Chapter 531 Not a Biological Child

"Rebellion, isn't this...what? Rebellion?" Prince Jiangning almost jumped up.

"How could this happen? Your Majesty, is there some misunderstanding here?" Prince Jiangning was about to cry. Everything else was fine, but this was rebellion. Rebellion means losing your head! The whole family will die!

He knew that his son had some small ambitions, but he didn't know that his ambitions were so big!

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This must be a misunderstanding. How can he, who only knows how to calculate, rebel?"

Xiao Shihang had ambitions to rebel and secretly won over some officials, but he had not yet taken any substantial actions to rebel, so when he was convicted, he was not charged with rebellion.

But Xiao Jin said nothing, and just watched King Jiangning running around anxiously like an ant on a hot pan.

"Rebellion, if it's serious, the whole family will be executed, even the lightest punishment is exile. I was also raised by my uncle, and I understand his character. I know that this time, my uncle was implicated by him."

"Yes, yes, it was him who implicated me. Your Majesty, please have some mercy. Don't, don't execute the whole family. Confiscate the property. I will hand over everything I have. I will give it all without reservation!"

Xiao Jin's eyes were dark. He would not kill King Jiangning because he still had a son guarding his fiefdom.

But, Xiao Shihang must die!

"Your Majesty, can I meet that unfilial son?" Prince Jiangning thought about it and finally spoke. Some things had to be clarified.

This was against the rules, but Xiao Jin still agreed kindly.

"I am very angry, but I am soft-hearted. Uncle Wang, please go and see him off for the last time."

King Jiangning sniffed with emotion at Xiao Jin's disappointed expression. His son wanted to rebel, but his nephew was so magnanimous. "Thank you, Your Majesty. I'm sure you will live a long life!"

Xiao Jin: “…”

When Prince Jiangning was taken to the Heavenly Prison, he covered his nose in disgust because the smell in there was so bad.

Xiao Shihang was also a serious criminal and was locked up in the deepest cell.

The officer took Prince Jiangning to the last cell, took out the key and opened the door.

"It's only a quarter of an hour. Your Majesty, please feel free to speak."

King Jiangning nodded and walked in.

Xiao Shihang's hands and feet were tied with iron chains, and the other end of the chains were fixed to the wall, limiting his range of movement to just a few inches.

Xiao Shihang raised his head when he heard the noise. He was a little surprised when he saw Prince Jiangning, and then a light appeared in his eyes.

"Father, Father, please save me. You must save me."

King Jiangning slapped Xiao Shihang on the face with great anguish, "You rebellious son, why don't you do something else but tear down the tablets of your ancestors? Are you dissatisfied with my happy life?"

Xiao Shihang was filled with resentment. He felt that it was all because of Zhou Xiangrong that he ended up in this situation. If she hadn't insisted on dealing with the Queen, his affairs wouldn't have been exposed so quickly!

"Father, you, you must find a way to rescue me. I, I don't want to die."

Prince Jiangning sighed heavily and lowered his voice, "I don't care what you thought in the past. Now you have angered the emperor. The emperor will definitely not let you off easily. But this is not necessarily a dead end. Tell me first what all the businesses you have managed over the years are. I mean including those that are not under your name. Let me give it a try. Offer all your businesses and see if the emperor can let you go."

Xiao Shihang was unwilling to hand over all his properties as they were the result of his hard work over the years.

Seeing that he was still hesitating, King Jiangning raised his hand and slapped him again, "Your father thought you were smart, but I didn't expect you could be stupid. If you lose those things, you can always find a way to earn them back. If you die, can you take these things to the underworld?"

Of course not!

Although Xiao Shihang was unwilling, he still confessed his past to King Jiangning one by one. However, he did not notice the shrewdness that flashed in King Jiangning's eyes.

After Xiao Shihang finished speaking, Prince Jiangning repeatedly confirmed: "Where is the hidden cash? Have you disclosed it all? Cash is also very important. If it is missing, the emperor might suspect something."

Xiao Shihang shook his head. "I've already said that some of the gold was buried in the small courtyard at the back of the palace."

After making sure that Xiao Shihang was not lying, Prince Jiangning slowly stood up. The look of disappointment on his face was gone, and instead he looked a little proud.

This look gave Xiao Shihang an ominous premonition. He grabbed the collar of King Jiangning and said, "Father, when can I leave here?"

King Jiangning lowered his eyes and looked at him with a half-smile, "Won't you be taken away on the day you were beheaded?"

Xiao Shihang's face changed drastically, "What do you mean by that?"

King Jiangning sneered, "What do you mean? Don't you know better than me? You are not my own flesh and blood! How can I really care about your life or death?"

Xiao Shihang was shocked, thinking that King Jiangning said this on purpose to distance himself from him, "This, this is impossible, impossible!"

"Your mother was favored by the late emperor, and they had been secretly in love for a long time. If the late emperor had not disapproved of their marriage, she would not have married me." Prince Jiangning was a playboy who had been indulging in women at a young age. He could tell at a glance whether a woman had been deflowered or not. He could even tell with his naked eyes whether a daughter was pregnant.

Xiao Shihang's biological mother was already pregnant before she married him, so he didn't have to guess whose child it was.

But at that time, the late emperor had already gained power and he was afraid of bringing trouble upon himself, so he could only grit his teeth and face the prairie. For so many years, he had been holding his breath in his heart.

Now seeing Xiao Shihang and Xiao Jin killing each other, he was so happy that how could he think of a way to save him?

"You should go to the underworld and accompany your lowly mother!"

Prince Jiangning kicked the man to the ground. He came here today just to find out what his hidden industries were and then take the opportunity to humiliate him. He was almost irritated to death by that tone over the years!

Xiao Shihang fell to the ground in disbelief.

It turned out that he was the descendant of the previous emperor.

It turns out that he is also qualified to inherit the throne.

"I am a prince, I am the prince of the late emperor, you let me out, I am the prince of the late emperor!"

Prince Jiangning signaled to the officers to close the prison door and shook his head with a sad face, "It's all my fault. I didn't teach this child well, and let him cause trouble for the emperor." He wiped his tears and calculated in his mind how much silver he had to hide to ensure that he would remain rich for the rest of his life.

What kind of power is that? Wouldn’t it be nice to be a leisurely prince?

(End of this chapter)