Chapter 191 Siege of the Imperial City
Xiao Zhen turned around abruptly and saw that Zhao Shisun's voice was coming from Qin Jinzhi's mouth.
Qin Jinzhi smiled as she looked at Xiao Zhen's flustered face. "Brother Xiao, what's wrong? It's been a few days, and you're not as friendly as you used to be with your brother."
Xiao Zhen felt a buzzing in his head.
Zhao Shisun! Zhao Shisun!
What a fine grandson of the Zhao family!
It turns out that it was Qin Jinzhi in disguise!
He even took Qin Jinzhi to see the bandits he kept!
A prince who keeps a private army is guilty of treason!
When exactly did Qin Jinzhi set her sights on him?
"what you up to?"
Qin Jinzhi walked around Xiao Zhen with a smile.
"I'd like to ask what the Nineteenth Prince is planning to do? Princes are raising private armies; do you also want that position?"
Xiao Zhen felt a chill run through his body; his years of planning had been discovered by Qin Jinzhi.
He looked around, but there was no one there.
Xiao Zhen's eyes darkened. "I was unaware of Jinzhi's shrewdness. Who instructed you to do this? The Prince of Zhenbei? The Empress? Or Father?"
Qin Jinzhi laughed out loud, "You really think highly of yourself. Why don't we go up to the palace now and see if Grandfather can remember your name?"
A murderous glint flashed in Xiao Zhen's eyes.
What he hated most was his status as a prince, a marginal figure in the palace.
Nobody cares, nobody pays attention, nobody remembers.
Qin Jinzhi walked up to him. "Do you want to kill me?"
Xiao Zhen didn't speak; he stared at her with a sinister expression.
Qin Jinzhi mocked Xiao Zhen without restraint, "You helped Xiao Yin mobilize a battalion of troops and still couldn't kill me, so you think you can kill me?"
Xiao Zhen's pupils widened!
Qin Jinzhi not only knew that he was working for Xiao Yin, but also that Xiao Yin was raising a private army!
The plan to raise bandits was only started after they learned that Xiao Yin had a private army in the Liangshan Mountains.
Unlike Xiao Yin, who had the Zheng family as his backing, he had to plan everything himself.
Xiao Zhen suddenly looked at Qin Jinzhi and asked hesitantly, "The Zheng family has fallen. Was it your doing?"
Qin Jinzhi knew that Xiao Yin wanted to kill her!
At this critical juncture, the Zheng family unexpectedly fell from grace.
One person is involved in everything here.
That was Qin Jinzhi. He had always thought that his second brother wanted to kill Qin Jinzhi because she was in his way!
Looking back now, it's incredible that someone like my second brother would risk mobilizing an entire battalion of soldiers in the capital to kill Qin Jinzhi.
It turns out the two were having a magical duel!
Second brother actually lost!
They lost so badly!
Qin Jinzhi's cunning and shrewdness are truly unfathomable!
What is her purpose in hiding here?
Is Qin Jinzhi here to settle scores later?
Xiao Zhen took a deep breath. "What do you want to do?"
Qin Jinzhi patted his shoulder, "Don't worry, I'm a very magnanimous person. I know it was Xiao Yin who wanted to kill me, but I won't do anything to you."
Xiao Zhen's face grew increasingly puzzled. What exactly was Qin Jinzhi up to?
If they weren't there to settle scores with him, why would they be telling him all this?
Qin Jinzhi's smile was strangely bright. "Since I'm being so generous, shouldn't the Nineteenth Prince repay me?"
Xiao Zhen stared into Qin Jinzhi's eyes and asked, "What do you want?"
Qin Jinzhi grinned, "I want all of Xiao Yin's troops to surround the imperial city tonight!"
Xiao Zhen couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"What did you say?"
Qin Jinzhi casually shook her skirt.
"My good second uncle raised so many private soldiers just for this day. I just helped him bring it forward."
Xiao Zhen's voice unconsciously rose a few decibels, "Do you know what you're saying?"
Qin Jinzhi looked up at him with a sincere smile, "Of course, it's to help my good second uncle commit treason!"
Xiao Zhen had never seen such a crazy person before!
After the palace banquet, the second brother will set off for his fiefdom.
Qin Jinzhi is trying to completely block her second brother's path!
She wanted Xiao Yin to die a horrible death!
As long as a prince does not commit treason, he can keep his life no matter what he does.
But Qin Jinzhi wanted Xiao Yin to be doomed forever!
Qin Jinzhi asked with a puzzled look, "Why are you so surprised? Isn't this what he wanted? What, are you thinking about brotherhood? You can't betray Xiao Yin?"
Xiao Zhen frowned deeply. "Why do you think I'll listen to you?"
Qin Jinzhi laughed so hard she almost fell over. "Why do you think you have the right to stand here and talk to me now?"
In this capital city, in this palace, he was an unfavored prince—it was quite a laughable situation.
She certainly didn't have the same noble status as Qin Jinzhi.
There were many princes, and those who could speak with Qin Jinzhi were the ones who had won the Emperor's favor.
Someone as inconspicuous as him would find it difficult to get close to Qin Jinzhi on a normal day.
Xiao Zhen gritted her teeth; Qin Jinzhi was utterly unrestrained in her wickedness.
The mockery was undisguised.
Qin Jinzhi took out the token that could mobilize the soldiers of Daliang Mountain.
"Do you know why I'm targeting you? Because among the assassins I've captured, one of them recognized you."
Xiao Zhen clenched her fists.
"Tell me, how come someone would recognize you, a prince of little renown, after you've disguised yourself?"
Xiao Zhen turned his gaze to the token.
Of course, it's because someone revealed his identity.
Xiao Zhen was able to unknowingly raise so many bandits around the capital.
He wasn't a fool. Xiao Yin gave him the token and entrusted him with the deployment of all the troops in Daliang Mountain, without lifting a finger himself, just to put all the credit on him.
He was a pawn, a discarded piece; if anything went wrong, it would be Xiao Zhen's fault.
If it succeeds, Xiao Yin will benefit.
He knew that Xiao Yin was only using him, but Xiao Yin actually had no intention of letting him live!
Qin Jinzhi smiled; she wasn't too stupid.
"You raised bandits in that stronghold, weren't you hoping to one day compete with them? Although the Zheng family has fallen, a centipede is still alive even when dead. If Xiao Yin goes to his fiefdom to recuperate, even if his strength is not what it used to be, he will still be a huge threat to you. Don't you want to take this opportunity to eliminate an opponent?"
Qin Jinzhi's words were like the devil's whispers, gradually enticing her.
The seeds of ambition in Xiao Zhen's heart were stirred by the wind, ready to sprout.
Qin Jinzhi looked at Xiao Zhen, who was deep in thought, and said, "I have a grudge against Xiao Yin, so I want him dead. If you handle this matter well, I will forgive you for helping Xiao Yin kill me. Otherwise, you will not have an easy time in the capital if you offend me. You don't know yet, do you? Xiao Che was killed by me!"
Xiao Zhen was so startled by Qin Jinzhi's words that she stumbled.
He looked at Qin Jinzhi's beautiful face, yet it seemed like the most poisonous poppy in the world.
Even getting close will result in certain death.
She even dared to kill a prince!
It took Xiao Zhen a long time to find her voice.
Aren't you afraid I'll just leave?
After leaving the palace, he found a place to hide.
Qin Jinzhi was also powerless to intervene.
Qin Jinzhi laughed loudly when she heard his words.
"Do you think I might do something I'm not sure about?"
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