The rural doctor bought a husband who was very treacherous

Chapter 213 Heading to the Northern Frontier

Finally, Su Tang and his friends arrived at Baiyue City.

After entering the city, Su Tang and his friends moved into a large mansion.

"Why does this house look so familiar to me?" Su Tang muttered as she looked at the layout of the yard.

"This is the house where the master was imprisoned." Qi Yan replied quickly.

Qi Lingheng kicked Qi Yan on the butt and said, "Go and see what ingredients are in the kitchen."

"Okay, okay." Qi Yan rubbed his butt and left.

"Oh, no wonder." Su Tang smiled and looked at Qi Lingheng.

The two of them walked towards the inner courtyard while chatting.

It turned out that after capturing Nalan Jinlu alive and killing all the people from Northern Xinjiang on the border of Dayong, Qi Lingheng had the courtyard transferred to his name.

This yard was originally the house of a wealthy family in the city. When the people from Northern Xinjiang came, the wealthy family actually took refuge with them and lent the yard to Nalan Jinlu and his men for use.

Later, Qi Lingheng found out that the wealthy family was actually Princess Li's family.

"Who is this Prince Li?" It seems that this person is not among the active people in the court.

"Prince Li has lived in his fiefdom for a long time. He is the adopted son of the Queen Mother. His biological mother was of low birth, just a maid serving her master in the palace. He also has no close relatives in his mother's family, so he has no support from her.

His mother died after giving birth to Prince Li, and he was subsequently fostered under the name of the Queen Mother. It was also because of this relationship that after His Majesty ascended the throne, he granted Prince Li a fairly wealthy fiefdom and expelled him from Kyoto."

"Oh." No wonder I never heard them mention it when I heard Chunmei and the others talking about the officials in Kyoto before.

The emperor would usually drive these princes who were granted fiefdoms away from the capital and they would not be allowed to return to the capital without being summoned.

Su Tang followed Qi Lingheng, and the two of them went straight to the yard where Qi Lingheng was imprisoned.

The dead tree in the yard was still there, but the eagle did not stay in the yard.

The two entered the house, where tea had already been served.

Qi Lingheng sat at the table and poured two cups of tea, then pushed one aside.

"Then Prince Li might have also been involved in the Northern Frontier Nalan Tribe incident. Does Your Majesty know about this?"

The whole house can be seen at a glance, and the furnishings inside are extremely simple. Although it cannot be said to be shabby, it is not luxurious either. It is far inferior to their house in Kyoto.

Su Tang sat down next to Qi Lingheng and warmed her hands with the teacup.

Winter is about to arrive. In fact, on the northern border, only a snowfall is needed to separate northern Xinjiang from Dayong.

"Take the hot pack you used on the road with you from now on. It won't be long before it snows here." Qi Lingheng touched Su Tang's hand. Fortunately, Su Tang's hand was not cold.

"It's okay, I'm not afraid of the cold, I just feel more comfortable when I keep warm." Su Tang said with a smile.

Seeing Su Tang say this, Qi Lingheng nodded, and then answered Su Tang's question, "Your Majesty already knows, but he has not made any statement."

"What do you think of Prince Li?" Su Tang looked up at Qi Lingheng and asked.

"Prince Li gives people the impression of being cautious. When he was still a prince, he didn't like to interact with any court officials. He usually liked to invite some opera singers to the palace to listen to their music."

"Well, it's normal for a prince without the protection of his maternal family to do this." Su Tang nodded.

Listening to Su Tang's evaluation of Prince Li, Qi Lingheng raised his eyebrows.

"Well, he successfully escaped the struggle for the throne by relying on his image as a useless prince who had no intention of fighting for power. He was considered the most fortunate among all the brothers."

But Qi Lingheng, who lived again, knew that King Li was not as he pretended to be.

Prince Li not only left an unsatisfactory image in front of Emperor Jing, but also gave Emperor Jing a big cheating hat.

The third prince today is actually the son of Prince Li and Concubine Li in the palace.

Before his death, Emperor Jing had no idea that his seemingly harmless younger brother actually wanted to support the Third Prince to ascend the throne, thereby replacing the throne of Dayong with the bloodline of Prince Li, so that he could hold his younger brother hostage and control the government.

This matter was discovered in Qi Lingheng's previous life when he helped the eldest prince ascend to the throne.

It was because of this incident that the Third Prince, the only one who could compete with the First Prince for the throne, was executed along with Prince Li, helping the First Prince to finally obtain the throne.

It must be said that Emperor Jing's offspring were indeed a bit few, as he only had three princes in total.

The eldest prince was born to Empress Xie, the second prince was born to Concubine Su, and the third prince was born to Concubine Li.

Among the three princes, the second prince was weak and sickly. He passed away before the eldest prince could take action against him.

Only the third prince and the eldest prince were left to compete for the position of crown prince.

Logically speaking, the eldest prince was born to the queen and was the eldest son, so he should have been made the crown prince long ago.

As for why Emperor Jing did not appoint the eldest prince as the crown prince until his death, Qi Lingheng had never found out the reason in his previous life.

Qi Lingheng told Su Tang what he knew about Prince Li, and Su Tang was stunned the whole time.

"Oh my God, this is the biggest news this year." Su Tang didn't expect that her adopted father could be cuckolded.

This might be because he has done so many evil things that God can no longer bear it, which is why he did this.

How else can we explain how the prince could be someone else's child?

In theory, there should be someone to record when the emperor's concubines slept with the emperor, when they became pregnant, and when they gave birth to their children, in order to prevent the emperor's offspring from being confused.

But even in such a strict imperial palace, Emperor Jing could still help others raise children.

Su Tang thought so and asked.

"The palace goes to the Huguo Temple to pray every five years, and Concubine Li was with Prince Li at that time."

"That's a holy place for Buddhism..."

"I guess that's what they thought. Who could have thought that Concubine Li would dare to do such a thing with Prince Li at the feet of the Buddha."

"Wealth and honor are sought in danger... But Concubine Li is mentally ill, wouldn't it be better for her to give birth to a proper prince?"

"Concubine Li is gorgeous. She was one of the most beautiful ladies in the capital. She is just like your mother, Concubine Su, one is gorgeous and the other is pure."

Well, that makes sense. In the eyes of the emperor, he definitely wants the best in the world.

These two women, both of whom had different appearances, were both brought into the palace. Emperor Jing must have thought he was the biggest winner back then.

Su Tang suddenly looked at Qi Lingheng.

Her appearance completely inherited the elegant and refined temperament of Concubine Su. So, would Qi Lingheng also be thinking of taking in another beautiful woman one day?

Qi Lingheng suddenly felt a chill on his back, and he instantly understood Su Tang's look.

Qi Lingheng grabbed Su Tang's hands, looked into her eyes, and said solemnly: "I, Qi Lingheng, swear here that there will only be Su Tang in my life. If I dare to touch other women, even if I touch their fingers, let Su Tang shoot me, and then let the sky be struck by lightning to burn my body and I will never be reborn."

The ancients were very respectful of gods and generally would not swear easily.

"Why are you making such a fuss? If you dare to betray me, at worst we will just part ways. From now on you can live your life, and I will go back to my space and never come out again."

This... this is more poisonous than being struck by lightning.

Qi Lingheng picked up Su Tang, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and said, "I won't."

"Well, I know you won't." Su Tang raised the corners of her lips and patted Qi Lingheng on the back.

"Master, the kitchen has prepared a lot of meat today. Let them stew some meat dishes in the evening..." Outside the house, Qi Yan's voice interrupted the two people inside.

Su Tang looked at Qi Lingheng and said, "The thing we have the most here is meat, why don't we have a hot pot tonight?"

You should eat hot pot when it’s cold.

“Okay.” The last time I ate hotpot was during the Chinese New Year last year in Dahe Village.

The meat slices were dipped in boiling water and then dipped in the special sauce in Su Tang's space. The taste immediately made Qi Lingheng hungry.

According to Su Tang's request, Qi Yan asked the chef to slice the meat into thin slices, and then prepared some vegetables, and had a hot pot in the evening.

To make things more lively, Su Tang let out Qi Feng, Qi Yan and Zhao Qian, and they all had a lively meal around the hot pot stove.

Day two.

Su Tang and his companions went to the northern border again.

They did not bring too many soldiers on this trip, so it was not until they crossed the mountains at the border and arrived in the northern border that the soldiers there discovered that people from Dayong had come to the northern border before the mountains were closed.

Fortunately, Su Tang and his group were not numerous and did not attract a large number of soldiers to block them.

But some soldiers stopped Su Tang and the others. "Stop, this is Northern Xinjiang. What are you guys from Dayong doing here at this time?"

The body shape of the Dayong people is obviously different from the tall and strong physique of the Northern Xinjiang people, so Su Tang and his friends did not disguise themselves as Northern Xinjiang people.

Looking at the several sturdy men in front of him, Qi Feng stepped forward and said to them, "We are here to look for Nalan Zongda. He has not responded to the matter he promised Dayong before. We want to see how long he wants to delay."

The people from the Northern Frontier on the opposite side looked at each other, and then the leader said, "Who are you? How dare you call our clan leader by his name?"

"You are not worthy of knowing who we are. We only talk to Nalan Zongda." Qi Feng replied.

"You! Tie up these Dayong people and send them to the eldest prince." The few people from Northern Xinjiang who surrounded Su Tang wanted to take advantage of their numbers to tie up Su Tang and the others and take them back to seek credit.

Even if Northern Xinjiang and Dayong are no longer fighting, they can still capture people from Dayong and bring them back. Even if they are civilians from Dayong, Northern Xinjiang can still use them and ask for some benefits from Dayong.

And once they capture Dayong, their clan will also reward the soldiers.

The people from Northern Frontier drew their swords and surrounded Su Tang and his companions.

Su Tang raised the corner of her mouth slightly, indicating to Qi Feng and the others that they didn't need to be polite.

Qi Feng and his companions nodded in agreement, took out the semi-automatic rifles on their backs, and started shooting at the Northern Frontier soldiers in front of them.

"Da da da..." A burst of gunfire rang out, and the soldiers from the Northern Frontier fell to the ground and died one by one before they could react.

If you want to arrest them, you have to see if the guns in their hands agree.

"Go and see if they have any tokens. Take them and continue on our way."

After hearing Su Tang's words, Qi Feng and his companions immediately stepped forward and searched the bodies of several Northern Xinjiang people. Sure enough, they found a copper plate on the leader's body.

"This is the badge of the Nalan tribe. The rank of this soldier is not low." Qi Feng handed the badge to Su Tang. It was the first time for Su Tang to see the token of a soldier from Northern Frontier.

"Well, take the valuables from them as well." Su Tang said again.

Qi Feng and his companions immediately agreed and turned back to search those people for their valuables.

"You're so poor. You don't have any money on you." Qi Yan clicked his tongue a few times after searching.

"We are just ordinary soldiers. There is not much profit to be made. Otherwise, they would not have thought of kidnapping us and taking us back for the reward." Qi Feng also quickly collected the things on his side. He shook the small cloth bag in his hand, stood up and returned to Su Tang and the others.

Seeing that they had finished searching everyone, Su Tang stepped forward, took out a small medicine bottle and sprinkled some on the wounds of each person from Northern Xinjiang.

Soon, those people from Northern Frontier immediately turned into a pool of yellow liquid and seeped into the soil below.

"Is this corpse powder?!" Qi Yan asked in surprise.

"Yeah." Su Tang glanced at Qi Yan, "You have this too?"

Since Qi Yan could tell the name of the medicine, he must have it.

"No, this thing is very precious and we don't have it." Qi Yan shook his head.

"Do you have it?" Su Tang looked at Qi Lingheng and asked.

"No."

"Then I'll give you a bottle, but be careful not to let the powder get on the wound." Su Tang handed a small porcelain bottle to Qi Lingheng.

Upon seeing this, Qi Lingheng accepted it immediately.

After dealing with these Northern Frontier soldiers, Su Tang and his men set off again.

Qi Lingheng knew the way without the help of those Northern Frontier soldiers.

"And you guys don't even have this fossil powder, how come you recognized it at first sight?"

"I've encountered disputes in the martial arts world before, and someone has used this thing." Qi Lingheng replied.

"Oh." Su Tang had forgotten that in addition to the disputes in the court, there is also a group of people from the martial arts world. Isn't Thirteen in her space from the martial arts world?

The group headed towards the city in the northern border and met several waves of northern border soldiers on the way.

After seeing Su Tang and the others, those people also wanted to kidnap them and take them back to claim their reward.

As a result, they were all dealt with by Su Tang and his team without exception, and no one escaped back to inform the authorities.

The bullets were so fast that even a few of those people who had martial arts skills were unable to escape.

Soon the group arrived at the nearest city in the northern border.

Su Tang could already vaguely see the city wall opposite.

No wonder the people from Northern Frontier wanted to plunder Dayong’s property. The city they built here is too small.

"Although their city is small, it is built with huge stones and has thick walls, making it extremely difficult to break through." Qi Lingheng said while looking at the town in the distance.

"It's okay. We'll blast a hole in them with a cannon." Qi Yan said with a smile.

During the last artillery test, although Qi Yan and his friends had not learned how to operate it, they had seen the power of the howitzer from the side and were looking forward to seeing the effect of the howitzer in siege.

The group quickened their pace and soon arrived outside the city.