Chapter 4

Qingyuan stood up, turned his head and looked at the attacker. "You?!" Qingyuan said angrily. Emperor Su and Crown Prince Feng Ge seemed to be drinking tea quietly.

"Brother, can you not play?" grumbled the 4th prince, Su Haoran was annoyed. The man put back his sword and smiled sweetly at Haoran.

"Haoran?" Qingyuan asked looking at Haoran in confusion. "Why? Now I'm so handsome that you don't recognize me?" Haoran teased. Qingyuan didn't answer and turned to look at the assailant in annoyance. "Kid, it's been six years and you're still immature. You want this big brother to teach you manners?!" Qingyuan said annoyed.

"You're only a few years older than me?! Stop acting older than me! I'm even taller than you." The 9th prince protested, Su Lanying who was only two years younger than Qingyuan.

"I almost forgot, you and Haoran are the same age. Since this year, you are in the capital so you can celebrate Lanying's birthday together." said Emperor Su smiling.

Qingyuan fell silent and peeked at Lanying's reaction. "We just ate normally without any celebration. There's no need to worry. Only Father, 4th brother, Crown Prince, Mother and Crown Princess present." Lanying explained.

Qingyuan nodded in understanding. In his past life, he never reunited with the 4th prince or the 9th prince but both when he was imprisoned. The two of them as well as the Crown Prince tried to help him avoid being sentenced to death. Even Emperor Su had no choice but to sentence Qingyuan to death because the evidence was strong enough.

In this life, he would do everything he could to help these four people no matter what.

"A Yuan" Haoran called out while shaking Qingyuan's arm. Qingyuan returned from his daydreaming event and looked at Haoran.

"This royal healer is reporting something." Haoran said. Sure enough the royal physician was kneeling there. "Stand up and explain what you mean that little sister and brother Qingyuan are in danger." Emperor Su's orders.

Qingyuan frowned."Reporting to His Majesty the Emperor, Lord Zhang's younger sister as well as Lord Zhang's younger brother was poisoned by someone. Probably during these few years, I asked them but Young Master Zhang, he was very frightened when I asked. So this servant asked Young Lady Zhang, Young Lady Zhang didn't know she was poisoned but about her brother, she knew because the servant who brought the bowl of poison told Young Master Zhang even telling him he had no choice but to drink it even forcing Young Master to drink it when Young Master refused. Young Lady Zhang once told this to her mother but her mother punished Young Lady for lying. The bowl that servant brought was a health tonic not poison." obviously the royal healer was nervous.

Qingyuan just stared at the royal healer flatly. "Do you know about this Qingyuan?" asked the Crown Prince, Feng Ge was serious. Qingyuan looked at Feng Ge flatly. "Replying to His Highness the Crown Prince, I heard rumors while in the army that's why I desperately returned to the capital quickly before it was too late." Qingyuan explained.

"I told you, A Yuan must have urgent needs otherwise he wouldn't be in such a hurry." Haoran said. "Can you help me get rid of the poison in their bodies?" Qingyuan asked looking at the royal healer.

"The poison in their bodies is acute. I'll try my best to cure them but it might take a while." said the honest royal physician.

"What do you want to do? Do you need my help?" asked Emperor Su. "Answering His Majesty the Emperor, this servant will resolve this matter himself. Hope Your Majesty has nothing to worry about." Qingyuan said smiling.

'Hell will come to those who anger A Yuan.' thought Emperor Su, Lanying, Feng Ge and Haoran. The four of them understood the nature of Qingyuan too well. Qingyuan's nature was not much different from his grandfather, Zhang Yuan. If he wants to make you suffer then you will never get away.

If he wants to kill you then he will make an unbearable death for you. If he wants to torture you, he will do it in public and write your mistakes on a big board.

"Bingwen, take that servant to the center of the city. Also find the servant who dared to poison my little sister." Qingyuan said. "Understand." Bingwen said before leaving.

"His Majesty the Emperor, the Crown Prince, Haoran is also the 9th younger brother. This servant is leaving now." Qingyuan said respectfully. "Go." Emperor Su's permission. The royal healer looked at Emperor Su nervously.

"Say." Emperor Su's orders. "Your Majesty, Lord Zhang must not use his martial arts for a while or else the wound will open again." said the royal healer in a panic.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?!" Emperor Su said annoyed. The royal healer looked nervous. "Calm yourself father." said Crown Prince Feng Ge. Emperor Su was rather calm. "You come back to treat them both." Crown Prince Feng Ge's orders. "I understand." said the royal healer.

---city center---

The two servants who poisoned Zhang Hua and Zhang Qing were tied up in the middle of a wooden pole made by Bingwen.

Qingyuan arrived there even their sins were written on the board. Everyone cursed the two servants. Everyone was shocked to see, Qingyuan got off the horse carriage.

"What are you doing? We are servants of Young Master Li Jianyu, you think you can get away with kidnapping us." said the servant who poisoned Zhang Qing angrily.

"I am Lord Zhang, I want your life so no one can stop me! Young Master Li Jianyu? Who the hell is he? Poisoning my little brother, you think you can still escape?! You will be skinned alive!" said Qingyuan looking at the maid.

Qingyuan turned to look at the servant who poisoned Zhang Hua. "Seeing what she said. You also poisoned my little sister, Zhang Hua on Li Jianyu's orders, didn't you?" Qingyuan asked. "This has nothing to do with young master Li." refused the servant that Qingyuan asked.

"However I see, young master Li has something to do?" "They are the children of concubines, of course if they succeed in killing their legal wife's children, they will be the only ones." "I heard the rumors that all the children of legal wives changed clans because they were almost killed seem true." the rumors are getting wider.

Qingyuan looked at the two mercilessly. Qingyuan took out his whip. Before he could beat the two of them, a hand stopped Qingyuan. Qingyuan was shocked to see Lanying stop him.

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