Xiao Chengyi came out of the courtyard and ran into the Royal Forest Army. They were ordered by the emperor to arrest Shen Wanyue who had escaped from the palace.
And Shen Wanyue, who was arrested by the imperial guards, saw Xiao Chengyi as if she had seen a savior, and shouted loudly: "Xiao Chengyi, save me, save me!"
The guard commander Li Ke saw Xiao Chengyi's face stained with blood and the sword blade in his hand was still dripping with blood. He was immediately startled. He cupped his hands towards Xiao Chengyi and asked, "Master Xiao, what are you doing?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the guards of the General's Mansion chasing him out of the yard, shouting: "Catch Xiao Chengyi, he killed General Mu and injured the princess, catch him quickly."
Li Ke was stunned, and before he could react, Xiao Chengyi suddenly put the sword on his neck and said in a cold voice: "Go back and tell Yuan Hao that Xiao Chengyi, the orphan of Prince Chen, has come to avenge his father. , Mu Rufeng has been killed by me, and he will be the next one!"
After leaving these words, Xiao Chengyi jumped up to the eaves and disappeared.
But Li Ke was shocked. Just now, Xiao Chengyi said that he was the orphan of Prince Chen? He reacted in a hurry, but Xiao Chengyi was no longer there.
At this time, Mu Rufeng's deputy general Zhou Liang rushed over. He cupped his fists and saluted Li Ke and said: "Commander Li, hurry up and tell your majesty that something happened to General Mu. Xiao Chengyi is a traitor and traitor."
Li Ke was so frightened that he did not dare to delay any longer. He led his guards to escort Shen Wanyue back to the palace immediately.
In the palace.
Yuan Hao was playing chess with Yan Jingxuan. Today, Yuan Hao declared that Jingxuan entered the palace for the purpose of assassinating the Jueshamen. They were just waiting for Li Ke to bring back Shen Wanyue, the mastermind behind the scenes, and interrogate him face to face.
Before the game of chess was finished, Zhou Quan's voice was heard from outside the door: "Your Majesty, Commander Li has come to resume his duties."
"Xuan."
Yuan Hao holds a white chess piece in his hand and is thinking about where to place it.
At this time, Li Ke hurriedly walked in, knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, something happened. Xiao Chengyi, the top scholar in Jinke, killed General Mu, injured Princess Huihe, and escaped from the General's Mansion. He also said that he was the orphan of Prince Chen. , I want to avenge my father!"
Yuan Hao was shocked when he heard the words "Prince Chen's orphan". The chess piece in his hand fell on the chessboard, ruining an indeterminate chess game. He looked back at Li Ke and asked tremblingly: "What did you say? "
Li Ke repeated what he had just said, and Yuan Hao's expression changed with shock. He suddenly stood up and asked, "What on earth is going on?"
Li Ke said: "The general was ordered to arrest Princess Kangle. He saw Xiao Chengyi coming out of General Mu's yard covered in blood. General Mu's deputy general was leading people to arrest him. The deputy general said that Xiao Chengyi killed General Mu and injured Princess Huihe. , Xiao Chengyi said before escaping..."
He paused and hesitated.
Yuan Hao was worried: "What did he say?"
Li Ke lowered his head and replied: "He said that he is the orphan of Prince Chen. Mu Rufeng has been killed by him, and the next one is...your majesty!"
Yuan Hao's eyes widened and he froze on the spot.
Xiao Chengyi is actually the son of Prince Chen? No wonder when he first met that young man, he felt that his features and eyes looked familiar. Now that he thought about it, Xiao Chengyi's eyes looked very much like Ye Jialan's.
Back then, he led troops to besiege Sanqingguan and saw Ye Jialan burn herself to death in the fire. Her belly was still swollen at that time. He thought that she and the child in her belly were buried in the fire, but now a Chen suddenly appeared. The prince's orphan is here?