After I died, the sickly prince turned black

Zhao Zhen went back to the mansion, and after hearing Qiushuang's report, he didn't go to the side hall, but went directly to the dungeon.

"Your Highness." The guard in charge immediately stepped forward to salute.

Zhao Zhen walked in without squinting: "Where is the person?"

"Just passed out after being tortured." The guard said: "But that boy is stubborn, no matter how severe the torture is to extract a confession, even if he is bitten to death, he will not say a word."

After a pause, he remembered something, and hurriedly took out an envelope from his pocket: "Qian Hutong is also bound, this is the letter found from him."

Zhao Zhen took the letter but didn't open it directly to read, but frowned and looked at the guard: "Used torture?"

"Uh..." The guard's expression froze, looking at Zhao Zhen's face, he was a little uncertain what the master was thinking: "Yes, I used some punishment... Your Highness, do you read this letter?"

After being reminded by the guards, Zhao Zhen returned his attention to the letter and hurriedly opened it to read it. However, the more he read it, the worse his complexion became. At the end, he showed a look of remorse.

"Hurry up and let him go. Also, find a doctor to take a good look at Jiu'er's injuries!"

Ugh?

The guard looked confused, but Zhao Zhen had already turned around and strode out of the dungeon.

Back in the side hall, You Ziqing was still lying on the bed in the same position as in the morning, with his eyes closed, and he didn't know if he was asleep or awake.

Zhao Zhen sat on the edge of the bed, and just as the quilt was pulled up, he met You Ziqing's eyes that suddenly opened.

"Are you awake?" Zhao Zhen mumbled his lips, and finally choked out a sentence, his expressionless face looked cold, but it was actually quite empty.

"Where's Jiu'er?" You Ziqing turned his gaze away, "I haven't seen him for a day."

Zhao Zhen didn't hide it: "I asked him some questions before."

He hadn't seen anyone, and You Ziqing had already expected it, but the fact that he was worried came true, made him quickly sullen.

"There is a grievance, and there is a debtor. If His Highness has any grievances, feel free to direct them at me, and I will bear it. However, I hope His Highness will not touch the people around me."

You Ziqing had no expression on his face: "If what happened last night wasn't enough for you, feel free to take all the sins you suffered in your previous life on me, and I will bear it!"

If it weren't for the bloody revenge to be avenged, You Ziqing wished to return this life to Zhao Zhen now, so as not to hurt his family again when the time came.

"In the battle with Dala, I was ordered to go out alone and led [-] soldiers to fight bloody battles for several months. However, the soldiers did not fall into the hands of Dala's thieves, but the food and grass were cut off and heavy casualties were suffered. In the end, it was because of the inner ghost and the enemy. The entire army was almost wiped out and the city gate was lost."

Zhao Zhen looked down at You Ziqing's surprised and dazed face, the corners of his mouth trembled, and he sneered: "Thirty thousand soldiers, although they guarded the city gate in the end, there were only a thousand left. Gu thought at that time, six My brother wants to be crowned prince, relying on ability alone, the king and the loser will be alone without any complaints, so it shouldn't be filled with the corpses of tens of thousands of soldiers and the people in the city gate!"

You Ziqing was shocked at this moment: "No, I personally handle the matter of food and grass, how could it be interrupted?"

"How is it possible?" Zhao Zhen caressed You Ziqing's face, his movements were very gentle, but his eyes were piercingly cold: "Because, in the end, that batch of grain and grass turned into real money and entered your You Ziqing's warehouse!"

You Ziqing shook his head and wanted to refute. Although he did everything for Zhao Ji, he had a limit and would never do such a thing, but when he got to the point of speaking, he suddenly remembered that it was Zhao Ji who convicted him in the first place.

At first, I thought it was just a fabrication out of thin air and wanted to impose a crime, but what Zhao Zhen said now...

In just a moment, You Ziqing figured it out.

What a great move!

At that time, he had already become an outcast...

In this situation, Zhao Zhen is not the only one who needs to be eliminated, and he, You Ziqing, is just a player in the situation. It is ridiculous that he is blind to such an extent, and Zen Jing is trying his best to plan for that person. It's just an ironic self-movement!

After being reborn, I thought I could avenge and turn things around, but in the end I was caught in a dilemma.

For a moment, You Ziqing felt ashamed, and suddenly lost all fighting spirit as if resigned to fate.

Zhao Zhen was also immersed in the pain of memories, and didn't find anything wrong with You Ziqing: "You keep saying that there are grievances and debts, but You Ziqing, so many innocent lives, do you have to pay for it?"

Two lines of tears slid down the corners of his eyes, and You Ziqing closed his eyes, but he didn't know that Zhao Zhen's eyes were also scarlet with tears at this time.

"You Ziqing, from the moment I opened my eyes, I wish I could tear you to pieces!"

Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth and dropped this sentence and got up to leave, but You Ziqing grabbed his sleeve with one hand.

"Your Highness, please let Jiuer go." You Ziqing still closed his eyes: "He doesn't know anything, he just handed over a letter to the head of the Hutong Security Bureau, and that letter was Song Yishu, the nephew of Prime Minister Song. Evidence of salt and iron..."

When You Ziqing said this, Zhao Zhen remembered what happened, turned around, and looked at the person on the bed with eyes closed and eyelashes hanging with a complicated expression.

"The reason why he was the head of the Hutong Escort Bureau is because his sister is the new concubine of Zhongshuling Lord Gao, and Lord Gao is a member of the third prince's faction. He has always been at odds with Prime Minister Song, and now he has a sixth prince. , personal grievances and political enemies, with such a big handle on the other party, naturally he will not let go of this opportunity."

After You Ziqing finished speaking, he let go of Zhao Zhen's sleeve: "Please Your Highness, let Jiu'er go, let him go back to the Marquis Mansion, just say, just say I don't need him to serve you."

Zhao Zhen looked at You Ziqing for a long time, then turned and left without saying a word.

Hearing the sound of footsteps going away, You Ziqing opened his eyes, raised his hand and took out the dagger under the pillow...

Qiu Shuang came in with her things, and what she saw was this scene, her expression changed drastically, she put down her things and rushed towards the bed.

"My lord! What are you doing, my lord?!" Qiu Shuang grabbed the dagger and knelt on the ground with limp legs: "My lord, you can't think about it! If you are... a servant, how can the servant explain to His Highness?"

You Ziqing was speechless for a moment, did this girl think he was going to commit suicide?

The current situation and Zhao Zhen's hatred did make him disheartened, but it was not to the point of committing suicide.

"I'm not overthinking it, you go down." You Ziqing actually didn't know why he took out the dagger, so he paused and said, "I just want to see it."

Qiu Shuang obviously didn't believe it. After retreating with the dagger, she immediately went to see Zhao Zhen.

"What did you say?" On Zhao Zhen's gloomy face, there was a trace of panic that he didn't notice: "Is he going to commit suicide?"

Qiu Shuang nodded, and said: "Young master said he just took it out to have a look, but the servant could see clearly at that time, he pointed the tip of the knife at his chest, and the expression on his face was also very wrong..."

Before Qiushuang finished speaking, Zhao Zhen had strode towards the side hall.

Hu Chang couldn't help criticizing Qiushuang: "That matter was an oolong, look at what you did, you are smart, but it's not enough to be smart when serving the master, you have to have eyesight."