Chapter 689: Palace Gate Turbulence (Part )

At Zhao He's command, the leader of the guards took the lead and kicked Qin Wei in the knee, causing his legs to go limp and he fell to the ground with a plop.

Immediately afterwards, the other two guards kicked Qin Wei's shoulders hard from the left and right, causing him to fall to the ground in a very embarrassing posture.

The next moment, more than a dozen guards punched and kicked Qin Wei like a violent storm, continuously hitting him, making a dull sound like beans falling from a broken drum.

Zhao Xie's guards were by no means mediocre or rough men, but brave and daring warriors personally selected by Prince Rong. After going through layers of selection, each of them could be said to be one in a million.

With their methods and strength, ordinary people simply cannot withstand it. On weekdays, it is common for them to beat people to death with just a few punches and kicks.

But Qin Wei is different from ordinary people after all. He has been studying hard in Tianji Pavilion since he was young and has been on the battlefield for a long time. Therefore, his muscles, physique, willpower and endurance are far superior to ordinary people.

Facing the fierce attack from more than a dozen guards, Qin Wei lay on the ground with his head in his hands, enduring the pain that was getting higher and higher, and he remained motionless and didn't even say a word.

Seeing Qin Wei silently enduring without any reaction, Zhao Yu could not help but feel dissatisfied and shouted at the guards: "Why did I keep you? I usually see you yelling and bragging, and I thought you were so powerful. Why is it that when you attack me now, it's like scratching an itch, but I don't feel any pain, but feel so comfortable that I feel sleepy?"

Hearing Zhao Xie's ridicule, the guards were all filled with shame and indignation, and they became more and more ruthless in their attacks.

"A bunch of trash!" Zhao Yu threatened, "The incense stick is almost burned out, but I haven't heard a single scream. You are weak-handed and weak-footed, not even as good as the maids in the mansion. You are wasting your father's money to support you. Listen! If you still can't hear Qin Wei's screams after the incense stick is burned out, you will be fined one year's salary and each of you will be beaten with a hundred sticks!"

"This……"

"Of course!" Zhao Yu changed the subject and said jokingly, "If I can hear his screams, I will reward you with one hundred taels of silver for every scream. There is no upper limit. Just use all your strength. If he dies, it will be mine."

Under Zhao Xie's coercion and inducement, the guards became more and more vicious, and some even targeted Qin Wei's weak spots, making the surrounding imperial guards terrified and amazed.

"A servant dared to stir up the feelings of the Princess of Song. Do you think he should be beaten?" Zhao Yu watched with relish and cursed. "Regardless of how Liu Xunyi feels, just talking about the relationship between Sister Xin and Xiao Wang, you deceived her and you deceived me. If you make her sad, you make me sad!"

As if getting angrier as he spoke, Zhao Xie suddenly jumped off the carriage, pushed away the guards who were huddled together, and kicked Qin Wei.

"Ouch!"

However, after Zhao Yu kicked Qin Wei, there was no smile on his face. Instead, he showed a painful expression and complained: "His body is like a stone in a toilet, smelly and hard! I almost broke my toes when I kicked him. No, no! I really can't swallow this anger. I have to teach him a lesson myself!"

After saying that, Zhao Yu snatched the whip from the coachman's hand, shouted "Get out of the way", and then used all his strength to whip Qin Wei.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, Qin Wei's robe was immediately torn by the horsewhip, and a bright red whip mark gradually emerged.

As if he had tasted the magic of the whip, Zhao Xie began to whip Qin Wei fiercely with one whip after another, until his clothes were torn, his body was covered with bruises, his skin was torn, and blood was flowing. He even couldn't help but wailing in a low voice, and rolled back and forth on the ground in pain.

"See? Just hit like this..."

Zhao Yu was weak and soon he was out of breath, his arms were sore and his body was weak. He handed the whip to Rongfu and sat back in the carriage to continue watching this tragedy of the majority bullying the minority and the strong bullying the weak.

"My Lord, the incense is finished!"

The commander of the Imperial Guards, who had just been slapped twice by Zhao Yu, felt very sorry for Qin Wei's plight. Seeing that the incense was almost burned out, he hurriedly spoke out to remind him. The guards, sweating profusely from exhaustion, gradually stopped their attack and slowly dispersed, revealing Qin Wei lying on the ground, covered in wounds and bruises.

"Cough cough..."

As if realizing that his bad luck was over, the unconscious Qin Wei trembled slightly, then coughed twice, and a trickle of bright red blood seeped out of his mouth and nose again.

Qin Wei's appearance at this time could almost be described as "horrible". His neat clothes became tattered, his body was covered with bruises and blood, and his handsome face was as red and swollen as a pig's head.

His hair was disheveled, his eyes were squinting, his cheeks were puffed up, and there was no part of his body that was not in excruciating pain. His head was dizzy, his body was limp, his limbs were numb, as if his mind had left his body.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Qin Wei trembled and climbed up from the ground. Under the different looks from all around, he stood there to calm himself down a little, then identified Zhao Yu's location and staggered towards the carriage step by step.

“Young Prince…” As he approached, Qin Wei raised his hands with difficulty and bowed to Zhao Xie, smiling miserably, “Now… can you let me see…”

"Everyone in Tianji Pavilion is crazy!" Zhao Yu hated and feared Qin Wei, who looked like a bloody gourd in front of him, and said with a hint of fear, "Needless to say, Xiao Wang will not break his promise to you. You...get in the car and talk!"

After saying this, Zhao Xie ordered Rongfu to help the bruised and battered Qin Wei into the carriage, and then he lowered the curtain and had a private chat with Qin Wei.

"Young Prince, can you...get rid of your anger by beating me?"

"I feel much better now. You... don't bear a grudge. I was just teaching you a lesson because I was so angry." Zhao Yu sat as far away from Qin Wei as possible, his eyes full of caution. "I dare not..." Qin Wei grimaced in pain and waved his hand slightly, "I wonder where Liu Xunyi's letter to Princess Xinde is..."

"It's here with me." Zhao He answered as he took out a letter from his arms.

Upon seeing this, Qin Wei's confused eyes suddenly lit up, and he said excitedly: "This is..."

"This is the letter from Liu Xunyi to Sister Xin." Zhao Yu handed the letter to Qin Wei and reminded him, "Wipe your hands clean, don't get blood on them, or Sister Xin will misunderstand."

"Yes, sir..." Qin Wei rubbed his hands around his body, then impatiently took the letter. Under Zhao Chen's complicated and uneasy gaze, he hurriedly opened the letter.

The reason why Zhao Xie was nervous was that he was worried that Qin Wei would vent his anger on him and make fun of him after seeing that there was not a single word in the letter.

Although Zhao Xie was of noble status, he was, after all, just a young boy with little experience in the world. At the moment, being alone in a car with the martial arts highly skilled Qin Wei, he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

However, when Qin Wei saw the empty white paper, he was stunned at first, and then cast a suspicious look at Zhao He who looked nervous. Before he could speak, Zhao He hurriedly explained: "This is the letter that Liu Xunyi asked me to pass on to Sister Xin. Now do you understand why Xiao Wang helped him deliver the letter? Because this letter is basically a blank piece of paper and poses no threat to anyone. In the final analysis, this is just an explanation from Liu Xunyi to Sister Xin."

Seeing that Zhao Xie was in a state of distress and spoke with certainty, Qin Wei could not help but frown, and turned his puzzled eyes to the blank paper with a hint of contemplation between his brows.

"You've read the letter, can you rest assured now?" The oppressive atmosphere made Zhao Yu uncomfortable. He really didn't want to be alone with Qin Wei, so he carefully asked, "Do you want me to send someone to take you back?"

However, in the face of Zhao Zhen's expulsion, Qin Wei turned a deaf ear and remained immersed in his own thoughts.

"Qin Wei, you..."

"I understand!"

Suddenly, Qin Wei's mind moved, a hint of understanding flashed across his eyes, and he murmured to himself: "So that's it..."

"Understand what?" Zhao Yu was stunned. "What do you mean, that's how it is?"

"Young Prince, this letter must not be sent to the palace, let alone handed over to Princess Xinde!" Qin Wei ignored Zhao Yu's confusion and solemnly warned, "Otherwise, there will be a big mess!"

"A big mess?" Zhao Yu was confused, not knowing what Qin Wei meant. "What mess? There's not a single word in this letter..."

"Although there is not a single word written on the paper, it is enough to speak more than a thousand words." Qin Wei no longer cared about the pain in his body. With excitement in his eyes, he held the white paper in front of Zhao Yu and said in a serious tone, "Young Prince, take a closer look. What's on it?"

"What's there?" Zhao Yu was puzzled. He looked at it carefully for a long time but still couldn't figure it out. "It's just a blank piece of paper. There's nothing on it..."

"It is indeed a blank piece of paper, but it is not empty." Qin Wei corrected, "My lord, please look, there are two big words clearly written on it."

"What?" Zhao Yu was shocked and rubbed his eyes subconsciously. "What words? Why can't I see them?"

"These two words mean 'innocence'!" Qin Wei explained. "Not a single word is written, which means it is pure and innocent. Princess Xinde's biggest dissatisfaction with Liu Xunyi is that she mistakenly believed that he had betrayed her. Liu Xunyi couldn't bear to be wronged and ashamed, so he used a piece of white paper to symbolize his innocence. In other words, Liu Xunyi was telling the princess that he had never betrayed her from the beginning to the end."

Qin Wei's words made Zhao Xie doubtful and he seemed still confused.

"Young Prince, you... have been used by Liu Xunyi."

"This..." Zhao Yu frowned and hesitated, "It's just a piece of white paper. Even if it represents innocence, what does it matter?"

"If this letter is delivered to Princess Xinde, she will be able to guess the metaphor in it with her intelligence." Qin Wei explained patiently, "Just imagine, if Princess Xinde knew that Liu Xunyi had never betrayed her and everything was a misunderstanding, what would she do?"

"Given Sister Yi Xin's temper, she will definitely do everything she can to find out the truth of this matter, and then..." At this point, Zhao Yu suddenly realized and completely understood the pros and cons of it. His face immediately changed, and his eyes were filled with fear. "If this is true, then the consequences..."

“It’s simply unthinkable!”

"Hiss!" Zhao Yu took a breath and became more and more panicked. "What should I do? I almost ruined my uncle's marriage plan and even implicated my father. How about... I go home now?"

"No!" Qin Wei thought over and over again, "With Liu Xunyi's stubborn character, even if the young prince doesn't help him deliver the letter, he will make other plans and will never give up easily. As the saying goes, 'make the best of it'. Since the young prince can enter the palace to see Princess Xinde, why not..."

Having said this, Qin Wei took the initiative to lean over to Zhao He's ear and whisper something, which made the uneasy Zhao He slightly stunned, and a hint of joy gradually emerged in his eyes.

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(End of this chapter)