Chapter 165: Confrontation at the Governor's Mansion

In Xunyang City.

A quiet teahouse.

Lin Qingqing was sitting on the second floor by the window, staring at the street not far away. I don't know what I was thinking, and my expression was a little solemn.

There was a sudden noise on the street not far away. Then, a row of fully armed soldiers appeared on the quiet and prosperous street, rushing from a distance.

The appearance of these soldiers immediately attracted the attention of many people. The people on the street avoided them, hid under the eaves, pointed and talked.

The atmosphere in the city has been tense these days, and everyone is used to it. I'm just a little curious, who will be unlucky today!

Just as everyone was discussing, they saw this row of fully armed soldiers in armor approaching the teahouse and going straight upstairs.

In the teahouse, many people's faces changed.

Those who were still talking loudly in the teahouse were all silent at this time, and they dared not breathe. Seeing those soldiers going upstairs, they all looked ugly and trembled all over.

These days, such a big thing happened in the city, and these people have been discussing it in public, pointing fingers at the government and the prefectural government.

Many people have been arrested and imprisoned for this.

Today, is it happening again?

Just as everyone was worried, this line of soldiers quickly surrounded and controlled the entire teahouse, and then a man who looked like a general stepped onto the second floor and approached the window.

By the window.

Lin Qingqing sat quietly, raised her eyes, and looked at the general approaching her indifferently.

Not unfamiliar.

When she and the prince first arrived in Xunyang City, it was this general who greeted her in the city and took the prince to the prefectural government.

What's his name... Wang Cheng?

A general under Wang Shiquan.

"Miss Lin, long time no see!"

Wang Cheng approached, and when he saw Lin Qingqing sitting at the table without changing his expression, his eyes were a little complicated, he took a deep breath, and quickly concealed the emotions in his eyes.

"My Lord, please come."

Lin Qingqing raised her eyes slightly, as if she had expected it, and said lightly: "What do you want to see me for?"

Wang Cheng lowered his head and said calmly: "Miss Lin will know when she goes there... I am just passing on the message, and I don't know the inside story."

Lin Qingqing sneered as if she was disdainful, and stood up and walked out of the teahouse.

"Let's go."

Wang Cheng was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect her to be so easy to talk to?

He naturally knew the person in front of him. It was said that she was the most trusted confidant of Prince Lin, and she had a lot of power in her hands.

Today, he was ordered to come here and invite this girl into the mansion. Originally, he thought it might take a lot of words, or even... to meet with a soldier.

Prince Lin died, and now many people in the city put the blame on the governor's mansion. Although Wang Cheng didn't know the inside story, he vaguely guessed that this matter might be related to the governor.

He came here today and made full preparations, but he didn't expect this Miss Lin to cooperate so well?

For a moment, Wang Cheng felt a little strange.

Uneasy?

Why did he feel that Miss Lin seemed to have been waiting for him?

...

The Governor's Mansion.

The atmosphere in the dull lobby was tense.

This was not the first time that Lin Qingqing came to the Governor's Mansion. She had lived in the Governor's Mansion with His Highness for a while some time ago, and she had already secretly investigated the layout of the Governor's Mansion.

She was not worried about entering the Governor's Mansion alone this time. She walked into the lobby calmly and saw the familiar figure sitting in the lobby at a glance.

Wang Shiquan.

Wang Shiquan, dressed in a gray robe, was sitting in the hall, expressionless, with a bit of vicissitudes and a bit of fatigue on his face.

Like an old man in his twilight years, he was shrouded in an indescribable aura.

"My lord, Miss Lin is here."

After Wang Cheng brought people into the lobby, he stepped aside.

Wang Shiquan slowly raised his head and his eyes fell on Lin Qingqing. A sharp light flashed. In just a moment, it disappeared again.

It seemed that nothing had happened.

Lin Qingqing approached slowly, raised her eyes and stared at Wang Shiquan in front of her, expressionless and silent.

The cold breath carried a hint of confrontation.

At this moment, Lin Qingqing had a bit of the temperament of a kite.

She was also cold, arrogant, and a bit domineering, and she was not at all inferior to the Xunyang governor.

She did not speak, as if she was in a silent confrontation with the governor.

Wang Cheng, who retreated to the corner, saw this scene, and a trace of astonishment flashed in his eyes.

This Miss Lin did not salute the governor when she saw him, and even looked at him with such an offensive look. She...

Suddenly thinking of something, Wang Cheng's face changed slightly.

At the same time, Wang Shiquan was the first to speak: "Commander Lin?"

His tone was very calm, as if he didn't care about Lin Qingqing's rude offense to him at all, and he slowly said: "I haven't seen Commander Lin for a while, I wonder if he is okay?"

Lin Qingqing said calmly: "Don't worry about it, Lord Governor, everything is fine."

The tone seemed neither cold nor indifferent, but in fact it was full of deep coldness and hostility.

Even Wang Chengdu heard it, and his face changed even more. Is this going to tear his face with the adults?

However, Wang Shiquan sighed lightly and said, "This official has been busy with government affairs recently, and rarely pays attention to the city's affairs... I heard rumors in the city these two days that His Royal Highness the Prince of Lin had some accidents. I wonder if it is true?"

Lin Qingqing sneered in his heart and exposed it without concealment: "Whether it is true or not, Lord Governor should know it best?"

Wang Shiquan frowned slightly: "Commander Lin, what do you mean by this?"

Lin Qingqing sneered even more, "Why do you pretend to be ignorant when you know the truth?"

Wang Shiquan was silent for a moment.

It seems that he didn't expect the other party to be so naked that he didn't even pretend?

As expected of the subordinate of the Prince of Lin, his style of doing things has inherited this.

A trace of anger emerged in his heart, but it was quickly suppressed.

"I don't quite understand what Commander Lin said..."

Wang Shiquan was silent for a while, and said in a deep voice: "I know that Commander Lin should have some misunderstandings about me..."

"I am deeply saddened by the murder of His Highness the Prince. I didn't expect such a horrific thing to happen in the territory under my jurisdiction. I naturally have no choice but to do my part..."

"If there is anything that requires my help, Commander Lin can speak up. I will definitely give Commander Lin and the Prince of Lin an explanation!"

Wang Shiquan's face was full of seriousness and a bit of grief, as if he was extremely sorry for the murder of the Prince of Lin.

Lin Qingqing looked at this scene coldly.

His acting is indeed good.

He pretends well.

People who don't know the truth may be deceived by his appearance.

Thinking of how His Highness and Sister Zhiyuan almost lost their lives, and how so many of his brothers and sisters were killed and seriously injured, Lin Qingqing's anger surged in her heart, and her eyes became colder: "If the governor called me here today just to play this scene, then there is no need."

Wang Shiquan's eyes, which had always been gentle, finally changed slightly. He stared at Lin Qingqing and said in a deep voice: "What does Commander Lin mean is that there is no room for maneuver in this matter?"

Lin Qingqing sneered: "Doesn't the governor have an answer in his heart?"

Wang Shiquan's face was extremely ugly. He knew that the worst result would come after all.

He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I know that the accident of Prince Lin was an accident... No one wants this accident to happen, and I am very sorry for this..."

"If Commander Lin is willing, I can compensate..."

However, before Wang Shiquan finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lin Qingqing coldly: "Do you think that our prince will lack these things?"

Wang Shiquan was silent again.

Yes!

Compensation?

Will the Lin family lack these things?

Gold, silver and treasures? Authority? Or something else?

The Lin family owns Linzhou, with overwhelming power and wealth. Will they look down on these things?

This is an unsolvable answer.

But Wang Shiquan had to do it.

He was silent for a long time this time, and finally said: "This matter is the grudge between your Linwang Mansion and this official, and has nothing to do with Qin'er."

"So?"

Lin Qingqing sneered. As expected, everything was within the expectations of the prince.

"Qin'er is innocent..."

Wang Shiquan said in a deep voice: "Let him go."

"I don't understand what the governor means?"

Lin Qingqing shook her head lightly.

Wang Shiquan stared at her: "Since it has come to this, why do you have to continue to play dumb?"

"Let Qin'er live!"

Lin Qingqing's eyes were still calm: "Why do you say that, sir? I have never had any intersection with your son... His life or death has nothing to do with me!"

Wang Shiquan stared at her: "Are you going to deny that Qin'er was kidnapped by you?"

"Your Excellency misunderstood, we have never kidnapped your son!"

"..."

At this moment, Wang Shiquan was shrouded in a haze.

Wang Qin is his only son. No matter how bad he is, he is the only blood of his Wang family. For Wang Qin, he had to find Lin Qingqing in person and wanted to save Wang Qin.

But Lin Qingqing's attitude at the moment finally made Wang Shiquan's pent-up anger emerge.

"Do you mean you don't plan to talk?"

For Wang Qin, Wang Shiquan has suppressed his anger for a long time.

The person in front of him is just a subordinate of the Prince of Lin. He is very respectful to talk to her in a friendly tone.

Unexpectedly, the other party is so ungrateful? !

Lin Qingqing was expressionless: "Talk?"

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Or do you want to deny that the accident that happened to my prince was not caused by your Wang family?"

"Are you trying to cover up the truth?"

Lin Qingqing said, with a sneer on her face: "You can deceive the people outside, but can you deceive me?"

"Or do you think that we in the Lin Wang Mansion are all fools and will be deceived by you so easily?"

Wang Shiquan was silent again.

Speechless.

He knew that from the beginning, it was their Wang family who caused a big disaster. But now that it has happened, there is no turning back for his Wang family.

"So, do you really want to tear your face off with me?"

Lin Qingqing looked at Wang Shiquan with a calm look: "I am just a small guard beside His Highness, so I am naturally not qualified to tear my face off with this prefect. But..."

"I am not qualified, but it does not mean that our Lin Wang Mansion is not qualified!"

The tone was loud and clear.

Wang Shiquan's face was gloomy. How could he not hear the threat in these words?

The face was already torn off.

Wang Shiquan said calmly: "This official is naturally not as good as your Lin Wang Mansion, but do you really think that this official will be afraid of your Lin Wang Mansion?"

Lin Qingqing said calmly: "If you are not afraid, why did you look for me today?"

Wang Shiquan's face suddenly changed, and his tone was cold: "My Wang family has stood in Xunyang County for many years, and not everyone can provoke..."

At this point, Wang Shiquan suddenly stared at Lin Qingqing: "You don't need to quibble. I know Qin'er is in your hands... Let Qin'er go, I won't bother with you!"

Lin Qingqing said lightly: "My Lord, you misunderstood. Where your son is has nothing to do with me."

"Are you not afraid of death?" Wang Shiquan's tone was full of threats.

"My Lord, you want to kill me?"

Wang Shiquan had no expression on his face: "You are just a small guard in the Lin Wang Mansion!"

Lin Qingqing's face did not show any fear. She sneered: "My Lord, you are right. I am just a small guard in the Lin Wang Mansion. Whether I live or die is not worth mentioning. But you, my Lord..."

At this point, Lin Qingqing paused, and suddenly said expressionlessly: "Who is responsible for the accident of my prince this time? My Lord knows better than anyone else..."

"I have reported this matter to the prince. My Lord should be familiar with my prince's character!"

"I will definitely investigate this matter to the end in the Lin Wang Mansion and will never give up!"

Wang Shiquan's face was particularly ugly, even a little pale. At this moment, the little guard in front of him actually gave him a bit of oppression.

"If you have nothing to do, I will take my leave first!"

After saying that, Lin Qingqing turned around, walked out of the hall, and stopped again.

"And... I hope you can take care of yourself!"

After leaving this sentence, Lin Qingqing left without looking back.

Wang Shiquan was left standing in the hall, his face was particularly ugly.

At the same time, Wang Cheng, who was always silent, also had an ugly face.

"My lord..."

Wang Cheng finally couldn't help but speak: "Just, let her go like this? No, leave her?"

Wang Shiquan's face was gloomy. Didn't he want to keep her?

But the threat in her tone just now was already obvious.

She was just a little guard in the Linwang Mansion, and it was not a pity to die. But once she died, it meant that Qin'er would definitely die.

Wang Shiquan couldn't take this risk!

This Lin Qingqing was just a little guard. Even if she had some power, she couldn't affect the overall situation after all, and killing her would be useless.

"Lin Wangfu..."

Wang Shiquan was thinking about something with a sullen face, when a hurried footstep suddenly sounded outside the door.

"Sir!"

A figure hurried into the hall and handed over a piece of information.

"Sir, there is an urgent report from the border of Yanzhou, saying that there is action in Linzhou..."

"In the past few days, various states and counties in Linzhou have suddenly mobilized troops to gather and station troops at the border..."

Hearing this news, Wang Shiquan's face changed instantly.

Station troops?

Lin Wangfu, is it really going to send troops?

"Is this news accurate?!"

Wang Shiquan suppressed the shock in his heart and asked in a deep voice.

The visitor lowered his head and said anxiously: "It is true. Detailed information has been received from the front. Linzhou has a big move this time. I heard that the person leading the troops this time is... Zheng Zhiming!"

Hearing this news, Wang Shiquan's face completely lost half of his color.

Zheng Zhiming? !

He was not unfamiliar with this name.

One of Lin Hengzhong's four most trusted men, this person's identity is mysterious and his martial arts skills are unfathomable. He was the one who went out this time, which was beyond doubt.

Lin Hengzhong really wants to mobilize troops? !

Thinking of this, Wang Shiquan finally couldn't sit still.

"Come here!"

Wang Shiquan's face was extremely ugly, and he said in a deep voice: "Prepare the carriages and horses!"

"Where are you going, sir?"

"Out of the city!"

Wang Shiquan gritted his teeth: "I want to see the governor in person!"

"..."