Feng Yuanchong looked at Lin Ziran. Although he had made it clear, his forbearing expression showed that he was not willing. Feng Yuanchong became more and more unhappy. Do you like him so much?

Unfortunately, Gu won’t allow it.

Feng Yuanchong suddenly let go of his hand and slowly said: “It’s good that you understand.”

Then, he turned and left.

Lin Ziran respectfully saw Feng Yuanchong off and only showed joy when he disappeared. He had never expected that the relationship between the top and bottom protagonists would progress so smoothly!

Great, great!

Lin Ziran’s appetite has improved recently, and he enjoys eating more.

Ever since Feng Yuanchong warned him that day, he would no longer always use him as a light bulb. It was great that he didn’t have to watch the door when his boss was playing around. Lin Ziran even stopped going to Qi Xuan’s place. After all, the boss had spoken, so he had to keep it in his heart even if he ‘loved’ him!

Being an Emperor is like this. He can do whatever he wants. He can deal with his love rival with just one order. As long as he wants, no one in the world can compete with him.

He can only ‘resign himself to part with what he treasures’.

However, Lin Ziran would not be so naive to think that Feng Yuanchong has fallen in love with Qi Xuan now. It is not so easy to get the true heart of the Emperor. Qi Xuan still has a long way to go, but at least Feng Yuanchong should be attracted to him. Love can also start with the face. He believes that Qi Xuan can win over Feng Yuanchong with his beauty and talent!

Lin Ziran has been relaxed and at ease for a rare few days.

Until he received a piece of information, he suddenly showed a toothache expression!

His subordinates investigated and found that the Minister of Rites Zheng Jitong had anti-government poems hidden in his home, implying that the current Emperor’s throne was not legitimate. This was a serious crime that would lead to the confiscation of the family’s property and extermination of the entire family!

This is a long story.

When the late Emperor was still alive, although Feng Yuanchong was born to the empress, he was not made the crown prince. The late Emperor loved the imperial concubine deeply and wanted to make the imperial concubine’s son the crown prince. So, the court was divided into two factions at that time. One faction supported the empress to force the late Emperor to make the legitimate son the crown prince, and the other faction supported the Emperor to make anyone the crown prince. Moreover, the imperial concubine’s son was also very outstanding. The two sides were evenly matched, and it was difficult to tell who was better.

It is difficult to describe the struggle process in a few words.

In short, finally on the eve of the establishment of the crown prince, the son of the imperial concubine died in an accidental fall from a horse, and the imperial concubine hanged herself due to excessive grief. The late Emperor loved the imperial concubine deeply, but soon, he became seriously ill and stayed on the sickbed. He never appointed a crown prince until his death… There was no legitimate heir. After a brutal battle, Feng Yuanchong, as the Empress’s son, relying on the powerful power of his relatives and his own scheming, successfully ascended the throne.

Three years after he ascended the throne, except for Feng Yuanji, who had been raised by the Empress since childhood and had a deep relationship with him, all his half siblings fell ill or died, leaving no one alive. Gradually, there were no more voices of disharmony in the court.

Because most of those who opposed him died at the hands of Li Ji.

This is why Li Ji has such a bad reputation in the capital.

Feng Yuanchong looks gentle and kind on the surface, but he is not a soft-hearted Emperor. Even though these things are described very briefly in the script, focusing only on the sadomasochistic love between him and the protagonist shou, Lin Ziran would never think that he is only good at romance.

He has been tricked by rubbish scripts more than once!

Maybe Feng Yuanchong kept Feng Yuanji because his mother was of humble origin and had long since died, posing no threat, and because he was helpful and obedient to him, so he kept this prince who posed no threat…

In short, Feng Yuanchong’s throne was not legitimate. He was afraid of rumors of killing his half siblings. Many people in the court were not really loyal to him. It can be seen from Li Ji’s raids on families and extermination of relatives in recent years that there were actually many people who secretly opposed him.

However, Feng Yuanchong has secured this position in recent years, and few people dare to mention many things in the past.

An official of the level of Minister Zheng was involved in such a matter. Even Li Ji had not encountered such a thing for a long time.

But if he encounters it, he can’t just ignore it.

Otherwise, it would not be Minister Zheng, who would die, but himself.

These are not in the script, but they are Li Ji’s daily work and duties, so he can’t just ignore them…

Lin Ziran sighed and called his trusted subordinate Zhang Yu over and ordered: “You did not alert the enemy during your investigation, did you?”

Zhang Yu has a baby face and dimples when he smiles. He said: “Don’t worry, daren. We are very careful.”

Lin Ziran hesitated for two seconds, nodded, and a cold look appeared in his eyes: “Arrange the guards, I want none of these rebels to escape tonight.”

Zhang Yu said: “Yes!”

Seeing Zhang Yu leave, Lin Ziran paced back and forth in the room, preparing himself mentally. Facing this plot was even more stressful than acting with Feng Yuanchong.

Must know that his subordinates are all ruthless and hard to deal with.

There will be a massacre tonight.

If he doesn’t act well, these NPCs will tear him apart without the top and bottom protagonists noticing.

Lin Ziran slowly exhaled, comforting himself that it was just a plot, this was not modern society, it was just a game, and in ancient times, writing anti-poetry was a matter of losing one’s head, it had nothing to do with right or wrong, it was just a different standpoint.

Minister Zheng must have also realized this.

At midnight, the moon was high in the sky.

The Zheng residence was completely dark, and everyone had turned off the lights and gone to bed.

They didn’t know that someone had quietly surrounded this place.

Lin Ziran got off his horse when he was still a hundred meters away from the Zheng family. He landed silently. His men were all dressed in tight clothes, with blades in their hands shining coldly. They sneaked in easily.

Lin Ziran did not go in. He stood outside the door with his hands behind his back, looking mysterious.

Just leave the fighting and killing to the juniors.

Zhang Yu bowed and asked: “Daren, shall we start now?”

Lin Ziran nodded.

Zhang Yu received the order, kicked the door open, and rushed in!

The lights inside quickly lit up, and then there were waves of panic and fear, as well as the sound of swords and guns and fighting… Lin Ziran couldn’t help but tense up.

Fortunately, he is a big boss and doesn’t need to do the work himself. Otherwise, he would be hard-pressed to do it.

Lin Ziran stood there with a stern face, motionless.

Looks very cool!

After about a quarter of an hour, the noise inside subsided.

Zhang Yu trotted out and bowed respectfully to Lin Ziran: “Daren, you can go in.”

Lin Ziran’s eyes swept across the hem of his robe. The black clothes could not show blood at night, but blood dripped down the sleeves onto the ground, splashing red flowers. This was not Zhang Yu’s blood, but the blood of the Zheng family.

Lin Ziran took a deep breath and finally walked in.

The search inside was not over yet, and many Imperial Guards were searching everywhere to ensure that no one was missed, but the search was almost over, and Zheng Jitong had been caught.

All the rebels were killed without mercy, and some servants were killed by mistake, resulting in corpses scattered all over the yard, and the smell of blood filled the air.

Lin Ziran tried not to look at the corpses around him and focused his attention on the old man in front of him.

Zheng Jitong was nearly 70 years old, with white hair, and looked embarrassed but unyielding. Lin Ziran looked at the character profile and found that he was an old minister who looked honest at ordinary times. He did not expect that he actually had rebellious intentions.

Lin Ziran lowered his eyes and looked at him, his lips curved coldly, and said: “Does Zheng Daren have any accomplices? If you confess directly, this official can let you atone for your crime.”

Zheng Jitong sneered and looked at him with indifference and disdain: “The old man acted alone, there are no accomplices.”

Lin Ziran showed a regretful expression and said politely: “Why bother to resist? It’s not too late to tell what you know now. You are an old man, and you can’t get out of the imperial prison.”

Zheng Jitong snorted coldly and stopped talking.

He seems like a tough guy, but generally, people like him are not afraid of death. Lin Ziran just asked as a routine matter and did not expect Zheng Jitong to really confess anything.

He told Zhang Yu calmly: “Take them all away.”

Zhang Yu said: “Yes.”

Soon, someone came and took Zheng Jitong and his children away. There were also a few children among them, probably Zheng Jitong’s grandchildren. They were crying loudly, which made Lin Ziran feel a little heavy.

But this is not the time for him to be overwhelmed with sympathy. As the Emperor’s people, he must eliminate dissidents for him. It is difficult to say who is right or wrong in such a matter… It is nothing more than a winner takes all.

In an era where the monarchy is supreme, if you choose this path, you will have to pay a price.

Lin Ziran strolled in the courtyard, wondering casually, did Zheng Jitong have any accomplices? Or did he simply dislike Feng Yuanchong and wrote anti-poems to ridicule him?

This is all possible…

It would be best if there were no accomplices. Otherwise, this matter would become a big deal. Lin Ziran thought about it and realized that there was no related content in the subsequent script. The case should have been closed like this without causing any waves. Zheng Jitong must have not explained anything.

He walked forward a few steps, pretended to look around, and was about to go back when he suddenly seemed to step on something.

Looking down, he saw a small rattle, a child’s toy. Perhaps a child had dropped it in the panic just now… There was a rockery next to it. Lin Ziran glanced at it casually and suddenly met a pair of dark eyes. He was so scared that he held his breath!

Looking closely again, it turned out that there was a very hidden little cave in the rockery, but it was blocked by weeds in front, and a pair of child’s eyes were vaguely visible.

Those eyes, dark as hell, just stared at him like that…

Lin Ziran took a deep breath, a fish slipped through the net!

The rattle must have been dropped by this child.

Lin Ziran didn’t move. He was a little afraid of disturbing the child. If he made a sound out of fear…

At this time, Zhang Yu came running over, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and said: “Daren, there are a total of 129 people in the Zheng family. I have found 128 of them, and there is still a little granddaughter of Zheng Jitong who has not been found.”

Little granddaughter? A girl?

Lin Ziran was nervous, his hands clenched slightly, revealing a cold expression, and said in a deep voice: “Keep looking.”

Zhang Yu: “Yes.”

Then Lin Ziran stood there and waited, blocking the entrance of the rockery without making a sound.

Another half hour later, Zhang Yu came back to report. He said with great shame: “I have searched this place from top to bottom, but I still can’t find it…”

Lin Ziran looked at him coldly: “Trash.”

Zhang Yu’s face turned pale: “Please forgive me, Daren…”

Lin Ziran looked at him for a long time and said: “Forget it. Just a little girl, can’t make any waves. Pack up and go back.”

Zhang Yu immediately said: “Yes.”

Lin Ziran watched everyone leave. Just in case, he was the last one to leave. From beginning to end, he never looked back at the cave entrance.

The Zheng family returned to a dead silence.

It was so quiet as if nothing had happened.

An hour later, a man in black quietly appeared here. He was dressed in black, blending into the night, and had a ghost mask on his face.

He walked swiftly on the eaves, checked around, and finally came to the rockery, reached out, and took the little girl out of the cave.

In order not to scare the child, he took off his mask, showed a soothing look, and said softly: “It’s me, don’t be afraid.”

The girl was picked up by the man, and the fear that had been suppressed for a long time was completely released. She burst into tears: “Yuanji Shushu…”

The person who came was Feng Yuanji!

Feng Yuanji looked at the girl, his stern face softened at this moment.

He gently patted the child’s head, comforting her while looking at the miserable situation around him. Anger slowly emerged in his eyes. This group of people…

Xiaojun hugged Feng Yuanji’s neck tightly with her little arms. She was so scared just now. Thinking that her parents and siblings were all captured, she cried out of breath: “Yuanji Shushu, I’m so scared, I’m the only one left…”

Feng Yuanji suppressed his anger and comforted him softly: “Xiaojun is a brave child. Shushu will take you back now.”

Xiaojun nodded with tears in her eyes. She thought for a moment and then said weakly: “Just now I thought I would never see you again, Shushu. Someone found me, and I thought I couldn’t escape… But he didn’t say anything and just walked away as if he didn’t see me…”

Feng Yuanji was startled, a little surprised, and his expression was stern: “Oh? Is there such a thing?”

Xiaojun nodded: “Well… they all call him Daren and listen to him. He looks very powerful, but he just left without caring about me. It’s really strange…”

Feng Yuanji’s entire body tensed up to the extreme, and his first reaction was that this was a conspiracy!

The only one who could be addressed as ‘Daren’ by that group of people was Li Ji, and Li Ji should be here in person tonight.

But he clearly found Xiaojun but didn’t expose her. Instead, he kept her here. Was it a trap for him? Was he trying to lure him out?

Feng Yuanji knew that he shouldn’t put himself in danger, but Old Zheng had always been very caring towards him, so he couldn’t turn a blind eye to such a thing, so even though he knew it was dangerous, he still came to see if he could save anyone.

Seeing Feng Yuanji’s expression change drastically, Xiaojun asked in confusion: “Shushu, what’s wrong with you?”

Feng Yuanji’s thoughts changed rapidly, and soon, his tense body slowly relaxed. If this was really a trap, he should have been surrounded by the Imperial Guards from the moment he appeared just now!

It is impossible to wait until now without taking any action.

The surroundings were calm, and he had carefully checked when he came, and there was no sign of an ambush at all.

Could it be…

Did Li Ji really just let the child go out of his mind out of pity?

But how is this possible?

Feng Yuanji has known Li Ji for a long time and knows that he is loyal to Feng Yuanchong and acts meticulously and ruthlessly. This is not something he should do at all…

Why did he do this?

………………

Lin Ziran returned home and collapsed on his bed…

Oh, if this happens a few more times, he will be so tired.

Let’s just move on from the emotional drama!

Lin Ziran didn’t sleep well that night. Sometimes, he dreamed of the eyes of the child in the cave, and sometimes he dreamed of the scene of corpses scattered all over the yard. When he woke up the next day, he felt a little tired.

But he still had to go to court before dawn.

When the court meeting was over, Lin Ziran could not leave. As Feng Yuanchong’s confidant, he had to report his work to Feng Yuanchong.

What happened yesterday was no small matter!

Lin Ziran came to the imperial study and respectfully handed over the memorial written by his men, saying: “Zheng Jitong has confessed his guilt, but he refused to confess that he had accomplices.”

Feng Yuanchong had a calm expression. After reading the memorial, he said calmly: “Then keep investigating. There will always be clues.”

Lin Ziran: “Yes.”

After Feng Yuanchong gave this instruction, he looked at Lin Ziran deeply. Since they parted at Qi Mansion that day, this man has been very obedient and has never gone to see Qi Xuan again, which made him quite satisfied. But do you really not understand my feelings at all…

Lin Ziran didn’t know what Feng Yuanchong was thinking, so he said: “Chen will take his leave.”

Feng Yuanchong nodded.

Lin Ziran left the palace and let out a sigh of relief.

He has to keep checking. It gives him a headache…

Forget it. Let’s leave this matter to his subordinates. In the past, Li Ji also left many things to his subordinates.

Anyway, there shouldn’t be anything to find.

………………

Lin Ziran really didn’t want to go to a place like the Imperial Prison, but he still found time to go there a few times in the past two days, which showed that he was still very responsible and did not completely abandon it.

The air there is uncomfortable.

It’s like hell on earth.

Lin Ziran left the Imperial Prison that day, thinking he might as well relax and have a good meal to comfort himself. The Dasheng Dynasty was very prosperous, but he was too busy to take a good look around before.

Lin Ziran went to the most famous restaurant in the capital. This was just like when he traveled to any place. He liked to check in at famous attractions. He went there with excitement and anticipation…

It turned out to be really unlucky. As soon as he entered, he saw his mortal enemy, Feng Yuanji.

Feng Yuanji and several of his men sat there drinking.

Unfortunately, Feng Yuanji also saw him…

Lin Ziran hesitated for a moment. It was all because the restaurant he came to was too famous. The probability of running into important people was too high. If Feng Yuanji didn’t see him, he could just turn around and leave. But Feng Yuanji had already seen him… Wouldn’t it seem that he was afraid of him if he turned around and left?

Feng Yuanji and Li Ji have never gotten along. Although Li Ji would not take the initiative to provoke him, he was never afraid of him.

If he avoids Feng Yuanji, it will seem abnormal…

Lin Ziran took a deep breath, pretended not to see him, and went upstairs, asking the waiter to serve him wine and food.

He looked out the window and drank alone.

Feng Yuanji slowly withdrew his gaze, a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

Several of his men also saw Lin Ziran, and all of them showed disgust and resentment. The Zheng family was raided the day before yesterday, and all the family members were killed or imprisoned. It was said that Old Zheng was no longer alive…

Only Feng Yuanji looked calm.

He had already settled Zheng Jun, and everything went smoothly. No one came to investigate. It seemed that Li Ji really showed mercy and let the child go… This person seemed to be a little different from what he thought.

His heart doesn’t seem that cold.

Must know that Li Ji is taking a risk by letting Zheng Jun go. Feng Yuanchong is definitely not someone who can be fooled. If he fails to find Zheng Jun in the end, with his suspicious personality, he will eventually suspect Li Ji… Was it a real mistake or intentional? Why did he let the child go? Did he have ulterior motives? Was he secretly colluding with him?

In recent years, he has been very careful, staying away from the capital, and deliberately pretending to be wanton, fearing that he might make a mistake. But even so, Feng Yuanchong is still on guard against him.

The consequences of letting Zheng Jun go would be serious, Li Ji would know that, but he still did it…

Feng Yuanji’s expression changed for a moment, and he suddenly stood up.

Lin Ziran was drinking happily when suddenly a man sat opposite him. He had deep eyebrows and sharp features, but this handsome face was covered with a frivolous smile, and he said in a joking tone: “Li Daren has been very powerful recently.”

Lin Ziran was too lazy to pay attention to him.

Feng Yuanji is a noble prince, and he can not be beaten or scolded. Although he is not afraid of him, he will suffer if he quarrels with him.

Feng Yuanji didn’t mind Lin Ziran’s cold attitude. He looked at Lin Ziran deeply, and suddenly reached out to grab the wine glass from his hand, then drank it all in one gulp. Still not satisfied, he looked at him with dark eyes: “Wine tastes different after a beauty drinks it.”

Lin Ziran: “…”

Oh my god, it was an indirect kiss! Was this guy teasing him?

If you’re sick then go and cause trouble for Qi Xuan, why are you looking for me?

Feng Yuanji’s eyes were full of teasing smile. He looked at him and said slowly: “By the way, bewang heard that HuangXiong has been visiting Qi Xuan a lot recently. Although you are also a beauty, you are still far behind Qi Xuan… It seems that you are really going to fall out of favor this time…”

Lin Ziran said calmly: “About my affairs, Wangye doesn’t need to worry.”

He stood up and was about to leave, but as he passed by, Feng Yuanji suddenly grabbed his wrist and pulled him down, pressing him directly into his arms!

Lin Ziran immediately showed anger, and before he could resist, Feng Yuanji pinched his chin and kissed him!

Lin Ziran suddenly opened his eyes wide.

Forgot to react for a moment.

Oh my god, DaGe, please be careful! This is ancient times, this is a restaurant, this is a public place!

And what’s wrong with you that you kiss others when you don’t agree with them!

Do we have a good relationship?

Wait, let’s analyze it carefully. Feng Yuanji definitely didn’t kiss him because he liked him. It was obvious from his previous remarks that he flirted with him in public just to embarrass him!

And given Li Ji’s personality, he should be extremely disgusted by being treated like this by a man!

So he should show his anger.

Feng Yuanji bit his lip, looking reluctant to leave, and laughed hoarsely: “The taste of people of HuangXiong is really good, no wonder you have been favored by the Emperor for so many years, you must have served him very well…”

He deliberately said the word ‘serve’ slowly, which was meaningful and had a hidden meaning.

It would be outrageous for Lin Ziran not to be angry. He was furious and swung Feng Yuanji away. He drew out his saber and pointed it at him! The hand holding the saber trembled slightly, as if he wanted to kill this man the next moment!

Feng Yuanji’s expression remained unchanged, and he smiled fearlessly: “It’s your honor that benwang has chosen you, why are you so angry?”

………………

Feng Yuanchong was sitting in the imperial study. The deputy commander had just returned from the imperial prison and delivered his latest confession.

The Zheng family missed one person that night.

It was Zheng Jitong’s youngest granddaughter, Zheng Jun. Her nanny couldn’t bear it and confessed everything, saying that Zheng Jun was with the Zheng family that night. However, facing the Imperial Guards’s dragnet, a little girl was missing. This should not have happened.

Zheng Jun is not important, what is important is… who let her go?

Why let her go?

Feng Yuanchong’s eyes gradually turned cold. Li Ji had never made such an obvious mistake before. He had been in charge of the Imperial Guards for many years, and all his men were his. How could he not catch a five-year-old girl?

He has always trusted him, but people’s hearts are fickle. Who can guarantee that he will always be loyal to him?

Feng Yuanchong felt a little depressed when he thought of this.

Li Ji…will he really not betray him?

Moreover, he seems to be getting close to Feng Yuanji recently… They met at Marquis Cheng’en’ Mansion last time…

Knock, knock, knock, there was knock on the door.

Feng Yuanchong said in a deep voice: “Come in.”

The chief eunuch Pei Gao trotted in, came to Feng Yuanchong’s side, and whispered to him for a while.

Feng Yuanchong seemed very surprised: “Are you serious?”

Pei Gao nodded: “It’s absolutely true, many people saw it, Jing Wang humiliated Li Daren in public, and they almost got into a fight! Now there’s a lot of discussion everywhere.”

Feng Yuanchong’s expression gradually eased.

Because Li Ji had a face that attracted criticism and was coveted by others when he was young, he hated others treating him like this the most, so he developed a cold-hearted personality. At this moment, he must have hated Feng Yuanji very much…

The two of them have never gotten along, so even if they were acting, it shouldn’t be this bad. Maybe he is overthinking it.

Li Ji will never betray him…

Feng Yuanchong frowned, shook his head and sighed: “That Didi of Gu is getting more and more absurd.”

Pei Gao laughed and said: “That’s right. he hasn’t learned a bit of your steadiness, Your Majesty.”

Feng Yuanchong did not comment. His Didi was indeed absurd, but sometimes, he felt that he was not that simple…

And thinking of what Feng Yuanji had done, Feng Yuanchong felt a little unhappy. Although he had always tolerated the confrontation between the two, he did not want to see Li Ji being touched by others…

Feng Yuanchong said in a deep voice: “Tell Li Ji to come to the palace to see Gu.”