As soon as Ye Zerui finished speaking, Ye Zeyu grabbed his neck tightly.
"You're asking for it!"
Ye Ziyu's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and his well-defined knuckles gradually tightened. With just a little more force, he could reunite Ye Zirui with the Bai family members who had died.
But Ye Ziyu eventually let go.
"Cough cough cough..."
Ye Zerui coughed violently for a while, then suddenly burst into laughter.
"Hahaha…"
He laughed until his face turned red, and tears streamed down his face.
"Ye Ziyu, Qiao Xiuyuan dared to poison me, but you're a coward!"
After saying that, he instantly stopped smiling and looked at Ye Zeyu, saying each word clearly: "I want to be the emperor!"
Ye Ziyu scoffed, "Pshaw! Ye Zirui, do you know what you're saying!"
Ye Zerui shrugged lazily. "You're the one who asked me what I want. If you can't satisfy me, then there's nothing to talk about. Anyway, I have nothing now, so I'm going to take a big gamble. As for a dead person, I don't care whether he was wronged or not."
Ye Ziyu stared intently at Ye Zirui, and after a long while, he finally spoke.
"Very well, I'll make you emperor!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Zerui looked at Ye Zeyu as if he were a madman, but then Ye Zeyu continued, "However, I can only make you the emperor of Northern Yan."
If it weren't for what followed, Ye Zerui would have thought that Ye Zeyu was just making fun of him.
But after hearing what Ye Ziyu said next, he knew that Ye Ziyu was serious!
Unexpectedly, Ye Ziyu actually agreed to help him realize his ambition after he casually mentioned it.
"Ha ha ha ha…"
"The former second prince of Qi has become the emperor of Northern Yan... Hahaha... Interesting! Interesting!"
"Very well! I will become the emperor of Northern Yan!"
After a month of despondency, Ye Zerui's eyes regained their former brilliance.
Looking at Ye Zerui's excited appearance, Ye Zeyu sneered inwardly, but showed no sign of it on his face. Instead, he asked in a deep voice, "Don't be too happy yet. All of this depends on whether what you know is useful."
Ye Zerui had originally lost all desire to live, but now, he not only has to live, but he has to live well!
However, he still had to show some sincerity, after all, you need bait to catch fish, and if he wanted Ye Zeyu to help him, he had to offer something useful.
"The letter that Prince Yu was accused of treason was written by Qiao Xiuyuan, who was skilled at imitating other people's handwriting."
Bai Mengying said that she had never written a letter to Granny Wu in the Marquis of Anyang's mansion, but Qiao Xiuyuan produced Bai Mengying's handwritten letter on the spot, which was confirmed by others.
What does this tell us?
This suggests that Qiao Xiuyuan or someone around him is skilled at imitating other people's handwriting.
The letter accusing Prince Yu of treason was personally presented to the Emperor by Qiao Xiuyuan.
Therefore, he deduced that the person skilled at imitating other people's handwriting was Qiao Xiuyuan himself.
He used to think that his cousin Bai Mengying was incredibly stupid, but now he was very grateful to this foolish cousin.
If Bai Mengying hadn't lured Qiao Xiuyuan into action, he wouldn't have discovered Qiao Xiuyuan's secret, and therefore wouldn't have had the right to negotiate with Ye Zeyu.
After all, he didn't know much about what happened nineteen years ago.
Ye Zeyu pondered for a long time before speaking again.
How can I know whether you are telling the truth or not?
"With a direction, Brother will surely be able to investigate, won't he?"
Ye Zerui did not reveal Bai Mengying's matter directly, lest Ye Zeyu discover something amiss.
However, he believed that even if he didn't say anything, Ye Zeyu would find out.
Perhaps if we continue investigating in this direction, we can find other discoveries.
Ye Zeyu raised an eyebrow. "But what good would it do to find out? The Ministry of War's archives caught fire, and all the letters from back then were destroyed. Do you think Father Emperor would believe it if we just said that Qiao Xiuyuan wrote those letters?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Zerui smiled slightly and said, "What if I told you that the letters from back then weren't actually burned, but were in my possession?"
"Where!"
The silver notes used by the deceased warehouse manager, Fan Jun, to buy the mansion did indeed come from the Bai family.
So, were the letters from back then really in Ye Zerui's hands?
Ye Zeyu seemed somewhat excited, feeling that Yu Wangshu's injustice would soon be redressed.
But Ye Zerui said with a half-smile:
"Brother, it's not that I don't trust you, but if I were to reveal all my cards, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to become emperor until my next life. So, the day I ascend the throne in Northern Yan will be the day I hand everything over to you. At that time, you can help Uncle Yu clear his name in Qi, and I can help Uncle Yu prove his innocence in Northern Yan. Wouldn't that be better?"
Ye Ziyu remained silent for a moment, then suddenly stood up, looked down at Ye Zirui, and said in a deep voice, "Very well!"
After saying that, he turned to leave, but Ye Zerui hurriedly called him back.
"Brother, since ancient times, no new emperor has ever ascended the throne paralyzed in bed. I wonder if my sister-in-law could come and help me with my treatment?"
Ye Ziyu didn't turn around, but simply said, "It's not too late to treat him before you ascend the throne!"
Even after Ye Ziyu left, the smile in Ye Zirui's eyes did not disappear.
This must be what they call turning adversity into opportunity!
Ha ha!
It's a pity that his foolish cousin hanged herself in prison; otherwise, he really wanted to thank her properly!
After leaving Ye Zerui's place, Ye Zeyu returned to the Yong'an Prince's Mansion and recounted to Su Muxi what Ye Zerui had said.
Su Muxi pondered for a long time before slowly speaking.
"I've never seen Qiao Xiuyuan imitate someone else's handwriting. But I think what Ye Zerui said is probably true."
"Although Bai Mengying pretended to be kind and approachable in front of others, she was arrogant at heart. Someone like her would never write a letter to a servant like Wu Mama herself."
"But at the time, not only Pei Yuan, but many other people had seen those letters and said they were Bai Mengying's notes."
"So those letters may have been written by Qiao Xiuyuan."
Upon hearing this, Ye Zeyu hugged Su Muxi and kissed her forehead, "My Xi'er is so smart!"
Su Muxi pouted slightly, "I'm afraid you already thought of these things."
Ye Zeyu had indeed thought of this and had already sent someone to find the maid Mingyan, but he pretended not to know and said earnestly to Su Muxi, "I really didn't think of these things, but it's good that Xi'er reminded me."
"Xi'er, what would I do without you...?"
As he spoke, Ye Zeyu gradually moved closer to Su Muxi's lips.
This kiss was tender and tinged with reluctance.
We're about to head to the Tiger Riding Camp. Who knows when I'll get to taste Xi'er's cherry lips again?
So he needs to savor it as much as possible...
Three days later, the people sent by Ye Zeyu not only found Mingyan, but also confirmed from Mingyan that Bai Mengying had never written a letter to Granny Wu.
They also unexpectedly discovered something else.
So Bai Mengying is still alive!
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