Chapter 561 Alliance (2)
"I'm glad you still remember my name." Xie Jingxing walked forward with a smile, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
"I hope you are well, Xie Changchao."
"Aren't you dead?" A look of fear began to rise on Xie Changchao's face. He said anxiously: "Weren't you pierced by thousands of arrows on the battlefield in the northern border, skinned and dried in the wind for public display, and dead without a trace left? Are you a human or a ghost? Don't come over here!" He spoke quickly and urgently, as if this could hide the fear in his heart, as if the news of Xie Jingxing's death could become the truth if he kept saying it.
Xie Jingxing asked: "Do you think I am a human or a ghost?"
Xie Changchao was stunned.
The young man in front of him was dressed in noble attire and had an elegant demeanor. If Xie Jingxing two years ago was a sword that looked very gorgeous, then now this sword was finally unsheathed, carrying a restrained murderous intent, but no one could ignore the sharp blade.
Xie Changchao's eyes fell on the silver mask in Xie Jingxing's hand, and his heart moved.
If Xie Jingxing was truly a ghost, how could he still appear as Prince Rui? Xie Changchao remembered it clearly. Even with the mask on, the Xie Jingxing before him was clearly Prince Rui of Daliang. No wonder he and Xie Changwu always felt that Prince Rui of Daliang resembled someone, but couldn't quite place who it was. Now that they thought about it, it was undoubtedly Xie Jingxing. It was just that Xie Jingxing's death in battle two years earlier was well known, and no one would associate Prince Rui with someone who had been dead for two years. Little did they know, that person had already been substituted!
Thinking of this, Xie Changchao suddenly sneered, "So that's how it is. So you didn't die, but fled to Daliang. I don't know how you managed to become Daliang's King Rui. You faked your own death and committed treason. You are unworthy of being a descendant of the Xie family. If my father knew about this, he would definitely humiliate you. Big brother, I really admire you."
Shen Miao had already retreated to a corner. She was somewhat surprised to hear this. She had never expected Xie Changchao to actually think that Xie Jingxing had become a traitor to Ming Qi and defected to Daliang. However, she hadn't considered that no matter how generous Daliang was to talented people, the status of being the younger brother of Emperor Yongle was not something that could be granted casually.
As expected, Xie Jingxing chuckled, his eyes gradually colder: "Don't mix your dirty bloodline with mine. You don't qualify to be my brother, Xie Changchao."
Xie Changchao sneered, "Do you think that just because you've earned the title of Prince Rui, you're truly the younger brother of the Yongle Emperor of Daliang? Xie Jingxing, you've always thought you were superior to others, but now you've learned to daydream."
Xie Jingxing remained silent.
Seeing this, Xie Changchao's expression slowly changed. He asked, "You...are you really the Prince Rui of Daliang?"
"So?" Xie Jingxing stared at him: "Did I ever tell you not to touch my things?"
Xie Changchao was stunned. Ever since he and Xie Changwu were very young, they had disliked Xie Jingxing. The servants of the Lin'an Marquisate were all elderly people who had served Princess Yuqing. When they occasionally gathered to talk, Xie Changchao heard that it was Fang who had forced Princess Yuqing to death. Xie Changchao didn't know the Princess Yuqing who had died at their birth, but he held a deep grudge against Xie Jingxing. The reason was simple: Xie Ding's unfounded favoritism towards Xie Jingxing.
Xie Jingxing always had the best things in the Lin'an Marquisate, from food and clothing to playthings. No one dared to stop him from doing whatever he wanted. Even if he made a grave mistake, even if it was hitting a prince or a minister's son, Xie Ding would simply apologize and gently brush off Xie Jingxing's guilt. Once, a tiger skin was delivered from the sea and given to Xie Jingxing by Xie Ding. It was a rare, intact tiger skin. Xie Changchao and Xie Changwu, being young, secretly went to Xie Jingxing's room and played with it for an entire afternoon.
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