Chapter 1181 The Truth
Upon seeing him, Shang Ruyi immediately understood what Yuwen Ye had just said.
Today at the altar outside the city, the two sides only briefly met without saying much. After entering the city, they parted ways, with Pei Xingyuan bringing Jiang Yan and Liang Youying to the official residence. Neither of them refused, clearly indicating a tacit understanding. Now that he has appeared before them, judging by the time, it seems that not only Yuwen Ye is waiting to meet him, but Jiang Yan has also been waiting for Yuwen Ye.
However, since the two were strangers, the atmosphere became awkward as they faced each other.
Compared to Yuwen Ye, Shang Ruyi was actually more familiar with him, after all, they had spent quite a bit of time together in Chang Le Fang because of the plague. So she immediately walked up to Yuwen Ye and smiled gently, "Young Master Jiang, it's been a long time."
Jiang Xing also bowed to her: "Your Highness."
Yuwen Ye said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go over there."
After saying that, he walked straight out, and Jiang Xing could only follow behind him. The three of them walked to the main hall, which was still brightly lit, obviously at Guan Ao's behest. As soon as the three of them sat down, someone immediately brought them hot tea.
Yuwen Ye took a sip and then said, "What do you have to say?"
Jiang Yan hesitated and said, "My father—"
Shang Ruyi immediately said, "Young Master Jiang, you can rest assured. Although your father has been arrested, he did not cause this trouble. The court has only imprisoned him and has not yet prosecuted or punished him. Nor has he been tortured."
Seeing that Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief, she continued, "If he can explain the whole story and clear his name, Prince Qin and I can guarantee to plead with the Emperor to release him."
Her last statement, made without consulting Yuwen Ye beforehand, was unwise; yet Yuwen Ye showed no reprimand, making his attitude quite clear. For Jiang Yan, this was naturally the best outcome.
But his expression became even more serious.
After a long silence, he looked up at Yuwen Ye and said, "Can you explain the whole story?"
"..."
"Who exactly met with Young Master Pei that night at Feishuang Palace?"
"...!"
Yuwen Ye's eyes flickered slightly.
Shang Ruyi forced a smile and said, "Isn't it Liang Youying?"
Jiang Xing glanced at her and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, Youying and I followed Young Master Pei's advice and helped you take Luoyang. We were on the verge of death. At this moment, we just want to be frank with you both."
The implication was that she shouldn't continue to feign politeness.
These words, neither too harsh nor too mild, made Shang Ruyi blush slightly, and she could only shut her mouth. Jiang Yan then turned to look at Yuwen Ye and said in a deep voice, "Although Youying has a bad temper, she is simple-minded and never doubts the people and things she has made up her mind."
"..."
"She always believed that her visit to the hot spring palace to see Young Master Pei had brought him to his death, which is why she risked going to rescue him from prison."
"..."
"But in retrospect, there are too many problems. She told me that she heard the soldiers' warning sounds behind her on her way out of Feishuang Palace, but later the rumors in the city said that the guards of Tangquan Palace saw someone having a private meeting with Young Master Pei in Feishuang Palace, so they started sounding the gong to warn them, but the person ran too fast and they couldn't catch him."
"..."
"How can a person be in two places at the same time?"
"..."
"So the truth is—it's true that Youying went to Tangquan Palace to secretly meet Young Master Pei, but after that, Young Master Pei met someone else."
"..."
"But he never revealed the person's identity, so everyone thought that the person he met was Youying."
At this point, Jiang Yan shut his mouth and stared intently at Yuwen Ye.
He spoke these words very softly, as if afraid that a fourth person might hear them, but even such a soft voice sounded very heavy to Shang Ruyi's ears. She was still not skilled enough in cultivation, and unconsciously revealed a guilty look in her eyes, but Yuwen Ye remained calm and composed, as if the people and things Jiang Yan mentioned had nothing to do with him.
After a moment's thought, he said in a calm and even voice, "You've come to ask, so you probably already have the answer in your heart."
Jiang Xing said, "I would like to hear what His Highness, the Prince of Qin, has to say."
"..."
"After all, this matter is of great importance, it may—no, it has already concerned my life and the life of Youying."
Yuwen Ye looked at him for a while, and finally let out a deep breath: "That's right, the person who met with Xingyuan at Feishuang Palace that night was sent by me."
"...!"
At that moment, the other two people in the lobby subconsciously took a deep breath.
Jiang Yan finally faced the fact, but when he heard Shang Ruyi gasp, he looked at her in surprise. Shang Ruyi realized she had lost her composure and quickly composed herself, looking away.
Jiang Xing was somewhat puzzled, but he couldn't care less about the princess right now.
That's right, the person who went to Tangquan Palace to see Pei Xingyuan that night was indeed from Yuwen Ye's faction.
but--
Jiang Xing said, "It would be easy for Your Highness and Young Master Pei to meet, so why did they have to meet in secret at Tangquan Palace and cause such a disaster?"
Yuwen Ye said, "Because it happened so suddenly, I had been investigating someone's background. On that day, I suddenly got the results, and I had to let Xingyuan know immediately to prevent him from being misled and going astray."
Jiang Xing asked, "Whose background?"
Yuwen Ye said, "It is your fifth sister, Liang Youying, the fifth leader of Wanggang Village."
"..."
The entire lobby fell silent at that moment.
Only Shang Ruyi listened to her own heartbeat, which was sometimes rapid and sometimes heavy. But this time, she did not show any surprise. She simply lowered her head and took a sip of tea with an indifferent expression. The warm tea slid down her throat and suppressed the palpitations in her heart.
But Jiang Xing couldn't suppress her astonishment, staring at Yuwen Ye in disbelief: "You, how could you—"
Yuwen Ye said, "Actually, you've been quite good at hiding your identities. Plus, your father and we are old acquaintances, so I've never seriously doubted your identities and background. Until Liang Youying and Xingyuan got closer and closer."
Jiang Yan frowned: "Why are you suspicious of us?"
Yuwen Ye said, "It's not that I doubt him, but I can't let someone of unknown origin be with him."
"..."
“You said Liang Youying has a bad temper but is simple-minded; while my brother not only has a good temper, but is also easily deceived.”
"..."
Jiang Yan's throat tightened, and after opening his mouth, he managed to squeeze out a dry sentence: "So, you investigated Youying's background just because they became closer to you?"
Yuwen Ye said, "That's right."
Jiang Xing stared at him with a sharp look in her eyes: "So, what did you find out?"
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