Prince Pampers the Escaping Consort

Yan Xiaoxi's words immediately woke the officials up. If Nangong Lin really wanted to kill Minister Lin, then why didn't he do so before he presented the imperial report and evidence? Since this matter had already been exposed, why bother doing so?

Anyone would know that with Nangong Lin's intelligence, he would definitely not do such a foolish thing.

Nangong Lin was shocked. He never imagined that he would be asked such a question by Yan Xiaoxi. However, he had seen the world after all, so he quickly came up with another logical answer.

"Prince Lin has only one reason for doing this: to hide it from others." A simple word was indeed enough to explain Nangong Lin's actions.

"Deception? This Concubine has read very few books, so she only understands the meaning of 'cover up'. " As she spoke, Yan Xiaoxi held her head in her hands. Her gaze was pure, as if she really didn't understand the true meaning of the phrase 'trying to deceive people.'

However, her words once again gave everyone a reminder, causing their original thoughts to waver unconsciously.

When Nangong Zhen saw the ministers nod their heads, he could guess that these people had long been divided into two factions. One agreed with Yan Xiaoxi's nonsense, while the other supported him.

Nangong Xiao had been staring at Yan Xiaoxi. Her words, eyes and actions just now were extremely similar to a single person. It allowed him to once again overlap Yan Xiaoxi's face with the one in his memories.

However, thinking about Yan Xiaoxi's identity, he felt that all of this was impossible.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we have captured the assassin." At this moment, the leader of the guards walked in with an assassin dressed in black. It was breaking Nangong Xiao's reverie.

The guard in charge was half-kneeling on the ground. The assassin beside him had long tied up all sorts of hemp rope around him. At the same time, his entire body had been pierced with holes. There was nowhere for him to run to.

"Speak, who sent you?" Before Nangong Xiao could say anything, Nangong Zhen impatiently pressed her.

The black-clothed assassin's gaze was sharp as he tightly shut his lips, not saying a single word.

He looked unyielding, as if he would never utter a single word even if he was beaten to death.

"Imperial Father, I think that this assassin's tone is very hard. Why not use torture?" Nangong Zhen was surprisingly positive and gave his suggestion again.

Nangong Xiao and Nangong Lin glanced at Nangong Zhen simultaneously. The two of them seemed to have understood something.

"Kill me, I won't say anything." The assassin expressed his determination.

"You refuse a toast only to be punished by a forfeit. Men, begin your punishment!" Immediately, ten different types of torture were put on display.

This was the first time that many people had seen so many strange torture devices. There were all kinds of them, and they were all extremely cruel.

The guards first used a forceful method, using a wooden stick to catch the prisoner's fingers and then pulling the rope to the sides. The pain of having one's fingers connected to the heart was not something an ordinary person could endure.

"This prince will give you one last chance." The torture instruments had already been placed in the assassin's hand, and the form became one that could be released at any moment.

The assassin clenched his teeth. He would rather die than submit.

"Alright, I admire your courage." As he spoke, Nangong Zhen gave a look to the guards on both sides of him.

When the guards received the order, they immediately made their move. At the same time, another scene sunk into a tense atmosphere.

After the punishment was completed, the assassin remained indifferent. Following that, under Nangong Zhen's command, the assassin basically used all of his strength to torture the assassin. However, even though the tough faced assassin's face was pale and riddled with wounds, he did not scream out in pain nor did he hear a single word from his mouth.

Everyone present couldn't help but admire his sincerity and his endurance.

"Men, let's see if he will say anything." Immediately, the guards took off the black clothes on the outside of the assassin's corpse. However, he was still wearing the same clothes on the inside that belonged to the Southern Water Country.

The moment they saw the robes of a foreign country, everyone became dumbfounded once more.

Some people noticed the clues and pointed at the assassin, asking in surprise, "Isn't that Dongjing Country's uniform?"

These words immediately caused Yan Xiaoxi and Nangong Lin to become the focus of everyone's attention.

After this incident, they could not help but think of Minister Lin's performance just now. It did not seem like he was making it up. Perhaps, it really was true.

However, Nangong Lin acting as an enemy and selling out their country was extremely frightening.

What if it was real?

Was the Southern Water Country really going to change?

"Princess, your subordinate has tried his best." The assassin glanced in the direction of Yan Xiaoxi before biting his tongue and committing suicide. It was probably because he couldn't stand the torture that he chose to end the pain this way.

His actions further confirmed everyone's suspicions and confirmed his relationship with Yan Xiaoxi.

"Royal brother, what else do you have to say?" Nangong Zhen had a lot of confidence as he asked in a reasonable manner.

Nangong Lin raised his eyebrows and remained calm. He softly said, "This king has nothing to say."

No one could have thought that Nangong Lin would have such a reaction. He did not give any explanation, as if he disdained to waste words on this matter, and also as if he had indirectly admitted to everything that had happened.

Thus, he smiled and said, "Actually, even I do not believe that my royal brother would do such a thing. In order to prove your innocence, why not, when my royal brother handed over the military power, the rumors naturally broke down."

That's right, Nangong Lin still had the military talisman of a hundred thousand soldiers.

It was not hard to see that this was Nangong Zhen's goal that he had gone through so much trouble for.

However, Nangong Zhen's move was indeed powerful. With this proposal, it would be difficult for Nangong Lin to back down. If he did not hand over the military talisman, it would prove his intent to rebel, and if he were to hand over the military talisman, it would be very difficult for him to retreat safely.

With such huge evidence on his body, the reason why Nangong Lin was still standing here today was because of the weapon token in his hand.

Nangong Xiao had been sitting high up on the dragon throne. Her eyes were locked in the direction of Nangong Lin, but she did not interfere with Nangong Zhen's actions. She was constantly watching everything, as though she had other plans.

Silence reigned within the hall. The atmosphere was extremely tense.

Everyone held their breath, afraid that they would be implicated.

At that moment, everyone heard a strange crunching sound.

Following the direction of the voice, they saw Yan Xiaoxi eating the dried fruit with great relish.

Perhaps she had noticed the crowd's gaze, she reluctantly handed over the dried fruit and asked: "Do you want some?"

Everyone shook their heads in astonishment. They simply couldn't understand whether Yan Xiaoxi was trying to fool the heavens or was simply too naive.

In this situation, it was unbelievable that she could still eat.

Nangong Zhen glanced at Yan Xiaoxi and said, "Princess Mu, you should hurry up and persuade your prince. If he doesn't hand over the military talisman, you won't have anything to eat in the future, right?"

"Really?" Yan Xiaoxi's eyes widened as she turned her head to look at Nangong Lin.