Chapter 236: Your Highness, do you still remember this?
Your Majesty wants to sentence the Second Prince to death.
Why can't this person be Pei Zhi?
Now that Your Majesty is unable to speak, the words of Eunuch Wang are Your Majesty's words.
Pei Zhi gave an order and someone immediately opened the cell door.
"Why is it so simple here? Go get a table and two chairs so that I can have a good chat with the Second Prince." Pei Zhi raised his eyes and took a look.
As he said this, he stepped into the cell carrying the food box.
The tables and chairs were quickly arranged.
Pei Zhi sat down first and saw the Second Prince standing there, staring at him with resentment.
"Your Highness, please come in!" Pei Zhi made a gesture of invitation to him.
The second prince subconsciously lifted his robe, only to find that he was wearing prison clothes. He snorted coldly and sat down opposite Pei Zhi.
"Pei Zhi, I never thought that you would be the one to betray me. Are you worthy of my trust in you?"
Pei Zhi's eyes were calm. In his eyes, the second prince was just a dying man.
"Your Highness may not know yet! His Majesty has already appointed the Fifth Prince as the Crown Prince."
The second prince was shocked, "Father actually appointed the fifth prince as the crown prince!"
This was totally beyond his expectations.
He originally thought that his father would make the fourth son the heir.
Pei Zhi saw through his confusion at a glance, "Today, when the Fourth Prince returned to the capital, His Majesty discovered that he had secretly stockpiled a hundred thousand troops in Rongyang. In a rage, he had him and Concubine Qi imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. However, they were a little far away from His Majesty, so His Majesty was unaware of it."
The second prince was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.
The fourth brother actually fell so easily?!
Suddenly he raised his eyes and looked at Pei Zhi, "Could this also be the credit of Master Pei Zhi?"
Pei Zhi said in a very calm tone, "I dare not take credit for it."
This is tantamount to admitting the matter in disguise.
"Pei Zhi, you're playing all of us around like a fool. Is that fun?" The Second Prince slammed the table and demanded, "What on earth do you want to do?"
In stark contrast to his anger, Pei Zhi remained calm throughout.
He lowered his eyes and slowly smoothed the wrinkles on his sleeves.
Before he could speak, the Second Prince shouted angrily, "Are you planning to usurp the throne? Pei Zhi, you're so bold! Even if you succeed by chance, you, a traitor, will not be able to hold on to this kingdom, because this is our Xiao family's world."
"It seems Your Highness has never understood what I want." He chuckled. "Oh, what use is there for me to have this kingdom?"
The Second Prince was furious, "Then what exactly do you want?"
Pei Zhi slowly opened the food box on the table, "Your Highness, do you still remember this?"
The Second Prince glanced at it casually and said disdainfully, "Isn't this just an ordinary osmanthus cake? What's so special about it?"
Pei Zhi reminded him, "Your Highness might as well take a closer look."
The Second Prince took a closer look and couldn't help but frown. "This is actually a plate of spoiled osmanthus cake. What's the meaning of bringing something like this to see me?"
Pei Zhi slowly placed the plate of osmanthus cake on the table.
"How can this be an ordinary osmanthus cake?"
Suddenly, the Second Prince thought of something. He stared at the plate of spoiled osmanthus cake with a look of disbelief, "Could this be..."
Just now, an idea flashed in his mind. He remembered that he had wanted to use Ye Zhonglin to poison Xie Changning.
As a result, Xie Changning was safe and sound.
Could this be... the plate of poisoned osmanthus cake?
How could this thing be in Pei Zhi's hands?
Could it be that the reason Xie Changning didn't get poisoned was because Pei Zhi secretly sent someone to replace the poisoned osmanthus cake?!
"It's just what Your Highness thinks." Pei Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly.
The Second Prince was puzzled. "Why? Why would you do this?"
He paused, his eyes widening suddenly. "Could it be that you really have other feelings for Xie Changning? Remember when I asked you, didn't you say you had no feelings for her at all, let alone wanted to marry her?"
Pei Zhi suddenly laughed, "When was that? Your Highness must have forgotten your purpose, so you couldn't wait to come and test me."
"You betrayed me because of Xie Changning?"
Pei Zhi, "What else?"
The Second Prince suddenly stood up and said, "You actually betrayed me just because of a woman!"
He just couldn't accept this.
It was because of Xie Changning that Pei Zhi betrayed him...
"Are you crazy? Xie Changning is a married woman, how could you treat her like this?"
Pei Zhi's face darkened.
"Although I had this idea and did send people to do it, it did not hurt Xie Changning at all. You actually want to kill me just because of this." The second prince's eyes were burning with anger.
Pei Zhi said word by word, "Your Highness should be thankful that she is safe and sound."
As he spoke, he pushed the plate of poisoned osmanthus cake in front of the Second Prince. "Your Majesty has ordered the immediate execution of the Second Prince. I have thought again and again that using these osmanthus cakes to send Your Highness on his way is the most appropriate."
"It can be said that there is a beginning and an end!"
"No, I want to see my father..." Of course the second prince was unwilling to die obediently.
Pei Zhi slowly stood up and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. You will be able to see His Majesty soon."
The Second Prince was suddenly startled, "What do you want to do to Father?"
Pei Zhi raised his hand and two guards came in. One of them pressed the second prince to the ground, while the other picked up the plate of osmanthus cake and stuffed it into his mouth piece by piece.
He had no choice but to eat.
Pei Zhi looked at him coldly, "Your Highness, is it sweet?"
The second prince's mouth was full of osmanthus cake. He couldn't say a word and stared at Pei Zhi with bloodshot eyes.
Just a moment.
"Puff..." He felt as if a knife was cutting into his stomach, and then he spat out a mouthful of blood.
As soon as the two guards let go, he foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground, his whole body twitching.
"Your Highness, have a safe journey!" Pei Zhi looked at him with a smile.
Pei Zhi waited until the second prince was completely dead before he stepped over him.
When he left the Sky Prison, he turned around and glanced at the cell where Concubine Qi and the Fourth Prince were.
A hint of smile flashed across his bottomless eyes.
You guys, please don't let me down...
Shen Yubai has been guarding His Majesty.
At the beginning of the Yin hour, for unknown reasons, a raging fire suddenly broke out in the sky prison.
Even if the imperial decree to appoint a crown prince has been issued, can the Fifth Prince and Consort Chen really rest easy?
No, far from relaxing, they are more alert than ever.
They have been sending people to secretly monitor the movements in the Sky Prison.
Upon hearing the news, the Fifth Prince immediately asked, "Where are Concubine Qi and the Fourth Prince?"
The guard who came to report the news fell to his knees and said, "To your Highness, Concubine Qi and the Fourth Prince are missing!"
The Fifth Prince gnashed his teeth and said, "They must have taken the opportunity to escape."
The Concubine Chen also received the news.
The mother and son rushed to His Majesty's bedroom without stopping. With their current status, who would dare to stop them?
Even though they knew that His Majesty was still resting.
Although the fifth prince is now the crown prince, he does not have the power to mobilize troops.
"Father, wake up! Concubine Qi and the Fourth Prince actually escaped..."
Shen Yubai stood aside respectfully, and he glanced at His Majesty lightly.
Before the Fifth Prince could finish his words, His Majesty suddenly opened his eyes.
"Puff..." His expression changed drastically, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. Then he stared with his eyes wide open, unable to breathe. He looked horrifying.
"Your Majesty..." The Fifth Prince and Consort Chen were both terrified.
Shen Yubai stretched out his hand tremblingly and checked His Majesty's breathing.
Then he slumped to the ground, "Oh no! Your Majesty has been pissed off to death by Concubine Qi and the Fourth Prince."
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