My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Chapter 293 Si Jing'an, you're going to die!

However, Prince Ning has already returned to the capital, so there's no use in my sister thinking about it.

The Third Prince was so angry that he smashed everything he could in the room.

"Si Jing'an, I knew this kid was unreliable, he actually harmed me!"

Tang Yansen, standing beside him, also looked furious and said angrily, "Si Jing'an has always been restless, but I never expected that Wan Cheng, a coward, would actually follow Si Jing'an in causing trouble."

The Third Prince's face turned ashen: "It's all because of your incompetence that you fell into their trap!"

Tang Yansen was so angry he gritted his teeth: "If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have killed Si Jing'an on the spot!"

At this moment, Yang Yan, coughing weakly, was helped in by a palace attendant. He was already weak, and after being knocked unconscious last night, he caught a cold while lying on the ground and fell ill immediately.

The Third Prince and Tang Yansen simultaneously surrounded them.

"Yang Yan, are you feeling better? Quickly think of something to do about this."

Yang Yan covered his mouth and coughed, his face filled with sorrow: "It's my fault. I could tell that something was wrong with Si Jing'an, but I softened after hearing Wan Cheng's words and didn't insist that His Highness take action... cough cough cough..."

The Third Prince's face was filled with ruthlessness: "Si Jing'an, how dare you treat me like this! I will never let this go... Today is your death day!"

"No, cough cough cough..." Yang Yan coughed forcefully, coughing up blood. He could barely speak, and could only manage to say, "Your Highness, at this time you...you shouldn't alert the enemy...otherwise...cough cough cough..."

Seeing how weak he was, the Third Prince waved his hand impatiently: "Go back."

Yang Yan was still worried, and holding the Third Prince's hand, he said, "Your Highness, listen to me, now... cough cough cough, this is not the time to act... cough cough cough..."

"Understood." Although the Third Prince was resentful, he managed to suppress his temper because he remembered that his mother and maternal grandfather had praised Yang Yan for his intelligence and told him to listen to Yang Yan.

As Yang Yan was being helped away, he saw Tang Yansen standing to the side with a gloomy expression and said, "Yansen, help me back."

Among them, the Third Prince was the leader, but in reality, Yang Yan was the one who truly made the decision.

Tang Yansen was unhappy, but since Yang Yan had spoken, he still followed.

After helping Yang Yan drink a bowl of medicine and lie down, Tang Yansen prepared to go back, but Yang Yan called him back.

"Yansen, this time... cough cough, His Highness may not be able to escape so easily."

Tang Yansen said angrily, "If we can't get out of here now, all of us will suffer too."

Yang Yan paused for a moment, then sighed and said, "Once our people sent us to His Highness's side, our fates became intertwined with his. It's just a pity... cough cough cough, alas... if I were in better health, perhaps... cough cough cough..."

Tang Yansen said, "You should take good care of yourself. The Emperor dotes on His Highness, and Consort Xin is also there. You'll be fine."

Yang Yan shook his head and said, "Yansen, you may not understand, but I know very well that His Highness... is hesitant in his actions, and has no one by his side who can make decisions for him. Alas..."

Tang Yansen frowned, his hand slowly clenching into a fist, as if he had made up his mind.

He wanted to say something more, but when he looked at Yang Yan, he found that he had fallen asleep after saying those words.

Tang Yansen curled his lip and said, "You're quite intelligent, but what good are you if you don't even have a decent body?"

After Tang Yansen left, Yang Yan immediately opened his eyes, his gaze cold, and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Tang Yansen, you've become the Third Prince's pawn. When Prince Ning discovers the truth, who will be there to protect the Third Prince?"

He vomited a mouthful of blood, which alarmed the eunuchs outside. The eunuchs hurriedly went to fetch the imperial physician, but the physician's diagnosis was not optimistic. He said that Yang Yan was seriously ill from the shock and was on the verge of death.

In the afternoon, the people inside the imperial city were all ready to depart, as they were all returning to the capital today.

The guards, including Xiao Di and Wan Cheng, were about to hand over their duties before being escorted into a car to return to the city together.

Wan Cheng leaned against his younger brother, looked up at the sky, and suddenly laughed: "Jing An, do you know? I've been following the Third Prince for over a year, and I haven't had a single good night's sleep."

The younger brother asked, "Did they bully you?"

“When I first arrived, I was always bullied,” Wan Cheng said. “But I wasn’t that stupid. I knew how to please the Third Prince and gained his trust. He treated me like one of his own, so he stopped bullying me.”

The younger brother lowered his eyes.

Wan Cheng continued, "Jing'an, I had a very hard childhood; my family was extremely poor. I studied hard and gained the favor of the clan's teacher, which improved my situation."

Seeing my talent, the clan sent me to the city and to the main branch, hoping that someone from our collateral branch could also become talented. But they didn't understand; the main branch, accustomed to being supported, would never allow a collateral branch to share in the spoils.

Here, I receive no respect from my uncles or aunts. I am no different from the servants of the Wan family... The difference is that at least I can attend the Wan family's school.

But when I arrived at Wan Family School, I realized that my prized talent was completely useless; I could only survive by appearing utterly incompetent.

The younger brother turned around to look at Wan Cheng's face, but they were so close together that he couldn't see him.

Wan Cheng paused for a moment: "Jing An, do you look down on people like me? You have no backbone at all."

"No, integrity is nothing compared to life. Besides, you still have your family!"

The younger brother spoke in a low voice. How could he not understand that Wan Cheng was hiding his true abilities? He was one of those who was also hiding his true abilities.

Wan Cheng continued, "You're right. I'm trying my best to live. Only in this way can my parents and my sister be safe and sound, and not be abandoned by the family."

The Third Prince needed to choose a study companion, and the Emperor had his eye on the Wan family. But how could they bear to send their child into the palace to serve as the Third Prince's dog? I wasn't forced into the palace; I knew that I would be chosen sooner or later, so I volunteered and asked my uncle to let me enter the palace.

I... I've succeeded. The Third Prince kept me on and treated me very kindly. The Emperor bestowed gifts upon ten thousand families, and Consort Xin also bestowed gifts upon me. My parents and sister also received preferential treatment because of this. That's enough..."

Is that enough...?

The younger brother said, "Actually, you could have lived a better life, and you could have made theirs better too."

Wan Cheng covered his face and cried, "How could I endure such torment? Jing'an, I can't sleep a wink. When I close my eyes, all I see is His Highness the Third Prince leading us to swagger around and bully ordinary people. He led us to torture and kill those poor little animals. I am not good. I am complicit with them. I suffer day and night."

After days and nights of torment, I am finally free.

At that very moment, the closed door was kicked open, and a fierce voice rang out: "Si Jing'an, you're going to die!"