Chapter 956 I Just Take Back What Belongs to Me
Almost all the forces in the capital, both overt and covert, were mobilized. The government searched everywhere for the criminal who had accidentally escaped after scaring the queen during childbirth. Meanwhile, undercurrents were also surging among all walks of life, and every corner of the capital was turned upside down.
After a day and a night, although Zhu Xiyan's whereabouts were not found, some other people were caught unexpectedly. Those who were searching did not stop, but instead narrowed the scope to the east of the city.
"Master, all of our people hiding in the Huo family have been arrested, and most of the people outside have also been arrested."
"Since the city was put under martial law yesterday, not only are the government officials hunting us down, but even the rabble-rousers and the underworld have joined in. They're like a swarm of locusts, searching every inch of the capital. I'm afraid we can't hide here anymore."
In the deserted attic, the masked man reporting had a tense voice; the panic outside made him uneasy.
There was a chessboard on the table next to them. Zhu Xiyan and Li Chi sat at opposite ends of the table. Li Chi looked calmly at the man opposite him who was wrapped in a thick silver fox fur coat and had an extremely pale face, and his voice was cold.
"Zhu Xiyan, you can't run away."
He had no injuries and had not suffered any torture. Even his clothes were still clean and tidy, but his face looked very bad.
After watching himself speak, Zhu Xiyan stroked the chess piece as if he was thinking about his next move, without any anxiety at all.
Li Chi couldn't help but say, "Ever since His Majesty led his troops out of the capital, the Empress has been in charge of the court. The entire court has been purged, and the people who can lead the troops in the capital are all the people of the Empress and His Majesty."
"You are indeed amazing. You deceived all of us and disguised your identity to enter Rongsheng Academy. But you should never, ever, murder the Empress. The Empress is surrounded by many capable people. They will find this place sooner or later. No matter how powerful you are or who supports you, you will not be able to leave this capital!"
Zhu Xiyan chuckled: "What if I tell you, can I get out?"
"Impossible!" Li Chi said in a deep voice, "Don't daydream. I advise you to surrender now. Maybe you can still survive. Otherwise, if you are found, you will definitely not have a good ending!"
"You're saying this as if I can have a good ending if I turn myself in now."
Zhu Xiyan didn't look annoyed at all. He put down the chess piece in his hand, looked up and saw Li Chi's angry expression across from him. He smiled calmly:
"Brother Li, I haven't seen anyone as compatible with you in a long time. We haven't finished our last game of chess yet, so it's a good opportunity to continue today..."
Bang!
Li Chi slammed his eyes and threw the chess box beside him, sending the pieces clattering to the ground. "Zhu Xiyan, there's no need to be so hypocritical. Who are you? And why did you disguise yourself and sneak into the academy, hoping to harm the Empress?"
Some time ago, he really regarded Zhu Xiyan as a friend. He felt sorry for his injury and admired his talent. After the two of them came into contact, they felt a sense of mutual admiration for each other and wanted to become close friends. But now, whenever he thinks that everything before was fake and everything Zhu Xiyan showed in front of him was a disguise, he just feels disgusted.
Zhu Xiyan glared at him, then looked at the chess pieces scattered on the ground, and the smile on his face faded a little.
"I never meant to hurt her. I just wanted to take away what was mine."
"Your stuff?" Li Chi frowned and looked at him.
Zhu Xiyan looked distant. "Yes, I accidentally lost it, and someone took advantage of the situation and snatched it away. I would have gone crazy trying to get it back. Now I just want to get back this treasure that was taken away from me so long ago. What have I done wrong?"
Li Chi felt something was strange when listening to Zhu Xiyan's words, and the paranoia that appeared on Zhu Xiyan's face was even more frightening.
He had a feeling that the "treasure" Zhu Xiyan mentioned was not a specific object. The madness that could not be hidden in those extremely calm eyes made him subconsciously hold his breath.
"What on earth are you talking about?"
Li Chi suppressed his discomfort and tried his best to persuade him, "Zhu Xiyan, if you have truly suffered any injustice, or if someone has taken something from you, you should seek justice from the government or the Empress instead of doing this now. The Empress is the most fair and just, and she will never show favoritism to anyone."
Zhu Xiyan murmured upon hearing this: "Yes, she hates evil with hatred and never shows favoritism, so I just made a mistake once, and she will never turn back..."
Li Chi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly looked at Zhu Xiyan and wanted to say something, when he suddenly heard a loud noise, like the sound of swords clashing in the distance. He looked back at the bottom of the attic and saw the densely packed figures in armor rushing towards this side.
It’s the Black Armor Guard!!
Li Chi showed joy on his face and subconsciously looked at the person next to him, but he didn't expect that Zhu Xiyan's face did not show any panic at all, but was extremely calm.
He leaned on the railing, glanced down, and curled the corners of his mouth.
"It came pretty quickly."
The black-armored guards surrounded the entire attic in just a moment. The people who were originally guarding downstairs were either captured or killed. After they took control of the entire courtyard, Xue Ru and Yu Yanfeng walked out from behind the crowd, followed by Feng Qiuli, who was wearing a Confucian robe and a blue cloak.
The three of them immediately saw the man standing behind the railing upstairs.
Xue Ru said coldly: "You are hiding in the Lu family!"
Feng Qiuli's eyes swept over the man upstairs, circled around his frail body covered in a thick cloak, and finally landed on his unfamiliar face. She raised her lips and spoke in a gentle manner.
"Back when your grandfather was still alive, you were the most dazzling young man in the capital, full of vigor and ambition. Even after you went to Beiling, you remained the same, thriving and causing chaos in Beiling, even leading to the demise of the country. But I never thought you would look so different now."
"Mr. Lu Sanlang, long time no see."
Mr. Lu Sanlang?
Li Chi was stunned for a moment. Although he knew Zhu Xiyan's identity might be fake, but the surname Lu...
He suddenly seemed to think of something and looked at the smiling man beside him. He heard that when the queen was still in the boudoir, she had an engagement with someone. The other party was the eldest son of a prominent family who had been prominent for many years. His grandfather was the powerful Minister of the Central Secretariat and was only one step away from taking over the position of Prime Minister Liang.
But later the Queen Mother broke with him, and his family was also turned upside down overnight because of the old case of the former Crown Prince, and the whole clan was wiped out. The man fled to Beiling, married Beiling Chuyun Princess Wuya, entered Beiling's court, and later fought with His Majesty on the Beidi grassland. Later, in the battle, he abandoned the defeated Beiling army and fled on his own. Before leaving, he also tricked Beiling to make them lose early.
"Are you the Lu family's legitimate son who escaped, the Lu Zhinian?!"
Li Chi was completely stunned, and before he could react, he blurted out:
"What you just said..."
Could it be that the thing he accidentally lost and then had someone snatch away was the Empress?!
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