Double Life: The Sickly Prince Eavesdrops on My Heart

The first ray of sunlight in the early morning gradually rose from the east. Today was the ninth day since Qin Ruhuan disappeared.

Xiao Jingxuan hadn't eaten or slept well for several days. The people he sent out still had no clues, and the people who were keeping an eye on Xiao Ya also got nothing.

A beard had grown on his handsome face, and the cold poison had been relieved a lot after taking medicine, but he still looked visibly haggard.

Suddenly he heard the sound of an arrow shooting, and with a "whoosh", an arrow hit the wooden frame in front of his window.

Feixue and the others heard the voice and rushed over immediately, "Prince! Are you okay?"

Xiao Jingxuan raised his hand and pulled out the arrow with force. There was a letter on it, and he quickly unfolded it to read.

I saw that his brows were furrowed, his eyes were fierce, and then he clenched the letter into a ball in his hands.

"Feixue, prepare some people, and go to Lanyue Mountain's Broken Head Cliff at noon the day after tomorrow. The kidnappers have finally shown up, and we must capture them in one fell swoop this time!"

"Yes! Your Majesty, I will prepare it right away!" Feixue suddenly became full of fighting spirit.

At the same time, both the Zuo Xiang Mansion and the Huo Mansion received letters with roughly the same meaning. Someone was asking for a meeting and said there was news about Qin Ruhuan.

It was just that the time was different. Qin Lang and Huo Zhong both brought people to the agreed place, but no one showed up after waiting for a long time. In order not to give up a glimmer of hope, both of them waited until dark, and finally returned disappointed.

Coincidentally, both families discovered that a thief had broken into their home that day, but no property was lost. General Huo was more alert and had his house checked carefully inside and out, but nothing unusual was found.

Therefore, both families thought that the kidnappers were just making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, so they did not take it seriously and continued to send people to track down Qin Ruhuan's whereabouts.

Although the kidnappers were not seen, the news was good news, indicating that Qin Ruhuan was likely still alive, which immediately gave people great hope.

On the second day, just after the left prime minister had finished his breakfast, he heard a commotion outside. A servant ran in in a panic, "Master, something bad has happened! A large group of soldiers are coming!"

The left prime minister was startled and hurried out. Soon the courtyard was filled with soldiers, led by the Minister of Revenue and the Third Prince.

"Your Highness the Third Prince, Lord Zhang, thank you for your presence. I am sorry for not coming in person to welcome you. I am so rude!"

The Third Prince was full of disdain. "Master Qin, you don't have to be polite. We received a report today that you are collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. We are here to search! Master Qin, please cooperate!"

Qin Lang was shocked after hearing this. "How is this possible? I am loyal to His Majesty and have no second thoughts!"

The Minister of Revenue gave a cold order: "Come here and search thoroughly! Don't miss any corner!"

Everyone in the mansion was terrified. The crime of treason was a serious one. It was a serious matter where one's life could be in danger. Everyone was trembling with fear.

Qin Lang was shaking with anger, "You...you are going too far!"

The officers and soldiers quickly rushed into the house and began to search it. They turned the house upside down! No one in the Zuo Xiangfu dared to say anything, only Qin Lang was so angry that he started to curse.

After flipping through the books for about half an hour, several people suddenly ran out of Qin Lang's study, holding a stack of letters and a jade pendant!

The Third Prince took the evidence with a gloomy face, opened it and looked at it. He suddenly sneered, "Humph! Is this your loyalty, Lord Qin! Then he threw the letter in Qin Lang's face!

The left prime minister was shocked, picked up the letter and opened it quickly, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat! "This, this, this is not my letter! Your Highness, someone is framing me!"

Everyone in the prime minister's residence was so frightened that they knelt down. This was a serious crime punishable by execution of the entire family. All the guards and servants were trembling with fear.

The Third Prince played with the jade pendant in his hand, and suddenly lifted it up to Lord Qin and shook it, "What about this one? This jade pendant has a dragon pattern of the Nanyue Kingdom engraved on it. How do you explain this?"

Qin Lang snatched the jade pendant with trembling hands. There was indeed a pattern of South Vietnam on it. He knew that someone had planned to frame him, but at the moment he knew nothing about it. He was like a fish on a chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered.

"It's unfair! This humble official is innocent. This is a premeditated frame-up. Please, Your Highness, please investigate!"

The Third Prince smiled coldly and waved his hand. "Come here, take everyone to the prison and wait for their fate! Lord Shangshu, please come with me to the palace to report to His Majesty!"

At this moment, several people suddenly stumbled over, and a woman knelt down and cried, "Your Highness, the three of us were not aware of this, we did not collaborate with the enemy, and we also made a meritorious report, can we not go to jail?"

The Third Prince lowered his head and smiled playfully, "It's you! Yes, these three people have made meritorious contributions by reporting the crime for the sake of justice, and can be exempted from punishment and temporarily live in the Prime Minister's Residence! In the future, His Highness will definitely reward them according to their merits!"

Qin Lang was being carried out by the soldiers. When he heard this, he turned around and saw Aunt Zhao, Qin Rushi, and Qin Ruqi kneeling on the ground! It turned out that the thieves were actually the three of them!

Qin Lang was so angry that he cursed, "You actually colluded with outsiders to frame the Prime Minister's Mansion. I have been so good to you for so many years, you are such a ruthless person! Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go!"

The officers and soldiers escorted these people out of the prime minister's residence in a mighty procession, leaving behind only a messy scene and Aunt Zhao and two others.

When Xiao Jingxuan heard the news and rushed over, the prime minister's mansion was already empty. Aunt Zhao and her two daughters were directing people to transport valuables out!

Xiao Jingxuan turned around and left with a cold face!

Inside the Dasheng Palace.

When Xiao Jingxuan arrived outside the emperor's study, he saw General Huo kneeling. After the eunuch went in to report, he came out and shook his head at him, "Prince Jing, the emperor is angry and won't see anyone. If you want to plead for the left prime minister, you should go back!"

Xiao Jingxuan waited outside for most of the hour, and seeing that Emperor Wen was determined not to see him, he left the palace.

Huo Zhong knelt until the evening, but the emperor still did not see him, so he had no choice but to stand up trembling and slowly walk out of the palace.

In Emperor Wen's study, the chief eunuch Li Deli was almost hit by the cup thrown by Emperor Wen as soon as he came in. He was so scared that he knelt down quickly, "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please take care of yourself!"

Emperor Wen was furious, his eyebrows were raised, "I have always believed that the left prime minister is a good person, upright and honest, but I didn't expect him to be so bold as to have secret dealings with Nanyue and commit such a treasonous act of betrayal!

Li Deli ran over and patted Emperor Wen on the back to calm him down, not daring to say a word.

"If the evidence is conclusive, I will execute his entire family and show no mercy!"

Emperor Wen felt overwhelmed when looking at the memorials on the table. Most of them demanded the execution of the Left Prime Minister, while some pleaded for mercy. Emperor Wen felt really embarrassed. He always felt that Qin Lang would not be a traitor, but the evidence brought back by the Third Prince was irrefutable.

It is not easy to be a wise ruler. You cannot indulge a traitor, and you cannot kill loyal ministers by mistake. Emperor Wen felt very upset.