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Chapter 199 Anger

As for Song Yunming, ever since he saw Song Jinglan return, he has never had a pleasant expression on his face.

Song Jinglan caught him red-handed doing something in Jiangnan, and since they were mortal enemies, Song Jinglan had absolutely no reason to cover for him.

Presumably, Song Jinglan has already informed his father of this matter when he entered the emperor's bedchamber today.

The thought of this filled Song Yunming with rage. He had searched everywhere for Song Jinglan but to no avail, but he never expected that this person had been right under his nose all along. Especially Xie Yunqi, that idiot, who hadn't told him sooner that Song Jinglan was Xie Jinglan!

Enraged, Song Yunming left the palace and went straight to Princess Huajin's residence.

The servant at the gate saw Song Yunming coming in a menacing manner and dared not stop him.

As soon as Song Yunming entered the mansion, his face darkened, and he kicked over a table and chairs in the courtyard.

"Where is Xie Yunqi?! Where is that idiot Xie Yunqi?! Get out here right now!"

Such angry shouting startled the servants nearby, and one of the more perceptive servants hurriedly ran towards the inner courtyard.

At this moment, Xie Yunqi was inside the house taking care of his newborn son. Princess Huajin, Song Jinwan, had just given birth a few days ago and was currently in her postpartum period.

"This child does resemble me somewhat, but he's not like you..."

Song Jinwan, lying on the bed, looked at the baby in the swaddling clothes, then at Xie Yunqi beside her, and said, "Why does this child not look like you?"

These words caused Xie Yunqi's smile to freeze slightly for a moment, but he quickly brushed it off.

"The baby is not even a month old yet, what can you tell? He hasn't fully developed yet. We'll only be able to tell whether he looks like his father or his mother when he gets older!"

Hearing this, Song Jinwan felt that there was some truth to it, so she stopped focusing on the child's appearance. Just then, the servant hurriedly entered the room and secretly gave Xie Yunqi a wink.

Xie Yunqi understood immediately and stood up.

"I'll go check if the tonic in the kitchen is ready."

Song Jinwan's mind wasn't on him, so she nodded and let him go. Once they were out of the courtyard, the servant hurriedly reported the situation outside.

"Your Highness, Prince Ning has stormed into the manor and is smashing things in the courtyard. He keeps demanding that you come to see him. I'm afraid... this is not good!"

Upon hearing the servant's words, Xie Yunqi's expression hardened.

Previously, Song Yunming had suspected him of stealing the treasure. In order to divert Song Yunming's attention, he revealed to him that Xie Jinglan was Prince Jing. Even so, Song Yunming was still furious and killed his servant as a warning. And today he came... could it be because of this?

Xie Yunqi was filled with trepidation, but he dared not avoid the meeting. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and hurry over. As he entered the courtyard, he was nearly hit by a teacup thrown by Song Yunming.

"I thought you were hiding and didn't dare to come out."

Song Yunming sneered, "I see you're getting more and more arrogant these days. Do you really think that just because you've become a prince consort, you can look down on everyone else?!"

"Don't dare!"

Xie Yunqi hurriedly stepped forward with a smile, "Your Highness, what are you saying? How could I dare to be rude to Your Highness? Your Highness returned to the capital yesterday, and I only saw that the princess was still in confinement and it was inconvenient for her to leave easily, so I was unable to visit Your Highness in person."

As he said this, Xie Yunqi lowered his voice and said softly, "Your Highness, these are turbulent times, and we can't be sure if there are eavesdroppers. This is not the place to talk. If Your Highness has anything to say, please come to the study first."

Although Song Yunming was furious, he knew that Xie Yunqi was right. There might be many other people's spies in the princess's residence, so he suppressed his anger and went to the study with Xie Yunqi.

As soon as the study door closed, Xie Yunqi, utterly spineless, immediately knelt down and begged for forgiveness, "Your subordinate deserves to die! How could I not have realized sooner that Prince Jing was actually my half-brother! It was truly unforgivable!"

Xie Yunqi, being somewhat intelligent, guessed why Song Yunming had come and quickly spoke up, "But Prince Jing is always elusive, and I have never been active in the capital before, so I really don't know what Prince Jing looks like. That's why I didn't discover all this in advance. It's really not intentional to conceal anything. Please, Your Highness, investigate thoroughly!"

Hearing Xie Yunqi speak so flawlessly, Song Yunming sneered inwardly, "Not deliberately hiding anything?"

As he said this, Song Yunming took two steps toward him, which frightened Xie Yunqi so much that he didn't dare to breathe.

"That's really a coincidence."

Song Yunming's face turned ashen. "When I sent people back to question you about the treasure, you told me that your sickly brother was Prince Jing. Is there really such a coincidence in the world? You realized something was wrong as soon as I questioned you?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Yunqi hurriedly defended himself, "Please forgive me, Your Highness! This matter is indeed of great importance. When I discovered that Prince Jing and my half-brother looked extremely alike, I was somewhat hesitant to confirm it. After all, how could Prince Jing have hidden himself in my home without any reason?"

"So before anyone was certain that everything was true, I really didn't dare to report this matter to Your Highness. It wasn't until you asked about the treasure that I sorted out my thoughts and guessed that Prince Jing must have infiltrated the Xie family for the treasure. That's why I told you about it!"

After all, this matter concerned Xie Yunqi's own life, so ever since the servant's head was delivered that day, he had been thinking about how to explain everything, and finally came up with a lie that could barely be considered plausible.

Although Song Yunming's face was still extremely ugly, Xie Yunqi's words at least had some logic to them, so he couldn't easily lose his temper.

"idiot!"

Song Yunming roared again, "Since you made this discovery, you should have informed me sooner! If you had informed me earlier, I could have taken the initiative and captured him directly, instead of ending up in this passive situation!"

"Song Jinglan has now returned to the capital. Judging from his demeanor, he must also want to compete with me for the throne! Furthermore, he wiped out my influence in Jiangnan, so there's no guarantee he won't report this to the Emperor!"

Thinking about this, Song Yunming clenched his fists even tighter.

Although it's unknown how much longer his father can hold on, if he lives to see the day when Song Jinglan lays out all the evidence of his crimes...

Putting aside the fact that he has lost his chance to ascend the throne, he will likely face an irrecoverable fate!