Chapter 216: Chapter 216

Upon hearing the words of the Golden Scale Guards, Feng Qingyang furrowed his brows, then nodded, signaling Li Cheng to go over. Li Cheng, upon learning that Consort Li was actually still alive, and even involved with Crown Prince Qi Hao, immediately suppressed the shock in his heart and nodded with a composed face, before hurriedly walking to Feng Qingyang’s side.

"Your Majesty, it’s Crown Prince Qi who is causing chaos in the palace, but this matter involves Consort Li... it is not advisable to make it known." Li Cheng said quietly.

Feng Qingyang heard this and instantly narrowed his eyes.

Wasn’t Consort Li dead? How could she still be connected to him?

But Feng Qingyang did not ask this in public; he knew that since Li Cheng had specifically said that it was not advisable to make it known, there must be significant issues at play.

Therefore, he immediately smiled at everyone and said, "No need to panic, everyone. It’s just a drunk envoy scaring a passing palace maid. In the spirit of friendship between the two countries, I will not say who it was."

With these words, the others immediately exchanged glances and then continued to drink as they should.

However, Feng Qingyang at this time coldly said to Li Cheng, "Immediately investigate what exactly is going on!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Cheng promptly nodded.

Then he hurried away with the Golden Scale Guards from earlier.

When Li Cheng arrived, he saw Qi Hao in disarray and drunk, pinning a very familiar figure on the rubble beneath a fake mountain, even the screams of the palace maid couldn’t wake him.

But the most shocking thing was what Qi Hao said.

"Ying Ying, is being a favored consort to that old man Feng Qingyang so delightful? So delightful you forget yourself, forget this master?" Qi Hao forcibly lifted Consort Li’s chin.

He didn’t even notice Consort Li’s tendons were all severed, her entire body was like a puddle of mud.

And Consort Li, looking at the irrationally drunk Qi Hao in front of her, desperately shook her head with tears.

Leave quickly, my lord!

But she couldn’t make any sound.

Qi Hao saw Consort Li shaking her head at him and thought she was going to reject him, so he slapped her angrily.

"You wench dare reject me? Without me, do you think you could become Da Qin’s favored consort? Just a lowly maid and you dare resist me?" Qi Hao said displeasedly.

Such words completely overturned the gentle image Qi Hao had left in Consort Li’s heart, making her tears flow even more.

Meanwhile, her fear of Feng Qiwu increased.

Feng Qiwu, that demon!

He was truly terrifying.

A person like Crown Prince Qi could be so easily manipulated by him.

Even if Qi Hao was now contemptuously insulting her, she knew very well that Qi Hao wouldn’t become drunk and talk nonsense in such a place.

But the fact was, he was drunk, and he said things that, if reported to Feng Qingyang, would be very unfavorable for him.

Even Crown Prince Qi could become a puppet in Feng Qiwu’s hands, not to mention her.

After hearing the dialogue inside, Li Cheng coldly looked at the palace maid who had screamed earlier.

"What’s your name?" Li Cheng asked.

Hearing this, the little palace maid promptly replied fearfully, "Slave Cai Lan, from Jingde Palace."

"Very good, you’ve made a great contribution this time." Li Cheng suddenly smiled at her.

Cai Lan heard this and her frightened face instantly turned into a joyful expression.

However, the next moment, Li Cheng’s expression suddenly turned cold, and he swiftly chopped her neck with a hand knife.

Cai Lan’s body instantly went limp and fell to the ground.

Li Cheng then coldly looked at the Golden Scale Guards remaining there, "Throw her in, secretly take Consort Li away."

"Yes, Mr. Li." The Golden Scale Guards promptly responded.

Then quickly and skillfully swapped Cai Lan’s body under Qi Hao’s hand with Consort Li, who couldn’t move.

Consort Li knew very well that falling into Feng Qingyang’s hands would not lead to a good end, so before her body was dragged away, she desperately bit down on the venom pouch hidden in her teeth while looking at Qi Hao’s drunk and uncontrolled face.

In the dungeon, she had countless times wanted to bite the venom pouch to commit suicide, but her jaw was dislocated and she couldn’t succeed.

But this time, before Feng Qiwu sent her back, her jaw was rearranged.

And the venom pouch in her teeth, Feng Qiwu never took it away.

Or rather, he intentionally left it.

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Even... she had to thank Feng Qiwu for giving her the opportunity to end it all.

Thinking of this, Consort Li looked in the direction of Qi Hao with reluctance and gradually lost consciousness.

The man she’d loved deeply in her heart for so many years, at least before dying, she knew who he was, and left understandingly.

Seeing the blood oozing from the corner of Consort Li’s mouth, Li Cheng’s expression instantly changed, "Quick, stop her!"

However, when the Golden Scale Guards went over, Consort Li was already no longer breathing.

Li Cheng could only have people drag Consort Li’s body away.

Not long after, Cai Lan, under Qi Hao, suddenly stopped breathing as well.

Li Cheng took a glance at the beast-like crazy Qi Hao and then quickly went back to report to Feng Qingyang.

And after Li Cheng finished his report, Feng Qingyang narrowed his eyes, and the next moment, slapped the table fiercely, "What did you say?"

Feng Qingyang’s anger suddenly chilled the bustling atmosphere.

Everyone couldn’t help but look at Feng Qingyang.

Li Cheng, at this point, did not deliberately lower his voice anymore, but responded normally, "Your Majesty, the little palace maid... has already been killed by Crown Prince Qi."

These words caused others to immediately show surprised expressions.

The envoys from Qi Kingdom promptly denied, "Impossible! Crown Prince is not that kind of person. Da Qin’s Emperor, there must be some misunderstanding."

After this, they quickly searched everywhere for Qi Hao’s whereabouts.

Yet they couldn’t find Qi Hao at the scene.

Recalling the earlier incident, the Qi Kingdom envoys couldn’t help but feel disheartened.

They understood Crown Prince’s character; not to mention he wasn’t fond of women, even if he did, he wouldn’t be reckless regardless of occasion.

Crown Prince’s self-control was excellent.

But now he’s involved in a murder case.

This can only mean Crown Prince has been schemed against.

But regardless of the truth, before seeing Crown Prince, they absolutely couldn’t admit it.

Otherwise, Qi Kingdom’s reputation would be ruined, right?

Hearing the words of the Qi Kingdom envoys, Feng Qingyang acted as if taking a deep breath, "I don’t want to believe Crown Prince Qi would be such a person either, but he caused the death of a palace maid in my palace, and there’s indeed evidence. To avoid making you think I am falsely accusing him, why don’t you personally go with me to have a look?"

He then looked at the people from other countries, "Other nations can also send someone to accompany me to demonstrate fairness, how about that?"