Dongguo Siqi followed Zhong Tianque all the way to the Light Pavilion, with a sincere attitude and an apologetic expression, said: "Your Highness, it is Chen Xi's fault for doing something so disgraceful to her ancestors, I apologize to you on her behalf."

"Please, Your Highness, do not hold it against her, forgive her this once."

"What is there to be at fault?" Zhong Tianque's lips curled into a mocking smile, and he said: "Perhaps, Chen Xi had no other choice... Maybe she was forced?"

Dongguo Siqi's eyes lit up, and he immediately followed up on Zhong Tianque's words, saying: "Exactly, for a woman who can't even truss a chicken to survive in this deep palace, is it so easy?"

"It's our lack of care and attention to her, thinking she would marry Your Highness and become the mistress of this Fengming Palace, one person above all others, with a status that is beyond noble... Who would have thought, she also has her unspeakable difficulties?"

Zhong Tianque cursed inwardly, as he was providing an excuse, this old fool was still ridiculing him in words for not being able to make decisions in his own house, not the real master of the Fengming Palace, unable to protect his own woman.

If he were the man of the house, what unspeakable difficulties would Dongguo Chenxi, the mistress, have?

Curse the Dongguo Family!

Zhong Tianque poured himself a glass of red wine, gently swirling it in his hand, and looked at Dongguo Siqi, asking: "Uncle, who do you think hurt Chen Xi?"

Dongguo Siqi looked dumbfounded and said: "Didn't Chen Xi just say?"

"Hehe..." Zhong Tianque sneered repeatedly, and said: "If Uncle really thinks I'm a fool, then there is no point in us talking. Uncle, please leave."

Dongguo Siqi understood what Zhong Tianque meant, sighed heavily and said: "Your Highness, does the truth matter? The Shen Family is powerful now, and our Dongguo Family cannot afford to offend them."

"So, you stand by while they kill your daughter, and you do nothing?"

"Your Highness, we are all human, seeing my daughter like this, I've even thought of fighting them to the death. But you know, we are no match for them with our small strength..."

Zhong Tianque scrutinized Dongguo Siqi thoughtfully and asked: "Uncle, is this what you truly think?"

"If there is even a half-truth, may I be struck by lightning."

"There's no need to swear." Zhong Tianque waved his hand and said: "In this technological era, what good is swearing?"

"..."

"We only talk about relationships, about interests." Zhong Tianque looked at Dongguo Siqi and said: "Uncle, you are highly respected, and the Dongguo Family is one of the top rich families of the Empire."

"Yet, the daughters of the Dongguo Family are beaten and killed as one wishes... and then must maintain their reputation, speak on their behalf."

"Is there no resentment in Uncle's heart? I believe there is. This is not just a slap on Chen Xi's face, but on the face of the entire Dongguo Family."

"As for me, it goes without saying, as the Crown Prince, just a puppet of the Shen Family..."

"Your Highness, don't say that..." Dongguo Siqi hurriedly intervened.

"What? Am I wrong?" Zhong Tianque retorted and took a self-destructive attitude: "Under the Star River, you can ask anyone on the street, who doesn't know that I am a puppet of the Shen Family?"

"I don't want to admit it either, but what's the use? Isn't that self-deception?"

"Your Highness, it will get better." Dongguo Siqi comforted.

Thinking, why is he telling me this?

Does he trust me that much?

What have I done... just because Shen Leyou wanted to kill my daughter, does he think we are on the same side?

Isn't this too naive?

"Yes, it will get better. That is also my thought." Zhong Tianque nodded and said: "An old friend once told me, if you fight for it, you can win, if you try, you can succeed."

"So, I want to try, I want to fight... I want to live safely, with dignity, and not be a puppet for others to kill as they wish."

Zhong Tianque looked at Dongguo Siqi with intense eyes and asked: "Uncle, what about you?"

"I also want..." Dongguo Siqi smiled wryly and said: "To live safely, with dignity."

"Uncle, in my heart I always consider you as family, haven't you seen that? But you all always treat me as an outsider."

"How could that be? That is a misunderstanding."

"I also hope it's a misunderstanding." Zhong Tianque nodded and said: "We have a long time ahead, time will reveal one's heart."

"Yes, time will reveal one's heart." Dongguo Siqi nodded, hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Your Highness, what about you and Chen Xi..."

"When she calms down, I will talk with her. After all, there are still feelings between us."

"Indeed, there are feelings, that's good, that's good..."

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Shen Wuxiang looked extremely uncomfortable.

Qian Taian is Zhong Tianque's chief strategist, the iron among irons, the confidante among confidantes.

Qian Taian changed his driver and refused to accept checks by the palace's inner guards. If that driver was the one who killed Shen Leyou... then, what role did Zhong Tianque play in this?

"Bring up the surveillance footage." Shen Wuxiang said gloomily.

"Yes." Shen Que replied and immediately made a call to arrange it.

Soon, before Shen Wuxiang appeared a multi-dimensional stereoscopic view of Qian Taian's car entering Fengming Palace.

Shen Wuxiang scrutinized the driver's cabin for a while and said: "Where does Qian Taian live? Surround Qian Taian's courtyard for me."

"Yes." Shen Que took the order without hesitation.

When Shen Wuxiang arrived, Qian Taian's small courtyard was already surrounded tightly, even a fly couldn't get out.

Shen Que pressed the doorbell and shouted: "Mr. Qian... Mr. Qian..."

Qian Taian's special status, and currently only a suspect, so he still needed to be shown a certain degree of respect.

Soon, the gate was opened from the inside by someone.

Qian Taian, wearing pajamas, looked at Shen Que and others standing at the door with a bewildered expression, and asked: "What is going on? ... Lord Military Minister is also here?"

"Mr. Qian, we were worried that a thief got into your courtyard, so we came to check." Shen Que said expressionlessly.

"No, no, there is an alarm system installed in the courtyard, if a thief had come in, I wouldn't know? I've been busy all day, I've already gone to sleep."

"Better safe than sorry. Mr. Qian, is it convenient for us to come in and have a look?"

"It's so late..." Qian Taian wanted to refuse.

"Search." Shen Wuxiang, unable to be bothered with nonsense, waved his hand, and many Tiger Guards rushed in.

"Hey you..."

Those people searched up and down and inside out thoroughly, but found nothing suspicious.

"Mr. Qian, I heard you changed to a new driver?"

"Yes, just recently... why are you asking about him?"

"Bring him here to take a look."

"He lives in the back courtyard."

The back courtyard, also known as the miscellaneous courtyard, where the servants and bodyguards live.

"Bring him over."

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