At this point, Yue Jingsheng couldn't help but laugh even more heartily: "Your Highness, the families of those girls have all dropped the case, what are you still insisting on? Their families have all confirmed that their deaths have nothing to do with me, and you still want to interrogate me? What are you thinking?"

Those few sluts, he must have accidentally killed them while he was having fun.

However, the families of those women had accepted bribes from the Yue family and had already dropped the case, so he wasn't worried at all.

He just looked down on Xie Xuan a bit.

The case is over, what is he still pretending for?

He has already lost, so why can't he just admit it openly?

Is he such a sore loser?

He scrutinized Xie Xuan for a while, then said smugly, "Is Your Highness so unwilling to accept this? Too bad, even if you are unwilling, it's useless! Nobody cares how those three women died, and you'll never find out!"

Xie Xuan clenched his fist hidden in his sleeve. He looked at Yue Jingsheng and said, word by word, "Yue Jingsheng, the case I'm going to investigate today isn't the case of those three women. It's the case of embezzlement of military funds!"

Yue Jingsheng's smug smile froze instantly. He stared at Xie Xuan in astonishment, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes: "What did you say?"

What case of embezzlement of military funds? Why would Xie Xuan suddenly bring up such a case?

Could it be that Xie Xuan found out what he did? No, even his parents and aunt don't know about this yet, so Xie Xuan couldn't possibly know!

Xie Xuan looked at Yue Jingsheng and slowly said, "The Dali Temple received a report that you, Yue Jingsheng, misappropriated military funds, used inferior rations to replace superior military rations, and lined your own pockets! I presented the memorial to His Majesty, and His Majesty ordered me and the Embroidered Uniform Guard to secretly investigate this matter!"

Yue Jingsheng shuddered. Those around him were all his own people! Who would report him? Impossible!

He looked at Xie Xuan and quickly said, "I didn't do those things!"

Xie Xuan sneered: "Isn't this an investigation? Whether it is true or not, a thorough investigation will naturally yield the results. If Young Master Yue cooperates, everyone will be at peace! If Young Master Yue doesn't cooperate, then I'm afraid he'll have to suffer a bit!"

"You...you all..." Yue Jingsheng's face was filled with fear, "You're planning to force a confession out of me?"

Yun Chuwei couldn't help but laugh out loud: "How come I've never heard anyone accuse the Imperial Prison and the Embroidered Uniform Guard of using torture to extract confessions from prisoners?"

Yue Jingsheng choked!

Of course, no one said that the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Imperial Prison used torture to extract confessions! Because extracting confessions through torture is something that humans do.

The Imperial Prison was hell, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard was the devil.

Once you're in the imperial prison, you're lucky if you're even alive. Tortured confessions are practically useless in this hell on earth.

Unfortunately, this was an office directly under His Majesty's jurisdiction, so no one dared to say anything.

He wasn't worried or afraid before because he thought Yun Chuwei had only brought him in to avenge her second brother.

Now he realizes that things are not so simple at all.

He thought of something and felt a chill run through his body.

He looked at Yun Chuwei and said, "You did this on purpose! You deliberately made everyone think that you only arrested me to avenge your second brother. Actually, you planned to hand me over to His Highness Prince Xuan from the beginning, didn't you?"

When everyone thought Yun Chuwei was just acting on impulse, his parents also thought that it wouldn't matter even if they didn't get him out immediately.

No one knew that Yun Chuwei and her team were investigating military spending and supplies. This would cause everyone to relax their vigilance!

And him!

If he can't hold on, he's doomed!

She did it on purpose! Yun Chuwei did it on purpose!

Yun Chuwei looked at Yue Jingsheng and said with a smile, "That's right, I did it on purpose. Your father still thinks that at most I will only give you a few lashes to vent my second brother's anger, and I won't do anything to you."

"It just so happens that your father was reprimanded by His Majesty earlier, so he held back and didn't come to rescue you immediately, for fear of displeasing His Majesty again! Now, you can only rely on yourself! Do you think you can withstand the severe torture in the imperial prison?"

Yue Jingsheng looked at Yun Chuwei with fear in his eyes.

Not long ago, he thought Yun Chuwei was just a woman who grew up in the mountains. Although she came from a good family, she did not receive a good upbringing and could not even be considered a noblewoman.

But now he knows.

Yun Chuwei certainly cannot be considered a noblewoman; she lacks the poise and composure, as well as the gentleness and virtue of noblewomen.

She's a devil! A man-eating devil!

"Yun Chuwei, let me out! Let me out now! If my aunt, the Empress, finds out you've tortured me, she will definitely not let you off!" Yue Jingsheng said in a panic.

Now all he wants is to leave this place; all he wants is to go home.

Yun Chu smiled and said, "Indeed, if we torture you but can't find any clues, Her Majesty the Empress will definitely not let us off. However, if we can put the evidence on the desk in the Imperial Study, do you think Her Majesty will see you as a nephew or someone who would sacrifice a family member for the greater good?"

Yue Jingsheng looked at Yun Chuwei, and fear spread throughout his body.

Yun Chuwei continued, "So, you'd better not waste your energy! Conserve your strength and try your best to withstand the torture in this imperial prison. Good luck!"

Yue Jingsheng's hands trembled uncontrollably, his mouth agape, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Yun Chuwei then turned to Xie Xuan and Huo Qingjue, her smile fading, and said lazily, "It's up to you two now!"

Xie Xuan met Yun Chuwei's eyes and noticed the weariness in them. He asked in a low voice, "Shall I take you back to rest?"

He always felt that Yun Chuwei's health seemed much worse in this life. He didn't understand why.

Yun Chuwei shook her head: "I can go back by myself! We don't have much time!"

That old scoundrel Yue He is no pushover; he'll probably realize something's wrong soon enough.

At that time, he will definitely do his best with the Empress to rescue Yue Jingsheng.

If His Majesty orders it, she will have no choice but to release them!

Therefore, they need to obtain evidence from Yue Jingsheng before Yue He can react.

Xie Xuan did not persist.

Huo Qingjue tried to speak, "If Your Highness is busy, then I'll see you off!"

Yun Chuwei waved her hand: "No need. You stay and cooperate with His Highness Prince Xuan!"

Huo Qingjue: ...

It wasn't that he didn't want to cooperate with Prince Xuan, but rather that he didn't know where he had offended Prince Xuan. The way Prince Xuan looked at him was as if he wanted to skin him alive!

He always felt that if he stayed by King Xuan's side, he would die soon!

Huo Qingjue thought of an excuse to send Yun Chuwei off and find others to cooperate with Prince Xuan.

However, Yun Chuwei had already given the order, and he could not refute it.

Yun Chuwei saw through Huo Qingjue's thoughts, smiled, reached out and patted Huo Qingjue's shoulder, saying reassuringly, "Don't worry, His Highness Prince Xuan won't eat you!"