The visitors were none other than Jiang Nianjiao and Zhao Yanzhen.
Looking at the couple, Zhao Nianze felt even more confused.
After all, he vaguely remembered that Jiang Nianjiao didn't seem to have a good relationship with Xu Zhilan.
But how could the three of them be together at this moment?
While he was deep in thought, Zhao Yanzhen only smiled and said, "Brother is surprised to see me?"
Zhao Nianze only whispered, "Nothing is more surprising than seeing Zhilan. But you invited me here so mysteriously, you shouldn't just surprise me."
After hearing this, Zhao Yanzhen put his lips to his lips and chuckled, "Brother is really humorous. Of course I didn't invite you here for such boring things. I just don't know where to start talking to you."
Xu Zhilan took the initiative and said, "Let me do the talking."
When Zhao Yanzhen heard this, he just said "Hello".
Then Xu Zhilan took the initiative to speak, "I don't know, Your Highness the Crown Prince, but do you still remember that His Highness Prince Jin was assassinated and disappeared in Mulan Paddock?"
Hearing Xu Zhilan mention this incident, Zhao Nianze naturally nodded. After all, the incident did not happen long ago, and at that time, he heard that King Jin's horse had an accident and fell off a cliff. He only sent many people to find the whereabouts of Zhao Yanzhen.
But his men searched Mulan's paddock thoroughly and did not see half of King Jin. However, a few days later, His Majesty the Ninth Prince's men claimed to have found Zhao Yanzhen.
Therefore, he always felt very strange about this matter.
Seeing him nodding, Xu Zhilan continued, "Actually, it was my plan that His Highness Prince Jin's horse fell off the cliff."
Hearing this, Zhao Nianze felt that before he had solved the previous question, Xu Zhilan slapped the next question on his face.
He couldn't help but whisper, "Why did you do that?"
Xu Zhilan smiled bitterly, "I can't help it. Your Highness, it's not like you don't know about the affair between me and the butler."
"I know!" Zhao Nianze admitted this with a livid face.
"But this shouldn't be the reason for you to attack your third brother!" When he said this, Zhao Nianze couldn't help but glance at Zhao Yanzhen.
Zhao Yanzhen didn't seem to care much about this matter.
Xu Zhilan only said softly, "But this matter has become a handle for others. He used this handle to threaten me to attack Prince Jin. What do you think I should do?"
"You can definitely tell me." Zhao Yanzhen whispered.
Hearing Zhao Yanzhen's words, Xu Zhilan suddenly chuckled, "Tell you? You stay at Concubine Su's place every day, and I can't even see you in person. Where can I tell you? What's more, if I tell you, How do I know you won't just treat me like a useless move and get rid of me?"
After hearing what Xu Zhilan said, Zhao Nianze did not defend himself, because what Xu Zhilan said was true.
He could only say weakly and palely, "I'm sorry."
Xu Zhilan obviously did not think that Zhao Nianze would apologize to her. She only said with relief, "Your Highness does not need to apologize to me. I chose this path myself."
"So who is the person who threatened you?" Zhao Nianze saw that Xu Zhilan really didn't want to mention this matter, so he turned to ask about other things.
Xu Zhilan replied in a low voice, "It's Mr. Zheng Xiaohou."
"You mean my uncle?" Zhao Nianze was obviously in disbelief, and Xu Zhilan nodded silently.
Zhao Nianze obviously found it difficult to accept this.
After all, although he didn't have much interaction with his brother-in-law, he never cared about government affairs. He spent all day eating, drinking and having fun. He was just a wealthy and idle man. Even if he met him occasionally, he always looked cheerful. He It was really hard to believe that someone like his brother-in-law would do such things to threaten others and interfere in government affairs.
But Xu Zhilan seemed to have no need to lie to herself.
Xu Zhilan seemed to be able to sense Zhao Yanzhen's disbelief. She just whispered, "Is it hard for your highness to believe it? When Mr. Zheng Xiaohou came to your door, I couldn't believe it. After all, the young Mr. Marquis in my impression was always cheerful, but the matter between me and the housekeeper was indeed He broke through, and if I didn't agree with him, he said he would not only tell you about it, but also tell His Majesty about it."
"If I just tell you one person, I might be able to communicate with you, but if I tell your majesty about this kind of thing, it won't matter if I die myself.
Well, I don’t have much hope anyway. But I was afraid that my affairs would involve my parents and people, so I sent dead soldiers to frighten King Jin's horse, causing it to fall directly off the cliff. "
Zhao Nianze nodded. Compared to this, he obviously had a bigger doubt. He turned to look at Zhao Yanzhen and said, "I know that you fell. I also sent many people to look for you in Mulan Paddock. I even sent people to look for you under that little cliff, but I couldn't find you. I want to know where you were hiding during those days?"
When Zhao Nianze asked about this, Zhao Yanzhen only said softly, "I did not hide in Mulan Paddock. In fact, after the horse lost control, I had a premonition that this route would lead to the bottom of the cliff, so in the last pine needle forest , I found a relatively thick highland vault covered with pine needles. Anyway, even if I am disabled, it is better than death. Fortunately, my secret guards rescued me in time, so I returned to Prince Jin’s Mansion in those few days. .”
"But I can't be plotted like this for nothing, right? So I used my disappearance to create a maze to lure you into jumping into it."
After hearing this, not to mention Zhao Nianze, even Xu Zhilan had to admit that she was truly convinced that she had lost today.
"Listen to what you said, I didn't lose unfairly." Xu Zhilan said directly.
Zhao Yanzhen only smiled lightly and said, "Thank you."
Then he turned to look at Zhao Nianze and said seriously, "Brother, regarding Zheng Xiaohou, I actually caught the secret guard he sent, and the secret guard has confessed to him. I don't want to make this matter a big deal, after all, he They are the few relatives you have in this world."
"But I'm not willing to be plotted by others for nothing, or continue to be plotted by others. Maybe I was lucky before, or maybe I was lucky. But who can guarantee that I will always be so lucky? I still want to spend more time with you in my life. The people who stay with me.”
"Brother Emperor, you know me. I am not interested in the throne now. If Brother Emperor is worried, I won't care even if he demotes me to a commoner. So if Mr. Zheng Xiaohou is afraid that I will threaten Brother Emperor's throne, You can talk to Mr. Zheng Xiaohou and tell him to rest assured that I will not compete with you for the throne."
"Of course, if he is angry with me because of your mother's matter, I think the matter has been settled. If he still attacks me, don't blame me for fighting back. It's not that I don't have the means to protect myself, I just I just don’t want to take action.”
If someone else said this, it might not be entirely credible. However, after Zhao Yanzhen's words, Zhao Nianze couldn't help but trust his brother a little more.
After all, he knows that his younger brother is indeed capable, and he has a gentle and tolerant personality. If someone is not really bullying others, he will not say such things.
Zhao Nianze only still looked at Zhao Yanzhen based on his former character, so he still had great faith in Zhao Yanzhen's character.
However, he obviously did not want to doubt his brother-in-law without conducting his own investigation.
Therefore, he only patted Zhao Yanzhen on the shoulder, and then promised in a low voice, "Don't worry, third brother, I will investigate this matter. If this matter is really what you said, I will ask my uncle to apologize to you and stop." "
Zhao Yanzhen naturally knew that his words contained half a degree of doubt about his own words, but he could also understand this doubt. After all, both parties were his closest people, and no matter who it was, he could not believe it.
So Zhao Yanzhen only said, "Okay, brother, I am also responsible for what I said. If what I said is a lie, I will let you do whatever you want."
After hearing Zhao Yanzhen's words, Zhao Nianze whispered, "Third brother, of course I don't believe what you said is a lie. I just want to investigate again."
Zhao Yanzhen only said "Hello".
After the two people opened the skylight and spoke openly, they seemed to be much more open-minded towards each other.
Zhao Nianze then looked at Xu Zhilan, and finally turned to Zhao Yanzhen and said, "Third brother, there is a body exactly like the princess in the pond beside the Taihu stone. I wonder if this was arranged by third brother?"
Zhao Yanzhen nodded, "Yes."
Zhao Nianze naturally understood that Zhao Yanzhen was also paving the way for Su Zhirou.
He only showed a grateful look at Zhao Yanzhen.
Naturally, it was impossible for Zhao Yanzhen to pierce this layer of paper, so he just said, "I think Miss Xu doesn't want to continue to be in that position."
Are you waiting for it? "
Xu Zhilan nodded cooperatively, "There is no Xu Zhilan in this world. Please, Your Highness, give me a new identity. I want everything to start over."
After hearing what Xu Zhilan said, Zhao Nianze said before Zhao Yanzhen could speak, "That's natural. I will arrange these things for you. I just don't know where you want to go? Or do you still want to stay in the capital?"
Hearing this, Xu Zhilan looked at Zhao Nianze indifferently, and then shook her head in despair, "No need, I don't want to stay in the capital anymore, you can arrange for me to go wherever you want."
"Then do you need to say goodbye to your family? At least don't let them worry too much about you." Zhao Nianze added in a low voice.
And the reason why he mentioned this was naturally because after she disappeared just now, whether it was Xu's mother or her brother Xu Yong, although they had a quarrel with her that day, it was obvious that they still cared about Xu Zhilan in their hearts. @
However, Xu Zhilan said quietly, "It's not necessary. Maybe it would be better for them if I died, so they can just treat me as dead. In this way, she won't have to suffer so much."
"Zhilan, you are wrong, do you know? After you were found missing, it was your brother who was looking for you everywhere. When they fished up what appeared to be your body from Taihu Rock, your mother fainted on the spot. You My brother blames himself very much. He feels guilty that he didn’t keep an eye on you. I think some things are actually just words, and maybe the feelings inside are really not that pure, but don’t the feelings that are not pure deserve to be called feelings? "
