Qi Yuan did not even spare her another glance.
She had no habit of beating a drowning dog, nor did she enjoy toying with opponents like a cat playing with a mouse. What she liked was what Teacher Su liked, killing in one strike.
But if someone insisted on throwing themselves at her without knowing better, then she certainly did not mind eradicating them completely and cutting the weeds out by the roots.
At this moment Ling Qiang lay on the ground without a sound, yet Qi Yuan’s expression did not change in the slightest.
Instead she softly said, “Oh right. If she hadn’t jumped out just now, I almost would’ve forgotten.”
After speaking, she turned and headed straight toward Wen Mingfeng’s room.
The Xiang family servants were guarding him tightly, not daring to let anyone approach carelessly.
After all, the person he had been sleeping with was a young lady of Duke Cheng Manor. They had to keep him detained in case Duke Cheng Manor later tried to push the blame onto someone else.
When Qi Yuan arrived, Xiang Jie had been wondering what exactly to do with Wen Mingfeng.
Logically speaking, Wen Mingfeng belonged to Duke Cheng Manor after all, he was Duke Cheng’s illegitimate son.
Now that Duke Cheng had fallen, Wen Mingfeng should also be thrown into prison.
In extermination cases like this, extermination of the entire clan was usually the outcome!
But Wen Mingfeng’s surname was still Wen.
So before the authorities came to arrest him, Xiang Jie did not dare make any rash decisions.
Now that he saw Qi Yuan arrive, he subconsciously stepped back.
There was no helping it.
He could no longer regard Qi Yuan as some girl-next-door little sister.
No girl-next-door little sister could be this unfathomable.
Qi Yuan did not care. She asked directly: “Wen Mingfeng is inside?”
Xiang Jie hurriedly nodded.
“Yes. He’s been inside the whole time…”
Qi Yuan gave a quiet acknowledgment. “Then please have your family servants leave first, Brother Xiang. I have something to ask him.”
Xiang Jie wanted to ask what she intended to ask, but after thinking it over, he felt it was best not to know. After struggling internally for a moment, he promptly led everyone away.
Forget it. He should go see whether Ling Chuhan’s corpse could be recovered instead.
After all, His Highness the Imperial Grandson had personally stated he suspected Ling Chuhan switched the hunting dogs in order to assassinate him. With that accusation hanging over the matter, both the Shuntian Prefecture and the Dali Temple were now terrified and searching everywhere for Ling Chuhan’s body.
In a matter this huge, of course they had to see the person alive or the corpse dead.
Otherwise, how could they be certain Ling Chuhan would not appear again?
Qi Yuan pushed open the door and saw Wen Mingfeng standing by the window.
His back was ramrod straight.
Such a huge incident had occurred. Ling Qiang had collapsed into madness, and even Duke Cheng had been angered into half-death.
Yet Wen Mingfeng remained perfectly calm and composed.
Qi Yuan raised a brow. “Young Master Wen is truly good at keeping his composure.”
Wen Mingfeng sneered and turned to look at Qi Yuan. He had originally intended to mock her, but then noticed Xiao Yunting behind her.
His pupils instantly contracted.
Qi Yuan did not miss the reaction.
Someone still studying at the Imperial Academy who had not yet entered officialdom actually recognized Xiao Yunting, who had only recently returned to the capital. Wasn’t that strange?
Wen Mingfeng glanced at Qi Yuan again, hatred and madness swirling in his eyes.
Then he suddenly laughed. “His Highness really is sincere toward this slut.”
The moment the word left his mouth, Xiao Yunting’s face darkened. “Say that again.”
“Your Highness can’t bear hearing the truth?” Wen Mingfeng clicked his tongue and blew a lewd whistle at Qi Yuan.
“Perhaps Your Highness doesn’t know, when I was in that room, the first person I encountered was her. Tsk tsk…”
Whether anything had actually happened was irrelevant.
Destroying a woman was simple, even if nothing truly occurred.
All it took was filthy rumors and fabricated slander.
Weren’t such baseless accusations dependent entirely upon a mouth?
He was a man. He understood men best.
Men could have countless women, yet their requirements for women were always the same, that she belonged to only one man.
He refused to believe Xiao Yunting could hear such things and still remain entirely free of misgivings toward Qi Yuan.
But before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yunting had already lunged forward. He seized Wen Mingfeng by the throat, slammed him backward against the window, and smashed his head violently into the frame.
A huge lump instantly rose on Wen Mingfeng’s forehead, and the pain twisted his features.
Xiao Yunting looked at him expressionlessly. “Looks like you’re tired of living.”
Wen Mingfeng’s gaze darkened. Enduring the pain, he laughed strangely. “What is Your Highness afraid of? You like her? It’s fine, I’m generous. I’ll give her to Your Highness…”
Before he could finish, Qi Yuan grabbed his hair and yanked downward violently. Wen Mingfeng instantly lost balance and crashed to the floor.
Qi Yuan stepped on his chest and impatiently asked: “Other than making a fuss over women’s chastity, do you have any other tricks?”
After a pause, she laughed lightly again.
“Must be hereditary, hm? Your biological father Duke Cheng was this kind of person too, violating another man’s concubine and then abandoning her afterward. Then your adoptive father couldn’t bear being cuckolded and doubled the abuse toward you and your mother. So now your brain is filled with nothing but what’s between your legs all day long, right?”
!
Wen Mingfeng had never imagined words like these could come from a woman’s mouth.
Was she even a woman anymore?!
What respectable family’s daughter would speak such things without the slightest burden, especially in front of Xiao Yunting?!
Yet he had undeniably been struck where it hurt.
Even the skin on his face twitched as he shouted: “Shut up!”
Qi Yuan had no intention of shutting up.
She only intended to make matters worse.
So she lifted her foot and stomped down hard again.
“I have no interest in whether you’re a b*stard or how deeply you hate the Wen family and Duke Cheng Manor. Right now I only want to ask you one thing: when you plotted against me, were you acting under the Crown Prince’s orders, or Xiao Jingzhao’s?”
If Wen Mingfeng had merely been shocked by Qi Yuan’s vulgarity before, now he was thoroughly frightened by her sharpness.
How could this be?!
How did Qi Yuan know these things?
Had Xiao Yunting told her?
And how could she ask such questions so directly, without any restraint at all?
Were such questions something that could simply be spoken aloud?!
For the first time, Wen Mingfeng felt fear.
He opened his mouth, face full of resistance. “I don’t know what nonsense you’re talking about!”
How could he possibly admit it?
Qi Yuan sneered. “Really? Then wait to collect your mother’s corpse.”
At that moment, Wen Mingfeng truly felt a chill run through his bones. He struggled violently in disbelief.
“Don’t touch my mother! Whatever you want, come at me! Don’t touch my mother!”
Qi Yuan remained utterly unmoved. “Stop pretending to be some devoted son. Over the years the Wen family humiliated your mother, but when were you ever any better?”
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