My stepsister tried to steal the prince's hand in marriage, but little did she know I had been

Chapter 160 One person is enough

The usually gentle lover now exuded an icy aura, like a demon crawling out of hell.

Madam Wen's heart sank to the bottom. Having been with this man for more than ten years, she knew better than anyone how ruthless he was.

If he gets ruthless, he won't even spare his own bedmate.

Wasn't his wife silenced after discovering his secret?

"Don't look at me like that," the man said helplessly. "I'm here today to ask you some questions."

"You are the woman I love most." He stroked Madam Wen's hair through the railing. "How could I bear to hurt you?"

The more this was the case, the more uneasy Madam Wen felt.

Madam Wen's expression became extremely uneasy, her gaze shifting between the man and her own. After a long while, she finally managed to squeeze out a question: "What do you want to ask?"

Who else knows about our relationship?

Upon hearing this, Madam Wen looked horrified: "Apart from me, Granny Lin, and those people you sent... no one else knows. I have never revealed your existence to any outsiders."

“But…” the man sighed, “I received a letter today.”

He took out the letter as he spoke.

The handwriting on the letter was very familiar to Mrs. Wen—it was Wen Yitong's handwriting.

Madam Wen's expression changed drastically. She snatched the letter away and, after reading its contents, said palely, "How could this be? It must be that Granny Lin was so anxious to save me that she told Tong'er about our relationship."

"Tong'er?" The man repeated the name over and over, a hint of tenderness creeping into his voice.

Madam Wen felt a chill run down her spine as she listened.

The man then asked, "Is she our child?"

When the man asked the question, there was a look of inquiry in his eyes, like that of a curious child.

Madam Wen knew that this was all a cover-up by the man. If she did not answer correctly, her life and her daughter's life would be in this man's hands.

Thinking of this, her face turned pale, and she nodded quickly: "Everyone in the Wen State Duke's Mansion knows that Tong'er was born prematurely, but... but in fact, she was born at full term."

"Looking back... I've only ever been with you..."

Madam Wen's voice was barely audible, as if afraid the man wouldn't believe her. She added urgently, "Tong'er also has a black mole on the sole of her foot, just like yours."

The man's expression didn't change much until Madam Wen said those words, at which point his expression slowly began to fluctuate.

"So she really is my daughter," he murmured. "I can't believe I still have a bloodline left in this world."

"Good, good, good!" he laughed out loud.

Madam Wen was frightened and looked around in fear, worried that she might attract the attention of other prisoners.

But then she realized that the other prisoners were already unconscious.

As if aware of her worries, the man said, "Don't worry, I never leave any traces when I do things. They've all been drugged and passed out, so no one will know I was here."

"Well done." The man patted Madam Wen on the shoulder. "Don't worry, I will definitely get you out of here in a few days."

"As for our daughter..." he frowned, "It would be a real shame to marry her off to a man like Chen Che. I will find her a good marriage."

Hearing this, Madam Wen smiled bitterly and helplessly: "It's not that I'm unwilling to go to the trouble of finding her a good marriage, but... she's like she's having a nightmare, insisting that Chen Che has the talent of a third-rank scholar! She said that if she marries Chen Che, she can become a first-rank noblewoman, so she went crazy and used despicable means to change her marriage to Prince Jing to Chen Che!"

The man was somewhat surprised. Under his gaze, Madam Wen recounted the matter in detail.

After she finished speaking, she noticed a strange light in the man's eyes.

"She truly is our daughter," the man said in a low voice. "She has a great destiny ahead of her."

Madam Wen didn't understand, but since the man had said so, she had no choice but to agree.

"Stay here and rest easy," the man instructed before leaving. "I'll let you leave soon."

"I'll have to trouble you for a few more days." The man's last words brought tears to Madam Wen's eyes.

Madam Wen watched him leave, touched her still-intact neck, and leaned against the corner of the wall to breathe a sigh of relief.

Once again, she survived thanks to her intelligence.

Once she gets out... I'll definitely teach Wen Shuyao a lesson!

……

At this very moment, outside the Prince Xin's residence.

Yingyi was somewhat incredulous when she saw Xie Jinghan walking alone.

He lost his usual composure and kept looking behind Xie Jinghan.

"No need to look."

Xie Jinghan's words immediately scattered his thoughts.

He murmured, "Your Highness, wasn't it said that there were also a group of secret guards from Prince Jing's mansion?"

"How come..." he asked incredulously, "Why are you all alone?"

Xie Jinghan's voice was very calm: "The two of us are enough. If there are more people, it will only cause a big commotion."

Seeing that Yingyi was still in a shocked state, Xie Jinghan continued, "As you know, the court is currently in turmoil. If we want to eliminate those with ulterior motives without damaging the foundation of Dali, we can only take a long-term approach."

"Alarming Prince Xin will bring nothing but harm."

Yingyi pulled his jaw back from its daze and nodded: "Just proceed according to the prince's plan."

Firstly, Xie Jinghan's calculations were meticulous and his plans were flawless, resulting in his infallible record.

Secondly, he believed in his and Xie Jinghan's strength. Even if Prince Xin had many ambitions, under the emperor's nose, he couldn't cause too many changes to Prince Xin's mansion.

The small Prince Xin's mansion is nothing to fear.

His confidence soared, and he immediately followed Xie Jinghan's lead.

The Prince Xin's mansion was extremely peaceful until a great fire reduced it almost entirely to ashes.

After a long day of running around, the guards managed to set up a makeshift shelter.

The main courtyard where Prince Xin lived was still a ruin.

“Prince Xin is quite at ease,” Yingyi said cryptically. “I heard he went to Zuixianlou last night and booked it for a whole month.”

"The more nervous he is, the more likely he is to arouse suspicion from others," Xie Jinghan analyzed calmly. "It's better for him to be open and honest, so that no one will doubt his intentions."

“However…” Xie Jinghan stood on the roof and looked around, “He pretends to be generous on the surface, but in reality he has already placed people in charge to guard this area tightly.”

Yingyi also noticed this, and there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes: "Even if I join forces with the prince, it will be difficult to avoid alerting others with such a tight net."

"It would be great if we could create an even bigger commotion," Xie Jinghan said calmly. "Does Commander Ying think I'm planning to force my way in?"

Upon hearing this, Ying Yi was taken aback.

Then he saw the raging fire rise again from the original ruins.