Chapter 7

"Looking at this youth's handsome appearance, he doesn't look like someone who would cause trouble."

"Shut up, we can't afford to offend this person."

Among the accompanying officials, many had seen Ying Ying Zi Ye.

But they all lowered their heads.

They dared not oppose Zhao Gao.

They dared not come forward to correct that this was the Ninth Prince—Ying Ying Zi Ye.

If His Majesty had truly passed away, then this Prince Ying Zi Ye was nothing in Zhao Gao's eyes.

They had heard some stories about this Ninth Prince.

Idle, lazy, a proper playboy.

Ying Ying Zi Ye looked around; some recognized him, but they didn't dare to speak.

Zhao Gao held great power; now that Brother Zheng had died suddenly, there were few who dared to oppose him.

Ying Ying Zi Ye was calm and composed.

He looked at Zhao Gao with disdain.

"What are you? Just a small Director of the Palace Carriage Office."

"Seeing this Prince today, you actually pretend not to recognize me; who gave you the courage?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the officials were extremely surprised.

They had also heard of this Ninth Prince.

When did he get the backbone to say such things?

And he was so calm?

"This is the Ninth Prince; how could Zhao Gao not recognize him? He must be doing it on purpose."

"That must be it; this Prince Ying Zi Ye is so useless, who would be afraid of him."

"Keep your voice down, are you tired of living? If Zhao Gao hears you, he will definitely retaliate."

"Better not speak; when gods fight, mortals suffer!"

The officials' whispers fell into Ying Ying Zi Ye's ears without missing a word.

Even those officials could see these problems; did they really think he was stupid?

Zhao Gao's trick was truly played to perfection.

If he hadn't bound the National Destiny Manifestation, he definitely wouldn't be a match for Zhao Gao.

But today was different from the past.

Zhao Gao's face sank.

This brat was actually talking back to him?

Who gave him the courage?

Wasn't this courting death?

This also gave Zhao Gao a firmer belief in killing Ying Ying Zi Ye.

He was just about to scold him.

The next moment—

Ying Ying Zi Ye restrained his smile and looked at Zhao Gao with extreme coldness.

"Zhao Gao, you have great courage!!"

"Do you know that forging an imperial edict is a capital crime?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene immediately went quiet.

You could hear a pin drop!

The officials looked at Zhao Gao in disbelief.

If this was true, then Zhao Gao wouldn't have enough lives to pay for it.

But could they believe the Ninth Prince's words?

Ying Ying Zi Ye, as the Ninth Prince of Great Qin.

Shouldn't lie, right?

But thinking of the Ninth Prince's past reputation, some dared not agree.

To say Zhao Gao forged the edict, one needed evidence.

If this news was fake, it was slander.

How did Prince Ying Zi Ye know the edict was forged?

The officials couldn't understand.

Zhao Gao's face sank slightly when he heard this.

How did Ying Ying Zi Ye know?

Impossible!

Only the three of them knew about this, and no outsiders were present.

Could he have guessed it?

That must be it.

Zhao Gao's face was incomparably dark, and he inadvertently looked at Li Si to the side.

At this moment, Li Si's face also darkened; he also guessed that Ying Ying Zi Ye was guessing.

The two exchanged glances and nodded slightly.

Soon—

Zhao Gao revealed a fearless smile.

"The Ninth Prince hasn't appeared in the public eye for too long; this subordinate has forgotten the Prince's appearance, please forgive me, Prince."

Zhao Gao bowed slightly and continued: "The Ninth Prince has wronged this subordinate."

"This edict was written by His Majesty himself; who would dare to forge it?"

"This is a capital crime; Prince, do not wrong this subordinate."

"This subordinate knows the Prince is grieving because of His Majesty's passing, but you cannot wrong a good person!"

"This subordinate is just reading His Majesty's edict; it has nothing to do with forging."

Zhao Gao feigned a face full of terror, but in his heart, he had already made up his mind.

After Hu Hai ascended the throne, the first person to be eliminated would be Ying Ying Zi Ye!

Daring to say he forged the edict in front of everyone.

Although it was true, who could prove it?

The officials present were all confused.

Zhao Gao definitely wouldn't dare to lie about His Majesty's passing.

If he dared to spread rumors about this, it would be grounds for the execution of his entire clan!

But about forging the edict, they dared not say much.

After all, this was a matter of losing one's head.

They didn't believe Zhao Gao had the courage to forge the edict.

Ying Ying Zi Ye looked around and saw everyone with expressions of disbelief.

It was no wonder; in this era, anything Zhao Gao did was a matter of losing one's head.

They didn't believe Zhao Gao had the courage to do such a thing.

But everyone seemed to have forgotten one thing.

The reason Zhao Gao didn't dare was because Brother Zheng was still there.

If Brother Zheng died, what would he not dare to do?

It could be said that Zhao Gao was loyal to Brother Zheng, although he had some selfish motives.

But as long as Brother Zheng didn't die, Zhao Gao wouldn't dare to have any thoughts of rebellion.

But if he waited until after Brother Zheng died.

Then Zhao Gao would no longer be the Zhao Gao of before.

After all, how could a person not have selfish desires?

Zhao Gao took in everyone's expressions.

A trace of cunning appeared at the corner of his mouth inadvertently.