Chapter 175 Chapter 175
Chapter 175
That night, Ye Changning knocked on Lin Zhiyi's door.
Lin Zhiyi was writing a letter to Jingyue. When he heard the knock on the door, he said directly: "Brother Ye, please come in."
Ye Changning pushed the door open and came in, looking a little surprised.
I was surprised why Lin Zhiyi knew it was him through the door.
"I guessed you'd come looking for me." Lin Zhiyi put down his pen and poured Ye Changning a glass of water. "The events in the capital involve the eldest prince's family...Brother Ye must be extremely worried."
Ye Changning stood three steps away, his thoughts immediately understanding: "So... you actually want me to stay in Yuzhou, away from all the trouble, right?"
"Yes." Lin Zhiyi admitted frankly, "This is my selfish motive. It's a disguised way of pulling you into my camp. At the very least, I won't openly become my enemy."
Ye Changning sighed: "I will not be your enemy."
"I know." Lin Zhiyi looked at him directly, "But you, like Xie Junnuo, are both upright gentlemen. You can't pretend to obey while secretly disobeying. Being too straightforward and stubborn will only bring disaster upon yourself."
Ye Changning: "You think quite highly of me."
"It's one of the two walls of Dayan after all. Isn't it natural that I give it a higher rating?" Lin Zhiyi said with a joking smile.
Her face was still pale and weak, but her smile was very sincere.
Ye Changning sighed inwardly: "Thank you for thinking of me. But I have to go back."
"Do we have to get closer to the abyss?"
"Yes." Ye Changning smiled easily, "Since you think so highly of me, I certainly won't let you down."
"Have you figured out a way to have the best of both worlds?"
"Not yet." Ye Changning's expression was firm. "But... at least it won't be a loss for both sides. You don't want to hurt the enemy by a thousand and lose eight hundred of your own, right?"
Lin Zhiyi raised his eyebrows. "Indeed. Then, I'll ask Lord Ye to bring the news of Zhou Mingyan and me being assassinated back to the capital."
Calling him "Lord Ye" emphasizes his upright sense of justice.
Ye Changning: "That's natural."
At this point in the conversation, Ye Changning tactfully said goodbye: "Don't stay too late. Your injury hasn't healed yet, so go to bed early."
"Brother Ye, can you help me deliver the letter to Ayue?"
"You have many capable people around you. For safety's sake, it's best not to pass any important letters through the hands of a 'suspected enemy' like me." Ye Changning calmly refused and left. "Goodbye."
Lin Zhiyi: “…”
Okay, Ye Changning’s position is really not easy.
Don't make things difficult for him.
She hadn't been deliberately making things difficult just now.
I just thought that if I didn't let him send the letter back, it would clearly mean that I didn't trust him. What if Ye Changning was too sensitive? Then it would be a waste of time.
She had no intention of hurting him.
He took the initiative to refuse, which was better for both parties.
Lin Zhiyi finished writing the letter and handed it to Yousan.
Yousan: "I will set off now!"
"Be careful on the road. Bring more people and pick those who are not injured."
"But your safety..."
"Fan Haoping and the others are here, don't worry."
Yuzo finally obeyed the order and left.
He led ten uninjured colleagues and rushed to the capital overnight.
Ye Changning set off the next day.
Zhou Mingyan felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Ye Changning leaving.
Zhou Mingyan stood beside Lin Zhiyi and sighed, "When we return to Beijing, we don't know what our situation will be like."
Lin Zhiyi: "Don't panic. Trust Ayue and everyone in the capital."
Zhou Mingyan looked at her with admiration: "Well. You are still as calm and confident as ever."
Lin Zhiyi: "After all, you and I still have the Emperor's orders. Besides... Yuzhou is our backing."
Zhou Mingyan understood her hidden meaning and nodded silently: "...Yeah."
When necessary, he is indeed willing to take risks.
For the Zhou family and Xiuyuan.
After returning to Beijing, Ye Changning went straight to the palace.
But he was stopped at the palace gate, and the Queen Mother invited him.
Ye Changning said bluntly, "Please forgive my nephew for being unfilial and not being able to see the Empress."
Xie Junnuo appeared at the right moment and announced: "Your Majesty wishes to see Lord Ye. Please follow me."
Ye Changning knew it well - it must be Jing Yue who got the news first and arranged everything.
Xie Junnuo still had a bandage on his arm, and the strong smell of medicine was there.
Ye Changning stood up and went to meet the emperor with him.
The people around the Queen went back to report.
The Queen dropped her teacup, stumbled and fell back on her chair, and said angrily: "Ye! Chang! Ning! Do you really want to kill my aunt's family?"
Emperor Longshun looked at the dusty Ye Changning with a relatively kind expression. He only asked whether the assassination of Lin Zhiyi and Zhou Mingyan was true.
Ye Changning presented the case records from the Ministry of Justice and everything he had learned during his trip to Yuzhou. Then, as if to avoid suspicion, he requested permission: "I should not investigate this case further. Your Majesty, please grant me leave."
After reading it, Emperor Longshun thought of the memorial that Jing Yue asked Xie Junnuo to write the day before. It did mention the causes and consequences of the assassination of Lin Zhiyi and Zhou Mingyan.
——It is almost identical to what Ye Changning reported, and the murderer’s crime also matches.
He put down the case file and memorial, nodded in agreement, "Okay. Leave this case to Jun Nuo to investigate. You stay out of the spotlight."
Ye Changning breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Longshun: "In addition, I will send a team of imperial guards to be stationed at your residence, eating, living and traveling with you. Is that ok?"
Ye Changning: "No! Thank you!"
Xie Junnuo rarely refused or complained. He had always been in charge of coordinating all matters, big and small, around Emperor Longshun. Investigating cases in the prison was not within his responsibilities, nor was it his forte.
But he took it anyway.
And get to the bottom of it with all your heart.
Naturally, there were also unknown assassinations in the process.
Fortunately, they were protected by people sent by Emperor Longshun, and Jingyue's people were secretly watching, so the case was closed without any danger.
The deaths of the "princes-in-law" of the Wei and Qin families, the assassination of Emperor Longshun at the martial arts hall, the assassination of Lin Zhiyi and Zhou Mingyan on the way to Yuzhou... were all done by the eldest prince Jing Zhuowen and the eldest prince's wife Cheng Manyu.
Of course, the Cheng family and the external helpers the Cheng family found - the killers and death squads - are also indispensable.
Every single one of these things is confirmed.
Jing Zhuowen never had the chance to compete for the throne of crown prince again, and was even demoted to a commoner.
And Cheng Miao of the Cheng family... was also completely convicted and paid with his life for the Wei and Qin families.
After sentencing Jing Zhuowen's family and the Cheng family, Emperor Longshun no longer cared about Jing Yue's behavior of dressing up as a woman.
An imperial edict directly revealed his identity as the seventh prince.
As a result, Lin Zhiyi's title of female emperor consort was also overturned, and she became the consort of the seventh prince.
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