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"Quick, it's him." The frontmost guard pointed at Han Xiao as he walked over.

Hearing the man's words, the other four guards quickly surrounded Han Xiao, the long blade in their hands pointed at Han Xiao, seemingly intending to kill Han Xiao anytime.

"Han Xiao, you are suspected of killing the Ninth Prince. The Emperor ordered us to bring you to the great hall for questioning." A guard walked up to Han Xiao and said coldly, as if Han Xiao was already a dead man.

"Han Xiao greets Your Majesty." Although he did not want to pay his respects, Han Xiao still had to bow and pay his respects.

Han Xiangtian sat on the Dragon Throne and looked down at the man dressed in thick blue clothing. The man's face gradually merged with Xiao Yun'er's, and a trace of confusion flashed across his eyes as he softly said, "Yun'er." But soon after, Han Xiangtian returned to normal. Seeing this man who resembled Xiao Yun'er seventy percent, his eyes flashed with a complex look.

Although he loathed Han Xiao, when he looked at Xiao Yun'er's face, he still could not say anything cold. He was even more unwilling to believe that a person with a face similar to Xiao Yun's would do something so cruel to his younger brother.

"Han Xiao, someone said that they saw you kill Han Yu, do you have anything to say?" Han Xiangtian asked indifferently.

Hearing Han Xiangtian's words, the corner of Han Xiao's mouth rose into a mocking smile. "I didn't kill Han Yu, not to mention I don't even know who Han Yu is. Why would I want to kill him?"

"You're lying. Back then, Ninth Brother wanted to punish you because you broke his wooden sword in front of everyone. But then, he fainted and you said you didn't know Ninth Brother." Han Xiao had just finished speaking when Han Zhao shouted loudly. His eyes were filled with hatred as he glared at Han Xiao, as if Han Xiao was an extremely sinful person.

Hearing Han Zhao's words, Han Xiao seemed to recall that a year ago, there really was a child who wanted to punish him. However, Han Zhao had forgotten about this matter after he knocked the child out. Now, looking at the corpse on the ground, it really looked like the child from before.

"Forgot? It's easy to say, you tell me, Xiudie. " Han Zhao waved his sleeves and said.

Hearing Han Zhao's words, the palace maid called Xiudie raised her head and glanced at Han Xiao, before lowering her head and carefully saying, "In reply to the Emperor, I am the palace maid responsible for delivering food to Seventh Prince Han Xiao every day. Ever since the conflict between the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince one year ago, he would complain to me every day that it was bad for the Ninth Prince.

"You're lying, I've never seen you before, and my meals were all prepared by me, no one has ever given them to me." Hearing the woman's words, Han Xiao loudly shouted. A sense of déjà vu spread from the bottom of his heart, and a hint of red quietly appeared in his eyes.

"Solve it yourself. Seventh Brother, your words are the real lie. How are you going to solve this without a maid to help you?" Han Zhao raised his brows as he spoke, looking as if he was certain that Han Xiao was the culprit.

"I naturally have my own methods. In short, I haven't seen this woman before, nor did I kill Han Yu." Han Xiao coldly said.

"None of the murderers will admit the fact that they killed someone, but it doesn't matter if you admit it. I had a witness who saw you kill Han Yu." Han Zhao coldly said, making that guard turn around.

The guard turned around and glanced at Han Xiao, and said with hatred in his eyes, "Third Prince is right, I am Zhao Ling, the Ninth Prince's personal guard, and this afternoon the Emperor invited Miss Gu and Mister Gu to the banquet. Because the Ninth Prince's body wasn't well, he was resting in the hall, and in the middle of it, I went out to retrieve something, and when I came back, I saw the Seventh Prince running out of the Ninth Prince's house with a panicked expression. He was holding a knife, and the blood on the knife stung my eyes.

"Father, according to what Zhao Ling said, my men found this in the Palace of the Phoenix." Han Zhao waved his hand and a guard walked up with a plate. In the middle of the plate, there was a bloodied knife and a bloodstained shirt.

The scene of being framed repeatedly echoed in his mind. The scene of being bullied by the prisoners and ridiculed by Wang Yang made his eyes turn completely blood-red, but Han Zhao did not notice this point.

"Imperial Father, there are evidence and evidence. I request Imperial Father to issue a decree to kill Han Xiao, this cruel and merciless person, and to return justice to Ninth Brother." Han Zhao was the first to kneel down.

When the other princes saw this, they all kneeled down and said, "May Father give the order to kill Han Xiao and give justice to Ninth Brother."

Hearing the surrounding voices, the corner of Han Xiao's mouth curled up in ridicule. He did not expect that he would still be unable to escape his fate of being framed after rebirth, but he could not understand that he was clearly a prince that Han Xiangtian loathed. Furthermore, his prestige in the palace did not hinder anyone's interests at all. How could he be treated in such a manner?

Thinking like this, the aura around Han Xiao gradually became stronger. His eyes were filled with madness, looking at Han Zhao's position while silently calculating the probability of him catching Han Zhao before Han Xiangtian made his move.

Glancing at the kneeling princes, and then looking at Han Xiao who had been standing the entire time, a trace of hesitation flashed in Han Xiangtian's eyes, but he still coldly replied, "As you say."

"Wait, Han Xiao was wrongly accused." Just as Han Xiangtian was about to issue an order to kill Han Xiao, a clear and cold female voice rang out from the doorway. Everyone turned around and saw Gu Xuan'er standing at the doorway, and after glancing at the people within the hall, she directly walked to the center of the hall and said to Han Xiangtian, "Yun Minghuang, Han Xiao has been wrongly accused."

"Miss Gu Xuan'er, you don't know Han Xiao. He …" When he saw Gu Xuan'er standing up for Han Zhao, a trace of unhappiness arose in his heart as he hurriedly said.

"I know him better than you. This afternoon, Han Xiao was always with me. He didn't have the time to kill that Ninth Prince you were talking about." Gu Xuan'er looked straight at Han Xiangtian and said.

Hearing Gu Xuan'er say that Han Xiao had spent the entire afternoon with her, jealousy filled his heart, and his gaze towards Han Xiao was filled with killing intent.

"Miss Gu Xuan'er, you have also participated in the banquet this afternoon." Han Zhao said sourly.

"But don't forget that it didn't take me long to be disgusted." When she thought back to the accusation she had made against Han Xiao, her impression of Han Zhao had reached the extreme. If it weren't for the fact that she had given Han Xiangtian face, she would have already killed Han Zhao.

Hearing that Gu Xuan'er was not even giving him face, yet she was actually so protective towards Han Xiao, Han Zhao's heart was filled with rage, but he couldn't voice it out.

Just as he raised his head and was about to speak, Gu Xuan'er's cold voice rang out: "Yun Minghuang, I've heard everything that they said earlier. It's clear that the evidence that was filled with holes was something that even a fool would not believe. I believe you wouldn't commit such a foolish act, right?"

"You." Han Xiangtian suddenly felt short of breath upon hearing the mockery in Gu Xuan'er's words. From the moment he ascended the throne until now, he had not been spoken like this by anyone, especially by a woman. Although his heart was filled with thoughts of using this opportunity to kill Han Xiao, upon thinking of the presence of Gu Xuan'er, he held back his anger and waved his hand, saying, "Since Miss Gu Xuan'er has said so, then let's forget about today's matter."

"Just say it, I don't plan on letting it go like this." Hearing Han Xiangtian's words, Han Xiao's lips curled up in a cold tone. He raised his head, revealing his crimson eyes, causing Han Xiangtian to be startled.