Just as the emperor thought, Xiao Yanli received messages from his confidants who were rushing to various places, so he dared to act so unscrupulously.
After all, what Jiang Zhiyu wrote on the paper had no evidence, it was just speculation.
Xiao Yanli felt confident and fearless.
But what he didn't know was that after Jiang Zhiyu exposed Xiao Chuji that day, he showed the little notebook to the emperor, and the emperor had already sent people to keep an eye on him secretly.
But the action has not been taken yet, and the news has not been spread so quickly.
There was silence in the hall, and everyone was waiting fearfully for the emperor to speak.
After a long pause, the emperor finally said in a deep voice, "The Sixth Prince has framed a loyal official and attempted to manipulate the imperial examination for personal gain. For this grave crime, he will be stripped of his title, given fifty lashes of the cane, and confined to his home for two years. During this time, no one is allowed to visit him."
"These two are allowed to commit suicide."
After saying this, the emperor stood up and walked out of the hall without even looking at the crowd.
After the emperor left, everyone naturally left as well.
Chao En and Wu Li collapsed on the ground, watching the eunuch approaching step by step with the poisoned wine. Wu Li's body was soaked with water stains and a faint foul smell.
He is actually incontinent!
Fu Ping gave him a disgusted look and said, "What are you standing there for? Just pour it down his throat and throw him out."
The two young eunuchs hurried forward as instructed, forced Wu Li to drink the wine and threw it out. The eunuchs outside the door dragged Wu Li's body to deal with it, while the two men dealt with the filth left by Wu Li in the hall.
Fuping hummed with satisfaction, then retracted his gaze and half-knelt in front of Chaoen with the wine in his hand.
"Have you ever thought that this day would come?"
Chaoen looked pale.
Suddenly, he turned around and grabbed the hem of Xiao Yanli's clothes as he was about to leave: "Your Highness, this is not the case. I have seen it, I have seen it. That person should be you, and that position should be yours!"
His words were incoherent and unclear.
Everyone else looked at him with confusion, but Xiao Yanli's heart was deeply moved.
"Eunuch Fuping..." Xiao Yanli's voice was dry. "Can I have a few words with him alone?"
Fu Ping hesitated: "Your Highness, please don't embarrass me, this..."
Fu Ping had been with the emperor for many years, so he could naturally see that the emperor's attitude towards Xiao Yanli just now clearly showed that he was extremely annoyed. Therefore, he was unwilling to take the risk of being disliked by the emperor for a prince who had lost the emperor's favor.
It is common for people in the palace to flatter the powerful and look down on the weak.
Xiao Yanli was no stranger to this. He suppressed his inner annoyance and said humbly, "It won't take long. Just a few words will do."
Fu Ping felt very happy that the dragon and phoenix descendants bowed to him, a eunuch.
His brows relaxed: "Okay, just a few words, Your Highness, please be quick."
Xiao Yanli nodded.
Fu Ping and the young eunuch were watching from a few dozen meters away. Xiao Yanli asked Chao En in a deep voice, "What did you mean by what you just said?"
"Your Highness may not believe me, but to be honest, I have already died once, and somehow I managed to survive."
Chaoen remembered what Fuping had just said and spoke very quickly.
Xiao Yanli's eyes were full of surprise.
"After I woke up, I only remembered one scene: His Highness ascended the throne, and I stood beside His Highness."
Xiao Yanli's heart was suddenly filled with turbulent waves.
What did he say?
Ascend the throne yourself?
Xiao Yanli couldn't help but look at the chair.
He had also sat on this chair when he was young, with the emperor holding him in his arms, but he had never touched the dragon throne he sat on during court sessions.
So, no matter what Jiang Zhiyu is like now, the one who will sit in that position in the future will only be me?!
Xiao Yanli suddenly felt relaxed all over, and even curled up the corners of his mouth.
Chao En's words were indeed weird, but Xiao Yanli subconsciously chose to believe them.
The reason is simple. The last person he has in the palace, Chao En, can no longer be saved.
After several battles, he was defeated miserably. Xiao Yanli knew that if he continued like this, he would only end up with a tragic death.
Only by taking a gamble can you have a chance of survival.
Xiao Yanli's eyes suddenly became firm.
He turned slightly to the side, signaled to Fuping with his eyes that he had finished speaking, and then followed the eunuch who was taking him to receive the court caning.
Behind him was Chaoen's slowly falling body after Fuping forced him to drink poisoned wine.
He did not close his eyes, but stared at the direction where Xiao Yanli left.
…
Fuping cleaned up and then returned to serve the emperor.
"Is everything cleaned up?"
"Your Majesty, everything has been handled."
The emperor nodded slightly: "What did Chao En say to him?"
"I was too far away to hear clearly."
The emperor sighed softly, "Let him be... Reports from the border say the barbarians are invading again, and they're truly rampant. Is the Yan Court prepared?"
"Your Majesty, everything is ready and we will set off early tomorrow morning."
The emperor nodded.
…
As night approached, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky. Because the weather was hot, the wind did not feel cold when it blew on his body. Jiang Zhiyu was watching the rain under the eaves when a black shadow suddenly appeared in front of him.
Jiang Zhiyu exclaimed.
He Yanting: “…”
?
This shouldn't scare her.
Looking over again, he saw a sly smile on Jiang Zhiyu's face.
It was obvious that he recognized her and called out on purpose.
He Yanting chuckled helplessly and sat on the empty recliner next to her.
"Leaving tomorrow?"
"Yes, tomorrow morning, do you want to come and see me off?"
Jiang Zhiyu curled her lips: "No, I definitely can't get up."
He Yanting chuckled: "Okay."
Okay? What kind of response is this?
Jiang Zhiyu frowned and looked at him.
The two of them listened to the rain in silence. After a while, Jiang Zhiyu's voice rang in He Yanting's ears: "My eldest brother found out that the deputy general, the one who is currently commanding the army, is not a good person. You'd better kill him as soon as you arrive."
[Even though my buddy is strong, I still have to remind him.]
[He said that Big Brother found out, so he shouldn't doubt it.]
【It’s better to avoid unnecessary detours as soon as possible. 】
He Yanting chuckled and nodded: "I'll make a note of it."
After hearing the deputy general's name from her voice, He Yanting sent people to investigate and collected clues. His original intention was to do as Jiang Zhiyu said, and kill him directly as soon as they arrived at the camp.
Seeing that he agreed without asking any more questions, Jiang Zhiyu hesitated in his heart, but finally spoke: "You must be extra careful with the leader of the Wala army, a man named Daiqin. He is not only tactically brilliant, but more importantly, he is good at conspiracy and has no bottom line."
"He won't consider anything. Everything he does is to achieve his own goals. Listen to the key points, your own!" Jiang Zhiyu looked at He Yanting seriously. "This also means that he will never consider the overall situation or the lives of his soldiers like you do. He will definitely use every possible means to take your life, even if it means sacrificing the entire Wala or even his own life."
"Do you understand what I mean?"
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