Xiao Yanli naturally felt the emperor's burning gaze, but he was more afraid that Lan Yan would say something unfavorable to him. He lowered his arms, and the wide cuffs covered most of his hands. The emperor could only vaguely see a few fingers.
Lan Yan didn't look at his hand. She stared at Xiao Yanli, her eyes flashing. There was a faint watery color in her eyes, with a hint of imperceptible sadness.
"May I ask, Your Highness the Sixth Prince, do you have a woman you like and are planning to marry?"
As he asked, Lan Yan's eyes were fixed on him.
She had been with Xiao Yanli for many years, and if he was lying, she could tell at a glance.
No one except Jiang Zhiyu expected her to ask such a question. Xiao Yanli was slightly stunned and tried his best to maintain a calm tone: "No."
He always knew that Lan Yan admired him, and he was also her savior, and she still had the poison he used to control her.
Therefore, Xiao Yanli never thought that she would betray him.
Jiang Zhiyu took a sip of tea.
[Love-brained, love-brained, I'm going to turn against you.]
The emperor and Xiao Lingyu were startled. The next second, they heard Lan Yan say, "Your Majesty, everything I said before was instigated by her and the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince asked her to heal my wounds, and he used the ring to trick me into accusing the Sixth Prince!"
emperor:"……"
Xiao Lingyu: "..."
Jiang Zhiyu: “!!!”
[No, what does it have to do with me? ]
【You kid.】
Xiao Yanli breathed a sigh of relief, but he couldn't help but frown.
What's going on?
Why did the emperor and the prince react so calmly to Lan Yan's betrayal? Even Jiang Zhiyu, who was standing next to them, reacted more violently than them.
The emperor took a deep breath and asked, "How can a ring lead you to accuse the Sixth Prince?"
Lan Yan choked up, "When I was young, I was mistakenly abducted by bandits. The Sixth Prince was ordered to suppress the bandits and saved my life. Since that day, I have secretly admired the Sixth Prince, but I know that our status is far different, so I never told him..."
"That day at the hunting ground, I wasn't asked to kidnap Master Lu. I disguised myself as a palace maid simply to get a glimpse of the Sixth Prince. I identified Miss Jiang because I saw it with my own eyes."
Lan Yan's eyelashes drooped, and her extremely thin body, which had been severely tortured, looked really pitiful.
But before they could feel any pity in their hearts, a lazy and soft voice came over.
"Nonsense, nothing you said is true."
Xiao Yanli's heartbeat quickened, and he had a sinister premonition. He ignored everything else and sternly said, "The emperor hasn't spoken yet, how can you interrupt me!"
The emperor raised his eyes and said in a low but warning voice, "Sixth Brother, why are you so anxious? Let Zhiyu finish what he is saying. I haven't spoken yet, so why are you so anxious?"
A drop of sweat rolled down Xiao Yanli's forehead. "I just saw that she was being rude..."
The emperor was too lazy to listen to his explanation. He raised his hand to signal him to be silent. He looked at Jiang Zhiyu and softened his tone: "Zhiyu, continue."
"Her real name is Zheng Xue. Like Liu Jie, she's from a small village in the Jiangnan area. After her parents died when she was young, she followed Liu Jie in learning martial arts and earned a living by performing outside."
"At that time, the emperor was on a southern tour, and the Sixth Prince was still a lunatic. One day, the Sixth Prince threw off his guards and happened to see Lan Yan being bullied. He stepped forward and saved her life, and gave her enough money to save Liu Jie's life."
In an instant, Lan Yan's whole body tensed up like a rock, and her heart sank as if filled with cold lead.
She tried her best to suppress the shock in her heart.
Why? Why does she know so much about this?!
Xiao Yanli's palms were covered in cold sweat. There was no way Lan Yan would tell them all this without reservation. Jiang Zhiyu knew it so clearly. Could it be that they had someone else in their hands?!
"After that, Lan Yan fell in love with him. After much inquiry, she finally learned the identity of the man who saved her that day. So she and Liu Jie traveled to Shengjing. However, upon arrival, she was deceived and taken to a brothel. Coincidentally, the Sixth Prince was there again and saved her life again. So, to repay his kindness, the two of them took refuge with him."
Her word "coincidence" was full of sarcasm.
The emperor's gaze on Xiao Yanli suddenly became meaningful.
Lan Yan's face was pale. If she hadn't been sitting in a wheelchair, she would have collapsed to the ground by now.
The torture in the Sky Prison had almost brought her sanity to a breaking point. Now, she had just met Xiao Yanli and had recovered not long before her life story was made public by Jiang Zhiyu. Seeing that Jiang Zhiyu was about to continue, Lan Yan was afraid that she would say something detrimental to Xiao Yanli, so she closed her eyes and fainted.
In order to make it more realistic, she rolled off the wheelchair and fell next to Xiao Yanli.
[Oh no, you're courting death.]
The emperor frowned, and seeing that Jiang Zhiyu showed no intention of moving, he said, "Call the imperial physician."
Xiao Lingyu also stood up from beside the emperor and walked towards Lan Yan.
A fierce look flashed across Xiao Yanli's eyes. He gritted his teeth and before Xiao Lingyu came up, he picked up Lan Yan and pretended to put her on the wheelchair, but a cold light flashed across his fingertips.
Lan Yan suddenly opened her eyes.
Xiao Yanli quickly pressed her mute point. Lan Yan opened her mouth, but could not say anything. In just a few seconds, her eyes were filled with bloodshot and her body began to twitch violently.
Xiao Lingyu: “!!!”
He took a step forward and just as he put his hand on her neck, he saw Lan Yan twitch violently and her head tilted weakly.
It seemed as if he had died.
Xiao Lingyu paused and looked at Xiao Yanli with a gloomy expression.
Xiao Yanli seemed to have been greatly frightened. After throwing Lan Yan down, he looked at the emperor in panic: "Father, her, your son, it wasn't your son who did it!"
He couldn't speak clearly and looked extremely scared.
The emperor's face was covered with a layer of cold frost, which made him look extremely ugly.
Now, of course, he would not believe what Xiao Yanli said.
But, this is the Golden Palace! He actually dared to attack me in front of me...
[As expected, he's a werewolf, worthy of being the emperor in the future.]
[A little more than the word ruthless.]
Jiang Zhiyu knew that Lan Yan would die, and no matter whether she turned against him or not, Xiao Yanli would not keep her anymore.
If Lan Yan didn't turn against him, she would still have some value and he could still save her.
But not only did she turn against me, she also threw dirty water on herself...
Jiang Zhiyu sighed softly.
【I gave you a chance, but you didn't use it.】
The emperor was silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "Where is Liu Jie?"
Xiao Yanli had already thought of a countermeasure when Jiang Zhiyu mentioned Liu Jie, so he said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, I have only seen Liu Jie when I met Lan Yan. As for his whereabouts, I don't know."
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