Chapter 86 Going to the meeting alone
After a moment, the guard trotted out, cupped his hands towards Li Feibai and said, "Sir, the prince is waiting for you in the main hall. Please come with me, sir."
Li Feibai turned his head and said to the four bearers: "You guys wait here, I'll be back as soon as I go."
He had been here once and was no stranger to the Tsing Yi Division. Passing by the row of huts, the scene of Liu Renfang's assassination was vivid in his mind.
At that time, the eight guards of the Tsing Yi Division were lying on the edge of the grass he passed by, and Liu Renfang was assassinated in the first hut on the right.
Looking back on the case, before Fang Qing took action, someone had already taken advantage of him. Who the murderer was has not yet been caught.
But the stupid people in Qingyi Division, after discovering the tunnel, put the blame on themselves. Li Feibai sneered.
Then he fell into doubt: What was the purpose of the murderer? Did he want to win over Nangong Ding like himself? Or did he simply want to kill Liu Renfang?
But if it was the latter, wouldn't it be better to do it on the road or at his home? Why did he choose to do it during the tea party?
The only thing he can be sure of now is that the murderer was the person who was in the Tsing Yi Division that day. As for who it was, he did not check in detail. After all, it had little to do with him.
"Sir, we're here."
The guard's voice broke his thoughts.
"Your Majesty is inside, please."
"Thank you!" Li Feibai bowed his hand in return.
Entering the main hall, it was deserted. There was a tea tray in front of Nangong Ding. There were three cups on the tea tray, one was a male cup, one was his own, and the one opposite was prepared for Li Feibai. Behind him stood Xiao Wuji, tall and tall.
,look steadily forward.
This is probably the style of the Wei Kingdom royal family. There must always be a bodyguard or servant standing behind him to show his status. Otherwise, Li Feibai has no cultivation, and standing as a bodyguard or not will be in vain.
"Your Majesty, I have been invited to visit you." Li Feibai stood in the middle of the hall wearing a white shirt.
"Brother Bai went to Qingyi Division alone, I admire him very much." Nangong Ding stood up and said with a smile.
"Your Majesty only invited me. Wouldn't it be disrespectful to bring someone else here?" Li Feibai replied with a smile.
"Okay, very good!" Nangong Ding stroked his hands and smiled: "Come, please take a seat."
"Thank you."
Li Feibai was not polite and walked directly to the opposite side of Nangong Ding and sat down.
"Excellent Longjing, please give Brother Bai a taste." Nangong Ding personally poured a cup of tea for Li Feibai.
Picking up the cup, Li Feibai took a sip: "Sweetness and bitterness go hand in hand, the aftertaste is refreshing, good tea, good tea."
"It seems that Brother Bai also has a lot of research on tea ceremony."
"I have lived in the countryside for a long time, and there are many tea trees growing around me. I have drank countless teas since I was a child."
After pouring another cup for Li Feibai, Nangong Ding showed a hint of joking on his face: "Brother Bai, aren't you afraid that I've poisoned this tea?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere immediately became strange, and the surroundings seemed to be filled with the sound of swords, guns, swords and halberds.
With a smile on his lips, Li Feibai replied: "If the prince wants to kill me, there are at least a hundred more clever ways than this."
"Well said." The smile in Nangong Ding's eyes became even bigger: "But, I really poisoned the tea."
Li Feibai was stunned, his mind was spinning rapidly, and he felt whether there were any changes in his body.
No, absolutely impossible!
If he wanted to kill himself, he could just slap him. Why would he need to resort to such despicable means as poisoning?
Recalling the four words he was taught before: attacking the heart first, Li Feibai immediately concluded that Nangong Ding said this simply because he wanted to take the initiative in the subsequent conversation.
Feeling relieved in his heart, his face was still so calm, Li Feibai raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said: "Your Majesty, if the tea is really poisonous, then I will accept my fate."
He picked up the tea cup and took another sip.
"Wonderful, wonderful man." Nangong Ding patted the tea table, pointed at Li Feibai and said, "As expected of someone who came out of the mountains, he is indeed fearless. There is no poison in the tea. Brother Bai, feel free to drink it."
"Speaking of which, when people entertain guests, it's usually a feast of wine. Your Majesty just prepares a few cups of tea. It seems that the Tsing Yi Division's intelligence work is in place." Li Feibai continued.
What he means is that you know that I don’t drink, so I only prepared tea, and I did a good job with the information. It’s a compliment on the surface, but it’s actually an innuendo.
The anger in his eyes flashed away, and Nangong Ding simply replied with a smile: "Brother Bai, I not only know that you don't drink alcohol, but I also know what you like to eat, what time you don't like to do, what time you go to bed every day, and what time you get up.
Do you want me to tell you everything?"
"No need." Li Feibai stretched out his hand to stop: "It seems that the prince is quite attentive to me."
"Who told Brother Bai to buy so many green bamboo leaves last time?"
The two looked at each other and immediately laughed.
Nangong Ding's implication was that last time Li Feibai bought so much bamboo leaf green that the Tsing Yi Division almost arrested him as an accomplice of the "White Tiger", so the Tsing Yi Division knew all about his situation.
"Speaking of what happened with Zhuyeqing last time, I am here specifically to apologize to Brother Bai on behalf of the people in the Qingyi Division. I almost wronged you." Nangong Dingyi handed over his hand.
"You're welcome, Your Majesty. The Tsing Yi Division has been working day and night for me, David. Don't worry about this little thing."
"Brother Bai has a broad mind. I would like to offer you a cup of tea instead of wine." Nangong Ding raised his glass and drank all the tea in it.
Li Feibai also picked up the cup, took a sip, and immediately said: "Speaking of this matter, can the prince find out the real culprit who assassinated Mr. Liu Renfang?"
With a solemn expression on his face, Nangong Ding replied: "Brother Bai, to tell you the truth, we have determined that it was the traitor 'White Tiger' who was defending the country."
Since "Bai Feili" was almost arrested as an accomplice of "White Tiger", he already knew the details of the matter, so there was no harm in telling him. This was Nangong Ding's idea.
"Just that tunnel?" Li Feibai continued to ask.
"Yes, the assassination of former Crown Prince Nangong Jiang was carried out by Bai Hu. There was also a tunnel at the scene, so we can be sure that the person who killed Liu Renfang must be a member of the 'White Tiger'."
Putting down the tea cup, Li Feibai's face tightened, and he clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I was also present that day, and I have a different view on this matter."
"Oh?" Nangong Ding became interested: "Brother Bai, just say it doesn't matter."
"That tunnel may indeed be the work of the White Tigers, but I don't think they were the ones who killed Mr. Liu."
"How do you say this?" Nangong Ding began to listen carefully.
"First of all, the eight Tsing Yi guards who died that day were outside the hut. They showed no signs of struggle or struggle, which means that the person who did it must be familiar with them. The prince must also understand this."
"Of course I've thought of this, but the tunnel exists, but I can't explain it," Nangong Ding replied.
"Well, let's assume that the White Tiger's people passed through the tunnel and wanted to kill Liu Renfang in the latrine. But since he has succeeded, why did he come out of the tunnel and kill the eight guards outside the latrine?
Wouldn’t this be unnecessary and increase my risk of exposure?”
"Buzz"
Chapter completed!