Chapter 101 Confrontation
"He is Pei Jingpeng, the second son of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion." Pei Jingzhou said.
"Nonsense! Pei Jingpeng is you! Pei Jingzhou is also you!" Xiao Zinan was afraid that Pei Jingzhou was the real crown prince, and hurriedly retorted: "Back then, you had a serious illness and almost died. The fortune teller said that Pei Jingpeng needed to change his name and fate, so from then on, you were called Pei Jingzhou."
Pei Jingzhou replied calmly: "I am the fortune teller who said that on purpose."
Xiao Zinan was stunned: "Back then...back then..."
Pei Jingzhou explained: "It was the Queen Mother and Xiao Peng who were poisoned back then."
Xiao Zinan still didn't believe it: "How is that possible?"
Pei Jingzhou laughed sarcastically: "Noble Concubine Shi, Duke Cheng's Mansion, and General Shi planned everything, but they overlooked the mischief of me and Xiao Peng."
Xiao Zinan was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
"It means that when I was tired of studying, I exchanged clothes with Xiao Peng and played."
Xiao Zinan looked at Pei Jingzhou, then at Pei Jingpeng lying on the bed and said, "And you two looked a lot alike when you were kids."
"That's right."
Pei Jingzhou and Pei Jingpeng both look like Empress Yuan, and many people can't tell them apart at first glance.
so!
so!
Mother, grandfather, and uncle had always mistakenly believed that it was Pei Jingzhou who was poisoned. Xiao Zinan looked at Pei Jingzhou and asked, "You were fine from beginning to end."
Pei Jingzhou said truthfully: "That's right. When I arrived at the Zhenguo Mansion, the so-called illness was just a prelude to my drastic change in temperament."
"Empress Yuan!" Xiao Zinan suddenly became excited. "It was Empress Yuan, on her deathbed, who emotionally demanded a promise from my father to preserve the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, treat Pei Jingpeng, and send you out of the palace. She wanted you to return to the Eastern Palace one day!"
Pei Jingzhou nodded: "You are right. I don't want to occupy Xiao Peng's name, so I changed my name to 'Zhou' and have been living as the second son of the Zhenguo Mansion."
Xiao Zinan finally admitted disheartenedly: "So you are Xiao Yi."
Pei Jingzhou said again: "Yes, I am Xiao Yi."
Xiao Zinan suddenly laughed out loud, then stopped abruptly. He raised his finger and pointed at Pei Jingzhou and said, "Xiao Yi, you and your deceased mother are exactly the same, both cruel and ruthless!"
Pei Jingzhou said calmly: "Not as vicious as you and the Shi family!"
Xiao Zinan instantly understood Pei Jingzhou's behavior and exposed it loudly: "You pushed Pei Jingpeng to the front, making us all mistakenly believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had no hope. We relaxed our vigilance against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and misled us to keep targeting the Second Prince. We always thought that the Zhenguogong Mansion would help the Second Prince...
"Let me and my second brother fight openly and secretly.
“And you!
"The real Crown Prince!
"Just sit back and watch."
Pei Jingzhou said honestly: "Not really."
"Second brother." Xiao Zinan suddenly turned to Xiao Congbei: "He is using you!"
Xiao Congbei slowly turned his head to look at Pei Jingzhou, opened his mouth, and suddenly didn't know how to address Pei Jingzhou.
Pei Jingzhou didn't look at him, but looked at Xiao Zinan: "Why? You want to join forces with the Second Prince to deal with me?"
At this point, Xiao Zinan also made his decision clear: "So what?"
Pei Jingzhou smiled lightly: "Third brother, don't you think it's too late?"
"I don't think so!" Xiao Zinan said.
Pei Jingzhou asked, "What do you have to join forces with him?"
Xiao Zinan smiled, raised his hands with satisfaction, and clapped twice.
It was quiet all around.
Xiao Zinan looked around in surprise, then clapped his hands twice.
There was still no movement around.
Xiao Zinan shouted with an ugly expression: "Someone come!"
There was still no response from all around.
Xiao Zinan looked at the chief guard: "What's going on?"
The captain of the guards suddenly panicked.
The expressions of the court officials in front of Xiao Zinan changed again and again.
Xiao Zinan looked at Pei Jingzhou: "Pei Jingzhou, what did you do?"
Pei Jingzhou smiled and said, "I've always said that I'm not just going to sit back and watch you fight openly and secretly. I have to do something, like dismember your troops."
"You captured all my people?" In addition to mobilizing the guards in the palace, Xiao Zinan also called on the soldiers of the Dajin Dynasty. He was not afraid of the limited number of silver-helmet guards at all.
But!
But Pei Jingzhou also prepared troops!
He was unsure in his heart and turned to look at Xiao Congbei: "Second brother, you see, he is so vicious. He can do this to me, and he will do this to you in the future!"
Xiao Congbei said, "Third brother, the position of Crown Prince belongs to eldest brother according to both reason and logic."
"Eldest brother? He said he is the eldest brother, is he really the eldest brother?" Xiao Zinan, Concubine Shi, Duke Chengguo's Mansion and others have been planning for so many years and are only one step away from the throne.
He was unwilling to be defeated so easily by Pei Jingzhou.
He then attacked Pei Jingzhou based on his identity: "Who can prove that he is the true crown prince of Dajin?"
"I can prove it!" Suddenly a deep voice appeared.
Xiao Zinan was shocked when he heard this.
Emperor Hong Qi appeared in a neat dragon robe.
Xiao Congbei stared at Emperor Hong Qi in amazement. A few days ago, Emperor Hong Qi was... so energetic, but suddenly he became so energetic.
"Greetings, Father." Pei Jingzhou bowed.
Others knelt and bowed: "Your Highness, long live the Emperor."
"Brother Yi." Emperor Hong Qi strode towards Pei Jingzhou and held his hands.
Pei Jingzhou raised his eyes and looked at Emperor Hong Qi: "Father."
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." Hong Qidi patted Pei Jingzhou's shoulder with red eyes.
"Father, are you okay?" Xiao Zinan's mind was in a mess.
Emperor Hong Qi turned around and shouted angrily, "Come here, arrest them all."
The silver-helmeted guards immediately arrested Xiao Zinan and the others.
"Take him away." said Emperor Hong Qi.
"Yes." The silver-helmeted guard led his men out.
Xiao Zinan broke free from the silver-armored guards and rushed over: "Father!"
Pei Jingzhou kicked Xiao Zinan aside.
Xiao Zinan lay on the ground in a panic, his eyes red as he turned around and asked, "Father, have you been plotting against me as well?"
"You killed the queen and poisoned the prince. You have no regard for the emperor or relatives. What qualifications do you have to question me?" asked Emperor Hong Qi.
"That's because you favor the Empress Yuan and the Crown Prince!" Xiao Zinan's eyes filled with tears. "From childhood to adulthood, the Empress Yuan and the Crown Prince's affairs have always been a problem. No matter what my mother and I do, we never get your concern."
"Is that really the case? The Empress and the Crown Prince truly treat me with sincerity." Emperor Hong Qi raised his hand and accused, "You, the Shi clan, have relied on your power to hinder me at every turn. You've established ties with small border nations, illegally manufactured weapons, embezzled disaster relief funds, and oppressed the people. Do you really think I know nothing?!"
Xiao Zinan was stunned.
Emperor Hong Qi said sadly: "I am the ruler of a country and also a human being. There are many things that I cannot do. As a prince, you do not share my hope for peace in the world, but instead follow the Shi family to commit evil.
“Thanks to the Crown Prince’s secret investigation, we were able to defeat them one by one.
"I can finally wipe you out completely!"
"Father, are you going to wipe out the Shi family?" Xiao Zinan was horrified.
"Take him away!" Emperor Hong Qi waved his sleeves.
"Yes." The silver-helmeted guard stepped forward.
"Xiao Yi! I want you to die!" Xiao Zinan knew that the situation was hopeless, but he couldn't leave in such a cowardly manner. He suddenly took out a flying knife and shouted "Xiao Yi, die!" but the flying knife was heading towards Jiang Zhaoyue's heart.
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