Chapter 502 Venomous Snake
Luo Yingchi was both the Emperor's personal guard and the commanding officer of the imperial guards.
But when he faced Shen Sen, Luo Yingchi didn't dare to act big. His voice carried great respect as he replied, "Replying to Elder Shen, it isn't us whose deliberately causing trouble for Xi gongzi. Rather, it's because Xi gongzi is suspected of killing the Third Prince, so the Emperor has ordered this subordinate to go apprehend her*."
Shen Sen narrowed his eyes, "What proof do you have that says Xi gongzi killed the Third Prince?"
"This… The proof is in the Emperor's hands, this subordinate isn't clear on it. However, as far as this subordinate knows, this Xi Yue has had issues with the Third Prince previously and ever since then, they've harbored hard feelings for each other. Perhaps it's because of this reason that she killed our Third Prince in the Sealed Dragon Domain in order to vent her hatred."
Before Shen Sen could respond, Shen Qingchuo already yelled, her voice full of anger, "Impossible, Xi gongzi isn't that type of person. Moreover, your Jin Ling is too unreasonable if it places a crime on someone purely based off of guesswork!"
Shen Sen held onto the emotional Shen Qingchuo, stopping her from talking, and unhurriedly laughed, "Since there's no evidence, what reason do you have to seize someone? Wouldn't it be better of the leader went to get the evidence before arresting the person? Xi Yue, let's leave…"
When Luo Yingchi saw that Shen Sen was just about to walk away with the person, he urgently said, "Elder Shen, that's not possible. We're acting under imperial orders, we cannot allow for Xi Yue to be taken away…"