"My lords, Your Highness invites you." Eunuch Dai flicked his fly whisk at the door, turned around and led the way.

The two of them walked straight to the bed in the innermost room, facing Qi Jinglin's silhouette through the curtain. There was no seat as usual, so the two of them stood side by side.

Is there someone else on the bed holding a knife to Qi Jinglin's neck? Otherwise, why can't he even show his face?

"Dade, please step aside first. Everyone should step aside." Qi Jinglin weakly ordered on the bed.

Eunuch Dai was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't want to leave, so he asked the other servants to retreat first, then slowly backed away, looking at the bed with uneasiness.

Qi Jinglin coughed, urging him.

Only then did Eunuch Dai retreat.

Yu Qingfeng and Pei Wuyan exchanged glances. Something was wrong with Dade. It was probably Gao Manpeng who sent him to monitor the prince.

Although he was the only one in the room, Pei Wuyan still couldn't go so far as to open the curtain directly.

Even when the two had a good personal relationship, Pei Wuyan couldn't do this, let alone now.

"Pei Qing said there is something else going on in Yao'er's case. Tell me what it is." Qi Jinglin was still listless.

"Your Highness, do you still remember the escort leader Qu Zhijie?" Pei Wuyan still maintained the neither humble nor overbearing attitude from the last meeting.

"Remember, you said that Qu Zhijie had been imprisoned for the shortest time and was in the best health, so he recovered first. Is there anything wrong with him?"

"In the final analysis, it was Qu Zhijie who was implicated. Qi Yao drew a portrait of me based on her description, but inadvertently painted Qu Zhijie's charm and said it. That's why Qi Yao chose the song

Zhijie is the target.”

"so what?"

"This is what I said." Pei Wuyan summed it up generously.

Qi Jinglin was so angry that he coughed, and finally there was emotion in his tone, and he said angrily: "Pei Wuyan, you are brave!"

"Your Highness, please calm down, but this is indeed something I have never mentioned to Your Highness before - inside information."

Pei Wuyan was serious, but the subtext was: I just lied to you. If I didn't lie to you, I wouldn't be able to see you at all. What do you want to do to me?

Qi Jinglin adjusted his breathing and calmed down, "Okay, Pei Wuyan, don't you have to see me? Tell me if you have anything else to say."

"What's going on with Cheng Minrong and Eunuch Wang? Is His Highness being threatened and placed under house arrest?" Pei Wuyan said bluntly.

Qi Jinglin snorted coldly, "Minrong confessed to me that she is from Qianji Pavilion. The master of Qianji Pavilion wears an iron mask and his identity is unknown, but he wants to assassinate me. Oh, by the way, Yu Sizhi said this

You should have known this a long time ago.

"Minrong fell in love with me and betrayed Qianji Pavilion. Even though he did not die under the Seven-Day Soul-Breaking Pill, he was hunted down as a traitor. In the East Palace, there are not only the tricks of Eunuch Gao, but also other killers sent by Qianji Pavilion lurking.

"A month ago, Min Rong was almost killed due to the killer's action. As a last resort, I had no choice but to ask the envoy of the Kingdom of Great Britain for help, and asked him to take Min Rong to a safe place to recuperate temporarily in the name of a marriage."

Sure enough, Cheng Minrong's marriage had another secret. Yu Qingfeng breathed a sigh of relief.

"What about the prince? How could his cough suddenly worsen?" Yu Qingfeng asked.

"Humph, the cough is getting worse. That's just an excuse to the outside world. The secret assassin lurking in the East Palace assassinated Min Rong. Wang Gonggong rescued him in time, but he was seriously injured. A few days after Min Rong left, Wang Eunuch still couldn't stand it.

Live and go..."

Qi Jinglin's voice was choked with sobs, but he quickly held it back and returned to normal.

"It's really hard for Your Highness."

Yu Qingfeng was quite sympathetic. Qi Jinglin had been having troubles recently: first, his sister died; then he broke up with his friend Pei Wuyan; then his beloved woman almost died, and in order to protect her, he had to separate from her; and finally, even

All the princes and princes close to him were dead. No wonder he became so angry that he fell ill.

"Your Highness, please express your condolences." Pei Wuyan finally felt moved and changed his cold tone.

Qi Jinglin lamented for a long time, "I plan to recuperate temporarily. When my body recovers, I will personally investigate the truth. From now on, I will no longer bother Mr. Pei."

Yu Qingfeng curled her lips, Qi Jinglin had gone through so much, and he was still angry with Pei Wuyan. This was different from what Pei Wuyan had speculated about Qi Jinglin. It was not like this anger could be dissipated in a month or two.

If they were true friends, how could they remain angry and remain silent after so many things happened?

"Your Highness, if you are able to investigate the death of the late Queen, if you can..."

"No need." Qi Jinglin interrupted Pei Wuyan and dismantled the steps that Pei Wuyan had built with his own hands.

Yu Qingfeng whispered to Qi Jinglin: "His Highness has suffered so much and is in a bad mood. Don't argue with him. Just give in."

Pei Wuyan was not used to Qi Jinglin at all, and he finally gave in, but the other party actually didn't appreciate it, and he couldn't get over it in terms of face.

"In this case," Pei Wuyan returned to his cold tone, "since His Highness is determined to draw a clear line with me, then to be fair, I have found out the identity of the Lord of the Dead Soldiers for His Highness, and His Highness should fulfill his promise to me.

promise."

Qi Jinglin reacted for a moment, and then his calm mood exploded again. He grabbed the curtain and pulled hard, wanting to rush off the bed immediately. However, because the movement was suddenly too violent, he felt dizzy, and he quickly calmed down to relieve himself.

Qi Jinglin, who had recovered slightly, showed half of his face with a scowl, "Pei Wuyan, you actually dare to bargain with me! You, you are really arrogant, presumptuous, presumptuous!"

Yu Qingfeng tugged on Pei Wuyan's sleeve, hoping that he would coax Qi Jinglin. She could see that Qi Jinglin was really angry, at least she had never seen Qi Jinglin look so angry.

However, Pei Wuyan was unmoved. He kept a straight face and bargained calmly, "Since Your Highness wants to draw a clear line with me and break off the relationship, it would be better if we don't owe each other anything."

Qi Jinglin kept coughing and was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Pei Wuyan continued to raise the fire, "Your Highness, you know what I want. As I said before, please ask Your Majesty for a decree to grant a marriage."

"Are you kidding me? Pei Wuyan, do you think this is just a matter of my words? Do you know Yu Sizhi's background?"

Pei Wuyan closed his eyes in pain, took a deep breath and then opened his eyes, "Your Highness, I am not from a noble background, so it is a perfect match for Yu Sizhi."

Yu Qingfeng's heart trembled.

Qi Jinglin snorted coldly, "Of course I understand, but you are now the Minister of Dali Temple, and your marriage must be a match."

"Your Highness is unwilling to fulfill his promise?" Pei Wuyan said aggressively.

Qi Jinglin sat back down and gradually calmed down, "Master Pei also failed to fulfill his promise to protect my sister, didn't he?"

Pei Wuyan snorted coldly and said with a helpless smile: "I thought that after such a long time, His Highness would be able to figure it out. I didn't expect that His Highness would persist in his persistence. I am fully aware of Princess Pingyao's matter. It turns out that we have different principles and do not work together."

"That's right, people with different paths can't work together!" Qi Jinglin reiterated.

"In that case, there is no need to say anything more. I will leave." Pei Wuyan took Yu Qingfeng's hand, turned around and left.

Yu Qingfeng pulled Pei Wuyan and said, "Goodbye, Your Highness has been hit one after another, why would you bother adding insult to injury now?"

"Didn't he think of asking me for help after being hit one after another? It shows my status in his heart. I am too naive. The prince and his ministers are just using each other. Above the high position, there is only power, how can there be friendship?"

After Pei Wuyan finished speaking, he glared fiercely at Qi Jinglin's silhouette on the bed.

This look from Pei Wuyan left Yu Qingfeng completely speechless, because Pei Wuyan's eyes were as cold as ice, as if the person over there had never been a friend, but a heinous enemy.

The two of them exited the dormitory and met Eunuch Dai who was waiting at the door.

"Master Pei, has His Highness...has there been any change in His Highness's condition?" Eunuch Dai asked worriedly.

Pei Wuyan kept walking and sent Eunuch Dai, "I would like to ask Eunuch Dai to tell His Highness that Dali Temple will never come to the East Palace to disturb you again."

After taking a few steps, Yu Qingfeng was about to mention Qi Jinglin to Pei Wuyan, when her eyes accidentally glanced at a dodging figure not far away. It was she who had attracted the young guard by hooking her little finger.

The reason why he was called here was because the little guard had evidence of her bribery, which could be used as a blackmail to get some more truth out of his mouth, truth free of charge.

By the way, take that piece of silver back.

Yu Qingfeng quickly walked to the rockery where the little guard was hiding.

Pei Wuyan walked and watched to avoid being followed and eavesdropped again.

"Yu Sizhi forgives me, Yu Sizhi forgives me, you deserve to die, you can't see Mount Tai..." The little guard knelt down, kowtowed repeatedly, and presented the ingot of silver with both hands.

Yu Qingfeng's eyes widened when she saw the money, not to mention it was her own money. Her own money had been returned to its original owner, and she would immediately reach out to get it back.

"You can keep the money, and you can avoid the crime of being blind and bribery," Pei Wuyan raised his hand and grabbed Yu Qingfeng's hand to stop her from getting her money back, and said to the kneeling guard, "On condition that you answer truthfully.

My problem."

The little guard raised his head, looked back and forth at Yu Qingfeng and Pei Wuyan in disbelief, and took back the money in his hand.

Yu Qingfeng pursed her lips, Pei Wuyan was really generous to others, he really didn't feel bad if it wasn't his money.

"Was there anything abnormal before the prince died of illness?" Pei Wuyan asked.

The little guard tilted his head and thought for a while, "Well, I'm just a little guard, and I don't see the princes often."

Pei Wuyan was disappointed, "What about other abnormalities? If you don't expect it, the money will be returned."

Yu Qingfeng's mouth turned into a grin, and she reached out again to ask for money.

When the little guard saw Yu Qingfeng reaching out, he quickly scratched his head and thought hard, "That, that, ah, I have it!"

"What's left?" Yu Qingfeng asked.

"One night before the prince died of illness, there was an assassin in the East Palace! At that time, Commander Xiao asked us to catch the assassin. I followed several elder brothers and chased him to the east gate. I saw an assassin with high martial arts flying over the wall and leaping over the wall!"

Yu Qingfeng and Pei Wuyan looked at each other, wondering, could this be the assassin Qi Jinglin said killed Cheng Minrong?

But that's wrong. According to the timeline, Cheng Minrong was assassinated by Qianji Pavilion's assassins one month ago, Cheng Minrong left with the envoy twenty days ago, and the prince died of illness half a month ago.

There was an assassin in the East Palace the day before the prince died of illness. Could it be that this assassin was going to kill the prince?

"That assassin was very abnormal. He knew Qinggong and flew away in one leap from the wall. But he left something behind. It should be said that the thing floated down from his body." The little guard pretended to be mysterious.

"What?" Yu Qingfeng intuitively felt that this thing must be the key.

The little guard pursed his lips and looked at Yu Qingfeng's purse expectantly.
Chapter completed!