Chapter 110: What exactly is your intention?

"If this is truly the case, then death ten thousand times would not be enough to redeem their crimes!" After Duke Luo cursed, he was the first to walk into the basement of Qionglou, and sure enough, he saw those cruel and bloody scenes.

In the end, under Duke Luo's forceful means, this evil mine was finally cleansed.

The entire mine was sealed off. The laborers on the mountain, and the men and women imprisoned in the Baihua Lou and Nanfeng Guan, were all rescued.

Besides this, all officials in the entire Donglin Prefecture government who were involved in this case were arrested and sent to the capital for trial.

These things, said in just a few words, but the workload for the aftermath was enormous.

For example, some of the victimized people were suffering from injuries and illnesses, some were still in shock, and how to comfort and handle the aftermath, etc.

The officials of Donglin Prefecture were wiped out in one go, the vacant official positions could not be filled for a while, and how to ensure the operation of Donglin Prefecture, etc., could not be resolved well in ten days or half a month.

However, since Duke Luo had come forward, these trivial matters were naturally left to him to handle.

Before leaving, Dongfang Qi quietly came to see Duke Luo.

When Duke Luo saw him, he was so excited that his eyes filled with tears: "Your Highness, it really is you!"

Earlier, when Xie Shouzheng came to him for reinforcements, although he held the seal of the Censorate.

Duke Luo still immediately associated it with Dongfang Qi.

"Xie Shouzheng does not have a close relationship with the Censorate, so why would he hold the seal of the Censorate to find me for no reason?"

"At that time, he was also very anxious, saying over and over again that if we didn't go to save people, everyone would be finished! To make someone as reckless as him panic like that, besides you, the Crown Prince, there is no one else!"

"Uncle, I also knew you would be able to guess." Dongfang Qi said sincerely, "In this world, besides the Emperor, there are not many people I can trust. Uncle, you are one of them, so I will not hide my affairs from you."

Duke Luo asked with concern: "Your Highness, the capital rumors say you are critically ill and not long for this world, what is going on? Uncle is a Regional Military Governor and cannot enter the capital at will. I wrote letter after letter to His Majesty, but His Majesty refused to reveal your situation. I was truly anxious! Seeing you today, Uncle is truly happy!"

Dongfang Qi then truthfully told him about the situation of losing one soul, and said: "Now, those who covet the position of Crown Prince are watching every move of the Emperor. Naturally, the Emperor does not dare to reveal my situation at will. If I can return safely from this trip to Chiying, whether it is Prince Jin or Prince Li, they will all have to roll back to their fiefs. But if..."

He paused, then said: "If it is my fate to go and not return, Uncle, remember not to participate in party strife. You are a military general and do not have as many devious tricks as they do."

"Qi'er..." Tears rolled from Duke Luo's eyes, and he suddenly raised his voice, "Isn't it just the Chiying Land? Uncle will personally lead people to escort you there! With Uncle here, no demons or ghosts can harm you in the slightest!"

Dongfang Qi laughed: "Alright, Uncle! Leading troops to fight on the battlefield is your strength. Dealing with demons and ghosts is another matter. Besides..."

He turned his eyes to the small path ahead, where Lin Qingyue was standing by the carriage, talking to Hong Yao.

Watching her, the light in his eyes became inexplicably gentle: "I already have the most reliable helper by my side; with her here, I have nothing to fear."

Duke Luo followed his gaze and also saw Lin Qingyue, and asked: "Who is that..."

Mentioning Lin Qingyue, Dongfang Qi's tone also became exceptionally gentle: "She is the Evil-Appraising Deputy Envoy of the Xuanjing Division, Lin Qingyue. She is also my savior. If it weren't for her that day, I would have already died silently. This trip to Chiying is being fully escorted by her. I don't know if I can repay this kindness in this lifetime..."

When introducing Lin Qingyue, Dongfang Qi intentionally or unintentionally avoided her identity as the Concubine of Prince Jin—if he could return safely in the future, he would definitely help her completely cast off that identity!

"Uncle, you just wait for me here. Besides, there is still a mess in Donglin Prefecture, how could you leave?"

Duke Luo was not a hesitant person either; he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said: "Your Highness will definitely turn bad luck into good! Uncle will wait for your safe return, and Uncle also wants to see those bastards roll back to their fiefs with my own eyes!"

Dongfang Qi smiled and patted Duke Luo's shoulder: "Good!"

Over there, Lin Qingyue was also talking to Hong Yao: "Miao Dong is already in shackles and is being sent to the capital for trial. For someone like him who is obsessed with power and is heartless, making him lose everything will be more painful than killing him. So your revenge can be considered avenged. How is it, are you satisfied?"

Hong Yao bowed solemnly to Lin Qingyue: "Thank you, Young Lady, for your help. Hong Yao's wish has been fulfilled, and I will fulfill my previous promise and go to the Xuanjing Division to surrender myself."

Xie Shouzheng wrote a letter and handed it to Hong Yao: "This official has already stated the cause and effect in the letter, including the credit you earned in this Donglin case. You take the letter to the headquarters of the Xuanjing Division in the capital, and they will naturally deal with it at their discretion. Although you have committed killings, fortunately, you did not harm the innocent. With merits and demerits canceling each other out, you should only be imprisoned for a few years. For your kind of demon, that is nothing."

Hong Yao was extremely grateful upon hearing this, and asked: "Then when I am in the capital, will I be able to know the final sentencing result of Miao Dong at the first opportunity?"

Lin Qingyue smiled: "Of course. Don't worry, he cannot escape death. The difference is just in how he dies."

Hong Yao smiled.

Her smile at this moment was no longer charming and alluring, but as she smiled, tears rolled down, and she whispered: "Sister, I have finally avenged you."

At this time, Dongfang Qi had also finished saying goodbye to Duke Luo and walked over, saying: "We can set off."

Hong Yao also had to set off, but this time she could not go with Lin Qingyue and the others.

"Young Master, Young Lady, Magistrate Xie, the three of you take care. I will wait for you in the capital!" Hong Yao said, bowed to them again, then turned and mounted her horse, heading towards the capital.

Dongfang Qi walked to the side of the carriage and personally lifted the curtain: "Little sister, please get in the carriage."

Lin Qingyue joked: "You seem to like being a carriage driver very much; could it be that you want to stop being the Crown Prince in the future and change to being a carriage driver?"

Dongfang Qi said: "If you want to ride in the carriage, I will naturally be the driver."

But then Xie Shouzheng said: "Oh my, Deputy Envoy Lin, you are usually a person who sees things clearly, so why can't you see such an obvious intention of our Young Master?"

Originally, the two of them chatting didn't feel like there was any problem, but Xie Shouzheng suddenly interjected like this, and Lin Qingyue immediately looked at Dongfang Qi suspiciously: "So what exactly is your intention?" ===== CHAPTER 111 =====