My lord, please invite me."

Lin Qingqing raised her eyes slightly, as if she had expected it, and said calmly: "What do you want from me, sir?"

Wang Cheng lowered his head and said calmly: "You will know when Miss Lin goes there... This subordinate is just passing on the message and does not know the inside story."

Lin Qingqing sneered as if contemptuously, stood up and walked towards the outside of the teahouse.

"Let's go."

Wang Cheng was startled for a moment, as if he didn't expect that she was so easy to talk to?

Naturally, he knew that the person in front of him was the most trusted confidant around Prince Lin, and he had a lot of power in his hands.

Today he was ordered to come and invite this girl into his residence. He originally thought that it would take a lot of talking, or even... a military confrontation.

Prince Lin died, and many people in the city now put the blame on the prefect's house. Although Wang Cheng didn't know the inside story, he vaguely guessed that the matter was probably closely related to the prefect.

He was well prepared for coming today, but he didn't expect that Miss Lin would be so cooperative?

For a moment, Wang Cheng felt a little strange in his heart.

disturbed?

Why does it feel like this Miss Lin has been waiting for him?

…

Prefect's Mansion.

The atmosphere in the dull lobby was tense.

This was not the first time that Lin Qingqing came to the Prefect's Mansion. As His Highness lived in the Prefect's Mansion for a period of time some time ago, she had already secretly investigated the layout of the Prefect's Mansion.

She didn't have much worries when she stepped into the prefect's mansion alone this time. Stepping into the lobby calmly, she saw the familiar figure sitting in the lobby at a glance.

Wang Shiquan.

Wang Shiquan, who was dressed in a gray robe, was sitting in the hall, his face expressionless, with a look of vicissitudes of life and a hint of fatigue.

Like a dying old man, there is an indescribable aura surrounding him.

"Sir, Miss Lin is here."

After Wang Cheng brought the people into the lobby, he stepped aside.

Wang Shiquan slowly raised his head and his eyes fell on Lin Qingqing. A sharp light flashed past. In just an instant, it disappeared again.

Nothing seems to have happened.

Lin Qingqing approached slowly, raising her eyes and staring at Wang Shiquan in front of her, her face expressionless and silent.

The cool breath carries a somewhat vague confrontational momentum.

At this moment, Lin Qingqing seemed to have the temperament of a paper kite in her body.

He was also cold, arrogant, and somewhat domineering, but he did not fall behind in the face of the Xunyang Prefect.

She didn't speak, as if she was confronting the prefect in silence.

Wang Cheng, who retreated to the corner, saw this scene, and a trace of astonishment flashed in his eyes.

This girl Lin didn't even show courtesy when she saw the prefect, and even looked at him with such offensive eyes. She...

Suddenly thinking of something, Wang Cheng's face changed slightly.

At the same time, Wang Shiquan was the first to speak: "Commander Lin?"

His tone was very calm, as if he didn't care at all about Lin Qingqing's rude offense to him, and he slowly said: "I haven't seen Commander Lin for a while, how are you doing?"

Lin Qingqing said calmly: "As long as the prefect cares about it, everything will be fine."

The tone seemed neither cold nor indifferent, but in fact it contained a bit of deep coldness and hostility.

Even Wang Chengdu heard it, and his expression changed even more. Are you trying to break up with the adults?

However, Wang Shiquan sighed softly and said, "I have been busy with government affairs recently and rarely pay attention to things in the city... I have heard rumors in the city in the past two days that something unexpected happened to His Royal Highness Prince Lin. I wonder if it is true?"

Lin Qingqing sneered in her heart and exposed it unabashedly: "Shouldn't the prefect know best whether it is true or not?"

Wang Shiquan frowned slightly: "Commander Lin, what do you mean by this?"

Lin Qingqing sneered even more, "Why do you pretend to be confused, sir?"

Wang Shiquan was silent for a moment.

It seems that you didn’t expect that the other party would be so naked and didn’t even pretend to be?

As expected of the subordinates of Prince Lin, his behavior style has been inherited.

There was a hint of anger in my heart, but it was quickly suppressed.

"I don't quite understand what Commander Lin said..."

Wang Shiquan was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice: "I know that Commander Lin may have some misunderstandings about me..."

"I am deeply saddened by the murder of His Royal Highness. I did not expect that such an appalling thing would happen within the territory under my jurisdiction. I am naturally responsible..."

"If you need my help, Commander Lin, just ask. I will definitely give an explanation to Commander Lin and King Lin!"

Wang Shiquan's face was full of seriousness and a bit of sadness, as if he was extremely sorry for the murder of Prince Lin Wang.

Lin Qingqing looked at this scene with cold eyes.

The acting is really good.

Pretending to be pretty good.

People who don't know the inside story may be deceived by his appearance.

Thinking of His Highness and Sister Zhiyuan almost losing their lives, and thinking of so many brothers and sisters who were tragically killed and seriously injured, Lin Qingqing's anger welled up in her heart, and her eyes became colder: "If the prefect calls me here today, it is just to act in this scene.

, that’s not necessary.”

Wang Shiquan's always gentle eyes finally changed slightly. He stared at Lin Qingqing and said solemnly: "What do you mean, Commander Lin, there is no room for maneuver in this matter?"

Lin Qingqing sneered: "Don't you have the answer in your mind, the governor?"

Wang Shiquan's face was extremely ugly. He knew that the worst result had finally come.

Taking a deep breath, he said in a deep voice: "I know that what happened to Prince Lin was an accident... No one wants this accident to happen, and I am very sorry for this..."

"If Commander Lin is willing, I can compensate you..."

However, before Wang Shiquan could finish speaking, he was coldly interrupted by Lin Qingqing: "Your Majesty, do you think our Highness will miss these things?"

Wang Shiquan was silent again.

yes!

compensate?

Will the Lin family be short of something like this?

Gold and silver? Authority and power? Or something else?
To be continued...