I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

After listening to Huangfu Song's words, Qin Li nodded in satisfaction and sighed, saying:

"Father is truly blessed to have you all!"

Realizing Qin Li was being sarcastic, Huangfu Song asked, "What, Your Highness, do you have a solution so quickly?"

That's absolutely impossible!

In his view, the countermeasures that Zhao Guanwen, Zhao Guanli and the others came up with in the Imperial Study earlier were brilliant.

Seven days later, the three judicial departments will hold a joint trial. Not only will Qin Li be unable to convict the sixth prince, but he could also easily implicate himself if he makes a careless move.

He didn't believe that Qin Li had a solution so quickly.

Qin Li smiled and said, "Of course I have one."

"What countermeasures?"

Huangfu Song asked curiously.

Qin Li stretched out his hands and said, "Why should I tell you? Why don't you join my Crown Prince's residence, Minister Huangfu? Then I will tell you everything I know."

With those words, Huangfu Song's face darkened, and he flicked his sleeves.

They traveled in silence until they arrived at the Huangfu residence, after which they parted ways.

Qin Li did not go in as a guest, and Huangfu Song did not try to persuade Qin Li to stay.

……

"Your Highness, something has happened! Thousands of troops have been kidnapped!"

Before he even returned to his residence, a guard rushed in to report.

Qin Li wasn't worried at all, and couldn't help but laugh. "What did you say? Thousands of troops were kidnapped? They're lucky they didn't kidnap others, let alone be kidnapped by someone else?"

Both of them were top-notch martial arts masters, and they were both big and burly. When they fought together, even a peak ninth-rank martial artist would not be a match for them.

Qin Li couldn't imagine who could kidnap them, even in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Your Highness, they have indeed been kidnapped! The post station just sent a messenger, asking Your Highness to go and ransom them."

The guard replied.

Which inn?

Qin Li asked.

Before the guard could answer again, Qin Li quickly realized it was the post station where the Northern Mang delegation was staying.

No one but them has the ability to kidnap two brothers who command thousands of troops.

It's likely that the massive army wasn't kidnapped by them, but rather intimidated.

"Your Highness, what should we do? Should we go?" the guard asked.

Qin Li's attitude towards the Northern Mang delegation has always been one of avoidance; he doesn't want to make contact with them too early because he wants to buy time for the Empress.

The Northern Mang delegation has kidnapped thousands of troops; it's obvious to everyone that they want to force Qin Li to meet them.

"Your Highness, why don't we not go? After all, they kidnapped their own people. What does it have to do with us? The entire army is from the Northern Mang region. I doubt the Northern Mang delegation would dare to do anything to the two of them. They might even treat them to good food and drink," the guard said.

Qin Li raised his hand and said, "No, I want to go."

The fact that the Northern Mang delegation has stayed in the capital for so long is partly due to Qin Li's reluctance to meet with them, but the Northern Mang envoys' behavior is too abnormal and must be hiding a big conspiracy. Qin Li has to go and test them.

Before leaving, Qin Li instructed, "Go and invite Madam Wei over as well."

Qin Li needed an assistant in the past, and Lady Wei was the perfect choice.

After all, with thousands of troops, they're now calling her "mother."

Soon, Qin Li and Madam Wei met at the entrance of the post station.

The moment they met, without saying a word, Madam Wei tried to rush in and snatch the person away.

Although Qianjun Wanma was not her biological son, she had come to regard the two of them as her own sons after their trip to Jiangnan.

Now that her own son has been kidnapped, how can she, as his mother, sit idly by?

"Madam, please don't act impulsively," Qin Li kindly reminded her.

But to everyone's surprise, Madam Wei was unmoved, waving her arm and saying, "Don't talk like that! It's not your son who's been kidnapped, so of course you won't act impulsively! But have you ever thought about it from my perspective? My two sons are inside, their lives hanging in the balance. How can you expect me not to act impulsively?"

Qin Li understood Madam Wei's current feelings. During the battle at the border, all of Madam Wei's sons died on the border, leaving only Wei Hongying in the capital.

Now, apart from Wei Hongying, who is her only hope, Madam Wei has nothing else but her army. Although neither of them are her biological sons, Madam Wei loves them even more than her own sons.

"Alright, alright, let's go in now and ask them for our people."

Since persuasion was useless, Qin Li chose to join Lady Wei's side.

Soon, the two entered the post station.

Murong Qingcang had been waiting for a long time in the reception room of the inn.

He sat in a chair in the main hall, sipping tea calmly, showing no signs of being from the Northern Barbarians, but rather appearing to be a native of the Central Plains.

"Here you are."

Hearing footsteps, Murong Qingcang put down his teacup and slowly raised his eyes to speak.

"Old man, stop talking nonsense and hand over my son."

As soon as Lady Wei arrived, she started cursing, showing no respect whatsoever to Murong Qingcang, the regent of Northern Mang.

Murong Qingcang never expected Madam Wei to say such a thing. What happened to the land of etiquette? How could she be so vulgar? She started cursing as soon as she arrived.

Murong Qingcang looked at Qin Li, needing an explanation from him.

Qin Li pretended to be stupid, spread his hands, shrugged, and indicated that he was also powerless to help.

"You old fool, I'm talking to you! Why are you looking at him like that? Look at me! What have you done to my two sons?" Madam Wei scolded again, showing no mercy in her words.

Murong Qingcang's expression darkened visibly, and he slammed his hand on the table, saying:

"How dare you! Who gave you, a woman, the right to shout and yell here?"

Not only was Madam Wei unfazed, she stepped forward, even more furious: "You're the one who's being outrageous! Kidnapping my two sons in broad daylight, and you still have the nerve to say that?"

"I'm giving you three counts. If you don't release my son, I'll smash this place to pieces. I mean it!"

Murong Qingcang looked at Qin Li again, and Qin Li shrugged again.

Just when they were at a loss, the thousands of troops heard that Lady Wei had arrived, and despite the obstruction of the Northern Mang delegation, they rushed over from the backyard.

"mother!"

Upon seeing Lady Wei, the two men rushed forward and stood before her like two small mountains, almost squeezing her into a pie.

Even so, Madam Wei was overjoyed and looked the two of them up and down, afraid that they might be injured.

Seeing this, Murong Qingcang felt a pang of unease. He coughed twice on purpose and then said, "Surrounded by thousands of soldiers, don't forget yourselves! Your mothers are long dead!"

The thousands of soldiers looked at Murong Qingcang with obvious fear in their eyes, after all, Murong Qingcang was their nominal uncle.

Lady Wei stood before the thousands of soldiers, speaking up for them: "Old man! What nonsense are you spouting? You dare curse me to death? Believe me, I'll burn this place down right now!"

This was the first time in so many years that Murong Qingcang had been so humiliated by a woman. He couldn't help but roar, "Ignorant woman, stop talking nonsense! They are both princes of my Northern Mang. What virtue or ability do you have to be their mother? You are not worthy!"

Lady Wei might not be good at other things, but she was good at arguing. She stepped forward like a shrew and yelled, "Shut your stinking mouth! What prince? I only know that they are my two adopted sons. Why can't I be their mother? They are willing to call me mother, so I am their mother! Even if you call me mother, I won't acknowledge you as my son!"

puff--

Upon hearing this, Murong Qingcang nearly vomited blood in anger.

Looking at Qin Li again, Murong Qingcang really needed an explanation.

This time, Qin Li didn't shrug; instead, he found a seat and sat down.

He had someone bring him a cup of tea, and he was gently blowing on it.

It seems they don't intend to get involved in this matter.

Murong Qingcang realized that Qin Li didn't want to get involved in this matter; rather, Qin Li was the one who orchestrated it all.

He sent someone to invite Qin Li over, but he didn't send anyone to invite Madam Wei over.

Lady Wei must have been summoned by Qin Li to deliberately cause trouble.