Nan Yuan lowered her head and sobbed softly. Li Wen was not in a hurry. He leaned back in his chair leisurely and waited for Nan Yuan's answer.
After a long while, Nan Yuan raised her head, her bloodshot eyes glaring fiercely at Li Wen, "I want to see the magistrate!"
Li Wen said, "No, what if you change your mind? Wouldn't I be at a huge loss?"
Nan Yuan gritted her teeth and said, "I'll take you, but Lord Li, you must bring Lord Ruan along."
Li Wen replied, "Okay."
"The tiger tally isn't on me. Come with me to get it."
"good."
When Nan Yuan saw Ruan Qingchen, his hands were tied behind his back, and someone was holding him from behind.
“Nan Yuan, you shouldn’t have given him the tiger tally,” Ruan Qingchen said with a furrowed brow, expressing his disapproval.
Nan Yuan gritted her teeth and explained, "My lord, I cannot let you lose your life."
Ruan Qingchen sighed deeply.
Li Wen stood between the two, interrupting their conversation, "If you two want to catch up, there's still time. Now... can you tell me where the Tiger Tally is?"
Nan Yuan pointed to a thatched hut not far away and said, "It's inside."
Li Wen's eyes were fixed greedily on the thatched hut. If he could find the tiger tally, he would be the emperor.
But he still didn't trust Nanyuan.
He grabbed Nan Yuan and made him walk in front of him, saying, "You lead the way."
Nan Yuan wasn't afraid and slowly moved forward, with Li Wen following behind her.
The moment the door was pushed open, a cold sword was held against Li Wen's neck; if he moved, he would bleed to death on the spot.
Li Wen wasn't stupid; he quickly realized that he had fallen into a trap.
He slowly curved his lips into a smile and released Nan Yuan.
Nan Yuan escaped from Li Wen's clutches and stood not far away, coldly watching Li Wen.
Then, the Empress came out of the house, waved to him, and smiled slightly, "Lord Li, hello there."
"Why is Your Majesty here?" Li Wen began to feign ignorance.
Nan Yuan moved a stool over and placed it directly in front of Li Wen. Chu Qingxuan walked over and slowly sat down.
With her elbow resting on the armrest of the chair, she said in a serious tone, "Shouldn't I be asking you about this?"
The empress wore a smile, but her eyes were icy cold.
After saying that, Li Wen still looked bewildered.
She said with a sneer, "Li Wen, didn't you want the Tiger Tally? It's right here with me."
Chu Qingxuan slowly took out the tiger tally from her pocket. Li Wen's eyes were fixed on the tiger tally in Chu Qingxuan's hand. He only moved slightly, and a magnetic, husky male voice rang in his ears.
"Lord Li, don't move."
Chu Qingxuan also said, "You must not move. If the Prime Minister's hand accidentally shakes, you might end up bleeding on the spot."
"So it's the Prime Minister. We're both officials in the same court, this might not be appropriate."
"Moreover, I only arrested Nan Yuan because I found that the Prime Minister had not found the Tiger Tally, hoping to get the whereabouts of the Tiger Tally from him."
After listening to Li Wen's words, Chu Qingxuan couldn't help but sigh, "Lord Li is indeed a learned man; his eloquence is truly remarkable."
“However… the Imperial Advisor returned the Tiger Tally to me long ago,” Chu Qingxuan said.
Li Wen hurriedly said, "That's good. The tiger tally is a matter of national lifeline and cannot be taken lightly."
Chu Qingxuan sneered inwardly; Li Wen was indeed an old fox.
Just then, Chu Qingwan walked in, followed by Ruan Qingchen. The two of them walked to Chu Qingxuan's side.
Chu Qingxuan glanced at the two of them and nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Li Wen knew he couldn't escape.
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