The blackened marquis insists that the husband should be more valuable than the son!

Xue Mingyue couldn't help but sneer.

So she, and Xu Yingying, who was used as a gun by him, were all just unimportant extras and nothing in his eyes.

"Okay, don't be angry." Xie Lang saw that her eyes were full of anger and pinched her face in a funny way. "He was sure that I would meet him privately, because he only knew that I was investigating him now."

"But he doesn't know that I already knew what he had done in his previous life, so his plan is doomed to fail."

Xue Mingyue's anger seemed to suddenly burst into a small hole, and all the anger leaked out.

Judging from his tone, the third prince must have done a lot.

He already had the leverage over the Third Prince in his hands, so she wouldn't be restrained by him this time. Thinking that Xie Lang was as petty and vindictive as she was, she finally felt relieved.

Xue Mingyue blinked her eyelashes and asked, "What else did he do?"

Xie Lang laughed and did not continue talking. Instead, he pushed her to sit on the chair, then slowly unfolded the painting in his hand and spread it on the table. The moment the garden was filled with bright pear blossoms, her eyes could not help but move over.

And when I saw the smiling 'me' in the painting...

Xue Mingyue couldn't help but lower her eyes and curled up her fingers.

When she raised her head again, she caught a glimpse of Xie Lang, who was concentrating with his eyes lowered. He bent his fingers and gently touched the painting, and the place he touched was exactly the cheek of the person in the painting - "her".

Looking from this angle, you can just see his soft and affectionate profile.

Xue Mingyue's heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat.

She immediately coughed and said, "The Third Prince suddenly came up with this trick to test you, and you can't complain to His Majesty, so what are you going to do?"

Her speech speed became faster and her ears turned red.

"I handed all the evidence to Lian Dongshu."

"...?"

Xie Lang leaned on the edge of the table with one hand, tilted his head and looked at her with a smile in his eyes, and said lazily: "If he takes this hot potato, he will definitely present the evidence to His Majesty. What happens next has nothing to do with me."

Xue Mingyue hesitated and said, "But..."

"Instructing Xu Yingying to ruin your reputation is actually the lightest crime he has committed. Don't worry that His Majesty won't punish him."

She was slightly stunned, and the face of the third prince Xiao Chang appeared in her mind.

He was so sure, which meant that what Xiao Chang did was very likely to touch upon the bottom line of Emperor Jingping, and the only thing that could make Emperor Jingping determined to punish him was probably the matter of seizing the throne...

"Did he have any hand in the matter between the Fourth Prince and Princess Yelu?"

Xue Mingyue suddenly asked.

Although it was a question, her tone was particularly firm.

Xie Lang raised his eyebrows, nodded at her, shrugged and said frankly: "Yes, I sent people to make Princess Yelu change her mind and become your majesty's concubine. I was also the one who secretly pushed her to fall in love with the fourth prince."

Sure enough! She knew it!

Xue Mingyue's almond-shaped eyes lit up slightly. She had long guessed that Xie Lang must be involved in this.

"But the two of them ran out to have a tryst in the middle of the palace banquet. It was the Third Prince who did it. I only discovered this recently, so I told Lord Lian about it."

Xie Lang said casually, "He wants to take advantage of the situation, but I won't let him."

Xue Mingyue's eyes darkened slightly, and she tightened her fingers around the hand warmer.

She just remembered some time ago that in her previous life, after the Second Prince's rebellion failed and Xie Lang was exiled to the Northern Frontier, the beneficiary in the next one or two years was not the Fourth Prince or the Fifth Prince, but the Third Prince.

Since the third prince is not as silent as he seems, he is actually very scheming.

Then maybe he was also involved in the second prince's rebellion in the previous life. If that was true... then her fate was also related to him.

"What else did he do?"

Xue Mingyue frowned and looked up at him intently.

Seeing her tense little face showing a very serious expression, Xie Lang couldn't help but stretch out his index finger and poke her cheek, which made a small pit. The soft touch was completely different from the feeling of touching drawing paper, which made people linger.

"Xiao Yu, that child was killed by the Third Prince in his previous life."

"!"What?

Xue Mingyue's eyes suddenly widened and she stood up.

In a flash, she suddenly remembered something, her pupils trembled slightly, and she said suddenly: "The eunuch who brought him out!"

This was something she had never thought about.

She always thought that Xiao Yu's death at the age of six in her previous life was an accident. After all, when she met Xiao Yu, he had a walnut choked in his throat when eating it, which seemed like an accident caused by greed.

What Xie Lang said next confirmed her guess.

Xue Mingyue just felt a chill on her back.

It was originally thought that the fight for the throne would involve everyone in the entire court and the entire capital, with countless people dying. It was already tragic enough, but no one expected that Xiao Yu was also one of them, and even earlier.

"Yes, that person was arranged by the Third Prince."

He nodded and said, "Xiao Yu's biological mother is not of high status, and the Queen has been raising him all these years. A few days ago, there was a rumor in the womb that the Queen was going to pass him off as her own son."

After saying this, Xie Lang curled the corners of his lips sarcastically: "This is true, so the Third Prince is anxious."

Among the princes, some had powerful maternal families, some were smart and clever since childhood, and some were about to become legitimate princes. Only Xiao Chang had nothing, and was always just a foil in the eyes of everyone.

Xue Mingyue couldn't help rubbing her arms.

She felt creepy at the thought that there was someone hiding in the dark like a poisonous snake, watching them all the time and waiting for the right moment to strike.

So it must be him who was behind the Second Prince's forcing the emperor to abdicate and treason!

"Don't be afraid. He can't cause any trouble."

At this moment, someone patted the top of his head gently twice.

Xie Lang's soothing voice sounded, clear but with a hint of hoarseness, and sounded a little low.

"In his previous life, even though he eliminated all the rivals who were capable of competing for the throne, he still didn't become the crown prince. This shows that Your Majesty didn't recognize him either. Later, after I entered the capital, I killed him."

Xue Mingyue met his eyes before she had time to react when she heard this.

Xie Lang leaned over and rested his forehead against hers.

His warm breath fell on her cheek.

It’s too close!

Xue Mingyue's almond-shaped eyes suddenly widened and she subconsciously held her breath, only to feel the heat gradually spreading.

"After I was reborn, I started thinking about how to get rid of him. I originally thought that I would deal with him after I finished the things at hand, but I didn't expect him to take the initiative to hand the handle to me."

"Especially, he actually set his sights on you again."

Xie Lang's voice suddenly became extremely cruel.

Xue Mingyue: "Again?"