After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

Pan Ye picked up a pot of wine and started drinking.

He has already decided.

After we part today, I'm afraid we won't have the chance to meet again.

Besides, he still needs Shen Jinyao's help.

Shen Jinyao saw Pan Ye drinking alone and not saying anything.

She couldn't help but think of the lonely figure that night again.

However, she was still very curious about Pan Ye's secret.

"Pan Ye, where have you been these days?"

That day, after Pan Ye pushed Zhao Chengyun to the cliff with a sword, Pan Ye also disappeared.

Shen Jinyao once asked Xiang Hongxuan.

"Why didn't Pan Ye leave Zhao Chengyun alive?"

After all, this matter is not only requested by the Third Prince, but also a very important task for the Shen family and the Jiuzhou Kingdom.

If you just silence someone, all the secrets will be buried in the sea.

Fortunately, Shen Jinyao and Xiang Hongxuan later found the file.

She remembered Xiang Hongxuan saying that Pan Ye's every move was related to the emperor.

Therefore, they speculated that Pan Ye killed the second prince on the emperor's order.

If it was the emperor's order, Pan Ye could have been killed, so why did he run away?

Why not just tell them directly that this is the emperor's secret order?

This is what Shen Jinyao has never figured out.

Pan Ye stopped drinking and looked at Shen Jinyao who was looking at him.

Who knew that Pan Ye would answer the wrong question.

"I won't be returning to Kyushu anymore."

what?

According to Shen Jinyao, Pan Ye has no father or mother.

Basically, he grew up with the emperor.

When his martial arts skills improved, the emperor appointed him as the commander of Pan Ye.

Is it the emperor's arrangement that I don't return to Kyushu?

It's definitely not.

"Why?"

Pan Ye smiled and said, "Why? I don't want to go back."

Shen Jinyao pressed on, "Does the Emperor also agree?"

Shen Jinyao noticed that Pan Ye paused drinking because Shen Jinyao mentioned the emperor.

Pan Ye shook his head.

How could the emperor agree?

"Let me tell you a story."

Shen Jinyao nodded. She liked listening to stories.

"Once upon a time there was a baby who was not a favorite from the moment he was born."

"There's no other reason, except that his mother is of low status. Besides that, there's that old charlatan who said he could protect the noble from bad luck."

"Isn't it ridiculous? The baby was supposed to be abandoned, but because of the old charlatan's words, he actually survived."

Shen Jinyao, "How can we stop this evil spirit?"

You can't let all the bad luck fall on yourself, right?

Although Shen Jinyao is an atheist, she has known that nothing in the world can be said to be absolute since she traveled through time.

But, if this happens to a newborn baby, isn't it equivalent to murder?

"Oh, of course, let this child protect the person who needs to ward off evil spirits."

Pan Ye's eyes were a little lonely, "But this child doesn't know this."

"He treated that man like a god, risking his life to protect him and doing shady things for him."

"Later... the child grew up."

"That person told him his life story, and it turned out that he was actually that person's son."

"That man coaxed the child, promising him wealth and glory in the future..."

After hearing this, Shen Jinyao still had nothing to understand.

"You are that child, your father is..."

emperor?

Shen Jinyao was very surprised. Pan Ye was actually the emperor's child?

The emperor is using Pan Ye!

Not only do you want to use him, but you also want to pass the emperor to him?

Shen Jinyao said what she was thinking, "Your father is the emperor? The emperor didn't like you at first, but someone said you were useful to him, so the emperor kept you."

"I guess that charlatan said that you can protect the emperor and even work for him."

"Or maybe that charlatan said that as long as you stay by the emperor's side, you can help him avoid disaster."

……

When Pan Ye heard this, he couldn't help but sneer.

"Could it be that you were once a charlatan? Ha, you talk just like that charlatan."

Pan Ye took a sip of wine and was a little surprised that Shen Jinyao could guess so accurately.

Shen Jinyao: Of course, that’s how it’s played out on TV.

Shen Jinyao continued, "However, when you grow up, the emperor may encounter other disasters, and only you can..."

"Let you..."

Shen Jinyao had a guess in her mind, but she felt it was a little ridiculous.

She looked at Pan Ye hesitantly and said, "Did the emperor promise you that he would make you the crown prince?"

Pan Ye stopped drinking.

He said coldly, "Don't you dare to guess? The position he promised is much higher than that of the crown prince."

Higher than the prince's position?

You know, these princes of Jiuzhou Kingdom dare to do anything to compete for the position of crown prince.

It is probably because the emperor has never appointed a crown prince that the second prince thought of seizing power directly.

Shen Jinyao would not accuse the second prince from the emperor's perspective.

She always felt that the second prince was the mastermind behind the incident in their family, and the emperor just went along with it.

She said bluntly, "The emperor has painted a big cake for you."

Pan Ye: "Drawing cakes? What do you mean?"

Shen Jinyao shook her head. "Nothing. What you mean is that the emperor told you that as long as you listen to him and work for him, he will let you sit on the throne?"

Pan Ye was a little surprised.

He was not surprised by Shen Jinyao's cleverness, but was surprised that Shen Jinyao did not shy away from talking about the emperor.

Not only do they not avoid it, they even feel a strong resentment.

This person doesn't look like someone from the Shen family.

You know, Shen Maoshan of the Shen family is a notorious foolish minister in Jiuzhou Kingdom.

He worked hard for the royal family, and even if the royal family sold him out, he would not have too many complaints.

How could such a family give birth to a girl as "rebellious" as Shen Jinyao?

He looked at Shen Jinyao seriously, "You guessed right."

This feeling was familiar to him.

It was there when he first started investigating Shen Jinyao.

It seemed as if some guess flashed through his mind.

Before he had time to think, Shen Jinyao started talking again.

"What if what he said is true?"

If the emperor wants Pan Ye to continue working for him, he will definitely give Pan Ye some benefits.

For example, when he returns this time, will he announce Pan Ye’s identity to the public?

Pan Ye shook his head. "Maybe it's true. He promised me that when I return this time, he will announce to the public that I am the prince."

"But it might not be true."

"but……"

Pan Ye pondered for a moment, then said, "Even if it's true, I won't go back."

"From the time I was born until now, I have only obeyed the emperor's orders and have never lived for myself."

"If it's false, then my fate will be the same as the Second Prince's."

The secret order the emperor gave him was to kill the second prince.

He didn't even want to know what the second prince had done in Jiuzhou, who his spies were, and what his plans were.

The emperor, out of his own selfish desires, only wants the second prince's life.

"If it's true, not everyone would like that position."

It turned out to be the case.