Chapter 275 Analysis and Intimidation.

"Father's suspicion. Father's suspicion." The prince murmured, as if thinking about something.

The Queen smiled contemptuously and said coldly: "You know your father, but you only know him on the surface. I have been married to him for many years and I think I know him very well! After that incident, I, who was originally transparent, chose to play dumb and hide my incompetence!"

"The eldest prince's mother is from the Dongyi tribe, so she was born without the possibility of inheriting the throne. Let's not talk about the fact that he is now in charge of the palace guards and is closest to your father. But just wait and see. If Qing and Northern Qi go to war again, the eldest prince will definitely be the first one to be sent to the front line!"

The Queen slowly spoke, "Speaking of the Second Prince, his biological mother is Consort Shu. Although she loves literature and is not good at competing for favors in the harem, she suffers because of this. Why does she like Fan Xian's Red Mansions? In addition, her mother's family is quite powerful in Kyoto, so she has a strong background. Tell me, how is the Second Prince now?"

"He married the granddaughter of the Ye family and has been idle at home. The Ye family has also been..." The prince became more and more excited as he spoke, with a gleam in his eyes.

The queen nodded. Since her son understood, there was no need to explain further.

"Then there is the Third Prince. The Third Prince's mother, Concubine Yi, was born into the Liu family, a prominent family in the capital. Her cousin Liu married Fan Jian as his second wife, acting as a cover for Fan Xian's mother. In fact, she was the mistress of the Fan Mansion who was married in a formal ceremony! The Third Prince has a background and power, and is naturally close to the Fan family, with Fan Xian as his support."

"Among all these princes, we are the only ones, mother and son, without anyone to rely on. We are truly alone!"

The Queen's mother's family was originally a big family, but they were all killed by Chen Pingping's Black Cavalry many years ago.

"Your Majesty is good in everything except that he is too suspicious!"

The prince had understood everything. He was more focused than usual when he was studying or reciting policies. "Foreign relatives interfering in politics? That's right! With my father's paranoia, how could he not worry that the Li family's imperial power would fall into someone else's hands a hundred years later? So our original disadvantage has become an advantage?"

"You're right!" The Queen looked relieved, and she slowly stroked Li Chengqian's hair on his back, saying gently, "Although the price of all this is so huge, as long as my son can sit in that position, everything will be worth it! This position is yours, and no one can take it away. He had already chosen you the day he issued an order to exterminate my mother's family for that bitch!"

He killed all the members of his wife's family and at the same time confirmed his wife's son as the heir?
What kind of cold-blooded and rational person could do such a thing?
But if this kind of thing happened to Emperor Qing, it would not be surprising at all!

"That's right!" The prince looked a little ferocious, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Father has never regretted his decision! No matter who persuades him, he will go all the way!"

Even if that decision is wrong!

Li Chengqian now really likes this aspect of his father!

The prince was relieved, and at the same time, he felt inexplicably cold despite his excitement! The words of comfort from his mother had already brought the truth of that bloody night many years ago to him. It turned out that his uncle and grandfather had died in this way.
I can't act the same way as before. From now on, I have to be steady and wait for the storm to pass!

His gaze gradually became firm, and he exchanged glances with the Queen and the other two. Both of them could feel a desperate determination from the other!

The two people's analysis was very correct, and even explained Emperor Qing's thoughts.

But if Crown Prince Li Chengqian wants to succeed to the throne, that can only happen if everything goes smoothly. And the most unexpected man in the world is undoubtedly Fan Xian.
Coupled with the help of Chen Pingping, who is ruthless and as cruel as a machine, and Li Ang of Northern Qi, the bright future seems like a bubble-like dream - it will burst with a single poke!
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"Master Fan, if I say that I am willing to submit to you and obey your orders, and even give you my property, and only ask that I and my son be spared, what do you think?"

The two people separated by thick wooden stakes were conducting a so-called "transaction".

"Master Ming, do you believe what you say?"

Ming Qingda shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. The most important thing is whether you believe it or not!" Fan Xian sneered, thinking that this old man was quite smart!

He has already taken action. Not only those members of the Ming family who were attending the funeral today, but also the people from the Supervisory Office and the City Guards have headed for all the members of the Ming family around Suzhou City. This means that they want to catch them all in one fell swoop.

There is only one possibility for Fan Xian to do this!
That means there is already something that can put the Ming family to death!
Then again, even if Fan Xian didn't do that, he would not let himself and the Ming family go now that he is in a difficult situation.

"I think you should believe that having me handle these matters of the Ming family for you will not only be twice as effective with half the effort, but there will also be no hidden dangers and it will convince those ignorant fools in the outside world!" Ming Qingda's face was full of sincerity, as if he was thinking about Fan Xian.

"Your life is worthless and poses no threat."

Fan Xian smiled faintly, then sighed, "Originally it wouldn't be a big deal to spare your life, but after dealing with the Ming family's affairs I will return to Kyoto. After all, it is a hidden danger! You don't have the ability of your ancestors to start from scratch, but I'm afraid that someone named Li An will come looking for you again. Then revival is not an adjective."

"Northern Qi. Imperial Master?"

Ming Qingda looked anxious and said quickly, "I have never even met Li An, and he has refused to join the Junshan Society. Not only that, he is also the enemy of the Junshan Society! How...how could he come to find me? You are worrying too much!"

"There's no point in talking any more!" Fan Xian put away his smile and his face turned cold. "You don't want to know how the Overwatch Council interrogates people. Their methods... Not to mention that you have been pampered for so many years, I'm afraid even your seventh brother Xia Qi, who is used to being stabbed, wouldn't be able to withstand it."

"Tell me about the channels and account books for contacting Junshan Society! Where is the meeting place of Junshan Society? Most importantly, who did the money sent to Kyoto this year go to?"

The paper and pen were right in front of Ming Qingda.

"Write it down!"

Ming Qingda picked up the brush tremblingly. There was no resentment in his tone. He just said calmly: "Master Fan, I might still be alive if I don't write! Even if I die, maybe only I and the people who are slightly closer to me will die."

"But if I write it down, not only will there be no place for my Ming family to stay in Qing Kingdom, but there will be no place for us to stand in the whole world! At that time, it is not an exaggeration to say that there will be no way to heaven and no door to earth!"

"My Lord, are you really going to do this? Aren't you worried about the backlash from tens of thousands of people in my tribe?"

Oh, you're just going to throw the jar into the ground!
"Do you think I still care about the backlash from tens of thousands of people in your clan?" Fan Xian laughed angrily and said coldly, "You've been playing with me for so long, aren't you quite happy?"

"Look outside, come on! Tell me! What did you see?" Fan Xian slapped his forehead and apologized, "I forgot that you can't see, but you can at least hear it, right?"

"Thousands of Black Knights!"

"I'm really hoping that you guys will rebel. It will only take a moment to deal with you. I'll have an excuse!"

Fan Xian spoke out his thoughts openly, not caring at all about the looks from Xue Qing, the Governor of Jiangnan, and the Prefect of Suzhou behind him.

(End of this chapter)