The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 601 The oriole is behind

"A lot?" Xiao Yi raised his eyebrows, like a candle flame that was sometimes bright and sometimes dim. Although it was not very clear, it still revealed a smile of confidence in victory.

Shen Yanxi looked at Xiao Yi.

Although the other party has been dormant for many years, hiding behind Xiao Ling, always looking cynical, he must have made a lot of plans in private over the years.

In a short period of time, most of the court officials have pledged their allegiance to Xiao Yi. At this rate, it is only a matter of time before he becomes the crown prince.

For those who have been dormant for too long, they are naturally impatient, but precisely because they have been dormant for too long, once they take action, they must act with lightning speed, hoping to achieve their goals in the shortest possible time.

And Xiao Yi is probably in this situation now. He wants to clear away all obstacles and possible mistakes to get the best result for his planning over the years.

Facing Xiao Yi's gaze, Shen Yanxi's expression did not change. However, Pei Zhaozhi, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but feel angry.

"Fourth Prince, you have committed numerous crimes, don't you think that's not enough?"

"What did this prince do?" Xiao Yi shrugged, with a bigger smile on his face.

"He embezzled disaster relief funds, framed officials, ignored the lives of the people, and used this as a handle to control court officials, secretly cultivated his cronies, framed his own brother, and even killed him. Now he wants to kill all of us who know about Prince Chu's poisoning..." Shen Yanxi listed them one by one, sneered, and said, "Fourth Prince, you play with everyone in the palm of your hand and treat human lives as worthless. Aren't you really afraid that one day the truth will be revealed and karma will come to you, and you will end up in an irreparable end."

"This prince never thought that Prime Minister Shen could be so naive. Be it karma or eternal damnation, they are all the fates of losers, and this prince will not lose." Xiao Yi's tone was full of confidence, as if he had already grasped the victory.

This look made Jiang Suining frown.

Shen Yanxi looked at him and said, "Fourth Prince, sometimes being too confident is not a good thing."

Xiao Yi smiled contemptuously, "This prince is confident because..."

Halfway through his words, Xiao Yi suddenly stopped himself.

He looked at Shen Yanxi, and the next moment his eyes suddenly became gloomy.

Something is wrong!

Shen Yanxi's reaction was not right.

Not only Shen Yanxi, but also Jiang Suining, Pei Zhaozhi, and even Feng Yimin who had been hiding in the corner and Cheng Du who was standing next to him, were all too calm.

When life and death are at stake, can you really be so calm?

Moreover, Shen Yanxi is definitely not a fussy person. Is he talking nonsense to me just to delay time, or is there some other reason?

The vigilance that had just subsided slightly due to the victory quickly surged up again. Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes and looked at Shen Yanxi. A feeling of uneasiness arose in his heart, and he immediately decided not to waste any more time.

Xiao Yi raised his hand again and was about to order the secret guards to shoot immediately.

However, before he could open his mouth, there was a sudden whizzing sound of arrows behind him, and then the secret guards beside him fell down one after another.

"Your Highness, be careful!" Lin Jie's expression changed drastically, and he quickly protected Xiao Yi behind him.

Those arrows were aimed at the secret guards, and after they fell down, the arrows stopped.

The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

At the other end of the secret passage, an official from the Ministry of Justice appeared, also holding a crossbow.

Xiao Yi's expression was no longer the same as before. His face suddenly turned dark and he turned to look at Shen Yanxi and the others.

"You guys still have a backup plan?"

Damn it. Before going down the secret passage, I clearly left some people to guard the entrance to cover our retreat. If any accidents occurred, they would immediately give the alarm. Are they all useless? They let these people get here without any sound.

Seeing Xiao Yi's irritation, Jiang Suining said, "Your Highness the Fourth Prince, don't be angry. Since you can use the incense to stun the guards outside the courtyard, we can naturally do the same."

"So you have already guessed that this prince will take action against you?" Xiao Yi frowned.

Shen Yanxi shook his head. "No, to be honest, we never thought that His Highness would be so cruel. But no matter what His Highness wants to do, we have to keep some backup plans in advance just in case."

Xiao Yi stared at Shen Yanxi, "So, everything that just happened was just an act for me?"

After saying this, Xiao Yi shook his head and said, "No, if you already had a backup plan, there would be no need to waste your breath on this prince."

He felt something was wrong just now. Shen Yanxi and Jiang Suining were already very clear about what he had done. According to Shen Yanxi's personality, there was no need to list them one by one again, unless...

Xiao Yi's heart thumped like thunder, and a very bad thought popped up:

Unless, it is to tell others!

As Xiao Yi's face suddenly turned pale, a creaking sound was heard, and a secret door opened again on the wall of the dark room where Shen Yanxi, Jiang Suining and others were.

As the secret door opened little by little, a new dark room appeared.

The candle flame swayed violently due to the wind caused by opening the door.

It was dim in the dark room, and only a vague silhouette of a person could be seen, but it was not clear.

Until the flickering of the candlelight stopped, a bright yellow figure clearly appeared before his eyes.

"Father..."

All the blood color on Xiao Yi's face disappeared completely as the figure walked out of the dark room.

For a moment, he even hoped that he had seen everything wrong and it was just an illusion, but this was obviously impossible.

"emperor."

Shen Yanxi and the others bowed and saluted. The sound of their greetings was like a thunderclap that once again exploded in Xiao Yi's heart.

But this time, the lightning really struck him on the head.

Emperor Xiao had a gloomy face. He didn't pay any attention to Shen Yanxi and the others. Instead, he walked straight to Xiao Yi, his son, and slapped him hard in the face.

The crisp sound of the slap was particularly loud in this dark room, and Xiao Yi's entire face was knocked to the side.

"Evil creature, I never thought that you were the one secretly manipulating all these things!"

"Father, son and minister..."

There were storms in Xiao Yi's eyes, and his heart seemed to be beaten by a summer storm. He turned his head to explain, but met the gaze of Shen Yanxi behind Emperor Xiao.

All the words of sophistry were stuck in his throat, unable to be spoken. Xiao Yi understood that he had just admitted everything with his own mouth. No matter what he said at this moment, it would be pale and powerless and completely unreliable.

The surprise, astonishment, fear and uneasiness in my heart all turned into powerlessness at this moment, followed by anger, overwhelming anger.

He stared at Shen Yanxi and said through gritted teeth: "Prime Minister Shen is really capable. He was able to invite my father here!"

Shen Yanxi shook his head and glanced at Jiang Suining, "Your Highness is wrong. It is not me who has the ability."