Under the watchful eyes of everyone, these words were tantamount to putting Zheng Quchi on a rack to roast, especially since she was now standing on the land protected by Yuwen Sheng, surrounded by soldiers of the Ye Kingdom.
Burning down camps was something he was used to doing, as was destroying the military defenses at the border passes... So, the reason the nomadic barbarians were able to reach Guixu Ridge unscathed was because they took advantage of the "evil wind" that the Julu Kingdom launched a surprise attack.
And all of this is related to her...
Wei Yao, who had just saved her, loosened his grip, leaving her to stand alone. He watched her silently, the darkness in his eyes unreadable—was it disappointment or self-mockery and indifference?
Gongshu Lan, who was with Wang Zebang, was also quite surprised when she saw Mo Ye and his Julu stone-throwing team appearing, which were lying in ambush in the mountains.
She lowered her eyes and pondered, puzzled by the changes. Why was it not an ordinary border soldier from Julu Kingdom, but the troublesome and cunning Sima Moye?
She secretly weighed the seriousness of the situation. Would her instigation from the shadows lead to Yuwen Sheng losing Fu County and suffering a defeat at Guixu Ridge?
The thought of such consequences turned her face pale.
Gongshu Lan curled her fingertips into her palm, trying to steady her panicked and sinking emotions.
No, he is Yuwen Sheng. He will definitely find a way to get out of this predicament. He cannot possibly lose to Mo Ye.
They will all escape unharmed.
However, after hearing Mo Ye's words, he should completely give up on Sang Xuanqing. Even if she does have some talent, once disloyal, always disloyal. That is Yuwen Sheng's principle in employing people.
However, ever since Mo Ye led his team to launch a surprise attack, he had been too unfathomable behind the mask, and she couldn't understand his thoughts at all.
So she turned her attention to Sang Xuanqing: "It's you! You've been pretending to surrender to the general all along, but you're actually a spy from the Julu Kingdom. No wonder you didn't even flinch when you betrayed the Mo family. You kept stalling for time to clear your name just now, it turns out you were waiting for this moment to come."
She never expected that Sang Xuanqing and Mo Ye of Julu Kingdom were actually in private contact. So everything she did couldn't be considered framing; it was just deserved punishment.
Zheng Quchi was condemned by everyone because of Mo Ye's words, but he was unable to defend himself.
But she was no longer as flustered or confused as she had been at the beginning.
As the saying goes, "the more debts you have, the less you worry," perhaps due to the chill caused by excessive blood loss, even her voice and eyes froze.
"Oh, what a coincidence! I just lost a letter, and you've already received another one."
She felt that everything seemed to have spiraled out of control starting with the letter that Uncle Tuomu handed to Wei Yao.
Zheng Quchi looked towards the distant wilderness and stretched out a hand covered in bloodstains: "Where's the letter? May I take a look at it too?"
Why would one need to use such a sarcastic word as "appreciation" in a letter one wrote oneself? Mo Ye thought for a moment and then made a guess.
"Are you trying to say that this letter wasn't written by you? But the handwriting here is clearly identical to your previous letters. Fine, then take a good look at it right in front of Yuwen Sheng."
Mo Ye's gaze swept over her pale face and wounded body, then he gathered his strength and threw the envelope away.
Zheng Quchi has excellent dynamic vision. She narrowed her eyes, reached out and grabbed it.
She took out the letter and unfolded it in front of everyone.
The contents of the letter startled her.
It was clearly imitating the tone she used when writing to Wei Yao, only the recipient had changed, but the handwriting was exactly the same as hers.
But she was certain that it wasn't hers.
She knew that there were people in this world who were good at imitating other people's handwriting, and could even do it perfectly.
This is absolutely a forgery.
She recalled the military deployment map that Gongshulan had presented before, which was also a forgery of the map she had once distributed.
Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck Zheng Quchi.
Uncle Mu once said that he gave the letter to Feng Qing to pass on, but Feng Qing obviously did not give the letter to Wei Yao. Why is that?
Because the letter... was taken away. According to Gongshu Lan's account, Feng Qing had been very close to her those days, and the loss of the letter was suspicious. So, is it possible that... all of this was Gongshu Lan crying wolf?
But why? What did she have that made them go to such lengths to deal with her?
She couldn't figure it out, but the look in his eyes that seemed intent on killing her was undeniable.
Clutching the letter, she suddenly turned to Gongshu Lan and said sternly, "This letter, you had someone forge it to frame me, didn't you!"
Gongshu Lan was caught off guard by her sudden attack, and because she was caught off guard, she did not control her expression properly, revealing a slightly surprised and flustered look.
She hadn't expected Sang Xuanqing to be so perceptive and suspicious, deducing that she was the culprit based solely on the handwriting in a letter.
"What are you talking about? Why would I frame you? You yourself have acted improperly and colluded with others, yet you want to frame me to escape punishment?" she retorted angrily, her voice slightly shrill.
"Yes, why?" Seeing the other party so agitated, Zheng Quchi murmured, "Is it because I am a disciple of the Mo family, while you are a member of the Gongshu family? But your attitude towards Ya is different from mine. You are indifferent to his life and death, but you have always hated me."
“Sang Xuanqing, now that Mo Ye has personally said that you sent him a letter, even if you wanted to drag someone down with you, it shouldn't be me. My coming forward to testify against you is only to fulfill Feng Qing's last wish…”
"What is your relationship with Feng Qing? Lover, family?" Zheng Quchi interrupted her.
Gongshu Lan's face darkened, and she said coldly, "What exactly do you want to say?"
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