Ling Yutong paused for a moment before continuing to grind the medicine residue.
Her tone was ordinary: "I have been familiar with these things for a long time, but I don't show them deliberately. It's normal for you not to know."
Qi Yan raised his eyes, but did not nod or respond.
Ling Yutong suddenly felt a little nervous. This was the first time she had lied in front of Qi Yan.
But there were some things that she couldn't explain clearly, so she could only try her best to hold her jaw tight, and her hand movements speeded up unconsciously, trying to quickly make a powder to divert Qi Yan's attention.
Her movements all fell into Qi Yan's eyes. His eyes darkened slightly, and he could tell with just one glance that she was not telling the truth.
He frowned, hiding doubts in his heart, but did not show it. Looking at the scars on her face, he finally chose to whisper and drop the topic.
There is no need to get to the bottom of some things. He just needs to know that they are on the same page and their common long-cherished wish is to protect the Qi family.
The thing in Ling Yutong's hand also took shape after a while. It was powdered pills of various colors, exuding a light fragrance.
She stuffed several pills into his arms: "The gray ones can save lives, while the white ones can make people faint. You should carry them with you in case you need them in case of emergencies."
Qi Yan nodded and put it away directly.
Seeing that Ling Yutong was still busy with his head down, he was about to continue reading when his expression suddenly changed in the next moment.
"Stop continuing, someone is coming in this direction."
Ling Yutong was startled. The tips of her ears twitched and she heard the sound of footsteps. Without hesitation, she immediately ran to the two unconscious people in the hall and held some medicine residue under their noses.
Qi Yan also climbed out of the window and left as quickly as possible.
When the palace door was knocked, she patted Songyue gently and whispered: "Someone is coming, I will open the door."
Songyue vaguely heard a pleasant female voice. When she opened her eyes, she saw Miss Ling standing in front of the door. Outside the door was the Happy Father-in-law beside the Holy Sage.
Songyue was shocked, she actually fell asleep without knowing it?
At that moment, she hurried to Miss Ling's side and heard Eunuch Xifu say: "The last person who used darts to attack the palace was a dead member of a certain family. These people have all undergone extraordinary training, even if they have been severely tortured.
He also refused to open his mouth."
"Currently, these people have been handed over to Mr. Yan. I believe that with Mr. Yan's methods, they will be able to reveal some information."
Ling Yutong stopped, Yan Shilang, Yan Lishen. Is he the one who can open anyone's mouth?
Eunuch Xifu continued: "There is also the handwriting. I have compared all of them, and they overlap with many of the books that General Qi usually uses. But there are no missing characters in those books."
Ling Yutong frowned: "But the number of books is low? Someone is playing tricks, he can't leave the evidence so obvious, can he?"
Eunuch Xi Luck nodded: "That's the truth, so I followed the clues and discovered that the young man's books have been registered. The Holy One has sent someone to find out who is currently holding these books."
"Who?" Ling Yutong's eyes were a little anxious.
"These books are all in the hands of one person, and this person is the deputy general beside General Qi. This time he went with the army to the border."
"Because General Qi was suspected of rebelling against the party, all the lieutenants following him were ordered by the Holy Emperor to be sent back to Beijing for interrogation. Marquis Anan rushed to the border area to take over the leadership of the army."
"Not long after, the deputy general arrives in Beijing and can continue the interrogation."
Lieutenant General...
Ling Yutong's heart trembled when he heard it, but when he thought about it, who could get close to the general?
And the decision made by the Holy Master also surprised her. Marquis Annan? Is it that Marquis Annan?
Back then, the Holy Emperor and the Marquis of Annan...
She pursed her lower lip and stopped her racing thoughts in time. What happened to An Nanhou was none of her business for the time being, but now...
She looked straight at Eunuch Xifu: "Eunuch, that letter is key evidence. Now that it has been proven to be false by our own hands, does that mean that the rebellion was fabricated out of thin air and someone deliberately framed it?"
"The Qi family is full of loyal people. We have replaced people to garrison in the border area. The deputy general has returned to Beijing for interrogation. Then...where is the general's body? I wonder if there is an order from the Holy One to let the general's body return home?"
"this……"
Father Happy was in trouble for a moment when he was asked.
He looked into Ling Yutong's extraordinarily persistent eyes and sighed: "Miss Ling, that's not how this matter is discussed."
"What's the discussion?" Ling Yutong asked immediately.
"This matter cannot be easily settled by saying that the evidence may be false. Although the letter was complicated to make and the handwriting was glued on, Mr. Qi Yan personally stated that it was the general's handwriting."
"Although there is an unfamiliar handwriting, but...in addition to being framed by others, there is another way of thinking, which is to direct and act on your own."
As soon as Mr. Xifu finished speaking, Ling Yutong could not restrain his anger.
"What Qi Yan said is: just because the handwriting is there, it doesn't mean the content is there!"
"With such elaborate twists and turns, the general has been assisting the Holy One for many years. Does the Holy One not know the General's temperament?"
"The Holy One is so unwilling to give the general any trust, and would rather put the blame on the general because of a random letter?"
Songyue was startled by Ling Yutong's sudden burst of fierce momentum. She caught a glimpse of Father Xifu's disheveled expression and hurriedly stretched out her hand to pull him away.
But Ling Yutong avoided her hand and stared directly at Eunuch Xifu.
Eunuch Xifu was also filled with sorrow and could not tell. He hurriedly bowed and said in a low voice: "I am just a messenger. What I said is just a possibility. I didn't want to make Miss Ling angry."
"Miss Ling, please rest and wait for the news. I am still busy, so I will leave first."
As he said this, Eunuch Xi Luck winked at Songyue, meaning "Please hold me, I'm going for a walk."
Song Yue was helpless, she turned her head to look at Miss Ling's expression and sighed in her heart.
How could Miss Ling not know that Mr. Xifu was just a messenger, and this was just to remind others by getting angry.
No matter what General Qi said, he still had real achievements. The deputy general was about to return to Beijing. There was no reason to leave the body of the general in a distant border area.
This is unreasonable.
No matter how serious a sin is, it must be punished before it can be called a sin.
Songyue watched Ling Yutong slowly lower his head with a sad expression, and couldn't help but feel a twitch in his heart.
Miss Ling is just a teenage girl. When she encounters such a change, she has to keep her thorns in her body straight at all times to avoid being bullied and suppressed.
Thinking of the Holy Master's secret instructions, Songyue drooped her eyebrows and sighed silently, hoping that things would never get so bad, otherwise...
"Let's take a rest." Ling Yutong suddenly said.
She closed the palace door, went to the table, poured a cup of tea, and took a sip.
Before Songyue could respond, there was a sound from the palace door they had just closed.
Someone knocked on the door, and what I heard sounded like a woman.
"Is Miss Ling here? My mother-in-law is here to visit you. Can I meet you conveniently?"
"Convenient." Ling Yutong responded in a loud voice, stood up quickly, and quickly opened the door.
As soon as she heard that she was Concubine Xian, she knew she was Concubine Xian. When she opened the door and took a look, it turned out to be true.
The maid outside the door saluted her: "Miss Ling, my wife is in the hall next door. I invite you to see her."
Ling Yutong's eyes flashed. Concubine Xian saw her and Qi Yan as soon as she arrived. It seemed that it was because of the second prince's matter.
After she entered the palace and bowed, she heard Concubine Xian's gentle voice.
"Miss Ling, sit down quickly."
She looked up and saw Concubine Xian's slightly pale face, with tiredness in the corners of her eyes. She thought to herself that Concubine Xian might have come to them first after waking up from a fright. What she meant was...
Qi Yan said at this time: "Your Majesty looks tired, and she came to see us. I'm afraid it's because..."
Concubine Xian sighed: "Luo Yu is too naughty. I am here to make amends for him."
As soon as she said these words, Ling Yutong's heart sank. No matter what she did, Concubine Xian should not have such a low attitude toward them.
Before they could avoid Concubine Xian and lower her head, Concubine Xian ordered the people around her to bring out a thick stack of banknotes and a box.
When the box was opened, it was filled with soft and broken silver.
Ling Yutong was startled and subconsciously looked at Concubine Xian's expression.
Qi Yan also frowned slightly: "Empress, what do you mean?"
"After much thought, only gold, silver, and silk are the most useful to you now. Please don't refuse."
Concubine Xian smiled politely and gently.
Ling Yutong saw this and suppressed the urge to frown.