Song Lianhe then smiled with satisfaction, put her arms around him tightly, buried her face in his chest, and raised the corners of her mouth with joy.

She was really afraid that he would be sad and turn into the villain in the book. She had spent so much time and effort to guide him onto the right path, and she could not let Zhou Ye ruin everything!

Zhou Cangyan stroked her hair, chuckled and patted her back, "Wait here for a while, I'm going to meet someone."

"Who is it?" Song Lianhe was puzzled and looked around blankly.

Weren't all Zhou Ye's people taken away? Where were they?

Zhou Cangyan didn't explain, but said something in her ear.

Song Lianhe was stunned for a moment, looked at him suspiciously, and without asking any more questions, he took out something from the bag he was carrying and handed it to him.

"These are all that's left. No antidote is needed, but you've seen what it looks like when it breaks out. Even a tough guy can't stand it."

She said this deliberately, looking at him warily.

Zhou Cangyan laughed and put the food in his arms: "I don't want to eat it."

Only then did Song Lianhe feel relieved. It didn't matter what he did with it, as long as he didn't eat it.

Zhou Cangyan turned around and called his men over, "Protect the princess."

"Yes!"

Song Lianhe didn't ask any more questions and just stood there and looked at him obediently.

Zhou Cangyan walked towards the woods next to him and his figure quickly disappeared.

Song Lianhe frowned, "Who would be there?"

Zhou Cangyan quickly stopped after entering the forest. His light brown eyes looked like glass beads in the sunlight, mysterious and cold.

"Come out."

Behind me, footsteps slowly appeared.

Zhou Cangyan turned around and looked at Yan Jiayu who was approaching.

"Prince Yongdong personally brought people to arrest me. This must be the general's work."

"You're welcome."

Yan Jiayu was straightforward and acted as if it was a matter of course.

Zhou Cangyan laughed: "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" His eyes fixed on the other party, gradually turning cold.

"You can't blame this general for what happened to the princess."

Yan Jiayu leaned against the tree trunk, holding his knife in his arms, and looked up at him, "On the contrary, you should be grateful to this general. If this general had not kept his word, not only her, but the people of the entire Sishui City would have been in danger."

This statement may be used to deceive others, but Zhou Cangyan sneered at it, "Is the 50,000 troops stationed outside the city just for show?"

Yan Jiayu was not hypocritical and nodded seriously: "Okay, this general will correct it. The people of Sishui City should thank you. But Song Lianhe, you still have to thank this general for keeping his word!"

Zhou Cangyan looked at him coldly but did not refute.

If it was not him but his brother Yan Shaji who made the bet with Song Lianhe that day, the consequences would indeed be foreseeable.

"Okay, let's get down to business."

Yan Jiayu glanced at him and said slowly, "General Zhou Yeben has handed it over to you. Where is your thank-you gift?"

Zhou Cangyan walked towards him and said, "The 'evidence' of Prince Yan's death has now been presented on Prince Xin's desk."

"Oh?" Yan Jiayu raised his eyes, "My father is suspicious by nature. He won't trust anyone easily."

"Therefore, the evidence that I prepared for him is full of loopholes."

Yan Jiayu frowned.

"The more suspicious a person is by nature, the more suspicious he will be when faced with meticulous and perfect evidence. Giving him loopholes is giving him an opportunity to continue digging for the 'truth'."

After hearing what he said, Yan Jiayu chuckled and looked at him with narrowed eyes, full of vigilance.

"It seems that choosing to cooperate with you is the most correct choice made by this general."

"General, you are too kind." Zhou Cangyan said this, but his attitude was not humble at all: "After all, you and I have the same goal."

Yan Jiayu lowered her eyes, her voice was low and a little cooler, "Back then, my aunt already had a lover, and she refused to marry him by threatening to commit suicide. It was my father who forced her lover to death and tied her to the Flower Bridge. I think she hated my father to death. We Nanchen people have strong personalities and will never let go of any grudge. But now my aunt wants to join forces with my father to help Zhou Gaozuo win the throne, but she is just using him. When Zhou Gaozuo takes that position in the future, the first person she will deal with will be my father."

Zhou Cangyan sneered: "Maybe she wants to deal with more than just King Xin?"

Yan Jiayu looked at him but said nothing.

I think I have understood what Zhou Cangyan meant.

Zhou Cangyan continued, "Prince Xin has always had evil intentions towards Dacheng... No, it's you Nanchen who have always had evil intentions towards Dacheng. Prince Xin would help his nephew just to support someone of his own. The same is true for Concubine Zhao Hui. If I were her, I would definitely take advantage of the internal turmoil in Nanchen to support someone of my own to sit in that position. That person would definitely not be Prince Xin, not to mention that General Yan is brave and good at fighting, and holds military power. Who knows, will you become the knife that will be swung at Dacheng in the future? Therefore, Nanchen is just Nanchen after all, and it is still unknown whether it is Nanchen of Dacheng."

Yan Jiayu's face looked very ugly and his eyes became colder.

Zhou Cangyan glanced at him and chuckled, "I'm sure the general has thought about this. I'm just reminding you that Concubine Zhao Hui is not a simple person. After losing her beloved, she has been able to enjoy the emperor's favor for nearly twenty years.

Yan Jiayu raised her eyes and looked at him calmly, "In that case, it is not enough to just put the blame on her for the prince's death. Simply losing a son is not enough for father."

"Oh?"

Zhou Cangyan looked at him and suddenly smiled slowly.

He reached into his arms, took out a porcelain bottle, and threw it over.

Yan Jiayu caught it.

"It can only last for half an hour, and this half an hour can be said to be worse than death. No antidote is needed, the effect of the drug will automatically wear off."

Yan Jiayu understood and tightened the porcelain bottle. Half an hour would be enough.

"This medicine... must have come from King Qing's hand."

Zhou Cangyan's face suddenly turned cold, "She is my person."

Sometimes men seem to have some kind of tacit understanding with each other, and they can know what the other person means with just a look or a word.

This is especially true among the strong.

Zhou Cangyan knew that Yan Jiayu looked at Song Lianhe differently. Even if it was just admiration from the opposite sex, he would not allow it!

Yan Jiayu was not embarrassed at all, but admitted generously: "No woman has ever caught my eye. She is the first one."

Sensing the murderous intent coming from the opposite side.

Yan Jiayu continued calmly, "King Qing, there is no need to be so angry. This general would not even bother to take someone else's wife. But..."

He paused, then smiled.

This was the first smile he had shown since the two of them had been in contact.

"Your Highness Prince Qing should take good care of himself. If...if Prince Qing dies young, you don't have to worry about the princess. This general will take care of her."

Zhou Cangyan's eyes suddenly turned cold: "You're looking for death!"

At this moment, Song Lianhe was squatting on the ground playing with stones out of boredom.

I don’t know who he went to see and why he was gone for so long.

Just then, someone exclaimed, "What happened in the woods? It seems like...someone is fighting!"

Song Lianhe was startled and stood up immediately. He heard the sound of weapons clashing from the forest opposite. Then, a tree was chopped off and fell to the ground with a loud bang.

Then, the second tree, the third tree...

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