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

As Xiao Ce said this, Yin Pan'er couldn't help but smile when she saw him like this.

Seeing this, Xiao Ce smiled and asked, "Have you noticed how much I've changed?"

Yin Pan'er smiled and nodded when she heard Xiao Ce say that: "That's right... Actually, the changes you made to your statements a few days ago were already very surprising to me. I never expected that I could see this kind of Buddhist-like feeling in you."

Xiao Ce and Yin Pan'er laughed, "Since we can't resist, let's enjoy it. Whether we're happy or unhappy, it's still a day..."

Yin Pan'er smiled and said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, the strongest impression I get of you is that you're the kind of person who believes in your own destiny, not in the heavens. But now, you seem to have resigned yourself to your fate..."

Upon hearing Yin Pan'er's words, Xiao Ce smiled and waved his hand, "No, and besides, I wouldn't say I've resigned myself to fate. At most, I'm just going with the flow..."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Yin Pan'er smiled and nodded: "That's right, Your Highness, you're right. Going with the flow is the most appropriate way to describe it... I didn't describe it accurately... However, I actually prefer you as you are now."

Upon hearing Yin Pan'er's words, Xiao Ce quickly replied, "Oh?"

Yin Pan'er said, "Your Highness, it's because you've always seemed so tense, as if you need to succeed in everything. But, although there are rumors that you are the son of a god, even gods can't be said to succeed in everything. And a person who always wants to succeed and doesn't want to fail often fails... Your Highness, haven't you always said a saying, 'Too rigid is easily broken'?"

After hearing Yin Pan'er's words, Xiao Ce nodded with a smile and looked at Yin Pan'er with a beaming smile.

Seeing Xiao Ce's expression, Yin Pan'er said, "Your Highness, what's wrong? Did I say something wrong? If I did, please don't take it to heart. I was just listening to you. We shouldn't have so many thoughts between us..."

Seeing Yin Pan'er say this, Xiao Ce smiled and said to her, "That's right, Pan'er, I'm very happy that you say that. I'm very happy that you said that... The reason I smiled just now was simply because when you look at me, you can always see my strengths. No matter what I do, you can always find something to praise me for..."

"This is a classic case of beauty being in the eye of the beholder!"

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Yin Pan'er smiled and said, "Not exactly, I'm just stating the facts..."

Xiao Ce looked at Yin Pan'er and spoke very seriously.

...

The two of them were drinking coffee and chatting.

The two of them hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time.

Yin Pan'er was initially quite resistant to this coffee.

However, after the two of them drank it for a long time, Yin Pan'er really did experience the deliciousness of the coffee, just as Xiao Ce had said.

The next day.

Morgana arrived early and found Xiao Ce.

He first reported to Xiao Ce that 99% of the people in Lingas City deeply resented Gandhi's actions, especially after they heard that the bread might be poisonous, which terrified them.

However, Morgana's approach of stepping forward and directly stating her willingness to take responsibility, as Xiao Ce did, did indeed soothe the anxieties of many.

Xiao Ce nodded as he spoke.

Morgana then asked Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, are you aware of Gandhi's situation with the police department?"

Xiao Ce said to Morgana, "Wasn't I there yesterday? After that, there was no news..."

Xiao Ce paused for a moment, then changed the subject and asked Morgana, "Morgana, did Luna tell you that?"

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Morgana nodded and then said, "Reporting to Mr. Ce, little Luna has already followed my instructions..."

"This morning, Thomson personally reported to me that although he suffered some torment and was covered in wounds, they were all superficial injuries, not life-threatening. They said they'll give him another round later today..."

Xiao Ce nodded and smiled at Morgana, saying, "Okay, Morgana, are there any people in Lingas City causing trouble amidst the chaos?"

Morgana nodded, then said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, that's really true..."

Xiao Ce smiled at Morgana: "Oh? You've made a purchase?"

"Yes, we've already tracked them down... I think there's something wrong..."

"However, we haven't taken any further action; we've just been observing from the shadows..."

Xiao Ce nodded.

Seeing Xiao Ce's nonchalant expression, Morgana asked him directly, "Mr. Ce, why don't you seem worried at all... Gandhi has already admitted to poisoning us! It's just a matter of what kind of poison it was... Although we've said we'll take responsibility, we're still afraid of a large-scale reaction... If we don't have a solution, things could really get out of hand..."

"Especially when it comes to life and death, although they support us now, they support me because it doesn't endanger their lives. If these things were to endanger their lives, then we would definitely be in great danger..."

"So, I think we should tentatively ask Gan about it..."

Seeing Morgana's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "The reason I'm not worried is because I didn't eat their bread at all. Even if it was poisoned, it wouldn't affect me..."

Morgana laughed when she heard Xiao Ce say that, and then said with a smile, "Mr. Ce, you said that, and I already knew?!"

Upon hearing Morgana's words, Xiao Ce asked with some surprise, "You know? What do you know?"

Morgana smiled at Xiao Ce and then said, "Mr. Ce, the fact that you're still willing to joke means you're already very confident about this matter..."

Upon hearing Morgana's words, Xiao Ce laughed and then said, "You're overthinking it. My life was simply not in danger..."

When Morgana heard Xiao Ce say that, she looked at him questioningly, and then her expression became a little awkward.

Seeing this, Yin Pan'er quickly said with a smile, "Alright, Your Highness, please stop teasing Morgana. She's really anxious..."

As Yin Pan'er spoke, she turned to Morgana, whose expression was somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Ms. Morgana, are you alright... The Prince just saw that you looked tense and was just joking with you..."

When Xiao Ce heard Yin Pan'er explain to him, he thought to himself, "Yin Pan'er really knows him inside and out..."

Xiao Ce laughed and said to Morgana, "Morgana, you don't actually believe it, do you...?"

Morgana waved her hand awkwardly, then said, "Mr. Ce, I didn't really take it seriously. I know you're not that kind of person..."

Xiao Ce smiled at Morgana, then said to her, "Morgana, don't be nervous. I was just joking with you... Don't be too nervous. I just noticed that you've been very tense ever since you arrived here... You've been on edge the whole time... I hope I didn't scare you."

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, Morgana burst out laughing, then waved her hands frantically, saying, "No...no...of course I wasn't scared...Mr. Ce, the reason I was nervous was because I hadn't handled these matters well!"

Xiao Ce smiled at Morgana and said, "Morgana, this matter has nothing to do with you... so you don't need to rush to take the blame. This isn't something you can control... It's none of your business, don't try to make yourself a scapegoat..."

Morgana smiled and nodded after hearing Xiao Ce's words.

He then looked at Xiao Ce with a puzzled expression and asked, "Mr. Ce, judging from your expression, is there something you want to tell me?"

After hearing Morgana's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "That's right, after interrogating Gandhi, we actually made a new discovery!"

Seeing Morgana's curious expression, Xiao Ce added, "To be precise, I have a new theory."

Morgana said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, didn't you say you didn't get anything during the interrogation?"

After hearing Morgana's words, Xiao Ce nodded: "We didn't get anything during the interrogation, but there are some other possibilities in our speculation."

Morgana said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, how is that possible?"

"So, the bread Gandhi made wasn't actually poisonous... but the person who taught Gandhi how to make it lied and said it was poisonous. Gandhi listened and believed it... so Gandhi himself had no idea what was going on... he always thought it was poison..."

After Xiao Ce got to this point, he saw Morgana's expression.

Seeing Morgana's expression, Xiao Ce said to her, "Morgana, is that what you think too?"

Morgana nodded, then said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, that's right. I did a lot of investigation and asked all sorts of people, but I really couldn't find any trace of poison... So, I actually suspect that the thing isn't poisonous at all... In fact, I think his appearance, and the commotion he made here with the bread, was actually a cover-up..."

Upon hearing Morgana's words, Xiao Ce exclaimed in surprise, "Oh?"

Xiao Ce was surprised to find that Morgana had the same idea as him.

Seeing Xiao Ce's interest, Morgana spoke up directly: "That's right, I think he probably doesn't even know that someone is behind him doing this, so that while our attention is on him, they're secretly pulling some strings?"