Emperor Pei snorted coldly, "Chang Le just died. Even if the Princess's residence received the news, Qin Xiangyang won't get far if he wants to run."

Yuan Chengyu thought for a moment, then said, "Perhaps, Qin Xiangyang knew he couldn't escape death, so he ended his own life in advance?"

Emperor Pei gave Yuan Chengyu a meaningful look. "Really? The couple died all at once?"

Before Yuan Chengyu could say anything, Xie Qi suddenly said, "Your Majesty, let's wait for news from the Second Prince."

The princess's residence was not far from the palace, and soon the second prince returned with Qin Xiangyang bound hand and foot.

"Father, when I went to the princess's residence, most of the servants had already run away."

The second prince said with a smug look on his face: "Your subject will immediately send soldiers to capture Qin Xiangyang, who is trying to leave the city."

When Emperor Pei saw Qin Xiangyang alive, his expression improved somewhat.

"Qin Xiangyang, Chang Le is dead, you know that, right?"

Qin Xiangyang looked up, but his gaze fell on Xie Qi and Yuan Chengyu behind Emperor Pei.

"You two beasts! The princess has been so good to you, how dare you betray her?"

Xie Qi stretched out his foot and kicked Qin Xiangyang, saying, "His Majesty is the ruler of the world. What's wrong with us waking up and pledging our loyalty to His Majesty?"

"Hmph, what a waste that the princess trusted you so much, only to be betrayed by the very person she trusted."

Qin Xiangyang looked up at Emperor Pei and said with pity, "Since I've been captured, I don't want to think about anything else. I only ask for death so that I can serve the princess even in the underworld."

Emperor Pei smiled enigmatically, “Want to die? Not so easy.”