Qi Yuan didn’t even raise her eyes. She poured a cup of tea for Old Marquis Qi and pushed it over, smiling with amusement: “Not surprising. His Majesty doesn’t look like someone who would be soft-hearted. Making this decision is only natural.”
Zhou Wang had, after all, once supported Emperor Yongchang. Coupled with the need to consider the face of the imperial clan, Emperor Yongchang would not kill him, only demote his title.
But what was Song Chang?
Killing him to warn the Crown Prince and Xiao Jingzhao was perfectly normal.
Old Marquis Qi felt somewhat emotional. Seeing that Qi Yuan’s expression didn’t change at all, he couldn’t help asking: “Yuan Jie’er, aren’t you even a little afraid?”
Qi Yuan raised her eyes, seeming somewhat surprised: “What would I be afraid of?”
Old Marquis Qi was momentarily at a loss for words.
Yes, who had Qi Yuan ever feared? What had she ever feared?
He coughed lightly and reminded her tactfully: “Yuan Jie’er, Nanan County Prince is the Crown Prince’s most favored son, and Song Liangdi is also the Crown Prince’s most favored consort…”
Wasn’t Qi Yuan going to become the Imperial Grandson Consort?
Then the Crown Prince would be her father-in-law in the future.
Besides, Xiao Yunting was only an Imperial Grandson. If Emperor Yongchang truly intended for Xiao Yunting to inherit the throne, then the throne would first have to pass to the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince would eventually become emperor. If they offended the Song family and Xiao Jingzhao now, then the Crown Prince…
Qi Yuan curled her lips in mockery: “So Grandfather is worried about that.”
Her tone made Old Marquis Qi uneasy.
Because he was truly afraid that her next sentence would be: Then just kill him.
But that was the Crown Prince!
To be honest, being Crown Prince was difficult, but being Imperial Grandson was even more difficult.
Since ancient times, there had been very few Imperial Grandsons who smoothly inherited the throne.
So the Crown Prince still had to stay alive.
If the Crown Prince lived, Xiao Yunting only needed to compete with Nanan County Prince and the others.
If the Crown Prince died, then Xiao Yunting’s other uncles would all be eyeing the throne like tigers.
He subconsciously blurted out: “Yuan Jie’er, the Crown Prince absolutely cannot…”
Cannot be killed!
Qi Yuan immediately looked up at him: “Grandfather thinks I want to kill the Crown Prince?”
…
Old Marquis Qi’s suspended heart finally dropped, straight into despair.
Because he realized that Qi Yuan had truly considered this possibility.
Sure enough, there was nothing others didn’t dare imagine that Yuan Jie’er didn’t dare do.
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and quietly let out a breath.
But before he could persuade her further, Qi Yuan spoke again.
She said lightly: “Grandfather, don’t worry. For now, he cannot die.”
…
For now cannot die, not that she had never thought about killing him.
Old Marquis Qi felt he had truly seen the world.
In the past, hearing talk of killing Qi Wang would have made him spit out his tea.
Now hearing about killing the Crown Prince, he could keep a straight face.
He lifted his teacup and took a sip, deliberately changing the topic to avoid hearing something else that might make him spray tea again.
“Yuan Jie’er, then this matter, should it be over now?”
After all, one Wangfei and one Dali Temple Shaoqing had died, and a qin wang and a commandery princess had been demoted. It had all been accomplished without shedding blood directly.
Qi Yuan shook her head and laughed: “How could it be over? This has only just begun.”
?
This time Old Marquis Qi was truly glad he hadn’t been drinking tea, because even without tea, he choked on his own saliva.
A Qin Wangfei and the father of a crown prince’s favored consort had already died, was that still not enough?
Only just begun?
He became nervous: “Yuan Jie’er, what else do you want to do?”
Qi Yuan let out a soft laugh: “That was the price they paid to the Eldest Princess. My account hasn’t been settled yet.”
They had toyed with her, made her soak in the lake for so long in the middle of winter, and even tried to frame her for killing the Eldest princess’s grandson, and that was it?
That would be overestimating her conscience.
Old Marquis Qi felt his hands starting to tremble. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t figure out how this matter could continue.
Qi Yuan wouldn’t sneak into the Song family or Zhou Wang’s residence at midnight to kill people, would she?!
That absolutely wouldn’t do!
Zhou Wang’s residence was heavily guarded, and now that his rank had just been reduced, countless eyes were watching.
The Song family was the same.
He hurriedly tried to persuade her: “Yuan Jie’er, I know you’ve suffered grievances, but we…”
Qi Yuan glanced at him. Seeing how frightened he was, she laughed: “Grandfather, what are you thinking? I never do things that leave evidence behind.”
That was true.
Old Marquis Qi immediately agreed with that point.
After killing so many people, Qi Yuan had never left any evidence.
He took a deep breath to calm himself: “Then Yuan Jie’er, you’re planning to…?”
The room fell quiet. A ray of sunlight fell across Qi Yuan’s face. She raised her hand to block it and smiled: “Of course I’m going to go out and have fun in a grand and cheerful way.”
When Old Madam Qi heard the news, she couldn’t react for a moment. She looked at Old Marquis Qi in astonishment: “What? Yuan Jie’er is going to the country estate to play at a time like this?”
That wasn’t appropriate!
Many noble ladies had personally witnessed what happened at the Eldest Princess’s residence.
So everyone more or less understood that the deaths of Zhou Wangfei and Song Chang were inseparable from Qi Yuan.
At a time like this, Zhou Wang’s residence, Song Liangdi, Xiao Jingzhao, and the Song family were probably all gnashing their teeth in hatred toward Qi Yuan, wishing they could devour her alive.
And she still wanted to go out to have fun?
Wouldn’t that provoke even more hatred?
Old Marquis Qi coughed: “What are you shouting for? Look how flustered you are.”
He selectively forgot his own earlier reaction and said solemnly: “Yuan Jie’er always acts with measure. Does she need us to remind her?”
After a pause, he looked meaningfully at Old Madam Qi: “Do you think she’s afraid the Song family and Zhou Wang’s residence hate her? She wishes they would.”
The moment he said she wishes they would, Old Madam Qi immediately understood.
Yuan Jie’er was doing it on purpose!
Yes, she herself knew that everyone’s attention was currently on the Eldest Princess’s residence and Qi Yuan.
How could Qi Yuan not know?
Yet she still chose to go to the country estate for leisure.
What did that mean?
Qi Yuan was deliberately provoking the Song family, or Xiao Jingzhao, or Zhou Wang’s residence.
She was waiting to see who would lose their composure first.
Yuan Jie’er was still the same Yuan Jie’er: If you dare take one more step, I’ve already planned where to bury your corpse.
Old Madam Qi let out a breath and lowered her eyes, somewhat troubled: “Third daughter-in-law was badly frightened this time. If Yuan Jie’er goes to the estate without an elder accompanying her, that wouldn’t be appropriate… How about letting Second daughter-in-law go with her?”
Thinking of this made Old Madam Qi annoyed.
It was all because Madam Wang was too shortsighted. Otherwise, wouldn’t there be one more person to accompany Yuan Jie’er out?
Treasure lay on the ground and she didn’t even pick it up.
Old Marquis Qi nodded: “Changting is being looked after by Physician Xue, and second son is watching him constantly. We’re also at home, nothing will go wrong. Let Second daughter-in-law accompany Yuan Jie’er to the estate.”
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