Chi Yan chuckled casually, "Your master didn't come himself, but sent a bunch of greenhorns to lead the charge. I'll have to have a word with him about this later!"
The other person's face stiffened.
Lord Liu was a notoriously shrewd man. He knew that this move would offend Chi Yan, so he simply hid and only sent his men. When Chi Yan came knocking on his door later, he could claim that he knew nothing about it.
This way, you won't offend people too much.
The guard gritted his teeth, his tone helpless: "Lord Chi, it's all orders from above. We're just following orders. Why make things difficult for us?"
“No trouble at all.” Chi Yan glanced at him. “However, I will personally deliver my own wife to her. I don’t trust anyone else to do it.”
He turned and extended a hand, raising an eyebrow at Shen Tangning, "Get on your horse."
Seeing this, the guards secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said nothing more.
She placed her hand on it, and Chi Yan used a little force, instantly pulling Shen Tangning into his arms.
"drive!"
Just as she was realizing something was amiss, he raised his whip and spurred his horse forward.
Seeing this, the guards quickly said, "Quick, follow us!"
Mrs. Chi stared in disbelief, and after a long while stammered, "That rascal! I asked him to come back and help his wife out of that predicament, but he actually sent her in on his own initiative!"
"..."
Shen Tangning was half-held in Chi Yan's arms, sitting sideways on the horse. This position made her feel insecure, so she could only hold tightly to the hem of his clothes.
Chi Yan's strong arms encircled her waist, his expression somewhat somber. He whispered in her ear, "His Majesty is determined to deal with the Eldest Princess. The order has been issued from above, and the Jingzhao Prefecture has no choice but to obey. During that time, you and the Seventh Princess were close, and you were dragged into it as a result."
He had already roughly figured out the ins and outs of the matter before he came, so when the Jingzhao Prefecture came to his door, he couldn't resist too much, because it was His Majesty's will.
Shen Tangning's eyelashes trembled: "Then where does this talk of the Eldest Princess colluding with the enemy and betraying the country come from?"
Even if they have close ties, you can't just force them to be accused of treason. That's no small matter!
Chi Yan's tone became much more serious: "Someone reported that the Eldest Princess deliberately let Jiang Zhijing go. The guards in the prison were not strict that night, and His Majesty happened to be poisoned. Someone colluded with her from the inside."
Her eyes widened slightly; that explanation did make some sense.
Seeing that she still had the mind to worry about others, Chi Yan felt a headache coming on: "You should think about how to deal with the interrogation later. If they can't get through to the Princess, they will definitely try to get you to talk."
Shen Tangning's eyes turned cold: "If you want to find fault, you can always find a reason. If His Majesty is interested in the Princess, even if she is innocent, he can find a hundred reasons to punish her!"
However, he still cared about his reputation and wanted to come up with a convincing reason as a fig leaf...
"Your Majesty could have simply eliminated the Princess, but instead you've only imprisoned her. Can you guess why?" Chi Yan suddenly asked.
Shen Tangning frowned in thought, her gaze suddenly sharpening: "...The Hidden Guard?"
Because the eldest princess still has the Qianlin Guard under her command, His Majesty is hesitant to act rashly.
Or perhaps he also coveted this power, and thus wanted to use this opportunity to force the Qianlin Guards to take action, confirm the Princess's rebellious intentions, and thereby wipe them out in one fell swoop...
She suddenly bit her lip: "Wouldn't Your Highness be in a dilemma?"
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