Chapter 197: Are You Guilty?

When what happened in Pingcheng was reported back to the prince's mansion, Xiao Chenyu's favorite concubine He Xian'er cried with Xiao Chenyu, saying that Xiao Zhihan didn't take him as a prince in his eyes at all, and knew the relationship between He Feng and him, so he still resolutely asked for He Feng's life.

For this matter, Xiao Chenyu spent a lot of effort to coax He Xian'er to be happy. It wasn't until he promised He Xian'er to avenge He Feng that He Xian'er finally smiled again.

Now he hasn't troubled Xiao Zhihan, Xiao Zhihan actually took the initiative to mention this matter. Listening to what Xiao Zhihan meant when he said this, could it be that he still wanted to blame him for the things He Feng did in Pingcheng?

"Third brother, you can't talk nonsense. Who doesn't know that the plague in Heijo is a natural disaster, why did you become a human after you went there? The He Feng you are talking about, if this palace is not mistaken, he should be the brother of a favorite concubine in this palace. Why, does he have anything to do with this plague in Peace City? ”

After Fang Qi returned to the capital, he told Xiao Chenyu everything that happened in Pingcheng, including the fact that Xiao Zhihan had all the evidence that He Feng manipulated the plague in Pingcheng, Xiao Chenyu also knew.

Therefore, when Xiao Zhihan mentioned He Feng, Xiao Chenyu only didn't know at all. said half-truths, but it made many ministers in the Weiyang Palace believe that he had nothing to do with this matter.

"It seems that the prince is not aware of this matter."

Hearing Xiao Chenyu's words, Xiao Zhihan looked directly into Xiao Chenyu's eyes and said sarcastically.

The third brother laughed, the main palace has been inspecting Gyeonggi these days, where did he get the time to inquire about the affairs of Pingcheng. Naturally, Bengong didn't know anything about the things you just said. However, if it is really as you said, the plague in Pingcheng was caused by He Feng, and this palace will definitely not do anything to appease. ”

Xiao Chenyu didn't seem to hear the ridicule in Xiao Zhihan's words, and a calm smile appeared on his face. Speaking of He Feng's matter, Xiao Chenyu's words were also a little more harsh.

With this bit of severity, there are more people in the Weiyang Palace who believe in Xiao Chenyu.

"Yes, how could His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do such a thing."

"Hmph, does he really think that any crime can be charged to His Royal Highness the Prince's head? I don't know what to do! ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still very good-looking, and he can still explain it with a pleasant face when he is slandered like this. Compared with some people, it's a difference between cloud and mud! ”

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Seeing Xiao Chenyu's calmness at this time, and comparing the rumors about Xiao Zhihan, the king of Ming, over the years, the officials in Weiyang Palace couldn't help but shake their heads.

The prince deserves to be the prince!

Hearing the discussion of the officials, Xiao Chenyu's heart also rose a little proudly. However, his pride did not last long, and because of Xiao Zhihan's words, his good mood was ruined in an instant.

"Since the crown prince is completely unaware of what He Feng has done, why did he send someone to assassinate the life of this king? Dozens of masters, the prince really looks up to this king! ”

Xiao Zhihan's tone suddenly became sharp, his eyes like sharp knives turned into substance, and Xiao Chenyu, who was staring at Xiao Chenyu, who had frozen the smugness on his face, did not react at all in a short time.

"Third brother, when did this palace send someone to assassinate your life?"

Seeing that the ministers were all looking at him with suspicious eyes, Xiao Chenyu only felt a little flustered inexplicably. Glaring at Fang Qi on the side silently, Xiao Chenyu continued to pretend to know nothing.

"Really? I don't know if the prince recognizes this thing! ”

After Xiao Zhihan finished speaking, he took out a palm-sized token from his arms and threw it at the prince's feet.

The prince looked down at the token, his eyes widening.

What the hell did Fang Qi, this idiot, do to let those people who went to assassinate Xiao Zhihan bring the token of the Prince's Mansion!

Fang Qi on the side saw clearly the token that was thrown at Xiao Chenyu's feet by Xiao Zhihan, and his brows furrowed suddenly.

What's going on? He was sure that none of the people he brought to Pingcheng were carrying the token of the Prince's Mansion. However, where did the token that King Ming took out come from?

Fang Qi looked up at Xiao Zhihan, with a faint hint of incredulity in his eyes.

Could it be that this is forged by King Ming? Didn't King Ming disdain these methods, why did he suddenly start playing tricks?

Among the hundreds of officials, there are those who are timid and afraid, and when they see this scene, they can't wait to bury their heads under the table, for fear of seeing something that shouldn't be seen.

There are those who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and there are those who are curious. When the curious officials saw Xiao Zhihan take out something that was suspected of being evidence, they all stretched their necks one by one, wanting to see the token under Xiao Chenyu's feet more clearly.

When they saw the words "East Palace" on the token, they couldn't help but widen their eyes.

The crown prince wants to kill King Ming, which is a well-known thing in the court. But he has always played yin, when did he play assassination so blatantly?

Sensing that Baiguan's gaze was changing, Xiao Chenyu knelt down violently in Xiao Deyong's direction.

"Father, you have to be the master of your sons! Erchen and the third brother have never had any grudges, and it is impossible to send someone to assassinate him. As for the token that the third brother took out, Erchen really didn't know where the third brother got it. ”

Xiao Chenyu looked at Xiao Deyong and pretended to be full of grievances. The words were all telling everyone in the Weiyang Palace that Xiao Zhihan didn't know where to get the token of the Prince's Mansion, in order to frame him in front of the emperor.

Yan Xi, who had been bowing her head and eating dim sum, raised her head and glanced at Xiao Chenyu when she heard Xiao Chenyu's words.

This prince is still a little shrewd. At this time, I reacted so quickly to who to ask for help.

Although Yan Xi doesn't know much about the situation of the Xiao royal family, since getting along with Xiao Zhihan these days, coupled with Fang Cai's meritorious deeds, Yan Xi can also see that Xiao Deyong, the emperor, does not treat Xiao Zhihan's son very well.

Therefore, when Xiao Zhihan is unfavorable to the heir of this emperor, it is naturally self-evident that this emperor will stand there.

Yan Xi glanced down at the token on the ground again, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.

This Xiao Zhihan, when did you get this token?

At that time, in the restaurant in Pingcheng, when they sorted out the body, they did not find any clues on the body. If it weren't for the fact that there was a corpse that Liang Zhao had just seen by Xiao Chenyu's side, otherwise they wouldn't be sure who those assassins were.

However, looking at Xiao Chenyu's expression, I was afraid that I really thought that Xiao Zhihan's token was found from those assassins.

"What kind of system have you become!"

Sure enough, after Xiao Deyong heard Xiao Chenyu's words, he slapped the table and glared at Xiao Zhihan with a calm face.

"King Ming, everything needs to be evidenced. It's just a token, and you can't slander the prince at will. ”

Regarding Xiao Zhihan's statement that Xiao Chenyu sent someone to assassinate him, Xiao Deyong had almost no doubts. However, this is in front of the civil and military officials, and Xiao Zhihan cannot be allowed to continue to make trouble no matter what, which will damage the reputation of the prince.

After saying this, Xiao Deyong glanced at Xiao Chenyu warningly.

It seems that it is necessary to find a time to tell the prince that Xiao Zhihan is sacrifice. In case the time of Xiao Zhihan's sacrifice has not yet arrived, he will be killed by the prince, and the gain will outweigh the loss.

"Evidence? This token of the Prince's Mansion should not be evidenced? ”

Xiao Zhihan glanced at Xiao Deyong with disdain, and after retracting his gaze, he continued to look at Xiao Chenyu aggressively.

Xiao Chenyu was weak by Xiao Zhihan's eyes, and he didn't know how to deal with it, when Fang Qi's voice sounded behind him.

"It's just a token of the Prince's Mansion, maybe it was accidentally lost by one of the guards in the Prince's Mansion, and it happened to be picked up by His Royal Highness King Ming. How can such a thing be used as evidence? ”

Fang Qi saw that Xiao Chenyu was frightened by the token forged by Xiao Zhihan, and immediately reminded Xiao Chenyu.

Xiao Chenyu heard what Fang Qi said, looked back at Fang Qi's face, and understood in his heart. Knowing that Xiao Zhihan was holding a forged Prince's Mansion token to deceive him, Xiao Chenyu's heart ignited with a burst of anger.

"Third brother, what do you mean by targeting this palace like this? The palace received several excerpts today, all of which were related to your trip to Pingcheng for disaster relief. Bengong originally thought that it was all nonsense, and he didn't take it seriously, and he didn't question you for half a sentence. However, with a token of unknown origin, you framed this palace like this, which really made this palace feel cold. In that case, there is something I want to ask you about this palace! ”

Xiao Chenyu pretended to have a heart-wrenching expression on his face, looking at Xiao Zhihan's eyes, full of regret that hatred of iron could not become steel.

"Who doesn't know that the plague in Heijo has been extremely serious since its outbreak, and everyone is helpless. However, the third brother had only been there for only two months, and the plague was completely resolved. Could it really be as said in those excerpts, this plague in Pingcheng was really manipulated by the third brother for some ulterior selfish desires? ”

After Xiao Chenyu said this, there was schadenfreude in his eyes.

Xiao Chenyu, who had already thoroughly understood Emperor Xiao Deyong's thoughts, didn't know that his father wanted to find an opportunity to hold Xiao Zhihan accountable. Now that he has been charged with such a good crime, he does not believe that his good father will not take advantage of it.

"King Ming, are you guilty?"

Sure enough, Xiao Deyong did not disappoint Xiao Chenyu in the slightest. After hearing what he said, he didn't delve into the truth of those words and the loopholes in his words, and directly stared at Xiao Zhihan to ask for the crime.

This damn Xiao Zhihan, relying on himself as a sacrifice, didn't take him as an emperor in his eyes. It's just that this Xiao Zhihan acted well, except for being disrespectful to him, the emperor, and he didn't leave any handle. Therefore, no matter how unhappy he is in his heart, there is no way to blame Xiao Zhihan.

Now, with such a good reason, he must torture Xiao Zhihan well, at least send him to the prison to be locked up for a few days, and polish his temper.

Even if Xiao Zhihan's body was about to get sick as soon as he entered the prison, he didn't care. It's a big deal to take some rare medicinal materials from the treasury and hang his life.

"I don't know."

Hearing Xiao Deyong's words, Xiao Zhi ignored it, turned around and walked towards his seat.

"King Ming, you are so bold, you dare to ignore your father so much!"