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Chu Jingxing raised his eyebrows nonchalantly and asked, "So? You can't stand the death of two people?"
He looked at Xiao Mingyu in front of him with a sense of amusement, and asked casually: "Could it be that before you, the Xiao family, came to me, you never thought about what would happen if the plan failed?"\r
Xiao Mingyu clenched his fists and stared at him: "But this can obviously be avoided!"\r
He finally couldn't control himself and stood up, grabbing Chu Jingxing's collar, angrily saying: "All this didn't have to happen. If it weren't for your selfishness, if you hadn't added unnecessary trouble to deal with Wei An, Chu Jingwu and Shen Chen, this wouldn't have happened. My uncle wouldn't have to die, and the Xiao family wouldn't have to suffer such a heavy loss!"\r
Chu Jingxing was half a head taller than him. He looked at his angry expression indifferently. After he finished speaking, he shook his hand away, straightened his collar slowly, and asked in a frivolous manner: "So? So you want to settle accounts with me?"\r
He looked at Xiao Mingyu coldly, and his words were like sharp knives: "Wake up, can't you see what the situation is now? No matter what, you have no way out. Apart from following me, what other way do you have?"
The Xiao family is now labeled as an accomplice of the Prince of Jin and is suspected and suppressed by Emperor Longqing. \r
The King of Linjiang was also angry with them and would never accept them again for not obeying his orders and helping Chu Jingxing.
Now the Xiao family really has no other choice but to continue to rely on Chu Jingxing and burn their boats. \r
That's why Chu Jingxing was so arrogant, because he believed that the Xiao family had no other way to go. \r
Xiao Mingyu laughed in anger: "Do you think you did it perfectly this time?!"\r
Chu Jingxing was about to leave, but when he heard what he said, he immediately turned around and looked at him, and asked him with a sharp gaze: "What did you say?"
Xiao Mingyu sneered: "The dispute over the succession has already caused a stir in the court. The fourth prince died at this time. Do you really think that everything will develop as you planned before?"
Chu Jingxing looked at him and raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"\r
Xiao Mingyu sneered: "I heard that there has been no news about Prince Zheng since he entered the palace."
Of course he knew this.
Chu Jingxing no longer had the patience to beat around the bush with him: "Just say it if you have something to say."\r
His attitude towards Xiao Mingyu is completely different from before. \r
But now the situation is pressing, Xiao Mingyu also knows that he no longer has the capital he once had, after a moment of silence, he said: "There must be something wrong." \r
Chu Jingxing immediately asked sharply: "What went wrong with the nurse?"
"Not necessarily. We still don't know what went wrong." Xiao Mingyu finally calmed down completely, and became as calm as before. He glanced at Chu Jingxing and said lightly, "It's just that the higher-ups are suspicious and are said to be furious. Even the fifth prince's wet nurse and palace maids were not spared. They were all arrested and handed over to the Jinyiwei for interrogation."
The Fifth Prince has always been the most beloved of Emperor Longqing, and now the first person to be touched is someone close to the Fifth Prince, which is indeed somewhat unexpected. \r
But this was somewhat unexpected, but also reasonable. Chu Jingxing sat down: "After all, he was one of the only two princes now. It is natural that the higher-ups are furious when he dies."\r
"It's natural." Xiao Mingyu smiled: "But this time the commotion was too big, and his reaction was too much. Do you know how many people died in Fengyi Palace that day?"
He glanced at Chu Jingxing calmly, then returned his gaze to the cup: "I heard that the smell of blood lingered for a long time that night."\r
Chu Jingxing was getting impatient, he glanced at him, coughed and said, "Just say it if you have something to say. What do you want to say?"
Xiao Mingyu no longer challenged his patience and said directly: "You should also think about it. If the investigation leads to you..." \r
"How could they trace it back to me?" Chu Jingxing denied it flatly: "It's all been arranged."\r
"I hope it's really arranged." Xiao Mingyu smiled meaningfully: "You know, even arrangements can go wrong, like Prime Minister Xia... and for example, aren't you bitten back by Wei An now? It's always better to be safe than sorry. I think you should be more careful this time."
Chu Jingxing looked at him coldly again, then stood up and left.
Although the Xiao family is now in decline, their connections are still there, and the relationships they had accumulated in the palace because of Prince Consort Xiao have not been lost. He must have a reason for saying this. \r
But Chu Jingxing thought about it carefully again and again, and didn't think there was any omission. \r
It is common for the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince to go out and play recently. \r
Because Emperor Longqing had decided to let the princes start learning after receiving letters from cabinet ministers, and specially selected teachers for them. For this reason, although the fifth prince was only three years old, he also followed the fourth prince to the study every day. \r
As time went by, the princes came into contact with each other more and more.
He also carefully considered the timing of the accident.
The nurse only mentioned inconspicuously that the leopards in the Xiyuan Colosseum were snow-white and very cute. This way, she had countless opportunities to tell the Fourth Prince without anyone noticing. \r
And the Fourth Prince listens to her the most. \r
In this way, the following things will be a natural progression. \r
Emperor Longqing would naturally find out that the leopard had been fed drugs and had gone mad. \r
It would be natural to find out that the person who did this was the eunuch of the Xiyuan Colosseum. \r
That eunuch happened to be from the same hometown as Concubine Peng De.
It all makes sense... \r
He lowered his head and thought for a while, until Xianrong County Lady called him and then he came back to his senses. He hummed and saw that she had already put on her makeup, so he said, "Let's go now."
Xianrong County Lady was a little nervous: "I heard that my mother has been in the palace since last night, but there is still no news. I don't know what the situation is in the palace..."\r
She didn't know that Chu Jingxing had committed adultery with his wet nurse and daughter-in-law, so she spoke with a hint of worry: "You happened to be away this morning, and I don't know if we will be reprimanded when we enter the palace..." \r
After all, being the son of a vassal king is the most difficult thing to do now. \r
Emperor Longqing's son died, and the princes' sons were still coming to him, so how could he be in a good mood? \r
Chu Jingxing came back to his senses and patted her hands to reassure her: "This matter has nothing to do with us, and it will not implicate us no matter what. We just need to be careful in what we say and do when we enter the palace."\r
Although his tone was not bad, Xianrong County Lady had been with him for so many days, and she knew from his words and expressions that he was also uneasy. \r
Princess Xianrong did not dare to say anything more. She responded softly and soon followed in his footsteps.