Although the Qi Country envoy had no intention of letting people from other countries see the embarrassment of Qi Country, he still nodded in agreement at this moment. As for the people from other countries, they immediately sent a representative to follow the large group behind Feng Qingyang.
In their minds, they were all thinking: Regardless of whether this palace maid was truly killed by the Crown Prince Qi, at least Qi Hao’s antics at the All Nations Assembly have been confirmed.
This time, Qi Country has really lost face.
It was a pity that they always thought Qi Hao had a good reputation and was the most likely to compete with Feng Qiwu among the various countries.
But now it seems, Qi Hao is just so.
Otherwise, how could the people of Qin Country have caught hold of such an opportunity against him in such a situation?
Soon, the entourage reached the outskirts of the rock garden in great numbers.
By this time, Qi Hao had already been subdued.
His body restrained, Qi Hao was furious, cursing in a drunken rant: "How dare you! Do you know who I am? You dare to apprehend me? Be careful, or I’ll exterminate your entire clan!"
Hearing this, Feng Qingyang’s face darkened slightly.
Yet in his heart, he was extremely pleased.
The one embarrassed isn’t his son, after all.
"It seems the Crown Prince of Qi is seriously drunk. Someone, bring him a bowl of sobering soup!" Feng Qingyang ordered at this moment.
The Qi Country envoys hurriedly walked up to the drunken Qi Hao and then looked up at Feng Qingyang.
Only then did Feng Qingyang order the Golden Scale Guards to release him.
Seeing this, the Qi Country envoys quickly supported Qi Hao, repeatedly calling out to him, "Your Highness, wake up!"
The Crown Prince’s drinking capacity has always been good. How could he be so drunk today, without reason?
There’s definitely something fishy about this!
Surely someone is deliberately framing him.
But what the Qi Country envoys never expected in their wildest dreams was that their cries didn’t wake Qi Hao, but instead provoked him to suddenly raise his head and look at Feng Qingyang.
In the next moment, Qi Hao, as if possessed, pointed at Feng Qingyang’s nose and cursed, "I’m not drunk! I have every right to be with my own woman. But you, you old fool, your strength has probably long depleted, hasn’t it? In her letter, Consort Li said it takes you half a year to visit her once, and each time you don’t even have enough time to swallow... I bet those three thousand beauties in your palace couldn’t bear the loneliness anymore and have adorned you with quite a few horns."
The scene instantly fell into deadly silence.
Feng Qingyang stared at Qi Hao intently, unable to maintain his previously entertained stance.
He never imagined that the issue would suddenly escalate to involve him.
The worst part is, what Qi Hao said...turns out to be true.
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It’s even highly possible that Consort Li is connected to Qi Hao.
At the thought of potentially being played by a young Qi Hao over the years, Feng Qingyang couldn’t suppress the murderous intent in his heart.
But the other party is, after all, the Crown Prince of Qi, not a person of Da Qin.
If Qi Hao were to die just like that within Daqin Palace, it would not be easy to explain to Qi Country.
With this in mind, Feng Qingyang had to suppress his murderous intent, telling the others, "The Crown Prince is drunk and talking nonsense. Help him to a side hall to rest, and we’ll talk after he sobers up."
In his heart, he thought with bitter ruthlessness: Qi Hao, don’t even think about returning to Qi Country alive!
And the Qi Country envoys, hearing this, felt as if they had been granted immense mercy, expressing their gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding. Our Crown Prince has always been indifferent to women. How could he possibly commit such an indecorous act on such an important occasion? Everything he just said was drunken nonsense and cannot be taken seriously."
"Yes, indeed! And our Crown Prince has a good tolerance for alcohol. How could he be drunk ? We have reason to suspect that our Crown Prince was intentionally framed by someone, which led to his sudden drunkenness and appearance in such a secluded corner!"
Feng Qingyang just lightly nodded, "The truth of the matter will be known once your Crown Prince wakes up. Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Punishments, I shall leave the investigation of this matter to you both. Solve the case before the banquet concludes!"
"I also believe that no matter how much the Crown Prince of Qi lacks decorum, he wouldn’t commit such unsavory acts in public. There must be some misunderstanding here."
The two officials named hurriedly stepped forward to acknowledge the task in unison.
Feng Qingyang then looked at the others, "This issue is of great importance. Please return to your seats and rest assured. I will surely get to the bottom of this matter."
The envoys nodded repeatedly, but their gazes at Feng Qingyang no longer held the respect they once had, instead, it carried an inexplicable sense of peculiarity.
Feng Qingyang was inwardly furious.
But he had no choice but to maintain his composure to avoid being ridiculed.
Meanwhile, Bai Susu was sitting and waiting to watch the commotion.
Suddenly, Bai Wanwan rose from her seat, carrying her teacup, and walked over.
"Sister, congratulations on your appointment as the Lady of the County. Your previous performance was truly remarkable," Bai Wanwan praised with a smile.
Hearing this, Bai Susu couldn’t help but feel a flicker inside her.
She immediately understood the reason Bai Wanwan came over.
She couldn’t help but find it funny.
But if she were Bai Wanwan, she might also have the same suspicions.
So Bai Susu quickly shook her head with a smile and said, "Don’t you know me? Although I have some photographic memory skills, since when have I ever been proficient in arithmetic?"
Bai Wanwan was taken aback upon hearing this.
"Do you mean... it wasn’t your own solution?" Bai Wanwan asked, astonished.
After pretending to look around, Bai Susu nodded at Bai Wanwan.
She then seemed somewhat tense as she reminded her, "Only you and Grandpa know about this. You can’t tell anyone else, okay?"
Bai Wanwan quickly nodded, then asked curiously in a low voice, "Can you tell me who told you the answer, sister?"
She immediately added, "Don’t worry, sister, I promise I won’t tell anyone else."
Bai Susu feigned a moment of internal struggle, then whispered, "Besides His Highness, who else has the ability to solve this question? The answer was passed to me by someone on His Highness’s behalf. But since he’s recuperating, it’s not advisable for him to appear in such a bustling occasion; that’s why he didn’t come directly to solve it himself."
Hearing this, Bai Wanwan suddenly looked enlightened.
There wasn’t an ounce of doubt in her heart.
Because in the previous life, this difficult problem was solved by Feng Qiwu.
It’s said he found the solution just by glancing at it.
No wonder Bai Susu suddenly turned into an arithmetic genius; it’s because of the expert guidance behind her.