What the two of them didn't know was that their private conversation was heard and seen by Xue Huan.
Everything the Nine-Eyed Ghost Spider hears and sees can be transmitted to her in real time.
Of course, if it wasn't crucial news, she wouldn't bother with Xiao Kun's insignificant nonsense and would block it all out.
Only when the Nine-Eyed Ghost Spider hears important information from it will she open up to it.
After learning the news, Xue Huan thought about how to use it.
Immediately, she went to Prince Xiao's mansion and told Xiao Jue the news.
Xiao Jue's expression suddenly darkened, and he angrily pounded his fist on the table, "Xiao Kun! How dare you, a prince, commit such treasonous acts!"
He and Xiao Kun were half-siblings, and the royal family had always been a place without true affection, so although he and Xiao Kun said they were brothers, in fact their relationship was not even as close as that of a servant who always accompanied him. However, he still had some respect for Xiao Kun, after all, Xiao Kun was his elder brother.
However, he never expected that the real traitor was Xiao Kun himself!
What he could not tolerate the most was that Xiao Kun was willing to sacrifice the lives of the people on the border to make a deal with the prince of the enemy country, just to gain military merit!
Such behavior is worse than that of animals!
He must stop this, but he needs to think carefully about how to stop it.
Xue Huan suddenly had an idea: "Among the princes and nobles, who fought the most fiercely with Xiao Kun?"
Xiao Jue said without hesitation: "Of course it's Prince Ning."
Prince Ning is the second among the princes, and the eldest prince died of illness many years ago, so there are a total of eleven princes still alive in the world under Emperor Jinghuan, of whom seven have reached adulthood and are eligible to compete for the title of prince.
The eldest Prince Ning and Prince Ling Xiao Kun maintained a friendly brotherly relationship on the surface, but in fact they were as hostile as water and fire in private.
Emperor Jinghuan has no legitimate son. All the princes were born to concubines and are illegitimate sons. Therefore, no one is nobler than anyone else. Big brother, don't look down on your second brother.
Everyone starts from the same starting line in terms of status, so the nominal eldest son, Prince Ning, feels that he has the greatest possibility of ascending to the throne. After all, since ancient times, the rule of appointing a crown prince has always been to appoint the eldest son or the legitimate heir.
Xiao Kun, who was ranked only behind Prince Ning, was naturally unwilling to accept this and often tried to trip Prince Ning up in secret, trying to pull him down.
As time went on, the two of them naturally became at loggerheads, neither willing to give in.
Therefore, the one who fought the most fiercely with Xiao Kun was naturally Prince Ning.
Xue Huan: "Well, let's tell Prince Ning about Xiao Kun's collusion with the enemy nation. Then, let them fight it out. We'll just watch from the sidelines."
Xiao Jue clapped his hands, "Great! But how do we pass the message on?"
The two discussed it and decided that they had to start with Xiao Kun.
All the princes have placed people in their opponents' houses. Prince Ning and Prince Ling, the brothers who are as hostile as water and fire, are naturally no exception. Moreover, the people Prince Ning placed in Prince Ling's mansion have already infiltrated Prince Ling's staff.
Xue Huan sneaked into Prince Ling's mansion and secretly guided the aide to discover Xiao Kun's conspiracy. Next, it was natural for the aide to reveal Xiao Kun's conspiracy to his real master, Prince Ning.
However, Xue Huan and Xiao Jue waited for a few days, but to their disappointment, after King Ning knew about this, he actually did not take any action and decided to wait until Xiao Kun "returned triumphantly" from the border before exposing the matter.
It seems that King Ning is not a good guy either. In order to kill Xiao Kun in one fell swoop, he also did not care about the lives of the people on the border.
In the eyes of these superiors, ordinary people are ants, just tools they use to achieve their goals.
However, Prince Ning wanted to keep his troops in place, but Xue Huan didn't agree with him!
With the casting of a puppet talisman, King Ning became a puppet, and could only act according to Xue Huan's orders.
Xue Huan asked him to go to the palace to tell the emperor about Xiao Kun's secret. Even though Prince Ning was extremely reluctant, he went there regardless of his actions.
There is no need to mention how horrified he was, because that was not what Xue Huan cared about. She was just secretly watching his every move.
The palace is protected by dragon energy. As a cultivator, she cannot break in. Otherwise, she would have broken into the palace and dealt a heavy blow to the emperor. Why would she need to be so roundabout?
However, there is no problem in disguising himself as an ordinary person and pretending to be an follower to go in with King Ning.
As long as she doesn't use the methods of a cultivator in the palace, she will not be expelled by the dragon energy.
Xue Huan followed Prince Ning into the palace. It was already quite late and the palace gates were about to close, but when the emperor heard that Prince Ning had something extremely important to report, he still summoned him in.
"Why do you come to see me so late?" Emperor Jinghuan sat behind the imperial desk.
Prince Ning stepped forward and said, "Father, I have received news that my third brother has colluded with the enemy and committed treason!"
Emperor Jing Huan shot him a sharp look, "Where did you get this information?"
Then Prince Ning told the whole story of how he had placed someone next to Xiao Kun and how that person had discovered Xiao Kun's conspiracy.
Of course, it was all involuntary, so his expression looked very inconsistent and extremely disconnected from his actions.
Emperor Jing Huan stared at him closely, naturally taking in his strange expression. After he finished speaking, he remained silent for a while.
The order that Xue Huan gave to Prince Ning was to tell the emperor about Xiao Kun's collusion with the enemy country. Now that he has completed the order, and Xue Huan has not given him any new orders for the time being, he has temporarily regained his freedom and gained control of his body.
Although his behavior was controlled, his mind was still clear. He remembered exactly what he had said. When he finished speaking, he saw his father, the emperor, staring at him scrutinizingly. A drop of cold sweat rolled down his forehead. He quickly lowered his head to avoid revealing any more of his thoughts in front of the emperor.
He was horrified and kept thinking about why he had been so possessed as to inform the emperor. He had clearly intended to temporarily hold the handle on the third brother in his hand, and then make the secret public on the day he returned triumphantly.
No matter how glorious the Third Brother was before, he would be in such a state by then. He would definitely be despised by the world! He would never again have a chance to become the emperor!
Prince Ning racked his brains but couldn't figure out what was wrong with him. But now that he had said it, it was too late to undo what had happened. His only option was to convince his father that what he said was true! Although this would be less effective, it would also be able to suppress the Third Prince!
He knelt down and said, "Father, everything I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can summon the owner of Tiansheng Restaurant and my third brother to question them face to face."
Emperor Jing Huan: "If you do this, won't it alert the enemy? You can go down. I will take care of this matter myself."
Prince Ning retreated nervously.
On the way out of the palace, I kept thinking about what the emperor's last words meant.
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