Chapter 100 The Crown Prince
"Second brother." Xiao Zinan said happily as if he had found a treasure: "Although it was not easy, I finally found you."
Xiao Congbei looked at the bright yellow robe on Xiao Zinan and said, "Third brother, how dare you wear clothes of this color?"
"I've been doing this for a long time." Xiao Zinan stretched out his arms and asked happily, "Does it fit?"
Xiao Congbei said unhappily, "You've crossed the line!"
"That's not the case." Xiao Zinan explained easily, "This is something that the emperor allowed."
The crown prince was critically ill, and Emperor Hong Qi fainted twice in succession. He could neither hear nor speak, but he never agreed to succeed to the throne.
Xiao Congbei didn't believe he would allow Xiao Zinan to dress like this: "Impossible!"
Xiao Zinan smiled but said nothing.
Xiao Congbei's face changed drastically, and he immediately asked, "What did you do to our father?"
Xiao Zinan did not answer, but slowly turned his gaze to the bed.
Seeing the prince in Pei Jingzhou's arms with blood all over his face and one foot in the grave, he was stunned at first, and then felt excited that "God is helping me".
He immediately raised his finger and pointed at Xiao Congbei, no longer calling him "Second Brother" and directly accused him: "Xiao Congbei, you actually colluded with the Zhenguogong Mansion to murder the Crown Prince!"
Xiao Congbei retorted: "Third brother, you——"
"Come here! Capture Xiao Congbei, Pei Jingzhou and the others!" Xiao Zinan ordered.
Imperial Physician Sun was shocked. He just came to treat the prince, but he encountered such a fight between brothers. He might lose his life.
Qingluo's mind and eyes were filled with the prince, and she didn't care what was happening around her.
Jiang Zhaoyue had read many stories of power grabbing and usurping the throne in history books, TV dramas, and movies. This was her first personal experience, and she was unable to react for a moment. She stared blankly at Xiao Zinan as he gave an order and several guards rushed in.
Xiao Congbei's personal eunuch stepped forward to protect Xiao Congbei: "Who are you——"
A guard drew his sword without warning and chopped it down without a word.
Before Xiao Congbei's personal eunuch could finish his words, he fell to the ground in a pool of blood and died.
A few hours ago, Pei Jingzhou stabbed a figure to death with a dagger, but the room was pitch black at that time. Jiang Zhaoyue didn't have time to look at anything, so she threw herself into Pei Jingzhou's arms and followed Pei Jingzhou into the palace.
Therefore, she did not witness the scene of death.
Now it was bright all around. As a person who grew up in a civilized society, she saw the murder scene with her own eyes and up close, and smelled the strong smell of blood. She instantly felt uncomfortable and nauseous.
But the situation was urgent and she couldn't afford to think too much.
She subconsciously moved a few steps towards the bed, trying to block Pei Jingzhou and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, while also wanting some comfort.
When Xiao Congbei saw his personal eunuch fall to the ground, he immediately scolded the guards as if he were a prince: "This is the Eastern Palace, who dares to act rashly?!"
Upon hearing this, the guards stopped in time and waited for Xiao Zinan's instructions.
Xiao Zinan shouted, "It is only natural to arrest you traitors and rebels!"
Xiao came to the East Palace from the north because in the entire imperial palace, except for Emperor Hong Qi's place, only the East Palace had a large number of guards, so he was confident now.
But at this moment, a series of orderly footsteps were heard outside the bedroom.
He quickly turned his head and saw guards walking quickly through the cracks in the window. He looked at Xiao Zinan in horror: "Xiao Zinan, have you surrounded the East Palace?"
Xiao Zinan did not hide it: "Yeah, so, you can't escape, haha."
In other words, Xiao Zinan bribed or killed the guards of the Eastern Palace. Xiao Congbei was terrified and angry: "Xiao Zinan! You are openly plotting rebellion!"
Xiao Zinan stopped talking to Xiao Congbei and shouted sternly, "Arrest them all!"
"Yes." The guards approached Xiao Congbei again and also approached Jiang Zhaoyue.
This was the first time Jiang Zhaoyue encountered such a situation and he was at a loss as to what to do.
"Who dares?" Pei Jingzhou suddenly spoke.
The guards stopped for some unknown reason.
Xiao Zinan and others turned to look at Pei Jingzhou who was standing in front of the bed.
Pei Jingzhou slowly put Pei Jingpeng on the bed, gently wiped the last drop of blood from his cheek with his palm, slowly stood up and stood straight.
When his dark eyes looked over, his whole body not only exuded his usual coldness, but also had the aura of a king who could command thousands of troops.
Xiao Zinan felt an inexplicable chill in his heart, and then he thought he was overthinking it, and said with a smile: "Master Pei, is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dead?"
"Even if you die, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not die." Pei Jingzhou said in a deep voice.
"You bold traitor!" Xiao Zinan's former guard leader, in order to show his loyalty, immediately rebuked Pei Jingzhou: "How dare you dare to say to His Highness the Third Prince—"
Pei Jingzhou waved his hand and a medicine bottle hit the captain of the guards in the face.
The captain of the guards was hit hard on the cheek, and his body staggered uncontrollably to the side several steps and hit the door hard.
Xiao Zinan was furious: "Pei Jingzhou! How dare you attack me in front of me——"
Without giving Xiao Zinan a chance to continue, Pei Jingzhou called out, "Pei Jing."
With a "bang", Pei Jing jumped in through the window, followed by silver-helmeted guards who jumped in one after another to protect Pei Jingzhou and others.
Silver Helmet Guard?!
The Silver Helmet Guards have undergone rigorous training and their abilities far exceed those of the palace guards. They only obey the orders of the Emperor and the Crown Prince.
The emperor's life or death is uncertain, and the prince's life or death is also unknown.
Why would the silver-helmeted guard obey Pei Jingzhou?
Xiao Zinan pointed at Pei Jingzhou in shock: "How can you command the Silver Helmet Guards?"
Pei Jingzhou curled his lips and smiled.
Xiao Zinan immediately concluded: "You, the Duke of Zhenguo, have rebellious intentions, you——"
"Xiao Zinan, do you think there is a possibility?" Pei Jingzhou paused deliberately.
Xiao Zinan had no choice but to ask unhappily: "What's possible?"
Pei Jingzhou no longer concealed: "Actually, I am not the second son of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."
Xiao Zinan didn't believe it: "If you are not the second son of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, then who are you?"
Pei Jingzhou pushed aside the two silver-helmeted guards, took a steady step forward, and looked at Xiao Zinan frankly: "The Crown Prince of the Great Jin Dynasty, Xiao Yi."
Imperial Physician Sun was shocked when he heard this.
Xiao Congbei was stunned, thinking of the unusual words in Pei Jingzhou's words just now and his appearance that was very similar to his father... He had already suspected Pei Jingzhou's identity, but Xiao Zinan's sudden arrival gave him no time to think about it.
Now that he heard Pei Jingzhou say it directly, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
Jiang Zhaoyue suddenly remembered that when she entered the palace, the coachman called out "Your Highness", and then they entered the palace and the East Palace smoothly. Then Pei Jingzhou called himself brother to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince... Everything was weird, but she had no time to ask.
Now I hear Pei Jingzhou say that he is the current crown prince.
Everything was explained at once.
only!
But how could Pei Jingzhou be the crown prince?
It’s not written in the book!
Jiang Zhaoyue looked at Pei Jingzhou in disbelief.
"Impossible!" Xiao Zinan denied loudly, pointing at the person on the bed and hypothetically asking, "If you are Crown Prince Xiao Yi, then who is he?"
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