Self-struggle starting from Douluo

It was another early morning, and the seven candidate young masters waited for Miss Bai Er and Miss Bai San as usual. After some warm greetings, they went together to pay their respects to the Duke of Zhenguo.

"Sister!"

"I've met the eldest lady!"

I thought I wouldn't see anyone today like usual, but Bai Zhuying asked, "Mr. Qin, are you free today?"

This sentence surprised everyone, and the faces of the other six young masters became confused.

On the contrary, Young Master Qin seemed to have a premonition of something, his heart began to beat violently, but he suppressed his composure and said, "Miss, if you have anything to say, please tell me. Qin will do anything for you!"

Bai Zhuying nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll have to trouble Master Qin to wait at the side door. I'm going to take Master Qin to a place. This trip needs to be kept secret, so..."

Young Master Qin could not suppress his excitement and said, "Qin understands!"

Bai Zhuying nodded slightly and said, "Grandpa is not feeling well, so I will not be here today. Please do as you please!"

Having said that, he turned around and went into the room.

Young Master Qin looked around at the others with the eyes of a winner, and whispered to Second Miss Bai: "Second Miss, then Qin cannot accompany you today."

Miss Bai Er said, "Since the eldest sister is in trouble, Master Qin should do this."

Master Qin looked around disdainfully and left with an air of superiority.

The other six people looked at each other, stepped forward together and said, "Second Miss (Third Miss), I have something to do at home today, so I'll excuse you."

"Gentlemen, please do as you please."

……

A moment later, Bai Zhuying, wrapped in a thick fox fur and holding a heater, went out and saw the two girls, Bai Er and Bai San, still guarding the door.

"Eldest sister..." Seeing Bai Zhuying, the two girls hurried forward.

Bai Zhuying touched the hands of her two sisters and said, "The weather is getting colder. My two sisters, remember to take care of yourselves. Don't do this again next time."

Second Miss Bai hurriedly said, "Eldest sister, I am really curious, could it be that Grandpa really chose Young Master Qin?"

Bai Zhuying chuckled and said, "Is it possible that the second sister has feelings for someone else? Or is it possible that the third sister has feelings for someone else?"

The two ladies shook their heads.

Bai San snorted, "Their thoughts are all obvious. How could my second sister and I not see it? And how could we be deceived?"

Bai Er also said: "Yes, if it weren't for the eldest sister asking us to pretend to be nice, we would have been impatient a long time ago... However, if grandfather really chooses Mr. Qin, for the sake of the Bai family, the second sister will have no complaints!"

There is no shyness in his words, only the determination to sacrifice one's life for the country.

Bai Zhuying touched her face with relief and said, "Please forgive me for not saying too much... You will know the answer later!"

Bai Er and Bai San looked at each other and said in unison, "Everything is up to the eldest sister!"

……

Qinghuan didn't know how the process was carried out, nor did she care.

In the evening, Bai Zhuying came to Qinghuan's courtyard in a hurry. He was a little out of breath, probably because he walked too fast.

In the room, Qinghuan was reading a book, Yinshuang was nowhere to be seen, and Yan Qing was standing beside Qinghuan in a strange posture, with his feet one in front of the other in a straight line, one hand on his ribs and the other raised and stretched out.

There was a focused expression on her little face, and she didn't even glance at Bai Zhuying when she entered the room.

Baoqin quickly brought tea.

Bai Zhuying waved her hands and panted slightly, "You guys go out first."

Baoqin put down the teacup, bowed and walked out the door.

Qing Huan also tapped Yan Qing's shoulder with the book and said, "It's almost time, go play."

"Hu——" Yan Qing let out a breath, and his whole body relaxed.

At that moment, Bai Zhuying seemed to see the heat surging around this little girl, and she couldn't help but be shocked. After Yan Qing left, Bai Zhuying came back to her senses and blurted out: "Are you teaching her martial arts?"

Qing Huan nodded and said, "Well, it's not easy for a woman to survive in the world. She can protect herself by knowing martial arts."

Bai Zhuying looked surprised and asked, "You also know martial arts?"

Qing Huan was puzzled and said, "Of course I know martial arts. What's so surprising about that? Confucianists hold books in one hand and swords in the other. It has been like this since ancient times."

Bai Zhuying looked at him with a complicated expression and said, "I really can't tell... What did you teach me? Why did I feel as if the heat in her body suddenly burst out the moment she relaxed?"

Qing Huan said casually: "Oh, it's a kind of standing exercise I created to integrate the strength of the whole body. She is too young to withstand the marrow washing fluid."

Bai Zhuying widened her eyes and asked again.

Qing Huan interrupted her and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. How is the situation going?"

Bai Zhuying came back to her senses and could only put aside the martial arts for the time being. After a pause, she said seriously, "Qin Shuang is dead."

Qing Huan asked, "Where did he die? Did he die in the Duke of Qing's mansion, or on the road?"

"I took him to the Zhuxian Guards' garrison, and then he went back to the Duke of Qing's Mansion. On his way to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, he was stabbed to death in the street!"

Bai Zhuying said with a complicated look in her eyes, "Did you know he would die?"

Qing Huan nodded indifferently and said, "One of the seven candidates has to die. After all the calculations, this Young Master Qin has done the most evil and will have the greatest impact after his death, so we chose him."

Bai Zhuying was silent. Indeed, Qin Shuang had relied on the reputation of the Duke of Qing's Mansion to do many evil things in private, and his death did not deserve a pity.

But a life was decided by Qinghuan's casual words. Even though Bai Zhuying had experienced fighting on the battlefield, she still felt frightened at this moment.

It’s not because of Qin Shuang’s death, but because of Qing Huan!

Except herself, no one knew that Qingshuang died just because Qinghuan chose him!

This wisdom that can easily control the life and death of a duke's son behind the scenes is like a huge hand reaching out from the darkness and gently grasping her heart.

Bai Zhuying swallowed her saliva and asked in a dry voice, "Why?"

Qing Huan asked curiously, "Why?"

Bai Zhuying paused and asked, "Why did Qin Shuang die?"

Qing Huan said "Oh" and said, "Because the emperor doesn't want him to live."

Bai Zhuying always thought highly of herself, but now she just felt like a fool and asked again: "But... why?"

Qing Huan glanced at her and explained, "Firstly, if the Duke of Zhenguo really chooses Qin Shuang, then with the power of the two Dukes, the Duke of Zhenguo and the Duke of Qingguo, plus Qin Shuang's contact with the Zhuxian Guard, once he takes over the Zhuxian Guard, it will be easy for him to overthrow the royal family and become the emperor himself. The emperor will not allow this to happen!
Secondly, for the emperor, the Zhuxian Guard is a piece of chicken ribs, tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away. What's more, the Zhuxian Guard represents the shame and humiliation in the heart of the emperor. Now that Qin Shuang has come into contact with the Zhuxian Guard, it also means that the shame and humiliation in the heart of the emperor will soon be known to others. Naturally, he wants to kill him out of anger. "

Bai Zhuying seemed to understand what he said, but she didn't quite understand, and sat there thinking.

After a while, Bai Zhuying asked, "What should we do next?"

Qing Huan said, "I think Duke Qing will come to ask for justice tomorrow and put the blame for Qin Shuang's death on Duke Zhenguo."

Bai Zhuying frowned: "Should we tell him that Qin Shuang was killed by the emperor?"

"No need!"

Qing Huan shook his head and said, "When someone falsely accuses you, proving your innocence is the stupidest thing to do! You don't need to defend yourself, just kick the other six gentlemen out!"

Bai Zhuying asked blankly: "Why?"

Qing Huan explained: "Don't underestimate the power behind the seven young masters. With your behavior, they will naturally think of the difficulties in speaking out and the grievances in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, and then think of the retired emperor behind all this..."

Bai Zhuying reluctantly understood and asked, "Could it be that they still hate the emperor?"

“Not before.”

Qing Huan smiled and said, "But now they have another choice... What about the emperor?"

Bai Zhuying finally put everything together and said in disbelief: "It's the emperor!" (End of this chapter)