Chapter 124 Rebuking Jiang Hai
"Your Highness!" When Jiang Hai returned to the room, he saw Su Wenzhen lying on the ground, and Ye Wanning was nowhere to be seen. He was shocked and thought, "Oh no!"
A sudden commotion erupted outside, startling Jiang Hai. He heard someone shouting, "It's terrible! There's an assassin! Catch the assassin!"
Hearing the shouts, Jiang Hai rushed forward to help Su Wenzhen up, "Your Highness! Your Highness!"
After calling for a while and seeing that he didn't respond, Jiang Hai checked his breathing and felt relieved. But the princess... Just as he was thinking this, a group of guards suddenly broke down the door and entered.
"Has anything happened here?" Su Wenxuan pushed through the crowd and walked in, looking anxious. He turned his head and saw Su Wenzhen slumped to the side. Seeing this, he seemed a little frightened and quickly went forward to check on him. He looked at Jiang Hai and asked, "What's wrong, Prince Jin? There was an assassin in the palace just now. Someone saw that the assassin seemed to have come here. Has anything happened here?"
"Your Highness," Jiang Hai immediately knelt down upon seeing this, "Just now, the Princess Consort saw that Your Highness was quite drunk, so she sent me to fetch something to sober you up. When I returned, I found Your Highness lying here..."
"Since that's the case," Su Wenxuan frowned, then looked around, "Where did the Princess Consort of Jin go?"
“Princess Consort of Jin…” Jiang Hai frowned and bit his lip, “It seems that Princess Consort of Jin was taken away by that assassin…”
Hearing Jiang Hai say this, Su Wenlan was taken aback. He looked at Jiang Hai and asked in a low voice, "Is what you said true?"
When Su Wenzhen woke up, he felt extremely dizzy. He opened his eyes but couldn't quite place where he was. "Hmm..."
"Your Highness is awake! Your Highness is awake!" The palace maid who was standing guard called out to Su Wenzhen as soon as she saw him move.
"I understand." Su Wenzhen glanced at Su Wenzhen lying on the bed indifferently, then put down the teacup in her hand, got up and walked towards the bedside.
"Hmm..." When Su Wenzhen opened his eyes, the first person he saw was Su Wenlan. He shook his groggy head. "Brother, what... happened to me?"
“An assassin came to the Eastern Palace last night.” Su Wenxuan stared at Su Wenzhen, his eyes somewhat gloomy. “It was the dereliction of duty by the palace guards.”
Upon hearing this, Su Wenzhen was taken aback, then looked at Su Wenxuan with some confusion, "Brother, what do you mean..."
"It's what I was just saying." Su Wenzhen nodded at Su Wenzhen. "You were drugged by that assassin with a sleeping potion."
"Drowned?" Su Wenzhen looked at Su Wenxuan, then his body stiffened. After a while, he came to his senses and looked around, as if searching for something.
As if sensing Su Wenzhen's doubts, Su Wenxuan paused, looked at Su Wenzhen, and asked, "Wenzhen, are you looking for...?"
"Wan Ning and... Jiang Hai?" Su Wenzhen frowned and interrupted Su Wenxuan, looking at him with a puzzled expression.
“Sister-in-law…” Su Wen frowned, his face turning extremely grim. “It seems your sister-in-law has been captured by that assassin…”
Wan Ning has been arrested? Hearing this, Su Wenzhen's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Su Wenzhen, and after a long pause, he hesitantly said, "...How could this be? How could she..."
“I’ve already sent people to investigate.” Su Wenzhen looked at Su Wenxuan with worry. After a long while, he said, “Someone just reported that the assassin… might have been sent by the Qiang Kingdom…”
The Qiang Kingdom? How could that be! Su Wenzhen frowned, then suddenly realized something. The Qiang Kingdom… Su Wenliang? His heart tightened, and he looked at Su Wenzhen, seemingly unwilling to believe it, “Could it be…”
“That’s right.” Saying this, Su Wenxuan shook his head, looking at Su Wenzhen with eyes full of apology. “Wenzhen, it’s all my fault… I knew Wenliang had ill intentions towards my sister-in-law a long time ago, but I always thought he wouldn’t go too far, but…” Su Wenxuan bit his lip, “But I never imagined he would be so foolish, not only betraying the Chu Kingdom, but also…”
"Stop talking." Su Wenzhen's eyes darkened, his hands clenched tightly. After a while, he looked at Su Wenzhen and asked, "What about Jiang Hai? Where did Jiang Hai go?" Shouldn't he be the one looking after Wan Ning? How did something happen to him?
“Jiang Hai…” Su Wenzhen looked at Su Wenzhen, whose face was pale, shook his head, and said helplessly, “He felt that his sister-in-law’s kidnapping was entirely his fault, so he went to the Ministry of Justice to plead guilty.”
"Will that absolve him of his sins?" Su Wenzhen lowered his head, his eyes darkening, and he said through gritted teeth, "Take me to see him."
"Huh?" Hearing Su Wenzhen's words, Su Wenzhen was taken aback, as if he hadn't quite heard him. He looked at Su Wenzhen, somewhat stunned, "Wenzhen, you..."
"Do you think I'll forgive him just like that?" Su Wenzhen suddenly raised her head and sneered at Su Wenxuan. "How could that be!"
When Su Wenzhen arrived at the Ministry of Justice prison, he saw Jiang Hai standing calmly in a corner of the prison, seemingly lost in thought. Upon seeing this, he couldn't help but frown. "Brother, aren't you being too lenient with him?"
“Wenzhen…” Hearing Su Wenzhen’s blaming tone, Su Wenzhen shook her head disapprovingly, “This matter was never Jiang Hai’s fault, how could you…”
“He can’t even take care of his own master.” Su Wenzhen sneered, “What use is he?” As he spoke, Su Wenzhen looked at Jiang Hai, who was standing not far away, his voice devoid of any emotion, “Jiang Hai.”
Hearing someone call his name, Jiang Hai turned around and saw that it was Su Wenzhen. He was stunned for a moment, then immediately knelt down, "Your Highness, this subordinate deserves to die..."
Before Jiang Hai could finish speaking, Su Wenzhen interrupted him with a cold laugh, "You truly deserve to die!" With that, Su Wenzhen smiled and turned to look at the jailer standing to the side, "Open the door."
The jailer was taken aback, turned to look at Su Wenxuan, and hesitated.
"The master has spoken, so why aren't you opening the door and staring at me?" Seeing the jailer turn his gaze to him, Su Wenlan couldn't help but get angry. He looked at the jailer and roared, "What a rude fellow!"
"This servant deserves to die! This servant deserves to die!" Upon seeing this, the jailer hurriedly took out the key to the cell door and opened it with trembling hands.
With a clang, the lock opened. Unlocked, Su Wenzhen flicked his sleeves and slowly stepped into the cell. "Jiang Hai," Su Wenzhen said, squinting at Jiang Hai kneeling on the ground. After a long pause, he asked, "Do you know what crime you have committed?"
"Your subordinate..." Jiang Hai lowered his head, pursed his lips, and said, "Your subordinate knows..."
"Oh?" Su Wenzhen raised an eyebrow and looked at Jiang Hai with interest, saying, "In that case, tell me, what crime have you committed?"
"Your subordinate..." Jiang Hai bit his lip and said, "Your subordinate failed to take good care of the Princess, causing her..."
"You know that too?" Su Wenzhen chuckled, then paced back and forth in the cell. After a while, he looked at Jiang Hai, who seemed to be trembling, and said, "I'm just a little curious, what are you doing here in the Ministry of Justice prison, pleading guilty?"
"I know I have made a grave mistake... that's why..."
"Ridiculous!" Before Jiang Hai could finish speaking, Su Wenzhen interrupted, "I had no idea that making a mistake could be forgiven simply by coming to jail?"
"Your subordinate..." Hearing Su Wenzhen's anger, Jiang Hai quickly explained, "That's not what I meant."
"So what do you mean?" Su Wenzhen sneered twice, looking at him and saying, "I see you're quite comfortable in this prison!"
"Your subordinate..." Jiang Hai gave a bitter laugh, seemingly filled with utter helplessness, "Your subordinate did not..."
At this moment, Su Wenzhen seemed to be blinded by rage. He looked at Jiang Hai and felt extremely angry. He cursed, "I think you don't deserve to live so peacefully. Only by giving you death can I relieve the resentment in my heart!"
"No!" Seeing this, Su Wenzhen, who had been silent, quickly spoke up to stop him. He frowned, "Wenzhen, this matter is not..."
Su Wenzhen felt a surge of anger, but out of consideration for Su Wenxuan's reputation, he couldn't afford to lash out again. Before Jiang Hai could finish speaking, Su Wenzhen impatiently interrupted him, looking at him with a face full of rage, "Since you like staying here so much, then you can stay here forever. Don't ever leave again!" With that, he flicked his sleeves and strode away.
Su Wenzhen, who was standing to the side, seemed to be stunned by Su Wenzhen's behavior. After he walked away, he quickly stepped forward to help Jiang Hai up, saying, "I'm sorry to have wronged you."
“Your Highness…” Jiang Hai quickly broke free from Su Wenlan’s grasp and said respectfully, “This subordinate is not worthy of Your Highness’s concern…”
"Why isn't it worth it?" Hearing this, Su Wenlan seemed somewhat dissatisfied. He frowned and looked at Jiang Hai, saying, "Young Master Jiang is exceptionally intelligent and has mastered excellent martial arts. How can such a talent not be worth it?"
As if he had heard something extraordinary, Jiang Hai looked at Su Wenxuan with surprise. He quickly clasped his hands in a fist and said, "In my life, to have the Crown Prince as a confidant is enough for me!"
"What are you saying?" Su Wenlan smiled and quickly grasped Jiang Hai's hands, saying, "Why am I the only confidant? Could it be..." He looked at Jiang Hai, seemingly implying something, "...isn't he the other way around?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Hai stiffened, then shook his head helplessly, "Actually, my relationship with the Second Prince... is nothing more than that of repaying a debt of gratitude and being repaid with a debt..."
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