Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

"Snapped!"

Lin Ting was slapped again. She opened her eyes wide, covered her burning cheeks with her hands, and looked at Queen Lin in disbelief.

"Those who are mean-mouthed should be beaten. Now, apologize to Miss Qing immediately!"

Queen Lin stood in front of her, her raised hand just lowered, her face expressionless and her voice cold.

Lin Ting couldn't help but panic when she saw Queen Lin giving her such a cold look for the first time.

"what happened?"

Everyone stepped aside, and Li Yao and the ministers strode over. The first thing he saw was Queen Lin beating Lin Ting.

When Lin Ting saw Li Yao coming out, her pupils shrank and her whole body trembled, showing a look of fear.

"Your Majesty, Lin Ting said something she shouldn't have said, and I am punishing her!"

Queen Lin didn't deliberately hide it, her cold eyes and hint of dignity made many people look at her.

The queen's majesty first appeared.

Several powerful ladies who were originally following Queen Lin were also a little distracted. Perhaps now they realized that the person in front of them was no longer Lin Ling'er, who was once friendly and kind in Kyoto, but Queen Lin, the master of the harem of the Dayu Dynasty!

At this moment, Li Yuan was already standing in front of Ah Qing, lowering his head and stroking the angry big panda.

"Your Majesty, Queen, I was wrong!"

"Your Highness King Chu, I was wrong!"

Lin Ting knelt down and begged for mercy, crying bitterly.

Next to Lin Shufan, there was a middle-aged man with a pale face and trembling body. He was Lin Ting's biological father, a fifth-rank official named Zeng.

He is the younger brother of Lin Shufan's first wife. Because Queen Lin's mother liked Lin Ting very much, she specially gave her the surname Lin. She spent more time in Prime Minister Lin's Mansion than at her own home.

Many people also noticed Lin Shufan's expression out of the corner of their eyes. Whether this matter is big or small depends on what King Chu thinks.

However, Xiang Lin will definitely suffer the loss.

Lin Shufan had already learned the cause and effect. He did not look at the other heroine Bai Yingjie, but instead looked at King Heng who was staying in the corner with a normal expression and talking quietly to the people next to him from time to time.

King Heng seemed to feel Lin Shufan's eyes and turned to face him with a kind smile.

"Fifth brother, what do you think we should do?"

Li Yao passed over Lin Ting, who was kneeling to beg for mercy, and strode towards Li Yuan, letting him make the decision.

"Aqing, are you still angry?"

Li Yuan raised his head and asked Ah Qing calmly.

Ah Qing, who originally wanted to let it go, felt something move in her heart when she met Li Yuan's eyes. Li Yuan, who had always seemed kind to her, now had a cold light in his eyes.

Your Highness doesn’t want to let Lin Ting go like this?

Ah Qing seemed to understand what Li Yuan meant and took a step forward.

In an instant, Ah Qing became the focus of everyone.

Everyone looked at her silently, wanting to see what she would do.

Ah Qing looked at Lin Ting, who was kneeling down to beg for mercy, and said calmly:

"You seem to like betting a lot, how about you and I having a bet?"

Everyone was stunned, the situation was beyond many people's expectations.

Many people think that King Chu chose to settle the matter for the sake of your own good, my own good, and everyone's good, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

"ah?"

Lin Ting, who was crying, was also stunned and looked at Queen Lin at a loss.

"Okay, I agree on behalf of Lin Ting."

Queen Lin did not hesitate at all, nodded and said, "Miss Qing, please speak."

"Qiang!" A white light flashed.

Ah Qing drew out the sword he was carrying, and everyone's eyes shrank.

"Since you like to bet on the big panda, let's let the big panda take a gamble and see if the big panda throws accurately. If it misses, it means it has forgiven you. If it hits, I I’ll forgive you for it.”

Ah Qing touched the big panda, put the sword into the big panda's plump paw, and took two steps back.

"Okay, interesting. Fifth brother, the beauty next to you is very thoughtful and fair. Not bad!"

Seeing this, Li Yao actually showed a smile, waved his hand to everyone to get out of the way, and came to Li Yuan to stand side by side with him.

Uh-huh!

Suddenly everyone took a few steps back, leaving a large blank space near Lin Ting.

Everyone looked at this scene with interest.

"Miss Ah Qing, I was really wrong, please forgive me!"

Lin Ting faced the giant panda with a sword in its claws. She was extremely frightened and trembling all over, but she did not dare to leave at all.

People may still be merciful, but how could a ferocious beast be so?

The giant panda's big round head was tilted towards Ah Qing. It has now reached the innate realm and has a certain level of intelligence.

Faced with Lin Ting's pleading, Ah Qing remained unmoved at all.

"Prepare!"

The giant panda stood up, holding his sword like a bamboo stick, ready to project.

"Throw it!" Ah Qing's tone didn't pause at all.

The big panda didn't hesitate at all.

call out!

The sword is fast!

"Ah!" With a scream, Lin Ting saw the sword coming and ducked back subconsciously!

puff!

The long sword penetrated Lin Ting's left chest directly and pinned her to the ground.

hiss!

Xiong, you are serious!

Everyone could see the scene very clearly. If Lin Ting hadn't just shrank back, the sword would have hit her head.

Many people took a breath and looked at Li Yuan and Ah Qing with deep awe.

Although King Chu is very kind, getting angry can be fatal!

Many people looked at the bloody scene and secretly made up their minds.

Don’t mess with King Chu!

Lin Ting is Empress Lin's cousin. Even the King of Chu will show no mercy, and no one else will show mercy!

"Thank you Miss Qing for showing mercy!"

When Queen Lin saw Lin Ting, who had been frightened into a coma, she breathed a sigh of relief and expressed her gratitude to Ah Qing.

"No, she's just lucky."

Ah Qing waved his hand,

Clang!

The sword that penetrated Lin Ting was drawn up instantly, and the snow-white sword body threw a sword flower in the air, and returned to the scabbard with a "swish".

puff!

Blood spurted out from the wound on Lin Ting's chest!

Everyone's eyes jumped again. This woman in green is very capable!

"Go, take her down!"

Li Yao waved his hand and signaled the guards to take Lin Ting away.

A surge of true energy surged in the hand of Liu Jin beside him, and the breeze blew, and the blood sprayed by Lin Ting evaporated instantly.

"Okay, go ahead and don't disturb the fun of the feast with such a small thing."

"Fifth brother, let's go. I just wanted to have a chat with you."

Li Yao put his arm around Li Yuan's shoulders and walked towards the depths of the garden.

"Okay, I just want to find Brother Huang."

As if nothing happened, the two of them smiled and walked towards the depths of the garden with deep brotherly love.

Obviously Li Yao and Li Yuan are only seventeen years old, and there are not many people present who are younger than them, but they are the two who really call the shots here.

Although the two left and everyone else dispersed, the banquet quickly returned to its lively atmosphere.

Ah Qing still stayed where she was, but no one dared to disturb her at this moment. When everyone glanced at her, especially the group of powerful women who had just made a bet, they looked at Ah Qing with fear.

Didn’t Miss Ah Qing remember her own grudge just now?

Do you want to apologize?

If I apologize, what should I do if Miss Ah Qing gets angry again? Could it be that the big panda is allowed to project again?

At this time, the image of the giant panda that was originally extremely cute in their eyes turned into a very ferocious beast.

They were deeply entangled and restless. You can imagine that they couldn't sleep tonight.

"Let's go." Queen Lin also left.

She did not pursue the matter further, and neither did Lin Shufan.

Things have already happened, and some people may have guessed that Lin Ting may have been plotted.

But so what?

This was not caused by my stupidity. What could I do if I found out who it was and make the matter even bigger?

That would only embarrass Queen Lin and Prime Minister Lin.

I can only find an opportunity to return it in the future!

"Thank you, Miss Fan, for reminding me."

The banquet continues, and Bai Yingjie has found the woman who just reminded her, it is Fan Xuexi.

Bai Yingjie looked at Fan Xuexi and was very grateful. If she hadn't reminded her, her consequences would not be worse than Lin Ting's, or even worse.

Of course, she couldn't be attacked in public like Lin Ting, but if she really had a conflict with Ah Qing, Bai Yingjie would rather be like Lin Ting and resolve the conflict with the King of Chu in the Jingyuan.

But it was impossible with her status. King Chu would most likely show mercy, but Emperor Yao would not!

"Miss Bai, you don't have to be polite. For some reason, I feel like we feel like old friends at first sight!"

If a man talks to Bai Yingjie like this, many people will definitely think that this man is a deceiver.

But the speaker is the same beauty as Bai Yingjie.

"Oh? I think so too." Bai Yingjie's eyes lit up.

On the other side, Fan He showed a knowing smile when he saw Fan Xuexi and Bai Yingjie talking intimately.

Fan Peng, who was next to him, frowned. Fan Xuexi's reminder just now could not escape everyone's attention.

When we investigate carefully tomorrow, Fan Xuexi will be easily exposed.

"Isn't it inappropriate to risk offending Queen Lin in order to make friends with Bai Yingjie?"

Fan Peng asked directly.

They are all members of the family, so Fan Peng raised his doubts politely.

Fan He smiled and said, "Queen Lin is the daughter of Prime Minister Lin, so she cannot fail to see through this conspiracy. Not only does she not hold grudges, she will even accept our kindness."

"Oh? Looking at Lin Ting's attitude towards Bai Yingjie, Queen Lin may not be friendly to Bai Yingjie. It might be a good thing to get rid of Bai Yingjie today." Fan Peng said with a frown.

"If Bai Yingjie was deceived just now, Lin Ting will still be unable to escape when the investigation begins tomorrow. Some may even think that Queen Lin deliberately instigated her."

Fan He patiently explained to Fan Peng.

"That's it!" Fan Peng understood what Fan He meant.

Fan Xuexi gained the love between Bai Yingjie and Queen Lin, and the love between Emperor Yao and Lin Xiang with a simple reminder.

The Fan family's situation in Kyoto suddenly opened up!

Fan He saw Fan Peng's awakened look and smiled slightly. There was another one that he didn't say.

If Queen Lin's situation is smaller, she will bear a grudge against the Fan family.

But if this is the case, Fan Xuexi and Fan He will not regret it. If Queen Lin is really such a stingy person, Fan Xuexi will definitely be suppressed by Queen Lin when she enters the harem in the future.

So it’s not a bad idea to find a strong ally in advance.

But just seeing Queen Lin's attitude, the future direction will only develop in a direction that satisfies them.

If the Lin family wants to help, and Emperor Yao cares about it, the Fan family will go smoothly.

In the harem, Fan Xuexi can also join Queen Lin's team.

In the future, Emperor Yao will inevitably have concubines sent by various forces for marriage. At that time, the harem, like various forces, will form groups of various sizes and form alliances with each other.

"Let's go, let's also talk to the family members who had contact with the Fan family before." After Fan Peng cleared up his doubts, he immediately led several Fan family members to continue wandering.

Fan He nodded. After Fan Peng and the others left, Fan He's confident expression slowly disappeared, and a trace of solemnity filled his heart.

They had great benefits, but there were also disadvantages.

Offended the person behind this farce.

The person behind this farce that almost created a rift between Emperor Yao, King Chu, and Prime Minister Lin in a short period of time was by no means a simple character.

Why did Lin Ting suddenly find trouble with Bai Yingjie? Why did she know exactly that when Lin Ting or Bai Yingjie came to find the woman in Tsing Yi next to King Chu, the woman in Tsing Yi would be angry?

The intelligence and relationships are deep!

"Fan He from the Fan family?"

A faint voice sounded in Fan He's ears. Fan He shrank inwardly and quickly turned to look at the person coming behind him with a smile on his face.

King Heng was seen looking at Fan He with a smile.

"Your Highness King Heng!" Fan He saluted respectfully.

"I didn't expect the three heroes of the Fan family to arrive. It seems that your Fan family is very aware of current affairs."

King Heng looked at Fan Xuexi, who was chatting with Bai Yingjie, and Fan Peng, who was mingling with many children from aristocratic families, with a gentle smile on his face.

"The Yu Dynasty belongs to the royal family, and our Fan family is naturally full of respect for the royal family." Fan He is indeed very aware of current affairs.

"Very good. Brother Huang will be very happy to have you, the Fan family, take this initiative."

"This is what you should do as a citizen of the Yu Dynasty."

King Heng said something, Fan He said something.

In the end, the two laughed and left.

"Your Highness."

In the corner, King Heng summoned his followers.

"Go and find out what enemies the reclusive Fan family has in Zhongzhou and see if they can be used by Gu."

"yes."

After King Heng finished his instructions, he looked towards the direction where Li Yuan and Li Yao left. His face was very calm, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

…………

"Alas, there are always some people in Kyoto who like to go against me."

In the flower pavilion deep in the landscape garden, Li Yao asked Liu Jin to prepare a few stacks of side dishes and drink with Li Yuan.

"There are many people under my command, and people's hearts are complicated. After all, not everything is fair."

Li Yuan understood this.

"Fifth brother, you used to play well with Lao Liu. Has he ever looked for you?"

While sighing, Li Yao asked casually.

"No, I haven't seen him for a while. I don't know how Lao Liu is doing now."

Li Yuan also showed a trace of nostalgia in his eyes. He wanted to escape from the palace before, but now he understands how comfortable life in the palace is.

But people always grow and leave their comfortable life.

"Before you came back, Lao Liu went to see my aunt."

Li Yao looked at Li Yuan and said meaningfully, "Now that the sixth child has grown up, he is becoming more and more disobedient."

Li Yuan suddenly frowned and showed an angry expression: "I asked why my aunt scolded me as soon as she came back. It turned out to be the sixth envoy!"

"Oh, it's my fault that the emperor didn't take care of my aunt and the sixth child."

Li Yao smiled secretly when he saw Li Yuan's expression. Lao Wu's thoughts were still so simple.

Thinking of Li Yuan's merciless treatment of Lin Ting in Jingyuan just now, Li Yao felt more at ease with Li Yuan.

"Fifth brother, you don't know that before today's feast, the envoys of the Fourteenth Dynasty sent people to see me and wanted to participate in today's feast."

"Ah!"

"They deserve it too!"

"Brother, I will tell them to get out!"

Li Yao said somewhat proudly.

"Brother Huang is awesome!" Li Yuan gave a thumbs up!

"That's the purpose of these white-eyed wolves. Don't we know? We all know that they thought I wanted to show my great power and be humble to them."

"Bah, give me something shameless!"

"Brother Emperor, you did a great job. If it were me, I wouldn't let them enter the city gate today. I'll forgive them for staying outside for three days."

"Hey, fifth brother, this is too stingy. Although they are disgusting, they still have the proper demeanor."

"Brother Huang is right."

"When our Dayu Dynasty resolves the civil strife, see how I can deal with them, brother!"

"I believe brother Huang!"

"Haha, fifth brother, just watch and see how I play with these people this time!"

"Brother Royal is domineering!"

"Fifth brother, let me tell you, for these dynasties, it is useless to rely on kindness. We must show tough methods to make them afraid. Only when they are afraid will they not dare to covet our Dayu Dynasty."

"Brother Huang is right!"

The more Li Yao drank, the more he got high. He chatted with Li Yuan, just like before when they were playing together, they talked about everything.

"Fifth brother, now you and I are the only ones in the palace who can talk to each other heart to heart. Now the emperor has to weigh the pros and cons with whomever he says a word. Alas, this is the price of growth!"