Chapter 139.2 – Internal Troubles and External Threats

As soon as he left and they were the only ones left in the room, Qi Yang spoke up and said, “It’s obvious that someone planted it.”

Lu Qipei nodded, thought for a moment, then shook her head. “It was King Wei who came forward to give me trouble today, but I’ve always felt that it didn’t look like he planted this to frame me. When he looked at me in Xuanshi Hall, he looked like he really believed that I was guilty, instead of being complacent after having planted something to frame me.”

Of course, Qi Yang also noticed this. At the same time, she felt King Wei couldn’t have acted that convincingly with that brain of his. On the other hand, it was easy to be used by others. She immediately nodded and said, “I’ll have someone investigate it again. And that portrait of Xie Yuan, I also have to get someone to check if it’s real, and where it came from.”

Lu Qipei smiled when she heard this and said, “That painting is fake.”

Qi Yang was not surprised by the answer, but by how sure Lu Qipei was. “How do you know? Didn’t you not pay attention to these things?”

Lu Qipei pointed to her eyebrows and smiled, “Half of my eyebrows are drawn, and according to the seniors at home, originally my eyebrows’ shape is more similar to my mother’s. That’s not the case with King Wei’s portrait today. Xie Yuan’s eyebrows in the portrait were exactly the same as mine, how is that possible? Your Highness, think about it again, isn’t that painting based on me?”

As she said that, she pulled a strand of her long hair and put it on her lips, pretending it was a beard. She looked a bit silly, but she indeed looked like the portrait King Wei had.

What could King Wei have thought? Of course he was tricked, tricked into being the vanguard!

The farce today was actually full of flaws, but making King Wei come to make a fuss was of course not without purpose.

Lu Qipei put down her long hair that was used to mess around, and her expression also became a bit more solemn. “Ah Ning, have you thought about it? After what happened today, what future troubles would come for us?”

Future troubles!?

Qi Yang thought for a moment, and her gaze finally fell on Lu Qipei’s delicate and handsome face.

Today, King Wei accused Lu Qipei of two things. First was of being related to Xie Yuan, and second was of being involved with the Chaoyang Tower incident. But in the final analysis, it was really about being related to Xie Yuan. Because once Lu Qipei was established to be related to Xie Yuan, she would be inseparable from the Chaoyang Tower assassination incident. At that time, whether it was out of loyalty to Rong or revenge for Xie Yuan, he would find an excuse to implicate Lu Qipei!

It didn’t matter that no one believed it right now. After all, today’s scene had stirred up trouble, and planted a seed in everyone’s heart. Plus, there were quite a lot of people who had met Xie Hongyi back then. He and Lu Qipei competed in the same field, and many people knew that they looked similar.

Right now, the Little Emperor trusted the Qi Yang husband-and-wife couple, but if someone spoke slander in his ears every now and then, who knew if he wouldn’t take it seriously one day? After all, it was enmity of patricide, and not everyone was like Qi Yang, who could trust Lu Qipei just like before.

Thinking of the various schemes hidden in the dark, Qi Yang felt a bit frustrated. And what was even more frustrating was Lu Qipei’s next words, “Also, Ah Ning, have you ever though about what the Crown Prince said to His Majesty before his death?”

The Crown Prince was very weakened before his death, and in fact could not leave much words at all. One was to leave his son in Qi Yang’s hands, and the other was to tell the Eldest Grandson to remember his teachings. The Eldest Grandson was still very young, and the Crown Prince should be very concerned about him back then. There must be many words he wanted to tell him, so why would he emphasize that sentence? What did he teach the Eldest Grandson before?

Lu Qipei had a strong intuition that the Crown Prince must have mentioned her to the Eldest Grandson, and told him to be wary of her!

Facing Qi Yang right now, Lu Qipei also told her his guess. “It’s not surprising. The Crown Prince’s health has always been poor, and not even he knew how long he would be able to hold on. Maybe he was afraid that there would not be enough time to explain things when he came to his end, and no one would know about the hidden danger that is me, so he taught his son in advance.”

Qi Yang thought that it was not impossible, and her expression suddenly turned a bit ugly as she muttered, “Is Royal Brother so distrustful of me?”

Lu Qipei smiled when she heard this and leaned against Qi Yang’s shoulder, saying, “Maybe in the eyes of the Crown Prince, Your Highness had already gone dumb from lust?”

Qi Yang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, and angrily pushed her away. She then said anxiously, “Then doesn’t Ah Qi know everything? Then there was no need for King Wei to make such a fuss today, maybe he was already suspicious of you…” As she said that, she paused slightly and said, “It doesn’t feel that way!”

The Little Emperor was still young, and he was not a scheming person. How could he disguise his emotions so meticulously?

But Lu Qipei said clearly, “The Crown Prince must have never said it explicitly, otherwise he wouldn’t have dared to entrust him to you in the end.” After saying that, she said, “His Majesty definitely trust us right now. But when he grows up in the future and has a conflict with you, the Royal Aunt who has the power to assist in politics, maybe one day he would remember his father’s words. If he hardened his heart, it would be a great disaster for us.”

After hearing this, Qi Yang felt a bit suffocated and frowned again. “Why is it that from what you’re saying, we seem to be facing problems from both the inside and outside, and is in an even more difficult position than Ah Qi?”

Author notes:

Lu Qipei (sighing): Isn’t it true? So Your Highness, we should pack our bags early and run away when we should!

Qi Yang (…): We still need to help Ah Qi until he can take charge of the government. Isn’t your early way too early!?

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