"I don't know, I don't know anything! Sobsobsob … mother, why did you do this?! "
"It was all my mother who told me to deliver the tea leaves. I don't know a thing! Let me go … no! Sobsob … "
"Mother, why did you do this? Why?"
… …
Han Ruoxue didn't dare to fight back, but kept dodging as she wailed like a child.
Mu Liuyue was like a shrew as she tugged at Han Ruoxue's clothes, pinching and beating her. The people around them all backed away, but in the midst of the chaos, Madame Li suddenly dodged Mu Qingwu and Chu Xifeng to claw at Grand Concubine Yi.
"Ahhh!"
Grand Concubine Yi screamed as Mu Qingwu and Chu Xifeng rushed over, but it was too late. Madame Li was only a step away from Grand Concubine Yi, but her claws were already on her neck. Her nails dug in, ready to end Grand Concubine Yi's life at any moment.
Grand Concubine Yi was so scared that her face turned white, her eyes wide as her entire body trembled. She didn't dare to move.
"All of you get out of the way, or else I'll kill her right now!" Madame Li said coldly. So what if Han Yunxi found her? It wasn't that easy to catch her.
Mu Qingwu and Chu Xifeng weren't willing to give up. They both gripped their swords, neither advancing nor retreating. At the same time, the guards lying in ambush appeared to surround them.
"All of you, back off!" Madame Li said Coldly as she increased the strength of her hands.
"Back off! Back off! All of you, back off! "Grand Concubine Yi shouted in fright. This was too frightening. If she wasn't careful, she'd be killed!
Nobody expected this to happen. Chu Xifeng and Mu Qingwu had no choice but to back off. Not only the guards, but even Han Yunxi and the rest of the onlookers backed off.
Only Han Ruoxue stood there in a daze, staring at her mother in disbelief.
Mu Qingwu's sword rested against her neck. "Madame Li, release Grand Concubine Yi, or else your daughter …"
However, before Mu Qingwu could finish his threat, Li Shi sneered, "Do whatever you want!"
Han Ruoxue was nothing more than a daughter she'd adopted to appease Han Congan. She wasn't her biological daughter. She'd been hiding in Tianning Country for so many years, carrying the heavy responsibility entrusted to her by her master. To her, children were nothing more than burdens.
To her, Han Ruoxue was just a tool. She didn't matter.
Han Ruoxue couldn't believe her ears and immediately burst into tears. Madam Li continued to speak coldly, "Everyone, step back!"
At his words, the cowardly Grand Concubine Yi immediately cried out in a sobbing voice, "Retreat! Do as she says. All of you, back off! "
Mu Qingwu and Chu Xifeng exchanged glances, both sullen to death. Still, they had no choice but to keep backing away.
Seeing everyone back off, Madame Li's eyes flashed sinisterly. She reached out with her other hand to pull Grand Concubine Yi closer, but it was then that a sword awn suddenly appeared in the air like a bolt of lightning, cutting down between Madame Li and Grand Concubine Yi like a hot knife through butter.
No one had expected this, not even Madam Li. Out of self-defense, she subconsciously retracted her hands!
But in that split second, Long Fei Ye appeared in the air and kicked her viciously with his long legs, sending her flying.
Madame Li wanted to use more poisons, but it was too late. Her entire body landed heavily on the ground, her organs in a mess as she spat out a mouthful of blood.
Chu Xifeng immediately threw the guards to surround her and pointed his sword at her, forcing Madame Li to stop moving. Long Fei Ye stood with his hands behind his back, his figure tall and slender. His black robes fluttered in the wind like a deity descending from the heavens as he slowly landed on the ground.
Everyone looked over in disbelief. In that instant, the world fell silent.
It was His Highness Duke of Qin!
His Highness Duke of Qin had arrived in person!
It wasn't clear how many women had fainted in the crowd, but Mu Liuyue was so entranced that she forgot everything else. She wished that time would stop at this moment. As long as she could see His Highness Duke of Qin, she'd be satisfied for the rest of her life!
He'd come as well.
Han Yunxi's taut nerves finally relaxed as she unconsciously revealed a happy smile. With Long Fei Ye here, she could set her mind at ease.
Long Fei Ye glanced at Han Yunxi before walking towards Grand Concubine Yi. "Erchen came late and frightened mufei."
The frightened Grand Concubine Yi calmed herself down and finally realized what had happened. Tears filled her eyes as she clutched her son's hand, trembling uncontrollably. She wanted to hide the fear in her heart, but couldn't.
Long Fei Ye lightly patted her shoulder. "It's fine now. Mufei, don't be afraid."
At this moment, the panicked Murong Wanru hurried over to embrace Grand Concubine Yi, comforting her in a low voice. "Mufei, it's fine now, it's fine. His Highness's here, so we're safe. Don't be scared, don't be scared!"
As soon as she was embraced, Grand Concubine Yi leaned into Murong Wanru's arms. She desperately needed a hug. She'd never encountered such a terrifying thing in her life. She'd almost lost her life!
"Mufei, don't be scared, don't be scared! In the future, we won't care about sister-in-law's affairs. They're too dangerous, "Murong Wanru took the chance to sow discord.
But this time, it had no effect.
Grand Concubine Yi was truly frightened. How could she care about Han Yunxi now? All she could think about was her own safety. She looked at Madame Li from a distance, frightened and flustered, ashamed and angry.
"Son, she's the true culprit behind the poisons. You have to punish her severely! No, you have to kill her to prevent future troubles! My Tianning capital can't tolerate people like her! "
Mu Qingwu and Chu Xifeng separately brought over Han Ruoxue and Madame Li. Han Ruoxue was like a walking corpse, tears streaming down her cheeks as she said nothing. Meanwhile, Madame Li was glaring at Long Fei Ye with eyes that seemed to be dripping with poison.
Long Fei Ye again. This guy had killed so many of her subordinates. If not for his interference, she'd have finished her mission long ago. She'd rather tear him to pieces!
Long Fei Ye looked disdainfully at Madame Li. In his eyes, Madame Li's hatred was nothing. Even if Han Yunxi hadn't discovered the poison today, he'd still make a move against Madame Li. He wouldn't allow any dangerous characters to exist.
Of course, Han Yunxi's performance had exceeded his expectations. She'd done a beautiful job, leaving him very satisfied.
He didn't even want to waste words with Madame Li. Coldly, he said, "The evidence is conclusive. Someone come, bring these two culprits to the justice courts to await trial!"
Bringing them to the justice courts was only a pretense. Madame Li and Han Ruoxue would both be sent to the Solitary Enclosure for secret interrogation. Long Fei Ye was going to interrogate the traitor.
But Madame Li suddenly broke into a cold laugh. "Duke of Qin, I urge you to release me immediately. Otherwise …"
As she spoke, she gave Grand Concubine Yi a meaningful look before continuing, "Otherwise, I promise your mufei won't live to see tomorrow's sun!"
Grand Concubine Yi's face turned black at her words. What did she mean?
"You don't have the skills!" Long Fei Ye said coldly.
"She's already been poisoned by my Poison Sect's secret poison!" Madame Li said, before shooting Grand Concubine Yi a disdainful look. "Old madam, do you feel an itch in your throat and neck? Do you want to cough?"
Grand Concubine Yi was so frightened that she forgot about her body's strange state. Hearing Madame Li's words, she really did feel it and grew anxious. "Feiye, this …"
"Send me to the city gates and I'll hand over the antidote. Otherwise, heheh …" Madame Li demanded arrogantly.
Long Fei Ye hated being threatened the most in his life. He ignored Madame Li's arrogance and said sternly, "Someone come, take her away!"
Grand Concubine Yi was intimidated by his words. Although she was anxious, she didn't dare to speak.
Chu Xifeng held Madame Li in place, but as soon as he turned around, his hands suddenly went numb. All of a sudden, he lost all strength. At the same time, Madame Li took out a dagger and aimed it at Han Yunxi, who was standing closest to her. Han Yunxi never thought that Madame Li could still struggle. She was so shocked that she forgot to dodge as the dagger drew closer.
"Ah …!"
She cried out as she shut her eyes. But as soon as she did, a trickle of warm blood splattered onto her face.
Was it her blood?
But she didn't seem to feel any pain.
Han Yunxi carefully opened her eyes and saw Madame Li standing in front of her, spitting up blood. She didn't move, the dagger in her hand less than five inches from her heart. Abruptly, Madame Li's grip loosened and the dagger fell to the ground.
Han Yunxi's gaze slowly shifted downwards, only to see an arrow piercing through Madame Li's stomach from behind. Long Fei Ye was standing right behind her, his cold eyes flashing with ruthlessness as if someone had touched his reverse scale. His rage soared to the skies.
Han Yunxi was too shocked. Madame Li was the leader of the Northern Li spies. If they interrogated her, they'd definitely find out a lot. She never expected Long Fei Ye to kill Madame Li. Was it because it was too dangerous and he made the choice in a moment of desperation, or because he was angry? But what was he angry about?
Madame Li slowly turned around and looked at Long Fei Ye in disbelief. "You … you …"
"Your lordship won't even give you a chance to commit suicide." Long Fei Ye replied arrogantly. After dealing with Madame Li, the other spies would be like a sheet of loose sand. How could he not handle them?
Madame Li spat out another mouthful of blood before laughing out loud. "Good, very good! You're worthy of being Tianning's Duke of Qin, worthy of being Qin Wangfei! Everyone knows that Tianning has the Duke of Qin, but not Emperor Tianhui. They only know that Qin Wangfei knows how to treat poisons, but they don't know that the true experts are those who know how to treat poisons! Hahaha … "
As she laughed and laughed, she collapsed to the ground and breathed her last.
Meanwhile, the entire scene was silent. Madame Li's words were still ringing in everyone's ears. Long Fei Ye's face was Cold and gloomy. Many of the nobles in the crowd wore unsightly expressions. Crown Prince Long Tianmo's face had even turned black.
Madame Li's words had raised the Duke of Qin to the skies and trampled Emperor Tianhui to the ground. If those words reached Emperor Tianhui's ears, what would happen?
Very soon, Grand Concubine Yi broke the silence. "This shrew spoke nonsense. She actually dared to sow discord between the Duke of Qin and His Majesty. It's too easy for her to die like this!"
Although she was dissatisfied with both the empress dowager and Emperor Tianhui in her heart and believed that the position of Emperor of the Nine and Five should belong to her son, the winner was king and the loser was in the wrong. Everything was set in stone now.
Emperor Tianhui was on guard against the Duke of Qin to begin with, but he couldn't stand such provocations!
This matter was so serious that Grand Concubine Yi even forgot about the poison in her body.
Still, Long Fei Ye only disdained Grand Concubine Yi's smoothing over the situation. His lips curved into a sneer that no one noticed as he ordered people to send Madame Li's corpse and Han Ruoxue away.
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