【Why are you asking me? I know I can’t tell you. 】
"I don't have much in common with Concubine De, but right after I explained the reason, you're asking me how I knew."
emperor:"……"
He really wanted to tell her that he could hear this, he couldn't even imagine how much time this would save.
But it was just a thought, the emperor still took her to the Heavenly Prison obediently.
The sound of water gurgling, if you want to investigate, it will naturally be more efficient to ask the person involved.
Therefore, Xiao Chuji was tortured during his detention.
The emperor had specifically ordered this, so he would not show mercy to Xiao Chuji just because he was a prince.
When they arrived, Xiao Chuji, who was hanging upside down, had just been pulled out of the water.
The coughing continued for a while.
The emperor waved his hand, and a moment later, Xiao Chuji was forced to kneel in front of the emperor.
There was no trace of his former handsome appearance. His whole body was wet and thin. The scars on his body had turned white from being soaked in water. There was no longer the calculating ambition in his eyes, only fear.
The others wisely retreated, and they were the only three left in the prison.
The emperor took a step back to avoid Xiao Chuji's attempt to pull his hand, and said coldly, "What happened to the Su family back then?"
Xiao Chuji stared at his empty hand for a long while before slowly raising his head, his lips curled slightly: "Su family, what Su family?"
"Why are you pretending to be stupid? It's the Su family that was framed by you and your mother."
"Oh——" Xiao Chuji let out a long "Oh".
The emperor looked at him, not hiding the disgust in his eyes. "I remember that they had a very good relationship with Concubine De. Why did you do this?"
"I wanted to keep them." Although he was still young, Xiao Chuji could understand how much help the Su family would bring to him in the future. Besides, the Su family valued friendship and were easy to control. However, "They caught her having an affair."
Of course, this was not what Xiao Chuji saw with his own eyes, but what Concubine De told him later.
"If the news of the affair between the imperial concubine and the foreign minister gets out, no matter if I am a prince or not, there will be thousands of mouths to deny my identity. You can't tolerate me in the midst of such rumors, even if I really am a prince."
"The prerequisite for getting help is that I am still alive. If I am dead, what is the point of asking for help?"
After hearing this again, the emperor was not as angry as before, but his expression was still extremely ugly.
Xiao Chuji looked at him and laughed louder and louder: "Even if you are the emperor, how many people are sincere to you? Your own concubine is having an affair with a man outside, and you are being plotted against by your own son. Everyone is eyeing your throne, not you as a person."
"Why don't you tell me one more thing. I'm not your son either!"
The emperor looked at Xiao Chuji, who had a crazy expression, and did not say a word.
It can be seen that Xiao Chuji is on the verge of collapse. He now wants to provoke the emperor and end his pain by dying.
After all, he is my own blood, and I have explained almost everything I need to say. It is better to fulfill his wish.
The emperor's eyes were filled with murderous intent. Jiang Zhiyu suddenly spoke up at this moment: "Your Majesty, can you hand him over to me for punishment?"
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that Jiang Kang'an had fallen into such a state before, which was closely related to Xiao Chuji, so he responded.
The despair in Xiao Chuji's eyes became even more intense.
He looked at the emperor pleadingly, but the emperor's mercy had run out and he turned away.
Jiang Zhiyu didn't even look at Xiao Chuji and followed the emperor out.
…
When she left the palace, it was already dark. The carriage was still in place, and Jiang Zhiyu got in.
"Okay, the emperor will issue an edict tomorrow," she said, then turned to He Yanting and said, "The emperor is no longer obsessed with making you the crown prince. You can enter and leave the palace without worry."
Su Bai was still immersed in joy, feeling that everything was like a dream.
There was also some surprise in He Yanting's eyes: "How did you do that?"
"Be reasonable and convince people with reason." Jiang Zhiyu chuckled.
The carriage went all the way to Xu's house. Jiang Zhiyu got off and said goodbye to them before walking into the house. The carriage set off again. When it was almost at Qingfeng Pavilion, Su Bai finally reacted.
"Where are the people?" he raised his voice.
"Go back. Now that you're awake, just walk back by yourself."
Su Bai: “?”
He got off the carriage and stared blankly at the rapidly departing carriage, his eyes full of confusion.
In front of the general's mansion, a figure stood outside the door.
He asked the coachman to drive the carriage back and walked forward.
Chao Haisheng's eyes were cold: "Let's talk."
He Yanting nodded.
The two of them entered the room and sat opposite each other. There was steaming tea brewing on the table.
The two looked at each other in silence for a while. After a long while, Chao Haisheng finally spoke: "You suffered an unprovoked disaster at the beginning. I was too biased."
Unexpectedly, he opened his mouth to admit his mistake. He Yanting was stunned for a moment.
"When Yuan was born, I wanted him to inherit my legacy and become the best in the world. So, as soon as he was old enough to understand, I began to teach him strictly. Because of this, your mistress and I argued for a long time."
Chao Haisheng picked up the teacup and took a sip, then asked with disgust, "Any wine?"
He Yanting stood up silently and put the wine on the table.
Chao Haisheng raised his head and took a long sip before continuing, "So-called talent is actually a very unfair thing. Some people are gifted and can easily reach a level that others cannot reach without much effort. However, some people can spend their entire lives without making even a single ounce of progress."
"I am the beneficiary of talent, so I cannot, and cannot understand, why Yuan cannot reach my level."
"When I was his age, I was already proficient in all kinds of martial arts, but he could only make the water in the vat sway."
"I once thought there was something wrong with my teaching."
Chao Haisheng paused for a moment, then took another sip of wine: "Until I accept you as my disciple."
"You're just like me, maybe even stronger than I was back then. It's a shame I still haven't realized that people are different. The only thought in my mind is, why can you do this, but my son Yuan can't?"
"I just thought he was just slacking off, so I became increasingly strict with him. I never praised him, but I always scolded him."
Chao Haisheng's eyes were already red. He Yanting silently replaced the tea with wine and took a sip with him.
The childish voice seemed to linger in his ears, and as Chao Haisheng narrated, the original scene gradually emerged in He Yanting's mind.
Although Chao Haisheng often compared him with A Yuan, he did not have much hatred towards him. He always followed behind him and called him brother in a baby voice.
The master's wife did not vent her anger on him because of the master's attitude, and treated him the same as Yuan.
"Later, the gap between you became more and more obvious, and I became more and more anxious. Yuan also grew up, and his dissatisfaction with me became deeper and deeper."
"The lady finally couldn't stand it anymore and prepared to take Yuan away."
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