"Huh?"
Jiang Jingcheng was even more bewildered.
When had he tricked Jiang Jingxuan into rebelling?
He had been locked in prison for an entire day without so much as a bite to eat, and he knew absolutely nothing about what had happened outside.
So this was clearly all Jiang Xiaobai's doing!
At that thought, Jiang Jingcheng turned to glance at Jiang Xiaobai, but ultimately said nothing.
Noticing Jiang Jingcheng's reaction, Jiang Jingxuan suddenly came to his senses as well. His gaze snapped to Jiang Xiaobai, his expression filled with disbelief.
"Don't tell me... it was you?"
"What was me?"
Jiang Xiaobai looked at Jiang Jingxuan in utter confusion. "Uncle, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Then Jiang Xiaobai glanced around. "Excuse me, could someone tell us what exactly happened?"
"My father and I just got out of prison. We don't understand any of this!"
As Jiang Xiaobai finished speaking, strange expressions appeared on the faces of the assembled civil and military officials.
Standing nearby, Li Bingzhang could not help clearing his throat. "Xiaobai, this uncle of yours rebelled!"
"What?"
Jiang Xiaobai sucked in a breath and stared at Jiang Jingxuan in shock. "Uncle, you rebelled?"
"How... how could you do such a thing!"
Jiang Xiaobai looked utterly heartbroken. "Our Jiang Family has been loyal and valiant for generations. His Majesty just entrusted you with temporary command of the Northern Guardian Marquis's Estate because he trusted you!"
"And the moment you received His Majesty's imperial writ, you turned around and led thirty thousand armored troops into rebellion?"
At this point, Jiang Xiaobai sighed. "Uncle, you... what a fool you've been!"
"Jiang Xiaobai!"
Jiang Jingxuan trembled with rage, gritting his teeth. "What a wonderful nephew you are!"
"Do you dare say this had nothing to do with you? That you weren't the