Chapter 404 Lin Xiaoqi

Murong Lin wanted to help him up, but there were already dozens of guns pointing at her.

Yan Changwen held her hand and said with difficulty:

"I can't leave. My mother is still in the Northern Frontier Camp. I hope Lian'er can... find a way to protect her.

Being able to marry Lan'er in this life is a blessing... Changwen. You will be left alone from now on, so don't do anything stupid. May Lan'er... live a happy life... safe and smooth..."

Yan Changwen gave Murong Lian a final deep look, and then used up his last bit of strength to speak loudly, word by word:

“As of now, the decree to dethrone has not been issued, and I am still the Third Prince Qi!

This is Prince Qi’s principal wife, the daughter of Prince Zhenbei, and Princess Ningyue’s elder sister.

How dare you stop me? Why don't you retreat immediately? "

Even Gu Chaoyang was surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that this person was Murong Jing's biological sister.

"...Retreat." Gu Chaoyang ordered.

Given Murong Lian's identity, he indeed had no right to arrest him.

Murong Lan held Yan Changwen's gradually losing temperature body, and his expression gradually changed from grief to numbness after despair.

She led a horse over and looked at Yan Changwen's body for the last time with red eyes.

"drive!"

Murong Lian's back gradually faded away in the sunset. Then someone asked Gu Chaoyang anxiously:

"General Gu, what should we do now..."

Everyone was worried about Gu Chaoyang. After all, the arrow that killed the prince was shot by him personally.

"Just now, I accidentally shot and killed the Third Prince. It has nothing to do with General Gu!"

"No, I shot that arrow!"

"It's obviously me!"

Several soldiers started arguing. Gu Chaoyang usually treated them very well. Although they were superiors and subordinates, they were like brothers. Now they all vied to take the blame for him.

Gu Chaoyang climbed onto his horse expressionlessly and carried his spear behind his back.

"I appreciate your kindness, brothers, but everyone has their own responsibility. I will never do anything that would cause trouble for my brothers. I will return to the camp and apologize!"

After saying this, he ordered his men to take away the bodies of Zhang San and Yan Changwen, and turned their horses around and headed towards the Northern Frontier camp.

…

"Report! General Gu is back, and he brought His Royal Highness Prince Qi's body with him."

"What!?" After hearing the report, King Zhenbei stood up in shock.

Murong Jing became even more anxious after hearing this, "Where's my sister?"

"He rode away on horseback, and I don't know where he went."

"Is she injured?"

"She wasn't hurt."

Murong Jing then breathed a sigh of relief and was about to leave the camp to look for Murong Lan, but was called back by the King of Zhenbei.

"Since you don't know where she went, where can you go to find her?"

King Zhenbei asked everyone else to leave, then he walked up to Murong Jing and said:

"Prince Qi's death was caused by your sister's impulsive robbery of the prisoner carriage. She should be sent to the capital to be punished. It's good that she doesn't show up at this time. If she is found, how do you want your father to decide?"

Murong Jing stopped talking.

"The most important thing right now is to send His Royal Highness Prince Qi back to the capital and explain the matter to His Majesty. Gu Chaoyang was the one who originally escorted Prince Qi, so let him escort Prince Qi's body back to the capital now."

Murong Jing was a little worried, "But he said that he was the one who shot the arrow that killed Prince Qi. Will His Majesty be angry with him?"

"You don't have to worry about this." King Zhenbei said comforting words, but a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes.

"I will write a letter to explain the reasons and absolve him of his guilt."

…

Capital city, Eastern Palace.

Xiao Yuan hurried into the side hall, where Xu Shiming and Zhao Nei Shi were also present.

Yan Xiuyun sat at the top, it looked like he hadn't shaved for some time, and he looked a little sloppy.

"Your Highness, I just received news that Prince Qi is dead."

The teacup in Yan Xiuyun's hand fell to the ground.

Before he could recover from the shock, he heard another report.

"Your Highness, there is someone outside who wants to see you. He claims to be a compiler from the Imperial Academy, and he is accompanied by another female official from the Imperial Academy and a little girl."

"Editor...Zhu Lan?" Yan Xiuyun took a long while to come back to his senses.

"Please let them in."

…

Yan Xiuyun asked the others to go down first and waited alone in the side hall.

Zhu Lan and the other two arrived at the door. Yan Xiuyun, with a slightly haggard face, stood up to greet them and invited them to sit down.

"I heard that Zhu Xiuzhuan has been running around and working hard for me. I... Xiuyun would like to thank you here." Yan Xiuyun's voice was a little hoarse.

Zhu Lan and the other two quickly returned the greeting.

“I heard that Zhu Xiuzhuan found Gongsun Yushu, the eldest son of Ning’an Marquis’s Mansion, in Yunzhou, and Gongsun Yushu was able to prove that the fake prince was actually Prince Qi, not me.

May I ask Mr. Zhu Xiuzhuan if I can bring this person here today?"

Yan Xiuyun couldn't wait to meet Gongsun Yushu. He wanted to ask him in person about everything about the real and fake princes...what exactly was going on.

"In fact, it is not Zhu Lan who wants to see His Highness today, but——"

Zhu Lan's gaze fell on Chu Xin beside him.

Chu Xin stood up again, walked slowly to the center of the hall, looked at Yan Xiuyun and said:

"Today, Gongsun Yushu is no longer of any use. It makes no difference whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sees him or not."

As soon as Chu Xin opened his mouth, the three people present were stunned for a moment.

Zhu Lan and Zhu Qingyan never thought that Chu Xin would say that Gongsun Yushu was useless. That was the person they had brought back from Yunzhou with great effort.

What surprised Yan Xiuyun was not only Chu Xin's words, but also her voice - it was clearly the voice of an adult woman, but she looked like a girl of only thirteen or fourteen years old.

"Who are you?" Yan Xiuyun asked.

This has always been the confusion in Zhu Lan and the other person's mind.

Chu Xin's face was solemn. He stood up straight and bowed deeply to Yan Xiuyun.

"Your servant Lin Xiaoqi pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Lin Xiaoqi?

Zhu Lan and Zhu Qingyan looked at each other. They had been investigating this matter for such a long time, but had never heard of this name.

Yan Xiuyun was also very unfamiliar with this name, and narrowed his eyes and asked her:

"Why did you just say that it made no difference whether I met Gongsun Yushu or not?"

Chu Xin - or should I say Lin Xiaoqi, she paused, and then said something that made the three people present widen their eyes at the same time.

"Because... there has never been any fake prince."