PNB Chapter 159 Zhang Yue is dead
Chapter 159 Zhang Yue is dead
Before him stood a lifelike person, the one he longed to see every day.
Now his desire was rising, and he felt like hugging her.
"Wan'er..."
"Your Highness, I actually knew beforehand that Su Yan'er had approached the Fourth Prince today!"
Qin Wan suddenly interrupted Xiao Jingyan. He had wanted to ask if he could hug her.
But before I could say it, she steered the conversation away with another topic.
Ignoring the shouts from before, Qin Wan continued, "But I didn't expect the two of them to progress so quickly. Although Su Yan'er is now the adopted daughter of the Marquis's mansion, her status is still lowly. Why would the Fourth Prince be willing to have an affair with her?"
Qin Wan paced back and forth, constantly analyzing the situation. After some time, she began to express her doubts and discuss them with him.
"Your Highness, do you think the Fourth Prince might be plotting something?"
She knew Su Yan'er's plan: to make Xiao Jingyu a father by accident.
But what exactly is Xiao Jingyu's motive? Is it really just lusting after her body?
The conversation was interrupted like this, and Xiao Jingyan's face darkened, and his body stiffened.
Qin Wan frowned in thought, glancing at Xiao Jingyan out of the corner of her eye. She saw that he remained silent for a long time and looked very unwell.
He hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Yes.
He wasn't feeling well, he was feeling really unwell!
He wanted to vent, but couldn't find anyone to vent to.
He didn't dare to speak frankly to her.
I was afraid she would misunderstand something.
Xiao Jingyan took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't suppress the feeling in a certain part of her body.
"I'm fine, please continue!"
Hearing that everything was alright, Qin Wan breathed a sigh of relief. "I've finished speaking, now it's your turn to answer!"
"Forehead......"
Xiao Jingyan was taken aback. He had been so preoccupied with those thoughts that he hadn't listened carefully to what Qin Wan was saying, so he had to ask again.
"You're saying there's something going on between my brother and Miss Su?"
Qin Wan pursed her lips. "I'm asking you, what do you think of the relationship between the Fourth Prince and Su Yan'er? What is the Fourth Prince's purpose in all this?"
Having understood, Xiao Jingyan began to analyze the situation step by step.
"It must be to gain power in the Marquis's mansion."
Qin Wan frowned. She didn't understand politics very well, so she sat down in front of Xiao Jingyan and listened to his detailed analysis.
"Second Brother is coming back soon. He won a great victory, and Father is overjoyed. He has been eagerly awaiting his return. Fourth Brother is probably afraid that Second Brother will return with his military achievements and seize his throne, which is why he is trying to win over powerful officials. Your eldest brother went to Yunzhou. If he also returns victorious and quells the bandits, the Marquis's Mansion will once again become a highly sought-after noble family. How could Fourth Brother easily give up such a lucrative position? Therefore, he must ensure that the Marquis's Mansion is on his side!"
His analysis stunned Qin Wan; she had thought he was a fool and couldn't possibly come up with anything meaningful.
Unexpectedly, his words were irrefutable and so logically sound.
Xiao Jingyan found Qin Wan's surprised expression quite adorable.
He didn't just do any analysis; these were all results of his investigation. As a prince, he naturally had to plan ahead.
He's not only alive now because of his harmless appearance.
Qin Wan hesitated several times before speaking, but his words were hard to disbelieve. Could it really be true?
"But the Fourth Prince and Qin Ye have a very good relationship, so why did he accept Su Yan'er?" Qin Wan asked again.
"Naturally, we need to prepare for both possibilities. The fact that Second Young Master Qin was sent to Yunzhou to suppress bandits is ultimately believed by the Qin family to be because of what happened between you and Fourth Brother that night..."
Xiao Jingyan observed Qin Wan's expression. If her expression changed slightly, he would not say anything more, since no one wanted to talk about what happened that night.
But Qin Wan hadn't yet; she still looked at him expectantly.
He then continued, "Although it wasn't Fourth Prince who arranged for Second Young Master Qin to be sent to Yunzhou to suppress bandits, he is undeniably involved. Furthermore, Second Young Master Qin injured his leg as a result. While the Qin family hasn't explicitly stated this, they all blame Fourth Prince to some extent. The Heir Apparent and Second Young Master Qin are brothers, and Fourth Prince can't guarantee that the Heir Apparent will still side with him in front of his brother. Therefore..."
Therefore, since Xiao Jingyu could not get Qin Wan, he could only try to get Su Yan'er, since Su Yan'er was more favored in the Marquis's mansion than Qin Wan.
Qin Wan suddenly realized that it was all a mutual scheme.
However, she didn't understand or care about matters of the court, but she could get involved in matters of the Marquis's residence.
The people of the Marquis's mansion are no longer worthy of being her family; she will make them taste the bitterness of betrayal.
They'll all know what's going on today someday!
A chilling glint flashed in Qin Wan's eyes. Evil deeds bring evil consequences, and they too must bear the consequences of their evil deeds.
Qin Wan increasingly felt that Xiao Jingyan was not as simple as he appeared on the surface; he was gradually revealing his true self to her.
so......
Qin Wan's heart tightened, and she asked again, "So, was it your arrangement that Qin Lang was sent to Yunzhou to suppress bandits?"
If it weren't for Xiao Jingyu, she couldn't think of anyone else.
In the past, she would never have believed that it was arranged by a fool, but now she has some doubts.
"This matter..."
"Your Highness!"
Before Xiao Jingyan could answer, Fei Peng pushed the door open and entered, interrupting their conversation.
The two turned around at the same time. Fei Peng realized that he had been somewhat impolite, but the matter was of great importance and he had to report it.
Fei Peng approached and stood before Xiao Jingyan, whispering, "Your Highness, news has come from the Ministry of Justice: Zhang Yue is dead!"
Qin Wan also heard these words.
They looked at the two of them in shock.
"Zhang Yue is dead? How did he die?"
Although he deserved to die, he died before the verdict was handed down. Could it be that someone deliberately murdered him?
Fei Peng glanced at Xiao Jingyan, unsure whether he should answer.
Xiao Jingyan nodded, and Fei Peng said to the two of them, "I heard that the dinner was poisoned, and people died less than a quarter of an hour after eating it!"
Qin Wan was even more surprised. How dare they be so bold as to openly poison someone!
Shocked, Qin Wan looked at Xiao Jingyan, who remained calm beside her. How could he be so composed when the matter was so significant?
Does he know who did it?
Zhang Yue was arrested because of what happened at the Spark Gathering, but he should not be in cahoots with the people who assassinated Xiao Lingyun outside the city.
Now that he's dead, the assassins outside the city will benefit.
The more Qin Wan thought about it, the more a cold sweat broke out on her back.
Zhanzhan asked, "Your Highness, do you know who did it?"
Xiao Jingyan shook his head, "I don't know, but I suspect it should be my second brother!"
Second Prince?
Qin Wan was even more confused. How were these things connected?
"Hasn't the Second Prince returned yet?" Qin Wan asked again.
"They've probably already entered the city!"