The Phoenix Reborn Book II

Chapter 69 Traitors in the Kingdom

Mingwei Junzhu—Huang Miaoling— just said something really crazy. The woman reminded everyone with an existence that was secretly threatening.

Han Yu, Li Hongxia's wife, was one of the descendants of the leader of the Nanhan Tribe. The woman was sent as a gift and proof of Nanhan Tribe's submission to Shi Kingdom.

Unfortunately, Han Yu was not the princess of a great kingdom, but rather the descendant of a mere tribal leader. Therefore, the Emperor could not accept her as a concubine. On the other hand, the princes were also still too noble to accept girls from the small tribe. Finally, even Han Yu could only be juxtaposed by one of the high officials.

Making Han Yu a concubine would hurt the Nanhan Tribe's pride, the Emperor didn't want that. Thus, he had to find one of the high-ranking officials who still did not have a legitimate wife.

And, only Li Hongxia was still single at the time.

Han Yu's arrival to Shi Kingdom created a small explosion, not attracting attention, but it was well known to everyone. Years without incident on the part of the woman made her true identity momentarily forgotten, especially since the husband had a much more conspicuous reputation.

Now, Huang Miaoling was uncovering a reality buried deep in everyone's memories, making them return to alert.

“Report, Your Majesty!” a bodyguard exclaimed as he ran inside the main hall room. He had just returned by order of the Emperor to inspect the Li Residence. The sweat and wrinkles on his forehead made everyone's heart beat. “N-Mrs Han and Third Miss Li .. not at residence.” His voice shook, reflecting his nervousness.

“What?!” the cry of Emperor Weixin interspersed with the noise of other officials.

“This is a catastrophe ...,” said an official.

Another official added, “Really as per Mingwei Junzhu's guess. It is related to the Li.” Family The man added, “However, I still don't understand how this led to the Zhou Kingdom?”

Wang Junsi who was listening to this looked towards Huang Miaoling. Seen as the woman was silent as she stared blankly into the air, her glaring eyes showed that Mingwei Junzhu was thinking hard. It seemed, even though Huang Miaoling had managed to guess some of the things that happened, but he still did not have a complete picture.

As he watched Huang Miaoling, Wang Junsi caught the figure of Liang Fenghong glancing towards the main hall gate. As soon as Advisor Liang stood up, the fourth prince's eyes turned to the figure waiting in front of the hall, not daring to enter.

‘It ... Mudan,’ Inner Wang Junsi.

The Fourth Prince watched as Liang Fenghong passed through the side of the room towards the gate of the main hall so as not to attract attention. Then, it was seen Mudan saying something to the chairman, making Liang Fenghong's face darken a little.

Wang Junsi's eyes were attached to Liang Fenghong's figure, observing any expressions that might be plastered on the man's face. ‘Only when something was beyond his knowledge did Chairman Lianhua Yuan show such a face,’ thought Wang Junsi.

Ignoring Liang Fenghong who had left his chair, Huang Yade said, “Li Hongxia has died, and Han Yu is locked up in the residence. When hearing about this news, Nanhan Tribe will obviously feel unacceptable.” The man raised his head and looked at the officials calmly. “Even if you know there are parties who are dissatisfied with our kingdom from the Sihan Tribe, Nanhan will not dare to act without a trigger.”

At this moment, Huang Jieli said in a tone loud enough for everyone to hear. “Dan, Zhou is the igniter?”

Wang Junsi frowned, he began to understand the direction of this conversation. “No, less precise.” His eyes stared at Liang Fenghong. “You said something fishy about Zhou's betrayal,”. “Explain.”

The Fourth Prince's tone was unfriendly. However, even so, it even made Liang Fenghong snort while smiling. It looked as if the man was mocking, but Huang Miaoling knew that was not what her husband meant.

‘You're happy because that haughty order proves that Wang Junsi is still the same Wang Junsi, isn't it?’ Huang Miaoling sat in his heart with a faint smile, also giving thanks. ‘This Wang Junsi Question ...,’—the woman glanced at Wang Chengliu who had a dark expression—‘...seems to make someone upset.’

“Have you ever heard of Princess Zhou and King Qing?” Liang Fenghong started, making some people nod their heads while the rest frowned. “Princess Zhou was sent by her father to marry King Qing, but actually gave the woman a mission to kill her husband,” she said briefly to refresh everyone's memory.

Liang Fenghong nodded his head. “When King Qing became Emperor, he did not build an empire based on his family surname, but rather based on the Zhou surname. It was his way of asking forgiveness to the Wife.”

Situ Haonan could not help but say, “Advisor Liang, we need the point ...” His head was too dizzy to absorb any more information.

A faint smile adorned Liang Fenghong's lips. “However, is it enough to suppress the ambitions of the descendants of King Zhou?” He glanced at the officials, pausing for a moment at Wang Chengliu, before turning his gaze again elsewhere. “Unlike the Qing side who was touched by Princess Zhou's love for her husband, the Zhou side was burning to seize the power of the Qing royal family.” The smile on the man's face disappeared. “Even to date.”

Wang Xiangqi said, “However, after the death of Princess Zhou, all men of King Zhou descent have been removed!”

“Then, what women are unable to do anything?” reply Huang Miaoling calmly. He glanced towards Qing Gangtie. “Qing Zhuang has one concubine, the concubine's name is Chen Meiping, don't you think?”

At this moment, Qing Gangtie frowned. “Chen Meiping …. Chen ...” Her eyes widened. ‘Cannot be!’

Huang Miaoling nodded his head. “Qing Zhuang's only concubine, Chen Meiping, is a descendant of King Zhou.” He stared at Wang Chengliu, not hiding the negative emotions emanating from his two manics. “He was the instigator of the betrayal of the Zhou Kingdom.”

Shao Yanjun tapped his finger on his thigh. Then, he decided to open his voice, “Mingwei Junzhu, from where did you know all these things?” There was a strange vibration in his tone.

The chuckling sound made everyone pensive for a moment, they stared at Huang Miaoling who was chuckling in confusion. The woman then cleared her throat, trying to repel the stiff atmosphere created because of her.

“Do I have to answer you?” Huang Miaoling smiled, making the officials blink their eyes in confusion. “Finding the Shi Kingdom issue with the Zhou Kingdom did not explain how the kingdom decided to cooperate with the Han Grassland tribes,” he said briefly.

“This is clear,” Huang Qinghao replied to his daughter's remark. “There is a link between the two.” He continued, “If that is true, then that person is also the one who helped the women of the Li residence escape.”

Wang Xiangqi called out to everyone's conscience, “There is a traitor in the kingdom!”

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A/S:

The author who had started drowsiness, just heard Wang Xiangqi's cry: Huh?! What's?! A traitor?! (Inwardly: Elah, I know)

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Ehe~!