The emperor walked in aggressively in court robes.

Following behind him was a fierce general under Xia's father.

The prince looked at Xia's father in surprise and suspicion.

Everyone in the hall has saluted the emperor.

The emperor stared at the prince, who had been frightened to death by this reversal, with hatred in his eyes and shouted, "Someone come! Capture this rebellious traitor!"

The soldiers outside filed in and captured the prince and others in a blink of an eye.

Xie Tingxuan was forced to kneel before the Grand Prince.

The emperor stepped in and snorted coldly, "Tingxuan, since you are the crown prince, this position will be yours sooner or later. Why are you plotting a rebellion?"

Xie Tingxuan had no idea that this old man actually had a trick up his sleeve. "Father, you have wronged me! I only wanted to share your worries. Your Majesty is in poor health and needs to be taken care of. Wouldn't it be better for me to take care of all the affairs of the court?"

The emperor stared coldly at Xie Tingxuan, whose eyes were full of greed, waved his hand, and ordered his men to take the rebellious son away.

The emperor sat back on his seat and said with satisfaction, "This time, thanks to Minister Xia's assistance, we were able to capture these two traitors!"

The two, naturally, refer to the seventh prince and the crown prince.

General Xia remained unfazed by praise or criticism, "This is what a humble minister should do!"

The ministers in the court were in a complicated mood.

The one with the best chance of getting the throne is the seventh prince. The crown prince is the legitimate one, but he has become disabled.

Which faction does this General Xia belong to?

Since he is neither the Seventh Prince nor the Crown Prince, which other prince could be so hidden that he could secretly win over General Xia?

As for the royalists? No way, absolutely no way.

The emperor is about to die. Only a fool would offend the prince who will ascend the throne in the future for the sake of an old man who is about to die.

He thought about the remaining princes.

Could it be that General Xia wants to establish a puppet emperor to control the government?

This speculation has become the answer in many people's minds.

That must be the case. General Xia really has evil intentions!

The emperor severely punished those who participated in the rebellion, and the morning court ended hastily.

The seventh prince and the crown prince were both imprisoned in the prison. They were demoted to commoners, and people were sent to the two princes' residences to search their property.

Yao Yao was holding her son and dreaming of ascending the throne of queen in the future, when suddenly a servant ran in in a panic, saying that soldiers had surrounded the prince's mansion.

Yao Yao was so shocked that she almost threw her precious son out of her arms. She couldn't believe it, "What nonsense are you talking about, you bitch!"

The maid knelt on the ground and said, "I am not talking nonsense. The soldiers, the soldiers have entered the backyard!"

Before he could finish his words, a group of soldiers rushed in, surrounded the yard, and broke into the house, rummaging and smashing things.

Yao Yao was so scared that she immediately hugged her son and was driven out of the yard.

All the people in the Prince's Mansion were arrested in batches and thrown into prison.

Looking at the dirty and messy cell with rats and bugs running around, Yao Yao felt like she was dreaming.

Isn’t Xie Tingxuan going to ascend the throne?

Isn't she going to be the imperial concubine?

how so? !

This was nothing like what she had dreamed!

This is not true, this is not true!

Xie Tingxuan was locked up in a cell, without even a wheelchair to sit in. He was casually thrown on a pile of grass, surrounded by the musty stench of the cell.

He lowered his head, his brows were tightly furrowed, and his dark eyes were like the abyss.

Xie Tingxuan heard the crying of the women in the backyard, and he was annoyed and yelled: "Shut up! Why are you crying!"

Isn't it just a jail cell? He has a backup plan!

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As Xie Qiheng walked out of the palace gate, a minor official came secretly and slipped him a note.

The petty official didn't even dare to raise his head and ran away after stuffing the note into his pocket.

Xie Qiheng opened the note, which had the words "Princess Anyang" written on it.

Xie Qiheng's eyes darkened and he crumpled the note into a ball and held it in his palm.

The next day, Xie Qiheng came to the dungeon and met Xie Tingxuan alone.

Xie Tingxuan's hair was a little messy, his clothes were stained, and he looked in a dishevel.

Xie Tingxuan was carried here by someone, but his eyes were still defiant and his back never bent. When he saw Xie Qiheng, he even looked proud.

He laughed and said, "Cousin, don't be so nervous. It's scary when you look at me like that."

Xie Qiheng clenched his fists tightly, almost gritting his teeth as he asked, "Xiao Jing is in your hands?!"

Xie Tingxuan snorted and laughed, "If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being too stupid. At this critical moment, you still dared to send him away. If you had kept him by your side to protect him, you wouldn't have given me the opportunity to take advantage of you."

"Xie Qiheng, aren't you very proud? You thought you could snatch Xia Chujing away from me, but it's a pity, what's not yours will never be yours."

Xie Qiheng rushed forward and grabbed Xie Tingxuan by the collar, "You're looking for death!"

Xie Tingxuan's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Watch your words and actions. If I die, Xia Chujing will be buried with me!"

"Since you like her so much, you definitely don't want to see her die, right?"

"As long as you make a deal with me, I can consider returning her to you."

Xie Qiheng grabbed Xie Tingxuan's hand and tried hard, but he finally loosened his grip. He lowered his hand, his eyes as fierce as a wolf's. "What do you want me to do?"

Xie Tingxuan thought to himself, "It's very simple, you just need to..."

Xie Tingxuan asked Xie Qiheng to help him contact his subordinates and assist them in breaking out of the prison.

"I'm the only one who knows Xia Chujing's whereabouts. I advise you not to have any evil thoughts!"

The jailers didn't know what Xie Qiheng had said to the deposed prince. They only saw Xie Qiheng walk out of the prison with a grim expression and ride away quickly on his horse.

Xie Qiheng rode his horse all the way back to Prince Cheng's Mansion, dismounted at the gate, dropped the reins, walked quickly through the gate, headed towards the backyard, and entered the house.

The yard was very quiet, with no sign of servants.

Xie Qiheng entered the house and had just sat down when someone came in from outside. The person was wearing a sky blue dress, and the hem of her skirt swayed in a beautiful arc as she walked.

"What's wrong? Who made you angry?"

Xie Qiheng turned his head and reached out to hold the woman's hand as she was about to pour tea. He pulled gently and the woman was pulled into his arms.

Xie Qiheng put one arm around her waist and the other around her shoulder, pressing himself against her. He was furious and even more frightened. "Xiao Jing, Xiao Jing, do you know what that bastard said to me?"

Chu Jing raised her hand and hooked it around Xie Qiheng's neck. She could probably guess who Xie Qiheng was talking about. She tilted her head pretending to be ignorant and asked:

"Which bastard? What nonsense did he say to our Ah Heng that made Ah Heng so angry?"

Xie Qiheng pursed his lips and looked at Chu Jing for two seconds, wondering if she really couldn't guess.

Seeing that he couldn't see anything, he started to complain: "Who else could it be? Of course it's that cripple!"

"Fortunately, I listened to you and didn't really send you back to your fiefdom. Otherwise... you might have really been tricked by that cripple!"

"He actually wanted to use you to threaten me and ask me to help him escape from prison."

When Xie Qiheng said he wanted to send Chu Jing to the fiefdom, Chu Jing refused and suggested sending a fake one to cover up the truth.

She remained in Prince Cheng's mansion, and no one else knew about this except Xie Qiheng and a few of his confidants.

And now, the group of people who went to escort the fake to the fiefdom have not sent back any news, which can only prove that those people may have been wiped out.

Xie Tingxuan really put in a lot of effort to capture Chu Jing!

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