Chapter 360: Chapter 289 You are a devil!_2
Prince Rong stood inside the attic window, his face revealing the worries swirling within.
When Xu Yin came up, he turned around at the sound of footsteps.
"One day has already passed in three days, can what you said be fulfilled?"
Xu Yin lowered his head: "Three days and only one day has passed, Your Highness is too impatient."
"How can I not be anxious?" Prince Rong slapped the table, "The biggest mistake I ever made in my life was letting you into my house like a wolf!"
Xu Yin raised his head: "What good is it to say such things now? Even if Your Highness pressures me, I still can’t find anything."
"If you can’t find anything, then let the Liang Family deal with you!" Prince Rong stared out the window, "The troops from the Capital Camp have already been stationed here, and leading them is Pei Zhan! Just imagine, if he knew you were the real culprit who killed Liang Ning, how long would it be before this word reached Liang Chen?"
Xu Yin said: "Is Your Highness intending to give up and break the pot for what it is?"
Prince Rong pressed his lips tightly together, squinting slightly at him, his face as taut as iron.
"Now that it’s come to this," Xu Yin continued, "may I boldly ask, why did the Princely Heir go to assassinate that person in Baiyu Lane back then?"
Prince Rong’s eyes opened wide with anger: "I said it was an accident!"
"Then I’ll ask differently, Your Highness is hiding evidence to guard against someone, is it that person?"
Xu Yin wrote a character in his palm as he spoke.
Prince Rong clenched his teeth, glowering at him for a moment, then said: "Xu Yin, sooner or later, your cleverness will be your downfall."
Xu Yin curled his lips: "I only feel that at this moment Your Highness and I are grasshoppers on the same rope; there is no need to hide anything anymore.
"Since I am accused of the Princess’s murder in Your Highness’s hands, I have no room to retreat, so what are you afraid of?
"Because of the bloodshed in Baiyu Lane, you and I are closely tied together. Even if I didn’t kill the Princess, you would never let me go free, would you?
"In the end, you agreed to marry Yongping to me, didn’t you also want to bind me with Prince Rong’s Mansion?"
Prince Rong sat down, his gaze deep: "Why are you telling me all this?
"I know you are always eloquent, but don’t think you can play tricks in front of me. You might be able to manipulate the Princess, but it’s impossible to succeed with me!
"The three-day deadline given to you will not be loosened for a moment. When time is up and the items aren’t in my possession, I will definitely report your trespassing into the ancestral temple and the murder of the Princess to the palace.
"Don’t even think about blackmailing me with that fan. Even though I need to retrieve those things to be at ease, on the other hand, since they are no longer in my possession, no one can prove that I did anything.
"Even if it gets exposed to the public, I could tell that person it has nothing to do with me. No matter how bold he is, there’s no way he would blatantly take action against me at this time.
"So put away your schemes, if you want to stay alive, be honest!"
As his words fell, Prince Rong slapped the table once more.
Xu Yin watched a cup leaping up from the table at the strike, tumbling upon its surface, as he slowly bit down on his lip.
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As Xu Yin stepped out of the Guiyuan Building, Lian Rong caught up right behind.
"Did the Prince pressure Master again?"
Xu Yin’s face was clouded, and he remained silent.
Lian Rong paused for a while and then said: "Why doesn’t Master tell the Prince that the fan might have fallen into Pei Zhan’s hands?"
"And what can he do after knowing?" Xu Yin abruptly turned his head, "Can he take down Pei Zhan? After telling him, there are only two outcomes! One is to bear the consequences and go to the palace to confess his crimes, the other is to drag out a scapegoat!
"Even if he has the best attitude in admitting his guilt, the Prince Manor might not be wiped out, but it will definitely be severely damaged! Is he willing to risk everything? If he were willing, he wouldn’t have hidden so carefully until now!
"And if he doesn’t do that, he must find a way to prevent Pei Zhan from accusing him. The best prevention strategy is to push the Zhang Family or me out as scapegoats! If the Zhang Family gets thrown out, Liang Ning’s matter can’t be concealed! I would meet the same end!"
He spoke in a very low voice, as though each word was squeezed out from between his teeth.
Lian Rong’s face immediately turned grave: "So, in other words, this must not be revealed but must continue to be hidden?"
Xu Yin took a deep breath: "Never pin your hopes for life on others. Prince Rong absolutely doesn’t have the ability to contend with Pei Zhan."
"But if the fan is in Pei Zhan’s hands, he should have handed it over by now, right? Why is there no movement?"