funbook-pk Chapter 494 Pressure
Chapter 494 Pressure
Min Ao raised his hand and wiped the tears from her cheek with his fingertips, saying, "Who suggested inviting Zhan Yan to the scene to testify?"
The Saint murmured, "It's King Li!"
Min Ao hummed lightly, "As Zhan Yan's father-in-law, he should know very well what will happen after inviting Zhan Yan here. Since he did this, he must have thought of a way to deal with it!"
The Saint's panicked expression finally calmed down. She subconsciously leaned into Min Ao's broad embrace and said, "Min Ao, I'm tired. I don't want to live like this anymore!"
Min Ao froze, and after a moment's hesitation, he slowly spoke, "You don't want to be a saint anymore, do you? Then are you willing to fake your own death and leave Li Country?"
If it were in the past, she would have been disheartened. She thought that being a saint was a good thing, at least it could allow her to cut off all thoughts of love and desire.
But now, greed arose in her heart.
She wanted to be by her son's side and hear him call her "Mom" openly.
And there is the person in front of her, she doesn’t want to let him down again!
She knew exactly what he wanted!
She couldn't play dumb and torture him anymore. Even if it was just for once, she should let him get what he wanted.
She sniffed and said, "This matter needs to be considered carefully, but I promise you, when I am no longer a saint, Min Ao, if you want it, I will give it to you!"
Min Ao's heart suddenly began to beat fast, as if a huge rock had been suddenly moved away, making him feel extremely relieved!
How could he not want it?
His hair is turning gray from thinking so much!
But he didn't want to force her. Since she didn't agree, he would just wait. After all, he had her as his companion in this world, and his life would not be lived in vain.
He held her tightly in his arms and said repeatedly: "I want it, I want it, I want it in my dreams!"
Li Delu had also arrived at the residence of Marquis Zhan Yi. He hurried into the inner courtyard and, after seeing Zhan Yan and his wife, told them everything about the beating of the little prince of Li Kingdom.
Lin Yiwan was stunned. "Didn't the King of Li just arrive in the capital? And his son was put in a sack. Are all those guards around him useless? How could they make such a basic mistake?"
Zhan Yan said calmly, "If someone was secretly helping him, he wouldn't have gotten away so easily. If I'm not mistaken, it must have been a combination of internal and external assistance!"
Li Delu said anxiously, "My Lord, Prince Li is asking you to come to the palace to prove your innocence. I'm really worried about you. You better think of a way to deal with it!"
Lin Yiwan said quickly, "Ah Yan, go to the palace first. As the Minister of the Supreme Court, your uncle should know exactly where the young prince was found. I'll go collect evidence. I can't let you be the scapegoat!"
Zhan Yan naturally trusted her and nodded immediately: "Okay, I'll leave Yingyi to you. If you can find it, that would be great. If you can't, don't worry too much. Since my father allowed me to enter the palace, he should protect me and get me out safely!"
Lin Yiwan reached out and hugged him: "Well, we will definitely be able to get through this crisis safely!"
He lowered his eyes and chuckled, "Yes, Wanwan, we will soon be reunited as a family and live in peace and harmony!"
The couple separated, one entered the palace and the other went to the Dali Temple.
Lin Yiwan was not wrong. Lin Ran did know exactly where to find the little prince Wu Ninglei.
He took her to a dilapidated temple on the outskirts of Beijing and said, "It was here. He was covered in a sack, and there were a lot of messy footprints around him!"
Lin Yiwan paced back and forth, pondering, "Since there are so many footprints, he must have been beaten by many people. He's just a little prince who just arrived in the capital, so it's impossible for him to offend anyone. Someone must be deliberately trying to frame Zhan Yan and make him the culprit for the failure of the peace talks between the two countries. At the very least, he will be punished, and at the worst, his life will be taken!"
Lin Ran frowned and said, "This is an abandoned temple, rarely visited by people. On weekdays, apart from beggars, who else would come here?"
Lin Yiwan's eyes lit up: "Beggar? Uncle, didn't you ask them?"
Lin Ran replied, "Need you to tell me? We've already looked for them, and they all said they didn't see any suspicious people around the ruined temple!"
Lin Yiwan searched carefully again and found a porcelain bowl with broken edges in the corner.
Lin Ran frowned and looked at her: "Wanwan, isn't it just a broken bowl? What's so good about it?"
Lin Yiwan said with a cold expression, "They didn't see any suspicious people because they themselves are the suspicious people!"
As smart as Lin Ran was, he understood Lin Yiwan's reminder in an instant.
He quickly said, "Come here, go and capture the beggars we questioned earlier!"
Zhan Yan had already arrived at the palace. He had been walking behind Li Delu until he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Li, Marquis Zhan Yi has been brought in!"
King Wu's sharp eyes suddenly fell on the handsome figure, and he subconsciously thought, is this the legendary God of War Zhan Yan of the Sheng Dynasty?
Why is he so thin? He doesn't look like a military commander at all, but more like a weak scholar!
When he saw his face clearly, he froze instantly!
How could it be, how could he look so similar?
Just as his heart was beating wildly, Zhan Yan slowly spoke: "Your humble servant greets the Emperor, Prince Li, and King Wu!"
Perhaps sensing King Wu's loss of composure, Emperor Sheng An subconsciously coughed lightly.
King Wu regained his composure and immediately rebuked him, "Zhan Yan, my king is visiting the Sheng Dynasty as a guest. Why did you order someone to harm my son? Are you deliberately trying to stir up trouble between our two countries?"
Zhan Yan frowned as he looked at the young prince of Li Country, who was curled up in his mother's arms, and said, "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext. I have been following the emperor's orders and have been confined to the Zhan Yi Marquis' residence. I have never sent anyone to harm your country's prince. I hope that Lord Wu will understand!"
Qin Tianhao couldn't help but snort coldly: "Zhan Yan, you are so shameless! His Royal Highness has heard with his own ears that those people were instructed by you, and you still dare to quibble. Aren't you bullying our Li Kingdom because we have no evidence?"
Zhan Yan's cold eyes suddenly fell on Qin Tianhao. He said gloomily, "Qin Tianhao, since you know you have no evidence, then keep your mouth shut. If I hear a dirty word from you again, don't blame me for being rude!"
Qin Tianhao angrily scolded: "I scolded you, so what? Zhan Yan, you are a treacherous villain, you are shameless, you plotted against a child, you have no guts!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a figure flash past him.
Then he jumped up from the wooden chair and fell heavily to the ground with a thud.
He gnawed on the dirt in his mouth and his face turned blue with anger.
He spat out "Pah, Pah, Pah" and cursed through gnashing teeth, "Zhan Yan, you have such a big guts! You openly humiliate this general like this. Is this how you treat guests in your Sheng Dynasty?"