An ominous premonition began to linger before Yi Chenxuan's eyes.
An Yuan'er's strange laughter made Yi Chenxuan feel uneasy. The woman in front of him looked soft and harmless. She wore beautiful and exquisite clothes, but she said the most cruel words. Every word was enough to make Yi Chenxuan fall into an endless hell.
For a fleeting moment, Yi Chenxuan felt as if he understood why Lao Liu, who was always indifferent to desires and whose heart was never touched, was willing to die for this woman.
The woman before me was like a thorny rose; she possessed an allure that bewitched men. The rose was prickly, yet even with the thorns, one still longed to touch her, to destroy her...
An Yuan'er waved her hand, and the two of them escorted the three people to the courtyard.
These three people all had distinctive features: one was bald, one was a woman of questionable character, and the other was covered with a white cloth—he was dead.
When the three were brought up, Yi Chenli's expression changed drastically; his previously high-spirited demeanor instantly turned into terror.
He seemed surprised that these people were here.
He himself didn't realize that his voice was trembling slightly: "An Yuan'er, your father and all the ministers are here, and you openly bring a dead person with you. What are you up to?"
"Guards, take him away right now!"
The guards did not go forward and take the body away as Yi Chenxuan had expected.
An Yuan'er chuckled: "Your Highness, what are you panicking about? It hasn't even started yet, and you're already so nervous. I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it!"
“An, Yuan, Er…” Yi Chenxuan almost gritted his teeth and uttered An Yuan’er’s name fiercely, word by word.
But beneath his feigned ferocity, An Yuan'er saw a hint of fear.
A sense of relief welled up inside her.
She ignored Yi Chenxuan's gaze and said directly, "These three people all have ties to the First Prince. Let them tell everyone one by one."
Baldy was the first to be caught. He was initially reluctant to talk, but after being tortured by the people sent by Yi Chenli, he confessed everything.
He knelt on the ground and said, "I was originally a local ruffian in Shengjing. A few months ago, someone claiming to be from the residence of the First Prince came to me and gave me a lot of gold, asking me to do something. I was greedy and had never seen so much gold in my life. I couldn't resist the temptation and took the job."
Grand Tutor An asked, "What did the Crown Prince ask you to do? Tell me the truth."
"I am an ignorant man and did not know that this matter was so serious. I beg Your Majesty to spare my life! The First Prince's men ordered me to infiltrate among the disaster victims and sabotage the Sixth Prince's disaster relief efforts under the guise of being a disaster victim, thus making the relief efforts more difficult."
"These were all done at the behest of the First Prince's men. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to do it even if I had ten lives!"
Upon hearing this, Yi Chenxuan kicked the bald man in the chest, causing him to vomit blood.
"Nonsense! How dare you! Who sent you to frame me, the prince? Don't you value your life?"
"Your Majesty, please understand that I have been wronged."
The bald man got up from the ground and said with difficulty, "I did not lie. The person I contacted was Sun Fu from the First Prince's residence. He is the one who gave me the money."
How could a bald-headed thug possibly know the chief steward of the First Prince's residence? His statement already sowed the seeds of doubt.
Next to speak was Ma Guixiang, the only woman among the three.
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