You expect me to serve your mistress? The mistress is driving this scumbag and his entire family cra

Chapter 148 Breaking the pot
Liang Jiang chuckled: "Who's spreading these lies to you? It seems that even though you, General Huyan, are imprisoned in a heavily guarded place, you're still quite well-informed."

Hu Yanchao naturally couldn't say that he heard it from someone sent by Tong Shouliang.

"You don't need to beat around the bush, just tell me, isn't that right?"

"Shouldn't you, General, provide the evidence, whether it's true or not?"

Princess Mu Min also showed a look of panic: "You can't make things up without evidence."

Huyan Chao sneered: "Is the princess feeling guilty too? The night before the martial arts competition, you secretly slipped out of the palace and met with this Wu Ming in an inn. My men saw it with their own eyes."

Don't let this man from Chang'an blind you. Just because he says a few sweet words and pleases you in bed doesn't mean you'll forget your ancestors and do something foolish like betraying Xiliang.

Princess Mu Min's expression changed drastically: "Nonsense! Huyan Chao, I never expected you to be such a narrow-minded person. You're so angry and ashamed that you couldn't become the consort of Xiliang, and you're slandering my reputation like this. Do you know what kind of crime this is?"

Huyan Chao sneered lightly: "Scared now? Your Majesty, the Princess and this man from Chang'an have long been having an affair and she is pregnant. The incident a couple of days ago was truly a conspiracy between them to frame me. If you don't believe me, summon the imperial physician, and he will know the truth after a diagnosis."

The King of Xiliang's expression was uncertain. He glanced at Huyan Chao, then at Liang Jiang, and remained silent for a moment.

Princess Mumin gritted her teeth and said, "This is utterly absurd! If I can prove my innocence with Wu Ming, what will you do when you commit murder, break out of prison, storm the palace, disturb the emperor's presence, and slander the princess?"

"I'll leave it to Your Majesty to decide!" Huyan Chao said resolutely.

"Alright! No need to call the imperial physician, that's too much trouble!" Princess Mu Min pointed at Liang Jiang: "She was originally a woman, so how could I have had an affair with her? How could I have conceived a child?"

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback and turned their suspicious gazes toward Liang Jiang.

Liang Jiang never expected that Princess Mu Min would expose her true identity as a woman disguised as a man on the spot. Her face turned ashen, and she knelt down with a bitter smile: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Just as the Princess said, I am indeed a woman. The claim that I had an affair with the Princess is absolutely nonsense."

"How dare you!" The King of Xiliang was furious. "How dare you disguise yourself as a man and deceive me! What is your punishment?"

Princess Mumin also lifted her skirt and knelt down in front of the King of Xiliang: "Father, this was all my idea."

The daughter knew full well the wolfish ambition of Huyan Chao. If she married him, her lifelong happiness would be a minor concern. If it fueled his ambition and he coveted the Western Liang kingdom, it would inevitably lead to irreversible consequences.

After the written exam, the daughter was rescued by Wu Ming. Seeing that Wu Ming was highly skilled in martial arts and had extraordinary abilities, the daughter was very envious. She thought that she would rather marry a beautiful woman than a wolf in sheep's clothing, so she dared to ask Wu Ming for help.

He, Huyan Chao, readily believed any rumors and fabricated a baseless accusation that his daughter had secretly conceived a child with another man; it was utterly absurd.

Liang Jiang inwardly groaned. Fortunately, the princess did not intend to make things difficult for her. Otherwise, if she were to push all the blame onto her, the princess could escape unscathed, while she would be unable to escape responsibility.

The King of Xiliang glanced suspiciously at Huyan Chao, then at Liang Jiang, unsure of what to do.

Just as he was hesitating, a guard outside the hall entered and reported: "General Chanyu requests an audience."

The King of Xiliang's expression was unreadable, but he said in a deep voice, "Please."

Upon hearing the summons, Shanyu Beixiong entered the palace and knelt down to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, I am late in coming to your aid. Please forgive me. Last night, a spy from Chang'an broke into the imperial prison in an attempt to rescue General Huyan. After being captured alive, he confessed to colluding with Tong Shouliang of Chang'an. His confession is here; please review it, Your Majesty." Huyan Chao was startled.

The palace servants stepped forward, took the testimony, and presented it to the King of Xiliang.

The King of Xiliang unfolded the document, glanced at it, and his expression changed drastically. He threw the confession to the ground.

"Huyan Chao, you actually colluded with Chang'an and harmed 10,000 of my Xiliang elite soldiers. Now, there are many testimonies to prove this. What is your crime?"

Huyan Chao didn't even look at it before immediately denying it: "Impossible! This is a trap set by someone. This confession is all false. The truth is absolutely not like this."

“You conspired with this man in prison, and I and the guards in the next cell overheard it. How could this testimony be false?” Shanyu Beixiong said in a deep voice.

Huyan Chao choked, remembering that Princess Mumin was pregnant, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat: "Did you send that assassin? Did you instruct someone to impersonate Tong Shouliang's man and lure me into killing someone and escaping from prison?"

Shanyu Beixiong frowned deeply: "Even if that assassin was someone I sent in disguise, why would General Huyan believe him so readily? He even went so far as to kill someone and break into the palace, committing a heinous crime. The reason behind this is truly perplexing."

"This general would rather believe it than not, for fear that His Majesty will be manipulated by the people of Chang'an!"

"Is that so?" the princess said angrily. "It was you who dared to betray 10,000 elite soldiers in exchange for military merits, and manipulated me and my father at will, wasn't it?"
Now that the evidence and witnesses are all there, do you still want to deny it? Father, without executing Huyan Chao, it will be difficult to quell the people's anger and stabilize the army's morale. I beg you, Father, to make a just judgment and avenge the fallen soldiers!

The King of Xiliang was initially wary and wanted to spare Huyan Chao's life, but who would have thought that he would dare to be so lawless, killing people and breaking into the palace, showing no respect for the emperor. If he continued to tolerate him today, he might rebel next.

So, with a resolute determination, he ordered in a deep voice, "Men, arrest Huyan Chao. If he dares to resist, execute him on the spot."

The Imperial Guards swarmed forward. Knowing that he was doomed, Huyan Chao decided to take a desperate gamble and questioned the King of Xiliang.

"I have risked my life for Xiliang, killing countless enemies, and you want my life over such a trivial matter. It's just ten thousand elite soldiers, isn't it? It's worth it to exchange them for the life of the Duke of Liang, and the vanguard of Chang'an he led!"

"You beast!" Princess Mu Min shouted angrily, "Those are ten thousand precious lives, brothers who risked their lives with you, ten thousand broken families, countless orphans and widows, and you speak of them so lightly!"

Huyan Chao grinned maliciously: "I understand now. You still can't forget Shanyu Ye, so you've refused to marry me and colluded with these people to harm me!"

Two years ago, if you hadn't chosen Shan Yu Ye, and he hadn't constantly flaunted your affection in front of me, how could I have possibly harbored murderous intent towards him? To put it bluntly, you're an executioner too!

Princess Mu Min's face turned pale instantly, and her lips trembled as she said, "You finally admit it."

"Yes! I take responsibility for my actions. In the battle of the Great Rift Valley, it was indeed a case of collusion between me and Tong Shouliang, each of us getting what we wanted."

I helped him remove his stumbling block and eliminate Liang Guogong, my greatest threat in Xiliang. In return, I sent Shan Yuye and 10,000 elite troops into his ambush to help him achieve military merit.

"One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand; which soldier didn't achieve immortal feats by stepping over countless corpses? How many of my Xiliang soldiers did the Duke of Liang kill on the battlefield? It's my skill to eliminate him."

(End of this chapter)