Chapter 245 Press to death!
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Pei Chen clearly heard the sound of the arrow breaking through the air from behind him.
He dodged, and the assassins behind him chased after him.
Suddenly, Pei Chen stopped.
Those assassins didn't think much and were about to attack when they found that there were suddenly many more people around them.
It’s Pei Chen’s people!
These people directly attacked the pursuers.
Pei Chen had more men and quickly gained the upper hand. After a fierce fight, all the assassins fell to the ground.
Before Pei Chen's men could catch the assassins, they had already fallen to the ground and died.
"My Lord." Someone stepped forward to check the situation and said with a sullen face, "They are all dead."
Pei Chen had an unsightly expression, and glanced over the dead soldiers, "Deal with it."
"Yes." Some people quickly went to make arrangements, while others stayed with Pei Chen, "My Lord, you are injured!"
Pei Chen was originally wearing a black outfit, and at this moment there was a darker spot on his shoulder.
Pei Chen raised his hand and touched it, his fingertips stained red, "It's okay."
He wiped the blood stains on his fingertips on another part of his clothes, then turned and walked towards the direction of the Prince's Mansion.
Pei Chen entered the Prince's Mansion and was quickly led to the main courtyard.
The quiet room that Xie Yao prepared for Xiao Ji was in the main courtyard. After dark, she was persuaded by Zhu Qing, Wei Chan and others to return to the main house.
After all, there are three days left, and Xie Yao can't stay outside all the time.
"Crown Princess, His Highness..." Pei Chen asked with concern.
Xie Yao said: "Don't worry, His Highness will be fine." She said this to comfort Pei Chen, but also to convince herself.
Pei Chen met Xie Yao's eyes, hummed, and suppressed all the worries in his heart.
This is not only because he believes in Xie Yao, it is also the intention and choice of His Highness.
His Highness had already told him that if anything happened to His Highness, he would have to follow the Crown Princess's arrangements.
Pei Chen nodded, "That's what the Crown Princess said."
Then he told Xie Yao what happened today and took out the evidence he had taken from Lin's house in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion from his arms.
He had just received it and hadn't read it yet. Now the two of them just opened it and took a look, and they both breathed a sigh of relief.
Mr. Lin is worthy of being Mr. Lin. The files he left behind are very useful. They are all correspondence between the Lin family and Xiao Ning.
These evidences clearly point to Xiao Ning!
"Crown Princess." Pei Chen asked, "When will these evidences be submitted?"
"Early tomorrow morning." Xie Yao did not hesitate at all. The palace gate was already locked at this moment, otherwise she would have said now.
Xiao Ning had repeatedly attacked her children and Xiao Ji, which had seriously touched her bottom line.
This time...she won't hold back at all!
She was just trying to press Xiao Ning to death!
In this way, Xiao Ning could also feel that His Highness really couldn't hold on this time, and that she had become so angry that she had lost her mind.
"Yes." Pei Chen put the letter away and nodded immediately, "I will follow the Crown Princess's orders."
After finishing his business, Pei Chen looked at Xiao Ji's closed door again before he got up and left the Prince's Mansion.
After leaving the Prince's Mansion, he did not return to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, but went straight to the Zhao family.
Knock knock.
There was a knock on the window. Zhao Ying, who was still calculating the bills in the room, looked over immediately. She stood up and walked to the window and opened it, "Pei Chen..."
Zhao Ying just opened her mouth, but when she saw the situation of the people outside the window clearly, the smile on her face froze slightly, and her originally raised eyebrows turned into worry.
At this moment, Pei Chen's black clothes had several tears in them, and his handsome face was stained with a hint of red.
Zhao Ying asked: "Are you injured?"
Pei Chen lowered his eyes slightly, his eyelashes trembling slightly, and said: "It's just a minor injury, it hurts a little, but it doesn't hurt when I see Yingying."
These words deeply moved Zhao Ying!
"Pei Chen, come in quickly." Zhao Ying stepped aside, and when Pei Chen climbed in through the window, she immediately closed the window.
She pulled Pei Chen to the table and sat down. She saw the darker clothes on his shoulders and started to act without saying a word...
"Yingying, don't..." Pei Chen reached out and held Zhao Ying's hand, his expression slightly innocent.
Zhao Ying frowned, "What else? I'll apply medicine for you."
Zhao Ying put the account book on the table aside, took out a homemade medicine box from the side, and regardless of Pei Chen's resistance, she directly cut open his clothes with scissors!
Pei Chen's sturdy shoulders were exposed, and there was a cut on his wheat-colored skin. The cut was slightly long but not deep, and a lot of blood was seeping out.
Zhao Ying's eyes suddenly turned red, and she looked at Pei Chen distressedly, "Does it hurt?"
Pei Chen's eyes flickered, he felt guilty and moved at the same time. Such an injury was naturally a piece of cake for him.
How could he feel pain again?
He came to find Zhao Ying on purpose because he wanted Yingying to feel sorry for him.
But looking at Zhao Ying's performance at this moment, Pei Chen couldn't help but feel guilty and a little sorry for Yingying...
"It doesn't hurt!" Pei Chen answered firmly.
Zhao Ying felt even more distressed and glared at Pei Chen, "Don't coax me. The injury is so serious, how can it not hurt?"
Pei Chen's heart softened immediately.
He held Zhao Ying's hand, wanting to speak but not knowing where to start. His eyes were filled with emotion, "Yingying..."
"Don't move." Zhao Ying warned, then began to gently wipe Pei Chen's wound, blew on it, and then applied medicine carefully.
The candlelight in the room was warm, and the dim warm light sprinkled on Zhao Ying's profile, outlining the contours of her serious and focused eyebrows.
Pei Chen felt his heart was more at peace than ever before. He murmured softly, "Yingying."
"Hmm?" Zhao Ying raised her eyes and fell into his deep eyes, which were focused and single-minded, clearly reflecting her appearance.
Pei Chen's throat rolled, "Can I hug you?"
The two of them were already an engaged couple who had been granted marriage, and they had kissed and hugged each other before, but at this moment... Pei Chen asked this question.
It even seems a little weird.
Zhao Ying took the initiative to reach out and gently hug Pei Chen. Her movements were gentle and her embrace was warm.
Pei Chen reached out and hugged her, feeling like he was hugging his whole world.
…
The next morning, just after the morning court session.
As soon as the ministers finished their salute, Pei Chen strode forward, knelt upright in the Golden Throne Hall, and held the evidence high in his hand.
He said in a clear voice: "Your Majesty, the former Lin family of the Dingguo Mansion has confessed their guilt and confessed that the mastermind behind the private manufacture of weapons is undoubtedly the eldest princess Xiao Ning."
"Lin Liye's confession and the correspondence between the Lin family and the eldest princess are all here. Your Majesty, please take a look."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent!
Everyone looked at Pei Chen, and the ministers who were originally a little drowsy suddenly woke up.
What? What is Pei Chen talking about?
What happened today? Such shocking news broke out early in the morning...
The entire Golden Palace fell into an eerie silence.
A young eunuch reacted quickly, trotting all the way to Pei Chen, took the evidence from Pei Chen's hand, and respectfully handed it over to Eunuch Li, who then delivered it to the emperor.
The emperor did not open the letter immediately. Instead, he looked at Pei Chen with a serious gaze for a long time before taking the letter and reading it.
Pei Chen...well done.
After reading the contents of the letter, the emperor's face darkened...
The content of the letter was exactly what Pei Chen said. How many things had his good daughter done behind his back?
The last secret transaction between Xiao Ning and Song Wenbo had already made him suspicious, so he put Xiao Ning under house arrest.
He also asked Li Dajian to investigate, but before the result came out, Pei Chen gave him such a big surprise!
He is truly his good subject!
Pei Chen had not revealed any information about such a big thing before.
At this moment, the court officials in the court finally reacted and began to discuss among themselves in low voices. Of course, some people immediately stepped forward to defend Xiao Ning.
There are endless disputes.
But Xiao Ning, one of the parties involved, was still outside the Yangxin Palace.
She stayed outside the Yangxin Palace all night last night. The emperor's hesitation was a good sign, after all, it represented that the emperor was considering how to deal with the situation.
Hesitation is due to softness of heart.
Xiao Ning was still quite confident in her heart. Her father had loved her since she was a child, and she also had her mother...
Just then, a figure came hurriedly, not caring about being exposed, and whispered to Xiao Ning what happened today.
Xiao Ning's expression suddenly turned ugly, "Where are the people I arranged?"
The messenger immediately lowered his head and whispered, "Your Highness, the assassins you arranged in the Lin family are dead... all dead."
"Waste!" Xiao Ning cursed.
A bunch of trash!
She had clearly attacked the Lin family several times and had arranged people in the Lin family in advance, but so many people... all lost to Pei Chen.
If she had succeeded in her plan against Pei Chen, then now...
Xiao Ning said with a sullen face: "It seems that they are determined to go against me."
But this also means that Pei Chen is anxious.
Could it be that someone really did something to Xiao Ji after she attacked him? And Pei Chen and Xie Yao blamed her for this, so...
Thinking of this, Xiao Ning's expression became even uglier.
Xiao Ning didn't think much about it and immediately made a backup plan, "Send someone out of the palace and back to the princess's mansion immediately..."
Originally, she wanted to wait for the emperor to soften his heart, but after something like this happened, it was impossible for him to be softened.
The private manufacture of weapons is a crime tantamount to treason!
Even if the emperor would be soft-hearted, the civil and military officials would not let it go. No one has come to arrest her yet. I'm afraid that the people in the Golden Palace are still arguing about how to deal with her!
Hearing Xiao Ning's order, the young eunuch did not dare to delay and immediately got up and left in a hurry.
He did not leave the palace by himself, but changed direction to look for someone else.
There was a deserted area outside the Yangxin Palace. The news that he came to deliver a message to Her Royal Highness the Princess could not be concealed. The fact that he was Her Royal Highness the Princess's man had been exposed, and he would surely die.
The only thing he could do was to pass on Her Royal Highness the Princess's instructions before he died.
Xiao Ning guessed correctly.
Not long after the young eunuch left, a Jinwu Guard came towards her and said in a cold voice, "Princess, please."
These people did not take Xiao Ning to the Golden Palace, but took them directly to the Heavenly Prison.
This news spread throughout the capital at an extremely fast speed, causing an uproar throughout the city!
Prince's Mansion.
"Crown Princess, I just received news that the princess has been imprisoned in the Sky Prison." Zhu Qing reported in a low voice.
"Yeah." Xie Yao got up very early today, also waiting for news on this matter, "Hasn't he said how to deal with it yet?"
"Yes." Zhu Qing whispered, "I heard that there has been endless debate in the court, but there has never been a definite answer. And..."
Zhu Qing said hesitantly: "Your Majesty seems to... intend to replace the presiding official."
Pei Chen, the current presiding official, reported the follow-up of the Lin family case, which is reasonable no matter how you look at it.
But even so, the emperor has objections?
Xie Yao just felt like laughing in her heart. His Majesty's action... who is he dissatisfied with?
Seeing Xie Yao's surprised expression, Zhu Qing hurriedly tried to make amends, "Princess Consort, please forgive me, this is just speculation, the presiding official has not been changed yet..."
Xie Yao said: "That's because I haven't found the right person."
Once this candidate is found, the emperor will immediately replace him.
"Cousin." Wei Chan also felt that something was wrong and couldn't help but whispered, "This..."
"No rush." Xie Yao gave Wei Chan a soothing look, her gaze falling on the locked door.
Just change it.
The most important thing to her now is His Highness.
Now, not only the Prince's Mansion is discussing this matter, but every household and place in the capital is discussing this matter. Xiao Ning has become the focus of everyone's attention for a while.
Hall of Mental Cultivation.
The emperor sat on the dragon throne, and on the table in front of him was the letter that Pei Chen had just presented today.
His face was cold and his eyes were deep. "What a coincidence."
Xiao Ji had just fainted yesterday, and today Pei Chen submitted a report, reporting that Xiao Ning had committed treason.
Li Dajian whispered, "Your Majesty, I have done some research and found that the Marquis of Zhenbei did spend the entire afternoon in the prison yesterday and had a private chat with Lin Liye for a long time."
"After leaving the prison, we went to the old Lin family residence. These letters were taken out from the old residence. When Zhenbei Hou left, he was assassinated."
"Zhenbei Hou was unfortunately injured. Fortunately, he was rescued in time. However, the assassins who assassinated Zhenbei Hou were all assassins. Zhenbei Hou did not capture any of them alive. Those people had already severed their own meridians and died."
Li Dajian spoke slowly and it sounded like he was telling a story.
The emperor listened and sneered again, "I underestimated this daughter!"
I only knew that Xiao Ning might have ambitions, but I didn't expect that he had achieved this.
"In the past, she insisted on marrying Pei Chen, and I thought she was doing it for the second son. But now it seems... the second son is just her pawn!"
The emperor sighed over this, and Li Dajian lowered his head and dared not speak.
A princess is a princess after all, a woman.
If a prince had caused such a thing, His Majesty would probably be furious, and would not just sigh.
Just as Li Dajian was thinking about this, he heard the emperor say, "I'm afraid that the crown prince's coma this time... is related to Xiao Ning!"
He is sure.
At this moment, the voice of the eunuch came from outside the Yangxin Palace, "Your Majesty, Concubine Li requests to see you!"
Before the emperor could say anything, Concubine Li's voice rang out from outside, "Your Majesty, I have something important to report. I beg Your Majesty to allow me to see you."
Princess Li...
A hint of coldness flashed across the emperor's eyes. "No."
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Li's voice came again, "Ning'er is innocent. I beg Your Majesty to investigate this matter thoroughly and clear Ning'er's name!"
The emperor was annoyed by what he heard, and said to Li Dajian angrily: "She didn't teach her daughter well, and I didn't take my anger out on her. How dare she plead for that evil creature?"
"Go out and tell her that if she pleads for that evil creature again, she will be imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison together with him."
After these words were spoken, Concubine Li no longer dared to plead for mercy, and the scene outside the Yangxin Palace soon became quiet.
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