The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 381: The 3rd Prince is Imprisoned

The news that Xiao Ling was taken to the Dali Temple attracted a lot of attention.

When the court officials learned that he had colluded with the Minister of Works and even sent people to the Dali Temple to kill people to silence them, they were surprised, but most of them still felt that Xiao Ling would not be completely punished for this matter.

Their ideas were basically similar to Pei Zhaozhi's. No matter what, he still had the identity of the third prince. Even if it was to avoid people's gossip, the matter might still be dealt with leniently in the end.

However, what they did not expect was that shortly after Xiao Ling was imprisoned in the Dali Temple, news broke out that he was colluding with Huang, a eunuch close to Emperor Xiao.

The emperor's every move can be known clearly through Eunuch Huang.

When the news spread, it caused an uproar.

Emperor Xiao was furious and immediately ordered a strict interrogation of Eunuch Huang. Under torture, Eunuch Huang confessed everything and admitted that it was his family who committed the crime of murder and that the Third Prince saved his family for him. From then on, he began to obey the Third Prince's orders.

Every time he delivered a message, the Third Prince would give him a lot of benefits. Now, he and his family have a lot of fertile land and houses in their names.

Everything was confirmed, and Emperor Xiao was furious and ordered the eunuch Huang to be executed.

At the same time, Xiao Ling was relieved of all his duties in the court, all the prince's powers were stripped away, and the third prince was imprisoned in his mansion and was not allowed to go out.

As for Bai Xinan, Emperor Xiao didn't even bother to hear his name and directly sentenced him to exile.

"Your Highness, did you hear clearly?" In the Dali Temple prison cell, Pei Zhaozhi told Xiao Ling the result of the punishment.

When Xiao Ling first entered the cell, although he was extremely angry, he never thought that he would be completely ruined because of this incident.

It was not until the affair of Eunuch Huang was exposed and he was summoned by Emperor Xiao and questioned, and had no way to defend himself, that he realized that something big might really happen this time.

At this moment, his expression no longer had the confidence and arrogance he had when he first entered the cell. Looking at Pei Zhaozhi, he gritted his teeth and said, "Where is Shen Yanxi? This prince wants to see him."

"Third Prince, the imperial decree to imprison you has arrived. According to the rules, you have no right to see anyone now."

"This prince wants to see him, let him come over!" Xiao Ling spoke loudly with bloodshot eyes.

Pei Zhaozhi looked at him for a while and left the cell.

About half an hour later, Shen Yanxi appeared outside the cell.

"I heard that His Highness wants to see me?"

Xiao Ling stared at Shen Yanxi, his eyes filled with anger and hatred that almost burst out, "When did you find out?"

"What does your highness mean?"

"Stop pretending here. You know what I am talking about. When did you know about Eunuch Huang?"

"Everything Your Highness has done will leave some evidence. It doesn't matter when I found out. What matters is that Your Highness lost."

The word "lose" really irritated Xiao Ling's nerves.

He looked at Shen Yanxi hatefully, "This prince did not expect that you would have this backup plan."

"If there is no backup plan, then once Your Highness is out of this matter, he will face trouble again."

Originally, he planned to find out what was written in the blood letter before confronting Xiao Ling, but he attacked Ning Ning in advance, so he had no choice but to play the Eunuch Huang card first.

Now that the fight has begun and enemies have been made, there is no chance for Xiao Ling to escape.

Xiao Ling stared at Shen Yanxi intently, with a look as if he wanted to cut a piece of flesh from the other person, but he also knew very well that there was nothing he could do now.

"Someone will come to take Your Highness out of this prison and take him back to the Third Prince's residence for confinement. Your Highness, I will not see you off."

"Shen Yanxi, don't be too proud too soon, this prince..."

"Your Highness, I know what you want to say, so you don't have to waste your breath. The 120th anniversary of the founding of the country is coming soon. The envoys from several countries who came to congratulate us in the past two days have also arrived one after another. I still have some matters to take care of, so I won't say more to Your Highness."

Shen Yanxi walked decisively, and did not stop even though Xiao Ling was still talking.

He had no intention of watching the fun or kicking the man when he was down. Since the result had already come to fruition, there was no need to waste time.

Watching Shen Yanxi's disappearing figure, Xiao Ling clenched his fists until they made a crackling sound, but no matter how angry he was, he could do nothing to Shen Yanxi in this situation.

Another half an hour later, the Royal Guards were ordered to come and escort Xiao Ling back to the Third Prince's Palace.

Xiao Yi and others were outside the Dali Temple. When they saw Xiao Ling being brought out, they immediately stepped forward.

"Royal brother." His expression was less nonchalant than usual. His brows were furrowed and his eyes were full of concern and worry.

"Jiang Suining didn't come?" Xiao Ling looked around but did not see Jiang Suining.

"Probably not." Xiao Yi nodded, "Brother, do you want to see her?"

Compared to when he was just in the prison, Xiao Ling's emotions had calmed down a lot, but his whole body was still filled with a fierce hatred.

"Humph, I just thought she would come to laugh at my joke. After all, it's her and Shen Yanxi's joint efforts that have put me in this situation!"

"Brother, don't be too anxious. After all, it's just confinement. There may be room for change. Take good care of yourself in the mansion. I will find a chance to plead for you in front of our father."

"No!" Xiao Ling objected immediately, "Remember this, you absolutely cannot beg for mercy for me at this time. If you offend my father, you will be implicated."

"Third brother, I can't just watch you..."

"I know!" Xiao Ling interrupted Xiao Yi and looked at his fourth brother, who had been good friends with him since childhood, with a rare look of genuine concern on his face.

"Ayi, now is not a good time to beg for mercy. Wait until this matter is over. If something happens to you, there will be no chance for me to recover."

Xiao Yi frowned and looked at Xiao Ling. After a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, brother, I understand. But is it really possible that I can do nothing now?"

Xiao Ling thought of Jiang Suining and Shen Yanxi again.

Even though I can't do anything to them right now, I can't let them live too comfortably.

"There is one thing you can do for me!"

……

In a blink of an eye, seven or eight days passed.

In the past few days, envoys from various countries have arrived one after another. Because of the founding celebrations, the imperial city is much more lively than usual.

Even the shop under Jiang Suining's management is doing better business than before.

The banquet at Zhanxinglou on the day of the celebration has been fully booked, and many people have expressed their desire to celebrate with the country.

Jiang Suining came today to carefully check the preparations and told the guys to make sure everything was perfect. By the time they walked out of the Zhanxing Tower, it was already evening.

As soon as he came out, he saw Shen Yanxi waiting outside Zhanxing Tower.