ragedy of the Yumen Pass Empire incident. Duan was then the Minister of War, one of the few remaining core figures. Without Duan's help, this case would be even harder to investigate. Therefore, Mr. D...Chapter 205: A Dead Man's Mouth Is the Tightest

"Princess..."

The official with a beard, who was about to speak, paused. Jin Xueyuan, head bowed, said without looking at the others: "I just woke up. Thank you all for waiting."

As she spoke, Jin Xueyan stepped down from the carriage, using a small stool as a step.

Just with a soft step from Jin Xueyuan, she almost tripped and fell.

Fortunately, Jin Xueyuan's personal maidservant reacted quickly and helped her up. But the maidservant felt that the princess's body was burning hot, and on her delicate face, which had avoided the eyes of the crowd, there was a blush like intoxication and tiny beads of sweat.

"Princess, are you alright" the maid asked anxiously.

"No, it's fine."

The moment Jin Xueyuan spoke, the maidservant who had grown up with her sensed something was amiss.

This voice, it's too soft and sweet... even a woman like me can't help but feel a little overwhelmed by it.

"Go back first."

Jin Xueyuan also noticed that her state hadn't fully recovered. She murmured softly, then hurriedly led the maidservant into the inn.

Other officials of the Xian Dynasty looked at each other, also suppressed their doubts in their stomachs, and went back each way.

The carriage stopped for a moment, and then Li Chen slowly got up and prepared to go out.

Just as he was about to raise the curtain, a man's voice came from outside, out of the blue.

"Xianchao Tai Pu Zhou Ping'an, pays respects to His Royal Highness, the Prince of Qin."

This sudden, unexpected man's voice startled Li Chen.

He narrowed his eyes, a terrifying glint of murderous intent flashing in them.

When facing Jin Xueyuan, he spoke simply and easily, but in fact, he wasn't truly crazy. He understood very well that once his relationship with Jin Xueyuan became public, it would cause a huge uproar.

Even just Zhao Xuanji, would seize onto this handle and at the very least give him the charge of a dissolute prince.

One operation gone wrong could directly affect the future of both the Qin Dynasty and the Xian Chao.

So Jin Xueyan said that fire can't be hidden, but Li Chen wanted this fire to burn at least until after he ascended the throne, and before that, the lid absolutely couldn't be lifted.

The silence of the carriage did not allow Zhou Ping'an to leave easily.

He remained bent over, his palms clasped before his head, still in the posture of a bow.

After a long silence, Li Chen's voice echoed from within the carriage.

"How do you know it's me"

Zhou Ping'an remained motionless and replied, "I guessed it."

"You got it right."

Li Chen said calmly, “But where do you get the confidence to be sure that this palace won't fly into a rage out of shame and kill you to keep the secret”

Zhou Ping'an's voice held a hint of tension as he said, "Ping'an, there is no guarantee."

"Heh."

Li Chen let out a light chuckle and, with an air of nonchalance, pushed open the curtain. He stood on the carriage, looking down at Zhou Ping'an who was bowing under the flying snow. "Since you have no confidence, why would you do something so risky Are you trying to find another way to deceive us, or are you simply reckless"

Zhou Anping replied, "Anping's mouth is the strictest."

Shaking his head, Li Chen said, "Wrong. The mouths of the dead are always tight."

"To kill Ping'an would be a simple matter for Your Highness, but to keep him alive would be of great benefit. You are a dragon among men, destined to reach the highest position. Remember, a living person is far more valuable than a dead one."al treasury but will be directly used to relieve the famine in Xishan Province."Moreover, this matter is of the utmost importance and cannot be accomplished by Tao Rui alone. The Ministry of Officials...