Chapter 831 A Shocking Lie
Xiao Chenglin's facial muscles twitched suddenly.
His face was terrifyingly grim. "I don't know what you're talking about—"
“Back then, a fire suddenly broke out in the Ministry of Justice prison. I happened to meet Uncle Di, brought him out, and treated his illness.”
Ye Chutang interrupted him, her tone calm and composed as she began to speak.
"At that time, he had been imprisoned on death row for several years. His legs had been severed below the knees, and his body was covered with new and old wounds, making him a terrible sight. I spent a lot of effort to heal his leg injuries. I also asked him who was so cruel as to imprison him, make him suffer so much, yet not let him die, and let him endure such a life worse than death for seven years. But he refused to say anything."
Xie Shiyi narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Now that I think about it, everything makes sense. You needed him to be alive to help you prove your identity, but you also hated him to the extreme. After learning that he was still alive, you deliberately left him in Fengdu and sent your own people to guard him closely. After the main force of the rebel army left, you couldn't wait to kill him and wanted to end his life completely."
"It's strange. He's so important to you, yet you hate him so much, wishing you could tear him to pieces and kill him. Isn't he the one who helped you get to where you are today?"
"Enough!"
Xiao Chenglin suddenly shouted out sharply.
"He has now betrayed the Great Zhou, so you can judge for yourselves whether he is right or wrong!"
Snap, snap, snap.
Xiao Chengqi clapped his hands.
"I admire you, truly admire you. Even I know that Di Yuan was the most trusted minister of the previous Ming Emperor Cheng. Before his death, he entrusted his infant son to Di Yuan, hoping to preserve the last hope for the Great Zhou. On that day, Di Yuan single-handedly broke through the encirclement and escaped, disappearing without a trace. The fact that the rebels were able to rise up today is actually all because of Di Yuan. If it weren't for him, there would be no you today—Fourth Brother. What you've done is far too heartless. Aren't you afraid of breaking the hearts of the many soldiers behind you?"
Xiao Chenglin's forehead veins throbbed, and blood surged in his throat.
The army behind him fell into an eerie silence.
If what Ye Chutang said is true, then...
If His Highness the Crown Prince can use such cruel methods to deal with even his greatest benefactor, wouldn't everyone else be doomed to die?
But... why would he treat Ogiwara like that? It makes no sense at all!
Xiao Chenglin sneered, "He was indeed a meritorious official of the Great Zhou before, but unfortunately, he has long since betrayed us! He is unworthy to be a subject of my Great Zhou! Diyuan, do you dare to say that if you had no collusion with them, why would they have gone to such lengths to rescue you?"
Ogiwara looked at him with a desolate gaze.
Over the years, he had never truly hated Xiao Chenglin, even though Xiao had destroyed everything he had.
But now, none of that matters anymore.
"Your Highness."
Ogiwara spoke slowly, his voice extremely weak, like an oil lamp about to burn out.
"I also have a question for you. I have always been loyal to you, so why did you send me to that place to be tortured every day?"
A chill suddenly rose from the soles of Xiao Chenglin's feet, running up his spine to the top of his head!
A surge of fear, like an overwhelming tide, instantly engulfed him!
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but it was too late.
Ogihara smiled bitterly and said,
"Is it because I told you that you are not the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou, but the real Fourth Prince, Xiao Chenglin?"
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