The night deepens and the moonlight becomes cold and bleak.
Seeing Gu Yanyue lying beside him gradually falling asleep, Yuwen Ran got up calmly and went to look for Bai Ze.
Facing Yuwen Ran, Bai Ze's face was full of respect. "Your Majesty, is there anything important you need my instructions for?"
For Yuwen Ran, if Liu Xinwu is not dealt with, his existence will always be a disaster.
Thinking of these things, Yuwen Ran's face darkened, but he spoke without hesitation, "Bai Ze, right now, you must quickly investigate Liu Xinwu's connections in the Jiangnan area. Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be no way to find out who is behind this."
Hearing Yuwen Ran's words, Bai Ze immediately agreed, "I will go investigate right away."
It was precisely because Bai Ze had always acted decisively, had courage and planning that he was able to thoroughly understand all of Liu Xinwu's connections in the Jiangnan area in just one day.
It can even be said that Bai Ze had heard about what Liu Xinwu had experienced.
When he saw Bai Ze again, he first bowed respectfully, then spoke slowly and unhurriedly, "Your Majesty, after some investigation, I discovered that Liu Xinwu was accidentally rescued by His Royal Highness Prince Xiang three years ago."
Did King Xiang rescue Liu Xinwu?
No matter what, very few people know about Yu Wenran's private visit nowadays.
What's more, Yuwen Ran has always kept it strictly confidential in the court.
The only person who knows about this matter right now, or even has the ability to leak it, is probably King Xiang.
From the very beginning, Yuwen Ran suspected that Prince Xiang had ulterior motives, but because there was no direct and clear evidence to prove it, he could only be on guard and cautious everywhere.
But now Yuwen Ran can be sure that his whereabouts were most likely leaked by Prince Xiang.
After Bai Ze left, Gu Yanyue hurried over with a concerned look on her face.
"Your Majesty, Bai Ze came to see you just now. Did he say something about Liu Xinwu?"
Yuwen Ran nodded gently, without hiding anything: "Bai Ze told me that Liu Xinwu and King Xiang knew each other, and because King Xiang accidentally rescued Liu Xinwu, they may have been in contact."
Hearing this, Gu Yanyue frowned slightly, looking solemn.
But Gu Yanyue suddenly remembered something, and she felt a hint of hindsight on her face. "Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered something."
Seeing Gu Yanyue's flustered face, Yuwen Ran reached out and took her hand, letting her calm herself down. Then he slowly asked, "Ayue, you just said you suddenly remembered something? Just tell me slowly, there's no need to rush."
Having said that, Gu Yanyue also vaguely realized that perhaps Yu Wenran's whereabouts were leaked by her unintentionally.
"Your Majesty, when we made all the preparations to come to Jiangnan, I also specifically instructed Concubine Yu's brother to take good care of the restaurant. I think this may also be..."
Before Gu Yanyue could finish her words, Yu Wenran understood everything.
"If Concubine Yu accidentally learned about this matter and then passed it on to Prince Yu Xiang, then these suspicions would be established."
Seeing that Gu Yanyue looked a little self-blaming, Yuwen Ran pulled her into his arms, and then spoke softly to comfort Gu Yanyue, "Ayue, these things are not your fault, you don't have to blame yourself."
With Yuwen Ran's comfort, Gu Yanyue's mood gradually improved. "I was the one who let the wolf into the house. If Concubine Yu really betrayed me, then I will never be able to repay the debt I owe to Your Majesty..."
Yuwen Ran smiled and said, "You even belong to me, how can you say you owe me something?"
Perhaps because of the fear she had experienced during this period, Gu Yanyue hadn't been able to get a good rest.
At this moment, Gu Yanyue fell asleep while leaning in Yu Wenran's arms.
Liu Xinwu has always hoped to win over He Fangyan.
After all, Liu Xinwu was well aware of the He family's status and position in the Jiangnan area.
Liu Xinwu simply set up a banquet at his house, just to curry favor with He Fangyan more and make him able to be in the same boat with him in the future.
Upon learning of Liu Xinwu's cordial invitation, He Fangyan did not refuse, and specially brought Yuwen Ran and Gu Yanyue with him.
After learning from the servant that He Fangyan had arrived at the courtyard, Liu Xinwu immediately ignored everything else and hurried over with a warm smile on his face, "Mr. He, I didn't expect you to be so happy to come to the banquet today."
Hearing this, He Fangyan nodded nonchalantly, "Since Lord Liu is so kind in entertaining me, I naturally need to attend the banquet."
Noticing Liu Xinwu's gaze fixed on Yuwen Ran behind him, he coughed lightly twice and said calmly, "Sir Liu, my good friend is visiting your house these days, so I decided to bring him along to the banquet. Sir Liu, you won't be angry with me for this, will you?"
He Fangyan's words were straightforward enough, so Liu Xinwu didn't dare to say anything more.
Liu Xinwu greeted Yuwen Ran with a smile on his face, but in fact, Liu Xinwu couldn't help but secretly test Yuwen Ran's identity.
"Mr. He, I wonder what your good friend does?"
Before He Fangyan could answer for Yuwen Ran, he replied in a subtle and polite manner: "In reply to Lord Liu, I am just a businessman doing some small business. Naturally, there is no way I can be compared with someone like you, Lord Liu."
Yuwen Ran was calm and composed, which left Liu Xinwu with nothing to ask.
After three rounds of drinks, Liu Xinwu at the table was completely drunk.
He Fangyan continued to force him to drink, "Master Liu, you have to drink more today."
After two glasses of wine, Liu Xinwu was completely dizzy.
He kept shaking his head and felt that there were many He Fangyans appearing in front of him.
"Mr. He, I'm not bragging to you. You probably never expected that a governor like me could train a group of private soldiers."
When Liu Xinwu said this, He Fangyan's face was full of surprise.
Not only He Fangyan found this unbelievable, even Yuwen Ran was a little surprised.
Liu Xinwu burped and his cheeks turned red.
He reached out and took He Fangyan's arm, and continued.
"Mr. He, don't worry. I've always been very careful in my actions. There's absolutely no way anyone else would notice my actions."
It was precisely because He Fangyan wanted to get more information from Liu Xinwu that he began to ask step by step.
"Master Liu, have you never thought about what you would do if these things were discovered one day?"
Before Liu Xinwu could answer, he fell drunkenly to the ground and didn't move.
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