Children of Loulan

Chapter 461 Daughter-in-law Doesn’t Know

Hearing this, Concubine Ru cried even harder. She sobbed and said, "No, no, Your Majesty! He is your biological son. How could he do such a treasonous thing? Absolutely not!"

Seeing that Concubine Ru was so stubborn, the king became more and more angry. He shouted angrily: "The evidence is clearly in front of us, and you still dare to make excuses for him! If I hadn't secretly summoned the prince yesterday, I'm afraid he would have died by now!"

At this time, the imprisoned King Cheng suddenly heard a shocking piece of news - the East Palace caught fire! What made him even more angry was that the king actually believed the so-called evidence and firmly believed that the fire was planned by him. Not only that, the king also ordered a search and seizure of King Cheng's mansion.

King Cheng was furious. His eyes were wide open and he roared angrily, "Shameless! Who is behind this and framed me? Who is it?" His voice echoed in the room, as if it was going to break through the walls.

The person who informed him was a little scared when he saw King Cheng was so angry. He said cautiously, "Your Majesty, I think it might be the man who disrupted our plan last time. Although King Xin took the initiative to admit that he did it, I always feel that there is something fishy here. Maybe he just took the blame for someone else!"

After hearing this, King Cheng angrily cursed, "Second Brother, you idiot! Humph!" He calmed down a little, thought for a moment, and then said, "How about this, you go find Second Brother and tell him that no matter what leverage he has in that person's hands, as long as he can tell who is behind it, I, as the younger brother, will definitely protect him. Fighting with me will only allow the eldest brother to reap the benefits. Ask him if it's worth it?"

Although Prince Xin committed a crime, he had a special status after all. As the son of the king, he was not imprisoned in an ordinary prison, but was imprisoned in the clan residence. At this moment, he turned his back to the eunuch who came to deliver the message, and exuded a cold aura.

The eunuch stood respectfully behind Prince Xin, not daring to be negligent in the slightest. He spoke cautiously, "Prince, how are you these days?"

Prince Xin glanced at him coldly and said, "Is there something that Third Brother wants to talk to me about?"

The eunuch smiled flatteringly, put down the food box in his hand and said, "His Royal Highness Prince Cheng missed you very much, so he asked me to bring some wine and food to see you!"

After hearing this, Prince Xin sneered, "Why didn't he come over himself? What's the point of sending a little servant? Are you making fun of me?"

The eunuch didn't care about the sarcasm in Prince Xin's words, and still said respectfully: "Your Highness Prince Cheng originally wanted to come here in person, but the palace is busy with many affairs, and there is also an investigation into the assassination of the crown prince, so the prince can only send a servant to come!"

Prince Xin laughed sarcastically after hearing this, "Alright, stop beating around the bush, just tell me why he came to me!"

Seeing that he was so direct, the eunuch no longer beat around the bush and directly relayed King Cheng's words!

After hearing this, Prince Xin chuckled and said, "Third brother, you are so thoughtful. However, I am not threatened by anyone. It was indeed me who assassinated my eldest brother. Now that I have failed, I admit it!"

The eunuch obviously didn't expect Prince Xin to admit his crime so straightforwardly. He couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Then Your Majesty is willing to admit defeat just like that? If it weren't for the Crown Prince, the Xian Consort and her family wouldn't have been destroyed. If they were still alive, the position of Crown Prince would have been yours long ago. Doesn't Your Majesty hate them at all?"

Prince Xin turned around abruptly and stared at the eunuch, with a hint of anger in his eyes. "So what you mean is that Third Brother is not willing to accept that Big Brother, the eldest son and grandson, is the crown prince, but is willing to accept that I, the second brother, be the crown prince?"

As soon as he said this, the eunuch was speechless and didn't know how to answer. After a long while, he stammered, "Oh, this..."

Prince Xin's expression suddenly became very ugly, and his brows were tightly knitted, as if he was extremely annoyed with the eunuch in front of him. His voice was filled with obvious impatience, and he said without disguising:

"Okay, you can go now. Go back and tell my third brother that I have no interest in the position of crown prince, and I will never get involved in the fight between him and my eldest brother. In short, if he is really capable, he should find a way to prove his innocence and bring down my eldest brother. If he doesn't have that ability, it will be useless even if he searches the whole world for someone!"

However, the eunuch obviously did not intend to give up. He still stood there, trying to persuade Prince Xin to change his mind. "But my lord, are you willing to be locked up here for the rest of your life?" His tone revealed a hint of reluctance and helplessness.

Seeing this, Prince Xin raised his lips slightly and sneered. He stared at the eunuch with cold eyes and responded bluntly: "Don't bother with that, eunuch. You should spend more time caring about how your master can get out of the current predicament!"

The people who went to search the Prince Cheng's mansion were so fast that it was shocking. They returned to the palace to report in just half a day. The servants of the palace were mercilessly imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice, and Princess Cheng was taken directly to the palace.

The imperial guards brought a small amount of silver and a box of account books, and reported to the king with relief. They reported respectfully: "Your Majesty, this silver was found in the account office of the palace, and these account books were found in the dark room!"

However, there were actually many secret letters hidden under these account books. However, this imperial guard was very smart. He knew that there were some things that a small imperial guard like him could not know. Therefore, he wisely chose to pretend to know nothing to avoid unnecessary trouble for himself.

The king scanned the account books with an expressionless cold look, then turned his gaze to Princess Cheng and asked sternly, "What are these?"

Facing the majesty of the king, Princess Cheng's legs seemed to have lost their strength and suddenly became limp. She was terrified and quickly knelt down, crying with tears streaming down her face: "I don't know, I really don't know anything, please understand, father!"

The king looked at Princess Cheng crying in front of him expressionlessly, but his heart was calm. After this period of in-depth investigation, he already knew everything about Princess Cheng.

Princess Cheng has always been overly doting and indulging her adopted son, so that Aikebaner has developed a lawless character. He bullies men and women among the people, deceives his superiors and subordinates in the palace, and even regards human life as worthless!

She chose to turn a blind eye to what King Cheng did. Although she was not directly involved, it did not mean that she was completely unaware of it. Therefore, the king asked Queen Cheng to come this time not only to listen to her complaints, but also to take this opportunity to test her attitude.

However, Princess Cheng did not seem to notice the king's intention and just kept crying, which made the king gradually lose his patience. He waved his hand impatiently, interrupting Princess Cheng's crying and said coldly: "Okay, stop crying. Go and see the third brother!"

After hearing this, Princess Cheng left in a hurry as if she had been pardoned. After she was taken out of the room, the king slowly picked up the account book on the table and began to read it carefully.