The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

Chapter 263 Convergence

Yang Xueqing smiled faintly, "Okay."

After Yang Xueqing left, Yang Ling's smile vanished, a dangerous glint flashing in his eyes. He slowly picked up his wine glass, tilted his head back, and drank the wine in one gulp. His cold gaze swept over his surroundings before he turned and left.

……

The next morning, a large number of soldiers gathered at the gate of the Prime Minister's residence. These soldiers were all imperial guards, and each of them was carrying a weapon.

This situation inevitably led everyone to wonder what had happened.

Meanwhile, chaos reigned in the Prime Minister's residence, especially among Yang Zhenbang, who was kneeling at Yang Sheng's feet, pleading, "Your Highness, please forgive me!"

"Yang Zhenbang, do you know your crime?" Yang Sheng looked at Yang Zhenbang with a serious expression, his deep voice carrying a sharp edge.

Yang Zhenbang shuddered and quickly lowered his head even further, not daring to look at Yang Sheng. He stammered, "This humble subject does not know..."

"Yang Zhenbang, I see you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!" Yang Sheng slammed his fist on the table and stood up. "Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being impolite!"

After saying that, Yang Sheng shouted outside, "Guards! Take him to the prison!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhenbang immediately shook his head in a panic, "Your Highness, spare me! Your Highness, spare me! This humble subject truly does not know what crime I have committed!"

"Hmph, you still dare to argue! I see you're just harboring evil intentions!" Yang Sheng sneered, then looked at the captain of the guards standing to the side and ordered, "Men! Tie Yang Zhenbang up and put him in the prison cart, take him to the Ministry of Justice!"

"Yes!" the guard captain replied respectfully, then gave a signal to the group of guards.

Immediately, the guards stepped forward and tied Yang Zhenbang up.

Yang Zhenbang struggled to escape, but the imperial guards held him down tightly, preventing him from breaking free. No matter how much Yang Zhenbang shouted and cursed, it was to no avail.

In a short while, the group of imperial guards forced Yang Zhenbang to leave.

"Yang Zhenbang, you better behave yourself, or I'll kill your whole family!" Yang Sheng's cold voice came from behind.

Upon hearing Yang Sheng's words, Yang Zhenbang collapsed, closing his eyes in despair, his heart filled with regret and pain.

Yang Zhenbang was escorted to the Ministry of Justice, where the officials all showed surprised expressions when they saw him.

You know, Yang Zhenbang is usually extremely arrogant, so why is he in such a state today? Could something have happened?

Yang Zhenbang was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's jail, awaiting further punishment.

"Old Yang, what exactly happened? Why were you suddenly arrested?" an official asked, approaching Yang Zhenbang.

Yang Zhenbang took a deep breath, trying to remain calm. He gritted his teeth and spat out two words, "Framed!"

The man frowned and then asked, "Then tell me, who did this?"

"This... is there even a question? It must be His Highness the Crown Prince!" Yang Zhenbang glared fiercely at the man, gritting his teeth as he said, "Who else but His Highness the Crown Prince could do such a thing?"

"This..." The man hesitated. He thought about it carefully and realized that, in fact, apart from His Highness the Crown Prince, there was probably no one else in the capital.

"Old Yang, what should we do now?"

"Let him kill us if he wants, it's not like this is the first time!" Yang Zhenbang sneered.

The man blinked, somewhat taken aback, "What do you mean?"

Yang Zhenbang glanced at him, his tone filled with disdain, "When the Crown Princess was murdered, weren't you standing with His Highness the Crown Prince? And what happened? His Highness chose to abandon the Crown Princess without hesitation."

"This..." The official was speechless.

Yang Zhenbang continued, "Although our Yang family is only a second-rank family, we are still loyal to the royal family. Moreover, our Yang family has served the royal family for generations. How could His Highness the Crown Prince bear to do such a thing? Heh..."

"Sigh... Now I finally understand why Huangfu Xuan dotes on the Crown Princess so much. It turns out the Crown Princess is a very useful pawn!"

After Yang Zhenbang finished speaking, he shut up. He was a smart man and naturally knew that it was not advisable to say more about this matter.

After all, he is now a prisoner, and a prisoner of treason at that. Saying too much might only bring trouble upon himself!

Meanwhile, Yang Ling was about to go out, but as soon as she reached the threshold, she bumped into Crown Prince Yang Sheng, who was walking towards her. Yang Ling narrowed her eyes and looked at Yang Sheng indifferently.

Yang Sheng looked at Yang Ling with an extremely sinister gaze, and he sneered, "Yang Ling, you've finally decided to come out?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Ling scoffed and then said, "If I hadn't come out, you probably would have skinned my father alive, wouldn't you?"

"Yang Ling, don't forget, I wasn't the one who did what happened back then," Yang Sheng said with a forced smile.

Yang Ling shrugged. "No matter who did it, you're an accomplice."

"Haha... Yang Ling, I admit I underestimated you before! But today, you are doomed!" Yang Sheng stared at Yang Ling fiercely, as if he wanted to devour her.

Yang Ling smiled faintly, "Is that so?"

"I advise you to surrender!"

Yang Ling smiled calmly, "Do you think that's possible?"

"I advise you to obediently submit, lest you suffer physical pain!" Yang Sheng warned with a stern face.

"Enough with the nonsense. If you want to capture me, then come and try!" Yang Ling glanced at Yang Sheng with a mocking look.

Yang Sheng narrowed his eyes, a sinister glint flashing in them. "Yang Ling, since you refuse to listen to reason, don't blame me for taking action against you!"

As he spoke, Yang Sheng led his men forward and surrounded Yang Ling.

These imperial guards were all highly trained elites, and Yang Ling was no match for them. In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Yang Ling was defeated.

"Yang Ling, I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it! Today I will kill you!"

"Haha, Yang Sheng, I'm not easily scared. You want to kill me? Then come on, I'm not afraid of you!" Yang Ling laughed arrogantly a few times.

Yang Sheng roared, "Go!"

In an instant, dozens of imperial guards drew their swords and slashed at Yang Ling.

Yang Ling stared bloodshot at the men charging towards him. He gritted his teeth, then suddenly swung his sword, sweeping across the battlefield in one move, directly attacking the Imperial Guards. In an instant, blood splattered five steps away, and corpses fell to the ground.

At this point, Yang Ling was already at his limit, his body covered in wounds, and his clothes stained with blood.

Even so, he still stood there, steadfast and unyielding.