Tu Shan Lingxi could only utter these few words dryly; her attempt at comfort was less effective than simply shutting up!
She blinked her big eyes repeatedly, her innocent and adorable gaze instantly melting anyone's temper.
However, Tu Shan Lingxi overestimated her sense of shame. After she finished speaking, she also felt that something was wrong, and an awkward atmosphere gradually arose.
"Oh, is this how Xi'er comforts people?"
Yin Changling's calm questioning, though he didn't say anything offensive, instantly made Tu Shan Lingxi's face turn bright red with embarrassment.
The little fox was so embarrassed that it was gripping the ground with its toes. Fortunately, at that moment, Su Ba had already led Yin Yi into the main hall.
Tu Shan Lingxi finally breathed a sigh of relief, phew—
She really didn't know what to say. She couldn't just hold the man in her arms and coax him like the Grand Preceptor usually did.
The little fox was only relieved that Su Ba had brought the person over, breaking the strange atmosphere between them.
"Your Majesty, the person has been brought here."
Su Ba respectfully retreated to the other side. He sensed that the atmosphere in the hall was somewhat unusual, and his heart was in his throat.
Fortunately, Yin Changling was completely oblivious to him at the moment, as his mind was preoccupied with the young woman and he had no other thoughts on the matter.
Yin Changling was furious. This little girl was incredibly stupid, clumsy with words, and couldn't even say a single comforting word.
How could there be such a sharp-tongued young woman? Yin Changling was nearly choked to death by Xi'er's words, and for a moment he was speechless, not knowing what to say.
He wondered what he lacked compared to Yin Yi, that made Xi'er so preoccupied with him and constantly on her mind.
Now that Yin Yi, whom Ling Xi cared about so much, had arrived, Yin Changling, having nowhere to vent his anger, instantly found a target to target.
...
As Yin Yi stepped into the main hall, he was dressed in a black robe and looked haggard. Only his hair was neatly styled, which made him look less disheveled.
As soon as Yin Yi entered the door, he was stared at intently by the tyrant. That look startled him so much that he was momentarily stunned.
However, even in this situation, Yin Yi still accidentally saw the woman next to Yin Changling.
In that instant, he seemed to see a goddess in the heavens.
Yin Yi was uncontrollably drawn to the woman. He had forgotten the terrifying feeling he had just experienced, and all his thoughts were focused on her.
Yin Changling was all too familiar with that look in his eyes; wasn't that exactly how he reacted when he first met Xi'er?
Yin Changling now looked at Yin Yi as if he were a dead man. His gaze was gloomy as he rebuked him.
"Are you dead? Why don't you kneel before me?"
Yin Changling's shout really startled Yin Yi, who was secretly watching the emperor's women and felt guilty.
He had completely forgotten his status as a prisoner. Now, being scolded by Yin Changling, he trembled all over and hurriedly knelt down to pay his respects to Yin Changling.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Yin Changling did not miss the resentment and reluctance in his eyes. In an instant, Yin Changling was completely enraged, and the anger in his heart burned even more fiercely.
"I see you have no intention of backing down. What, do you not want your eyes anymore?"
Yin Changling's voice was like a messenger from hell, relentlessly pursuing him and demanding his life, sending chills down one's spine.
Yin Yi felt a chill run down his spine. Recalling what he had just done, his vision went black, and he wished he could start over.
Yin Yi recalled that the moment he saw Tu Shan Lingxi, that woman as bright and clear as the moon in the sky, he was instantly captivated.
The woman's face was flawlessly white, with striking features, especially her bright black eyes, which possessed a captivating blend of innocence and allure, making it impossible to look away.
Beneath the woman's straight, delicate nose were a pair of cherry-like, delectable lips, faintly swollen and seemingly bearing some teeth marks, which aroused envy.
Yin Yi had never seen such a beautiful woman before. Even his wife, the legendary most beautiful daughter of the Marquis of Nanbo, was not even one ten-thousandth as beautiful as the woman before him.
So he was easily stunned when Yin Changling scolded him.
Yin Yi felt guilty and was so frightened that his legs went weak and he immediately knelt down.
"Your Majesty, spare my life! I beg Your Majesty, spare my life!"
Even though Yin Changling hadn't questioned him yet, Yin Yi was already in a panic, clearly indicating that he had just realized he had done something wrong.
"I haven't even asked you yet, and you've already confessed. So tell me what you've done!"
Yin Changling already had a thick stack of evidence on hand, all gathered by his spies. His men had long since gone to the northern desert to collect this incriminating evidence.
If he couldn't find a single piece of evidence, he wouldn't release them; instead, he would detain them in the capital as a warning to others, to prevent them from causing trouble.
Now that all the vassal states are in a wait-and-see state and have become more obedient, it's clear that this tactic can still be somewhat effective.
Yin Yi was somewhat flustered. He knew that he had been forced into the position of heir apparent.
The Marquis himself is greedy for life and afraid of death. He clearly had the Marquis's approval before he did all the things, but now he has pushed himself out.
Moreover, Yin Yi felt very wronged, after all, his father had not given him the position of heir apparent before, but instead favored his elder brother and gave the position to that good-for-nothing.
What blatant favoritism! Isn't he clearly more capable and more outstanding?
Now that useless elder brother has been executed by Yin Changling, and at this critical juncture, my father remembered me and made me his heir—isn't that just a way to send him to his death?
Yin Yi harbored deep resentment towards his father, but for now, survival was the most important thing. He needed to think of a way to survive.
Large beads of cold sweat dripped down Yin Yi's face as he racked his brains, trying to find a way to escape.
"Your Majesty, I have been persuading various tribes and uniting local lords to pledge allegiance to you. I have never harbored any rebellious thoughts..."
Yin Yi was adept at embellishing language. His various acts of treason were portrayed by him as working for Yin Changling and being loyal to the monarch.
He knew his argument was untenable, but Yin Yi had no other choice. Yin Changling had already thoroughly investigated him by producing this evidence.
Yin Yi's mind raced as he tried to think of what he should say to save his life.
Unfortunately, Yin Changling was not a weak ruler. He was intolerant of any dissent, let alone treason, just based on the previous assassination attempt.
Yin Changling had long since given up on giving them a way out. Now, he was summoning them back to the capital to make an example of them and deter other vassal states.
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