The mind-reading sick prince led me and the system to go crazy

Seeing the long sword fall to the ground, Shi Weian's pupils shrank slightly, and he had an inexplicable bad premonition in his heart. He quickly returned to the man in black and stared around vigilantly.

Could it be that there is some fish that has escaped the net hiding nearby?

Xie Jin's face was gloomy, and he already had a guess in his mind.

"Long time no see, fourth brother."

Xie Xi, along with Xie Jiu and a few others, slowly appeared in front of everyone.

Xie Jiu, Xie Shiqi, Xie Shiba, and Mu Qing all surrounded Xie Xi with alert looks, in case some blind people might secretly attack His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Bai Qiuyuan and Liang Shenlin looked at each other quickly and breathed a sigh of relief without leaving a trace.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finally appeared.

"It turns out that my second brother has come to join in the fun."

The moment he saw Xie Xi, a hint of cruelty flashed across Xie Jin's eyes, but soon calmed down. He thought to himself: It seems that my second brother has come prepared this time.

Perhaps, this banquet was most likely a setup by my second brother, Bai Qiuyuan and Liang Shenlin.

It was all his fault for being careless and failing to arrange today's affairs properly.

But never mind, with that idiot Shi Weian standing in the way, he didn't know if his good second brother could leave the house safely.

Thinking of this, Xie Jin relaxed his expression, regained his gentleness, and said in a familiar tone: "When did the second brother arrive in Jiangning? If Jin knew that the second brother was also in Jiangning, Jin would not have found another place to live."

The fourth prince’s second brother?

Could it be...

Seeing that this person has a dragon-patterned jade pendant and a golden identity token tied around his waist, he must be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

The eyes of the officials present instantly lit up. They had no time to care about the pain of their injuries. They stretched their necks and shouted to Xie Xi: "Greetings, His Royal Highness. Please save us!"

"Lord Shi wants to kill us, please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make the decision for us!"

"Your Highness, help!"

"Your Highness, Lord Shi is extremely evil, he must be planning a rebellion!"

"Your Highness, Shi Wei'an is a greedy man. He served as the governor of Jiangnan for many years and embezzled a lot of money—"

"what--"

Suddenly a scream echoed throughout the lobby.

Originally, Lord Jia, the governor of Suzhou, was speaking excitedly, wanting to expose Shi Wei'an on the spot and leave some impression on the noble Crown Prince. However, he never expected that the man in black standing next to him suddenly attacked and slashed his right shoulder with a sword, "Don't even think about slandering Lord Shi!"

"Master Shi is a good official, how can I allow you to slander him at will?"

Shi Weian's originally gloomy expression eased a little.

Mr. Jia: ???

What a shitty official! Among all the officials in Jiangnan, Shi Wei'an is the most greedy!

Lord Jia stiffened his neck and wanted to refute, but the long sword on his right shoulder did not leave. He seemed to feel waves of pain coming, and his back felt cold and his legs went weak.

He opened his eyes wide and looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with trepidation.

Xie Xi seemed not to notice Lord Jia's gaze. He walked forward a few steps with his hands behind his back and stood a few steps away from Xie Jin. Xie Xi's usual gentle look was gone, and now he stared at his fourth brother Xie Jin with a look of scrutiny: "I came to Jiangning this time for business. Fourth brother should have been in Shengjing, why did you suddenly want to come to Jiangning? Why are you so close to Lord Shi?"

"Also, what is the purpose of Lord Shi's show today? Could it be that, as the previous lord said, Lord Shi intends to murder all the officials present and take the opportunity to rebel?"

Xie Xi's words were sharp and directed directly at Shi Weian.

Shi Weian's face turned pale when he was suddenly accused of treason.

Even if he really wanted to rebel, he would not choose this time.

Xie Jin pursed his lips tightly and said nothing. He knew in his heart that even if he was really close to Shi Weian, in his second brother's eyes, he was just temporarily deceived by Shi Weian.

Considering that he and his second brother are brothers from the same mother, his second brother will certainly not make things difficult for him. If his second brother insists on pursuing the matter, he can simply put all the blame on Shi Weian.

If the second brother could still be alive, then Shi Weian would be the one who should die. If the second brother could not survive, then he would not have to waste his time explaining.

Therefore, Xie Jin remained silent.

Shi Weian didn't know what the Fourth Prince was thinking, but he had made a deal with the Fourth Prince when he was in Suzhou. The Fourth Prince would save his life, and he only needed to prevent His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from leaving Suzhou.

At that time, they never thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could run so fast and arrive in Jiangning earlier than them.

The transaction was temporarily suspended.

I didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not hide his identity well when he arrived in Jiangning, and dared to appear in front of him today.

Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really think that I dare not attack him?

Shi Wei'an sneered in his heart.

Facing the questioning of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Shi Wei'an did not panic at all. Instead, he stared at Xie Xi calmly and sneered:

"Your Highness, there is no need to be so hasty to accuse me of treason. Now that you are standing on my territory, if I really want to kill you, it would be easier than crushing an ant..."

He paused for a moment, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "Of course, Your Highness knows something he shouldn't know today, so I can't let Your Highness leave."

"Besides, if everyone here dies, who would know that the person standing here is the crown prince?"

"What do you think of what I said, Your Highness?"

Shi Weian has already made up his mind to kill His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Bai Qiuyuan and Liang Shenlin both changed their expressions.

Although the two of them knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was already prepared, hearing Shi Weian's vicious thoughts made them really worried about the safety of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The officials present were also worried. They all hung their heads in dejection, but dared not say a word, for fear that the men in black guarding them would suddenly go crazy and draw their swords to stab them.

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't save them, then won't they all die here?

If they had known that Shi Weian was so cruel, they would definitely not have come to the banquet!

It’s a pity that I didn’t know it earlier.

Everything that happened today was the conspiracy of that bastard Shi Weian!

"No way."

Hearing that Shi Weian wanted to take his life, Xie Xi did not show any fear on his face.

Xie Shiba, who was standing by, almost couldn't hold back and wanted to rush out to chop off the head of that bastard surnamed Shi and use it as a ball for His Highness to kick around.

Fortunately, Xie Shiqi reached out and stopped him in time.

Xie Xi raised his eyelids and said in a light tone: "Master Shi, do you think that you can save my life here with just this kind of people? You are too arrogant."

Shi Wei'an sneered: "Your Highness, do you think that those four guards can stop my hundreds of assassins?"

"Not to mention, as long as I give the order, Jiangning's city guards will come to support us. By then, Your Highness will have nowhere to escape!"

"Really?"

Xie Xi chuckled, and swept his deep eyes over the group of men in black, saying, "Come here, let Lord Shi see who you belong to."