Zhao Xin didn't know that Yu Huatian and others had arrived, so he waited outside the door.
I don’t know how Cao Xiong resolved his resentment and found his own position because of his words.
At this moment, he was still enjoying a rare warm time with his two women.
But such good times are short-lived after all.
The three of them had just finished lunch and put down their bowls and chopsticks when someone came to report that Cui Luan and his son had entered the palace and were waiting for orders outside the palace.
Zhao Xin originally wanted to have a conversation with Su Qingyu and Lin Yuyan, but he couldn't help feeling a little depressed after hearing what they said.
Seeing this, Su Qingyu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, state affairs are urgent."
Zhao Xin nodded slightly and said no more.
He stood up and walked out the door, only to see Yu Huatian and the others standing outside, all wet. He couldn't help but frown, "When did you arrive? Why didn't you come in?"
Lin Yuchen was about to speak beside Yu Huatian, but Yu Huatian spoke first, saying calmly, "It's nothing important. It won't matter if I wait for a while."
Lin Yuchen was slightly stunned and looked at him in surprise.
Yu Huatian, however, remained calm and unmoved.
Zhao Xin frowned slightly again, but did not delve into it.
Yu Huatian then reported what had happened before again.
Zhao Xin's lips curled up slightly with sarcasm when he heard this. "These noble families are truly dishonest."
Then he nodded appreciatively at Lin Yuchen and said, "Well done."
Then he said to the others, "You have all worked hard."
Everyone quickly knelt on one knee, bowed their hands and said, "We are doing our duty, and we dare not let Your Majesty say that it is hard work."
"stand up."
Zhao Xin smiled and raised his hand, "Why are you kneeling all wet? Huatian and Yuchen stay here. I'll ask a few questions. Everyone else go change into dry clothes and take a shower."
You are all my minions. If my minions are sick, I will become a sick dragon too."
Everyone couldn't help but grin when they heard this, and they were moved in their hearts. They couldn't help but raise their voices and answered, "Yes."
Then he bowed and retreated.
Zhao Xin finally put away his smile and asked, "Huatian, have you made any progress on the matter I asked you to investigate?"
Yu Huatian's expression was solemn upon hearing this. He bowed and clasped his fists, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Although I have conducted extensive investigations, I still have no leads. However, I do have some clues that suggest Cui Cen had indeed been secretly in contact with someone during the days he feigned illness and before entering the palace."
Lin Yuchen didn't know what Zhao Xin and Yu Huatian were talking about, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly surprised.
He was secretly horrified, but didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Zhao Xin seemed to see his surprise and said with a faint smile, "If you have any questions, just ask. You are now considered my confidant, and I have no intention of keeping you here to hide anything from you."
"Yes."
Lin Yuchen then clasped his hands and asked, "Your Majesty, do you suspect that there are others who are colluding with Cui Cen, but Cui Cen has not yet exposed them?"
Zhao Xin smiled faintly, gazing at the palaces shrouded in rain in the distance. He said, "A cunning rabbit has three burrows. Cui Cen was a powerful minister, but his final days were truly unusual. Although he knocked on the palace gates and used his private soldiers from Cuiping Mountain, I have a feeling that this wasn't all he had.
Secondly, I believe you also know that the original intention of me, Mu Zhi and others is to use Cui Zhihao's life and death as a bargaining chip to force Cui Cen to bury the current prime minister system with his own hands before his death.
But he avoided the question. Who gave him the courage?
Who gives him support?
Has Cui Cen really realized that he doesn't even care about extinction?"
"That's obviously impossible, it's not human nature."
Zhao Xin asked himself and answered, "Then the only possibility is that he has someone to rely on, or someone else did something that made him make an irrational decision.
"If something is abnormal, there must be something fishy going on."
"Who could that be?"
Lin Yuchen couldn't help but ask.
Then I realized that I was asking unnecessary questions.
If the emperor knew who it was, there would be no conversation between him and Yu Huatian.
As expected, Zhao Xin frowned slightly and said, "I'll have to find a way to tell me about this."
Lin Yuchen quickly bowed and clasped his fists, saying, "I will definitely do my best to investigate."
Zhao Xin nodded and then warned, "Be careful and proceed with caution. I have a feeling that person, or those people, are probably not simple. Not only must we pay attention to safety, but we must also be careful not to alert the enemy."
"Yes."
Lin Yuchen quickly responded.
Zhao Xin then asked Yu Huatian, "Huatian, what clues did you mention just now?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Huatian bowed slightly and replied, "Your Majesty, I have learned from the servants of the Cui Mansion and the housekeeper Cui Qi that during the time Cui Cen claimed to be ill, he always lived alone in the inner chamber.
However, there were many times when the servants entered Cui Cen's study. Although Cui Cen was the only one in the room, the servants always felt as if there was someone else present.
Sometimes, even when there are no guests, there are two or more cups of tea on the tea table.
It was as if Cui Cen was drinking with someone.
Also, before Cui Cen entered the palace, the housekeeper Cui Qi went to report the news of Cui Zhihan's death, but when he entered, he found Cui Cen already in tears, as if she had known about it for a long time.
"So, there's an invisible person beside Cui Cen?"
Zhao Xin frowned slightly.
Although it seems absurd, we cannot rule out this possibility.
After all, this world is a world of martial arts.
If there is some strange martial art that can achieve invisibility, it is not completely impossible.
"There's one more thing."
Yu Huatian said with a hint of uncertainty, "Butler Cui Qi said that Cui Cen might have a mistress outside, but he's not sure."
Zhao Xin's eyes lit up when he heard this. He pointed his finger and said, "Investigate in this direction. Also, check for any unusual events in the capital that day."
"A cunning rabbit has three burrows, humph."
Zhao Xin snorted coldly, a fierce look flashing in his eyes. "Even if you have ten rabbit holes, I will dig them out for you. I want to see who made such promises to you that you even used your son and your protégé as bait!"
“Here!”
Lin Yuchen quickly responded with Yu Huatian.
Just now, the emperor asked those guards and the Imperial Guards to change clothes and take a bath. Lin Yuchen thought to himself, "This emperor is too kind. He even cares about such a small matter."
But the murderous intent faintly revealed by Zhao Xin at this moment made him feel cold all over.
It is true that those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish!
Zhao Xin naturally had no idea what Lin Yuchen was thinking. After giving his instructions, he waved his hand and said, "You guys go too. Next time if you have any problems, just come in and report directly. Isn't it uncomfortable to be soaked all over?"
After saying that, he turned and left.
The two men then stood up. Lin Yuchen asked with some confusion, "Lord Yu, if Your Majesty has such doubts, why didn't he just arrest Cui Cen and torture him?"
Yu Huatian glanced at him when he heard this. "How do you know I didn't torture him? Without the permission of my West Factory, could he die?"
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