C28 [Act]

However, he was still scared out of his wits. He did not know what would happen to him. After all, the Emperor wanted the living Sun Yingyi, because he wanted to know Sun Xiangzhong's whereabouts from Sun Yingyi.

However, the dead would not speak.

To protect Sun Yingyi and to report to the Emperor, Zhao Mohan could only come up with this plan.

"Reporting to Royal Father, I am incompetent. When I was chasing after the daughter of the sinful Sun Xiangzhong, I accidentally let her fall into the cliff and failed to bring her back safely. Even so, I managed to find her corpse and await Royal Father's treatment."

"Why would I want a dead person? I have not improved at all after so many years of work. I am only chasing after a person, yet I can kill her."

Sure enough, the Emperor flew into a rage and reprimanded Zhao Mohan.

However, even if the living Sun Yingyi was captured, the torturers would still torture her to death. After all, she was a dead person, but the process was different.

However, Zhao Mohan only thought about it in his heart and did not say it out loud.

"I failed to fulfill my duty. However, Sun Yingyi would rather die than submit. I'm afraid that even if she was brought back, she would not reveal anything." Zhao Mohan said faintly.

The Emperor thought about it and realized that what Zhao Mohan said was not unreasonable. It was worth letting out a sigh of relief. However, the matter of Sun Yingyi had been resolved, but the matter of Sun Xiangzhong would not be settled for the rest of his life.

After all, if such a rebellious official was still alive, he would still be a threat to his throne. Furthermore, Sun Xiangzhong was a person who had won the hearts of the people, so it was inevitable that he would be supported by others.

Thus, while waiting for Sun Xiangzhong's whereabouts, the Emperor had secretly formed a group of elite soldiers and was ready to fight at any time.

"I just don't know how Royal Father will deal with Sun Yingyi's corpse?"

Seeing that the Emperor did not speak, Zhao Mohan guessed that he had already accepted the matter, so he continued to ask.

"The sinner's daughter is too easy to let her live in the Unmarked Common Graves. We can just burn her bones and scatter her ashes."

After saying that, he waved his hand and wanted Zhao Mohan to leave. "Recently, the imperial court is busy, and I have no time to care about these small things. You are not a three-year-old child, so you don't have to trouble me with everything. If you can decide on your own, then don't bother me."

Zhao Mohan nodded and agreed.

This plan was also a perfect opportunity. If there was nothing important in the court, then this matter would not be so easy to fool around. Thinking about it carefully, there were some loopholes in the plan.

If the Emperor was serious about it, it was likely that his plan to change the Crown Prince would be exposed.

After all, the Emperor did not trust Zhao Mohan very much. Even if Zhao Mohan told him the truth, the Emperor would still personally investigate it, afraid that he would make a mistake.

Thinking of this, Zhao Mohan was truly in a cold sweat.

"I wonder why Royal Father is worried? If I can help, I will do my best." In order to prevent future troubles, and to prevent the Emperor from recalling this matter, Zhao Mohan asked this question, which attracted the Emperor to focus all of his attention on Sun Yingyi.

"You have done so many loopholes in the matter, and you still don't know how to reflect on your own abilities. How did your other brothers do it? You didn't notice it yourself?" The Emperor snorted coldly, "Just now, you were already good enough to do the task that I gave you. You don't need to worry about the other things."

"Since the matter has been done, you can stay in the palace and don't leave the palace. If I hear you leaving the palace again, don't blame me for punishing you."

"I will do as you say."

Although this attitude was something that Zhao Mohan had expected, when he heard it, he could not help but feel bitter in his heart.

The matter of Sun Yingyi was just a small wave in the capital. However, in a few days, as time passed, not many people talked about it anymore.

Seeing that the storm had calmed down, Sun Yingyi was at ease. This way, she could go out in the open. After all, Sun Yingyi was already forgotten.

From now on, no one would think that the real Sun Yingyi was this little brat.

However, Sun Yingyi did not expect that the last time they had talked was the last time she and Zhao Mohan met.

In the past, every two days, Zhao Mohan would come here for a visit. The time was either long or short, but he would always meet her. However, after a few days, she couldn't see him again.

Adding on the matter that Zhao Mohan had mentioned last time, Sun Yingyi was worried that something had happened to him.

Therefore, Sun Yingyi brought the token with her and went to the palace to visit Zhao Mohan. At the same time, she also wanted to see Qiao Yu. Last time, she met her, but it ended in a sad atmosphere.

With Qiao Yu's personality, Sun Yingyi was afraid that she was still worried about her own situation. If that was the case, Sun Yingyi would definitely feel sorry for her.

However, although her leave was successful, Sun Yingyi, who was at the entrance of the palace, was still nervous. She couldn't help but sweat on her hands.

She raised the token to the guard and said, "I am the Third Prince's follower. I came back from the palace to do some work."

Unexpectedly, the guard didn't even look at her and let her go. It was as if she was the subordinate of the Third Prince, who was not valued, so she was not valued as well.

Sun Yingyi was not familiar with the route to the palace, but she didn't dare to ask anyone about Zhao Mohan's residence. She was afraid that someone would suspect her.

Finally, after half a quarter of an hour, Sun Yingyi found a young palace maid and asked her. This kind of child had nothing to do in her heart, so she didn't think too much about it.

She followed the direction of the palace maid's finger and found Zhao Mohan's residence in a short while.

She wanted to scare Zhao Mohan, so she slowed down and slowly pushed the door open, wanting to scare Zhao Mohan.

However, when she opened the door, there was no one there.

"He's not here? Did he leave the palace again?" Sun Yingyi muttered in a low voice.

While she was thinking, Zhao Mohan suddenly appeared behind her and patted her shoulder. He whispered in her ear, "Hey."

Sun Yingyi, who was unprepared, was shocked and almost screamed. She turned around and looked at the grinning Zhao Mohan, but she could not laugh at all.

She wanted to scare Zhao Mohan, but he scared her back. This made Sun Yingyi very unhappy.

"How did you know I was coming?" She was unhappy and asked in puzzlement.

"I can hear the footsteps. Even if you can slow down, I can still hear it." Zhao Mohan said proudly, "If you can reach my level of cultivation, you will naturally understand."

Seeing Sun Yingyi's unconvinced expression, he pulled her to sit on the chair. "When you finish cultivating, I'll wait for you to scare me back. However, this will depend on your ability."

After hearing his words that seemed like encouragement and provocation, Sun Yingyi stubbornly raised her head and looked at Zhao Mohan. She replied, "Alright, don't be scared until you piss your pants when the time comes."

"You are a young lady, yet you speak so vulgarly." Zhao Mohan smiled lightly. He looked at Sun Yingyi with a helpless expression. Although he was scolding her, his tone was very gentle.

It was unknown since when Zhao Mohan's attitude towards Sun Yingyi had gradually improved. When he looked at her, his mood also improved a lot.

Although Zhao Mohan was puzzled, he was also grateful to Sun Yingyi. Ever since he got to know her, he had indeed relaxed a lot.