Chapter 207 "Deep Love between Father and Son"
"But……"
Xie Yin's face was still red and swollen, left by Princess Cheng last night. Thinking of how Princess Cheng had said so heartlessly that she didn't have a son like him, he said with a pale face, "But my mother was mad at me, so she even had Xiao Yan capture me as well."
He looked up: "Father, how did grandma die? I believed you last night, so I questioned mother and made her angry. Mother said she didn't kill grandma at all. She said it was you..."
"Do you believe her?"
Prince Cheng looked at Xie Yin, who was eager to shirk responsibility, and suddenly interrupted him: "Have you ever seen a murderer voluntarily admit to killing someone?"
"I went in with you from the outer room. When your grandmother died, only she, your mother, and the people around her were there. Didn't you see them kill the servants who served your grandmother?"
Xie Yin's hands trembled.
Prince Cheng whispered, "But it's good that you trust your mother. She accidentally killed your grandmother, and I saw it happen with my own eyes. She won't forgive me. But you are different. You are her son. As long as you follow her wishes and speak for her, and beg her sincerely, she will definitely let you go."
"You are my only son. As long as you live well, I can rest in peace even if I die."
Xie Yin was shaken by Prince Cheng's words. The implication that he was abandoning his father to save his own life made Xie Yin even more embarrassed and flustered. He couldn't help but hurriedly said, "Father, that's not what I meant. I know you wouldn't harm Grandmother. The people in the palace saw it with their own eyes..."
"So what if I see it?"
Prince Cheng smiled bitterly, "If I were still outside, if someone in the palace could testify, I could confront your mother even in court. However, Xiao Yan, along with Marquis Wenxin, has imprisoned me for treason, intending to silence me. They will certainly not give me a chance to speak."
His expression was full of bitterness, and the suppressed emotions in his eyes made Xie Yin feel uncomfortable.
"I have been in love with your mother for many years, and I have never been sorry for her. But once she spoke, all my feelings seemed false. I originally thought she was just angry about Tang Ning and resented me for deceiving her because of the overall situation. But now I understand that your mother regretted choosing me when she saw the Gu family's overwhelming wealth."
"She had an unclear relationship with Gu Helian, and she accidentally killed your grandmother. There's no chance of reconciliation between her and me. She will definitely want me to die in this prison. But you are different. You still have a bright future. You are her biological blood. As long as you can get out of prison, you don't have to be implicated by me."
Prince Cheng gently stroked Xie Yin's hair and said softly:
"Ayin, it was your father who failed to protect you. Even if you sacrifice your father, it is what you deserve."
Xie Yin listened to his heartfelt words and saw tears in his eyes when he saw his miserable expression. Compared to Princess Cheng's beating, scolding and blaming of him, Prince Cheng was still thinking about him wholeheartedly in such a situation and was even willing to sacrifice himself to save him.
The balance in Xie Yin's heart instantly tilted towards King Cheng.
Xie Yin was young at heart. He had already felt guilty for doubting him before, and now his eyes were red. "Father, I will never leave you alone. I know you are good to me, and I also know that you were forced to attack my mother. Once I get out, I will definitely go to my uncle and the other royal relatives to redress your grievances."
"Xiao Yan and the others want to suppress this matter and use the crime of treason to harm my father. So I will make this a big deal, let everyone know about it, let everyone know how vicious my mother and the others are, and that Xiao Yan and Song Tangning wanted to frame her and Gu Helian and cover up the crime, so they framed you."
Upon hearing this, King Cheng burst into tears: "Ayin, you don't have to be like this..."
Seeing this, Xie Yin became more determined: "Don't worry, father, I will definitely rescue you!"
Both father and son were deeply in love, and their eyes were red with resentment towards Rong Yue. Prince Cheng saw that Xie Yin had completely sided with him, and was about to whisper to him how to beg Rong Yue to soften her heart, but at this moment, the sound of clapping suddenly came from the empty corridor.
"Snap", "Snap", "Snap"——
Tang Ning clapped his hands and walked out of the darkness with Xiao Yan. The extinguished oil lamp in the corridor was lit. Tang Ning sneered at the two people in the cell whose expressions changed drastically.
"What a deep love between father and son, so touching."
Xie Yin's expression changed drastically: "Cousin..."
"No, I'm not worthy of being the sister of Master Xie." She seemed to remember something mid-sentence and suddenly changed her words: "Oh, no, you are no longer the Master. You are a bastard of unknown origin, not worthy of being a descendant of our Rong family."
Xie Yin froze in place, then flew into a rage: "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean by unknown origin? I'm the prince of the Cheng Palace, the son of my father and mother. Song Tangning, don't think you can talk nonsense just because you're hooking up with Xiao Yan. You're slandering my mother!"
Tang Ning sneered: "Didn't you hear clearly? You are not my aunt's son, so how can you slander me?"
"You!" Xie Yin's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked at Tang Ning with a ferocious expression: "You are talking nonsense!"
"Ask King Cheng if this is nonsense."
Tang Ning looked at Prince Cheng, who had just slandered Princess Cheng to Xie Yin, but now couldn't help but turn pale. Xie Yin couldn't help but look over, and said hurriedly as if eager to verify, "Father, she lied to me, right? I am the son of my mother..."
Prince Cheng's heart was beating violently. Even when he was arrested and thrown into the imperial prison by Xiao Yan and others, his hands and feet were not as cold as this moment.
They couldn't have known.
How could they possibly know...
Prince Cheng simply thought they were deliberately deceiving him. Even though he was extremely panicked, he tried his best to keep a calm expression and said in feigned anger, "Of course you are your mother's son, the blood of this prince and Rong Yue!"
He looked outside with a stern look on his face:
"Song Tangning, I know you have evil intentions. You have repeatedly urged Rong Yue to leave the palace, and even relied on Xiao Yan to help Rong Yue murder me. But you absolutely should not slander me like this."
"When your aunt gave birth, everyone in the palace saw A Yin being born. Yet you are now spouting such nonsense. It is totally unreasonable. Is it because Rong Yue wanted to be with Gu Helian that she gave up A Yin..."
"Madame Jiang is not dead."
The harsh words in King Cheng's mouth suddenly stopped, like a duck with a choked neck.
Tang Ning looked at his almost unsteady face and said, "Madam Jiang has already confessed everything about the child exchange, and your frame-up of my aunt and uncle Gu has also been cleared."
"You think you can hide the truth by pulling out her tongue and cutting off her arms and legs?"
Prince Cheng subconsciously wanted to say that it was impossible. He clearly saw that Nanny Jiang was only half breathing, and he clearly heard his confidant say that she would not survive. He just wanted to keep her to lure Rong Yue into the trap. He even checked Nanny Jiang's breath when he went out, and it was clearly dead.
How could she possibly talk about the past in that state? And how could she possibly survive?!
Xiao Yan seemed to know what he wanted to say and sneered, "Prince Cheng, have you forgotten that Lady Qin is still in the capital? With her around, even those who step into Hades' Palace can be brought back."
He stood beside Tang Ning, making the person next to him look particularly petite. When he looked at King Cheng with his hands folded, his eyes were cold and his jawline was steep.
"Your Majesty has already stripped Xie Yin of his title, and will likely confiscate his royal jade discs. If he confuses the royal bloodline, he'll be in danger of losing his life. The prince hopes to use him to seek forgiveness from the princess and escape imprisonment, but I'm afraid that's hopeless."
King Cheng's body swayed, and all his words of defense were stuck in his throat.
When Xie Yin saw how pale his face was and that he didn't refute Xiao Yan and the others, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and was shivering with cold.
"Father, they are lying, aren't they?"
King Cheng remained silent.
Xie Yin's face turned even paler, and he clutched King Cheng's shoulders precariously: "Speak up, what they said is all fake, right?!"
He was the most noble prince, the bloodline of both the Rong and Xie families. He was born superior, envied by all. How could he be a bastard of unknown origin?!
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