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Chapter 178 Too Smooth, Something is Wrong

After dealing with Sheng Xinlan and Xiao Chuyi, Xiao Wenzhang arranged for the Sixth Prince to be raised by the virtuous concubine who had been meditating and chanting Buddhist scriptures all year round, in the name of letting Sheng Xinlan cultivate her character.

Because Xiao Chuyi was going to marry a foreign princess, she couldn't be sentenced severely. However, the punishment of Sheng Xinlan alone was enough to appease the people.

As a token of the emperor's grace, Xiao Wenzhang gave A Ying one hundred taels of gold as a consolation, and at the same time, specially bestowed him with a golden medal of immunity from death.

At this point, all decisions regarding Xiao Wenzhan’s fate have been made.

Xie Chengyi knew that this decision was the best for Aying. If Xiao Wenzhan had any selfish intentions, not to mention rewarding him, he might even have to take Aying's life to keep her silent.

When Xie Chengyi and Fan Zhen walked out of the hall together, they still felt a little dazed. Everything seemed a little too smooth...

"Hey, it's finally over!!" Fan Zhen sighed with relief.

But after taking a few steps forward, he found that Xie Chengyi did not follow him.

So, he looked at Xie Chengyi in confusion, "What's wrong, Brother Xie?"

"Something's not right..." Xie Chengyi muttered.

When Fan Zhen approached, his expression became serious, "What's wrong?"

"Do you feel like today is going well?" Xie Chengyi asked uncertainly.

Fan Zhen scratched his head in confusion. What kind of question was this? "Shun, isn't it good?"

"It's not bad, it's just too smooth! Don't you think we barely put in any effort during the whole process?"

Facing Xie Chengyi's confusion, Fan Zhen also seemed to find it a little strange, "Now that you put it that way, it's really a little too smooth."

"The one involved this time is Concubine Sheng. In the past, His Majesty would never have been so cruel. But this time, not only did he punish her on the spot, he also handed the Sixth Prince over to Concubine Xian to raise. Doesn't this announce to the world that Concubine Sheng will never be favored again? This doesn't seem like His Majesty's style." The more Xie Chengyi thought about it, the more suspicious he became.

Fan Zhen was also a little puzzled this time. "You know what? Now that you mention it, I also feel that something is a bit strange. When interrogating Liefeng, he confessed without much effort."

Xie Chengyi's mind was extremely confused right now, he couldn't think of any reasons.

At this moment, a pleading voice was heard in the distance.

"Princess, please go back first. It's really not appropriate to see His Majesty now!"

Xie Chengyi looked up and saw several young eunuchs surrounding Xiao Jiyao in a wheelchair, kneeling down to beg her.

Xiao Jiyao had a gloomy face, messy hair, and the clothes she was wearing were the same ones she had worn when they met that day. She looked like a fierce ghost seeking revenge, with vicious and cruel eyes.

Feichen pushed Xiao Jiyao forward step by step.

The eunuchs no longer cared about the bleeding knees and they all knelt down to beg Xiao Jiyao to stop.

Fan Zhen was shocked. This was bad. Given the eldest princess's temper, she might cause a scene in the palace.

Xie Chengyi stepped forward quickly and stood in front of Xiao Jiyao.

"General, please persuade the princess. His Majesty has returned and will not see the princess for the time being. If you break in like this, you will be punished!" The young eunuch knelt down and said to Xie Chengyi as if he had seen a life-saving straw.

Xiao Jiyao's eyes trembled slightly, and the determination in her voice made people shudder. She didn't even look at Xie Chengyi, but just pushed the wheelchair with both hands, "Get out of the way!"

Xie Chengyi grabbed the wheelchair in front of him and said gloomily, "What are you going to do?"

Xiao Jiyao then looked at Xie Chengyi, "Ask father why he didn't punish Chu Yi?"

Xie Chengyi was startled, and immediately looked at Feichen, saying sternly: "Your master is crazy, are you crazy too? Take her back quickly!"

Feichen's face was gloomy. "I forced him to come. If he didn't come, I would have killed myself." Xiao Jiyao said faintly.

"Princess, we cannot be rash about this matter. Please wait a few more days and meet again after His Majesty summons you." Xie Chengyi tried his best to suppress the emotions in his heart.

"Oh, I forgot that you already have a beautiful woman by your side, so why would you care about my business? Now, I don't ask you to speak for me. I just hope that we can go our separate ways and never see each other again." Xiao Jiyao felt disheartened, and her heart ached with every word she said.

"Ji Yao!" Xie Chengyi was irritated by Xiao Ji Yao's paranoia.

Xiao Jiyao ordered without wavering, "Fei Chen, go!"

"You go back first! I will make sure to find out everything!" Xie Chengyi grabbed the wheelchair and whispered after suppressing his emotions.

Xiao Jiyao stared blankly at Xie Chengyi who wanted her to go back, "You want me to go back? I was persecuted for no reason, why can't I fight for justice for myself?"

"Fei Chen, if you don't want to see me die now, push me up!" Xiao Jiyao no longer cared about Xie Chengyi, her eyes fixed on the direction of the hall.

Xie Chengyi was also angered by Xiao Jiyao's impulsiveness. He exerted force on his feet and turned the wheelchair the next moment. He then grasped the handlebars and retreated towards the outside of the palace.

Xiao Jiyao probably didn't expect Xie Chengyi to be like this. She didn't care about the pain in her feet at all. She stood up and fell to the side.

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Xie Chengyi wasn't paying attention and Xiao Jiyao fell to the side.

Feichen looked nervous and immediately went to help Xiao Jiyao.

Unexpectedly, when Feichen was helping her up, Xiao Jiyao held a short knife in her hand, directly against her neck, and looked at Feichen with a blank look. As soon as the short knife was tilted, blood immediately oozed out. Feichen was so scared that he quickly said, "I'll take you there!"

Xie Chengyi looked at Xiao Jiyao who was almost seeking death, "Do you really want to die?"

Unexpectedly, Xiao Jiyao looked at Xie Chengyi and said with a broken heart: "It was Xiao Chuyi who harmed me. Guess what my father did? He actually said that I failed to discipline him and asked people to reorganize the princess's mansion for me. Even the secret guards who had been with me for many years disappeared overnight. My father said that he wanted to eliminate Nan Chu's spies around me. Is this for my sake? Isn't this a disguised form of house arrest? Why? Why?"

Feichen took advantage of Xiao Jiyao's intense moment and snatched the dagger away. Xiao Jiyao fought for it indiscriminately until Feichen's palm was smeared with blood, and then she was stunned for a moment.

Xie Chengyi was also full of confusion, how could this be?

Feichen frowned slightly, picked up Xiao Jiyao, turned around and walked out of the palace.

But when passing by Xie Chengyi, Feichen nodded slightly and whispered: "Please, Prince."

Xiao Jiyao tried to break free again and again, but Feichen held her tightly. Without the dagger to threaten her, Feichen would rather die than let her go.

Fan Zhen was confused, "What does this mean?"

"The eldest princess has been sidelined!" Xie Chengyi analyzed coldly.

"But what threat does the eldest princess pose?" Fan Zhen still didn't understand.

This question hit the nail on the head for Xie Chengyi. What threat did Xiao Jiyao pose?

"Where is Liefeng imprisoned?" Xie Chengyi suddenly asked.

Fan Zhen was confused, "Lie Feng? He should be thrown into jail..."

"Go to jail!" Xie Chengyi was completely confused. There must be something fishy going on here.

Fan Zhen also realized the seriousness of the matter at this time, so he went to the prison with Xie Chengyi.

However, after the two rushed to the prison, the jailer looked solemn and said, "Reporting to the prince, Liefeng committed suicide."

Now, Xie Chengyi felt more certain that there must be some unspeakable problem.