"Of course. If you don't hold him hostage, those people outside will naturally capture him alive. How could they possibly shoot arrows at you?"
Jiang Zhiyu had an expression that said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Liu Jie: “…”
It was obviously her that he wanted to ask. No matter how useless he was, he was not so useless as to be afraid of the group of people outside.
Although you can't be unscathed, you won't die on the spot either.
Of course, this is the case when Jiang Zhiyu does not take action.
But from the fight just now and her words, it is not difficult to see that she wants to help Xiao Lingyu.
Liu Jie sighed lightly and sat down on the ground.
The meaning is very clear, just surrender.
"Sixth brother sent you here, right?" Xiao Lingyu suddenly spoke, and Liu Jie remained silent.
"Sometimes I really don't understand why he has to be so aggressive. Is the friendship we had in our childhood worthless to him?"
These words sounded like a question to someone, but also like he was talking to himself.
Liu Jie's expression suddenly became very complicated.
He found it hard to imagine that such naive and foolish words could come out of the mouth of a prince, or even a crown prince.
No wonder the house is full of idiots, it turns out that the things resemble their owners.
Jiang Zhiyu did not make any sharp comments on Xiao Lingyu's sudden emotion.
After all, everyone's heart is made of flesh, so it's normal to be sentimental occasionally.
But if it continues, it will be a bit hypocritical.
Fortunately, Xiao Lingyu belonged to the former type. After sighing, he called people loudly and tied up Liu Jie.
As he was being escorted away, Xiao Lingyu whispered, "There won't be a second time for the Imperial Prison incident."
Liu Jie paused, and then was taken away as if he had heard nothing.
Very obedient.
Xiao Lingyu lay back on the bed.
Every step in Xiao Yanli's plan can be described as heartbreaking.
He thought he had a deep affection for the queen and her son, so during the palace banquet, he wanted the emperor to get to the bottom of the matter even at the risk of angering the emperor.
After all, in the eyes of outsiders, he, the prince, is indeed favored.
But he didn't know that he actually had no mother-son relationship with the queen. Every time she summoned him, he was asked to recite something. If he couldn't recite it, she would punish him by making him kneel in the early days. Later, when he was a little older, she tortured him in more ways.
The main reason for requesting a thorough investigation at the palace banquet, besides repaying her for raising him, was to put on a show.
Make the emperor think that you are a sentimental person, and show a little weakness, so that you can get a promise from him.
A self-deprecating sneer appeared on Xiao Lingyu's lips.
According to Xiao Yanli's plan, he would be filled with rage when he saw the queen's corpse, and with Ling Zizhong's instigation, if he was impulsive, he would rush into the palace and ask the emperor to conduct a thorough investigation like he did at the palace banquet.
He still had some rationality, so he secretly made a plan. When the investigation was almost complete, Xiao Yanli would "accidentally" discover Ling Zizhong in his own house. At that time, Ling Zizhong and the queen's corpse, plus the plan he had made, would arouse the emperor's suspicion.
Deposing the crown prince was a natural thing to do.
Unfortunately, the only flaw is the deep love between mother and son.
From the very beginning, I had never thought of avenging the Queen, not even if it was Prince Yu who poisoned her, let alone the Emperor.
Now that her body has been found, burying her is the last thing I can do for her.
Xiao Lingyu clutched the corner of the quilt tightly, and the blue veins on the back of his hand were clearly visible.
After an unknown amount of time, a faint sobbing sound was heard, but only one. Then, Xiao Lingyu sat up hurriedly and looked around.
However, he didn't know when he was the only one left in the hall.
…
The spring rain seems to have no end, it keeps falling, but it is not cold.
Xiao Yanli took a carriage to Jiang Zhaorong's mansion.
Song Shiwei hadn't found out anything in the past few days. When he was greeted at the mansion, he waved his hand lightly in his sleeve.
No one saw it except Xiao Yanli.
"Your Highness, why did you come here today without informing me in advance?"
Jiang Zhaorong chuckled, and Xiao Yanli also laughed.
The two of them looked peaceful, as if the estrangement of the past few days had never existed.
"We are family now, so there is no need for you to be polite, father-in-law."
Jiang Zhaorong was even more flattered. In terms of status, he was not worthy of the title of father-in-law.
After all, Song Shiwei is just a concubine, and there is no principal wife now. If a principal wife comes into the family in the future, she will be nothing more than a concubine.
How can I be worthy of the title of the prince's father-in-law?
"Your Highness, you are praising me. I..."
Before Jiang Zhaorong could finish her words, Xiao Yanli interrupted her. As he walked into the mansion, he said, "We are family, so don't talk about different things. Just call me Yanli, father-in-law."
Having said that, it would be ungrateful to refuse.
Jiang Zhaorong swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth: "Thank you, Yanli." He and Xiao Yanli walked side by side. He turned back slightly, and his eyes passed over Song Shiwei: "Yanli, you came here today for Shiwei, right?"
There was a hint of embarrassment and impatience in Xiao Yanli's smile.
"Yes, I'm sure my father-in-law has heard about it too. Regarding the concubine ceremony, I've thought about it carefully and realized that I was wrong. So, I want to make some preparations first. Once everything is ready, I'll take Shi Wei back home."
Jiang Zhaorong's footsteps suddenly stopped.
Taohong was also stunned and carefully observed Song Shiwei's expression.
Song Shiwei was happy in her heart, but she could only pretend to be incredulous on her face.
They all stopped, and Xiao Yanli naturally stopped as well, saying with a smile, "Why did you stop?"
Jiang Zhaorong didn't know what to say for a moment.
Admittedly, he certainly didn't want Xiao Yanli to take Song Shiwei away so soon.
He was still thinking of an excuse to prevaricate, but he never expected that Xiao Yanli would bring it up first.
But this sounds weird.
Be prepared before picking someone up. What does it mean to be prepared?
He doesn't want Xiao Yanli to take the person away for the time being, but that doesn't mean he won't do that in the future.
Although she is a concubine, she can still provide some help to me.
"Shi Wei was indeed a bit willful in this matter. I have criticized her severely. I hope Your Highness will not blame me."
Jiang Zhaorong couldn't wait to say.
Xiao Yanli naturally knew why he suddenly said this and chuckled, "I told you there's no need to be so formal. I'm not angry at all. I do think Shi Wei's words were polite. Don't worry, father-in-law."
Jiang Zhaorong looked at him suspiciously, but when she saw that he looked calm and didn't seem to want to divorce Song Shiwei, she breathed a sigh of relief and started talking to him.
Seeing this, Taohong behind him patted Song Shiwei's hand to comfort him.
Song Shiwei forced a smile.
After sitting in the hall for a while, Xiao Yanli found an excuse to go into Song Shiwei's yard and be alone with her.
"Your Highness, do you really want to take the risk?"
Song Shiwei looked at Xiao Yanli worriedly.
"No problem. Just draw me the route from here to Jiang Zhaorong's study. He won't be able to find it."
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