Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

After Xiao Ce sat down, he asked Nie Zhao.

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Nie Zhao smiled and then asked, "Mr. Xiao Ce, what is your relationship with Prince Zhen, Xiao Dingshan?"

After hearing Nie Zhao's words, Xiao Ce smiled, already guessing what was going on.

He turned directly to Nie Zhao and said, "Mr. Nie Zhao, you left from Xiao, right? My relationship with my Uncle Wang goes without saying. Why are you asking this...?"

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Nie Zhao said, "I heard from the Prince of Anyang that the Prince of Zhen died before... Did you know about this?"

After hearing Nie Zhao's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Of course... I certainly know that... Mr. Nie Zhao, please speak frankly... If I knew the truth, I would have told you..."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Nie Zhao nodded: "Alright, Mr. Xiao Ce, then I won't waste any more words..."

After hearing Nie Zhao's words, Xiao Ce nodded and didn't waste any more words, nor did he interrupt Nie Zhao.

Nie Zhao smiled at Xiao Ce and continued, "Then do you know that the King of Zhen is not dead yet?"

After hearing Nie Zhao's words, Xiao Ce remained silent for a moment before shaking his head.

After all, Xiao Ce did know some of the information.

However, these were all just Xiao Ce's guesses, so even though he knew the truth now, he pretended not to know anything.

He feigned a surprised expression and then said to Nie Zhao, "Lord Nie Zhao...you mean...the King of Zhen is still alive? This is no joke...are you sure?"

Nie Zhao smiled at Xiao Ce and then said, "I'm sure, of course I'm sure. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare tell you something so important..."

Upon hearing Nie Zhao's words, Xiao Ce looked surprised: "Did you see it with your own eyes, or... did you just see someone who resembled the King of Zhen?"

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Nie Zhao nodded and said, "I've checked the timeline with Xiao Yang. It was a few years ago, about half a year after the death of the Prince of Zhen, that Prince Xiao Dingshan appeared here. He came directly to me..."

Upon hearing Nie Zhao's words, Xiao Ce asked with a face full of curiosity, "He's looking for you? What does he want with you?"

Nie Zhao said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Xiao Ce, you might not believe it, but he came to me to give me guidance... Later on, many of the things I did here were taught to me by Prince Xiao Dingshan of Zhen... Actually, the four great families didn't initially listen to me... Even after I fled from Xiao Kingdom, I brought quite a lot of things with me..."

"While these resources certainly made me quite wealthy, they weren't enough to make these people listen to me... But then Xiao Dingshan came, offering advice, funding, and intelligence... With his help, I managed to get the four major families of Dragon Kingdom City to obey me completely..."

"Of course, I haven't told anyone about these things, not even Xiao Yang. After helping me, Prince Xiao Dingshan of the Town Kingdom vanished as if into thin air, and I never saw him again. Until a few months ago, some of Prince Xiao Dingshan's men found me... and told me that Xiao Yang had arrived and asked me to go and help him..."

"That's how I knew Xiao Yang was here. Even though he didn't say anything, if I had known my nephew was here, I would have gone to help and brought him along..."

"Later, I met Xiao Yang and discovered that he had also changed completely. After inquiring, I learned that you, Mr. Xiao Ce, should also be here. I know that you and Prince Xiao Dingshan of Zhen Kingdom have a very good relationship..."

"So, I guessed it was because they needed your help... Although they didn't say it directly, helping Xiao Yang is essentially helping you..."

"So, this time, I thought I'd bring you here to talk about... I think you might already know, or perhaps I feel it's necessary for you to know..."

After hearing this, Xiao Ce looked at Nie Zhao, trying to glean some information from his words.

Unfortunately, after watching for a while, I couldn't figure out anything else.

Nie Zhao's expression was very sincere.

Xiao Ce smiled at Nie Zhao and then said, "Nie Zhao, are you sure the person you saw was Xiao Dingshan?"

Nie Zhao said to Xiao Ce with absolute certainty, "Mr. Xiao Ce, you know my identity. I've met Lord Xiao Dingshan several times before... so I know him very well... Although he concealed himself completely when we first met... later, after I inquired about his identity, he revealed his true face, and that's when I was certain. Furthermore, his voice, manner of speaking, and every gesture were exactly the same..."

"So, I'm quite certain... however, I'm still quite surprised as to why he came..."

"I'm telling you this for two reasons. First, I think you'd be very happy to know. Second, because I heard from Xiao Yang that Xiao Dingshan is dead... I also want to hear from you to see if you know about it..."

"However, judging from your current reaction, I know... you must know that Prince Xiao Dingshan of Zhen Kingdom is not dead..."

After the two finished talking, Xiao Ce nodded: "Tell me, when my uncle's men came, how did you identify them...?"

Xiao Ce did not answer Nie Zhao's question directly, but instead spoke to Nie Zhao.

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Nie Zhao nodded and said, "Because they have a totem, a totem that only the King of Zhen possesses... I knew it when I saw that totem..."

Nie Zhao is very clever; Xiao Ce doesn't even need to say much.

He immediately started drawing, and the totem he drew was the same as the pattern on the ring Xiao Ce had obtained...

After Nie Zhao finished drawing, he said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Xiao Ce, isn't this the totem of King Xiao Dingshan of Zhen Kingdom?"

Xiao Ce nodded, then said to Nie Zhao, "Nie Zhao, actually, before this, I suspected that Prince Xiao Dingshan of Zhen Kingdom might not be dead... Before, it was probably shortly after I arrived in Lingas City, I suddenly fell seriously ill, an illness that no one could cure, but in my half-awake state, I saw someone sitting beside me..."

"He sat there all night, and I woke up the next day. Of course, after waking up the next day, I asked Da Lei, who had been waiting beside me the whole time. Da Lei told me that he had been by my side the whole time and had never seen anyone else appear..."

After Xiao Ce finished speaking, Nie Zhao nodded and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Xiao Ce, was it... just a dream...?"

Xiao Ce smiled at Nie Zhao and said, "After I woke up, a ring appeared on the table next to me..."

"That ring is the one my uncle always likes to wear..."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Nie Zhao became quite excited and then said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Xiao Ce, are you willing to believe me now?"

Xiao Ce smiled at Nie Zhao and then said, "At first, I didn't mean to suspect you... It's just that at that time, I had never met my Uncle Wang. I only guessed this possibility after experiencing some things... However, I haven't actually found any evidence to support it..."

"However, now that you've seen it, then it should be solid proof..."

"So, what I told you actually worked..."

Nie Zhao smiled and nodded: "Mr. Xiao Ce, didn't you confirm the identity of the body back then?"

After hearing Nie Zhao's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "That's right. Due to various reasons, we didn't even get to confirm the appearance of the body back then, and it was already badly decomposed... We could only confirm it based on some marks on his body. At the time, even the most trusted steward of the King of Zhen confirmed his identity, so no one questioned it... Now, it seems everything is full of loopholes..."

Nie Zhao nodded, then said to Xiao Ce, "Alright, since Mr. Ce, you already know... I won't waste any more words... There's nothing else. I hope this matter is helpful to you!"