C16

When everyone heard this, they were dumbfounded.

If this zither skill could be called random playing, then no one in this world could be called someone who knew how to play the zither.

Just like that, a fight between the zither and the dance ended as Liu Zhixue fell down.

Liu Zhixue sat on her seat indignantly drinking her wine. Her limelight had been completely snatched away by Yan Xiaoxi, yet she actually fell down in shame. She had never been so embarrassed in her life before.

"So hungry!" Yan Xiaoxi continued to eat.

Fortunately, her master had always loved to study these refined things and had forced her to learn the zither arts. This was the only reason why there was such a breathtaking scene.

After what had just happened, everyone looked at Yan Xiaoxi from time to time and realized that she had been eating regardless of her image. It was as if the one playing the zither just now and the one wolfing down her food were two completely different people; no one noticed the faint smile on her face.

Of course, Nangong Lin was the only exception. Every single move of Yan Xiaoxi could not escape his eyes. His gaze, on the other hand, was the exact opposite of the others, looking in Liu Zhixue's direction.

It was late and the party was almost over.

Yan Xiaoxi was pretty much full as she had tried all these dishes before. There was no poison at all, so she ate a lot without worrying. The only thing that didn't touch the chopsticks was the chicken soup Nangong Lin told Xiao Cui to make in the royal kitchen.

This man had done it on purpose. He knew that the chicken had already been removed from her recipe, but he just had to cook it.

Yan Xiaoxi was infuriated when she thought of this.

"This is it for today. Disperse." With that, Nangong Xiao stood up and prepared to leave.

At this moment, a minister came out of his seat and knelt in the hall.

"Mr. Xu, what are you doing?" The one who said this was Nangong Zhen, he exchanged a glance with President Xu.

Minister Xu's appearance made Nangong Xiao stop in his tracks. He asked with a sullen face: "What's the matter with Minister Xu?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this subject has something to begin with." Minister Xu knelt on the ground, the imperial report already prepared in his hands.

"Today is the Crown Prince's birthday. If you have anything to say, say it before the court tomorrow morning." Nangong Xiao had already guessed the secret behind this matter.

If it was a normal situation, no one would be stupid enough to report it at such a time, unless they wanted to die.

"Your majesty, this matter is of great importance. This subject had hesitated for a long time, but I still chose to speak of this matter now."

"Royal Father, I think it's better to listen to what is being written on the letter." At this time, Nangong Zhen stood out to speak up for President Xu.

Nangong Xiao frowned. He had probably guessed what was going on right now. Thus, he retreated back to the throne and said seriously, "It's set."

"Your majesty, what this subject wants to say is that Prince Lin colluding with another country with the intention of rebelling." The moment these words were spoken, the entire scene went into an uproar.

These words startled everyone. How was it possible that Nangong Lin betrayed them?

Not to mention the ministers, even the commoners would not believe that Nangong Lin would collude with the enemy to sell out the country. This was simply nonsense.

"How dare you! Does Minister Lin know that slandering a prince is a crime that deserves to be punished?" Liu Zhitian reprimanded him.

"Of course I know." Minister Lin was quite confident.

"Minister Lin, words have no proof, do you have proof?" Nangong Zhen interrupted again.

"I do."

"Present." Nangong Xiao glanced at Nangong Zhen.

Nangong Lin didn't say a word since the beginning, and his expression was as calm as ever.

Yan Xiaoxi, who had just swallowed a grape, said in a voice that only two people could hear, "Linlin, who the hell are you working with?"

"Your father." Nangong Lin replied plainly. He had already seen through the other party's scheme.

"What? How is that possible? My father is not even acquainted with you. How can he collude with the enemy? How can he sell his country?" Yan Xiaoxi shouted in surprise, her voice raised by quite a bit.

Suddenly, she covered her mouth and concluded, "Defamation, it must be slander. Does Minister Lin have a brain? Someone must have ordered him to do that."

After saying that, she looked towards Nangong Zhen.

Nangong Lin smiled and couldn't help but sigh. Sometimes, this woman is too smart.

On the Dragon Throne, Nangong Xiao read through the imperial report and evidence.

It was written that during the year before Nangong Lin entered the early dynasty, he had been secretly training his army, sending messages to Yan Xiaotian with his pigeon. Even the war half a year ago was a trick of the two, to get Yan Xiaoxi to marry into the Nanshui Kingdom, so that they could build a bridge between themselves.

And his evidence was the letter between Nangong Lin and Yan Xiaotian. It did indeed have the intention of conspiring against him. The handwriting, Nangong Xiao could tell, was Nangong Lin's handwriting.

"Lin, how do you explain this?" Now that the evidence was conclusive, Nangong Xiao had no choice but to believe it.

He had always thought that Nangong Lin's personality was uncontested, and that he was unsuited to be a king. He also owed a debt to Nangong Zhen's mother, which was why he had passed the position of Crown Prince to him.

He didn't expect Nangong Lin to have such great ambition for the throne to be used by the enemy to usurp the throne.

Nangong Lin raised his head and saw the disappointment in Nangong Xiao's eyes and Nangong Zhen's smile. He stood up and walked out, ready to speak.

Just at this moment, a black shadow rapidly appeared in the hall, flashing past. When everyone could react, they only heard a loud bang, and then Lin Shangshu fell to the ground, a bloody wound appearing on his neck, and he died on the spot.

"There's an assassin." It was hard to tell who shouted, but the crowd fell into chaos.

Immediately, the guard leader rushed in with his men and spread out around Nangong Xiao to protect his safety.

The assassin was no longer in the hall. It seemed that the target of this operation was none other than Minister Lin, who had escaped unscathed after killing him.

"Chase, what are you waiting for?" Nangong Zhen shouted at the guard commander beside him.

The guard commander looked at Nangong Xiao and saw him nod his head. He split the troops into two groups, one group to continue protecting the Emperor, the other group to follow him to find the assassin trail.

"This person wasn't sent by Royal Younger Brother. He wants to kill us to keep our mouths shut, right?" When those words came out, it immediately attracted everyone's gazes towards Nangong Lin.

Everyone could not help but have more doubts in their eyes. They all felt that Nangong Zhen's words were reasonable.

For no reason at all, an assassin suddenly appeared at a crucial moment, and the one he was trying to assassinate was none other than Minister Lin.

Nangong Lin remained silent. His gaze was deep and he seemed to be deep in thought.

Before he could reply, Yan Xiaoxi, who was standing beside him, could no longer hold it in. She looked at Nangong Lin's questioning eyes and said, "Crown Prince, I don't understand the matters regarding this consort's email. Can I ask a knowledgeable you?"

Nangong Lin looked at Yan Xiaoxi in surprise. He didn't understand what she wanted to do under such an atmosphere.

However, Nangong Lin could not refuse in front of everyone, so he nodded and said, "Of course you can."

"I don't know if you saw that Minister Lin handed over Linlin's evidence to the emperor?" Yan Xiaoxi continued to speak calmly with a sweet smile on her face. She always looked innocent and innocent.

Linlin?

Nangong Zhen paused for a few seconds, then immediately reacted: "Yes."

"So, if Minister Lin dies in this situation, is it good for Linlin or bad for him? Doesn't this consort understand this very well? " Yan Xiaoxi frowned and looked at Nangong Zhen with a curious look on her face as if she was looking for an answer.