Chapter 929 Capturing Xiao Shang Alive
As soon as Jiang Fenghua finished speaking, guards emerged from all directions and surrounded the man. The guards held crossbows in their hands, and for a moment the surrounding air seemed to freeze, with the arrows pointing directly at the man who had just spoken.
Jiang Fenghua smiled slightly, her red lips curving upwards. "Prince Xiao always sneaks in, which makes it seem like our Great Zhou Dynasty has no manners and doesn't know how to treat guests."
Xiao Shang stopped pretending and generously removed the human skin mask from his face. "Your Majesty, your way of treating guests is truly quite special! I have learned a lot from it."
Those around were so frightened by the sight that they quickly backed away. Someone said, "How could the eldest prince of Beixiao Kingdom have infiltrated the palace? He's too lawless."
"Exactly, the Northern Owl Kingdom is too arrogant. How dare he break into the palace alone?"
The rumors that Xiao Shang spread behind people's backs have already been made public, and everyone thought that the people from Beixiao Kingdom had escaped back.
Xie Shang seemed to have sobered up considerably, and he said in a deep voice, "Take it down."
Xiao Shang sneered and didn't move, letting Lin Feng and the others' sword tips press against his neck. He sneered, "I am willing to surrender for the sake of the Empress. Does Your Majesty really not want to know the secret techniques of the ancient Yinchuan Kingdom?"
Xie Shang was surprised that he didn't resist. "Lin Feng, tie him up."
Lin Feng had already made preparations and knew that the prince of the Northern Owl Kingdom was very strange. He even took out iron chains to put on Xiao Shang's body and prepared shackles for his feet.
Xiao Shang seemed to know that he wouldn't die and that Xie Shang wouldn't kill him. He calmly said, "I'll just wait for His Majesty to order the iron chains to be removed from me."
Seeing his smug look, Xie Shang wanted nothing more than to kill him immediately. He clenched his fist and said, "Put him in the Heavenly Prison."
Jiang Fenghua stood quietly to the side. She hadn't expected Xiao Shang to surrender so easily, without even putting up a fight. She found Xiao Shang's unusual behavior strange.
Isn't he afraid of dying?
Just then, without warning, another rumble of thunder came from the sky, and large raindrops began to pelt down, instantly turning into a torrential downpour.
The rain soaked everyone, and everyone quickly sought shelter. Jiang Fenghua addressed the officials from the Ministry of Rites in a deep voice, "Let's end the banquet and arrange for everyone to leave the palace!"
She then said to Gao Qingtong, "Consort Gao, please also help disperse the guests and let the concubines return to the palace!"
Gao Qingtong said "Yes" and hurried off to get busy. It had been thundering all night, but the rain hadn't started until the fireworks were over. They assumed it wouldn't just be thunder without rain.
Gao Qingtong was also startled by the Empress's actions. Why did guards suddenly come out to arrest people? At this moment, Gao Qingtong only wanted to know how the Emperor would deal with Song Qing and her family for stealing palace property.
She wanted to remind the Empress, but seeing that Aoxue and the others had taken Madam Song and Granny Yun away, she didn't say anything more and went about her business.
Jiang Fenghua walked up to Xie Shang and said, "Your Majesty, let's take shelter from the rain first!"
Xie Shang was also soaked by the rain. He nodded and left with Jiang Fenghua.
In the prison, Xiao Shang and his contact were locked up together. Although Xiao Shang's hands and feet were bound, he still calmly sat cross-legged on the ground and watched Jiang Fenghua and Xie Shang who followed him in.
Jiang Fenghua walked up to the contact and said in a deep voice, "Take the thing out of his mouth."
"Has Your Highness forgotten who I am?" the contact suddenly asked, turning his face towards Jiang Fenghua.
Jiang Fenghua then realized that he was also wearing a human skin mask. She tore off his mask to reveal his true face and said, "Xing Yun, it's you."
Xing Yun was bound hand and foot and could not break free at all. He was not afraid of death and said with a roguish smile: "It is rare that Your Majesty the Empress still remembers me. I only met Your Majesty once at the mourning hall of Minister Li's mansion. I remember that when Lady Helan was crazy and couldn't find her way, I helped her to lead the way to Minister Li's mansion."
Jiang Fenghua could understand what he meant by those words. It seemed that Xiao Shang had already prepared an escape route before daring to send him into the palace to deliver the message.
“You’re just a street urchin, tell me, why were you secretly meeting with Granny Yun? What kind of shady business were you two up to?” Jiang Fenghua asked.
Xing Yun smiled and said, "Your Majesty already knows, doesn't she? It's just as Your Majesty thinks. I was just doing some smuggling with Granny Yun to earn some money. I didn't commit any serious crimes like murder or arson! However, I have another identity. I am Xing Yun, the bodyguard of Prince Xiao of the Northern Xiao Kingdom."
He meant that he had long since infiltrated Shengjing, ostensibly a street urchin in Da Zhou, but actually a secret agent of the Northern Xiao Kingdom hidden in Da Zhou.
There are many other undercover agents like him; for example, the assassins of the Earthly Fiend Sect are also their people.
Now that Xing Yun can interact with the nanny serving Consort Song, he will be able to have connections with officials in the court in the future. Saying these words in front of the Emperor of Great Zhou is simply slapping Xie Shang in the face.
Xing Yun looked at Jiang Fenghua and suddenly spoke, "I'm not just here to deliver something to Granny Yun today, but also to deliver a letter to Her Majesty the Empress. Has Her Majesty received the letter from her mistress?"
Xie Shang asked, "What letter?"
Jiang Fenghua didn't hide anything and handed the letter to Xie Shang, saying, "I found it on him after we captured him."
Xie Shang was somewhat angry after reading it. He walked up to Xiao Shang and said, "I know your purpose. You don't need to deliberately write these foul words to sow discord between me and the Empress."
"Is Your Majesty angry?" Xiao Shang continued, "There is a saying in the book, 'A fair maiden is sought after by a gentleman.' Your Majesty is so beautiful. I think that besides myself, there should be other men who are also captivated by Empress Jiang's beauty and talent! They would be willing to die for Your Majesty."
Jiang Fenghua knew who he was referring to. She suddenly felt a little flustered. It wasn't that she had any special feelings for Xiao Yu, but that she didn't want Xie Shang to feel any distance from her.
Even if she tried to play dumb, she could see through Xiao Yu's thoughts. Xiao Yu liked her in both her previous life and this life, but it was impossible for them, so she should sever ties with Xiao Yu.
She said in a deep voice, "Prince Xiao is now in our hands. Your life and death are no longer in your own hands. So, Prince Xiao, save your clever tongue for arguing with the King of Hell!"
Xiao Shang deliberately said, "Your Majesty's bedmate is so strange, doesn't Your Majesty really mind? Does Your Majesty really not want to find out the reason?"
A cold glint flashed in Xie Shang's eyes, and he suddenly grabbed Xiao Shang's neck with his fingers. "If I kill you, no one will know this secret."
"To tell you the truth, twenty years ago, when I opened my eyes and came into this world for no reason, I tried all sorts of ways to die, because after I died I could go back to be the King of Beishang and continue to build my hegemony. But I never succeeded," Xiao Shang said directly.
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