"Your Highness, I have never lied to you in my life." Xu Lingqing cried heartbrokenly, "This is the child I conceived with great difficulty. Song Yue, did you instigate Your Highness behind the scenes?"
Xu Lingqing glared angrily at Song Yue.
Song Yue remained calm, glancing at the time. No rush, it was still early.
"Is that so?" Zhao Zhiyan sneered, "When I fell off the cliff, who saved me?"
Xu Lingqing's pupils contracted, a guilty look flashed across her eyes, and she stammered, "It is, of course it is me."
Zhao Zhiyan suddenly grabbed Xu Lingqing by the neck, his grip tightening: "Are you feeling smug about messing with me?"
"Your Highness..."
Zhao Zhiyan tightened his grip, and Xu Lingqing was unable to speak. She blinked, and large tears streamed down her face, her expression filled with panic and helplessness.
"Zhao Zhiyan, are you even human? She's your wife!" Xuan Yuan Ye couldn't stand it anymore and simply sat up: "She's carrying your child."
He ignored Xuan Yuan Ye.
All the anger and frustration that had been building up for so long exploded at this moment. Veins bulged on Zhao Zhiyan's forehead as he lifted Xu Lingqing up with one hand.
At that moment, Xu Lingqing truly felt an aura of death surrounding her, and she struggled.
Zhao Zhiyan's face was filled with anger.
The thin air was becoming increasingly scarce. Xu Lingqing's face flushed red, and with a crisp cracking sound, her eyes widened as blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.
He let go.
Bang!
His body fell to the ground.
Zhao Zhiyan closed his eyes, as if his anger had found an outlet, and looked at Xuan Yuanche and Xuan Yuanye.
Especially Xuan Yuanche.
"I have always treated you with respect, but for the past two months, I have suffered countless cold shoulders. Today, you will pay for this debt with your life!"
As they spoke, Zhao Zhiyan thrust his sword toward Xuan Yuanche without hesitation.
The sword pierced his chest.
It stained the hem of my clothes red.
Xuan Yuanche looked at Zhao Zhiyan in disbelief: "You, how dare you!"
"Second Imperial Brother!" Xuan Yuan Ye cried out anxiously, his eyes filled with ruthlessness: "My three brothers and I died in Northern Chu, and Dongying will never let you get away with it. They will surely pay with thousands upon thousands of lives!"
Zhao Zhiyan raised his hand and swung it down towards Xuan Yuan Ye's head.
In an instant, the insults vanished without a trace.
Apart from Xuanyuan Ming and Linghu Ning, no one else survived. Song Yue looked at Zhao Zhiyan, who cupped his hands and said, "I am willing to accept defeat. From this day forward, I swear to serve the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess to the death."
Song Yue raised her hand and gently helped Zhao Zhiyan up: "I'm leaving this to you, Eighth Prince."
"yes."
They left the border.
The next day
The people from the East infiltrated Northern Chu to welcome the three princes, only to find corpses everywhere. They were terrified, but among the corpses, they found Xuan Yuanming and Linghu Ning, who were still alive.
When Xuanyuan Ming woke up, his mind was not clear. He couldn't remember anything that happened last night. He stared blankly at the corpses of his two elder brothers lying in front of him.
He raised his hand and slapped himself.
Snap!
Crisp and powerful.
Numbness and pain.
It's not a dream.
"Second brother, third brother!" Xuan Yuanming burst into tears.
"Sixth Prince, this place is not safe to stay any longer. Let's go back quickly," the guard advised.
Xuanyuan Ming gritted his teeth: "Who is it? Who is plotting against my two elder brothers behind the scenes? If I find out, I will definitely cut them into a thousand pieces!"
Xuanyuan Ming was forcibly taken away by the secret guards.
When the Japanese emperor learned that his two younger brothers were dead, he nearly fainted and went black. He refused to eat or drink for several days before finally seeing their bodies and had no choice but to believe it.
"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly for me!" the Emperor of Japan roared in fury.
evening
The coroner then spread the news that the two princes had died by the icy blade.
The Ice-Cold Blade is a commonly used weapon in the Southern Frontier.
"Brother, could it have been done by people from the Southern Frontier?" Xuan Yuanming asked.
The Emperor of Dongying shook his head: "A scimitar alone is not enough evidence. The people of Nanjiang are not so stupid as to kill someone with such an obvious knife. It is most likely that it was done by Beichu and they are framing Nanjiang."
Xuan Yuanming asked in confusion, "But Xu Lingqing is also dead. Northern Chu will not kill her easily. In addition, the Northern Chu princess who was sent to marry a foreign ruler has also been poisoned, and all of her dowry has been taken away. If Northern Chu did this, it is really unwise. If we find out the truth, we will definitely send troops."
Therefore, Xuanyuan Ming still felt that this matter was most likely done by the Southern Frontier.
The Emperor of Japan rubbed his temples, still clueless.
"Your Majesty, the guards who died were all poisoned with Five Powder. With Xu Lingqing's death, if Northern Chu makes a fuss, we'll be less suspicious. If things remain calm, they're just trying to use us to attack Northern Chu." The Fourth Prince forced back his grief as he entered the room.
His gaze fell on the two people on the ground, and he felt heartbroken: "Fortunately, Lao Liu is back."
"I was knocked unconscious by my third brother. Those people must have thought I was dead and escaped by sheer luck," Xuan Yuanming muttered.
The Fourth Prince patted Xuan Yuanming on the shoulder: "Dongying will definitely not let this matter go easily, and will surely seek justice for the two imperial brothers."
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