Tingchao Pavilion Lake.
The cold wind on the bridge at night was biting.
Wei Zhiyan walked in front, and Qin Ying followed behind.
Qin Ying dismissed the eunuchs, and the two walked to the center of the lake.
"Is this all your setup?"
Wei Zhiyan spoke first, straight to the point.
"Yes." Qin Ying did not intend to lie and admitted it generously.
Wei Zhiyan was furious on the spot and said sternly: "Qin Ying, how dare you use me!"
As she spoke, she glared at him with vicious eyes, just like when they first met at Huanzhang Academy. Wei Zhiyan's face was full of sarcasm and disdain, "You can even kill your own brother, are you a beast?"
Listening to Wei Zhiyan's harsh insults, Qin Ying had a blank expression and said lightly: "They want to kill me, I can only take action."
Hearing this, Wei Zhiyan was slightly stunned and murmured: "You mean, the assassination in Wutong Garden was done by the eldest prince and the eighth prince?"
Qin Ying said: "And the Wang family."
Wei Zhiyan's pretty face turned cold, "Since you know, why don't you tell the Han emperor, but use such a despicable method to harm people?"
Qin Ying said: "The witness was killed by them."
"This..."
Wei Zhiyan choked up, and then argued again: "Then you can't use me. Now my innocence has been ruined by you."
Qin Ying still looked indifferent, and said: "I saved you, so just consider it as a favor."
"You bastard!" Wei Zhiyan couldn't help but get angry, and slapped Qin Ying in the face.
He didn't hide.
Snap!
The slap sounded particularly crisp in the quiet night.
"I have always been a bastard." Qin Ying touched his left cheek and smiled: "I never said that I was a good person."
"You..." Wei Zhiyan gritted her teeth and raised her hand to slap again.
But this time, Qin Ying grabbed her hand.
"Princess Wei, stop it."
At this time, Lao Huang appeared from the darkness.
The old voice scared Wei Zhiyan all over.
She knew that this thin old man was extremely scary. Even if he was in the martial arts world, he was still a top figure.
"I thought you had changed your character, but you are still a bastard."
Wei Zhiyan pulled back her hand and shouted angrily.
"Why do you think I am a good person?" Qin Ying asked back without anger.
"Everyone in the world knows that the ninth prince of the Han Dynasty is a playboy and a dandy."
"Being a good person is too tiring. I have to face bad guys all day long and be kidnapped by morality. My ideal is to be a villain who is swaying in the spring breeze."
As soon as these words came out, Wei Zhiyan couldn't help but twitch her mouth.
What?
What does moral kidnapping mean?
And be a villain who is swaying in the spring breeze?
She didn't understand any of the words that Qin Ying said, but she always felt that it was not a good thing.
"We don't owe each other anything." Wei Zhiyan saw his smile, stamped her feet in anger, and left after saying a word.
She had cursed Qin Ying a hundred times in her heart.
Her impression of him had changed a lot.
Now he was back to his original form.
What a dog man.
But Qin Ying didn't know what she was thinking, and didn't care about it.
Turned around and told Lao Huang, "You go guard the prison door yourself, and no one is allowed to visit. Just wait until tomorrow morning, and I will make these three things pay for it."
Lao Huang said nothing and quietly disappeared into the darkness.
At this time, Feng Lidao appeared.
"Your Highness, you are a great idea."
He started to flatter.
"You did a good job. Stay in Tiefutu in the future and specialize in intelligence work."
Qin Ying knew that he was here to take credit, so he said directly.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Feng Lidao was grateful.
If it weren't for the medicine Feng Lidao gave, Qin Ying wouldn't have been able to proceed so smoothly.
He gave two bottles of medicine, one of which was actually a strong aphrodisiac.
Just a little bit would make the bull call for a few days.
If it was put in the wine, even a saint couldn't stand it.
Because it's not a poison, it's colorless and tasteless, and it can't be detected at all.
The other bottle is the antidote, which Qin Ying took in advance.
So he didn't have an attack after drinking.
Qin Ying sneered in his heart: "If it doesn't work openly, don't blame me for playing dirty tricks. Want to kill me? I'll kill you!"
"Your Highness, how do you deal with Xiao Lan'er?"
After hesitating for a moment, Feng Lidao asked tentatively.
Qin Ying said without hesitation: "If she is willing to stay in the palace, I will support her for the rest of her life. If she is not willing, then I will give her some money and send her back to her original place."
At this point, Qin Ying was silent for a while, and then continued:
"Don't tell her about Lu Asan, just say that her father is a minor official in the palace, and he is busy with official duties and is sent abroad, so he can't see her for the time being. This is a white lie."
Xiao Lan'er is innocent and naive, and Qin Ying doesn't want to destroy this beauty. If she knew that she had a father who was a killer, I don't know what kind of harm it would cause to her heart.
Feng Lidao stood up in awe, "Your Highness, I admire your kindness."
Qin Ying stopped talking, walked across the end of the bridge, and disappeared into the night.
That night.
Inside and outside the palace, undercurrents surged.
First, many ministers headed by Wang Mingsong went to the palace to meet the Han Emperor at night, but the result can be imagined. The angry Han Emperor directly gave them a cold shoulder.
Since the way of begging for mercy was not working, they wanted to visit the prisoner.
But Qin Ying had already anticipated their little thoughts. With the great god Lao Huang guarding, not even a ghost could get in.
Even a first-rank official, facing a martial arts master like Lao Huang, did not dare to confront him head-on, and could only return home in disgrace.
The next morning.
In the morning court, three people wearing prison uniforms and shackles and chains knelt in the center of the hall.
The three people had bruises on their faces, and they all stared at Qin Ying who was standing beside them with resentment.
They had a vague memory of what happened last night.
But they only remembered that Qin Ying came up and punched and kicked them, and that was a ruthless beating to death.
The Han emperor sat on the dragon throne, his face full of anger: "Look at you, two princes, a minister's son, who lost his morals after drinking. Tell me, how should I punish you!"
Hearing the emperor's furious voice, the three people on the ground couldn't stop shaking.
Wang Shifan was the first to be unable to bear it, and he kowtowed and begged for mercy, tears streaming down his face, "Your Majesty, please have mercy, please have mercy..."
He didn't remember what happened last night very clearly, he only knew that after three rounds of drinking, he felt hot all over, and there was a primitive impulse running through his body.
Everything that happened afterwards was like walking barefoot in the clouds, soft and floating.
Who knew that when he woke up, he found that he had made a big mistake.
Flirting with the princess of Wei... This, even his father couldn't stand it.
"Father, someone framed us." The eldest prince Qin Dang was not surprised even though he was wearing shackles.
The eighth prince Qin Zhou said loudly: "Father, please understand. Last night, my ninth brother invited us to drink. There must be something wrong with the wine. My eldest brother and I, as princes, should not get drunk and lose our morals."
"I have practiced martial arts since I was a child. I drink like water. I can't say that I can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, but I can drink a lot. It's impossible for me to get drunk with the wine last night. There must be something wrong with the wine. It was the ninth brother who framed me!"
Qin Dang cursed and glared at Qin Ying.
The Han Emperor looked at him and asked, "Ying'er, what's going on?"
Qin Ying stood up and said, "Father, I can prove that there is absolutely no problem with the wine."
"I drank as much as the two brothers did last night. If there was a problem, I would have been affected, but I'm fine."
"Asshole, you must have taken the antidote in advance! You turtle bastard!"
Qin Dang cursed, his eyes bloodshot. If he hadn't been tied up with shackles, he would have jumped up and bit Qin Ying to death.
Qin Ying glanced at him and sneered: "Brother, don't talk nonsense. I'm a turtle bastard, so what is father? How dare you insult the emperor!"
"You..." Qin Dang's voice choked, and he quickly looked at the Han Emperor to explain, "Father, this is not what I meant..."
"Enough! Nonsense!"
The Han Emperor shouted, and the dragon's might rolled.
The old face was full of anger.
"This old minister has objections."
Grand Tutor Wang Mingsong stood up and said: "This old minister believes that there must be something fishy about this matter and it should be investigated strictly."
As soon as this was said, many imperial censors, military generals, and university scholars spoke up, all of which were words of pleading.
These people were the factions behind the two princes and their supporters. How could they watch the two become prisoners?
At this time, Grand Tutor Chen Songtai also stood up, his old face full of righteousness, and he said loudly to the Han Emperor:
"Your Majesty, the two princes are of royal blood after all. This matter must not be arbitrary. The details of that night should be investigated clearly."
"Furthermore, the eunuchs and palace maids who saw this incident last night should be beheaded together to prevent the scandal from being leaked and humiliating the royal majesty."
Qin Ying did not object to the first half of his sentence, but the second half of his sentence gave Qin Ying a headache - this old man was a Grand Tutor, on an equal footing with Wang Mingsong, but why was he so murderous? He wants to chop people at any time.
And he wants to chop my subordinates, how can I tolerate this.
Before the Han emperor could speak, Qin Ying said first: "I think that the Grand Master's words are inappropriate. If you say that you will be silenced if you see what happened, then should I also be chopped off my head?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became tense.
Although the princes are of noble status, they do not have any official power.
But the Grand Master is called the Three Masters together with the Grand Tutor and the Grand Guardian.
A first-rank official, second only to the emperor.
Sometimes, even the emperor has to be courteous to the Three Masters.
The Ninth Prince actually talked back to the Grand Master in the court.
Chen Songtai glanced at Qin Ying. After winning the literary duel last time, he admired Qin Ying quite a bit. Therefore, he did not blame him, but said earnestly:
"Ninth Prince, for the dignity of the royal family and to preserve the reputation of the Princess of Wei, these measures are necessary."
"Those palace maids and eunuchs are just servants. There are as many as you want. Why bother?"
Hearing this, Qin Ying felt a little uncomfortable.
He couldn't control killing others, but he couldn't control killing his people.
After a moment of silence, Qin Ying continued: "If it is according to what the Grand Tutor said, then first behead the eldest brother, the eighth brother, and Wang Shifan."
"They not only witnessed the incident, but they were the instigators. For the dignity of the royal family, they must be beheaded!"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Shifan, who was kneeling on the ground, was frightened and fainted on the spot.
Qin Dang and Qin Zhou were both shocked. Why did he bring the knife to me?
They all cursed at Qin Ying.
"Old Nine, shut up, you bastard!"
"What did you say, you bastard? You want to chop me? Let me go, I'm going to beat him to death!"
Chen Songtai didn't expect Qin Ying to say that, and the angle was so tricky? This time it was his turn to be choked, his old face was ashen and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
Qin Ying saw this and laughed in his heart.
I just want to argue with you and kill you.
The old master is an upright person, thinking about the majesty of the court and the royal family. His starting point is good, but it's a bit too much, even a bit pedantic.
"I think so."
At this time, Song Henian, the dean of Huanzhang Academy, stood up and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether the palace maids and eunuchs are killed or not, as long as the Ninth Prince can control them and not let the servants talk nonsense."
"The most important thing now is how to deal with the two princes and the prince."
Song Henian is not only the dean of Huanzhang Academy, but also one of the three masters, Song Taibao.
What he said is very important.
After hearing this, Tai Shi Chen Songtai felt that it made sense, so he didn't continue to hold on and nodded.
And Qin Ying naturally gave up and didn't argue anymore.
"Then, my dear minister, what do you think should be done properly?"
The Han Emperor asked.
"I think we should invite the Princess of Wei to the palace and listen to her opinions. After all, it is my Han who is in the wrong this time."
Song Henian spoke with reason and evidence, which made the Han Emperor nod again and again.
The next moment, the chief eunuch Cao Wanchun raised his voice sharply and shouted: "Call the Princess of Wei and the envoys of Wei to the palace."