Chapter 178 Closing the Net
Zicheng Palace.
Xue Qingyao was kneeling outside with her face bare and wearing a plain white dress.
Her hair was not decorated at all, and she begged bitterly, "Your Majesty, please spare my father's life! Your Majesty, please spare my father's life..."
When something happened to Prefect Xue, even though she was just a fake prefect's daughter, she couldn't do nothing.
Even if it was just acting, she wanted to play the role of a filial daughter in front of everyone.
Boom——
Not long after she knelt down, a muffled thunder sounded in the sky.
Biyu looked at the gloomy sky and whispered to her, "My Lord, it's going to rain soon. Since the Emperor is busy, let's wait until the rain stops before coming over."
The cloudy days in early winter are already freezing cold, and if it rains heavily, won’t we freeze to death?
Xue Qingyao knew very well in her heart that if she left at this time, all her efforts would be in vain.
She had already shown her fearless attitude of pleading for her father. As for whether Magistrate Xue's property was confiscated or he was beheaded, what did it have to do with her?
She didn't care at all.
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At this moment, Lingyun Palace.
After Chu Xinyue's injuries healed, the first thing she did was to visit the patient in the palace.
She and Xue Youli were sitting on the couch, and before they had talked for a few words, they heard thunder outside.
Chu Xinyue turned her head and glanced out the window, and asked casually, "It's already winter, why is there still thunder and rain?"
Xue Youli took a sip of the tea at hand and glanced out the window. "When the heroine kneels, it will definitely rain. Isn't this the iron rule in your novel?"
Chu Xinyue heard this and said with a look of understanding, "Xue Qingyao went to the emperor for the Lingzhou prefect? He is not her biological father. Can she do this for someone who has no blood relationship with her?"
"It's just a show. In her mind, I have slept with her after all. What if the emperor feels sorry for her and pardons the Lingzhou prefect's death sentence?"
The two chatted idly, and before long Xiao Zhongzi got the latest news, "Master, when I passed by Zicheng Hall, I saw Mr. Xue fainted in the rain, and he has been carried back to Minghua Hall."
Xue Youli raised her eyebrows in understanding, "It seems that the emperor didn't see her."
Xiao Zhongzi replied, "Yes, the emperor directly used the excuse of being busy with government affairs to refuse admission to the palace."
Xue Youli nodded slightly, his eyes fell on Xiao Zhongzi's shoulders that were wet from the rain, and said softly, "You've worked hard, go down and have a rest."
"yes!"
After listening to the conversation between the master and servant, Chu Xinyue couldn't help but say, "Ali, the Jiuzhou royal family does not allow the daughter of a guilty minister to become the queen. Xue Qingyao's dream of becoming the queen has been shattered. Will she return to Murong Ye's arms?"
Xue Youli touched the warm hand warmer in her arms and raised the corners of her lips slightly, "She'd better throw herself into Murong Ye's arms immediately. Only if they join forces can we have a chance to use her to find evidence that Murong Ye covets the throne and intends to rebel."
This is the situation that she and Murong Che want to see the most. After all, Murong Ye is not only protected by the aura of the male protagonist, but also extremely cautious in doing everything. It is not easy to catch him.
If Xue Qingyao could firmly choose Murong Ye and plot for the throne with him, things would be much easier.
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Bang!
Minghua Hall, Tianxiang Pavilion.
Xue Qingyao thought about his current situation, and fiercely flicked his sleeves, throwing the teapot on the table to the ground.
She had just been caught in the rain outside the Zicheng Palace for a while, her whole body was soaked and she almost froze to death.
She knelt outside the hall for more than half an hour, shivering with cold.
But Murong Che had no intention of seeing her, and the rain had no intention of stopping.
To prevent herself from catching a cold and becoming ill, she pretended to faint.
After Murong Che heard Wang Defa's report that she had fainted from kneeling, he ordered people to send her back to Minghua Palace.
Biyu looked at Xue Qingyao's gnashing teeth and said quickly, "Master, please don't get angry and hurt yourself. This is all the fault of Lingyun Palace's Concubine Xue! If it weren't for her second brother secretly writing a secret letter to the emperor to report you, how could you have been reduced to a prisoner?"
Xue Qingyao already hated Xue Youli to the core.
Now Murong Che doesn't want to see her, I'm afraid he has given up on her.
She put in so much effort to get Murong Che to favor her, but in the end it was all ruined by Xue Youli and her family.
She keeps all these debts firmly in mind!
Since Xue Youli won't let her live an easy life, she won't let Xue Youli and her family live an easy life either!
Thinking of this, Xue Qingyao immediately said to Biyu, "Help me grind the ink right away. I want to write a letter and send it out of the palace!"
After she was promoted to the throne, she was still considering whether to cut off contact with Murong Ye. Now that she was dragged down by the prefect of Lingzhou, she had no choice but to continue staying on Murong Ye's pirate ship.
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It was late at night and the world was quiet in Prince Xian's palace.
Murong Ye received two letters from the palace, one of which was written by A Yan.
She reported to Murong Ye how Xue Qingyao had successfully served Murong Che and how she had been rewarded by him.
After Murong Ye finished reading the letter, a sinister gleam flashed across his dark eyes.
The next moment, he crumpled the letter paper into a ball.
Although he didn't like Xue Qingyao and just wanted to use her to confuse Murong Che, he felt very unhappy when he heard that Xue Qingyao happily slept with him and happily accepted the reward.
Murong Che not only took away the throne that should have belonged to him, but also laid hands on his woman. Damn it!
When he finally calmed down, he couldn't help but see a hint of sarcasm when he saw the second secret letter that Xue Qingyao had someone send him.
Xue Qingyao really had a good plan.
She is just a discarded pawn now. Why do you think I will declare war on Murong Che for her?
However, Murong Che's punishment of Prefect Xue was clearly intended to serve as a warning to others.
Magistrate Xue was the chicken that was slaughtered, and he was the monkey.
Perhaps Murong Che knew about his relationship with Prefect Xue as early as when he sent Xue Qingyao into the palace, and he kept Xue Qingyao deliberately just to force him to reveal his true identity.
Unfortunately, Murong Che guessed wrong. He only used Xue Qingyao and had no feelings for her.
"Nightcrow."
Murong Ye threw both letters into the brazier in front of him, then looked up and called out the window.
A black figure immediately appeared and knelt before him respectfully, "Your subordinate is here."
Murong Ye stared at the brazier, watching the letter being engulfed by the flames and instantly burned to ashes. "I order you to go to the East Camp immediately. We have been planning for so long, it is time to close the net."
"yes!"
Murong Ye watched the figure of Night Crow disappear into the night, slowly narrowing his black eyes, as if waiting to see a good show.
When Murong Che learns tomorrow that the military equipment of the East Camp has been swapped, how will he deal with Xue Wuji, the 'culprit'?
Thinking about the big show that will be performed at the morning court tomorrow, Murong Ye has begun to look forward to it.
However, what he didn't know was that at the same moment when Ye Ya headed for the East Camp, Xue Wu Zhi had already ridden a fast horse and galloped towards the direction of the palace.
A few days ago, after Xue Youli left the palace, she returned to the Xue Mansion. At that time, she reminded Xue Wuji that someone in the East Camp was planning to steal military equipment.
Xue Wuji listened to her and secretly kept an eye on the armory where military weapons were stored with Yu Minyan every day when he went to the East Camp on duty.
Just now, he discovered a few thieves who wanted to swap weapons.
Xue Wuji quietly detained a few people and handed them over to Yu Minyan for custody, while he immediately rode a fast horse to the palace to meet the emperor.
My sister said that Murong Ye might make a fuss about the substitution of weapons and pin the blame on him.
Well, he took the lead over Murong Ye and went to the emperor to expose the fact that the weapons had been swapped!
He wanted to see what other tricks Murong Ye had up his sleeve!
At the palace gate, Xue Wuji pulled the reins and immediately dismounted.
The guard at the gate was about to stop him, but when he saw the token in his hand, he quickly let him in.
Xue Wuji had a token given by the emperor in his hand. With this token, he could enter the palace and meet the emperor at any time without hindrance.
So, the moment he showed the token, not only did the guards lead him to the Zicheng Palace, but some guards also ran to the harem as quickly as possible to report the matter to Murong Che.
Lingyun Palace, Shuiyuexuan.
Murong Che was about to go to bed with Xue Youli, but when he heard Wang Defa's hurried report, he immediately left the harem and went to Zicheng Palace.
Xue Youli had been arguing with him for a long time and was already tired. Just as she was about to go to sleep, the Book of Heaven suddenly flashed before her eyes.
[The plot is triggered. It is detected that Night Crow has gone to the East Palace. He will fight with Yu Minyan, and when he captures Yu Minyan, he discovers the secret that Yu Minyan is disguised as a man! ]