coobybook Chapter 406: Duke Shen's Frustration
Chapter 406: Duke Shen's Frustration
Qi Yunxu's eyes flickered and he gradually became crazy. He raised his hand and pinched Cheng Wenhui's neck, making his face red and his neck thick, and his eyes bulged out. The suffocating feeling of death surrounded him.
"If something unexpected happens to Nanzhi, what use will this world have for me?"
"Lord Regent, calm down. We really didn't harm your deputy chief."
Prince Ding stepped forward to stop them, but he didn't expect that this deputy chief was so important to him. He regretted getting involved.
When Cheng Wenhui was about to roll his eyes, Qi Yunxu threw him to the ground with a flick of his hand. His subordinates handed him a handkerchief to wipe his hands. "You better tell the truth and don't force me to do it."
His eyes fell on Prince Ding: "It seems that you still don't give up. Do you want to be your brother's companion?"
Prince Ding knelt down directly and said, "No, nephew dare not, uncle, calm down."
"If you can't find anyone, you will all die."
Qi Yunxu's words completely dashed everyone's hopes. The Prince of Hengshan County knelt down crying and said, "It's none of my business. It was Prince Cheng who tricked me into coming here, saying that he wanted me to see a beautiful girl that I've never seen at home.
The Nan Si Master was poisoned to death by him and the Jin people. They killed the Nan Si Master, and I did nothing. Please spare my life, Regent."
Well, this silly kid told everything. Cheng Wenhui couldn’t argue and laughed, “Yes, I wanted to kill her, but unfortunately she was lucky enough to escape.
But Regent, you are so anxious about a deputy chief, won't your princess be jealous? If you come here in person, the palace will be empty. I will accept such a delicate princess, haha..."
Qi Yunxu's expression remained unchanged. It was only Nan Zhi from beginning to end. This idiot was still thinking he was a smart one. This just happened to expose all his cards.
"Even if we dig this brothel three feet deep, we must find the woman. If we can't find her, all these people and their families will be buried with her."
The soldiers were about to tear down Wanchun Building, but Mama-san didn't dare to say a word.
The subordinates brought a throne for Qi Yunxu to sit on, and everyone else knelt on the ground. As long as Shen Nanzhi couldn't be found, they had to kneel.
Qi Changshou's knees were numb from kneeling and he wanted to cry, but looking at the regent's cold expression, he didn't dare to cry. Finally, he fell asleep without knowing when. He was indeed a carefree child.
With such a big incident happening, more and more people came to inquire about the news, and the whole street was blocked. Especially the parents of those young masters, they all wished they had not given birth to such bastard children.
Duke Shen arrived late, and he was the only one who dared to say a few words to Qi Yunxu. The parents of those children begged him to come and inquire about the news.
"Oh my, who has made our regent so angry? The capital is going to be in turmoil."
Qi Yunxu didn't look at him well. If he hadn't been irresponsible, would Nan Zhi have suffered for so many years?
He still has the nerve to come over?
"Duke Shen, I haven't come to settle accounts with you yet, but you came here first. Why don't you ask them what they did?
They dared to plot against my people. If I don't kill a few people today, do you think I have a good temper?"
Duke Shen was thick-skinned and said, "Don't take your anger out on me. I came here with good intentions to help you. Where's my sworn brother? Why don't you see him?"
Qi Yunxu was furious: "You left your brain at home? What are you doing here when you don't know anything?
They were courting death by attacking Nan Zhi, and now they can't find her, and we don't know whether she's dead or alive. How can I not be angry?"
"What? Attack my brother? Cheng Wenhui, are you crazy?"
Cheng Wenhui said nothing. At this point, he could only hope that another group of people could capture the princess so that he would have a chance to turn the tables.
Unfortunately, it is doomed to fail.
After An Xin and An Ning dealt with the assassins from Ruyi Gate who sneaked into the palace, they came to report to Qi Yunxu. Both of them were covered in blood, like female evil spirits.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. The remaining members of the Ruyi Sect have been killed on the spot. Not a single one escaped. Has the princess found any?"
Qi Yunxu shook his head, stroking the back of the chair with his fingers, and thinking in his heart, where can Nan Zhi go?
Duke Shen couldn't stay idle, so he asked, "Do you need my help with anything? You must be waiting anxiously."
"It's too late for you to worry now. What were you doing before?"
Duke Shen: "I am also worried about my brother. Why do you keep scolding me? Really, who did I offend?"
Qi Yunxu looked at him coldly and didn't want to pay any attention to him.
Someone was sent from the palace. It was the Empress Dowager's personal steward. When he saw Cheng Wenhui kneeling on the ground, his heart skipped a beat. Something big had happened!
"I am here to see the Regent. The Queen Mother asked me to ask why the palace was sealed off. What happened?"
Qi Yunxu snorted coldly: "The Queen Mother should just stay in the palace obediently, she has nothing to do with it."
The eunuch said with a stiff upper lip: "But you have confiscated the Cheng family, how can the Queen Mother not be worried?"
"Are you worried now? Don't you think it's too late? Cheng Wenhui colluded with the Jin Dynasty, sneaked into the palace and held my princess hostage. I even suspect that he has a close relationship with Ruyi Sect. These things are enough to exterminate the nine clans of the Cheng family several times over.
The Queen Mother indulged in this before, but now she has to bear the consequences.”
The eunuch was so frightened that his legs went limp. How could Master Cheng be so confused?
Is he someone who can touch the Regent Princess? She is colluding with the Jin Dynasty. It is really not too much to exterminate her entire clan. The Regent is always right.
When Duke Shen heard that Cheng Wenhui dared to hold the Regent Princess hostage, his heart was lifted up: "Regent, you should go back to accompany the Princess. I will help you keep an eye on this place."
After all, she is his daughter. Although he has never met her, Duke Shen is still worried about her.
Qi Yunxu said coldly, "Are you worried? Nanzhi doesn't want to have anything to do with you, nor does she want to acknowledge you as an irresponsible father. My family's affairs have nothing to do with you. Duke Shen, please go back."
Duke Shen's heart was filled with mixed emotions. The child actually refused to recognize him. "Regent, how can you allow her to be so willful? Can she just refuse to recognize him if she says so?"
Qi Yunxu: "Yes, if she doesn't want to admit it, this matter doesn't exist, and I won't let you bother her.
What's the point of admitting it? Is it to make it easier for your princess to kill her again? Or is it to have more stepmothers and unreliable fathers to interfere?
Just give up on this idea. Nanzhi is just Nanzhi and has nothing to do with you."
Duke Shen had a stern face and was very unconvinced. If it wasn't the wrong timing, he would have had to sort things out with him.
While waiting, Qi Yunxu found out how Nan Zhi was tricked. The snow lotus was also presented to him. It had been trampled to pieces and its original appearance could not be seen.
"The court used to have snow lotus, how come I didn't know it could also be used as a knockout drug?"
Cheng Wenhui explained honestly: "Using snow lotus alone is not enough, it also requires a special incense mix. The combination of the two scents is the most powerful drug, especially for people with deep inner strength. As long as you smell it for a quarter of an hour, even a cow will faint."