Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Yan Ci observed Xie Chengyin's expression when he said this. Although it was a joke, Yan Ci saw the coldness in Xie Chengyin's eyes.

The words of murder do not seem false.

But what grudge does Xie Chengyin have with the Prime Minister’s Mansion?

Thinking about how he met Xie Chengyin at the door of Xiao Yizhen's room, Xie Chengyin's target was also Xiao Yizhen. Did he have a grudge against Xiao Yizhen?

I haven't heard that Xie Chengyin and Xiao Yizhen have any emotional entanglement. Could it be that Xie Chengyin likes her unilaterally and wants to destroy her because he can't get her?

That’s too exciting!

If this is true, she and Xie Chengyin can definitely cooperate. They have a common goal, and they can be allies.

Yan Ci's eyes lit up instantly when he looked at Xie Chengyin.

Facing Yan Ci's suddenly eager gaze, Xie Chengyin looked at Yan Ci in confusion, "Then why did you go to the Prime Minister's Mansion? Are you going to kill someone too?"

Yan Ci wanted to nod, but it was obvious that this answer was inconsistent with her status. How could a weak and well-behaved girl from an official family kill someone?

Yan Ci found a nice excuse for his night visit to Xiao Yizhen's room, "I went to steal her."

After hearing Yan Ci's answer, Xie Chengyin was almost scared to death. He picked his ears hard to make sure he didn't hear it wrongly because of too much earwax.

Thinking of Xiao Chengzhang's usually droopy old face, combined with Yan Ci's answer now, Xie Chengyin couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

"Are you sure you went to the right house to steal the beauty?"

Yan Ci thought, she was not directionally challenged, so how could she have gone the wrong way? She was going there just for Xiao Yizhen.

"Of course, are you jealous?"

Xie Chengyin waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, no, I don't have this habit, but that old man Xiao Chengzhang is not a good person. If you try to steal his fragrance and jade, be careful not to lose more than you gain."

"Xiao Chengzhang? What does it have to do with him? I'm going to find Xiao Yizhen."

Xie Chengyin: “!!!”

Xie Chengyin stroked his forehead, "You went to Xiao Chengzhang's house, okay!"

Yan Ci: “!!!”

Did she take the wrong path?

No wonder she was almost shot into a sieve. She was still wondering why Xiao Yizhen was still keeping her virginity for Shen Zhaoyan and taking such generous precautions. It turned out that she was wrong.

If you make mistakes, correct them. There is no greater good.

Yan Ci gathered his clothes together, trying to let the wind stay on his body as little as possible, "First time is unfamiliar, second time is familiar, next time I will definitely not go the wrong way."

Xie Chengyin said in surprise, "You still want a next time? This time, Xiao Chengzhang has already searched the entire East Capital to catch the two of us. If he wasn't afraid that His Majesty would get suspicious, he wouldn't even tell you the reason for arresting the thieves."

"Then I still didn't catch her. I won't fall into the same pit twice. If I can't go next time, I'll just wait for her to come out. There's still some time before we get married, so I have plenty of time."

Xie Chengyin was a little puzzled as to why Yan Ci mentioned this time point for the wedding. Was there any special meaning for Xiao Yizhen's marriage?

He thought back to the wedding of Xiao Yizhen and Shen Zhaoyan in his previous life. Compared with the prince's wedding, the wedding of Xiao and Shen seemed somewhat ordinary. There was neither a grand wedding nor an imperial edict from the emperor. Even only half of the officials attended.

After all, it was a second marriage, and some court officials, out of consideration for the prime minister's face, only sent gifts but did not show up in person.

Then why is Yan Ci so obsessed with Xiao Yizhen? Could it be that something happened during the wedding that he doesn't know about? Or is it that Yan Ci cares about the person he is getting married to?

Before Xie Chengyin asked, Yan Ci took the initiative to ask him.

"What's the grudge between you and Xiao Chengzhang? I went to the wrong room and ended up in Prime Minister Xiao's house, but you didn't go to the wrong room. Your target was Xiao Chengzhang. He's the Prime Minister, how did he offend you?"

A cold light flashed in Xie Chengyin's eyes. Yan Ci's quick reaction caught him off guard. This is the disadvantage of dealing with smart people. It is not easy to hide.

Yan Ci saw through his true intentions immediately. There was no point in lying and vaguely trying to get around it, so he just laid his cards on the table.

"Xiao Chengzhang and I have a grudge of killing my brother and destroying his mansion."

This shocked Yan Ci, "Kill your brother and destroy his mansion? Aren't your brother, the Marquis of Yongding, and his mansion all fine?"

Xie Chengyin was silent for a moment when asked, "My brother and the Marquis' Mansion are still there now, but it may not be the case in the future. In order to support Prince Xiang's ascension to the throne, Xiao Chengzhang will definitely eliminate our Yongding Marquis' Mansion. I have to take precautions before it happens."

Yan Ci was a little speechless, and complained secretly: Are you trying to take precautions before it happens? You are clearly worrying about nothing.

The emperor is now in his prime and has a crown prince. Even if Xiao Chengzhang wants to support Prince Xiang to become emperor, he must have an opportunity.

"Xie Chengyin, you want to kill the Prime Minister just for the uncertainty of the future. Isn't that a bit ridiculous?"

"This is no joke." Xie Chengyin's expression became serious. "In the 36th year of Tianqing, Prince Xiang Shen Zhaoyan ascended the throne and changed the country's name to Tiancheng."

Yan Ci's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief, "What are you talking about?"

Xie Chengyin looked solemn, and his memory was suddenly pulled back to the moment when he was barely alive, that dark and narrow corner, with his broken bones.

For a moment, my throat seemed to be blocked and I couldn't speak.

He swallowed to ease the suffocation brought by the memories, and then continued: "You heard it right, I was talking about the thirty-sixth year of Tianqing. Now it is the twenty-first year of Tianqing, and there are still fifteen years before King Xiang ascends the throne."

He spoke with such confidence that it sounded like a huge bell in Yan Ci's heart, shaking her soul again and again.

Yan Ci looked at Xie Chengyin's serious expression and thought he didn't seem to be lying, but she still felt that it was a fantasy. How could he have predicted what would happen fifteen years later?

"If what you said is true, how did you know that Shen Zhaoyan would definitely ascend the throne?"

Yan Ci didn't want to believe it in her heart, but she knew that many things would happen even if she didn't want them to.

Xie Chengyin said in a loud voice: "I can predict the future."

Yan Ci had become cautious because of what Xie Chengyin said, but when he suddenly heard Xie Chengyin say this, he almost laughed out loud.

Is this a joke?

Can he predict the future?

Then she was reborn, and she doesn't necessarily know what will happen in the future.

Xie Chengyin seemed to see through Yan Ci's thoughts and knew that it would be difficult for others to believe what he said. However, if he said that he knew the future because of his rebirth, he would probably be regarded as a lunatic, so he could only use this explanation.

This should sound more reasonable, after all, there are many charlatans who claim that they can predict the future.

"If you don't believe me, you can test it with something that is about to happen to see if what I said is right."

"The Crown Prince got married, and the Crown Princess fell off the high platform during the wedding and died."

Yan Ci's pupils suddenly shrank, and his voice suddenly became sharp, "Impossible!"

She suddenly stood up from the stool in excitement, staring at Xie Chengyin fiercely, as if Xie Chengyin had said something unforgivable.