However, just as Xuan Di glared at the little girl, threatening her to shut up, he was silenced by Huo Chengche's sharp, threatening gaze.
Meeting Huo Chengche's gaze, Xuandi felt inexplicably guilty. He snorted coldly and avoided his gaze, but secretly glared fiercely at the little boy.
Bullying the weak and fearing the strong?
Although the little dumpling was soft and cuddly, she was not easy to bully. Sure enough, after being glared at by Xuandi, she quickly pouted and rushed back into her older brother's arms, wrapped her arms around his neck, and complained in a childish voice, "Brother Crown Prince, this big brother glared at Niannian."
The young man's gaze sharpened as he coldly swept it over Xuan Di, threateningly saying, "Young Master Xuan Di, reflect on your own actions."
As expected, when Xuan Di heard the word "Young Master," he knew that Huo Chengche had already guessed his identity, and his pupils shrank involuntarily.
Emperor Chongjin had no idea what kind of cryptic conversation the two were having. He frowned slightly and looked at Huo Chengche, "Che'er, do you know him?"
Emperor Chongjin's words immediately broke the tension between the two, and Xuandi's aura weakened instantly, causing him to quickly withdraw his gaze.
Huo Chengche smiled coolly, glanced at Xuan Di with a mocking expression, and then made a gesture as if to reply to Emperor Chongjin.
Sure enough, before he could speak, Xuandi, who had been nonchalant and unhurried, hurriedly interjected:
"Fine, I admit it! I'm not a spy from Cheng Han Kingdom. However, I did witness one of their secret meetings. I can find these spies for Your Majesty, I only ask that Your Majesty not investigate my identity any further!"
Emperor Chongjin frowned and glanced at Huo Chengche first.
The latter nodded slightly, indicating that he believed it.
"Very well, if you can truly find the spy, then so be it," Emperor Chongjin said calmly.
Xuandi was decisive. He walked around among the detained guards and palace maids twice and quickly found out all the spies that Xiao Cui had summoned.
One of them was Xuandi, who was the superior of the guards of Xihe Palace and the deputy commander of the guards of Xihe Palace.
"Your Majesty, please be wise! I have been guarding Xihe Palace for many years with utmost loyalty. This scoundrel is clearly abusing his power for personal gain! He is trying to use this to get rid of me and take my place!" The deputy commander immediately knelt down and cried out his innocence.
Emperor Chongjin looked at Xuandi and asked, "Do you have any evidence against these people you've found?"
Xuandi shrugged. "The Emperor's shadow guards have already found the list of spies. Just look at the list and you'll know."
The deputy commander immediately retorted, "Who knows if that damn roster is real? What if you made it up yourself!"
"Your Majesty is wise! It is clearly a frame-up! This humble general does not believe that he has any other evidence besides that forged roster!" The deputy commander was full of confidence, certain that Xuandi could not produce any evidence.
After all, they only briefly showed themselves to Xuandi after Xiao Cui gave the signal.
Xuan Di glanced at the confident deputy commander, chuckled, and said leisurely, "Well... not necessarily, is it?"
The deputy commander saw the wicked smile on Xuan Di's lips and felt a sudden panic. He subconsciously glanced at Xiao Cui.
Xuan Di casually curled the corners of his lips, pressed two fingers to his lips, and a sharp, long whistle suddenly rang out.
The sharp whistle made everyone present frown.
After the whistle stopped, an eerie silence fell over the room, and everyone's eyes were on the deputy commander and his surroundings.
One cup of tea, two cups of tea...
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Apart from a little dumpling who twitched its little ears after hearing the whistle and "whoosh" went from a lazy look to kneeling and lying in Huo Chengche's arms with a thoughtful expression, nothing else happened.
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