Dong Xizhou was not flustered and immediately responded.

"I am just a pawn, but I know a lot. The person behind the scenes cannot kill me, so I guess he hasn't given up yet."

Shen Yiran heard his voice-over, and just pursed his lips and smiled faintly, saying calmly: "I may know what you know. You deliberately fled here just to let them know that you might have fallen into the hands of the Marquis' Mansion, right?"

"Jiang Feiqing, I love him, so I protect him. What value do you have?"

Dong Xizhou thought he had planned a good game. When he met the people from the Marquis' Mansion today, the person behind the scenes would definitely target the Marquis' Mansion, and he wanted to force the people from the Marquis' Mansion to rescue him.

But looking at Shen Yiran's attitude, he doesn't take him seriously. Could it be that they still know who is behind the scenes?

Seeing him thinking silently, Shen Yiran said, "You probably don't know who owns this mountain, right? It belongs to the Wang family of Langya. Don't you find it strange that such a big mountain fire didn't alarm anyone?"

Dong Xizhou was stunned.

Yes! There was a forest fire, so naturally someone from the government should come out to investigate. He took the initiative to go to the firewood room to help chop firewood because he could see the situation in the mountain.

Not only did no one from the yamen come, even the firemen didn't come. How come he didn't notice it?

Dong Xizhou shook his head again, but now he couldn't even smile bitterly: "I always fail in details. If I can find this point... That's it, Madam, tie me up and kill me. I won't resist."

Shen Yiran was expecting him to kneel down and beg, but she didn't expect him to give in while sitting. She thought that maybe he saw that she was a woman, so he bet that she wouldn't dare to do anything.

But this man was cunning and worried that something might go wrong if he was arrested, so he said, "Don't bet on my temper. Let's talk openly."

Dong Xizhou was indeed gambling. After hearing this, he just stood up and bowed: "Since Madam is willing to save Jiang Feiqing, it can be seen that Madam is a kind-hearted person. If I can help Madam deal with this matter, will Madam be willing to save me?"

Seeing that this person still had some pride, Shen Yiran said, "It's good to have your help, but whether you can survive depends on you. Let's go."

Dong Xizhou bowed and followed behind, then returned to the Marquis' Mansion in Shen Yiran's carriage.

Unexpectedly, Bo Jinnian had already returned and was talking to Jiang Feiqing in the room. Jiang Feiqing was lying on the bed, taking medicine. When he saw Dong Xizhou, he immediately frowned.

Dong Xizhou quickly stepped forward and bowed to apologize: "I'm sorry, brother."

Jiang Feiqing threw the medicine bowl in his hand directly towards Dong Xizhou, but he did not dodge.

Although the medicine was no longer hot, it was still hot, and it was not comfortable to pour it on your face.

The brown liquid stained his clothes yellow. Dong Xizhou just said, "This is what I deserve. Thank you, Brother Jiang."

Jiang Feiqing's panel turned pale, and he said directly: "This person cannot be trusted."

Dong Xizhou said, "They not only want to kill you, but they also want to kill me. I barely escaped death. Let's cooperate for the last time and take revenge together, shall we?"

Shen Yiran and Bo Jinnian were sitting nearby, and after listening to what they said, they understood a little more.

Jiang Feiqing has the temperament of a scholar. He doesn't know how to get along with others. He has a bad temper and is full of pride, but he is surprisingly simple-minded.

Dong Xizhou bears a heavy fate. He is versatile and thoughtful, but he still has some backbone.

Shen Yiran was the peacemaker: "Let's face the outside world together first, and you can slowly settle your grievances later."

Bo Jinnian placed his hands on the table and asked Dong Xizhou to sit down: "Now that everyone is here, let's talk business."

Dong Xizhou sat down and said, "My Lord, if you have any questions, just ask."

"Except for some details, we all know the whole story. Now that Wang Clan of Langya is manipulating public opinion, His Majesty is very angry. I think neither of you will be spared."

Jiang Feiqing's face turned pale and he couldn't help but look up at Bai Zhi.

Although Bai Zhi didn't notice it, Shen Yiran saw it.

Dong Xizhou lowered his head, thinking and waiting.

Shen Yiran smiled and broke the deadlock: "So the Marquis wants to discuss with you a way to fake his death."

Dong Xizhou immediately raised his head and looked at Bo Jinnian: "Does the Marquis really have a solution?"

Bo Jinnian nodded: "First of all, you have to tell us what the truth was back then."

Dong Xizhou looked at Jiang Feiqing, since he was naturally the one who knew the matter best.

"When the late emperor was in danger, the Empress and the princes in the palace all had their own agenda. My sister's family worked for the Empress at the time and were used as bargaining chips to force my father to recommend His Majesty. My father had no choice but to agree."

"That night, when no one was around, my father brought the late emperor's portrait to him. The portrait was of the late emperor when he was young."

"Among the princes, only Your Majesty resembles the late emperor the most. When the late emperor looked at the portrait, he asked that question."

"My father only said one sentence, Your Majesty is a good emperor, and your son will be a good emperor like you."

Jiang Feiqing couldn't help but grit his teeth: "The late emperor was guided to establish the current emperor."

"After that, His Majesty, who knew the truth, was very angry and asked his own mother, the Queen, why she did this."

"The Queen said that since His Majesty favored the Imperial Concubine, he might not pass the throne to him. I think this statement hurt His Majesty's dignity, so he did not remember our family's kindness, but instead sent poisoned wine a few years later."

Bo Jinnian shook his head and corrected him: "I checked. The Queen Mother was critically ill that year. She was worried and ordered someone to send poisoned wine to Painter Jiang."

Jiang Feiqing and Dong Xizhou were both very shocked and looked at Bo Jinnian: "Really?"

Bo Jinnian nodded and took out a portrait: "This is a portrait I asked someone to draw of the eunuch Daxi who served the empress dowager in the past. Can you see if he was the one who sent the poisoned wine?"

Although Jiang Feiqing was still young at the time, Dong Xizhou was already seven years old. He immediately took it and looked at it, staring at the portrait in a daze, unable to speak.

"So, your majesty is furious now because someone wants to stir up trouble."

Dong Xizhou slowly put the painting down: "The Marquis wants us to expose the Wang family of Langya and bring them down, and then we can tell the story of that year to clear your Majesty's innocence."

Bo Jinnian didn't expect Dong Xizhou to react so quickly, so he nodded without saying anything extra.

"Of course I believe that His Majesty will not do anything to you. After all, he did nothing many years ago. However, based on the experience of the last time, it would be safer for you to fake your death once."

Dong Xizhou's expression relaxed after hearing this, and he stood up and saluted, saying, "I am here on behalf of myself and Jiang Di to thank the Marquis and his wife for telling us the truth, and thank you for saving our lives!"

Dong Xizhou knelt down with his head lowered.

Shen Yiran could see that he looked depressed and was not satisfied with the result.

In the previous life, Song Qizhao only mentioned this matter in one sentence. The Wang family of Langya entered the capital and helped Song Qizhao consolidate his position. The two were considered to be tied together.

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