"What can you gain by taking refuge in the prince?" Cang Qiao looked at him coldly.
He has known Qin Yuchen for more than ten years. They have known each other since he was a mere section chief of the East Factory.
However, he received an investigation report on Qin Yuchen a few days ago, which actually allowed him to see that Qin Yuchen had changed since he went to garrison in the three provinces in the southwest.
Nowadays, many of the guard posts under the jurisdiction of Dongchang in the three provinces of southwest China have been replaced by the prince's people.
"What do you get?" Qin Yuchen looked at him with complex and sarcastic eyes: "At least I won't get a lord who will help me with my life, but only thinks about women."
Cang Qiao looked at him with a cold expression: "Is this the reason why you started betraying me five years ago?"
When Qin Yuchen heard the word five years ago, he suddenly sneered: "Am I betraying you? Cang Qiao, five years ago, I advised you not to wipe the butt of a woman like Ming Lanruo who only does stupid things!"
"She doesn't have you in her heart at all. Have you listened to my advice? My brother, who has lived and died for you, is nothing in your eyes!"
Cang Qiao said nothing, but looked at him with an unpredictable expression.
"I liked Yun Ni at the beginning, but she only had you in her heart, even though you were just a eunuch." Qin Yu chuckled.
He sneered: "But that person is you, the lord I have respected and assisted since I was a boy, so I am willing to fulfill it."
Cang Qiao hugged her chest, narrowed her eyes and said coldly: "Don't tell me that you were trying to defend Yun Ni and risked your life to save her for this reason."
"Oh, that's right, it's just a woman. I can sleep with another woman just as well. How can a man be obsessed with the love between his children?" Qin Yu chuckled.
He looked at Cang Qiao with cold eyes: "But Cang Qiao, if you are always the ruthless lord I saw, who is bent on climbing up and making everyone surrender, I can give you all my women."
"Unfortunately, you are not. When I found out that you are still irrational for women, I felt that I was a fool before. What the hell did I allegiance and believe in?"
He believes in a true king, not a stupid eunuch who is obsessed with women!
"Disappointment is accumulated little by little. If you don't take my so-called brother seriously and use your power time and time again to protect that woman who is clearly using you, why should I be loyal to you?"
Cang Qiao narrowed her eyes: "So..."
"So, I figured it out, all you can give me is the position of commander of the North and South Town Fusi, and that's as good as it gets!"
"Prince General Xiang Ning has the guts. You are just taking advantage of the convenience of the eunuch's personal attendant to make the old emperor favor you. Then why can't I support the new king to ascend the throne and sit in your position?"
Qin Yuchen said coldly, with a cold light dancing in his eyes——
"You, a eunuch, can be the emperor behind the Ming Dynasty and control the puppet emperor. Why can't I be the nine thousand years old?"
"Yes, of course you can. Who doesn't love glory and wealth?" Cang Qiao looked at him condescendingly, with a cold expression——
"You can be the emperor if you want, as long as you can afford the price."
Everything a person can gain comes at a price.
Qin Yuchen's shoulder was bleeding profusely. He covered his shoulder, looked at Cang Qiao, and suddenly laughed with a little hatred!
"The price? In your eyes, everything I have paid is nothing. You want to kill me or chop me into pieces, it's up to you. I am willing to admit defeat!"
Cang Qiao looked at him with a cold expression: "There are very few people alive who can follow me from more than ten years ago to where I am today. I thought I could kill one less person."
He paused and suddenly chuckled: "I want power just to protect the people I care about. If I can't even protect the people I want to protect, why do I need this power? You... were also the people I wanted to protect.
The one who lives."
This was almost the longest sentence he said tonight.
Qin Yuchen's face was pale, his eyes moved slightly, and then he sneered: "What's the use of talking about this now? Will you let me live? Are you such a person who values love and justice..."
Cang Qiao interrupted him calmly: "Qin Yuchen, you don't have to play tricks, you and I are both Dongchang people who lick blood from the edge of a knife."
He said calmly: "In Dongchang, things like friendship are rarer than ordinary people, but once there is, betrayal will never be tolerated. Betrayal means that someone will definitely die between you and me, so..."
He drew his bow with his backhand, nocked an arrow and pointed it at Qin Yuchen, his eyes deep and cold: "I will personally send you on your way to fulfill your wish. We have known each other for many years."
Qin Yuchen looked at Cang Qiao with dark eyes, suddenly pointed at the center of his eyebrows, and smiled——
"Okay, shoot here, Cang Qiao, let me see that the ruthless young captain whom I once admired with all my heart has lived up to my loyalty to you."
Cang Qiao slowly lowered his eyes, but the sharp arrow in his hand suddenly shot out——
"bass!"
Murderous aura pierced the air, and the harsh "squeaking" sound of broken skulls also sounded.
An arrow pierced the opponent's head.
Blood spattered on the ground, and Qin Yuchen's eyes were stained red with his own blood, and his pupils were dilated.
"Ha...as expected...you..." His expression showed a bit of strange sadness and ridicule, and he slowly exhaled a hoarse breath, and no longer breathed.
At midnight in the summer, in the sweltering heat, the patter of raindrops fell, splashing dust and washing away the blood on the ground.
Lao He appeared from the darkness holding an umbrella. Just now Qiantose Master said that he would personally handle Qin Yuchen's matter and asked everyone to move away.
Cang Qiao handed him the heavy bow and asked calmly: "Have the Jinyi Guards in the three southwestern provinces been dealt with completely?"
Lao He nodded: "That's almost it."
At the same time, he signaled to others to immediately dispose of Qin Yuchen's body.
Qin Yuchen could betray his master, so naturally someone could betray him. Qin Yuchen controlled all the power of Dongchang and Jinyiwei in the three southwestern provinces far beyond his imagination.
Cang Qiao nodded lightly: "Well, not a single one of Qin Yuchen and the prince's people will be left behind."
Either you don't do something, or you do it completely, leaving no consequences.
"Yes." Lao He nodded.
He hesitated for a moment and tried to choose a suitable wording: "Master, you don't have to be too sad. People's hearts are fickle. These people... are blind and don't know the true body of a dragon."
Some people only see the glory of Mr. Chitose, but fail to see the price he paid.
Cang Qiao chuckled lightly, with cold eyes: "Lao He, you don't have to worry, I still treat people with no suspicion, and don't trust others. I have been in Dongchang for so many years, and I haven't seen anything."
He paused and whispered: "When I was young, I read history books. The book said that within twenty years of the founding of the country, the founder of the country killed all the brothers who conquered the world with him. I used to think that a cunning rabbit would be eaten by a lackey. He was too cruel. Now,
It's not time for me to kill the cunning rabbit and let the lackeys cook me... but I've taken this step first."
Lao He's expression was complicated: "Master, the road to imperial power you are taking has always been one of conspiracy and intrigue accompanied by betrayal and killing."
"So, you don't have to worry. I'm just feeling a little emotional. It's getting late. You go back to Dongchang first. Give me the umbrella. I'm going somewhere else."
Cang Qiao said calmly.
Lao He nodded and didn't give much advice. With the eldest lady of the Ming family here, my condition has become much more stable and she can take good care of my master.
…
In the dark night, Cang Qiao held an umbrella and walked calmly and slowly on the deserted streets where the rain was flowing. His robe and cloak were stained with mud.
He softly hummed a strange and cold ditty: "It turns out that the colorful flowers are blooming all over the place, but they all end up in ruins like this... All the things in this way end up in ruins."
The originally melodious Kun Opera was sung to a cold, sharp tune, like a funeral song.
…
Ming Lanruo was in the room, telling stories to Xiao Xi and coaxing the little one to fall asleep.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Ming Lanruo was stunned. Who would knock on the door of her room at this time? Jing Ming, Chun He and the maids below did not respond at all.
She thought for a moment, got up, checked her robe, held the lamp and opened the door.
There was a tall figure standing outside the door, his robe was half wet, and the corners of his robe were stained with mud.
She raised her face, and sure enough, it was him.
Cang Qiao's face was calm and pale, and he smiled: "Ruoruo, it's late today, please take me in for the night."
