"This is a small matter. You can stay at my residence for the next two days. I will have someone arrange a house for you."
When Xiao Churen learned that Su Yu could imitate Jiang Ruan's handwriting, he was so pleased that he let them stay at his residence.
He thought that with Jiang Ruan's handwriting, he could bring Su Zhen to justice and drag Su Liluo and Xiao Ye into the mess when he went to court in a couple of days.
Soon, the servants took Old Madam Su and Su Lianwu away to settle them in.
Then, Xiao Churen kept Su Yu behind, and the two of them discussed it and wrote several letters in imitation of Jiang Ruan's handwriting as evidence.
Little did they know, Xiao Ye's men had already seen everything they were doing in secret.
*
"You're saying Su Yu can imitate my mother's handwriting? And he even has my mother's silk handkerchief?"
The Crown Prince's Residence.
Su Liluo and Xiao Ye sat together in the study, listening to the report from the secret guards, and couldn't help but be slightly surprised.
She really didn't expect Su Yu to have such abilities, especially since he also had her mother's handkerchief.
Could it be that Su Yu... has a crush on her mother?
Otherwise, why would a man collect a woman's handkerchief for so many years?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a chill towards Su Yu.
Coveting his sister-in-law—that's something he's capable of. No wonder Jiang Qinshu is so jealous and hateful of her mother.
This Su Yu is really no good!
"Yes, they have already forged several of Madam Su's letters today, and plan to present them to the Emperor during court in two days."
The guards reported the truth.
"Luo'er, do you have your mother's handwriting?"
After listening, Xiao Ye turned to look at Su Liluo beside him.
“I have this.”
Su Liluo nodded, then took out a medical book from her bosom and handed it to Xiao Ye.
"This book belongs to my mother, and there are some of her handwritings on it."
Xiao Ye took the book, found Jiang Ruan's handwriting on it, and then unfolded it and placed it in front of the guard.
Question: "How similar is the handwriting that Su Yu imitated to this?"
His bodyguards were not only more skilled in martial arts than those of other princes, but they were also quite cultured and could accurately identify their own differences.
The guard stared intently at the handwriting on the medical book for a while before saying, "It's about 80% similar. Unless you're a professional and experienced handwriting expert, most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference."
"I'll go find the best handwriting expert in Daliang these next couple of days---"
Xiao Ye was about to say that he would find the most senior scholar or expert in handwriting identification in Daliang within two days when he was suddenly interrupted by Su Liluo.
"Wait! My husband, I have a better idea!"
Su Liluo's eyes were bright, and she gave Xiao Ye a sly smile.
“If we retaliate, at most we can sue them for slander. Why don’t we take this opportunity to pin this on them? Don’t they like to spread rumors about spies from the Northern Desert?”
"My lord, don't forget, both the King of Chu and Su Lianwu have two women from the Northern Desert behind them!"
"you mean......"
Xiao Ye's eyes lit up, and he and Su Liluo exchanged glances before both of them smiled.
*
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Churen arrived at the court with great confidence, and when he met Xiao Ye, he couldn't help but show him a smug smile.
Xiao Ye, however, would only ever glance at him indifferently.
"Hmph! You'll soon be losing your composure!"
Looking at Xiao Ye's calm demeanor, Xiao Churen couldn't help but scoff inwardly.
"Father, the matter of the Northern Desert spy that you asked me to investigate a few days ago has been resolved."
After some court officials finished reporting on the day's affairs, Xiao Churen stepped forward, cupped his hands, and reported.
"Oh? So quickly? What exactly happened? Was General Su's deceased wife wrongly accused?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Wenjian immediately became interested.
After all, for any emperor, having a spy from an enemy country infiltrate one's ranks is a very serious matter, especially if that spy is very likely the crown prince's mother-in-law.
Upon hearing that the result had been obtained so quickly, the other ministers in the hall also looked at Xiao Churen with great anticipation.
If this is true, it will have some impact on the Crown Prince. Everyone knows that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess have a very good relationship, and he hasn't even taken a concubine yet because of her.
They were eager to know whether the Crown Prince would give up his current power and status to protect the Crown Princess.
If this is abandoned, the situation in the court will change drastically.
King Xiao also perked up his ears and looked at Xiao Churen with amusement.
I never expected Xiao Churen to act so quickly!
Only Xiao Ye remained calm and composed, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.
"Father, these are all the evidence I have found in the past few days. They are some of Madam Su's belongings, which prove that she is indeed a native of the Northern Desert."
The following letters are evidence of her interactions with the people of the Northern Desert.
As Xiao Churen spoke, he had someone bring up the silk handkerchief and letter he had prepared and present them to Emperor Wenjian.
Emperor Wenjian glanced at the silk handkerchief first, but didn't feel anything was wrong. After all, it was a person from the Northern Desert, and it wasn't necessarily a spy from the Northern Desert.
Then, he focused on opening those letters.
He watched slowly, his face gradually darkening.
Looking at Emperor Wenjian's expression, Xiao Churen felt even more smug, his joy and excitement almost overflowing.
"presumptuous!"
After a long while, Emperor Wenjian slammed the envelope heavily onto the table in front of him, then looked at Xiao Churen with a face full of anger.
Xiao Churen was slightly surprised. Why was his father looking at him like that?
Shouldn't he have been giving such an angry look to General Su or the Crown Prince?
"Father...please calm down."
Xiao Churen, his body trembling, tried to persuade him, his heart filled with trepidation.
"Do you take me for a fool? Or are you the fool? How dare you present something like this to me? Don't you know anything about propriety, righteousness, integrity, and a sense of shame?"
Emperor Wenjian looked at Xiao Churen with a mixture of disappointment and frustration, leaving Xiao Churen completely bewildered.
"Father, what's wrong...?"
What's wrong?
Why this attitude?
"Can't you read? How dare you present this letter to me and try to fool me? If this is a letter of treason, then everyone in the world is a suspect!"
Seeing that Xiao Churen still didn't understand, Emperor Wenjian couldn't help but curse again.
"Let all the ministers see what kind of evidence you've presented to me!"
As he spoke, Emperor Wenjian ordered someone to take down the evidence that Xiao Churen had just presented to him and show it to the ministers in the hall.
Many ministers glanced at the contents of the letter, their faces displaying expressions that were hard to describe.
Only King Xiao looked at Xiao Churen with considerable sympathy when he saw the contents of the letter.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
