After leaving the palace, Chu Yi went straight back home.
Seeing that Xu Yuan had been waiting at the door for a long time, he casually asked, "How is it? Is there anything wrong?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan naturally knew what was being asked, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.
"My Lord, everything is normal. Miss Shen has been in the backyard the whole time. Although her face looks a little bad, she hasn't seen anyone. Not even a bird has flown out of our house."
Seeing this, Chu Yi also nodded.
Since Xu Yuan spoke so confidently, there should be no possibility for Chen Tang to contact the little emperor.
In this way, he felt relieved.
"That's good. Next time, just keep a close eye on it and don't slack off."
He didn't hesitate much. After changing his clothes, he went to the backyard to find Chen Tang.
At this time, in the backyard room, Xiao Ling had already returned after explaining everything that needed to be explained in the palace.
In fact, Chu Yi was still annoyed about what happened in the palace just now, but when he pushed the door open and saw the girl in the room, he was stunned.
"What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?"
Chu Yi was a little surprised. Chen Tang hadn't gone out the whole afternoon, so he looked like that.
Could it be that he was in such a mood because he knew that the little emperor had been assassinated?
Seeing the person coming, Xiao Ling also looked up at him.
Then, he looked away sullenly, staring blankly at the desk.
It was certain that he was in a bad mood, after all, the king and his minister had just had an argument in the Purple Palace.
She was still angry about the attitude of the traitor Chu Yi towards her, even though she didn't know how many times such a scene had happened before.
I don't understand. Why is it that the man who spoke to me softly in the morning just can't change his rebellious nature when he meets the emperor?
Even though she knew that Chu Yi was full of hatred towards the royal family, she still felt unhappy.
Seeing this scene, Chu Yi hesitated for a moment.
Then he walked over and held Xiao Ling's shoulders from behind.
Chu Yi was also very depressed.
Originally, after quarreling with the little emperor, he returned to the palace intending to find his new beauty to relax.
But now, it seems that Chen Tang is in an even worse mood than himself. What should he do?
"Why are you ignoring me? Are you still involved with the little emperor?"
Chu Yi's tone was a little bad.
If Chen Tang was really brooding over the assassination of the little emperor, then he would really have to change his attitude towards her.
After all, no man would want his woman to be thinking about someone else in her heart.
Not to mention, this other person is someone Chu Yi must get rid of as soon as possible.
Xiao Ling didn't know what to say at first, but when she heard Chu Yi recalling these things, she suddenly felt panicked.
"No...I just heard about what happened outside."
Xiao Ling was really speechless.
She was increasingly regretting her rash decision.
So angry——
It is obvious that I am the one who has lost my temper because of you, the traitor. Why should I take into account the thoughts of you, the traitor, now that I have returned home?
If this continues, she feels like she might develop a split personality.
Seeing that Chen Tang was responding to his words, Chu Yi's face was still unhappy.
He couldn't help but lower his head, leaned close to her ear, and whispered:
"I really don't understand. Shouldn't you be happy that the little emperor is dead?"
Xiao Ling: “…”
You traitor!
Go to hell!
"I...I didn't. I just heard that it was Prince Fu's men who assassinated the emperor, and it seems that Lord Li was also involved."
Finally, a flash of inspiration came to Xiao Ling, and he quickly found a way to argue for himself.
When she mentioned Lord Li, she suddenly thought of the relationship between Lord Li and the Shen family, and her tone couldn't help but become much tougher.
Lord Li is naturally Li Siliang, the Chief Censor of the Censorate.
Noticing Chu Yi's hesitant look beside him, Xiao Ling couldn't help but nod repeatedly.
I am indeed smart and able to adapt to changing circumstances.
Because she suddenly remembered that Lord Li had a relationship with the Shen family.
Now, the Chief Censor Li Siliang is a student of Lord Shen.
I am now Chen Tang, the grandfather of Elder Shen. It is normal for me to express my feelings on behalf of my grandfather, right?
Seeing that Chu Yi didn't realize the problem, Xiao Ling hurriedly explained:
"Lord Li is my grandfather's student. As an imperial censor, he has always been upright and courageous in giving advice. I never thought he would be involved in this..."
Hearing this, Chu Yi was silent for a while.
So this was actually happening. He had never been particularly familiar with these things.
After listening to Xiao Ling's explanation, the doubts in his heart finally dissipated.
Well, that makes sense.
"You probably don't know that the assassination was actually planned by me."
Looking at the beautiful face so close to him, Chu Yi spoke softly, as if he didn't care about the truth of the matter at all.
Xiao Ling was shocked when he heard this.
As expected, she knew that Chu Yi was involved in this matter!
But she never thought that Chu Yi was so bold as to assassinate her and put the blame on important officials in the court, and even dared to put the blame on King Fu.
After hearing Chu Yi directly admit the matter, Xiao Ling stood up.
Then he glared at him angrily:
"You wanted to assassinate the emperor? Why would you do this when you knew it was impossible to succeed?"
"Lord Li and the others involved are clearly good officials, yet you resorted to such means to eliminate them in order to seize power."
"You traitor! You're a villain who will do anything to achieve your goals!"
Xiao Ling was really angry. She had already forgiven Chu Yi's flattery, but she could not accept Chu Yi implicating innocent people.
However, Chu Yi was not angry when he heard such comments.
He just waited quietly for Shen Tang to finish his words.
Then, he smiled helplessly.
"A good official with integrity? Haha, you are really too naive."
Meeting her gaze, Chu Yi said, "Yes, I want to use this opportunity to eliminate a group of forces in the court that cannot be won over, but none of these people are innocent."
"Wha…what?"
Xiao Ling was stunned when she heard the traitor's sincere explanation.
What does it mean that no one is innocent?
Apart from anything else, at least Lord Li is indeed a good official who is honest and upright, and he dares to speak out and give advice.
Seeing her obviously distrustful look, Chu Yi smiled.
"Li Siliang, the Chief Censor, owns three magnificent courtyards in the Eastern Capital. During the incident with the refugees in Anyang, he found countless famous calligraphy and paintings, totaling one million taels of silver!"
"And in his hometown, the land belonging to the Li family is over a thousand acres!"
"Excuse me, could an honest and upright censor have accumulated such wealth after serving as an official for so many years?"
After hearing Chu Yi's explanation, Xiao Ling was incredulous at first.
Then, there was anger.
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