Double Life: The Sickly Prince Eavesdrops on My Heart

The next day.

Under the torture of the Third Prince and others, Wang Fu, the chief steward of the Prime Minister's Office, confessed that the Left Prime Minister had secretly colluded with the Prince of Nanyue and sold intelligence. He also confessed that Huo Zhong was also involved in the matter.

The third prince immediately requested permission to search the Huo Mansion, and also found several letters in the study. All the sixty people in the Huo Mansion were thrown into prison.

General Huo was already seriously ill, and after this blow, he vomited blood and died that night. The people in the Huo family were extremely sad. At the same time, they were worried about the situation of the Huo family.

Huo Wenjun and his brothers analyzed the current situation in prison and came to a unanimous conclusion: that is, from Qin Ruhuan's disappearance, to the Qin family's imprisonment, to the Huo family's imprisonment, it seemed as if someone was planning and carefully preparing this conspiracy for them.

But it is too late to wake up now. We can only be fish on the chopping board, at the mercy of others. Some people beat their chests and regret why they did not discover these conspiracies earlier.

Emperor Wen was furious when he went to court in the morning, and no minister dared to plead for mercy. Even though General Huo had made great military achievements in the past, his crime of treason was too serious, and the emperor was furious, so who dared to question him?

The third prince had already handed over the letters he had found, and combined with Wang Fu's confession, it seemed that all the evidence was solid and flawless.

Emperor Wen issued an edict on the spot, sentencing all the people in the two prefectures to be beheaded at Caishikou three days later, and their women and children to be exiled to the hard-working areas in the north.

Xiao Jingxuan stood up, raised doubts, and requested Emperor Wen to think twice and make a judgment after clarifying the facts, but Emperor Wen directly refused.

"You ministers, there is no need to discuss this case any further. The evidence is conclusive and will never be changed. The emperor's words are as good as gold! Dismiss the court!" Emperor Wen said firmly.

"Your Majesty, please think twice!" No matter what Xiao Jingxuan said, Emperor Wen left the court without looking back.

Xiao Jingxuan had a dejected look on his face. Qin Ruhuan hadn't been found yet, and all her relatives had been executed. Even if she was found, how could he let her survive!

When they were leaving the main hall, the Third Prince walked out side by side with him, tilted his head, pulled the corner of his mouth and said with a half-smile: "Uncle, why bother to feel sad for some traitors! They deserved to die! You should pay more attention to your own affairs!"

Xiao Jingxuan looked at him with a gloomy face, and walked past him without saying a word. His sleeves swept past the Third Prince.

Xiao Jingxuan had never felt such a sense of frustration before. Even when facing thousands of troops on the battlefield, he had never been afraid. But now he couldn't save the person he loved, nor could he save her family. The depression in his heart made him almost breathless.

Three days was almost too late to save the situation! The witness was in the hands of the Third Prince, and he could only watch as all of Qin Ruhuan's relatives were beheaded.

Feixue and Feiye are still searching for Qin Ruhuan day and night, and even Qianxun and Gu Junheng have not stopped either, but there is still no news after so many days.

The day before yesterday, someone asked him to meet at noon. He hurried back to the palace and gathered people to prepare to go to the Cliff of Beheading.

The group galloped towards the Broken Head Cliff of Lanyue Mountain.

Lanyue Mountain is in a dangerous position with dense trees. If the enemy hides in the mountains and forests and ambushes, it would be extremely dangerous.

The Broken Head Cliff is surrounded by mountains with dense forests on two sides and a steep cliff on the other side. If it is besieged, the consequences will be disastrous. Xiao Jingxuan has thought about these things, but this is the only time that news will appear. No matter how dangerous it is, he must seize the opportunity, even if it is just to find some clues.

After galloping for less than an hour, they finally arrived at Lanyue Mountain. Fei Ye and a group of secret guards hid in the mountains and forests, while Fei Xue and the rest of the people followed Xiao Jingxuan to the Cliff of Broken Head!

Soon everyone arrived at the Cliff of Broken Head. Looking at the terrain, everyone couldn't help but gasp. If there were ambushes on the mountains on both sides, wouldn't they be sitting ducks?

There is a cliff thousands of feet high ahead. It seems that the person who asked him out wants to kill him. The intention of asking him out here is very obvious.

Xiao Jingxuan rode his horse to the edge of the cliff and shouted loudly to the peaks on both sides: "Who asked me to be here? Please show up quickly and don't hide your head and tail!"

"Who are you? Why did you invite me here? Don't be a coward, release the hostages immediately!"

The echo of Xiao Jingxuan's shouting came from the forest, and then there were faint and fragmented sounds coming from the woods above. After a while, a dozen people appeared, led by a man in green with a mask on his face.

Xiao Jingxuan felt a sense of familiarity when he looked at the man, but he couldn't remember who he was. He only heard the man say in a rough voice: "Prince Jing, I didn't realize you were such a lovesick man! You're actually taking risks for a woman!"

Xiao Jingxuan looked up at him, "You are a bastard who dares not even show his face, and you dare to tease me? Let him go quickly and I will spare your life!"

“Hahahaha…” The masked man raised his hand and a blindfolded woman was brought up.

Xiao Jingxuan immediately held his breath and looked at the woman. Her dress was stained with blood, her hair was disheveled, and even her cheek had a long wound. Seeing this, his heart stagnated, and then a knife-like pain swept through his body.

Who else could that skinny figure be but her? "Ruhuan? Ruhuan! I'm late! Is that you?"

"I will come to rescue you right now!"

After saying that, he used his Qing Kung Fu to fly up the mountain, but the masked man raised his hand and the archers behind him shot at him!

Xiao Jingxuan had no choice but to retract his body, draw his sword to block the arrow, and the guards around him also rushed over to block.

Qin Ruhuan, with her eyes blindfolded, shook her head desperately, tears streaming down her eyes. This morning, they had force-fed her a mute drug, so even if she had a thousand words to say, she could only cry.

The arrows stopped, and Xiao Jingxuan looked up, "How can you let her go?"

The masked man took off Qin Ruhuan's blindfold and asked, "How about exchanging your life for hers?"

When Qin Ruhuan suddenly saw the light, she felt the light stinging and pain in her eyes, and it took her a while to open her eyes.

After so many days, she finally met an acquaintance. Looking at Xiao Jingxuan's figure from afar, she felt as if she was in another world. It was a great favor from God to be able to see him before she died!

Xiao Jingxuan finally saw the face he had been thinking about day and night. It was dirty, with a long and deep scar, and the whole person was extremely thin, but there seemed to be no fear on his face!

This is the woman he likes, she is always so proud and dignified!

"Ruhuan! You have suffered! Today, I will take you back even if it costs my life!" Xiao Jingxuan's eyes were red and his heart was filled with grief!

Qin Ruhuan suddenly grinned at him and shook her head slightly. She knew that he would not be able to save her today because the masked man had prepared too many people just for Xiao Jingxuan!

"Xiao Jingxuan, pick up your sword and stab your left leg! If you refuse, she will be punished for you!"

After that, the masked man picked up the knife and placed it on Qin Ruhuan's wrist. "I'll count to ten, and if you don't stab me, don't blame me for being rude!"