Reborn Empress: The World Originally Belonged to Her

Chapter 157 Threat

Upon receiving this news, Qin Yanling naturally breathed a sigh of relief. Subsequently, Qin Yanling instructed the Minister of War to stay at home and recuperate, and that the Minister of War need not concern himself with matters of the court.

Meanwhile, in the princess's residence, Qin Yu learned that the Minister of War was ill, and more importantly, Kong Hong had also been imprisoned by the Minister of War.

Qin Yu was naturally surprised at that moment. He felt that there was something fishy about these things, and subsequently sent Mo Yun to investigate thoroughly.

The final investigation revealed that the Minister of War was not sick at all, and Qin Yu was also a little curious as to why he was staying at home.

"Your Highness, should we just have our men force them to talk?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Mo Yun said that, Qin Yu immediately told Mo Yun that there was no need to take action against them directly, and that these people were not a threat in Qin Yu's eyes.

"Since Your Highness has already said so, then I will not do anything more. However, Your Highness, tomorrow is the day when the envoy from the neighboring country will visit. Does Your Highness have any plans?"

Qin Yu told Mo Yun to take it one step at a time, especially since the envoy from the neighboring country had taken so many days to come and offer his advice. Qin Yu wanted to see how they would respond to the officials tomorrow.

On the other side, Shangguan Mufeng had successfully become a military general. He was thinking about when he could bring Xu Jiu into his family. More importantly, tomorrow was the day of the neighboring country's audience, and the neighboring country's princess was going there for a very obvious purpose: to arrange a marriage alliance.

If the emperor also takes a liking to this princess from the neighboring country, is he going to try and steal her from the emperor? That would be very inappropriate, which is why Shangguan Mufeng is so worried.

For Shangguan Mufeng, he didn't want to compete with the emperor for someone else's affections. He only hoped to grow old with the person he loved. In the past, he did love Qin Yu very much, but all of that was in the past.

Xu Jiu ran out of the post station.

Unexpectedly, he encountered Leng Xiucheng on this road. When Leng Xiucheng saw Xu Jiu, he was momentarily surprised, after all, there was such a beautiful woman in the world. Xu Jiu was wearing a soft silk dress, and more importantly, the soft silk dress was light pink.

She accidentally bumped into Leng Xiucheng. Xu Jiu was about to curse him, but then felt it was inappropriate, especially since she was the one who bumped into him. So, Xu Jiu apologized to Leng Xiucheng.

As luck would have it, Shangguan Mufeng happened to pass by this place and spotted Xu Jiu at a glance.

He walked directly to Xu Jiu, but he never expected that Leng Xiucheng was also there. Looking at Leng Xiucheng's figure, Shangguan Mufeng frowned.

He really couldn't understand why Leng Xiucheng was there. More importantly, Xu Jiu was covering his head. Shangguan Mufeng wondered if Leng Xiucheng had bullied Xu Jiu.

"Have you dared to bully this young lady in front of you?"

Upon hearing this, Leng Xiucheng was instantly astonished, realizing that he had wronged this woman.

"Oh, aren't you the princess's former male favorite?"

"Aren't you also one of the male concubines in the princess's residence?"

Upon hearing what this person said, Leng Xiucheng flew into a rage.

Leng Xiucheng hated nothing more than anyone saying that he was Qin Yu's male concubine. The more he thought about it, the more he hated the word "male concubine."

Leng Xiucheng rolled up his sleeves, intending to slap Shangguan Mufeng, but unexpectedly, Shangguan Mufeng knocked him to the ground. Leng Xiucheng was in a sorry state, never expecting Shangguan Mufeng to be so strong.

"Let me tell you, with your mediocre skills, you're delusional. You're dreaming if you think you can be in charge of me here. If you ever see me without my help again, I'll beat you every time I see you."

Upon hearing the words "this official," Leng Xiucheng's expression changed. Could it be that Shangguan Mufeng had really become such an official in the imperial court? Although he had heard of this before, he never expected it to be true.

He never expected that Qin Yu would actually grant Shangguan Mufeng an official position. Why didn't Qin Yu grant him one? At this moment, Leng Xiucheng became more and more confused, so he went directly to the princess's residence.

Upon arriving at the princess's residence, he knocked on the door of the gatekeeper. The steward heard the knocking and hurriedly opened the door, only to find Leng Xiucheng standing there.

The butler originally wanted Leng Xiucheng to stay here so he could go and inform the family, but unexpectedly, Leng Xiucheng pushed the butler and went straight into the inner room. Qin Yu was leisurely sunbathing when she heard hurried footsteps. She looked up and saw Leng Xiucheng.

More importantly, when Leng Xiucheng arrived, he saw Lin Muxuan giving Qin Yu a massage, and his eyes were filled with a hint of mockery.

"Young Master Leng, why have you stepped into my residence again? I remember I said that you, Young Master Leng, must never set foot in my residence in this lifetime. But now you insist on defying me. Are you openly going against me?"

"Shangguan Mufeng and I were both male concubines in the princess's residence, but Young Master Shangguan ended up with a good ending..."

Qin Yu understood everything he said. Leng Xiucheng's intention was simply to arrange an official position for him. In that instant, Qin Yu felt that Leng Xiucheng was just indulging in wishful thinking. He was just an empty vase who knew nothing but wanted to be an official.

"Young Master Shangguan is far more capable than you, and you're coming to me now, don't you think that's shameless?"

Unexpectedly, these words led to Leng Xiucheng saying that Qin Yu was cold-hearted and ruthless. Qin Yu laughed and asked Leng Xiucheng, "Is this the first time Leng Xiucheng has heard such a comment about him from everyone in the world?"

Mo Yun stood in front of Qin Yu, listening to Lan Pei's words, his eyes filled with a hint of murderous intent. Leng Xiucheng quickly caught the expression in Mo Yun's eyes.

"Why are you glaring at me like that? You're no match for Qin Yu's dog."

Upon hearing a dog say that, Qin Yu immediately called Leng Xiu to the housekeeper and ordered the housekeeper to take people and throw the man out.

Then, Leng Xiucheng knelt in the princess's residence in a disheveled state. Qin Yu walked up to Leng Xiucheng and pinched his chin. "My patience is limited. If you do it again, I cannot guarantee that you will be able to leave my princess's residence unscathed."