The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

He's feeling guilty! Could it be that the token is his, and he's the mastermind behind the assassination of Old Master Feng?

Old Master Feng frowned, and his expression changed slightly.

"King of Southern Xinjiang, what's wrong with you?" Emperor Mingde asked loudly, emphasizing the words "King of Southern Xinjiang," as he fumbled for the token in his hand, lost in thought.

Nalan Jue took a deep breath, then suddenly stood up and rushed towards the center of the hall, a move that startled almost everyone.

"Quickly, protect the emperor!" Eunuch Qin shouted in a panic.

However, the guards were not as fast as Nalan Jue. Just when everyone thought Nalan Jue's target was Emperor Mingde, Nalan Jue glared fiercely at Old Master Feng as he reached the center of the hall and said harshly, "Why didn't those good-for-nothings kill you, you old bastard!"

As he spoke, Nalan Jue struck out with a palm towards Old Master Feng. Judging from the force of the blow, even a strong man would suffer internal injuries from such a strike. Given that Old Master Feng had already been injured, no one could predict the outcome of this attack.

No one seemed to have expected that Nalan Jue's target was Old Master Feng. Even the guards from before were protecting Emperor Mingde, but now, Old Master Feng was lying on his couch, probably without even the ability to dodge.

"Grandpa..."

"father……"

Feng Qing and Empress Feng's voices rang out in unison. Just as the palm was about to strike Old Master Feng, a figure suddenly appeared at the critical moment.

"Hmm..." The man let out a low groan. The sound didn't come from Old Master Feng, but from...

Everyone looked at the man, who was wearing a blue robe and was facing Nalan Jue's palm. A trickle of blood gradually flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Everyone was stunned by what they saw, including Old Master Feng, Empress Feng, and even Nalan Jue, the one who struck!

However, their expressions were quite different.

Nalan Jue seemed to realize he had hurt Qinglan. His heart skipped a beat, his eyes darted around, and he took several steps back, stammering, "You... how could you..."

"Uncle, I call you uncle, but how could you do such a thing?" Qinglan clutched the spot on her chest where Nalan Jue had struck her, seemingly heartbroken by what Nalan Jue had done.

"Hmph, how dare you call me uncle? You've long forgotten that you have half Southern Frontier blood in you!" Nalan Jue chuckled, looking somewhat insane.

"I am a prince of the Great Jin Dynasty!" Qinglan said through gritted teeth, enduring the pain. A trace of sorrow flashed in her eyes, so genuine that no one could doubt it.

"Ha, what a prince of the Great Jin Dynasty! So be it. Now I've fallen to this state, trapped in the cage of the Great Jin Dynasty, I fear I can't escape even with wings. But I'm just a little unwilling. The Southern Frontier will forever belong to the Great Jin Dynasty!" Nalan Jue laughed maniacally. Suddenly, his laughter stopped abruptly, his gaze glaring fiercely at Old Master Feng, and he said, word by word, "The Feng family, so powerful and wealthy. I wonder, in the future, whose world will the Great Jin Dynasty truly belong to... the Feng family... hahaha... the Feng family..."

Nalan Jue's voice echoed in the hall, chilling everyone who heard it, especially Old Master Feng and Empress Feng!

Suddenly, Nalan Jue stopped speaking and raised his hand again, causing everyone to be stunned. Just when they thought he was about to attack Old Master Feng again, his palm struck his own forehead.

Everyone gasped. In their sight, all they could see was Nalan Jue's pale face stained with blood from his head, his lifeless gaze still fixed on the eldest prince, Qinglan.

Gradually, the body began to fall, and with a loud thud, the silence of the hall was exceptionally clear, causing everyone's hearts to tighten.

This……

The hall was eerily quiet. Everyone had a different expression, as if they were pondering something, or as if they were still caught up in what had just happened and had not yet come to their senses.

Old Master Feng and Empress Feng were also shocked. How could this be? This was not what Old Master Feng had expected at all! Empress Feng glanced at Old Master Feng, as if searching for something. Even she had a bad feeling.

Eunuch Qin was the first to approach Nalan Jue, checked his breath, and quickly reported to Emperor Mingde, breaking the eerie silence in the hall, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Southern Xinjiang... is dead!"

died!

Everyone received the message. An Mi glanced at Nalan Jue, whose eyes were still wide open on the ground, and the image of him in her mind floated into her mind. She was somewhat dazed. Her gaze turned to Qing Lan, who was standing to the side. The deep look in Qing Lan's eyes made her seem to understand something in an instant.

An Mi was suddenly startled, and even her hand trembled slightly. It turned out...

Suddenly, An Mi's hand was covered by a large hand. An Mi looked up and met Bai Yi's eyes. From Bai Yi's eyes, she was even more certain of her earlier guess.

"Old Master Feng." Qinglan turned to Old Master Feng and said loudly, "Although the King of Southern Xinjiang stabbed you, he is now dead. Please forgive him, Old Master Feng!"

Yes, so the mastermind behind the assassination of Old Master Feng was Nalan Jue. Judging from Nalan Jue's words just now, this matter has nothing to do with His Highness the First Prince. Not only does it have nothing to do with him, but Nalan Jue also said that the First Prince has forgotten that he has the blood of the Southern Frontier in his veins. The First Prince is still the First Prince of the Great Jin Dynasty after all!

At this moment, all their previous suspicions about the eldest prince Qinglan have completely vanished!

And this is exactly what Old Master Feng and Empress Feng least wanted to see!

A sense of displeasure and inexplicable frustration rose in Old Master Feng's heart. He had never expected that his plan, which was perfect and flawless, would end up like this.

His biggest goal was to use this incident to shake the hearts of the people in the court regarding the eldest prince Qinglan and to arouse Emperor Mingde's suspicion and distrust of Qinglan. However, he never expected that Nalan Jue would suddenly appear and cause such a scene, causing all his plans to fall apart!

He thought Nalan Jue was just a minor strategist behind Qinglan, but he never expected that when it came to the crucial moment, he would be willing to sacrifice anything!

It seems he underestimated this King of Southern Xinjiang!

However, regardless of whether he looks down on them or not, now that Nalan Jue is dead, Qinglan has lost an arm!

Old Master Feng twitched the corner of his mouth. "Now that the person has been found and is dead, let's leave it at that. I thank His Highness the First Prince for saving my life. If it weren't for His Highness, I'm afraid I would have... sigh!"