"That's exactly why, even now, King Xiao still believes he hasn't signed the divorce papers."

The guard nodded.

"That's great, my husband. Your three-day meeting with Prince Xiao should be coming to an end soon. You should hurry up and urge Prince Xiao to finish what you asked of him before he learns the truth."

Su Liluo said to Xiao Ye with a smile.

She wanted to take advantage of the fact that King Xiao was unaware that he had been tricked by Consort Zhang into signing the divorce papers, while simultaneously being used by Xiao Ye to use King Xiao to bring down King Chu.

When King Xiao finds out the truth, he'll probably be disgusted to death.

Thinking about all this made Su Liluo happy.

"Today is the third day. I'll be there in a bit."

Xiao Ye smiled gently and responded softly.

As the sun set, Xiao Ye went to the prison.

At this moment, King Xiao sat on the ground of the prison in a sorry state, having missed another meal because he disliked the prison food.

When he saw Xiao Ye appear in front of him, he made up his mind completely.

"I grant your request. Will you release me now?"

Have you thought it through carefully?

Standing on the steps, Xiao Ye looked down at Xiao Wang, whose face showed signs of anxiety, and asked him a question.

"Yes, I agree."

King Xiao replied with a stern face.

Of course he didn't want to, but what could he do?

Yesterday, his mother came again to persuade him. He was really worried that if he didn't go out soon, his mother and her people would become desperate and ruin his plans.

It was nothing more than provoking his father's displeasure again; the King of Chu's actions this time had truly angered him.

"Alright, tomorrow I will go with the Crown Princess to plead for you before the Emperor. However, to ensure that you do not go back on your word, you will need to give us some guarantees."

"What guarantee?"

King Xiao frowned slightly, knowing that Xiao Ye didn't trust him.

"Tell me where you hide the minerals."

"You...you know?"

King Xiao looked at Xiao Ye in surprise.

He did indeed secretly pocket a large sum of money when he handed over the gold mine to his father, the emperor, and transferred it to a place where no one knew about it.

It could even be said that he only told his father about the mineral resources after he had mined almost half of the gold mine.

“Tell me the location. If you do not do as I say, then I can tell Father Emperor.”

Xiao Ye threatened.

"this......"

King Xiao hesitated again.

With so much gold, he was genuinely worried that Xiao Ye might steal it, but if he didn't tell him, Xiao Ye wouldn't agree to save him.

“Tomorrow morning at court, the King of Chu’s men will impeach you and demand that the Emperor punish you. According to the law, you should serve at least a year in prison for this crime.”

One year!

When King Xiao heard Xiao Ye's words, his eyes widened in astonishment.

If he serves a year in prison, everything will be over when he gets out.

Without hesitation, King Xiao agreed, "Alright, I'll tell you!"

*

"How about it?"

After Xiao Ye was released from prison, Su Liluo got off the carriage and greeted him with a smile.

"We've already learned from King Xiao where he hid the gold."

"He still has gold hidden?"

Upon hearing this, Su Liluo's eyes immediately lit up.

She knew that Xiao Ye would ask Xiao Wang for something as leverage, but she never expected that the leverage would be gold.

“The mines he handed over to the Emperor have already been secretly mined by him, and all the gold has been moved and hidden away. If he goes back on his word after he comes out, I will tell the Emperor about this.”

"These days, I'll send people to guard that place to prevent his people from secretly moving again."

Where did he hide his gold?

Su Liluo asked excitedly.

"Luo'er, it's not time yet. When the time is right, I'll help you snatch them all away."

Xiao Ye could tell that Su Liluo was a little money-grubber, but he still needed to use these things to control Prince Xiao, so he gently explained it to him.

Su Liluo naturally understood Xiao Ye's meaning, but she hadn't yet figured out how to tell Xiao Ye that she had a spatial ability.

So, he could only purse his lips and say, "I understand."

The next day.

When Xiao Ye went to court, he pleaded for King Xiao, saying that King Xiao had only made a mistake because he was confused and blinded by anger.

He and Prince Xiao were, after all, brothers. As long as Prince Xiao apologized to him and the Crown Princess, he hoped Emperor Wenjian would pardon him.

Meanwhile, the King of Chu's faction contradicted Xiao Ye, vehemently denouncing the King of Chu for his wickedness, saying that he almost broke up the Crown Prince's marriage for his own selfish reasons, thus affecting the fate of the Great Liang Dynasty.

The debate between the two sides finally ended with Xiao Ye's statement: "The Crown Princess and I are the victims of this matter, and we have decided to let it go for the sake of being children of the same father."

"As long as King Xiao sincerely apologizes and repents, why are you all holding on? What exactly do you want from King Xiao?" He was defeated.

Emperor Wenjian looked at Xiao Ye with satisfaction, "The Crown Prince is right. No one is perfect, and everyone makes mistakes. Besides, this time no major mistake was made. Since the Crown Prince is willing to forgive, then let's do as the Crown Prince says."

In fact, he did not want to punish Prince Xiao too severely.

Because, in this matter, he himself was also thinking of getting the Crown Prince and Crown Princess to divorce, so he chose to turn a blind eye from the beginning.

If Xiao Wang were severely punished for this, it would be as if he himself were guilty, which would make him feel uncomfortable.

Moreover, this did not cause any substantial loss. After all, Prince Xiao was his son, so an apology, a reckoning, and a period of confinement for reflection would be sufficient.

Only Xiao Churen was unwilling to accept this. He knew that even if he didn't separate the Crown Prince and Su Liluo this time, he could still bring down Prince Xiao.

But Xiao Ye was foolish enough to let Xiao Wang go!

He had the memories of being reborn and knew that although Xiao Wang appeared low-key and harmless now, he was the true victor in his previous life.

Therefore, Xiao Churen's vigilance and hostility towards King Xiao are no less than those towards Xiao Ye.

But since Emperor Wenjian held this attitude, he couldn't refute it any further.

Judging from Emperor Wenjian's expression, he knew that his father must now think of Xiao Ye as a magnanimous and loving brother.

If I were to go against the grain, it would only make my father feel disgusted.

So he could only suppress his resentment.

As Xiao Churen was leaving the palace after court, he caught up with Xiao Ye and called out to him.

“Your Highness, I never expected you to be so magnanimous. However, I must remind you that Prince Xiao is not as simple as you see him. One day, you will regret your decision to let him go today.”

Xiao Churen said to Xiao Ye with a look of disappointment and frustration.

He seemed to be giving Xiao Ye the opportunity he had clearly offered, but Xiao Ye didn't appreciate it.

Xiao Ye glanced at him indifferently and chuckled: "Indeed, Prince Xiao is not as simple as you and I see him."

"Since you know that, why did you still plead for him?"

Xiao Churen became even angrier when he heard Xiao Ye say that.