Chapter 1 Speaking With a Clever Person

After thinking for a moment, Bai Chen decided to continue to deal with the Crown Prince of Wei Dynasty in front of him.

He gritted his teeth, remained silent for a moment, then raised his head, unwilling and asked, "What do you want?"

"It's good to talk to a clever person."

"Since Young Master Bai is so direct, I won't hide anything."

"I want you to release Xie Qiyun and that boy, as well as the officials who came with them."

Xie Jin Yan looked at Bai Chen with a smile, his expression calm, his tone unhurried, and said, "As long as you honestly explain their whereabouts, I won't make things too difficult for you."

"After all, you're just a pawn. Making things difficult for you really doesn't do any good. Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life, and I am willing to spare your life."

Hearing this, Bai Chen was stunned.

He originally thought that Xie Jin Yan would force him to reveal the person behind him, or do something that would cost him his life.

However, the condition proposed by this Crown Prince of Wei Dynasty was to release Xie Qiyun.

Release the First Prince, his political enemy?

Bai Chen had originally thought that if Xie Jin Yan forced him to confess the person behind him, he would use Xie Qiyun to lure Xie Jin Yan. After all, in his opinion, if he could kill Xie Qiyun at this time, Xie Jin Yan would be very willing and would definitely be happy to form an alliance with him.

But at this moment, Xie Jin Yan proposed such a condition.

Bai Chen's thoughts were instantly disrupted. It took a while before he came back to his senses.

He looked at Xie Jin Yan in disbelief and asked, "Crown Prince of Wei Dynasty, what...what did you say? You want me to release Xie Qiyun? Release the You family? Release those civil and military officials who came with them?"

"But isn't Xie Qiyun your enemy? And his right-hand men, if they die, wouldn't the world of Wei Dynasty be yours? Why do you want to save them? I don't understand."

Bai Chen expressed great incomprehension. At the same time, he couldn't help but suspect that there was a trick.

There was indeed a trick, but how could Xie Jin Yan let him see it?

Xie Jin Yan glanced at Bai Chen with a faint smile and pretended to be surprised, "Young Master Bai, where did you hear these words?"

"I...am I an enemy with my imperial brother? My imperial brother and I have always been brotherly and respectful, with deep feelings for each other. Who is fabricating these disrespectful rumors to sow discord between our brothers?"

"Also, my father is in his prime. Who dares to curse him like this, fabricating such rebellious remarks and making me out to be disloyal and unfilial?"

Xie Jin Yan looked heartbroken, as if he really had a good relationship with Xie Qiyun.

Looking at Xie Jin Yan's appearance, Yu Qingwu almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

She pursed her lips slightly and echoed, "Isn't that right? Who is the damned person who dares to spread rumors about the royal family like this? It's really hateful. Your Highness must catch him and chop off his head."

Chop off his head?

Bai Chen felt a chill run down the back of his neck. At the same time, suspicion arose in his heart.

Could it be that Little Prince's information was wrong?

No...no, it was clearly the Crown Prince of Wei Dynasty in front of him who was using smoke and mirrors, trying to mislead him.

"Ah, Your Highness, I understand! It must be...it must be because of the Liu family."

Bai Chen was still suspicious when a clear and cold female voice sounded in his ear again.

Yu Qingwu frowned, and under her cold and exquisite face, her eyebrows revealed resentment, and she cursed, "It must be that Consort Liu is causing trouble behind the scenes again."

"Your Highness, do you still remember that last time, in order to provoke you and the First Prince, Consort Liu even colluded with Qiu Shiyi Niang of the Qiu family to frame you. In the end, when the truth came out, she pinned all the blame on the First Prince."

"The First Prince cherished the love between mother and son and valued the brotherly affection, unwilling to let you or his mother be harmed, so he admitted to all the crimes and was almost punished to guard the imperial mausoleum."

"Later, it was you who explained to the Emperor, and the Emperor took back his order. In order to give him a legitimate opportunity to return to the capital, he sent him to Yunzhou to suppress bandits."

"Unexpectedly, the First Prince has been gone for several months without any news."

"You were worried, so you asked the Emperor to come to Yunzhou yourself. Before you came, Consort Liu said some nonsense, suspecting that you and the Empress had sent someone to murder the First Prince, which is why the First Prince had not returned to the capital. Consort Liu is the kind of person who can even poison her own children in order to win favor. What else can't she do?"

Yu Qingwu frowned, becoming angrier as she spoke, so angry, so resentful, that it sounded like the truth.

Hearing this, Xie Jin Yan snickered in his heart.

His face was serious, and he immediately scolded her, "A'Wu, don't talk nonsense!"

"Am I talking nonsense? Where am I talking nonsense? I'm clearly telling the truth!" Yu Qingwu glared at him, pretending to be aggrieved.

Seeing this, Xie Jin Yan's face became even more unsightly, and he deliberately scolded her, "Alright, I told you not to talk! You say everything that comes to mind. Do you still think you're a common woman?"

His tone deliberately became heavier, and after speaking, he instructed her, "Go stand aside. I shouldn't have brought you here."

"You...do you think I want to come with you?"

"If I wasn't afraid that you would go find that little fox spirit Gao Minyue again! I wouldn't have come!"

Yu Qingwu stomped her foot hard and walked to the window.

When she turned around, the anger on her face immediately dissipated, and she returned to her usual cold and calm expression.

Xie Jin Yan was still frowning, took a deep look at Bai Chen's surprised face, and asked him, "Young Master Bai, I'll just ask you one question, will you release these people or not?"

Release or not?

If releasing a foolish prince could save his life and protect his reputation, it wouldn't be impossible.

However, he didn't know if what the Crown Princess had said was true or not.

You know, that was the most proud disciple of the Xiao family's head. How could she be so foolish?

If she was really that foolish, why would the dignified Crown Prince of Wei Dynasty take a fancy to her?

Could it be that, like their Little Prince, he was blackmailed and had to take responsibility?

But if that was the case, conferring the status of a concubine or a maid would be enough. Why marry her as the Crown Princess?

Taking a deep look at the tall and aloof figure in the distance, Bai Chen did not answer. He pretended to be chatting casually and said, "Crown Prince of Wei Dynasty, your wife is really innocent and naive. Her personality is quite similar to that of a princess of our Southern Yue. However, that princess blackmailed our prince and became pregnant, so our prince had no choice but to take her as a concubine."

"I wonder, why did you marry such a wife? Doesn't your Wei Dynasty value matching social status?"