Chapter 57: Princess, Xie Yan is using this trick of inflicting pain on himself!
The emperor then looked at Grand Marshal Sun. "As for Grand Marshal Sun...you have worked hard and made great contributions. You and the Marquis of Zhenguo were colleagues for many years. There is no foul play between them."
"I feel that today's incident is all due to those villains behind the scenes! If this creates a rift between your two houses, it will only make me feel proud."
He raised his hand to signal Xie Yan, who was about to speak, to be silent.
"This incident must have been orchestrated by a traitor. I will order the Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate the thieves and clear General Sun's name."
Sun Taiwei immediately kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Prince Duan said anxiously, "But Father, how could this thief have such a coincidence that he escaped into Prince Xuan's palace? And the location where Xie Yan was injured is exactly the same as the thief's injury!"
"For all these coincidences, I think Xie Yan should give a reasonable explanation!"
Xie Yan glanced at him and said, "Your Majesty himself said it was a coincidence, what explanation do you need from me?"
Prince Duan immediately said, "Of course that's not what I meant! I meant..."
The emperor said impatiently, "Alright, stop arguing."
"The assassins and thieves are running rampant. I will order the Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation." The emperor waved his hand. "I am exhausted. Please withdraw."
He nodded at General Sun and said, "General, please stay. I have something to say."
Sun Taiwei immediately said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Ruan Yunsheng could see that the emperor was clearly biased towards General Sun and had no intention of getting to the bottom of the matter.
But no matter what, it is already a good result that my brother can come back from Cangwu County and be reinstated.
If she holds on to General Sun now, and possibly angers the emperor, her eldest brother's return to the capital will be hindered again.
General Sun was kept by the emperor, while Prince Duan, Xie Yan, and Ruan Yunsheng left the imperial study and walked out of the palace together.
Prince Duan worked hard all morning but got nothing, and he was already angry.
At this moment, seeing Xie Yan walking with Ruan Yunsheng very naturally, he became so angry that his face turned black.
In the past, he was the only one who had the qualifications to ask Ruan Yunsheng out together, and Xie Yan could only hide in the dark and peek.
Unexpectedly, the situation changed. Xie Yan used his shameful means to stick to Ruan Yunsheng.
Prince Duan looked at Ruan Yunsheng's bright and beautiful face, and a feeling of unwillingness welled up in his heart.
This should obviously be his princess!
They had been engaged since childhood, and were childhood sweethearts and in love with each other. However, because of a letter from Xie Yan, Ruan Yunsheng fell into the lake. He had no choice but to settle for the second best and marry the eldest daughter of Marshal Sun.
Now, Ruan Yunsheng has returned safely, which has given Xie Yan the opportunity to enter the house!
Prince Duan said sarcastically, "Princess, don't forget why you fell into the lake. Some people may hurt you once and they may hurt you a second time!"
Ruan Yunsheng said calmly, "Your Highness, please do not worry about this servant's personal affairs."
She glanced at Prince Duan twice and suddenly changed the subject, "I heard that the prince has taken in several concubines recently?"
Although Prince Duan looked rosy-cheeked, he had dark circles under his eyes and looked like someone who had indulged himself too much.
She had previously used a poison needle on Prince Duan in the Xingshi Tower. Logically, Prince Duan should have been impotent.
Recently, I heard that Prince Duan was partying every night, and I don’t know what weird remedies he used.
However, if Prince Duan cultivated his character, the poison would not cause much harm to him. But the more he indulged himself, the greater the damage to his body would be.
She was originally worried that Prince Duan would discover something, but it seems that she was really worrying too much.
When Prince Duan heard Ruan Yunsheng say this, he thought she was jealous.
He felt proud in his heart, thinking that Ruan Yunsheng was indeed tough on the outside, but he must still have him in his heart!
Just as he was about to speak, Xie Yan suddenly started coughing and staggered.
Before in the imperial study, Xie Yan had a straight back and spoke clearly, but now he was so weak that he seemed like he could collapse at any time.
Ruan Yunsheng turned his attention away from Prince Duan, a hint of worry in his eyes: "Xie Yan, are you okay?"
Xie Yan said weakly, "The wound seems to have split open, and I feel weak all over... Could you please, Princess, give me a hand?"
Xie Yan suffered such a serious injury in order to retrieve the jade disk, so Ruan Yunsheng naturally couldn't refuse.
She carefully held Xie Yan's arm and said, "Walk slowly."
Prince Duan's eyes widened in anger. "Princess, can't you see he's pretending? He was just arguing with me in the imperial study with full vigor!"
Xie Yan glanced at him and sighed, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Second Brother. I was already ill, and was stabbed by an assassin today. I'm really weak."
Prince Duan rolled his eyes and said sarcastically, "A grown man still needs a woman's support to walk. How shameless..."
Ruan Yunsheng couldn't help but ask, "Since Your Highness Prince Duan is my elder brother, why don't you come and help him?"
He won’t help Prince Duan if he is stubborn!
Now he just wants to kick Xie Yan to death!
"Princess, what the second prince said makes sense. I really shouldn't have troubled you so much. I'd better go by myself..." Xie Yan's voice was weak and his face was pale. He put his hand on Ruan Yunsheng's hand and pretended to push her away.
But those slender jade-like hands were cold and soft, without any strength at all.
Ruan Yunsheng had a keen sense of smell and could faintly smell the blood coming from Xie Yan, which made him feel inexplicably annoyed.
She sternly scolded, "Others can say whatever they want, why are you trying so hard?"
Prince Duan gritted his teeth in anger, "Princess, we have been friends for many years. How could I become someone else? And don't you hate Xie Yan the most?"
Xie Yan coughed lightly a few times, his face full of disappointment: "Second brother is right. I have never been likable..."
He looked at Ruan Yunsheng guiltily and said, "If you hate me, Princess, don't force me. I can walk out slowly by myself."
Ruan Yunsheng said angrily, "By the time you slowly walk out, it will be dark."
Prince Duan pointed at Xie Yan with a trembling finger, "Princess, you know the tactic of self-torture, right? He's retreating to advance! Don't be fooled!"
Why didn't he realize Xie Yan was so shameless before!
Although Xie Yan had dirty thoughts in the past, he at least pretended to be nice on the surface. But now he really doesn’t even pretend anymore!
Although he didn't dare to directly point out Xie Yan's dirty thoughts, but Xie Yan used such an obvious self-torture trick, couldn't Ruan Yunsheng see it at all?
Ruan Yunsheng said impatiently, "Your Highness, Xie Yan is your brother after all. He has many shortcomings, but he is so weak now. Do you really need to say this about him?"
"Are you still using the self-torture tactic? Your Highness Prince Duan, please poke a few holes in yourself now, so that I can open your eyes and see what the self-torture tactic really means."
She pulled Xie Yan to the other side of the palace road and said, "Let's go this way and stay away from some cold-blooded people."
"Thank you, Princess."
Xie Yan's tone was weak.
But Prince Duan clearly saw Xie Yan turn his head and raise the corner of his lips provocatively at him!
Prince Duan: “!!!”
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