Chapter 78: The Prince of Changxing, Yang Lie (Today's update)
Xie Zhuoning propped up his chin and looked at the man in front of him with interest.
No matter how well a person pretends, the temperament that has been accumulated over the years will be revealed inadvertently.
For example, he was not good at calling himself "little one", how could a beggar have ever been educated, and the proper bowing etiquette...
He was honest and admitted it openly, "Yes."
He pretended to be ugly on purpose.
"Why?" Xie Zhuoning stared at him intently.
“To prevent someone from buying it.”
When buying a slave, everyone wanted to buy one that was strong, healthy and honest. He was too ugly, dirty and thin, so naturally no one was interested in him.
Xie Zhuoning narrowed his eyes, his gaze inquiring, "Oh? If you don't want anyone to buy you, why do you actively ask me to buy you?"
"I..." His eyes flickered and he hesitated.
Seeing that he was slow to speak, Xie Zhuoning lost his patience, "I have your indenture, right? It's normal for a wealthy family to beat a slave to death occasionally, right?"
"You...how dare you take human life lightly under the feet of the emperor!" He widened his eyes in disbelief.
Xie Zhuoning sneered, "From the way you hesitate and stammer, I know that you must have something wrong. I took a risk to keep you, but you still kept something from me. Why, do I feel like a fool?"
He is playing tricks on himself, and he still keeps a person with ulterior motives around him?
Are you crazy?
"Or do you think you are pretty enough and want to charm me so much that I will obey you in everything?"
Merciless words were thrown at the man one after another, and his already pale face became even uglier.
"You're not going to tell me yet?" Xie Zhuoning raised his hand and said, "Xia Ju, if you kill her, throw her in a messy grave and deal with her cleanly."
After saying this, he muttered quietly, "Oh, I lost two taels of silver for nothing."
The man's pale face darkened a shade after hearing this.
He gritted his teeth, almost squeezing out words from between his teeth, "I have only heard that the Crown Princess is gentle and kind, and a role model for women in Daye. I never thought she could be so vicious!"
"There's no way. If a woman isn't ruthless, her position won't be secure." Xie Zhuoning said with a fake smile, "By the way, I'd like to give you a friendly reminder. My maid is very skilled in martial arts. It only takes three breaths to kill you."
Therefore, if he continues to say such nonsense, he will probably never have the chance to speak again.
He was anxious and said quickly: "I am the son of Changxing Marquis, Yang Lie!"
Even though he had prepared himself mentally, Xie Zhuoning was still shocked when he heard his identity.
"Huh? Aren't you dead?"
The family of Marquis Changxing was full of loyal and brave people. There were nine people in the family, including father and son. All of them died in the battle with Nanzhao.
When the wife of Marquis Changxing heard the tragic news, she fell ill and died soon after.
Only the youngest child, Yang Lie, who was only five years old, was left.
The emperor took pity on him because he was an orphan and made him the crown prince. As long as he got married at the age of 20, he would inherit the title of Marquis of Changxing.
But in his previous life, Xie Zhuoning had never seen this Prince Yang.
I heard that he had been weak since childhood and was raised by his uncle. He died of illness before he reached twenty.
Later, his uncle came to Beijing and inherited the title of Marquis of Changxing.
According to the time calculation of the previous life, his uncle has either already arrived in Beijing or is on his way to Beijing.
Yang Lie clenched his fists, his eyes full of hatred, and said with difficulty: "Yes, he should have been dead."
It was his servant who discovered that he was drinking medicine like water every day but his condition did not improve. He secretly took the medicine residue to ask the doctor, and only then did he realize that the tonic he had been drinking since he was a child contained trace amounts of poison.
It was his wet nurse who blocked the knife for him when his uncle found out the truth and they were fighting, so that he was able to escape from the house.
It was he who endured humiliation and lived a cowardly life, blending in with the refugees, eating grass roots and gnawing tree bark, and finally persevered to reach the capital.
Arriving in the capital, he thought that all the hard work had paid off.
He wanted to go to the palace to sue his uncle, but he found that he had nothing to prove his identity and could not get in at all.
Then he wanted to go to the government to file a complaint, but because he had no pass, he was almost arrested and thrown into jail.
In the end, it was a powerful matchmaker who forged an identity document for him, and he finally had an identity.
A slave named Wang Er.
The matchmaker took him to one place after another, but he was never satisfied.
Because he wanted to find someone, someone of noble status who could speak in front of the emperor, to speak up for him.
That's why he took the initiative to step forward and begged Xie Zhuoning to buy him.
"This is the cause and effect. If I hold back, God will strike me!" Yang Lie raised his hand and swore.
Xie Zhuoning originally thought that he had suffered enough, but after listening to what he said, he felt that he was not so miserable anymore.
"Sit down and tell me," she pointed to the seat next to her, "Do you have any evidence?"
In my previous life, I didn't divide my family and didn't buy slaves, so naturally I didn't have the chance to meet Yang Lie.
His uncle successfully ascended the throne, but he never showed up from beginning to end.
Either he was bought by someone else, or he became so lowly in status that he had nowhere to turn to.
Or he was killed by his uncle's men and became a wronged ghost.
So he is not in a good situation now.
"No." Yang Lie shook his head and smiled bitterly.
His parents died when he was young, and even though he had a few trusted confidants, his uncle found excuses to replace them.
The mansion was full of his uncle's men, so the evidence of his murder had naturally been destroyed long ago.
Xie Zhuoning pinched his chin, thinking, "This is a bit difficult."
There is no evidence, no manpower, and no way to prove one's identity.
Even if she brought Yang Lie into the palace to meet His Majesty now, nothing would happen.
Yang Lie's eyes gradually dimmed and he looked frustrated. "I know it's difficult, but I'm a little unwilling to accept it."
Xie Zhuoning smiled and said, "Since you are unwilling to give up, then just go for it!"
It just so happened that she also had too many things that she was unwilling to accept.
That's why she would take every step carefully and move towards her goal little by little.
Yang Lie looked at her and was stunned for a moment.
She was clearly a woman, but when she said this, a sense of might and power emanated from her.
It makes people's blood boil involuntarily, "Okay, let's do it!"
But after saying this, he started coughing softly again, like a sickly Xi Shi.
Xie Zhuoning was a little disgusted, "Okay, before we have a big fight, take good care of your body at home."
He vaguely remembered that there was still some time before his uncle ascended to the throne, and they still had a chance to turn the tide.
He asked Fuling to arrange a guest room for Yang Lie and invited a doctor to check on him.
The situation is not good.
Although his uncle was afraid of being criticized, he used a very light dose of poison so that it would be difficult to detect.
But over the years, the toxins in his body had accumulated to such a serious level that it was impossible to cure him.
When Xie Zhuoning heard the news, he couldn't help but rub his brows.
She wanted to help Yang Lie deal with his uncle because she wanted to wait for him to become a noble so that she would have an extra helper.
But what if he never lives to ascend to the title?
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