C58 How can This King protect you?

How can This King protect you?

"Humph!" Stunned officials! " Feng Ningyan coldly looked at the soldier and constable that surrounded her. His figure suddenly flashed like a tornado towards the nearest soldier, grabbed the pike in his hand, and pointed at Qin Huainan with one hand holding the end of the pike. "You want to capture me? "Let's see if you have the ability to do so!"

Qin Huainan saw that Feng Ningyan's body was thin and weak, but didn't expect her to easily grasp the end of the heavy lance with one hand and lift it up horizontally when she picked up the heavy lance.

With this kind of strength, one must be accustomed to using long weapons to be able to do it. That martial art must not be weak.

He urged his horse to retreat and shouted, "Attack!"

The soldiers around Feng Ningyan all rushed forward.

In the blink of an eye, it had arrived in front of him. Like a spirit crane, it swooped down and with a flutter of its sleeves, it landed lightly on the back of the horse behind Qin Huainan.

"Sir Qin, may I borrow a horse?" As he said that, he kicked Qin Huainan away from the horse, jumped onto the saddle, and rushed towards Feng Ningyan.

Feng Ningyan was overjoyed, she waved her spear and swept away the soldiers beside him.

When the horse came to her side, the man on the horse picked her up and placed her in front of him. "This King came late. Is Imperial Concubine well?"

Feng Ningyan smiled lightly: "My prince, someone is bullying me!"

Shen Lingjue held onto the pike in her hand and threw it backwards. With a "snatch" sound, the pike pierced deeply into the ground in front of Qin Huainan, shaking with a "buzz" sound.

Qin Huainan anxiously flipped his body, he picked up his official hat and walked around the pike fearfully and knelt behind Shen Lingjue's horse's butt, kowtowing as if she was hitting garlic.

"I didn't know that the prince and his wife had arrived. This official was so blind that I mistook her for a murderer. I beg your pardon …"

Shen Lingjue turned her horse and looked down at Qin Huainan: "Sir Qin is actually patrolling the city at such a late hour, you have done your duty well. That's why you are able to 'recognize your wrongs and correct them,' but if he were to wrongly accuse the common people, who would be able to avenge them? "

Qin Huainan wiped off his cold sweat, "Yes, yes, yes, Your Highness, you have taught me a lesson. This official will not dare be so rash again.

"No need." Shen Lingjue said coldly, "This person committed another crime, you seal off the area and send a message to the marble temple. For such a small matter, Lord Qin would not do anything dishonorable, would he? "

When Qin Huainan heard this, he couldn't wait to transfer the case to the marble temple and quickly agreed, "Prince, don't worry, I won't sleep tonight, so I'll keep watch on Imperial Physician Li's corpse!"

Feng Ningyan saw that Qin Huainan was also a cunning person, and shouted: "If there's anything wrong, I'll raise my head and meet you!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Qin Huainan did not dare to take another look at Feng Ningyan, and only kowtowed.

Shen Lingjue pulled on the reins, shouted "Jia!" and quickly left with Feng Ningyan.

Dozens of Prince Yu's Mansion's personal guards rushed out from the alleys and followed closely behind Shen Lingjue and Feng Ningyan.

Qin Huainan ordered his men to report to the marble temple quickly, and sealed off the rest of the area and the alleyway's entrance. Seeing that all the Prince Yu's Mansion's personal guards were evacuated, Qin Huainan heaved a sigh of relief.

"Unlucky, unlucky!" It was such a rare occasion to encounter such a strange event while patrolling the city. Li Yu was strangely killed, and the suspect was Yuwangfei, he could not afford to offend him. It's a good thing that I was smart and did not take down the princess, otherwise the Prince Yu's Mansion soldiers lying in ambush would not have sliced us into meat paste? Who cares about the case, the moment the marble temple comes, I have to leave immediately! "

Feng Ningyan sat on her horse and looked around. It seemed that they were on their way to the Imperial Palace instead of going back to the Prince Yu's Mansion.

"Your Highness, this horse doesn't seem to know the way back to the Prince Yu's Mansion?" she asked with a smile.

Shen Lingjue's expression became solemn: "You can laugh? Today, you have consecutively caused trouble, and before the matter of the Consort Shu had any results, you were implicated in the murder of Li Yu. Even though this king can save you from Jing Zhaoyin, if you are unable to find the culprit in Li Yu's case, you are the culprit.

Feng Ningyan was at a loss for words. Seeing that the distance to the Imperial Palace was getting closer and closer, she pouted. "So you intend to hand me over?"

Shen Lingjue's brows knitted tightly. Hearing her words, she could not help but chuckle, "How can I be willing to hand over a duck that has not even been eaten?"

Feng Ningyan glared at him. "Hmph …"

Do you think I didn't know you were hiding someone in the mansion? When that zither music rang out, you immediately rushed over … Men can depend on, sows will climb trees! It's a good thing that this marriage was fake. Once things in the capital are done, I'll beg the emperor to allow me to return to the Ningnan County and help father defend the city!

She snappily asked, "Then why did you enter the palace?"

"Together with you." Shen Lingjue scolded lightly as she rode her stallion past the moat outside the palace.

"Request for punishment together?" Feng Ningyan was unwilling to accept this, "What crime have I committed? What right do you have to beg for forgiveness? "

Shen Lingjue arrived at the entrance of the palace and raised her hand to show her order badge. The Imperial Guard then opened the gates, allowing him to pass through.

He was the emperor's most beloved prince, and he had been granted the right to ride his horse into the palace. Although he rarely did this, it was an urgent matter and he had no choice but to make the best use of his time.

Feng Ningyan kept feeling depressed. She couldn't figure out what she had done wrong to actually force her to confess.

Once she entered the dryness palace, she found out what crime Shen Lingjue had given her.

The main hall of the dryness palace was brightly lit, the people of the inner and outer palace were on duty as usual, and only the bedchamber, where the emperor was resting, was dimly lit.

The eunuch, Wu Nianen, who was by the emperor's side, heard the report and walked out. He asked softly, "King Yu and Royal Consort, why have you come to seek an audience so late in the night? Today, the emperor's spirit was completely damaged. It took him quite a bit of effort before he managed to fall asleep. "

Shen Lingjue held onto Feng Ningyan's hand, and knelt on the Dragon Throne: "I and my wife were investigating Li Yu, and they found some clues, but Li Yu was killed by a hidden weapon. This king and the princess know that they failed to protect the witnesses and so they came to ask royal father for forgiveness. "

Weak witness protection?

Feng Ningyan knelt down blankly, and touched the words Shen Lingjue used, thinking, he actually thought of this crime …

That was why Qin Huainan misunderstood that she was the one who killed Li Yu and had almost started a fight on the streets. He did not inform any of the yamen authorities or court offices, nor did he have Shen Lingjue accompany her and testify for her.

If they had returned to the manor just now, Shen Lingjue and she would have been left with nothing to do.

But when Shen Lingjue took the initiative to admit his guilt, in reality, there was an opportunity for him to go through the details of the case in front of the Emperor before the marble temple.

Right or wrong, the Emperor would have a preliminary judgement and with their positive attitude, it would be beneficial to Feng Ningyan.

Wasn't he so meticulous as to protect her?

Even though Feng Ningyan was kneeling on the ground, his hand was still tightly grasped in Shen Lingjue's hand, and her heart had inexplicably become a lot more at ease.

After Wu Nianen heard this, he knew that the matter was a little troublesome, but the emperor had just fallen asleep with great difficulty, who dared to disturb him?

"Your Highness, Princess, why don't the two of you go to the side chamber to wait. The Emperor won't be able to sleep soundly at night, so he'll only sleep for a while and wake up for a bit. When he wakes up, we'll immediately report to him."

However, Shen Lingjue refused to get up. "There's no need.