Reborn as the Regent's Beloved

According to the original plan, Feng Mingjing's idea was very simple: to repeat the same trick.

He wanted to frame Ninth Prince for hoarding iron, just as he had framed Feng Mingyu for selling official positions.

Although Feng Mingyu was rescued by the joint efforts of honest officials, Feng Mingjing also used this opportunity to get rid of the matter. Although he sent someone to pretend to be the Yong Kingdom army to kill Mu Zhi, no one found out that he did it. Instead, it earned him a good reputation.

But this time it's different. Feng Mingjing has no leverage to frame the Great Cloud War God, so he can only think of Xiao Fengyi.

Xiao Fengyi is Feng Xingye's fiancée and the best witness to expose him.

Besides her, Feng Mingjing couldn't think of a second candidate.

However, this woman is a noblewoman with a phoenix destiny, and she has even greater value to come.

He wanted to marry her to prove that becoming the crown prince was ordained by Heaven.

After much deliberation, he said with a hint of helplessness, "Isn't it a bit of a waste to use Xiao Fengyi, such a valuable pawn, to deal with Prince Zhao?"

Feng Mingjing was also confused.

Logically speaking, after facing Feng Mingjing, Xiao Fengyi should have been rendered useless and should not have appeared in subsequent plans. But she is destined to be a phoenix, she is destined to be a phoenix.

The guard said to Feng Mingjing, "Your Highness, you only see the value of the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, but you don't see the value of Prince Zhao. Because of his military achievements, he has a high prestige in the court. If we don't take this opportunity to get rid of him, he will definitely be a major hidden danger in the future."

“You’re right. Using Xiao Fengyi to deal with the Ninth Prince is indeed a fair fight.” Feng Mingjing felt that the guard had said a lot, and his thoughts had taken another step forward: abandoning Xiao Fengyi as a pawn to preserve her value.

In any case, regardless of Xiao Fengyi's purpose, she was right about one thing: if she were with Feng Mingjing and then went to report Prince Zhao, her father would definitely suspect her motives.

This absolutely must not happen.

The cuckoo kept howling above his head, which made him feel unlucky.

Feng Mingjing glanced at the sky and said to the guards, "Go back and rest. We can talk about it tomorrow."

As he was about to leave, the guard beside him said again, "Your Highness, we must take this opportunity to get rid of Prince Zhao, otherwise we will have a hard time explaining to the Yong Kingdom."

Yong Kingdom.

After hearing the guard mention this place, Feng Mingjing stared blankly into the night for a long, long time.

He looked sternly at the guard: "Didn't I tell you not to bring this up so easily?"

The guard bowed and said, "Your Highness, news of your killing Mu Zhi with the daffodil arrow will soon reach the Yong Kingdom. They will definitely send someone to see you. You should think about how to deal with it, after all, they have always wanted the head of Prince Zhao, their biggest threat."

These words, seemingly meant to help Feng Mingjing analyze the situation, were actually a reminder to him not to forget the kindness shown to him by the people of Yong.

“Your Highness, I fear that if you do not take this opportunity to eliminate the threat completely, a secret letter from the people of Yong will reach the Emperor, accusing you of treason and colluding with the enemy. In that case, you will be finished.”

Collaboration with the enemy and treason!

"How could I not know the implications!" Feng Mingjing became somewhat agitated when the matter was brought up.

In fact, in order to consolidate his throne, Feng Mingjing did not want to touch Feng Xingye, the God of War. This man was the best pawn to stabilize the border, and no one would be foolish enough to kill him.

However, Feng Mingjing's funds for raising retainers and the support of his advisors all came from the Yong Kingdom, which forced him to listen to the people of Yong Kingdom. Otherwise, he would have no chance to be on equal footing with Feng Mingyu.

Yongguo provides financial support, while Feng Xingye is a pawn. He doesn't want to give up either side, but Yongguo simply can't tolerate Feng Xingye.

Are they not afraid of being outmatched by Windranger?

Feng Mingjing said to the guard, "Ah, luckily you reminded me, otherwise I would have been deceived by Xiao Fengyi. Go and tell him to do as I said tomorrow and report Feng Xingye. However, don't mention that we two had an affair. Deal with Feng Xingye first, and we can talk about the marriage later."

After Xiao Fengyi denounces Feng Xingye, she will definitely not arrange any more marriages with anyone. She can take over when she gets older, which will be much easier then.

He had meticulously planned everything, arranging everything perfectly for everyone, but he hadn't anticipated that he would be the one stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind him.

“No wonder he wanted to frame the Xiao family for treason. The real traitor is himself. He did this to frame someone and exonerate himself.” Ye Si was standing next to Xiao Fengyi as she muttered to herself.

Before she arrived, she had Ye Si and Ye Liu lie in wait near Qixia Courtyard to eavesdrop on Feng Xingye's conversation. Unexpectedly, they actually overheard some secrets.

Ye Liu remained in place to keep watch, while Ye Si, upon hearing the news, ran to the young lady's room to report.

He avoided Zi Hua and Xuan Hua, and secretly told Xiao Fengyi everything.

Ye Si recalled that Xiao Fengyi had asked him to investigate the matter of the narcissus arrow. He had been clueless about it before, but now he could explain it clearly. "It turns out that Feng Mingjing had been colluding with Yongguo for a long time. The narcissus arrow that killed Mu Zhi can be explained clearly."

Xiao Fengyi stood by the window, listening to Ye Si's words, and thought of the 187 members of the Xiao family over and over again.

Her slender hands gripped the window frame tightly, her fingers turning white, her lips even whiter than her fingers, as she said fiercely, "Feng Mingjing, all hatred will be repaid in blood!"

After she finished speaking, she was overcome with anger and finally vomited blood onto the window paper.

"Young Miss, what's wrong?"

He was still thinking about Feng Mingjing's collusion with Yongguo when he was caught off guard and saw the young lady vomiting blood, which scared him out of his wits.

Xiao Fengyi wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said calmly, "I'm fine. It's just that the medicine I took was a bit too strong, which is why I vomited blood."

Ye Si helped Xiao Fengyi, who was staggering, and asked in confusion, "Miss, what kind of medicine are you taking? You must take care of yourself."

Xiao Fengyi's eyes were filled with hatred, and there was blood around her mouth. Coupled with her head full of pearls and jade, she looked gorgeous and eerie: "I took a fake death medicine."

Ye Si was startled and puzzled, "A fake death drug? Why would you take this?"

Xiao Fengyi laughed and said, "Of course, it's to help Auntie achieve her wish and marry Qingyin to Feng Xingye. However, I'm perfectly fine, so I probably can't make it happen. Therefore, I need to give it a push. And..."

Ye Si noticed that when Xiao Fengyi was halfway through her sentence, large tears began to fall from her eyes.

With tears streaming down her face, she said to Ye Si, "Feng Mingjing forced me to falsely accuse Feng Xingye. Of course, I will not listen to him and become his pawn. The only way to escape this predicament is to pretend to take poison."

Ye Si looked at the young lady, who was barely breathing, and asked anxiously, "Miss, is it dangerous for you to take the fake death medicine? Should I go and inform..." Before Prince Zhao could finish speaking, Xiao Fengyi spat out another mouthful of blood and fainted.

At this moment, Xuan Hua, Zi Hua, and Feng Mingjing's guards entered the room. Ye Si flew to the roof in a few steps, silently observing everything and protecting Xiao Fengyi.