Chapter 23 A Difficult Meal
Su Xing almost buried his head in the bowl. This was too embarrassing. He actually... in front of Ye Linghan...
But what he didn't expect was that Ye Linghan didn't take the opportunity to laugh at him.
Not only that, he also ordered people to bring food, and ate with him!
Why?
Su Xing really couldn't understand Ye Linghan. He looked scary and was even scarier to get along with. But at times, he seemed kind...
Which side of him is the real him?
Su Xing is really confused...
"Are you going to put yourself in the bowl?" Ye Linghan's voice suddenly came, and in addition to his usual cold tone, there was also a hint of ridicule.
Su Xing paused, then raised his head awkwardly and whispered: "No, it's not..."
"Is the food not to your liking?" Ye Linghan seemed to be asking, but his handsome face was threatening, as if he would kill Su Xing immediately if he dared to say no...
Su Xing hurriedly shook his head: "No, it's delicious!"
After saying this, he felt like something was missing, so he added, "Thank you, Regent, for your hospitality!"
As soon as he said this, he regretted it so much that he wanted to die. How could he say "hospitality"? Do you think of yourself as a guest?
Sure enough, Ye Linghan narrowed his eyes, sneered and asked back: "Hospitality?"
"No!" Su Xing was so panicked that he stood up and knelt down with the bowl in his hands: "I want to thank the Regent for the meal!"
Hearing this, Ye Linghan's narrowed eyes slowly relaxed, and his tone softened a lot: "Get up."
"Thank you, Regent." Su Xing's heart, which had risen to his throat, finally settled down.
He stood up carefully, praying in his heart that the case would be over soon, as he really couldn't hold on any longer...
It is so painful to get along with Ye Linghan. He changes suddenly and I have no idea what he is thinking.
Moreover, he didn't want to understand, he just wanted to leave as soon as possible, the farther the better.
What seemed like torture to Su Xing was a completely different picture in the eyes of Tian Yi and others.
They could hardly conceal their inner shock. Not to mention that their master never ate at the same table with anyone, he certainly wouldn't have the leisure to tease anyone.
In their eyes, their master never cared about people and things outside the court. He only knew how to handle official business every day or lead troops to fight. He was a person with no interest in life at all.
Since Su Xing appeared, their master has changed. In addition to official duties, he has become interested in people. This is simply incredible...
After finishing his meal, Su Xing carefully put down his bowl and chopsticks, then stood up and stood aside.
Ye Linghan wiped his hands slowly before returning to his desk.
He picked up something from the table and glanced at Su Xing.
Su Xing understood, and hurried over. After bending down to take it, he immediately put on a serious expression and began to read it.
The letter was written to Marquis Mu Yuan, saying that he had successfully approached the son of the Minister of Revenue and had planned everything, waiting to be implemented.
At the end of the letter, it was specifically mentioned that the son of the Minister of Revenue was as dumb as a pig, and the plan would definitely succeed, so Mu Yuanhou could rest assured...
Seeing this, Su Xing's originally serious expression froze instantly. He was so embarrassed that he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
The most terrible thing was, he thought about what kind of expression Ye Linghan had when he read this letter?
Why! He was really killed by a straw bag...
"How is it?" Ye Linghan asked leisurely as he looked at Su Xing, whose face turned red and white.
Su Xing coughed awkwardly, and after a while he replied, "Replying to the Regent, although I can't be completely sure, the handwriting is indeed 70% to 80% similar to that of Mr. Liang."
After saying this, Su Xing suddenly felt that something was wrong. .
This letter clearly talks about the incident in which someone named Liang framed him. There's no need to check the handwriting to know that it was written by someone named Liang!
Why did Ye Linghan go to such lengths?
Su Xing immediately looked up at Ye Linghan, and happened to see the mockery in Ye Linghan's eyes.
He thought he had seen it wrong and was about to take a closer look, but he saw that Ye Linghan had returned to normal, as if the teasing just now had never happened.
Did he see it wrong?
Su Xing felt like he was almost going insane, and he really wanted to get things clear.
But at this moment, Ye Linghan suddenly frowned and said with a sneer: "It seems that I have been too merciful in the past few years. Even someone like Marquis Mu Yuan dared to rebel..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the study suddenly became terrifying. Su Xing, Tian Yi and Er all tensed up at the same time and their breathing stopped.
No one dared to say a word, and Ye Linghan stopped talking too. The study room suddenly fell into deathly silence.
After an unknown amount of time, Ye Linghan finally spoke again: "Any news from Liu Yan?"
As the head of the guards, Tianyi could not escape and could only bite the bullet and answer: "Reporting to the Regent, not yet..."
His voice trailed off as he knew what was coming.
As expected, Ye Linghan’s eyes darkened, and his voice was as cold as if he had just emerged from underground: “Useless! It’s been such a long time, what on earth have you been doing!”
Tian Yi and the others shuddered again, and no one dared to respond.
If Liu Yan heard this, he would have died unjustly. It had only been a short period of time, and the Marquis Mu Yuan's mansion was so big that it would have taken several hours just to search it, not to mention interrogating everyone in the mansion one by one.
What's more, he has already found the letter, which is the key evidence.
Ye Linghan didn't care about all that. After he got angry, his patience, which was already limited, was also exhausted.
He suddenly walked out: "To the Ministry of Justice."
Tianyi was stunned at first, then looked up at the sky outside. He wanted to say something, but after looking at his master's back, he swallowed his words back.
Su Xing was confused. He had to go to the Ministry of Justice at this hour?
Is there no tomorrow? Do you have to go now?
Although he was very reluctant, he dared not say a word. He could only sigh secretly and follow helplessly.
When Liu Yan heard that Ye Linghan was coming, he was startled. He was a little sleepy, but he woke up instantly.
"Regent, why are you here?" Liu Yan asked carefully after paying his respects.
Ye Linghan glanced at Liu Yan with eyes as sharp as knives, as if asking: What do you think?
Liu Yan's heart trembled wildly. He immediately lowered his head and shut his mouth, not daring to speak again.
"What did you find out during the interrogation?" Ye Linghan asked impatiently.
Liu Yan replied in a trembling voice: "Replying to the Regent, Marquis Mu Yuan did not admit that he had anything to do with this matter. He also kept saying that he didn't know about the letter and that someone deliberately framed him..."
"And then?" Ye Linghan's voice was low and dangerous: "Do you believe it?"
"No!" Liu Yan quickly denied: "I have used all kinds of punishment, but... he still refuses to admit it..."
These words stunned everyone present. They all knew how terrible the interrogation methods of the Ministry of Justice were. Except for those extremely vicious criminals who could barely hold on for a while, others could not do it at all.
But who would have thought that Mu Yuanhou, who looked cowardly, incompetent and pampered, could actually endure it?
Ye Linghan glanced at Liu Yan, then turned and walked into the prison.
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