Chapter 855: Arranged
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Shao Zhongxi didn’t care about his brother’s reaction. He only remembered what his brother had told him. When Prince Qing brought Prince Yi and Consort Yi out of the palace, he brought two palace maids with him. They were the palace maids who had been serving Prince Yi. Moreover, these two palace maids had died on the spot from poison. They should have been death warriors…
He also remembered that a few days ago, his big brother had sent him a letter, saying that on the day he left, Prince Yi had asked a palace maid to invite Wei Zizhan over. He had spoken to Wei Zizhan privately, but Wei Zizhan said it was nothing when he left the room…
Now, it seemed that Prince Yi was a big problem.
If Prince Yi knew that Wei Zizhan wasn’t the Crown Prince, then what he said to Wei Zizhan in private would be even more worthy of scrutiny.
Wei Zizhan knew that his sister was pregnant and where she was, so Prince Yi might already know her location…
However, if Prince Yi knew that Wei Zizhan wasn’t the Crown Prince, then shouldn’t it mean that Consort Yi knew as well? The whole of the Ji family should know, right?
Wouldn’t it also be very easy to link the facts so that Xue Yan was very likely to be the Crown Prince?
Then why hasn’t anyone come to kill Xue Yan yet? Why hasn’t anyone assassinated his sister?
Could it be that the Emperor settled everything in time?
This meant that Prince Yi and the others had just discovered that Wei Zizhan wasn’t the Crown Prince and hadn’t even had the time to send someone before they were taken care of!
It was possible… If this possibility was true, then even if Prince Yi was alive, he would definitely become a great disaster in the future.
At the thought of this, Shao Zhongxi lowered his voice and said, “Shuting, do you know which couple adopted Prince Yi?”
Shao Shuting was shocked, his brother finally responded to something.
His follow up question proved that Xue Yan was really his nephew. His brother didn’t answer him, but Qi Yin had just told him everything in a low voice. He already understood what was going on. Now that his brother asked him again, he subconsciously lowered his voice and replied, “l don’t know. It was arranged by the Emperor, and the Empress Dowager was also involved. None of the civil and military officials dared to ask.”
Immediately, he became excited again. “Isn’t this great? Xue Yan really is our nephew! I didn’t believe it at first, but after what you said, it might be true! I can’t believe he even said that he wasn’t related!”
Shao Zhongxi ignored his excitement and asked coldly, “Then did the
Emperor and Empress Dowager send people to keep an eye on him?”
“There should be.” Shao Shuting said with uncertainty. “Maybe he had other warriors that followed him there…
Shao Zhongxi wanted to write a letter to Shao Boqi, asking him to quickly find out who Prince Yi had been given to and to keep an eye on Prince Yi. However, before he could write, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from outside.
After a while, there was a knock on his door.
“Master, it’s me.”
It was Qiye’s voice.
Something big must have happened.
Shao Zhongxi and Shao Shutings expressions turned serious.
As soon as Qiye finished speaking, he hurriedly pushed open the door and walked in. The manager of Quanping Inn closed the door behind him and then went downstairs.
Before he could bow, Qiye lowered his voice and reported, “Your highness, General, I come bearing bad news. Prince Yi is missing. The couple who adopted him were killed. The people that were sent to keep an eye on him were also killed. At that time, Shao Boqi was in the mourning hall and heard the commotion. He immediately sent me to inform you that Wei Zizhan is not the Crown Prince and that Prince Yi must have already known this. He might have learned from Wei Zizhan that the Empress is pregnant and that she is in
Locust Village. It is best to be weary at times like this.”
If it weren’t for the fact that he was riding a skilled and trained horse, he wouldn’t have arrived so quickly to report this matter..