It had to be said that Lu Qingwan’s dislike for Feng Qingheng was ingrained to the bone.
Seeing her so persistent, Feng Xiwu had nothing more to say and followed her wishes, "Then we shall, together, pray that things turn out as you wish?"
"No, no, no."
Lu Qingwan raised a finger and wagged it mysteriously, "I have always believed that relying on a mountain means it will collapse, relying on water means it will flow away; it’s better to rely on oneself.
I want to personally attend to the health of the Prince of Ning and his esteemed concubine, and strive for them to achieve the 'fruit' of their union soon!
To avoid any unforeseen complications, you arrange it so that, preferably, the Prince of Ning’s child can already play with soy sauce when Feng Qingheng finds out..."
Feng Xiwu was amused by her, "If you don’t want to rely on yourself, why are you still ordering me around?"
Lu Qingwan looked at him with a shocked expression, "You are mine, so isn't ordering you around considered relying on myself?"
Feng Xiwu really had no way to refute this statement.
The two of them bantered, further diminishing Feng Qingheng’s chances of survival in this world.
The carriage creaked all the way to Bai Xinglin. Lin Sa’s disguise could no longer be maintained, and Lu Qingwan no longer hid her tracks, entering Bai Xinglin openly.
The common folk were not yet clear about her dual identity, and they greeted her politely one after another.
Lu Qingwan remained calm and, under the escort of guards, went straight to Feng Qingheng.
As the door opened, the first thing she saw was not Feng Qingheng, but two guards lying at the base of the wall.
Lu Qingwan raised an eyebrow, "What’s going on here?"
Li Yang rubbed his hands and chuckled, "Well, Doctor Xiao Meng asked them to leave, but they refused, so Li Jin knocked them out."
Lu Qingwan grinned, said nothing, and walked to Feng Qingheng’s side to ask Meng Sheng, "Have you administered the medicine?"
Meng Sheng nodded, "He took the medicine about a quarter of an hour ago."
She nodded, "Alright, everyone, leave."
Meng Sheng obediently withdrew, and Li Jin and Li Yang also quietly exited. As they were about to leave, Feng Xiwu added, "Drag these two away."
Even though they were unconscious, who knew if they would wake up midway?
He didn't want anyone else to hear a single word of Lu Qingwan's fatal secret.
Li Yang and Li Jin were obedient. They each grabbed one person and dragged them away. To say they dragged them away was to say they truly dragged them away without any reservation.
In the special care ward, Lu Qingwan inserted a silver needle into Feng Qingheng’s philtrum, flicked it a few times, and Feng Qingheng slowly opened his eyes, blinking dully.
Feng Xiwu asked Lu Qingwan suspiciously, "Is he awake or not?"
Lu Qingwan answered with profound mystery, "He's awake, yet not entirely awake."
Feng Xiwu: ...
This answer was truly one where hearing it was like hearing it!
As he was wondering if Lu Qingwan was being serious or just teasing him, Lu Qingwan had already begun.
"Feng Qingheng, do you know where the equipment in Bai Xinglin came from?"
Feng Qingheng stared with empty eyes, his mouth opening and closing, "I don't know."
"Since you don't know, how dare you use it to threaten Lu Qingwan to come and treat you? Aren't you afraid of alerting the enemy and provoking her retaliation?"
When she addressed him, referring to herself, she directly used his name instead of ‘you’ and ‘I’.
Feng Xiwu seemed to realize something, walked to the side, picked up a brush and ink, and began to write vigorously.
Lu Qingwan noticed his actions but did not let them disrupt her questioning.
Feng Qingheng was also quite cooperative, "Xie Shiyu said that as long as I mention those things, Lu Qingwan will reveal herself.
Once it is confirmed that those things belong to Lu Qingwan, Xie Shiyu will personally come to confirm."
Xie Shiyu was going to confront her in person?
Lu Qingwan was startled and could no longer contain her impatience to question him item by item.
Just as she was pondering how to make Feng Qingheng confess all his misdeeds, Feng Xiwu walked up to her holding a piece of paper.
Lu Qingwan almost instinctively read the words on it, "Over the years, what have you done to seize the throne? Speak truthfully."
After speaking, she realized that Feng Qingheng’s actions against her and Feng Xiwu, were all ultimately for the purpose of seizing the throne, weren't they?
This question, affecting the whole chain, was enough to make Feng Qingheng reveal all his illicit deeds.
Lu Qingwan decisively took a brush and ink and sat down steadily to record.
She was not a strategist, and she worried her typing speed might not keep up with Feng Qingheng's speaking pace. Feng Xiwu also picked up a brush and ink, but Lu Qingwan stopped him. She mouthed to Feng Xiwu, "I can handle it."
Feng Xiwu raised an eyebrow, his gaze uncertain, while Feng Qingheng had already begun speaking.
Lu Qingwan concentrated and began to record.
"...Our Emperor is aging, yet he has not named an heir. I knew that all the princes were mediocre, none of them outstanding enough for the Emperor to immediately establish as Crown Prince.
To win the throne, I had to find another way.
But there were too many princes. The eldest was the firstborn, the second’s maternal clan was loyal to the death, and the fourth and fifth princes each had powerful maternal clans and were exceptionally astute.
Only I, despite being the legitimate son of the Empress, possessed nothing. Therefore, I had to eliminate them one by one."
The unexpected news shocked both Lu Qingwan and Feng Xiwu. Lu Qingwan’s hand faltered, and the ink spread across the fine Xuan paper.
Lu Qingwan quickly regained her composure and continued to record.
The medicine was taking effect, and Feng Qingheng was still carelessly confessing crimes that could cost him his head.
"But I had only eliminated the eldest and seventh prince when the Emperor was about to send all the princes away from the capital.
I didn't want to leave. Once I left the capital, it would be difficult to return, so I had Lu Siwan push Lu Qingwan into the lotus pond and then went down to save her.
The Emperor admired and was grateful to Marquis Lu. When I saved Lu Qingwan, he indeed allowed me to remain in Shangjing.
However, I did not expect him to bestow that marriage upon me and that good-for-nothing Lu Qingwan..."
This quiet interrogation lasted for a full hour. When Feng Qingheng had nothing more to confess, Lu Qingwan unhesitatingly pricked him with a needle and knocked him unconscious.
Their eyes met, and both were immersed in shock, unable to recover for a long time.
Feng Qingheng had not just committed many evils; his crimes were enough to fill half of the 'Great Gan Criminal Law'. He was a walking crime collection!
After a while, Feng Xiwu came back to his senses, "Did you record it all?"
Lu Qingwan nodded, "I recorded it, but what's the use?"
Prince Jing was already a useless person, and the Prince of Ning had been demoted to a commoner. The new Emperor of Great Gan could only be Feng Qingheng.
No matter how strong this evidence was, could it make Emperor Jingyou willingly hand over his empire to an outsider?
The answer had been clear long ago. If they were not trapped by the predicament of having no successor to the throne, why would they have argued with Feng Qingheng until now?
Feng Xiwu nodded with absolute certainty, "It's useful."
Lu Qingwan crossed her arms and looked at him, "Then tell me, what use is it?"
"Previously, our plan was for the Prince of Ning or Feng Qingheng to give birth to a child, and then we would seize the opportunity to replace them. This required long-term planning and was not easy to implement.
But with this, we can legitimately establish a wise ruler in the future."