The prince has many capable men under his command, and their methods of torture are naturally first-rate. The assassin looks tough, but his courage and morale are like that of a weak opponent, which eventually wanes.

After failing to die at first, he no longer wanted to die and did not dare to die. He confessed after almost two rounds of torture.

The one who ordered him was a confidant of Xiao Zhe. Although he was not Xiao Zhe himself, this confidant was often with Xiao Zhe and had a lot of leverage over Xiao Zhe. As long as the investigation was thorough, Xiao Zhe would not be able to escape the connection!

The prince did not alert the enemy and announced to the public that no assassin was left alive. He left with Mingnan and the others early the next morning.

The news was first reported to the palace. The emperor was furious and immediately sent the Imperial Guards to pick up the prince.

He secretly sent people to control Xiao Zhe's confidants and found a lot of letters between him and Xiao Zhe in his home.

These were originally a way out left by his confidants in order to blackmail Xiao Zhe, but now they have become Xiao Zhe's death warrant.

As soon as the prince returned to the palace, he was called over by the emperor. The irrefutable evidence was there, and the emperor asked him how he would deal with it.

Before coming, Mingnan specifically told the prince: "If possible, I hope Xiao Zhe will not die. It would be too easy for him to die like this before he gets the retribution he deserves."

The prince agreed without asking why.

So when facing the emperor at this time, he sighed, lowered his eyes and looked very sad and disappointed, "Twelfth brother is confused."

The emperor was furious. "What do you mean by confused? I think he is evil! He is jealous and doesn't know how to live or die!"

"Father, calm down."

The prince lifted his robe and knelt down with his back straight. He looked at the emperor with a forbearing expression, "Father, he is my brother after all. Since the princess and I are fine, please spare his life and imprison him in the mansion. Let him spend the rest of his life repenting."

"You are just too kind, just like your mother."

The emperor pointed at him from a distance, looking as if angry at him for not fighting back, but his eyes were noticeably softer.

The prince knew that he had made the right move.

He looked at the emperor firmly and said again: "Please grant me your blessing, father!"

"Well, since you have such a kind heart, I will grant your wish."

The emperor waved his hands and said, "The death penalty can be avoided, but the punishment for living cannot be avoided. The twelfth prince will be demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in the palace for life. He is not allowed to step out of the palace without an imperial decree, otherwise he will be killed without mercy."

……

When the imperial edict was delivered to Xiao Zhe's residence, Xiao Zhe was still dreaming that the prince had died and he had snatched Mingnan away.

The next moment, I was slapped hard in the face by the cold reality.

The Royal Guards rushed in, grabbed him and pinned him to the ground.

He was shocked, confused and angry, "Are you crazy? Let go!"

The imperial guard kicked him on the knee. Xiao Zhe felt pain and his knees went weak and he knelt down.

Xiao Zhe's face was a mixture of anger and surprise, looking twisted and funny.

"Who gave you the guts to do this to me? You are committing treason. I hope you will have your heads chopped off!"

He clearly realized something, and although he was still shouting, his confidence was clearly lacking.

The Royal Guards suddenly split up on both sides, leaving a path in the middle.

Xiao Zhe suddenly raised his head and looked over. His eyes suddenly fixed and he cried out in surprise, "Wu Mingnan?!"

There was a eunuch following behind Mingnan, who was someone close to the emperor.

Xiao Zhe couldn't control his shaking.

The eunuch didn't waste any words. He stood still and began to read the imperial edict. The edict first scolded Xiao Zhe and then announced his punishment.

Xiao Zhe struggled violently, "No, it's impossible! I didn't do anything, I am innocent! I want to see my father——"

The head eunuch said with a fake smile, "Your Highness, the evidence is there, so don't cry out for injustice. If it weren't for the Crown Prince's pleading for you, you wouldn't just be imprisoned, your body would have been torn apart long ago! You should reflect on this."

"Stop crying wolf here! He was the one who framed me! I want to see my father, let go! Let me see my father—"

"Tsk - why can't you understand what I'm saying?"

The eunuch glanced at him and shook his head.

Seeing this, Mingnan said, "Eunuch, your mission has been completed. Go back and report to His Majesty. I will talk to His Majesty the Twelfth Prince."

The eunuch looked at her and then at Xiao Zhe.

Mingnan took out a bag of silver from his sleeve and quietly stuffed it into his pocket, "Thank you for your hard work, eunuch. This is a small token of my appreciation. Keep it for your tea."

"Oh, the princess is too polite. How can you say that the princess is a good person?" He smiled and flicked his whisk and said, "I dare not keep Your Majesty waiting. I will go back now. The princess should not stay here for long, so as to avoid any more trouble."

Mingnan smiled and nodded, "Take care, father-in-law."

The chief eunuch waved his hand, and the imperial guards saluted and retreated.

In the blink of an eye, Mingnan and Xiaozhe were the only ones left in the yard.

Xiao Zhe tried to stand up, but Mingnan kicked him back.

"Fuck—Wu Mingnan!"

This blow was extremely powerful, and Xiao Zhe curled up like a shrimp in pain, his face turning pale.

Ming Nan lowered his eyes and looked at him, whispering softly, "You are so embarrassed, Twelfth Prince. You are so pitiful."

Xiao Zhe almost bit his teeth, "You——"

"What's wrong with me? Don't you want to kill me? Come on."

Mingnan spread his hands, "I'll give you this chance. If you can kill me today, I'll be useless. If you can't -"

She smiled and said, "You're out of luck."

This provocation completely ignited the anger in Xiao Zhe's heart. He struggled to get up from the ground, forgetting everything else and focusing on teaching Mingnan a lesson.

Mingnan stood still, watching him rush towards him with cold eyes, and only grabbed his fist when it was about to hit him.

After that, no matter how hard Xiao Zhe tried, he could not move forward at all.

Mingnan looked at him amusedly, "That's it?"

Xiao Zhe was so angry that he almost fainted.

"So weak." She struck out as fast as lightning and punched Xiao Zhe in the stomach. He gagged and almost vomited.

Mingnan grabbed his arm, took a step forward, turned around and exerted force, giving him a clean and clean shoulder throw.

Xiao Zhe fell to the ground with a thud, and his vision suddenly went dark. "Puff—"

This time he really vomited.

Before he could get up, Ming Nan stepped on his chest and shook his head. "Oh, what a disappointment. I thought you were so powerful. You have no skills at all, but you want to rely on your face to step on women to get to the top? How ridiculous."

Xiao Zhe's eyes were red with anger, and he wanted to say something but couldn't.

He didn't understand why Mingnan hated him so much?

Obviously it wasn’t like this before…

"If you have the guts, you...you can kill...me..."

Xiao Zhe used up the last bit of his strength and shouted this sentence from his throat that was burning with pain.

He thought he would be humiliated by Mingnan again, but unexpectedly Mingnan moved his foot away.

She put her hands behind her back, bent down, and looked at him with curved eyebrows, "Want to die? Isn't that too easy for you?"

"Do you know why you didn't die?"

Xiao Zhe was stunned, and his expression suddenly changed, "It's you?!"

"It was me. I asked the Crown Prince to ask His Majesty to spare your life."

"Why? Do you hate me so much?!" Xiao Zhe tried to get up like crazy.

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