"Bang!"
Zhongli Mingye, the Prince of Yu, smashed the teacup in his hand. Seeing his anger, Qingfeng hesitated whether to tell him that Yan Fei had sneaked into the tent where Song Jinyu was detained under a mask tonight.
"Speak!"
After Qingfeng reported, Zhongli Mingye became even more impatient. Fine, very good. Everyone is eyeing this king's princess consort. This is...
"Clatter..." The remaining teacups didn't survive either.
What a lousy idea! Pretending to be disliked by him to see the attitude of the King of the Southern Courtyard. She used herself as bait again to lure out the snake.
Unforgivable! Unfortunately, there were countless pairs of eyes watching at this moment. Everyone could go to see her, but he alone couldn't.
After getting through tonight, once the news reached Rong Qing'er's ears, they would find out something.
Zhongli Mingye's eyes grew more and more sinister. What a Rong Qing'er. These noble ladies in the capital are simply as venomous as snakes and scorpions.
Damn it! Why didn't he kill this woman directly back then! If it weren't for her, there wouldn't be this embarrassing situation today.
He secretly made up his mind that once he returned to the capital in the future, he would surely teach the Duke Rong's Mansion a good lesson.
It would also relieve his anger!
However, although he was anxious at the moment, he couldn't lose his composure.
Song Jinyu felt a bit lonely, but her mind was extremely clear at this moment. Now that the news had spread, many people should want to come and pry for information, right?
She wondered if Zhongli Mingye had listened to her words. This man was so stubborn. It had taken her a great deal of effort to persuade him.
She secretly felt happy. No matter how powerful the Prince of Yu was, he still had to listen to her. In the second half of the night, Song Jinyu received an unexpected visitor.
Those eyes were as poisonous as if they had been dipped in venom. Although the visitor was masked, with her excellent memory, it was really hard for her to forget Rong Qing'er.
She had experienced women's jealousy more than once or twice.
But it was rare to meet someone as venomous as Rong Qing'er who would stop at nothing. A woman's heart is like a needle in the ocean. Song Jinyu really couldn't understand why these women were so crazy for a man who didn't love them.
Was it worth it?
"Song Jinyu, you've finally come to this day!" Rong Qing'er mocked as she looked at the young girl squatting on the ground.
It was because of her that the Prince of Yu refused to take her into his mansion. That was why the tragedy of her being humiliated later happened! Now, God had eyes and sent her greatest enemy right in front of her, at her mercy.
Song Jinyu ignored her and continued to hug her arms, daydreaming.
Rong Qing'er walked up to her and grabbed her arm forcefully. Unexpectedly, she was pricked by a needle.
"Don't touch me! For now... there's no evidence to convict this young lady."
Song Jinyu calmly looked at Rong Qing'er.
"As for you, coming here so eagerly, did you come to see this young lady in a sorry state?"
"Sorry to disappoint you!"
Rong Qing'er couldn't believe her eyes. This person who had been disliked by the Prince of Yu was still so stubborn with her words.
"Humph..."
"You're really daydreaming. You're accused of murdering the King of Yanqiu!"
Seeing that she had led the topic to the main point, Song Jinyu couldn't help but smile and continued to provoke her, "Was your wedding night really unforgettable?"
How did she know? Rong Qing'er took a step back in shock. "What are you talking nonsense about?"
"I heard that all four princess consorts of the King of the Southern Courtyard have gone crazy." The cold voice hit Rong Qing'er's heart heavily.
"You're really pitiful!"
Song Jinyu's words shattered Rong Qing'er's self - esteem. Originally, she hated Song Jinyu very much because of the Prince of Yu. Now, being humiliated by her again.
Rong Qing'er couldn't bear it any longer. She motioned for the maid to bring the poisoned wine and whispered fiercely, "Go and show off your glib tongue in the underworld!"
"Presumptuous! Without the prince's order, how dare you execute punishment privately!"
Song Jinyu opened her eyes in panic and staggered back continuously. Unexpectedly, Rong Qing'er pressed on step by step. "Drink it. Soon your body will rot and you'll die!"
Seeing that there was no way out, Song Jinyu burst into tears. "I don't want to die yet!"
Rong Qing'er was very proud. She had been waiting for this day for a long time. When she saw Song Jinyu at the wedding that day, she had already thought about how to take revenge.
Her hope for the future had been destroyed by the King of the Southern Courtyard on her wedding night. Rong Qing'er was left with only a fierce heart of revenge.
"Fine, I'll tell you!"
She looked at the crying girl triumphantly.
"I killed the King of Yanqiu... Ha..." Finally, she could laugh wildly.
"Tonight is also the King of the Southern Courtyard's death day!" She gritted her teeth and swore to get rid of these people one by one.
Rong Qing'er became more and more crazy. Suddenly, she grabbed Song Jinyu's chin forcefully. "Drink it for me!"
She snatched the poison from the maid's hand and was about to pour it down. Unfortunately, she didn't get any chance. An arrow pierced through her arm.
"Ah..." Rong Qing'er instantly fell to the ground, screaming heart - rendingly.
Zhongli Mingye quickly walked to Song Jinyu's side, threw away the bow, and pulled her up. "Are you okay?"
The young girl's hair was slightly disheveled. She looked up and smiled sweetly. "I'm naturally fine." Her steps were unsteady, so she had to lean on him.
"King of the Southern Courtyard, what should we do now? Your princess consort has admitted to killing the King of Yanqiu with her own mouth." Zhongli Mingye held Song Jinyu in his arms and looked at her from head to toe. Fortunately, she wasn't injured.
Rong Qing'er looked at the Prince of Yu, looking like a madwoman. "You tricked me!"
The King of the Southern Courtyard stepped forward, grabbed her, and kicked her over! "It's you!" He had been led here by the Prince of Yu tonight. From the moment he saw Rong Qing'er go in until now, no matter how calm he was, he couldn't hold back his anger.
The death of the King of Yanqiu was in his plan. It was also a good timing for him to use it to make a deal with the court of the Great Xia Dynasty.
It was just a pity that the murderer turned out to be his newly - wedded princess consort!
If this matter got out, he would lose all his prestige in Yanqiu. The forces in Yanqiu were already loose. This might even lead to a civil unrest!
He rolled his eyes and suddenly reached out and strangled Rong Qing'er to death. He shook his hand and gave a sinister smile. "Sorry to have disturbed the Prince of Yu. Please forgive me."
Zhongli Mingye didn't care about the King of the Southern Courtyard's methods at all. However, this matter couldn't just end like this.
"Being swift and decisive is your style, King of the Southern Courtyard. So, the cause of the King of Yanqiu's death..." He looked deeply at the King of the Southern Courtyard.
As he wished, "Naturally, it has nothing to do with Miss Song!"
When Xiao Xueyi heard the news and rushed over, Rong Qing'er's body had already been carried away. The King of the Southern Courtyard was extremely angry and ordered someone to burn the tent.
When Zhongli Mingye pulled Song Jinyu away, her steps were unsteady and she almost fell. She said in a small, embarrassed voice, "My legs are numb..."
Suddenly, she felt weightless and was picked up horizontally by Zhongli Mingye. "Hey..." There were so many people around. How could this look like she was out of favor?
When passing by the King of the Southern Courtyard, Song Jinyu glanced at the body on the ground and couldn't help but sigh.
As soon as they got out of the tent, they heard someone inside roar, "Burn this place down for this king!!!"
She exchanged a look with Zhongli Mingye and knew in her heart that there would be chaos in Yanqiu for a while.
After Xiao Xueyi inquired about the news, she was stunned for a moment. She suspected that Song Jinyu's being out of favor was just a self - directed and self - acted play. The purpose was to draw out the real murderer in one go.
The backs of the two walking away hand in hand were extremely harmonious under the pre - dawn sky.