Chapter 254: Deception
When Xiao Hanyin and Liu Qingshao had been waiting for the emperor's reply, the crown prince and the emperor had actually received the news in private, so they immediately sent their own soldiers to protect them.
The crown prince was the last person who wanted them to have an accident, so he immediately wrote a reply.
He hoped that Xiao Hanyin and Liu Qingshao could find a way to collect evidence that the second prince wanted to kill them while protecting themselves.
After all, although he believed them, everything was based on evidence.
In particular, there are still many henchmen of the second prince in the court, and if there is no conclusive evidence, I am afraid it will be difficult to punish him this time.
After Liu Qingshao and Xiao Hanyin read the prince's letter, their eyes were filled with a trace of coldness.
The second prince is so cautious and cautious, they have no evidence at the moment.
However, the prince's concerns are indeed reasonable, after returning to the imperial city, based on their words alone, even if the emperor believes it, other ministers will not believe it.
Do they really want to watch the second prince get out of this incident safely?
Liu Qingshao couldn't be angry, but he couldn't help it, after all, the second prince respected his identity, and there were many ministers behind him to support him, and he wanted to bring him down, unless the evidence was conclusive......
In the next few days, Xiao Hanyin and Liu Qingshao did not send anyone to collect evidence of the second prince's crime.
After all, the Second Prince's people were looking for them everywhere, and once he knew where they were hiding, the consequences would be unimaginable.
On this day, they were walking in the courtyard, and the people of the second prince came to find them.
Xiao Hanyin immediately asked his subordinates to protect Liu Qingshao, ready to find an opportunity to take her away.
As a result, just when the two sides were fighting, the people sent by the emperor and the crown prince also arrived, and with their joining, the second prince's subordinates fell behind instantly.
"Catch them and don't let any of them go!" Xiao Hanyin immediately ordered.
These are all the henchmen of the second prince, if they can be controlled, there will be no evidence against the second prince.
The emperor's and the prince's personal soldiers obeyed Xiao Hanyin's orders, and together with his subordinates, they wiped out all the people of the second prince.
At this point, there was no way out, but even if they were caught, they still refused to give in.
"Tell me, who ordered you to come?" Xiao Hanyin personally interrogated those people.
"I can't get used to you for a long time, so I brought someone over to kill you!" The personal guards of the second prince knew that it was impossible for them to escape this time, so they planned to shoulder all the blame alone and take the second prince out.
For them, as long as they can protect the second prince, everything will be worth it.
"You are a mere guard, and you can order the second prince's subordinates?" Xiao Hanyin knew that he was taking the blame.
"I stole the jade pendant that His Highness carried, and they didn't suspect me, everything was done by me, and it had nothing to do with anyone else, if you want to kill it, you have to listen to it!" The whole thing that the guards bit to death has nothing to do with the second prince.
"In the past, I have dealt with a lot of hard-mouthed people, how long do you think you can carry it?" Xiao Hanyin sneered and took out a dagger and slashed his arm, "Your swordsmanship is good, but if your hand is crippled, you will only be a waste in the future!" ”
"If I dare to do this, I have no intention of living!" The other party smiled contemptuously, not taking Xiao Hanyin's threat to heart at all.
"Do you think that if you help the second prince bear all the sins, he will really be able to get what he wants?" Xiao Hanyin saw that he was so stubborn, and his eyes were full of disdain, "That position belongs to the prince!" ”
Hearing this, the guards struggled desperately, their eyes full of anger.
"Actually, you know in your heart that with his current ability and ability, he will never be able to become the master of the imperial court, but unfortunately he is still delusional!" Xiao Hanyin knew that this time he was afraid that he would be escaped by the second prince again.
"How do you know that things won't turn around until the end?" After the man finished speaking, he stopped talking, no matter how Xiao Hanyin pressed him, he insisted that this operation had nothing to do with the second prince, and everything was instigated by him.
They all knew that this person was deliberately defending the second prince and wanted him to get out of the quagmire of this matter.
But he really can't go directly to get people in such a situation.
"Where is the second prince now?" Although Xiao Hanyin couldn't arrest the second prince on the charge of imprisoning others, he still had other ways to clean him up.
Xiao Hanyin and Liu Qingshao were unwilling to suffer such a big loss for nothing......
"His Highness lives in an inn outside the city, and we have been hiding this matter, and he doesn't know anything about it!" The guard knew in his heart that if he couldn't take the blame on himself, the second prince would be punished by the emperor.
Originally, the situation of the second prince was not very good, and if he didn't handle it well, he would not only lose his reputation, but also lose his qualification to compete for the throne.
"In this matter, no one will believe it based on your words alone, I must see the second prince and ask him face to face!" Xiao Hanyin forced him to confide in the location of the second prince.
Although the second prince can't be allowed to shed his skin, it is bound to make him return to the imperial city in fear.
"I am the one who dealt with you, and I am the one who deceives and wants to pave the way for the master, if you have the ability, go to Your Highness yourself, I won't say anything!" The man snorted coldly, "I am defeated by you today, but I am not good at learning, and I am at your disposal!" ”
"However, if you want to use me to deal with your master, I would rather die than let you have a good time!" This person threatened Xiao Hanyin.
In fact, after he was caught, he thought about dying directly, so that there was no proof of death.
However, Xiao Hanyin is the best at collecting evidence of other people's crimes, and if they die, then he will definitely hold on to this matter.
In order to completely shut everyone's mouths, they chose to do it all by themselves.
Now, Xiao Hanyin has no evidence in his hands, as long as they admit the matter, even if he is angry in his heart, he can only eat Coptis dumbly...... Hassle-free
Therefore, after they were arrested, they did not choose to end their lives, but kept dealing with Xiao Hanyin.
Xiao Hanyin and Liu Qingshao both knew that their words were all false.
However, these few days were enough time for the second prince to destroy all the evidence.
Now, someone is guilty, and he has changed from a mastermind to a victim who was betrayed by his subordinates.
"Could it be that we really want to watch him wash himself?" Liu Qing didn't want to eat dinner.
Obviously, everything was done by him, and he and Xiao Hanyin had been imprisoned by him a few days ago.
Now, he has become the most innocent person, Liu Qingshao is disgusting......
"The second prince's subordinates are loyal to him, and are even willing to die for him, we can only leave everything to the emperor for now!" Xiao Hanyin was also uncomfortable.
However, the second prince is a royal person in the end, and his status and status are much higher than them.
At present, with Xiao Hanyin's position, he is not qualified to deal with this matter personally, after all, the royal family is involved.
"Without evidence, how could the emperor be willing to dispose of his own son!" Liu Qingshao's eyes were full of sarcasm.
"The heavenly family is ruthless, the second prince can escape this time, it is his ability, and it is also his luck!" Xiao Hanyin held her hand and said, "Even if he is really okay in the end, he will be in my hands sooner or later!" ”
"Hmm!" Things are like this, and Liu Qingshao doesn't have any ideas.
So, the two immediately ordered someone to clean up and prepare to leave for home in two days.
On the way, those people were so peaceful that they didn't even think about escaping.
The second prince has not sent anyone to rescue them, and it seems that he has long planned to give up on them.
After all, they were all dead chess players, and if they came to the rescue, they would make him fall into it.
With the cold heart of the second prince, he would not be willing to take risks for a few insignificant subordinates.
In his heart, power is the most important thing, and as for his men, it is their honor to die for him.
The battlefield is ruthless, in order to win, the second prince has used all kinds of tricks, and the death of a few of his subordinates is not a big deal for him, but it is a pity that his stand-in guard.
That person's martial arts are very high, and he has accompanied him from birth to death for many years, and with his help, the second prince has escaped death several times.
In fact, he also has a deep friendship with that man, but compared to his life, the so-called friendship is not worth mentioning at all.
After returning to the imperial city, Xiao Hanyin immediately handed over those people to the emperor.
He couldn't get any answers he wanted from those people's mouths.
As for whether the emperor wants to interrogate them or directly execute them, it is not something that Xiao Hanyin should have asked.
The emperor has been correspondingly with Xiao Hanyin, knowing that he was in danger several times in Jinju and was injured, so he did not arrange an errand for him for the time being, and let him go back to the mansion to rest first......
Two days later, the second prince also rushed back to the imperial city.
Actually, he should have arrived earlier than Xiao Hanyin and the others, after all, they were escorting a few prisoners, so the itinerary was much slower.
After the second prince arrived near the imperial city, he suddenly stopped and did not go back immediately.
He knew how serious this matter was, and if he didn't handle it well, his future would be ruined.
The personal guards took all the blame for him, and the second prince had no fluctuation in his heart, how to deal with the emperor in what he was thinking.
Before there is a perfect solution, as long as he goes back, he is afraid that he will be caught off guard.
After the second prince went back, the emperor immediately summoned him to the palace, and at the same time found Liu Qingshao and Xiao Hanyin, wanting them to confront him face to face.
He and the crown prince also felt that it could not be the work of those guards.
However, Xiao Han investigated for a few days, but there was no evidence.
The emperor wanted to hear for himself what he had to say.
The three of them met again in the emperor's imperial study after a farewell in Jinju.
"Father, please believe Erchen, when Lord Xiao and his wife were attacked, Erchen was playing in a courtyard on the outskirts of Jinju, and he didn't know about it at all!"
In front of Xiao Hanyin and his wife, the second prince directly cleared up the relationship, without the slightest flustery and weakness.
He obviously expected that things would turn out like this, so he had already thought of an excuse.
Xiao Hanyin and Liu Qingshao actually didn't have any hope that they could expose his true colors and make him pay for what he had done.
"Second Highness, Qing Shao and I were locked up in the dark room of Beizhuang that day, but you personally gave the order, I didn't expect the Second Highness to be so forgetful!" Xiao Hanyin was not afraid of his quibbles, and said to himself.
"We are husband and wife, and we have no grudges with Your Highness, but Your Highness almost killed our husband and wife, and now we don't know a word, so we want to push the responsibility away?" Liu Qingshao knew that they had no evidence and could not convict him.
However, there are some words that she does not vomit and is unhappy.