Yusui Chang'an

The Second Prince's Mansion.

Chu Chengyao and Zhou Yuexue sat next to each other. Chu Chengyao leaned over and gently stroked Zhou Yuexue's pregnant belly, discussing the child's name with a gentle smile on his face.

Zhou Yuexue was under house arrest some time ago. She was frightened and couldn't sleep well at night. She lost a lot of weight, fearing that Chu Chengyao had discovered something.

When she saw Chu Chengyao a few days ago, she thought he had found out the truth and was coming to punish her. God knows her legs were weak, but Chu Chengyao treated her with even more affection, as if they were reunited after a short separation.

Chu Chengyao explained that he had heard that the prince wanted to use Zhou Yuexue to set him up, so he threw dirty water on Zhou Yuexue, saying that she was not indecent before marriage. Chu Chengyao was afraid that Shun'er and Dong'er would be used, so he dealt with them.

Zhou Yuexue felt relieved after hearing that, but she was still uneasy in her heart. On the surface, she told Chu Chengyao about the pain of pregnancy and her lovesickness, but in her heart she was thinking about finding out what was going on outside the mansion.

When Zhong Yi came to find Chu Chengyao, he saw the two people who were in love with each other, and subconsciously lowered his eyes to hide the disgust in his eyes.

Chu Chengyao told Zhou Yuexue to have a good rest and left on the pretext of official business. As soon as he went out, his smile disappeared. After returning to the study, washing his hands and changing clothes, the irritability between his brows calmed down a little.

After hearing Zhong Yi's reply, Chu Chengyao was puzzled:
"A spy from Yeliang?"

He expected that his father would summon Han Qi for questioning due to the situation, so he sent people to ambush and kill the messenger early on, just to make sure the Han family could not clear themselves of the charges. He then assassinated Han Qi and forced the Han family to start a rebellion. But how did Nightingale get involved?

With Nightingale's help, it would be more difficult for the Han family to turn things around, but wouldn't the gift he prepared for the prince be wasted...

After thinking for a while, Chu Chengyao called Song Yi and described his situation in a miserable way, with a depressed look and a lonely tone:

"Now it seems that the Han family's treason is a fact. It is a great achievement to quell this matter. If I can send Han Qi to my brother and help him succeed, he may show mercy. My child is about to be born. I just want my family to be safe. I have no other thoughts. This morning, I asked you to ask Xue Ren to convey this message to Prince Qin. I also want to ease the relationship with my brother and protect the lives of my wife and children.

If it weren't for you and Cao Xian, the only two people who could leave the mansion, I would never let you take the risk, but now I have run out of tricks and have no choice..."

This sincere entrustment made Song Yihong's eyes turn red and he exclaimed:
"I will fight to the death to repay His Highness' trust! I will definitely send Han Qi's head to the Duke's Mansion."
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The Duke's Mansion of the State of Qin.

Qin Zongliang, who knew the news outside the city, thought for a moment and understood why Song Yi wanted to ask Xue Ren to go out of the city today. Looking at the myna in the cage, he suddenly laughed:
"Interesting. He is still struggling. Since he asked you to go outside the city and wanted to pin this on me and the prince... he must have a backup plan."

Xue Ren: "If it was a frame-up, Song Yi would have left the city, and Song Yi doesn't look like he's lying..."

Qin Zongliang turned the bird food upside down and looked sideways:

"Song Yi is a warrior who values ​​friendship and loyalty. It would be easy for Chu Chengyao to deceive him. As for leaving the city, as long as Chu Chengyao tells him that he doesn't want to cause trouble, Song Yi will definitely find a way to cover up his tracks."

"You mean, the Second Prince of Jin... sent Song Yi to find me and ask for peace, but in fact he just wanted to lure me out of the city... No wonder Song Yi's words were so sincere and didn't seem fake..."

After thinking this through, Xue Ren looked guilty and was about to apologize when Qin Zongliang interrupted him:

"I asked you to go, don't think too much. Not only is he unaware of Mobei, but he can even order Nightingale around... I really underestimated him.

Keep a close eye on Chu Chengyao's men, and beware of him using Nightingale to frame me. If I were him... I would kill Han Qi in the name of the Crown Prince... and lead the King of Qin and the Han family to rebel and take revenge..." (End of this chapter)