Prince Luo's face turned pale instantly, and he stared at Tianjizi blankly, his eyes almost fierce, "Stop talking nonsense!"
Tianjizi sighed softly, "Then, Your Majesty, why do you think the princess hanged herself? And she was carrying a child that was born with great difficulty. People say that a mother is strong. What happened to her that made her desperately seek death? Your Majesty, what happened to the princess? You dare not ask, dare not guess, are you not afraid that the princess will not rest in peace in the afterlife?"
Prince Luo suddenly jumped up and kicked the ebony carved coffee table next to him. The coffee table was kicked over to the ground, and the cups fell to the ground with a clang.
"Nonsense, you are talking nonsense!" He screamed like a wild animal, pointing at Tianjizi, "What on earth did An Ran tell you just now? Do you want to help her too? Help those two traitors Qin Zhou and Chu Yue?"
Tianjizi stood still, just staring at the almost crazy Prince Luo, but there was unspeakable pity in his eyes.
Slowly, he pulled out a letter from his sleeve pocket, "This is from Kyoto."
Prince Luo snatched it with one hand, still panting, with veins popping out on his forehead. After reading it, he threw it away with one hand and sneered, "Qin Zhou was imprisoned? Ridiculous, how could Qin Zhou be imprisoned? This is a trick. This letter was probably given to you by An Ran, right?"
Tianjizi shook his head, picked up the letter, took out a tinderbox and burned it, then said calmly, "In the past two years, I have actually arranged for people to stay in Kyoto to find out the news in Kyoto. Although they cannot get in touch with the inner circle of the royal family, they know all the big and small things in Kyoto."
"You sent people to Kyoto to gather information? Why did you do this?" Prince Luo's eyes widened, his anger still burning.
"Because," Tianjizi stood up and slowly lifted up the coffee table, "I just want to find a place to live a good life. I don't want to be disturbed by war. I have no blood relationship with the emperor. Therefore, I am not as trusting as the prince. The news from Kyoto actually comes every two months. In this letter, the prince can see the real situation in Kyoto, which is completely different from what the emperor said in the letter. The letter said that the emperor burned Wolf Tail Mountain, killed the victims, and used his own people to attack the right wing army to make Qinzhou attack Dazhou. All of this, do you believe it?"
"I don't believe a word of it. My royal brother is not that kind of person. He is very good to the people. At least, at least he has not collected taxes from Nanjun for all these years!" Prince Luo said angrily.
Tianjizi said: "I know that the prince does not believe it, so unless it is a critical moment, I am unwilling to say too much. In recent years, the silver that the prince has paid to the court far exceeds the taxes. Why does the emperor still collect taxes?"
Prince Luo's eyes were extremely fierce, and he stared at Tianjizi as if he wanted to kill him.
Tianjizi was not afraid at all. He looked at him calmly and continued, "If the prince is still willing to trust me, then go find the princess and ask her what happened. If the princess really came here to deceive people, she should be more skillful and not make her intention clear as soon as she entered the door. Could it be that she didn't know that it would cause the prince's disgust? But the situation was critical and the princess didn't want to beat around the bush. In the end, she didn't choose to tell the prince about the princess's affairs. Maybe she was disappointed with him."
After saying that, he took a step back and bowed, "Your Majesty, please think twice. I will take my leave!"
"Wait!" Prince Luo suddenly spoke up to stop him, "That letter was really not given to you by An Ran?"
Tianjizi said: "The princess and I spoke less than three sentences, and we were only three meters apart. The servants in the mansion can testify to this!"
Having said that, he turned and left.
Prince Luo held the armrest of the chair and slowly sat down, his body trembling violently.
The letter said that the emperor deliberately trapped the victims in Ancheng, leaving them to fend for themselves and die of starvation and disease, and that he killed Xia Zian, who came to Beimo to treat the victims. He even burned Wolf Tail Mountain, killing thousands of people. Even Princess Rouyao from the Great Zhou died in the fire.
If all this is true, then is there another truth behind the princess' death
He really wanted to run over and ask An Ran, but he didn't dare. He could almost guess that the truth must be bloody.
No, it can't be true. The emperor's brother sent a letter saying that the throne was seized and the people were massacred. He is now in the palace in disguise, living a miserable life, only worried about the people in the Northern Desert. He was told to wait for orders and lead his troops into the palace to serve the emperor.
How could a person who still cares about the people even after his throne was taken away be such a tyrant
He doesn't believe it.
He would rather believe his royal brother than Tianjizi and Anran.
Thinking of this, he shouted angrily: "Someone come."
"Your Highness, I'm here!" Guard Sun Yang came in.
"Send Princess An Ran away and don't allow him to stay in the palace." He completely forgot his previous decision to put An Ran under house arrest. Now he just wanted An Ran to leave immediately and restore the peace before she came.
"Your Majesty?" Sun Yang was stunned. "Do you really want to let the princess go?"
"Right now!" He glared angrily, "Are you going to disobey me too?"
Sun Yang had no choice but to say, "Yes, I'll do it right away."
He heard the conversation between the prince and the gentleman outside the door and knew that the prince would not accept these things.
He and the emperor have a very deep relationship.
Sun Yang walked up to the corridor, and Tianjizi leaned against the railing, "The prince asked you to see the princess off?"
"Sir, you are very smart." Sun Yang said helplessly.
Tianjizi sighed, "The prince's loyalty to the emperor is clear as day, but how about the emperor's love for the prince? Hey, if he is willing to think deeply and understand what is going on in the capital, he will definitely know, but he dare not do so. He is afraid that if he opens the issue, there will be no turning back. Besides the princess, the person he values most in his life is the emperor."
Sun Yang nodded, "I understand the prince's heart, and he has been very kind to me. If anyone tells me that the prince has been plotting against me and framing me, I would rather die than believe it."
"Yes, I heard from the old people in the palace that after the princess left, the prince was very depressed and even had thoughts of committing suicide. It was because the emperor always cared for him and even took time out to accompany him to drink and comfort him that he was able to slowly come out of it. The emperor was once his lifeline and had a position as heavy as a mountain in his heart. How could we push him away with just a few words?"
"Then are you really asking the princess to leave?" Sun Yang was a little unwilling. "The emperor is clearly using the prince this time to ask the prince to support the food and troops. If he fails, the prince will even lose his life. It will not be easy for Qin Zhou to deal with it."
"Qin Zhou has now been imprisoned by their old lady, but this matter should have unexpected results."
"How did you know that, sir?" Sun Yang asked curiously.
Tianjizi smiled mysteriously, "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed!"
Sun Yang said worriedly, "What else can't be revealed at this point? Once the princess leaves, I'm afraid no one will be able to convince the prince."
Tianjizi smiled, "The princess has come from afar, will she leave so easily? She came here with a mission, how could she give up if she can't achieve her goal? Our princess is not an ordinary person. If she gets angry, I'm afraid even the prince will be in awe of her. In fact, the prince now believes her a little, but he backs down and deceives himself."
"Oh?" Sun Yang was a little expectant.
"Just wait, Your Majesty is going to suffer a loss this time." Tianjizi said with a smile.
(End of this chapter)