Xu Chang had been frightened to the point of kneeling. Upon hearing this, his legs softened and he knelt on the ground: "Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with the Earl's Mansion. Your Highness is wise."
"They are all from the Earl's Mansion. The Lord said it's okay, but do you think this prince will believe it?" Sang Zhi said coldly.
Xu Chang's kneeling legs surged, and he turned half a circle to face Sang Zhi and kowtowed several times: "Your Highness really doesn't care about the Earl's Mansion. Even if we have the courage of the world, we dare not do it."
"If you don't dare, someone else will." Sang Zhi's eyes were cold.
Xu Chang was stunned. He looked up and met that cold gaze. A chill instantly swept through his body: "Your Highness, my son...my son...are all..."
"Eighth Prince, Eighth Prince..."
A panicked and frightened voice interrupted Xu Chang's words.
Ye Qianning has been using her supernatural powers since entering the Earl's Mansion. Everything that happens in the mansion cannot escape her ears. Madam Xu, who is a soft persimmon, can become hard. She really loves her son very much.
If she didn't have someone she was risking her life to protect, how could she dare to attack the princess? It's a pity... the person she was risking her life to protect might not appreciate it.
Madam Xu hurriedly turned around the corridor, followed by seven or eight maids and servants. Among them, two servants were holding a woman on their left and right.
The woman was tied up, with a white cloth stuffed in her mouth, and the hairpin on her head swayed with her ferocious movements.
Xu Chang turned around and was shocked when he saw this scene. He opened his mouth but didn't say a word in the end.
Sang Zhi's red eyes faded, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It's rare that there are still sensible people in the Earl's Mansion."
Xu Chang was a little dazed, but he came to his senses instantly after hearing these words. What did the Eighth Prince mean by this... Did he know that the person behind this was the Fifth Princess?
Sudden realization and surprise crossed his face, like finding a door in a dead end...
"Your humble servant pays respects to the Eighth Prince." Madam Xu bowed.
The servants and maids following behind also saluted, but Sang Shu, who was tied up, was the only one who was stubborn and refused to bow her head or bend her waist.
"Mmm...Mmm..." Sang Shu stood there making sounds, her beautiful eyes glaring at Sang Zhi.
Ye Qianning looked at Sang Shu, whose hair was tied up and she wore a gold-rimmed ruby hairpin. She had fair skin and an oval face. Although her face was full of anger at the moment, it still couldn't hide her beauty.
The anger between her brows was exactly the same as when she was a child, and the hatred and murderous intent in her eyes were too strong.
Sang Shu seemed to notice the gaze on Ye Qianning, and her beautiful eyes turned to her, with murderous intent undisguised in them.
"Get up. The Lord's wife has come in a hurry, but she has something to say to this prince." Sang Zhi didn't even look at Sang Shu.
Madam Xu knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Your Highness, the master and I knew nothing about the assassination. It was all ordered by the Fifth Princess. Your Highness knows that the Fifth Princess has been married into the Earl's Mansion for several years, and the guards in the mansion all obey her orders... We are wronged in this matter."
“Mmmm…” Sang Shu struggled.
"Oh? Sir, you really don't know?" Sang Zhi asked.
Xu Chang came back to his senses and immediately followed his wife's words: "Yes, Your Highness, I swear that I really didn't know. Before Your Highness came, I just found out about the person hanging on the city gate. Your Highness, even if I had ten times the courage, I would not dare to plot an assassination."
"Where is Xu Hongwen?" Sang Zhi asked again softly.
Xu Chang and Mrs. Xu were both stunned.
"Your Highness...my son...is also unaware of this." Madam Xu said in panic.
"Madam Xu, do you think this prince is a fool?"
Madam Xu's heart sank: "I dare not."
"It's understandable that the Duke and his wife didn't know. Xu Hongwen is the Prince Consort, and they are one with the couple. If they say they don't know..." Sang Zhi laughed a little scary: "Madam, don't you think this prince is a fool?"
"Your Highness, please forgive me. Hongwen... Hongwen was bewitched by the Fifth Princess." Madam Xu said in a trembling voice, and immediately pointed at Sang Shu.
Sang Shu stared so hard that blood almost welled up in her eyes. What a Countess!
"Your Highness, Hongwen has no grudge against you, how could he possibly want to assassinate you? It's all because of the Fifth Princess. She has always held a grudge against you because of the Imperial Concubine's exile ten years ago. It was she who instigated and spread rumors in front of Hongwen... and sent people to assassinate your Highness..." Madam Xu said while crying.
Sang Shu shook her head and made a mumbling sound, almost going crazy. Assassinate Sang Zhi?
When did she assassinate Sang Zhi?
Although Sang Zhi had some doubts, he didn't care. No matter who was the mastermind, anyone who dared to touch her or was involved with her, he would not let anyone go.
Ye Qianning looked at it indifferently, his ears moved slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. The show was about to begin.
When Xu Hongwen ran to the backyard, he had already met the group. From a distance, he saw his beloved woman standing there tied up, and his eyes immediately turned red.
He quickened his pace, and as he was getting closer, he heard his mother put all the blame on Sang Shu.
"No, Shu'er didn't bewitch me. I did it. It's all my fault." Xu Hongwen shouted while running.
When Mrs. Xu heard the voice, she turned around and saw the person coming. She was frightened and angry, as if there was a ball of fire in her chest, unable to go up or down.
Sang Shu's angry expression paused, and when she saw Xu Hongwen appear, her eyes, which were full of anger, showed a hint of joy.
"Evil creature, evil creature, what are you talking about?" Xu Chang suddenly stood up from the ground, rushed forward and raised his hand to hit Xu Hongwen.
Xu Hongwen took a few hits but still said, "It wasn't Shu'er who bewitched me. The assassination was planned by me alone."
"Asshole, shut up, shut up now." Xu Chang was so angry that he wanted to poison him to silence him.
"Hong'er, what nonsense are you talking about? If the Fifth Princess hadn't instigated you, how could you have the courage to do such a disrespectful thing?" Mrs. Xu stood up tremblingly, tears streaming down her face.
"I said she didn't bewitch me. It was all my fault." Xu Hongwen dodged Xu Chang and ran towards Sang Shu.
Seeing this, Sang Shu stumbled towards Xu Hongwen.
This scene of running towards each other in both directions is really touching.
Ye Qianning glanced at Sang Zhi, and Sang Zhi's gaze happened to be looking at her as well, and both of them remained silent.
Xu Hongwen hugged Sang Shu in his arms and said angrily, "It's okay, Shu'er is okay."
Sang Shu's head was buried in her chest. Although she didn't like Xu Hongwen very much, her heart was somewhat beating at this moment.
"Hong'er, you are confused."
Mrs. Xu began to cry out.
The slight throbbing in Sang Shu's heart disappeared after she heard Mrs. Xu's voice. What was left was only anger. She struggled out of Xu Hongwen's arms, making a mumbling sound.
"Shu'er, don't be afraid." Xu Hongwen reacted, reached out to remove the cloth stuffed in her mouth, and went around behind her to untie the rope.
Sang Shu's mouth ached. She turned and glared at Madam Xu: "How dare you lay hands on this princess?"
"The princess bewitched my son and made him commit such a beating. If anything happens to my son, I will not forgive you even if you are the princess." Mrs. Xu was not afraid at all at this time.
Nothing is more important than the flesh that falls off her body. If she is charged with the crime of murdering the prince, she will lose her head.
Sang Shu was so angry that she laughed: "I never thought that this princess, who looks like a kind and amiable mother-in-law, would have such a face. This princess has been married into the mansion for several years, and you have been pretending so hard."
"I'm just being rude to the person. Princess, please don't involve my son in your own hatred."
"mother."
Xu Hongwen was shocked. He had never seen his mother like this...
"Heh." Sang Shu turned to look at Xu Hongwen: "Did this princess beg you again?"
"Shu'er, you... Mother was just scared." Xu Hongwen said and looked at Madam Xu again: "Mother, Shu'er didn't ask me to do anything. It was all my son's own will. The assassination was really not Shu'er's idea."
"Evil creature...ah." Xu Chang's acting is so vicious.
The Fifth Princess's attitude can be seen at a glance. Their Earl's Mansion cannot afford it. They cannot afford it.
Madam Xu was so angry that she could barely stand. She pointed at him with a trembling finger, "You have no grudge against the Eighth Prince. Why would you send someone to assassinate him for no reason? You... have been bewitched by her."
Xu Hongwen was stunned, and Sang Shu was also stunned. They looked at Sang Zhi who was standing next to them in tacit understanding.
Sang Zhi had been standing nearby with a calm expression, but anyone who looked closely could tell he was in a good mood.
Sang Shu was too nervous to notice that Sang Zhi was different from usual. Meeting those red eyes made her feel scared from the bottom of her heart, even panicked, and she wanted to escape madly.
"I... I didn't send anyone to assassinate you. Don't stop her from talking nonsense..." Sang Shu took a step back, wishing she could kill Mrs. Xu.
Madam Xu didn't allow her to argue: "Your Highness, if it weren't for her, my son wouldn't have had the intention to assassinate her."
Xu Hongwen was confused and surprised: "What nonsense are you talking about? Shu'er didn't assassinate the Eighth Prince at all."
Is her mother trying to send Shu'er to her death?
Xu Chang was furious. He stepped forward and slapped Xu Hongwen in the face. "You still want to cover up for her after all this. Have you ever thought about the Earl's Mansion?"
Sang Shu's eyes were cold.
Xu Hongwen felt really slapped, and after steadying his cheek, he turned to look at Sang Zhi, his heart raging: "Dad, Shu'er didn't assassinate the Eighth Prince, Shu'er didn't do that either."
Without waiting for Xu Chang to speak, he turned to look at Sang Zhi and said, "Eighth Prince, the Earl's Mansion has never sent anyone to assassinate you."
"I also said that it was me who was sent by the Earl's Mansion to assassinate me." Sang Zhi said calmly.
Xu Chang and Mrs. Xu were stunned.
"Marquis Xiang Ming forged the imperial edict, and his intention is to kill him. They were so arrogant outside the city gate. Yesterday, the Earl's Mansion sent people to Sifang Mountain for the sake of the royal family's reputation. As a member of the royal family, the Eighth Prince should punish the traitors severely. Instead, why did he let Du Yi hang people at the city gate? And now why did he send the Jinyiwei to surround the Earl's Mansion?" Xu Hongwen was furious and became bolder.
Sang Zhi's doubts were resolved. He looked at Ye Qianning and curled his lips slightly. When he turned around, his eyes were stern and his voice was cold: "Respect is not something the royal family deserves."
"Eighth Prince, you..." Xu Hongwen was shocked.
Sang Shu bit her lower lip. She knew very well that Sang Zhi's boldness went far beyond this.
He was a disgrace to the royal family, and she wished he would die.
Xu Chang heard something from this and stared at Xu Hongwen and asked, "Who did you send someone to assassinate yesterday?"
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