Reborn Princess

The cell door opened, and the girl curled up in a corner came into view. The girl raised her eyes when she heard the voice, and her gaze met Shen Lilan's.

What Shen Lilan saw in Jiang Xi's eyes was a dead silence.

Jiang Yu's eyelashes twitched when he saw Shen Xilan, but he didn't say anything.

Shen Lilan approached her and stood in front of Jiang Xi.

"You would rather die than help her?"

The prison was very quiet, and Jiang Yu did not answer Shen Yulan's words.

Shen Lilan: "You are very smart, you should know who I am talking about. Why did you help her?"

"I said I love Prince Ding'an, do you believe me?"

Shen Lilan lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Xi. "You said it, so I believe it."

Jiang Xi looked away. "You and I are different. You were born as the daughter of the Shen family, with a noble status, while I am just a concubine's daughter of the Minister of Works. I even had to resort to all means to be able to attend the banquet yesterday."

"My mother is dying and no one in the Jiang family is willing to save her. I was threatened by Sheng Ruyan just to protect myself. And the person who wants to kill you is definitely not me."

Shen Yanlan listened to what she said quietly and said nothing.

The daughter of the Shen family, of noble status. She repeated this in her mind and then chuckled.

It seemed that everyone in the capital city felt that Shen Lilan grew up being doted on by the Shen family.

Since her rebirth, she seemed to have almost forgotten how she survived in the Shen Mansion.

"Jiang Xi, you framed me, but now you want to clear yourself of all charges and tell me that you had no choice..." Shen Xilan slowly leaned over and whispered behind Jiang Lian's ear, "Do you know that you have been targeted? If you were not in the Imperial Prison, you would have died in Jiang's mansion last night."

Jiang Xi felt cold all over and her eyes widened.

"Why...why? Don't even think about lying to me!"

"Why?" Shen Lilan stood up and said, "If you hang yourself and write a confession, then no one will continue to pursue the murderer behind the scenes."

"And you are the murderer."

Jiang Xi suddenly laughed softly, and tears dripped down her cheeks as she laughed.

"It's a dead end. No matter what, it's a dead end."

"Shen Lilan, you can tell me what you want and what you want from me." Jiang Yu looked at Shen Lilan with red eyes.

Shen Lilan: "I just said that you are very smart."

"I want my mother and I to survive."

Shen Lilan looked at Jiang Xi and said, "You are not worthy of negotiating terms with me now."

"You will all be released from the Imperial Prison tomorrow. The person who wants to kill you and make you bear the blame will naturally appear. I want you to remember what that person looks like."

A trace of fear flashed across Jiang Xi's eyes. "You want me to risk my life to lure that person out?"

Shen Yanlan looked at her calmly for a long time before saying, "This is what you should pay back."

After leaving Jiang Xi's cell, Shen Xilan glanced at the other cell where Ye Qinghe was held and walked out.

After being released from the imperial prison, Shen Lilan looked normal, but Zhou Cechen's eyes were unfathomable.

"How does the prince want to deal with them?" Shen Xilan looked at Zhou Cechen who was sitting in the carriage with his eyes closed.

Zhou Cechen slowly opened his eyes and said, "I said, let the princess deal with them."

"Then...what if I want to let them go?"

"Whether to kill or release is up to the princess."

Zhou Cechen's low voice reached Shen Xilan's ears, and she kept staring at Zhou Cechen's face.

Zhou Cechen also looked at Shen Lilan at this time and said, "You want Jiang Xi to lead out the person behind this."

"You know everything." Shen Lilan was not surprised.

Zhou Cechen: "If you want me to know, then I will know. If you don't want me to know, then I won't know."

At this moment, Zhou Cechen looked at Shen Lilan with clear eyes, but Shen Lilan wanted to see more of him.

As soon as the carriage arrived at the palace, Yanci hurried to report. He glanced at Shen Lan who was beside Zhou Cechen.

Shen Xilan understood, and just as he was about to leave, Zhou Cechen grabbed his hand.

Zhou Cechen looked at Yanci: "What's the matter? Tell me."

With her wrist being gripped tightly, Shen Xilan simply decided not to leave. She felt the warmth of Zhou Cechen's palm and followed him.

"Someone in the palace sent a message that nearly half of the court impeached you this morning because of what happened yesterday. The emperor is furious and summoned you to the palace."

Shen Lilan looked at Zhou Cechen worriedly.

Zhou Cechen used his eyes to comfort Shen Lilan, "It's nothing, I'll be back soon."

Shen Lilan knew he had to go when summoned by the palace, but he was afraid that Zhou Cechen would get into trouble.

Seeing Shen Lilan frowning, Zhou Cechen spoke again, "Four years ago, I was confronting all the court officials in the court, and I didn't think it was a dilemma. Now it's nothing."

Four years ago... Shen Lilan still remembers the coup d'état in the imperial court.

The young general stood alone on the high hall and confronted the former ministers...

These were all said by her father and the people. She had never seen them, and now she dared not imagine how isolated and helpless he was at that time.

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back." Shen Lilan looked into Zhou Cechen's eyes.

The words "wait for you to come back" have already touched a man's heart.

……

When Zhou Cechen stepped into the imperial study, a memorial fell in front of him. He lowered his eyes and glanced at it, then ignored it and walked straight in.

"Asshole! You don't take me seriously!"

After Zhou Cechen sat on a chair nearby, the eunuch beside Zhou Hengyan tactfully picked up the memorial on the ground and handed it to Zhou Cechen.

Zhou Cechen took a look at it and threw the memorial on the table beside him.

"What are you going to do?" Zhou Hengyan asked in a deep voice, suppressing his anger.

Zhou Cechen still sat there calmly. He said, "I will let them go, but not now."

"Do you know how reckless your actions were yesterday? Do you know how many censors took this opportunity to impeach you?"

Zhou Cechen: "My princess suffered such injustice yesterday, I want to get it back."

After hearing what Zhou Cechen said, Zhou Hengyan was so angry that he almost threw the memorial in his hand away again.

"What do you think we should do with this mess?" Zhou Hengyan pressed his temple.

"Your Majesty, please handle this impartially." Zhou Cechen replied.

"Forget it. I won't tell you these useless things. Just tell me when the murderer will be caught, how to stop the gossips, and how to deal with Zhou Chao who was poisoned yesterday."

"Your Majesty should know better than anyone how to deal with these matters."

After hearing Zhou Cechen's words, Zhou Hengyan was silent for a moment and then sneered, "Zhou Jinzhi, Zhou Jinzhi, you are very good."

At this time, a eunuch came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Prince Huaiyuan wants to see you."

Zhou Hengyan's eyes were deep, while Zhou Cechen flicked the foam on the tea without saying a word.

"Let him in."

"Yes." After the eunuch left, Zhou Chao strode in.

"Greetings, my royal brother." Zhou Chao clasped his hands together without any courtesy. He glanced sideways and saw Zhou Cechen sitting on the chair, then curled his lips and smiled, "My royal brother is here too."

After saying that, Zhou Chao sat down on a chair beside him without caring whether Zhou Hengyan asked him to excuse himself or not.

"Yesterday's banquet allowed me to experience the local customs and practices that I haven't seen for a long time." Zhou Chao said to Zhou Hengyan.

"It's just that my brother's hospitality is really shocking to me."