Chapter 78: Saving the Aloof Crown Prince 29

"Ye… Ye'er…"

The empress screamed, tears instantly falling; upon hearing what Jin Chen said, she hysterically screamed at him, having completely lost her composure.

"Xiao Su! You have a lot of nerve!"

The empress clutched the wooden box, staring at Xiao Su with bloodshot eyes, looking extremely sinister.

"I will have your father execute you for your capital crime!"

"Father Emperor?"

Xiao Su tilted his head slightly, "But he won't live much longer either."

It seemed he thought of something, Xiao Su let out an "oh."

"Right, empress, there's also a surprise."

His tone was clear and harmless, his shimmering phoenix eyes reflecting tiny lights, looking delighted and lively.

"The Liu family was exterminated this morning at the yin hour, oh."

Clang—

The wooden box in the empress's hand fell to the ground, Xiao Yunye's skull rolled out, turning a few times on the floor, his pallid cheeks already beginning to show death spots.

The empress collapsed limp on the ground, "Impossible… impossible…"

She came to beg the Majesty to release Ye'er and her brother from prison.

How could everything change in just one night…

Her personal palace maid was terrified to the point of inability, fleeing in panic.

The empress no longer had the will to manage anything.

She screamed like a madwoman, wanting to rush forward and slap him, "Xiao Su!! You deserve a horrible death!"

Xiao Su was completely unfazed, lightly kicking her.

"You can't even bear this?"

"I will return the pain you inflicted upon the empress, multiplied."

He said each word with a pause.

"Li You."

"At your command." Li You clasped his fists.

"Take the empress to the Hall of Nurturing Heart and imprison her together with the father emperor."

Xiao Su glanced at the corridor, a little worried, Ah Chen hasn't come yet.

"Here!"

Li You grabbed the empress in one rough motion, showing no pity.

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -20, total 20!】

When Jin Chen rushed outside the Hall of Nurturing Heart, he saw the scene of the empress being escorted inside.

He feared Xiao Su would dislike the smell of blood, so he returned to the manor to change clothes, which made him a little late.

"Su Bao."

Jin Chen approached Xiao Su, brushing off a withered yellow leaf from his shoulder.

"Why are you spacing out here?"

Upon seeing it was him, Xiao Su naturally leaned into his embrace.

"I'm not spacing out; I'm waiting for you."

Amid the scent of agarwood mixed with a hint of soapberry, he lifted his gaze, "Did you go wash up?"

Jin Chen admitted without denial, "It's not that I'm afraid you'll dislike me when I hold you."

Alright, Xiao Su thought, and indeed he wouldn't like anyone else's bloody smell.

He gave a light kiss on Jin Chen's cheek as a reward.

Having just received the abdication edict, Xiao Zhuoxian stepped out the door and saw this scene.

Xiao Zhuoxian: "……"

These two really don't distinguish between occasions!

He coughed twice to announce his arrival.

Xiao Su stood straight, "Imperial brother, did you get it?"

"Got it."

Xiao Zhuoxian let out a faint sigh.

"I never realized before how weak Father Emperor actually is."

Jin Chen: "It's just that you used to view him from the perspective of a lovelorn prince, looking at a father who is an emperor."

Naturally, it would be different.

Xiao Zhuoxian nodded.

I have already ordered that the officials waiting for court be informed that the father emperor is gravely ill, and to hurry to the Hall of Nurturing Heart to await the edict.

"Wait a moment, can this dog emperor let us come kill him?"

A clear, cold youthful voice rang out.

Xiao Su glanced sideways.

Only saw an extremely handsome youth emerge from the dark guards of the Tianyue Pavilion.

Shadow Ten wore a blue gauze robe, twisting his waist, lotus blossoms forming with each step, his exquisite handsome face bearing delight.

"Nine'er, you too, we agreed to act together, yet you didn't return to the pavilion to discuss."

Jin Chen was helpless, his tone tinged with teasing.

First, I returned two days ago; second, when I went to look for you, you and Ying Qi weren't there.

Ying Shi blinked, two days ago……

His face flushed slightly, he gave a light cough twice.

"Jiu Er, you're getting more and more boring; stop learning from your seventh older brother."

Jin Chen: "Yo, boring, is he still boring to you?"

Ying Shi gritted his teeth, "Jiu Er!"

Xiao Su watched their bickering back and forth, a gloomy light flashing in her phoenix eyes, then she leaned closer into Jin Chen's embrace.

"Who is this?"

Ying Shi's beautiful eyes lit up, as if he had suddenly found amusement.

"Is this the Crown Prince, Your Highness? My apologies, I'm merely an old flame of Jiu Er, incomparable to Your Highness."

However, as he said that, Ying Qi swooped down.

Upon hearing that, he raised an eyebrow.

Jin Chen and Ying Qi exchanged glances, each seeing helplessness in the other's eyes.

"Su Bao, don't listen to him; I only love you."

Jin Chen cooed, "He's called Ying Shi; I told you about him."

Xiao Su certainly wouldn't believe it, but that didn't stop him from feeling a little jealous.

He pursed his lips, "Fine."

Ying Shi laughed happily, suddenly hearing a sound from behind.

"Old flame?"

Ying Qi's low voice seemed tinged with doubt as he wrapped his arms around his slender, soft waist, "Say it again?"

Ying Shi felt a faint ache in his lower back and a certain unmentionable spot.

"Nothing, nothing, I'm not looking at the Crown Prince, Your Highness, because he's cute; I was just joking."

Ying Shi actively sought forgiveness, wrapping both arms around Ying Qi's neck and rubbing against him in a coquettish manner.

"I only love you!"

Faced with his bold and unrestrained display of affection, Ying Qi had gone from earlier blushing ears to now being as steady as an old dog.

"Just know that."

The only companion present, Xiao Zhuoxian, whose partner was not by his side: "……"

Annoyed, I missed Nan Er.

Xiao Su: "Emperor, do whatever you want to kill, just don't dirty my eyes."

He looked at Xiao Zhuoxian: "Imperial Elder Brother, any objections?"

Knowing that Xiao Su was testing whether his heart was ruthless enough.

Xiao Zhuoxian sighed: "Do as you wish, just leave a intact corpse in the imperial mausoleum."

"Your Highness."

Xiao Zhuoxian's palace chief eunuch came to report.

"The court officials are already waiting in the outer hall."

"Come on, bring the abdication edict."

"Here."

Knowing that Xiao Zhuoxian's trip would be another round of verbal combat.

Xiao Su boredly gazed at the scenery outside the Nurturing Heart Palace.

"Why aren't you going in yet?"

Ying Shi broke out in a sweat.

They're trying to kill the Crown Prince, Your Highness's father, right? How can they be even more eager than them!

"Then let's go."

Ying Shi and Ying Qi entered the hall one after another.

Jin Chen lowered his head to kiss Xiao Su: "Really not heartbroken?"

Xiao Su clung to him, their lips and teeth entwined, the whole person behaving impossibly well.

"Not heartbroken; since the day of my rebirth, I've felt only hatred toward him."

Now everything is finally about to end.

Xiao Su buried all his hatred and malicious thoughts in the imperial palace, to be laid to rest with the past.

Then he and Jin Chen began a new life.

After an hour, the court officials inside the outer hall all heard the funeral bell toll.

The funeral bells rang in unison, the emperor passed away.

Xiao Zhuoxian took the lead, stepping forward to kneel at the Nurturing Heart Palace.

The court officials all knelt down.

The emperor passed away, the eldest prince died, the crown prince was frail.

It seemed only the second prince could inherit the throne, and he also held the abdication edict in his hand.

The officials who had just firmly opposed exchanged glances, sighing helplessly.

It was their mistake.