After a long time, the emperor withdrew his hand, and his voice was much colder than before.

"How do you know that the one who sent someone to assassinate you was Lao Liu?"

Xiao Lingyu pretended not to notice his sudden change in attitude and continued to pull at his sleeve, crying, "Father, when Scholar Jiang went to look for Lan Yan, I was there and witnessed the entire process. Lan Yan has already admitted that the person behind her was my sixth brother."

Before Xiao Lingyu could finish, the emperor interrupted him: "What are you doing in the prison?"

Xiao Lingyu faced the emperor's suspicious gaze and said naturally, "Regarding the matter of Emperor Lu Daizong, I have found a man named Liu Jie. He is capricious and cruel, and his butterfly knife skills are superb. Moreover, I have found out that he and Lan Yan are from the same hometown."

"I thought Lan Yan might know something, so I took the initiative to go to the Heavenly Prison."

The emperor looked cold and said nothing.

Xiao Lingyu continued, "After Lan Yan confessed, her confession clearly stated that she and Liu Jie both obeyed the orders of Sixth Brother, and both of them had a mark on their bodies."

Xiao Lingyu took out the fire pattern he had drawn and handed it to the emperor.

"And I, your son, also discovered this mark on the assassin's body."

The emperor's head was buzzing with pain, and he immediately slammed the table: "Go! Call the Sixth Prince to me!" He paused, then continued: "Send Scholar Jiang here as well."

After she had a general understanding of the procedures at the Hanlin Academy, Jiang Zhiyu rarely went there. The emperor would usually ask her to come and chat about daily life, drink tea, etc.

Xiao Lingyu's eyes turned slightly and she stopped crying. The traces of tears were clearly visible on her face, and she looked very aggrieved.

Not long after, Jiang Zhiyu arrived first. Looking at the scene in front of him, Jiang Zhiyu was stunned.

[The beauty is crying! Cry! Cry louder!]

Xiao Lingyu: "..."

emperor:"……"

The emperor waved his hand, signaling Jiang Zhiyu not to be polite: "Sit down first."

Jiang Zhiyu sat down readily and the whole process went smoothly.

When she was with the emperor in private, she never performed formalities, but when there were other people around, Jiang Zhiyu would still give the emperor face.

The emperor summarized his words and told Jiang Zhiyu, who was filled with surprise: "The Sixth Prince wants to assassinate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?!"

【amazing, so scary! 】

Xiao Lingyu: "..."

If he hadn't known the truth, he would have almost believed it.

The emperor naturally heard the exaggeration in Jiang Zhiyu's tone and looked at her helplessly.

Almost half an hour passed before Xiao Yanli finally arrived.

He still needs to study in the Imperial College.

As soon as he knelt, the emperor threw the paper with fire patterns on it in his face: "Rebellious son! What on earth are you going to do?!"

Xiao Yanli picked up the paper and looked at the emperor in confusion: "Father, what does this mean? I don't recognize this."

The emperor's brows twitched. "You don't recognize him?! Then do I have to bring the witness here and identify him in person before you can recognize him?"

His voice was cold, as if squeezed out from between his teeth.

Xiao Yanli frowned.

Who was exposed?

Xiao Lingyu was still kneeling beside the emperor. Seeing Xiao Yanli's frown, he said calmly, "Sixth brother, don't be stubborn. Lan Yan has confessed. If you admit it now, your father may still give you a lighter punishment for the sake of our father-son relationship."

He said the four words "father-son love" lightly. The emperor looked at him and felt a rare sense of guilt in his heart.

Although he was the one who took the blame, it was impossible to say that he treated Xiao Lingyu as just a tool after all these years of getting along with her.

Besides, this child is indeed honest and law-abiding, and has never made any major mistakes.

He also takes good care of his younger brothers and sisters.

The more he thought about it, the more pity the emperor felt when he looked at Xiao Lingyu, and correspondingly, the more disgust he felt when he looked at Xiao Yanli.

Xiao Yanli lowered his head, his mind full of thoughts. This shouldn't be the case. Lan Yan would definitely not betray him. Besides, he was still mentally retarded when Lan Yan was captured. No matter what, he couldn't agree to it.

Xiao Yanli secretly resented this, but his face remained puzzled as he said, "Father and brother, please understand. Yanli still doesn't know what exactly happened."

[You're so good at pretending. If I didn't know the truth, I would have almost believed it.]

Xiao Lingyu: "..."

What she said was exactly what she said.

The emperor's eyes turned even colder. "You are so stubborn! Someone, bring Lan Yan up here."

After Lan Yan confessed, in order to prevent her from not being able to hold on and dying without testifying, the emperor specially allowed her to be placed in the Imperial Hospital, where she was looked after by imperial physicians and heavily guarded, so that not even a fly could fly in.

The Imperial Hospital was not far away, so it wasn't long before Lan Yan was pushed over by the guards.

She looked at Xiao Yanli, her eyes lit up, and her lips moved slightly...

temple

Seeing that she was about to speak, Xiao Yanli asked first, "Father, what is this?"

The look in his eyes when he looked at Lan Yan was extremely strange, as if he was looking at a stranger.

Lan Yan was stunned for a moment, and when her gaze fell on his hand, she was stunned again.

Xiao Yanli turned his back to look at Lan Yan, so the emperor and Xiao Lingyu could not see his hand movements. Jiang Zhiyu, who was sitting beside him, could only see a little bit vaguely.

[Good guy, I even used the code. I don’t recognize you by face, but I miss you by hand.]

【Scumbag! 】

Xiao Lingyu: “!!!”

emperor:"!!!"

"Turn around," the emperor said with a light cough, "She is Lan Yan, your subordinate."

Xiao Yanli's pupils suddenly dilated, and the look of surprise on his face didn't seem acted. He kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I truly don't know her, let alone that she is one of my subordinates!"

He knocked his head back and forth like a woodpecker.

Jiang Zhiyu simultaneous translation:

【Don't call me, don't reveal that you know me. 】

[I will find a way to save your life, wait for me.]

emperor:"……"

Xiao Lingyu: “!!!”

This skill is useful!

If it weren't for Zhiyu, wouldn't they have been deceived by Xiao Yanli's superb acting skills?

But why did the emperor let Zhiyu come here?

The fewer people who know about this scandal of brothers fighting each other, the better.

Could it be that the emperor, the father, can also... hear Zhiyu's thoughts?

Xiao Lingyu's heart was beating like a drum.

Xiao Yanli kowtowed until he was dizzy and dazed, but the emperor didn't call for him to stop, so he just kept on kowtow-ing until blood oozed from his forehead. The emperor finally spoke, "That's enough. Whether you recognize him or not, why not ask the person next to you?"

"Blue smoke."

The emperor called out softly, his voice full of threats.

Lan Yan leaned on the wheelchair. Her face had some color due to her excitement, and her speech was no longer as intermittent as before.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask the Sixth Prince a question."

I have loved you.

emperor:"……"

Love what you love.

Do you know what love is?

"ask."

The emperor stared at Xiao Yanli. From this angle, if Xiao Yanli was making secret signals with his hands, he could see it clearly.