Chapter 102: Let It Be

The next day, Ye Linghan officially announced Xia Chengxun's rebellion in the court.

On the pretext of avoiding suspicion, Xia Yunxi was temporarily placed under house arrest in her bedroom until the case was over, and no one was allowed to see her, including the emperor.

When the order came out, everyone in the court was shocked.

Before, they had only heard that Xia Chengxun was related to Mu Yuanhou's rebellion, but they didn't expect the connection to be so deep.

Now even the Queen Mother has been implicated, it’s too unbelievable.

In addition to being shocked, some old ministers, led by Grand Tutor Li Yuan, opposed Ye Linghan's actions.

They thought that Xia Yunxi had been in the palace for many years and was now the empress dowager, so she should not be implicated in this. Ye Linghan's behavior was simply a contempt for the imperial power and a tyrannical and authoritarian behavior.

To this end, they even threatened to commit suicide to force Ye Linghan to withdraw his order.

Ye Linghan was too lazy to waste time talking to them. He just threw down a sentence "If you want to die, do it sooner." and left the court mercilessly.

The news quickly spread throughout the entire Ye Kingdom. For a time, everyone from high-ranking officials to ordinary people were discussing the matter.

Most people thought that Ye Linghan's actions were too cruel. They felt that Ye Linghan was no longer satisfied with being the regent and wanted to take this opportunity to overthrow the emperor and replace him.

Another group of people felt that there was nothing wrong with doing this. After all, the empress dowager's surname was Xia, and she might have been involved in this matter. Ye Linghan was just protecting the interests of the royal family. If he wanted to be the emperor, he would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?

They each held their own opinions and refused to give in to each other, and some people even quarreled because of their disagreements.

The originally peaceful and tranquil Night Kingdom suddenly became chaotic and filled with smoke and dust.

Su Xing and Ye Lingchen sat in Tingfeng Tower and watched all this, both with serious expressions on their faces.

"My brother is still too impulsive." Ye Lingchen frowned, his eyes full of worry: "The people's hearts are hard to predict. If we are not careful, it will cause unrest."

"I understand your concern, Your Highness." Su Xing replied, "But I agree with the Regent's approach."

Ye Lingchen was startled and looked at Su Xing in confusion.

Su Xing explained: "We have been passive in this case since it happened. Every time something happened, we got the news and then investigated. The person behind the scenes was too ruthless. As soon as we found a clue, he cut it off. All the people involved were killed or committed suicide."

"If this continues, who knows how many things will happen and how many people will die." Su Xing clenched his fist unwillingly: "That person must have a bigger conspiracy. If we keep being led by the nose like this, then we can only watch things happen and can't do anything..."

He couldn't help but think of what Xia Chengxun said, that Marquis Mu Yuan planned to join forces with several other countries to launch an attack while Ye Country was in turmoil...

There is still no news about Marquis Mu Yuan now, maybe he is just waiting for the opportunity.

Therefore, the Night Kingdom cannot be in chaos!

Anyway, all the evidence points to Xia Yunxi, and they did not wrongly accuse her.

Ye Lingchen seemed to be convinced by Su Xing. He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly sighed: "People are never satisfied. Everything is caused by being too greedy. In the end, you get nothing. Why bother?"

Su Xing agreed with this view and nodded: "Yes..."

After saying that, he fell silent.

Ye Lingchen looked at the silent Su Xing and suddenly asked: "Su Xing, are you and my brother..."

Su Xing was slightly stunned, and then sternly refused: "Your Highness, please do not link me with the Regent. I am only investigating the case, not asking the Regent to forgive me."

He admitted that he and Ye Linghan got along very well when investigating the case, and he liked that feeling.

But one thing is for sure, his opinion of Ye Linghan will not change.

"Su Xing, what's wrong with you?" Ye Lingchen was so angry that he wanted to curse: "Do you know that as long as you ask, the emperor will definitely spare you. He doesn't want to kill you at all."

"Your Highness, please stop trying to persuade me, and don't worry about this matter anymore." Su Xing had made up his mind: "I will not ask the Regent for help again. I will leave my life or death to fate."

He didn't believe Ye Lingchen's words at all. Ye Linghan would never forgive him. As long as he opened his mouth, he would definitely be met with ugly humiliation and ridicule.

He would never let Ye Linghan succeed.

Ye Lingchen was extremely depressed. Why couldn't Su Xing make sense?

This is a matter of life and death. If you are not afraid of death, why are you afraid to beg for mercy from Ye Linghan?

He really couldn't understand, but Su Xing was so stubborn at the moment that he wouldn't listen to anything he said.

Fortunately, Ye Linghan is busy now and probably can't take care of Su Xing, which makes him temporarily relieved.

So he changed the subject: "What are you going to do next?"

When Su Xing heard about the case, he changed his expression to be serious. After thinking for a moment, he said, "There is still a key person who has not been found..."

"Who?" Ye Lingchen immediately asked curiously.

Su Xing's eyes narrowed: "Xia Yunjie."

Xia Yunjie has not appeared since he was kidnapped, he may have escaped.

In order to force Xia Chengxun to participate in the rebellion, they had no choice but to find a fake Xia Yunjie to replace him...

Although Ye Lingchen looked detached, he was smart and he immediately understood what Su Xing meant.

"The Ministry of Justice hasn't found Xia Yunjie yet, so it's possible... he's already dead..." Ye Lingchen speculated further.

Su Xing glanced at Ye Lingchen after hearing this, then nodded with a heavy expression: "It's possible. In order to stabilize Xia Chengxun, they found a fake one to replace him."

The more they discussed, the slimmer their hope of finding Xia Yunjie seemed, and their mood grew heavy.

After a while, Su Xing pulled himself together and said, "Don't think too much about it. Maybe Xia Yunjie is lucky enough to have escaped this disaster."

Ye Lingchen was also a natural optimist. Hearing this, he agreed and said, “That’s right. I’ll give the order right away!”

Ye Linghan knew that he was at the center of public opinion, and this was not the first time.

But he, as usual, didn't care.

After coming out of the palace, he went straight back to the palace. Qin Xue was already waiting at the door of the study.

"Greetings, the Regent." Qin Xue bowed respectfully.

Ye Linghan raised his hand and asked in a deep voice: "How is it?"

"Reporting to the Regent." Qin Xue replied truthfully: "I have searched the area within a ten-mile radius around the carriage, and I can't find any trace of Miss Luo anywhere."

Ye Linghan frowned in dissatisfaction, but did not show any anxiety or worry.

After a moment, he said impatiently: "Then continue to expand the search range."

"I obey your command." After Qin Xue finished speaking, he glanced at Ye Linghan secretly, as if he had something to say but didn't dare to say it.

"If you have something to say, just say it!" Ye Linghan shouted impatiently.

Qin Xue then spoke carefully: "I heard that Master Su is very good at autopsies. I would like to ask Master Su to take a look at the bodies of the guards. Maybe we can find some clues about the murderer. I can also look for Miss Luo from this direction..."