Li Ziqiang looked up at his father, knowing that he had made the right bet this time. As long as Qinglu was involved, his father would never ignore him...

“Father, that messenger was not only fake, but his relationship with Qinglu was also fake. I suspect he came to our Li family with ulterior motives…”

Li Ziqiang acted as if he was revealing the identity of the divine messenger for the sake of the Li family…

"You saw everything at the banquet. If Qinglu and the divine messenger don't get along, then why would Qinglu return to the banquet for the sake of the divine messenger?"

Li Tiande retorted to his son!

"Father, what if all of this was just Qinglu's own doing? Prince Zhu Yougui went to such great lengths to present you with a heart-stirring dance of longing, which is enough to prove that Qinglu has an inseparable connection with Zhu Yougui, and that her connection with that fake divine messenger is just a coincidence..."

Li Ziqiang recounted his conversation with Zhu Yougui, albeit embellished…

"Zhu Yougui has clearly stated that he and Qinglu are not in a subordinate relationship..."

"Zhu Yougui also clearly stated that he could contact Miss Qinglu, and that's the important thing..."

Upon hearing Li Ziqiang's words, Li Tiande frowned, analyzing the various possibilities...

"Judging from our relationship, it seems the divine messenger has a better chance of letting me see Qinglu again..."

Li Tiande still believes he saw the truth, and not his son's unfounded analysis...

“Father, you know Zhu Yougui’s current situation. He said those things simply to gain a voice in your eyes, but all of that was ruined by the appearance of the false divine messenger, so he had no choice but to retreat…”

Think about it carefully. Would he really use a woman he can't even control to gain your support? After all, such a lie is far too easy to expose…

Li Ziqiang's meticulously detailed words made Li Tiande ponder. He felt that what his son said was probably true, but he wasn't sure...

Do you have any evidence?

Li Tiande looked at his son and questioned him. He felt that since the other party dared to bring this up in front of him, he must have been completely confident. Otherwise, even if he had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to be so presumptuous in front of him...

At this moment, Li Ziqiang finally reached inside his clothes and slowly took out what Zhu Yougui had given him…

Let's rewind to an hour earlier...

Zhu Yougui left early and waited at the door, but the first person he stopped wasn't Li Ziqiang, but Qinglu…

He questioned Qinglu

"Do you know what you've done? Have you ever considered Senior Xun's feelings when you did this?"

"What he thinks has nothing to do with me? I can do whatever I want..."

Qinglu replied coldly, her disgust for Zhu Yougui reaching its peak…

"Give me the silk scarf from your face, and I can pretend this never happened, and I won't tell Senior Xun about your unauthorized actions that disrupted the plan..."

Zhu Yougui spoke in a tone that seemed to be yielding…

Qinglu paused for a moment, then flew away, disappearing into the dark night sky in an instant…

However, the silk scarf on her face slowly floated down from the air, giving Zhu Yougui no chance to make further demands…

Zhu Yougui took the silk scarf with a cold smile. His possessive eyes were fixed on the scarf in his hand. He held it under his nose and took a deep breath, as if the scarf contained some kind of panacea...

After doing all this, Zhu Yougui reluctantly tucked the silk scarf into the front of his robe...

Inside Li Tiande's study!

Li Ziqiang slowly took out a silk handkerchief from his clothes and placed it on the table in front of his father…

Li Tiande's gaze froze instantly. He was all too familiar with this silk scarf; one corner was embroidered with two fluttering butterflies…

Although his attention was focused on Qinglu at the time, the two butterflies on the silk scarf enhanced Qinglu's beauty, leaving a lasting impression on Li Tiande...

"This...this is..."

Li Tiande trembled as he picked up the silk scarf, ignoring whether his son was right next to him, and brought it to his nose, inhaling deeply…

However, the silk handkerchief, having already been handled twice, had lost much of its dewy scent, while the scent of the two grown men was quite strong…

Even so, Li Tiande did not find it offensive; on the contrary, he was quite excited. This was a silk scarf that Qinglu had worn, and touching the scarf was equivalent to indirectly stroking Qinglu's cheek, right?

"Father, this is Qinglu's silk scarf..."

Upon hearing Li Ziqiang's words, Li Tiande rolled his eyes at him. After all this time, he still didn't understand his father's thoughts. He continued, annoyed, "..."

Where did this silk scarf come from?

Hearing his father ask this, Li Ziqiang's lips twitched involuntarily. He felt his father was hopeless, but he wasn't much better off. In private moments when no one was around, he had also smelled the silk scarf. After all, Li Tiande wasn't the only one who admired Qinglu...

"Father, this silk scarf was given to me by the Crown Prince..."

Li Ziqiang replied truthfully!

"Zhu Yougui?"

Li Tiande looked at Li Ziqiang and asked him a question. Seeing his son nod, he couldn't help but frown, stroking the silk handkerchief in his hand while pondering the other party's purpose in doing so...

This silk scarf belongs to Qinglu; you need her permission to get it…

Zhu Yougui sent the silk scarf simply to prove his trump card: he had the ability to see Qinglu again, and at the same time, to tell her that the divine messenger was an imposter…

“Father, my elder brother brought a fake divine messenger into the manor, which shows that this matter is far from simple…”

Li Ziqiang looked at his father cautiously and said that he had already gained his father's initial trust, so naturally he wanted to add fuel to the fire. However, this time he did not directly express his malice towards his elder brother, but chose to use questions to let his father guess and think for himself...

Li Tiande glanced at his son, which made Li Ziqiang tremble and lower his head. He felt as if his father could see right through him...

"Your elder brother has already gone to find Uesugi Kenshin, the leader of the ronin. I think we'll soon have a conclusion on whether this is true or not..."

Li Tiande did not blame Li Ziqiang. There was nothing wrong with wanting to seize control of the family, and so far, Li Ziqiang's actions had been for the benefit of the Li family, not simply an attempt to harm his own brother.

Hearing his father's words, Li Ziqiang was deeply shaken. It turned out that his father had long suspected the identity of the divine messenger, and his information had merely helped his father confirm this fact...

The important task of investigating the identity of the divine messenger was secretly entrusted to his eldest brother by his father, while he was kept in the dark. This made Li Ziqiang realize that his father still trusted his eldest brother the most...