On the night of the broken engagement, the paranoid prince came to me crying and asking for my statu

Zhuang Zhou lowered his eyes to hide the pain in them, replacing them with a cold look.

He stood up and wanted to go towards Murong Qi.

Murong Qi, however, took a defensive stance towards him and took a few steps back.

"When did you start betraying me?"

A moment ago, there was a hint of confusion on Zhuang Zhou's face.

After hearing Murong Qi's words, he stopped pretending.

Kneel down on one knee where you are.

"Your Highness, I betrayed you and the Crown Prince. My crime is unforgivable. If crushing my bones and scattering my ashes can make your Highness feel better, I am willing to die to atone for my crime."

After all, he was a personal bodyguard who grew up with him. Seeing that Zhuang Zhou was determined to die, Murong Qi felt that Zhuang Zhou was hiding something.

"Tell me honestly, were you forced to do this?"

Although Murong Qi is simple, he is not stupid.

He was already the prince of the dynasty. If there was anyone who could force the guards around him, it would only be the current emperor, except for the guards themselves who were not upright. "Please don't ask too much, Your Highness," Zhuang Zhou lowered his eyes, "I... have long known that the tea was added with the power-dissolving powder. I know that I have been unfaithful once, and I can no longer stay with Your Highness. I only ask Your Highness to give me a quick death."

He said those suicidal words without any hesitation, which clearly showed that he had already made up his mind to die.

Murong Qi couldn't help but feel annoyed, "Damn you Zhuang Zhou, you are really bold now, even me...what are you going to do!!"

Before he could even finish his scolding, the sword in his hand was unexpectedly snatched away by Zhuang Zhou. Without any hesitation, Zhuang Zhou drew the sword from its sheath and was about to put it across his neck.

"Zhuang Zhou!!"

Murong Qi never dreamed that Zhuang Zhou would do such a thing.

Shocked and angry.

Almost at the same time, a small stone hit Zhuang Zhou's back of the hand accurately.

The sword fell, leaving a bloody mark on Zhuang Zhou's neck.

"If you have the courage to die, why don't you have the courage to face what's in front of you?"

A cold voice sounded.

When Murong Qi saw the three people approaching, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"cousin."

Before Fu Jingrong could nod to Murong Qi, Zhuang Zhou picked up the sword that had just fallen to the ground and was about to stab Murong Qi with a fierce look on his face.

Because he was hit by the power-destroying powder, his speed was much slower than before, and the sword in his hand was kicked away by Yi Fan.

Everyone involved was knocked unconscious by Yi Fan.

"Is this the end? These little tricks to seek death are endless?"

Yi Fan cursed under his breath.

Murong Qi's face was filled with lingering fear, "He..."

Yi Fan raised his eyebrows, "Your Highness, are you distressed?"

Murong Qi looked angry and said, "I don't feel bad."

Fu Jingrong was in no mood to listen to the two people arguing, so he ordered Yi Zhi, "Tie him up and throw him to the woodshed first, don't let him die."

Under the grape trellis, peace was restored.

But Murong Qi's mood is not at all peaceful now.

"Cousin, I..."

Fu Jingrong raised his hand to interrupt him, "Now is not the time to talk about this."

Isn't that what you're talking about?

So what is he going to say?

Fu Jingrong pursed his lips, "The current situation is much more serious than you and I imagined. I'm afraid that the emperor has already reached out to Yancheng."

"Huh? Why?"

Murong Qi was completely confused.

"There's no need to ask too many questions. It's only a matter of time before the superiors become suspicious."

Seeing that Murong Qi was still confused, Fu Jingrong felt that communicating with Murong Qi once was equivalent to communicating with Mu Xiaoxiao three times.

It's hard for both of them to communicate, but we still have to rely on these two unreliable people for some things.

Tired...

He rubbed his brows tiredly.

"What are your plans for Zhuang Zhou's matter?"

When Zhuang Zhou was mentioned, the confusion on Murong Qi's face finally disappeared.

If Fu Jingrong looked carefully, he could see the reluctance in Murong Qi's eyes, but the words "the overall situation is more important" reminded him all the time not to be soft-hearted.

Thinking of this, Murong Qi said with a bit of disappointment, "The one who can make Zhuang Zhou determined to die is definitely my father."

Because he felt guilty in front of Fu Jingrong, Murong Qi didn't even dare to look at him when he spoke.

Zhuang Zhou sold him out, and the emperor successfully tricked him into talking...

The fact that my cousin loves Su Sui'an can no longer be concealed.

He understood his father. If his father wanted to use someone, that person's marriage would certainly be considered by his father. How could that person have freedom?

"If you have something to say, you can say it. If you keep it in your heart, won't you feel uncomfortable?"

Originally, Murong Qi had been secretly watching Fu Jingrong.

Fu Jingrong suddenly spoke, and Murong Qi almost choked to death on his own saliva.

"Ahem...cousin, if you changed your mind and want me to choke to death on my saliva, just say it directly. Speaking out of the blue will scare people to death, okay?"

The other party rolled his eyes mercilessly and said, "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it. You must have done something to let me down."

"I swear to God, cousin, I would never let anyone down, but I would never let you down!!"

Under Fu Jingrong's half-smiled gaze, Murong changed his words again, stretched out his hand and made a little gesture towards him, "...Okay...I am indeed a little sorry for you..."

"Okay, I'll tell you, isn't that enough?"

Murong Qi was completely defeated and said in frustration, "A few days ago, my father summoned me to the palace to interrogate me. My father knows that you like Miss Su."

Immediately, Murong Qi raised his hand again to protest, "But this can't be entirely blamed on me. Who told my father to say that he was going to grant Miss Su a marriage right away?"

"Another arranged marriage?"

"That's not it... No, cousin, what do you mean by 'again'? Could it be that..."

The smile on Jingrong's lips became increasingly sinister.

Murong Qi swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

At a time like this, it would be better for him to say less to save his life.

The huge little garden was as silent as a cemetery.

Finally, it was Fu Jingrong who spoke up to break the silence.

"Regarding the marriage, I roughly know what the emperor wants to test. Since he can no longer hold back, we don't have to worry too much about him in the future."

Anyway, he always treats the court as a chess game and all the ministers as chess pieces, so why should he bother to consider the later arrangements of those chess pieces?

Wouldn't it be better to just overturn the whole game instead of cleaning up the mess now?

Murong Qi saw through his intention at a glance, and his eyes widened with fear, "Cousin, don't be impulsive."

"I'm not impulsive." Fu Jingrong put away the smile on his face.

When he wasn't smiling, the innocent and handsome face of the young man seemed to be covered with a shadow, making it impossible to see his true thoughts.

He asked Murong Qi, "King Dingbei guards the south, don't you find anything wrong with that?"

Dingbei Dingbei, the title was conferred by the late emperor at that time. All the ministers of the older generation knew that the late emperor intended to let King Dingbei garrison in the north and pacify the north.

But not long after my father ascended the throne, King Dingbei and his family moved to Yancheng to guard the south...

"Could it be that Father..."