âWhat?â Xia Mingyuan was taken aback . Xia Yuqing and the others who had just arrived at the screen were also taken aback .
Xia Yuqing exclaimed, but Feng Tingye presciently covered her mouth, so she only uttered a single syllable .
âWhat was that sound?â Su Yan caught the sound and asked in a low voice .
âOh, nothing, maybe the rats in the mansion are running around again . Recently, the rat infestation in the mansion has been a bit... rampant . Yes, very rampant . â Xia Mingyuan didnât expect Xia Yuqing and the others would come to eavesdrop and was shocked, his heart almost stopped .
âThis official heard that there were rats in the Royal Highnessâs mansion a few days ago . I thought it was a false rumor by outsiders, but I didnât expect it to be true . â
âYes, letâs not talk about this . Da Ren said just now that Fifth Royal Brother, he...â
âAn Wang was murdered in his mansion between 9:10-9:30pm yesterday . â Xia Mingyuan looked incredulous and spoke with grief: âRoyal Brother he... how can this be?! He just married his new wife yesterday, why...how...â
Xia Mingyuan squeezed out a few tears . It rolled in his eye sockets a few times, but didnât fall . He completely depicted a face of unbearable grief, but because of someoneâs presence he couldnât fully display his upset . The people couldnât help but believe that he and Xia Mingqi were really brothers .
Xia Mingyuan was silent for a moment, feeling that it was enough, then said with a strained voice: âDa Ren said that Fifth Brother was murdered?â
âYes, An Wang had been beaten before his death . He was injured and tired, but... the real cause of death is still being investigated . â
âBeaten...â Xia Mingyuan glanced at the screen seamlessly . Behind the screen, Xia Yuqing couldnât help but pale . Could it be that she hit him too hard yesterday and killed someone? She really landed on a big mess, a major event!
Just when Xia Yuqing was flustered, there was a burst of warmth in her hands . She raised her head slightly, facing Feng Tingyeâs worried brows . Her heart calmed down for some reason .
âThatâs right, An Wang was killed suddenly, so his Royal Majesty is furious . He ordered the officials to find out the truth about the murderer and give an explanation to An Wang . â
Xia Mingyuan settled his mind: âSo Master Su came today for... â
âBefore ascertaining the truth, this official did not dare to make a rash decision, thus this official has been going to the homes of the Da Rens who had been to the An Wang Palace last night, hoping to find some clues . Moreover, this official heard from the servants of the An Wang Palace that when An Wang was harmed, a young man from your Royal Highnessâs mansion was not at his table . Someone had seen him appear at the courtyard where An Wang had the accident, therefore this official wanted to come here to ask if the young man saw anyone at the time, or... â
Xia Mingyuanâs face changed slightly knowing that Su Yan was a little skeptical of Xia Yuqing . He maintained his composure: âSo thatâs it . This Gong Zi came back yesterday, but unfortunately he went out just after breakfast . He probably wonât be back anytime soon . How about Master Su, you take a look elsewhere first . When he returns, this prince will personally take him over and speak with Master Su . â
Su Yan was fixated on Xia Mingyuan for a while, then said: âSince thatâs the case, this officer will retire first . â
Xia Mingyuan did not expect Su Yan would be this easy to convince, so he paused, then lightly smiled . âMaster Su, take care . â
Xia Mingyuan watched Su Yanâs back as he left, slightly relieved . He turned to look at the screen . Everyone walked out slowly afterwards . Everyoneâs expressions were extremely solemn, an exclamation came out of their hearts: It seems...that something really happened .
In a hidden room in Xia Mingyuanâs mansion, doors and windows on all sides were closed . It was silent with only a ray of sunlight softly passing through the door and shining on the enchanting young man in front .
âThe evil young ruffian in the capital has been tortured and killed . His big red, happy event had turned into a white funeral . The deserted and secluded courtyard, the perfect alibi, and the out-of-control time of death, the only one who can see the truth beyond this is a person who looks personable, has a wisdom beyond an ordinary person . ...â
âAre you trying to say, you are that person?â The girlâs timely voice interrupted the beautiful artistic conception that the youth had weaved in an instant .
Hearing this, the young man raised his head and puffed out his chest . His folding fan opened, he looked confident and complacent: âIâm sorry, it is insignificant me . ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âI think you are looking for a fight again . â Xia Yuqingâs veins popped up . She clenched her fist and wanted to use it to greet Xia Mingxi .
Xia Mingxi trembled all over . He took a dozen steps back quickly, and stretched out his hands to cover his face: âDonât donât, donât, donât . Royal Sister, please let me go, my face is still hurt . I havenât gone out in more than a month, I wasnât even allowed to go to Fifth Brotherâs wedding . I just heard the news so I came to you this time with a veil, or else I would dare not go out . â
âOkay, arenât you a man? Afraid of coming out to see people because you are just a little bit hurt? Are you blaming His Majesty for beating you?â Xia Yuqing impatiently interrupted Xia Mingxiâs grievances, and tried to lead him into a more bitter tragedy .
âOh, it turns out that the Second Prince is blaming me . â
Xia Mingxi turned his head stiffly, and saw Feng Tingye staring at him with a gentle and brilliant smile . He only felt a cold wind blowing in front of him and forcefully smiled: âHow can that be? The emperor only hit me because he valued me . Isnât there a saying? Spare the rod and spoil the child . Since the emperor values me so much, how can I not be touched? How could I blame you?â
â... â Brother, when did you become so cheap? How can such a lie be easily made? !
â...â Sister, there is a saying . A cheap person is invincible . Transmigrating to a person who is not the protagonist and may just be cannon fodder, if he wanted to survive, he must defend his innocent boy chastity and be as cheap as can be . Life is precious . In the face of life, his face is just a magical thing, can it be eaten?
â...â Brother, what about your integrity?
â...â I fried it and ate it . Sister, do you understand the pain of adolescence?
â...Oh!â Xia Yuqing couldnât help but vomit, this person is still in puberty? Your sister is almost entering the leftover female stage, okay?
â...â Sister, why are you throwing up? Could you be pregnant again?
â...â Damn! For the first time in her life, Xia Yuqing found that she was full of integrity . Alas, there is no cheapest person as there is always someone even cheaper . Her lower limit has been refreshed by the person in front of her once again .
Feng Tingye squinted slightly to watch the two people exchange expressions and eye signals . The storm in his eyes was gradually rising . His original idea of ââletting someone go was slowly going to be thrown out: âSince the Second Prince likes to be beaten so much, Zhen will reluctantly punch you again . When the meeting is over, make sure to come to Zhen to accept it, otherwise... Zhen doesnât mind letting you not be able to leave your house for another half month . â
â...â Xia Mingxi who was satisfied because he made Xia Yuqing choke on his words, suddenly heard these words and felt a thunderbolt fall from the blue sky . He was pitifully... murdered .
â...â The crowd on the sidelines consciously stepped back two steps to prevent themselves being swept by this typhoon . A jealous man is really f**king cruel .
Xia Yuqing was gloating . Making me feel sick, hmph, isnât this retribution?
It didnât take long before Xia Yuqing felt herself being lifted up into someoneâs arms . As soon as she looked up in surprise, she saw Feng Tingyeâs brilliant face . The alarm bell in her heart rang loudly . Itâs over, why is the Ultra Seme Lord angry again?
âWe will settle our account when we get back . â Daring to exchange glances in front of himself, this is not... proper conduct .
Therefore, Xia Yuqing also stopped . As for the people on the side, they moved their eyes away tacitly . They acted as if they did not see these two unconsciously show off their public displays of affection . The picture was too much, they dare not look .
âCough cough, okay, donât put on a show anymore . â Xia Mingyuan coughed lightly and returned the topic at hand .
Unexpectedly, these words immediately irritated Xia Mingxi, causing him to come back to life in an instant: âEldest Brother, what you said is wrong, how can this be called putting on a show? Anyways, I have seen more than 700 episodes of detective conan, I know thousands of secret killing methods, such a small murder case will be a piece of cake . â
Before Xia Mingyuan had time to ask who the famous detective conan was, he was robbed of the chance to speak by Liu Yixiang again: âThatâs awesome, letâs listen to your analysis . So, who is the murderer?
â... â Shrew, you sure you want to listen to him?â
âHow difficult could it be? There are only a few types of murder cases: love murders, vendetta murders, and financial murders . Love murders are murders because of love . Fifth Brother has a lot of romantic debts . He easily starts illicit relations then throws them away easily causing love murders . Fifth Brother also does not have a good temperament . Many people are offended by him and countless men and women are ruined by him, this can easily lead to vendettas . Of course, royal people are very rich, so they canât murder him easily . But the murderer chose to kill him on the day of his wedding, so it is most likely due to love or vendetta . Of course, this does not rule out the possibility of an accidental financial murder . â
Everyone was stunned when they heard these words, they did not expect Xia Mingxi to say such a clear rational explanation .
Xia Mingyuan touched his chin, and said in deep thought: âYes, the analysis is very good, very reasonable . So, who is the murderer?â
âUh ... â
âAnd, what about the evidence?â
âUh... â Xia Mingxi froze, he cleared his throat, âWell, that... I just said something through hearsay . I was not there that day, naturally I donât know what the situation was like . So, I donât know who the murderer is and the evidence... â
â... â Seeing him perform so skillfully, they had thought he had already figured it out, but after half a day, it was still all just empty words . This really...
âYouâre looking for a fight again?â Xia Yuqing made a decisive conclusion . Xia Mingxi looked at the eyes of several people with raging irritation . He froze, silently lowered his head and fell silent, not daring to talk nonsense .
âYou guys donât think that I accidentally killed him?â Xia Yuqing asked in a panic . She was really out of her mind last night from anger, she didnât hold back at all . Maybe...maybe she really...
âQing Jiejie, donât worry, you are just a girl, how powerful could you be to kill a man? Itâs okay . â Liu Yixiang hurriedly said in comfort .
â...â The strength to knock down a gate is stronger than the strength of most men everyone said silently in their hearts .
However, seeing Xia Yuqingâs nervous expression, everyone unanimously swallowed these words silently .
Xia Yuqing didnât feel much better because of Liu Yixiangâs words . Her hands had been contaminated with several lives . The little assassins from last time could still be said to be self defense . This time, it can be said to be self defense as well, but she obviously didnât need to kill him .
Furthermore, that person was not an assassin or something, but her... blood brother . Since she has received this body, she has to accept everything of hers and her relatives are certainly a part of it . Regardless of the era, the killing of siblings is a big taboo, a taboo that should be condemned by everyone, she...
âIt wasnât Niang Niang who killed her . â Just when Xia Yuqing was so conscientiously condemned that she couldnât help herself, she suddenly heard a clear voice like water coming in brightly .
âHuh?â Xia Yuqing was stunned . Everyone on the side was also stunned for a moment . Once again, everyoneâs eyes gathered on the sound source â Leng Ruofengâs body .
âWhen we left, An Wang was not dead . â
Xia Yuqing was taken aback, crying with a sad face: âAt that time, he was not dead because he was hanging on with his dying breath . Maybe when we walked out the front, he died later on . â
âNo . he only suffered superficial injuries, the most serious one was... but at most he would become an eunuch . He wonât die . â Leng Ruofeng replied blankly .
Everyone was stunned . Xia Mingxi weakly broke the silence: âWell, whatâs the content of the ellipsis in the sentence just now?â
â... â Second prince, is that what you should be focusing on? Should we sigh that they are definitely brothers and sisters? Why is there always a sense that they couldnât understand the two siblingsâ world? Is it really good to have fun like this? !
Xia Yuqing slapped Xia Mingxi: âNonsense, the ellipsis is obviously censored . If you still have to ask, do you want your whole person to be censored by the transmigration god?â
â...oh . â Xia Mingxi was embarrassed and silently sat down, not daring to interrupt again .
Xia Yuqing turned her head to look at Leng Ruofeng: âHey, somethingâs not right . When did you look so carefully, Prime Minister?â You can even see the minor and serious injuries? She remembered him and Xia Muyun supporting her at that time, he should have no time to check Xia Mingqiâs injuries .
Leng Ruofeng glanced at Xia Yuqing in an unusually calm manner: âWhen you were arguing with the Third Princess . â
â!!!â Arguing? When they were arguing how to deal with Xia Mingqi? No wonder Iceberg Prime Minister calmly told them to leave him . It turned out that he was not in danger, just...
âOkay, now I can be sure that the death of Fifth Brother has nothing to do with Royal Sister . Just now Su Yan said that the time of death of Fifth Brother was between 9:10-9:30pm . Where were you during this period? By the way, the time when the screams occurred should be at 9pm, because at that time, the shrew said that she heard the voice of someone outside reporting . â
âWell, since thatâs the case . â Xia Yuqing pondered for a moment: âAt that time, I should have spent a quarter of an hour in that yard, and ran out after hitting him . â
Feng Tingyeâs eyes narrowed slightly: âIn other words, the murderer took advantage of the half-quarter of an hour after Ai Feiâs departure to enter the courtyard and made his move on Xia Mingqi, who was no longer able to fight back . â
âWell, itâs still an excuse . If you canât find any real evidence, those outside would not believe the murderer is someone else . The murderer is obviously looking for this opportunity to target Royal Sister . â
âWhat can we do? Qing Jiejie is innocent . â Liu Yixiang asked anxiously .
âThis prince knows that she is innocent, everyone here knows that she is innocent, but the people outside wonât think like we do . â Xia Mingyuan said solemnly .
âOr...â Liu Yixiang was anxious for a moment, as if thinking of something . She looked at Xia Yuqing and said, âHow about Qing Jiejie and Royal Cousin leave quickly . Leave and return to Ye Country . Just... â
âNo...â Liu Yixiang was interrupted by Feng Tingye before she finished speaking . âAs soon as Zhen and Ai Fei leaves, they would settle down the charges on us . Moreover, if people accidentally find out our true identities, you will all be implicated . Whatâs more, you will be charged with a crime of collaborating with the enemy . A traitor to your country, murdering your own brother, then things will really have no room for change .
â...How could this happen? âLiu Yixiang was startled, her face was a little ugly . She sat back down to her original position .
âHah, we seem to have accidentally stepped onto someoneâs trap and canât get out . â Feng Tingye sneered, there was a clear killing intent in his eyes .
Xia Mingyuan was startled . Seeing that this was a sign of Feng Tingyeâs anger, he said, âThen what shall we do now?â
âA dead end, even if itâs a dead end we will find the way out of this impasse . What is Su Yanâs character? Whose person is he? â
Xia Mingyuan thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: âSu Yan is a person with a good reputation, he isnât anyones . In general, he should be regarded as Royal Fatherâs person . He has high morals and integrity . Fourth Brother once wanted to win him over, but he was almost put on the spot by him . So although this person is not a friend, he canât be called an enemy . â
âThatâs it . â Feng Tingye stated, âEveryone has weaknesses . As long as he is not the Fourth Princeâs people, it will be relatively easy to handle because they are neutral . We...â
Feng Tingye spoke halfway through when he paused, âWait, someone is coming . â
Everyone was taken aback . Before they awoke from the sudden change from Feng Tingye . They heard a rush of footsteps outside the room, then...
Bangâa loud noise, the door of the originally closed room was kicked open, tragically knocked aside .
At the same time, a familiar big red whip slapped onto the long table surrounded by the crowd . It forcibly separated the long table in half from the center, and it sunk inward .
âHmph, this princess was wondering where you have gone, so you guys have ran here to hide . Haha, playing with this princess yesterday was fun right? Now come out for this princess!â
â...â Ruined! Now they seem to have more than just one major issue!