flstandardbreds Chapter 318: Comeback against the Wind
Chapter 318: Comeback against the Wind
Yingxue and Xunmei's expressions froze. They knew that the young lady was smart, but they didn't expect that she could guess their identities so immediately.
"Miss."
"That's right!" Shang Ruoyi looked at them and whispered, "But I really want to know what kind of hatred there is between the Dingguo Palace and you. Can you explain it to me?"
Yingxue and Xunmei looked at each other and said, "Miss, you have been very kind to us two sisters and have never treated us as servants. We sisters are grateful. The vengeance of exterminating our family is a grudge between us and the Dingguo Palace, and it will not be counted on you, Miss."
"So, you've been lurking around me for so long, but you've never done anything to me."
Yingxue nodded: "It was you, Chiyu Villa, who ordered Aunt Zhao to poison and take Aunt Zhao and the other two away?"
They nodded: "Exactly."
"What happened back then?"
"The Ling family is the best embroidery shop in Jiangnan, and there are hundreds of embroiderers alone. Xunmei and I are the servants of the Ling family. My parents are servants who have signed a death contract in the mansion. Back then, the Ling family offended the Dingguo Palace in some way. In just one night, hundreds of people in the Ling family died tragically, and even the babies in their cradles were not spared. Xunmei and I were sent to serve the concubine outside that day. When we came back the next day, we saw the tragic scene in the mansion. The blood flowed like a river. It was miserable. When I went to look for my father and mother, I found their bodies and the bodies of my younger brother. My younger brother was only four years old! At their feet, there was a black token with the word "Ding" clearly written on it. And according to the young master, there was more than one token at the scene. Looking at the wounds on their bodies, they were all injured by sharp blades. I dare to ask the prince's wife, who else in the entire Tianshun can destroy the entire family overnight except the Dingguo Palace?"
Shang Ruoyi smiled when she heard this and said, "With just a token, can you be sure that it was the Dingguo Palace that committed this murder? How do you know it's not a frame-up?"
"Miss, you don't know that this token is made of black iron. Black iron is precious and hard to come by. In the whole Tianshun, I have only heard that the Dingwang Palace once had a piece of black iron, and used it to make several tokens. So, who else could have destroyed the Ling family except the Dingwang Palace?"
"It's just black iron. There's more than one piece in the world. How can it be so rare? Moreover, if what you said is true, this token is so precious, it must be kept close to the body. How could it fall in such a conspicuous place so easily? And there are more than one piece. It's such an obvious frame-up. I don't know what the stupid Ling Feng is thinking."
After hearing Shang Ruoyi's words, the Yingxue sisters were slightly shocked.
Could it be that they have hated the wrong person all these years?
No, it's impossible! Absolutely impossible!
I kept telling myself in my heart that this was absolutely not true, but my subconscious mind believed what Shang Ruoyi said.
"Miss, we..."
Just then, there was a flame outside the yard and an unpleasant smell drifted over.
"Princess, it's bad. They poured kerosene outside." Yuntian said in a cold voice.
It seems that they plan to attack by force.
"Princess, should we bring Prince Qi and Princess Shuyang out?"
Shang Ruoyi shook her head and said in a deep voice: "I think that general Wang Zheng didn't want his master to live."
“You mean…”
"That's right." Shang Ruoyi snorted coldly: "The King of Qi has great power in southern Xinjiang and will definitely be suspected by the emperor. Now is the best opportunity to cut the grass and root it out." If the King of Qi died here, it would give southern Xinjiang a reason to send troops to Tianshun. The Southern Xinjiang Emperor's move killed two birds with one stone. It was really brilliant.
"Princess, what should we do now?"
"If an enemy comes, we will fight him; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth." Shang Ruoyi looked at Yuntian and said, "Since the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang wants him dead, we will let him live. He wants to use this fire to burn everyone to death? He is dreaming."
She came to the room where the King of Qi was imprisoned and said with a smile: "My Lord, it seems that you have offended many people!"
The King of Qi felt severe pain all over his body. He looked up and saw that it was Shang Ruoyi. He looked back inconspicuously with a slight frown on his face.
Who rescued them?
Why is it her?
"Who is the prince looking for?" She looked behind herself and suddenly said, "The prince is looking for that maid!"
Hearing her say this, the King of Qi couldn't help but feel depressed. It seemed that he was exposed: "You know everything?"
"The prince is really a man of few secrets. He even has spies around me."
"Humph, so what? Didn't you find me out after all?" The King of Qi laughed at himself and said, "It seems that I can't escape this fate."
Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "My Lord, I had no intention of taking your life. That was true before, and it is still true now."
"Oh, ridiculous, you don't want to take my life, so what are you doing now?"
"Although I have imprisoned you here, I have not tortured you, nor have I done anything to harm your lives. But now, someone really wants to take your life."
Upon hearing this, the King of Qi frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Your Highness's subordinates are pouring kerosene outside right now, trying to burn everyone in this mansion to death. They clearly know that you are in my hands, but they still want to do this. Why do you think it is?"
The King of Qi frowned even deeper. At his age, he was accustomed to all kinds of conspiracies and intrigues. In just a moment, he understood what she meant.
"You mean, my men want my life?"
"Not only that." She found a chair in the room and sat down, her tone light but with an unquestionable firmness: "Besides your subordinates who want to replace you, is there anyone else in Southern Xinjiang who wishes you would die here?"
The King of Qi was shocked and said, Your Majesty, it is Your Majesty.
Apart from him, who else can control Wang Zheng?
He looked at Shang Ruoyi with an even deeper gaze. This woman was indeed extraordinary. She analyzed the situation so thoroughly that even he could only think clearly after her advice.
"What are you telling me for?"
"Your Highness, do you want to make a comeback?" Shang Ruoyi curled her lips slightly, and a dark light flashed in her beautiful eyes.
"What do you want to do?"
At this time, the soldiers outside the courtyard were pouring kerosene, and a young general stepped forward and said, "General, if we do this, what will happen to the prince? We haven't rescued the prince yet. If the people in Dingguo Palace are forced into a corner, they might attack the prince and the princess."
Wang Zheng heard this, a trace of triumphant smile flashed across his eyes, take action? It is better to take action, your majesty did not want the King of Qi to return alive.
Although he thought so in his heart, he pretended to be worried and said: "If we don't teach them a lesson, they really don't take us seriously. The face of my southern Xinjiang has been trampled underfoot. If we continue to be indifferent, it will really become a joke."