Lin Huaian was imprisoned in the innermost cell. Seeing Situ Yao coming, he greeted him with a smile, "Your Highness, do you want to know my identity?"
"Who sent you to Luohe Mountain?" Situ Yao asked coldly, "You must have taken away all the silver that disappeared from the mountain. Where did you take it to?"
"Your Highness, don't worry. Now that I've been captured, I'm ready to die. No matter what you ask, I won't tell you." Lin Huaian was not afraid of death, so he refused to listen.
Situ Yao thought of several possible people and finally said, "Since you know my identity, it proves that your master is from the capital."
"If I'm guessing correctly, the person who has the guts to collaborate with the bandits to rob the money is Situ Zhao." Situ Yao sneered disdainfully, "Only he would come up with such low-brow methods."
Hearing him suddenly mention Situ Zhao's name, Lin Huaian's eyes panicked for a moment, but he quickly calmed down. "Your Highness has a rich imagination. Prince Rui has the support of the Bai family and is the most beloved son of His Majesty. Why would he do such a thankless task? Besides, he doesn't lack this little money."
His identity had been exposed since he defended Situ Zhao. Situ Yao no longer needed to ask any more questions and simply ordered the people in the cell, "Keep an eye on him and don't let him die."
"Your Highness doesn't intend to kill me?" Lin Huaian didn't believe it. "If I don't die, the people of Heyang City will definitely complain, and then Your Highness's good reputation will be ruined."
"I know you're asking for death," Situ Yao said, "but I won't let you die so easily."
Lin Huaian is very valuable, and Situ Yao wants to bring him back to the capital to give Situ Zhao a warning.
"Hahaha..." Lin Huaian laughed wildly, "Your Highness wants to use me to force the prince to confess? That depends on whether you have the ability to do so."
In the eyes of Situ Zhao and others, Situ Yao's position as crown prince would be abolished sooner or later, so they never had any fear or respect for him.
Situ Yao just glanced at the crazy Lin Huaian, turned around and walked out of the cell.
After leaving, he left Qingfeng behind and said, "Send some people to guard here for the next few days. If anyone comes to break into the prison, kill them without mercy."
Situ Yao guessed that Lin Huaian had sent a letter to the capital before, otherwise he wouldn't be so confident now. He must be waiting for Situ Zhao's rescue.
Qing Feng took the order and left, deploying most of his guards around the cell.
The prefect also saw him coming out of the cell and came over to ask, "Sir, are you going to see Lin Huaian?"
Situ Yao nodded slightly without telling him Lin Huaian's identity.
"Lin Huaian is the one who really manages things on Luohe Mountain. He was the one who killed most of those people. He is guilty of heinous crimes. I am going to execute him first to serve as a warning to others." The prefect was filled with righteous indignation and wanted to drag Lin Huaian out and behead him in public.
Situ Yao stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, sir."
"What are your instructions, sir?" asked the prefect.
"Lin Huaian can't be killed yet. Let's keep him for a few days." Situ Yao's words surprised the governor so much that he couldn't help but ask, "Why? The people all know that we caught the bandits from Luohe Mountain. If we don't kill them, I'm afraid it will be difficult to appease the public anger."
"Don't you want to know where the missing silver went?" Situ Yao had his own reasons. He was waiting for the dead rabbit to come to the rescue, and then he would catch the turtle in the jar.
Situ Zhao had done such a serious thing as colluding with bandits. Even if Concubine Bai was around and the emperor doted on him, the ministers would not let him off easily.
"Sir, have you found any clues?" The prefect immediately gave up his previous idea. After all, the silver was not a small amount. If he didn't find out the truth, it would be his dereliction of duty as the prefect.
"Lord Luo, there's no need to get involved in this matter." Situ Yao didn't intend to talk to him. "If the people outside make a big fuss, Lord Luo might as well deal with the boss first."
"You are right, sir. I will hand Lin Huaian over to you." The prefect was very tactful and stopped getting involved in the matter.
When Su Mengyan heard that Situ Yao had gone to see Lin Huaian, she was very curious about what kind of person he was and wanted to wait for him to come back to ask him.
She had just walked out when someone called her. Cui Mixue stood behind her with a pale face and said, "Stop!"
"I have something to ask you." Cui Mixue looked like she was about to faint. Su Mengyan was afraid that she was making trouble, so she nodded in agreement. The two of them went to sit in a pavilion not far away.
"What does Miss Cui want to ask?" Su Mengyan actually didn't want to have too much contact with her, and she felt that after the incident at Luo Heshan, Situ Yao's attitude towards her didn't change much. Instead, Cui Mixue looked like she was going crazy.
"How did you know about Luo Heshan?" Cui Mixue stared into her eyes closely, not missing any expression.
Su Mengyan had already thought of an explanation for this matter. "I told Miss Cui before. It was Brother Xu who told me."
"That's not right." Cui Mixue didn't believe it. "When you were in Chucheng, you didn't say a few words to them. How could he tell you this?"
"You're lying!" Cui Mixue suddenly clenched her hand tightly. "Did you know what was going to happen and stop it from happening? Was it to prevent me from getting close to the Master?"
"What are you talking about?" Su Mengyan pried her hands apart. "When did I ever stop you from approaching the Master?"
"Ms. Cui, I've said it before, feelings belong to you. There's no point in blindly blaming others." Su Mengyan rubbed her wrist, which had been gripped red by her. "Besides, one hand can't clap. When it comes to feelings, you have to make the young master like you. What does it have to do with me?"
If Cui Mixue hadn't been suspicious and tried to harm her again and again, Su Mengyan would probably still help her now.
However, Cui Mixue's actions made her extremely disappointed. She didn't want to continue to work hard for someone who didn't like her. Not only would it not bring her any benefits, but it would also get her into trouble.
After hearing what she said, Cui Mixue suddenly burst into tears.
"It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, the Master would have been with me a long time ago." Cui Mixue was so obsessed that she didn't realize what she said. "The Master likes me. How could he not like me? All this is because of you. You deserve to die!"
Cui Mixue remembered that in her previous life, Situ Yao had concubines around him, but he rarely approached them. After marrying her, he drove all the concubines away.
How could a man who had been so affectionate to her in her previous life be so cold to her in this life? So there must be someone secretly fanning the flames, and she couldn't think of anyone else except Su Mengyan.
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