Chapter 435 Your Highness Prince Xuan, you are next!

"Oh?" Xie Zhuoning raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Why did he die suddenly? Could it be..."

The last time she beat him up, wasn't she too harsh?

Ling Xiao replied, "It's being rumored outside that the Crown Prince went to Prince Yong's mansion last night, and when he left, Prince Yong was already dead."

Xie Zhuoning was even more surprised, "Was it Xiao Bicheng who killed him?"

"Not likely." Xiao Jinxuan analyzed calmly, "The last time we went there, Prince Yong was very sure that the prince would not dare to take action against him. It was obvious that he had something to hold over the prince."

"Perhaps Xiao Bicheng has already dealt with the evidence?"

"Prince Yong is now a grasshopper after autumn. He is no longer a threat to the crown prince. Keeping him can still restrain and strike a blow to the remaining Prince Yong's party in the court. The crown prince must know this."

Keeping is more useful than killing.

Ling Xiao said: "Perhaps our Crown Prince felt that he had won a great victory and got carried away, so he killed someone on purpose to vent his anger?"

Xie Zhuoning shook his head. "Xiao Bicheng is not stupid. If he really wanted to kill Prince Yong, he could just send someone to do it in secret. Why would he go there in person and cause trouble for nothing?"

You have to know that when Prince Yong died, Queen Mother Yin was still alive. She was filial to him, so even if she couldn't do anything to him, she could still hate him.

There was something wrong with this. Something very wrong.

But for a moment, I couldn't figure out what was wrong.

At this moment, Ling Feng walked in quickly, "Master, Princess, Yi Ziyan has agreed to see you."

…

A farmyard in the suburbs of Beijing.

Xiao Jinxuan opened the door and walked in, followed closely by Xie Zhuoning.

Yi Ziyan was sitting in the yard. When he heard two footsteps approaching, he squinted his blurry eyes and asked, "Prince Xuan? And... the princess?"

A look of relief appeared on his face, "You are not dead after all!"

He had nothing to do these days and did a lot of deductions. He really couldn't understand why the Xichuan Army was gone and why they were suddenly defeated.

After combining some clues, he vaguely had many guesses.

What if Xiao Jinxuan was involved in this?

You have to know that Prince Xuan has been heartbroken and has not gone out of the house during this period, and no one knows whether he is really in the mansion.

But is his sadness fake? Is his feelings for Princess Xie Zhuoning also fake?

But when a concubine who looked somewhat like the previous princess appeared beside Xiao Jinxuan, Yi Ziyan suddenly had an absurd and bold guess.

It is very likely that Xie Zhuoning is not dead and is right next to King Xuan!

Only the two of them can make everything make sense!

So he asked to see them both.

Xie Zhuoning was a little surprised, "Hey, you're blind, how can you recognize me?"

She raised her hand uncertainly and waved it in front of his eyes.

Yi Ziyan said: "Since I'm blind, I'm naturally more sensitive in other aspects."

Hearing, smell, intuition...

It is not difficult to identify a person.

"Then why did you call us here? Have you thought it through and decided to tell the truth? Or are you trying to play some tricks again?"

Xie Zhuoning spoke in a relaxed tone, telling him clearly that they were not afraid that he would do something tricky to them.

Yi Ziyan suddenly lowered his head, his eyelids trembling slightly, "Is he... dead?"

Although it was not explicitly stated who it was, Xiao Jinxuan and Xie Zhuoning understood it immediately.

The two looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.

Xiao Jinxuan's voice became much deeper. "How did you know?"

He locked Yi Ziyan up in a small farmyard in the middle of nowhere. There was no one around for miles, and the Feiyun Guards were guarding the place closely.

Even they had just received the news not long ago, so how did Yi Ziyan know about it?

"I have my own sources of information," Yi Ziyan didn't say anything, but just asked, "Is it true?"

Xiao Jinxuan paused, "You already have the answer in your heart, why bother asking even though you already know the answer?"

A huge shock came to his mind, his heart was churning, Yi Ziyan closed his eyes, and his body began to tremble violently.

On the side, Xie Zhuoning and Xiao Jinxuan looked at him quietly without saying a word.

After a long time, he finally spoke, his tone gritted, as if suppressing the wind and rain, "I have the other half of Qianjinlou's list in my hand, isn't that what you want? Kill the prince, and I'll give it to you!"

Since he knew that Prince Yong was dead, it is not surprising that he knew that the crown prince had killed him.

Xie Zhuoning's mouth twitched. "Are you crazy or am I? Just based on a list of names, you want us to bear the crime of treason and be cursed for all eternity for killing a country's heir apparent?"

They were going to deal with the crown prince, but it was for the sake of loyal generals like her father no longer being persecuted, for the sake of the common people no longer being treated as worthless by the powerful, and for the sake of Daye, a shaky kingdom...

Rather than simply for selfish desires!

If that were all, she would have just ignored it and killed Xiao Bicheng a thousand times!

Yi Ziyan laughed, laughed loudly, laughed crazily, "Hahaha, if you don't kill the prince, do you think you can survive? Your Highness Prince Xuan, he will not let you go. He is the same as his father Emperor Zhaowen, hypocritical and narrow-minded!"

"The world only knows that my prince is ambitious and covetous. Even Emperor Zhaowen had to avoid his edge and tolerate him every time. Not only did he allow him to be aggressive and do whatever he wanted in the court, but he also allowed him to openly pull court officials to feed the dead."

"What's the truth? Emperor Zhaowen immediately set up a secret cabinet after he ascended the throne, and repeatedly took action against the princes who obstructed and opposed him. Prince Li had no choice but to start a rebellion, but was tortured to death. It was the prince who was sentenced to prison!"

"The prince watched helplessly as his former brother was chopped off by the sword. Before his death, the prince shouted at him miserably, 'You're next, you're next!'"

His voice was high-pitched, and even his face was distorted. "What can the prince do? He can only fight! Once Prince Li dies, he will be the heir and the eldest son. Those who are dissatisfied with the new emperor and those who used to be attached to Prince Li will all lean towards the prince. Do you think Emperor Zhaowen will let my prince go? Impossible!"

"So the prince started to raise dead soil to deal with the secret chamber, and asked me to build the Qianjin Building to control the ministers in the court. The prince said that even if I died, a loud death would be better than being eliminated silently!"

After Yi Ziyan finished saying this, he seemed to have his bones pulled out, and he sat paralyzed on the ground, letting out a bitter smile.

It seems like self-mockery, but also like sympathy.

"Your Highness Prince Xuan, you can't run away. Once the prince dies, you will be the next one. In the eyes of father and son, they will not tolerate anything that is out of their control."

Xie Zhuoning listened to this, not knowing what he was thinking about, and his expression suddenly turned ugly.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Jinxuan noticed that something was wrong with her.

Xie Zhuoning shook his head and looked up at Yi Ziyan, "It's impossible to kill the prince. Please change the conditions."

Yi Ziyan murmured, "I want to be buried with the prince."

Xie Zhuoning glanced sideways instantly.

Yi Ziyan raised his voice and became furious, "What are you looking at? The prince and I are truly in love!"

Xie Zhuoning couldn't help but sigh, "It's amazing! Even a blind person could see her surprise."

"You want to be buried in the imperial mausoleum?" She pinched her chin, "That's a bit difficult."

"I don't want a shabby place like the imperial mausoleum!" Yi Ziyan sneered.

What's more, the prince is a traitor and a villain, so the prince will not allow him to enter the imperial mausoleum.

But that's better.

"Just find me a beautiful place with clear water and mountains and bury us together. No need to carve a tombstone or leave your name."

If they cannot be tolerated by the world, then they should be tolerated by heaven and earth.

Xiao Jinxuan nodded, "Okay, I promise you."

Yi Ziyan let out a breath and stood up, "Don't you want a list? Take the pen and grind the ink!"