Everyone looked at Zheng Xiyao in disbelief. He had no idea that she would be so cruel and ruthless, without any regard for the friendship between her childhood sweethearts, and she would kill the third prince like this.
"Brother! Brother!" Princess Jingkang saw her brother fall off the cliff with her own eyes. She was heartbroken and cried bitterly before fainting.
Chen Hai looked bored and sent someone to take Princess Jingkang down for treatment.
"Ayao, why are you so reckless and kill someone?"
"Isn't this bad? Rather than letting him live to irritate you, it's better to let him die like this. This will save you trouble with me every day because of him."
After Zheng Xiyao finished speaking, she left without any regrets.
Chen Hai looked at Zheng Xiyao's decisive departure and said to himself: "Even he can't keep you, who else can let you stay, A-Yao."
"Brother, the death of a prince is no joke. What should we do?" Zhao Yan interrupted and Chen was very sad.
Chen Hai chuckled and patted the ashes on his body carelessly: "The third prince was visiting Cuifeng Mountain at night and accidentally fell off a cliff. This was an accident, wasn't it?"
Zhao Yan: "This..."
Is it okay to have it here? Who can believe that a prince went to the top of the mountain to play at night and then fell off the cliff? Is he crazy?
But seeing the determined Chen Hai, Zhao Yan didn't dare to say anything.
Zhao Yan originally left with Chen Hai, but halfway he discovered that the jade pendant he was carrying was missing. It must have been chaos at the time and he fell on the top of the mountain. He originally wanted Chen Hai to help search for it, but Chen Hai seemed to want to ignore him, so he could only turn back alone.
But at this moment, he regretted his decision. It was just a jade pendant. If you couldn't find it, forget it. It wasn't expensive.
Zhao Yan saw Zheng Xiyao, who had just left, standing alone on the edge of the cliff, muttering: "System, you did a good job. Just put the hero down gently."
He quietly approached and discovered an incredible scene. Liu Siyan, who had been pushed off the cliff, was actually suspended in mid-air, surrounded by a ball of light, and was slowly descending.
Zhao Yan thought he was dazzled and rubbed his eyes. When he looked carefully, Liu Siyan was gone, and so was Zheng Xiyao.
He turned around with fear in his heart and was about to run away, when a cold voice came from behind him: "Zhao Yan, what are you doing here?"
Zhao Yan turned around and found that it was Zheng Xiyao who was on the edge of the cliff just now.
"I, I'm here to find the jade pendant." Zhao Yan explained.
"Is this it?" Zheng Xiyao took out a mutton-fat jade pendant.
"Yes, that's it." Zhao Yan was about to get it, but Zheng Xiyao held it in his hand: "What did you see just now?"
"No, I didn't see anything." Zhao Yan's expression flickered.
"Oh, it's really interesting, how come this kind of thing happens to you every time." Zheng Xiyao didn't believe what Zhao Yan said at all.
"hehe."
"Forget it, forget everything you just saw."
Zhao Yan raised his head and looked at Zheng Xiyao who looked as usual. He couldn't understand this woman.
To be honest, she and Liu Siyan grew up together, and their relationship was as good as the same person. But for some reason, one day suddenly, she seemed to be a completely different person. She approached Chen Hai and said that she wanted to cooperate with him and seek common cause.
They all thought Zheng Xiyao was joking, but Chen Hai believed it and they really did it.
I originally thought that Zheng Xiyao would remember the past friendship and show mercy to Liu Siyan and others, but I didn't expect that Zheng Xiyao would completely comply with Chen Hai's temptation every time.
People around Chen Hai believed that Zheng Xiyao was a ruthless person who would do anything for power. Even he believed this, if he hadn't encountered such a thing twice.
"Since you don't want to hurt Liu Siyan, why are you helping Chen Hai do these things?" Zhao Yan summoned up the courage to ask.
Zheng Xiyao was surprised. She thought Zhao Yan would pretend that nothing happened this time, but she didn't expect that he would ask questions.
"Because I want to live." Zheng Xiyao said truthfully.
"What?" Zhao Yan didn't believe it.
Zheng Xiyao knew that Zhao Yan didn't believe it and didn't want to explain more.
[System, has the task been completed? 】The woman suddenly spoke and asked what she was asking. Zhao Yan didn't hear it at all, and there was no one around.
Just when Zhao Yan thought there was something wrong with Zheng Xiyao's mind, Zheng Xiyao suddenly threw the jade pendant in her hand to him, "You'd better forget what happened tonight. This will be good for everyone."
Zhao Yan took the jade pendant and looked up to find that the woman had disappeared.
Flashback.
Zheng Xiyao sighed: [Unexpectedly, he still retains the memory of that time. System, modify this part of his memory. 】
[Host, are you sure? 】The system confirms the question.
[Well, no, let him tell the hero what happened on the cliff, otherwise he will become suspicious. 】
[Okay, the memory modification program is started. Which part of the host's memory should be modified? 】
[Just delete the scene where he came back and saw it. 】
[Okay, start modifying, modification is in progress, modification failed. 】
【What? 】
[The host was invaded by an external force and the modification process cannot be started for the time being. 】
【……】
[Host, you have no time, the connection is about to be disconnected. 】
When Zheng Xiyao heard this, she immediately started hypnosis.
She strengthened the hypnosis on Zhao Yan according to the requirements of the hypnosis manual.
As soon as she finished the hypnosis work, a force pulled her away, and in the blink of an eye she was out of contact with Zhao Yan.
…
Back to reality, the male protagonist is waiting for Zhao Yan's answer.
Zhao Yan was sweating profusely, and there was a pain in his head just now, and then he felt relieved. I already have the answer in my heart.
"Your Majesty, it was indeed Concubine Chen who saved your Majesty at that time, and everything I said is true." Zhao Yan replied firmly.
Zhao Yan kowtowed, and there was silence in the hall.
After a long time.
"Even if what you said is true, so what. I am no longer a child, and the pity I felt at that time was not worth the fact that I am not as good as Yuwen Muji in her heart."
The male protagonist's face was ashen and his tone was cold.
"Actually, there is one more thing that I have never mentioned to anyone..." There was a voice in Zhao Yan's mind that kept urging him to continue. He had no choice but to reveal Chen Hai's plan to frame Jingkang Princess Liu Fengya.
"In the Cuifeng Mountain incident, Chen Hai used Chen Ru to deceive Zheng Xiyao into coming. She didn't know anything about it beforehand."
After Zhao Yan finished speaking, the air fell into silence again.
"Your Majesty?" Zhao Yan whispered.
"I'm very curious. I haven't seen you mention past events to me before. Why do you have to tell me all about the past today?"
"Back then, I had a friendship with my concubine, but I never reached out to help her. Concubine Chen always helped me and never harmed me. If it hadn't been for that time in the Royal Garden...I wouldn't be alive today."
The male protagonist looked at him meaningfully and chuckled: "It's a little late for you to realize your conscience."
"Yes, I was fooled by lard before and did many wrong things. Your Majesty, please don't worry about this with me." Zhao Yan thought that the male protagonist hated him for collaborating with Chen Hai in the past.
Liu Siyan looked at Zhao Yan with cold eyes, and suddenly said: "Did Yao'er look for you before?"
"What?" Zhao Yan was sluggish for a moment, and then he responded decisively: "No, I have never seen Concubine Chen."
Liu Siyan stared at Zhao Yan quietly, making him feel scared.
"Your Majesty, I am telling the truth."
Liu Siyan remained expressionless, and the air seemed to have condensed into ice: "Go back to your fief immediately, and never set foot in the capital again as long as you live."
