Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Lingyun Villa.

When Xie Shang arrived at the gate of the villa, the doorman did not ask who the visitor was, but directly said, "Your Highness Prince Heng, please come in. Our owner has been waiting for a long time."

Xie Shang was full of questions. Since the other party knew his identity, he believed that the other party was well prepared. He calmly and reservedly followed the doorman into the villa.

Only after entering the villa did he realize that it was a different world with a variety of attractions.

Tan Guanqing had already prepared tea and came out to greet them personally, "I, Tan Guanqing, greet His Royal Highness Prince Heng."

Xie Shang followed the direction of his gaze and saw that the woman in front of him was only about twenty years old. She was dressed in a black suit and dressed like a man. She looked like a martial artist.

He couldn't believe that the person in front of him was the owner of Lingyun Villa.

"Master Tan, you are too polite. I am afraid that I am just an ant in your eyes!" He added, "Didn't you kill the Minister of Justice without anyone noticing?"

Tan Wanqing's eyes were full of sincerity. "My sister was only twelve years old when Yang Jing killed her. She kept begging for mercy when she died, but Yang Jing did not stop his beastly behavior. My sister was tortured to death by him, and I could only watch helplessly but could not save her. I still remember that feeling of powerlessness and despair."

Xie Shang straightened his expression and said, "You can report the case to the authorities." He regretted the moment he said this. If reporting the case would have been useful, Yang Jing would not have continued to torture young girls for so many years without anyone asking about it.

Tan Wanqing sneered, "Your Highness Prince Heng, have you ever thought about how many people besides my sister were brutally tortured to death by Yang Jing?"

"One hundred and eighteen." Xie Shang said in a deep voice.

"These are just the specific data we have secretly found over the years. The bodies in the backyard of the Yang Mansion are piled up like a mountain, and there is no complete skeleton at all." Tan Guanqing was angry, "Shouldn't such people die?"

Xie Shang pursed her lips, feeling mixed emotions. The person she killed was not an official or a criminal, but a typical person in the court.

"Without rules, there will be no order. Only with reverence can one know how to behave. He broke the law and the law will punish him. You killed someone and you should also be punished by the law." Xie Shang's eyes were cold and stern, and he exuded a majestic and domineering aura of a king. "Please ask Mr. Tan to come with me!"

Tan Guanqing clenched his fingers hidden in his sleeves, picked up the sword from the wall and threw it at Xie Shang.

Xie Shang spun around and caught it, "What does Master Tan mean? Do you want to kill me to silence me?"

“Your Highness, have you ever seen someone kill someone without drawing the sword?” She said in a deep voice, “I will challenge Your Highness to a duel. If Your Highness wins, I will go with you. If I lose, I will go back to the yamen with you.”

Xie Shang hadn't used a sword for a long time. He drew out the scabbard and threw it hard, stabbing the sword into the pillar next to him. "I am not here to negotiate terms with you. Besides, your villa is not qualified to negotiate terms with me."

Tan Wanqing paused, and seeing how deep the sword had penetrated into the pillar, she instantly understood that Xie Shang's martial arts skills were not weak. She calmed down and said calmly, "Your Highness wants to catch the murderer who killed Yang Jing. It may not be enough to catch just me. You need to catch at least 118 more girls. It was their souls who killed Yang Jing together with me. Your Highness, please capture us together to pay for Yang Jing's life."

There was a chill in Xie Shang's eyes. Was she threatening him?

Tan Wanqing added, "We have always abided by the law and never caused trouble. Now that the case is over, the Yang family has been punished, and the people are all happy. Why should the prince bother with us helpless little girls? We just want to make a living and survive."

Xie Shang really didn't want to make things worse. Even if his people found out about Lingyun Villa, he didn't alert anyone.

He said in a deep voice, "Lingyun Villa, this king will remember it."

After saying that, he walked straight out of the living room and came to the door, only to see that the yard was suddenly surrounded by people, all women. They looked timid and stared at him without blinking.

Xie Shang was being stared at by so many women, and thinking about the more than one hundred dead girls, he suddenly felt a little scared. It seemed that he had to ask Lin Feng to investigate the origins of these women.

The result disappointed Xie Shang. These were just some poor and homeless women. Tan Wanqing was also a girl from a good family. Her family was destroyed by Yang Jing, and these women in Lingyun Villa were also taken in by her.

Lingyun Villa is like a charity hall.

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On the other side, when Jiang Fenghua returned to Baihua Lake, the flower viewing event had already ended.

This year's flower viewing event had both surprises and regrets. Everyone was talking about it. "It's a pity that Young Master Jiang didn't attend. In previous years when he was here, the flower viewing event wouldn't have ended yet. Everyone was eager to see who would attend. The little book boy beside him was also very capable and knowledgeable. Young Master Jiang is indeed the son of Master Jiang."

"Alas! I thought Young Master Jiang would come, but I didn't see him until the end." Another scholar sighed, "If I don't see him arguing with the heroes, I won't be able to sleep well for the whole year."

"But the young man in white who won ten games in a row at the Flower Fighting Competition today is also very powerful. He is considered a rising star in Shengjing City. What is his name?"

"Xiao Yu, I heard that he is also Master Jiang's student, no wonder he is so powerful."

Someone suddenly pointed in a direction and said, "Young Master Xiao is over there..."

Xiao Yu was seen standing at the bow in a plain white robe. He was handsome, graceful, gentle, and his eyes were clear as he stared at the veiled woman on the bridge in the distance.

Jiang Fenghua walked gracefully onto the bridge, admiring the beautiful scenery by the river while listening to everyone's discussions. She heard that this year's flower-fighting competition was also very exciting, and a rising star from Shengjing City won the championship.

She seemed not to hear anything and had a nonchalant look on her face. There were several flower boats floating on the lake, with laughter, singing and dancing. It was so lively, as if the thrilling things that happened in the morning had never happened.

At this time, Su Tingwan finally found Jiang Fenghua, "Why haven't I seen the princess all day?"

Jiang Fenghua said in a gentle voice, "I haven't seen Concubine Su all day either."

Su Tingwan was confused. She knew exactly where Jiang Fenghua had been all day. She went to restaurants to eat, and went to clothing stores, jewelry stores, and rouge stores. She bought a lot of beautiful clothes and jewelry to send to Prince Heng's Mansion.

She complained in her heart that even if A Shang was a prince, he couldn't stand her squandering of money.

The noble ladies in Shengjing City only know how to shop when they go out. They are so superficial.

She smiled and said, "Princess, look at the beautiful flower boats over there. There will be no curfew in Shengjing City tonight. The lights will be on all night. Young men and women from all over the city will come out to recite poems and paint. They are so happy and beautiful."

Jiang Fenghua stared at the flower boat under the bridge and nodded slightly to the man as a greeting.