Chapter 770: Setting up the stage for a play

After meeting Si Jinyu and making sure that the Si family was still stable for the time being, Si Linglong followed Helian Yue and left.

As for Li Sheng, he insisted on following Si Jinyu to take care of him.

Si Linglong did not refuse. She felt more at ease knowing that Li Sheng was there to protect her brother.

At the same time, I feel sad.

[The little fox just loves to repay a favor. It was indeed the right decision to leave Li Sheng to her brother’s care. Now she has a younger sister.]

Helian Yue listened to her inner mumbling silently, with an expression that was difficult to describe.

She is said to be sharp, and sometimes she really is.

But she is dull, and in some things she is really dull.

Did she really not see it?

Li Sheng and Si Jinyu don't look like brother and sister.

Although he had some doubts in his heart, Helian Yue decided not to say anything.

Let her find out for herself.

The two of them returned all the way to the palace. When the sedan chair passed the palace gate, they saw a person kneeling in front of the Xuanzheng Hall from afar.

Si Linglong took a closer look and realized that the man was Helian Tuo.

Perhaps sensing the movement of the Yu Chariot, Helian Tuo slowly turned his head, and his eyes met with Si Linglong who was in the Yu Chariot from a distance.

Si Linglong's eyes were calm. Even though she knew that this man was her half-brother, she couldn't feel the slightest bit of emotion towards him.

She was not the original owner, and her affection for Si Jinyu, her biological brother, was only developed after they got to know each other. As for Helian Tuo, who had been on the opposite side of her and A Yue from the beginning, naturally there was no affection for him.

Just one glance and then he looked away.

But I still couldn't help asking,

"Why is Helian Tuo kneeling there?"

Helian Yue glanced at her calmly, making sure that she was just curious, and then said calmly, "It's just for the court officials to see."

Ever since the affair between Prince Li and Prince Cheng became known, Helian Yue had someone guard the entire Prince Li's mansion.

But as for treason, the case has not yet been concluded, and the evidence is not sufficient. It is impossible for Helian Yue to directly imprison the people in Prince Li's Mansion.

Although Helian Tuo was involved, his freedom was not restricted.

So after the incident broke out, he knelt in front of the Xuan Zheng Hall for three days in a row.

No matter what he thought in his heart, at the moment, he could only use this method to let the court officials and the people know that the Prince Li's Mansion had no intention of being disloyal.

It's just that he set up the stage and he just followed suit to perform a play.

Helian Yue did not ask the palace maid to stop the sedan chair. He even sat up straight and put himself in front of Linglong to block her from being seen.

Only when Yu Nian walked away did Helian Tuo retract his gaze.

In fact, the distance between the two sides was not very close, and Helian Tuo could not see Si Linglong's eyes clearly, but he still caught a glimpse of alienation from the movement of her tilted head. He felt mixed emotions in his heart, as if he was mocking himself.

Ever since Si Jinyu was taken away from Prince Li's Mansion by the imperial guards, the course of events had been completely beyond Helian Tuo's expectations.

Originally, he thought that Helian Yue would only rescue the people from Prince Li's Mansion, and he was even prepared to turn a blind eye. However, he did not expect that the man would take advantage of this incident to indirectly confirm the fact that his Prince Li's Mansion was in collusion with Prince Cheng.

Although the evidence is insufficient, this will undoubtedly destroy the reputation of the Li Wang Mansion over the years and make past plans go down the drain. Helian Tuo can't help but feel resentful.

If he had to explain it, it's not that he couldn't.

The evidence that Helian Yue used to prove that Prince Cheng was colluding with Prince Li's palace was Prince Li's slander of Si Jinyu's assassination.

As long as the truth is made public, there will be enough evidence to prove that Si Jinyu assassinated King Li, and it will not be considered slander.

but……

Helian Tuo didn't want to do this.

When something has already happened, all subsequent explanations, even if they are valid, will be regarded as excuses.

The people may not believe it.

Even if we take a step back, if the people believed the origins of the Si family and the Li Wang Mansion, then all the humiliation and pain that my mother had endured in the past would undoubtedly be exposed to the public for people to comment on. By then, even if the glory of the Li Wang Mansion could be preserved, the face of the Li Wang Mansion would be completely trampled underfoot.

Although Helian Tuo had never received the grace of his mother's education, his ancestors had passed away, and he did not want his mother to be criticized and humiliated by the outside world many years after her death.

As a son of the same generation, Si Jinyu had been planning revenge for her for many years. Could he be no better than a mere merchant's son?

Helian Tuo closed his eyes, collected all his thoughts, and knelt straight again.

That back figure reveals hidden fortitude.