Chapter 559
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There was no one in the capital who did not know that the youngest brother of the current Emperor, the owner of the Moon Chasing Restaurant, the most absurd and lazy prince in the history of Great Yue who loved money as much as his own life. He was still single at the age of thirty, the most famous playboy of the Nine Nations — Prince Ke. His palace was truly a splendid sight, with gold and jade as its bricks, dazzling and fragrant. Perhaps even the Emperor's palace was not as ostentatious as it was.
However, such a lively and joyous mansion was as cold as winter today. It was somber and desolate, without any of its former splendor. No one dared to make the slightest sound. Not even a drop of sweat fell from their foreheads. They didn't even dare to let it fall to the ground, fearing that they would be unlucky.
This was because the owner of this palace, ever since his niece — the most pampered Princess Helui in Great Yue besides the princess — died on the streets, he shut himself in and drank himself to excess. In just eleven or twelve days, the once carefree and handsome prince who always had a playful smile on his face had been reduced to a half-dead and disheveled state.
Outside the house, under the corridor that was hung with white silk, Little Red Yan stood anxiously. She heard a crisp "Pa" sound from inside the house. Once again, a wine bottle was smashed. Xiao Minglan squeezed her throat and choked with sobs. Her heart was also suppressed. She could not bear it any longer and pushed the guards outside the door aside, rushing in and hugging the drunk Xiao Minglan.
With tears in her eyes, she begged, "Your Highness, please don't be like this, okay? For the past ten days, you have been drinking yourself to death and not eating or drinking. If you continue like this, something will happen to you … The dead cannot come back to life … "
Because he drank too much wine, Xiao Minglan's entire body was trembling. His lips were purple, and his eyes were protruding from his uncontrollable emotions. He roared, "Shut up! Who let you in? I said get lost, don't you understand? All of you, get out! "
Little Hong Yan closed her eyes and shook her head vigorously. She hugged his shoulders tightly and did not let go. Huge teardrops rolled down from the corners of her eyes. She sobbed, "I can get lost. As long as Your Highness says it, I can even die here. But Princess Helui's death was not caused by you, so it has nothing to do with you. Why do you torture yourself like this? You are also made of flesh and blood, a mortal body. If you continue to abuse yourself like this, you will also die! "
Xiao Minglan's eyes suddenly trembled. Her face revealed an illusory and blurry smile. She squeezed out words that were as sharp as knives from her dry throat, "Who said it has nothing to do with me? I killed He Rui! It was me! "
Little Red Smoke was stunned. "Your Highness, what are you talking about!"
Xiao Minglan pried her arms away and staggered to his feet. His bare feet had long kicked his boots to god knows where. He walked absentmindedly in the empty main hall that was filled with the fragrance of wine. He did not seem to care that his feet stepped on the broken pieces of the wine jars, leaving patches of red on them. It was as if his sense of pain had been completely cut off by him.
His eyes were bloodshot as he laughed miserably under Little Red Smoke's terrified gaze. "You didn't hear wrong. I was the one who killed Herui! If it wasn't for me adding fuel to the fire, Herui would not have ended up like this today.
Ever since Imperial Brother bestowed a marriage upon her that day at the banquet, I had no intention of letting her live a carefree life. Thus, I specially mustered a large force and went to Xiangti Mountain to cause a ruckus, causing a huge uproar in the city. Afterwards, I set up that trap and used the phrase 'Female Lead Han Wang' to push her into the fire pit.
If it wasn't for my clever plan, how would Herui have met with such a disaster on her way out of the palace? So the person who killed her was none other than her biological uncle who was closely related to her by blood! If it wasn't me who killed her, who else could it be? I, Xiao Jinglan, am the executioner who caused her death! "
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