The Fourth Prince was caught off guard and was hit twice more before he could retreat. Cheng Ping, who was following behind him, grabbed the Fourth Prince and forced him to retreat again and again.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, are you okay?"
The fourth prince released his hand from covering his face, turned his head and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"hiss--"
Tang Ning opened his mouth in shock, took a breath, and then exclaimed "Wow".
So miserable.
Xiao Yan, who was originally full of coldness, saw the little girl beside him with her eyes wide open, and seeing the unconcealed gloating in her eyes, a smile flashed across his eyes, and the hostility around him dissipated a little.
The fourth prince covered his swollen face and glared at Prince Cheng angrily: "Uncle Prince Cheng, what are you doing?!"
Prince Cheng's mind was in a fuzzy mess and he could hardly hear the sounds outside.
During this period of time, he was locked up in this dark cell, without seeing the sun and no one visiting him. The pain in his body from the torture was extremely unbearable, but what was even more unbearable was the "person" who was in the same room with him.
It was clearly just a mass of flesh and blood, but the sight of it that night almost became a nightmare. Whenever he closed his eyes, the bloody child's face would appear before him.
All he could hear were the miserable cries of children, constantly asking him why he didn't want him, or sharply asking him to die with them.
At the beginning, Wangman Cheng was so frightened that he threw "it" far away, and even smashed "it" like crazy, just wanting "it" to stop "harassing" him. But later, the crying became more and more miserable, making him dare not close his eyes day and night.
He was scared.
Frightened and terrified, he crawled to the corner of the wall, and carefully used his fingerless hands to move the "it" that had been crushed into minced meat back bit by bit, covered "it" with clothes, and talked to "it" every day...
Everyone in the imperial prison said that Prince Cheng was crazy.
"Uncle Wang Cheng!"
Seeing that Prince Chen seemed unable to hear him, the Fourth Prince frowned and spoke even louder.
Prince Chen seemed to be startled and looked up suddenly. The Fourth Prince and Cheng Ping beside him both gasped.
King Cheng had sunken cheeks, dry and cracked lips, prominent cheekbones and brow bones, and darkness under his eyes. The blood that had previously flowed from his body had formed scabs on his skin, and he looked particularly creepy when he looked at people with numbness.
The Fourth Prince suddenly felt a little panicked. With King Chen in this state, what else could he ask?
Xiao Yan stood outside the door and saw the fear on the Fourth Prince's face, as well as the King Cheng who seemed to have lost his mind and gone mad in the corner. He suddenly spoke:
"Xie Tianyu, I have already reported your collusion with the Lu family to His Majesty. His Majesty also knows that Xie Yin is a descendant of the Lu family. The Empress and His Majesty are extremely shocked by the Lu family's immoral behavior. His Majesty specially asked the Fourth Prince to investigate the matter personally."
"I know you are not crazy. If you want a happy ending, then you should tell the Fourth Prince who the Lu family member you are secretly having an affair with is. Otherwise, I will have many ways to make you die."
The words "I can't die" made Prince Chen's body tremble violently, but the words "Fourth Prince" immediately afterwards made his confused eyes suddenly clear up a little.
The Fourth Prince...
The Fourth Prince is coming?!
Prince Cheng was filled with joy, which overshadowed the fear he had felt in the past few days. When he raised his eyes and spoke, his voice was harsher than the grinding of sand and stone: "Fourth...Prince..."
Seeing that he still had a reaction, the Fourth Prince quickly said, "It's me, Uncle King Cheng, do you still recognize me?"
Prince Cheng's long-lost mind seemed to come to his senses after hearing the three words "Fourth Prince". His eyes began to focus, and he looked up slowly at the young and tall figure standing in front of him.
The extremely familiar face that he had been secretly watching for many years seemed to come alive to him, and his eyes were fixed on him.
"Zheng'er..."
The Fourth Prince was stunned. He and Prince Cheng were not close. When they occasionally met in the past, Prince Cheng would only call him the Fourth Prince. He had never called him by his nickname so intimately.
The fourth prince felt strange and a little uncomfortable, but when he saw that King Chen was willing to speak, he put aside the strangeness and said:
"I'm glad that Uncle Wang Cheng still recognizes me. I came here this time on the orders of my father to investigate the matter between you and the Lu family. If Uncle Wang Cheng tells the truth and tells me who is colluding with you, I will definitely plead with my father to let him spare Uncle Wang's dignity."
Prince Cheng listened to his words and asked in a somewhat dull tone, "You came here, Queen, did you know?"
The fourth prince frowned: "Mother will know."
He didn't think much about it, just thinking that Prince Cheng wanted to threaten Empress Lu with the fact that she was from the Lu family, and his face showed displeasure: "Although my mother is from the Lu family, she can't tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes. Uncle Prince Cheng has an affair with a woman from the Lu family, and my mother will never be partial."
King Cheng looked at the person in front of him, and his numb heart finally became a little more lively.
The Fourth Prince is investigating him, and the Queen knows about it.
Prince Cheng's mind gradually became clear.
No one knew more about his relationship with the Queen than they did, but the fact that the Queen dared to let the Fourth Prince come meant that the Queen already knew what he had said to Xiao Yan, and she had already thought of a way for her and the Fourth Prince to get out of this, and only then did she dare to let the Fourth Prince get involved.
The Fourth Prince said that he had an affair with a female member of the Lu family, and His Majesty also asked him to investigate the matter, which means that the Queen is fine and the Fourth Prince is also fine.
The queen agreed to let him investigate, which meant that the Lu family had already prepared the queen. Who would the Lu family choose?
Prince Cheng had been frightened for days and his mind was having difficulty thinking, but perhaps because there was someone in front of him whom he wanted to protect, he tried his best to think about what the Queen would do.
He wanted to ask the Fourth Prince something, but when he looked up, he saw the people standing in front of the prison door not far away. When his eyes fell on Xiao Yan, he was frightened for a moment. Prince Cheng, who had originally wanted to tentatively ask about the Queen's preparations, suddenly took the words back.
Can't ask.
If Xiao Yan finds out, the Queen and her son will be killed.
The Fourth Prince did not know that Prince Cheng had already been thinking about something. Seeing that he remained silent, the Fourth Prince frowned and said, "Uncle Cheng, do you still want to resist?"
"Everyone knows that you are colluding with the Lu family. The women of the Lu family who are having an affair with you will be found out sooner or later. It's useless for you to keep silent. It's better to confess as soon as possible so that you can suffer less."
Seeing that Prince Cheng remained silent, he emphasized his tone: "Uncle Cheng is so stubborn, doesn't he care about me or Xie Yin?"
Seeing the fluctuation in King Cheng's eyes, there were obviously ripples.
The Fourth Prince just thought that he cared about Xie Yin, so he continued to work hard.
"You replaced Xie Yin and raised him under your knees. I think you loved him. You don't want to see him die. If Uncle Cheng is willing to tell me about the Lu family, I will help Xie Yin to plead with the emperor. How about that?"
"He was unaware of your treason, and he is considered to be of royal blood. Father may be able to spare his life."