Wang Yanzhou and Hongyu smiled at each other and said, "Find joy in suffering, find joy in suffering!"
Although Wang Yanzhou's expression seemed to indicate that everything was under his control, only he could clearly feel the worries and pressures in his heart.
At the same time, after everyone in the thatched cottage quietly moved to the palace, Tang Chen originally wanted to start greeting them on the first day, but when she walked to the door of Xihe's room and heard laughter coming from inside, she couldn't help but step back.
After waiting another day to gather her thoughts, Tang Chen asked Jiang Wanying for help and invited people over one by one. However, this "interrogation of the prisoner" seemed to be much more difficult than she had imagined. The first person to be invited was Ou Yezi. Upon seeing her face, Tang Chen was politely infatuated for a while before starting to ask indirect questions. However, Ou Yezi only nodded and shook her head, or briefly brushed off the question, as if she was not interested in the matter. She did not give Tang Chen any unnecessary expression that could lead to speculation or reasoning.
After failing the first time, Tang Chen learned from her experience and, when Yao Chen came in, she asked directly about the matter. But before she could even finish her question, Yao Chen started rambling, taking the initiative into his own hands. The two of them chatted for a long time in the room, and after he left, Tang Chen slumped over on the table, feeling doubtful about her life, her head buzzing.
Jiang Wanying saw that Tang Chen must be thirsty after all this talk. She pushed the honey tea that Wang Qin had prepared in front of her and teased, "Oh, our Lord Tang, you're so tired after just interrogating a few 'prisoners' that you're already collapsed?"
Tang Chen looked up at Jiang Wanying and said with a wry smile, "Haha, I really hope they are 'criminals'. Each one is more difficult to deal with than the other. I was clearly saying one thing, but in the middle of my speech it became something else. Isn't that infuriating?"
Jiang Wanying saw that Tang Chen's mind was probably confused by Yao Chen, so she reminded him, "As I said, pick the weak ones when it comes to picking on you. You should start with the people you are most familiar with. Compared to you, those two just now were only slightly higher in level."
Hearing this, Tang Chen suddenly stood up, took a long breath, and said calmly, "Huh, let's take a break. Please help me call Xihe over."
Jiang Wanying pressed on, "Are you sure it's time now? Are you sure you won't wait any longer?"
Tang Chen also knew that calling them in for questioning one by one in such a short time would be very rude, and his intentions were already clear. However, time was pressing, and a result had to be achieved. "Hanhuan, I actually wish I were Huanhuan."
Jiang Wanying was slightly stunned. Huanhuan, who is Huanhuan? How come she had never heard of her? "...I don't know if I'm confused or you're confused. Sometimes I really don't know what weird things you're talking about."
Tang Chen stretched lazily and said, "No matter if it's strange or not, go call Xihe. Anyway, they should all know that these people coming to the palace are not just for simple visits. With her brother and Yaochen taking the lead, she should be prepared."
As a result, when Xihe arrived, Tang Chen's brain suddenly stopped working, and Xihe sat in front of her with a confused look on her face. There was silence for a long time, until Tang Chen smelled the fragrance of food and heard the rumbling sound from her stomach.
"......" When Tang Chen was still thinking about how to start, Xihe couldn't help but speak first: "...Achen, just ask me directly if you want to ask me anything. If I know it and I can tell you, I will definitely not hide it from you. When they went back, they told Shuyang and me that you seemed to have something important to ask us."
Tang Chen patted his forehead to sober himself up for a moment, then said, "Okay, then I'll ask you directly. If I say anything that offends you, don't blame me!"
Xihe smiled. Although she couldn't see Tang Chen's face, she thought that the woman in front of her must be worried about the people fighting on the battlefield not far away. "I understand that worry can lead to confusion. Besides, he is watching me from the sky, and he probably doesn't want me to lie to you."
"Actually, this is what happened..." After a cup of tea, Tang Chen told Xihe everything he could and knew about Beimo.
Xihe didn't understand why Beimo suddenly rebelled, which Tang Chen wanted to ask, but she suddenly remembered some things she had done a few months ago.
Seeing Xihe didn't say anything, Tang Chen thought that this person was probably just like Ou Yezi, who would just shut up when encountering things that had nothing to do with him. "What's wrong? Don't you know either?"
Xihe didn't answer directly, but said: "The questions you asked me seem to be a little different from those I asked my brother and Yaochen."
Tang Chen replied somewhat disappointedly: "It's said to be different, but it's actually the same. I'm just worried. I'm naturally relieved about you, but Yaochen and your brother are not familiar with each other after all."
Xihe continued to ask, "Your concern is understandable. So now you suspect someone from Beimo has sneaked in?"
"Well, how much do you know about artillery?"
Xihe was silent for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "...I'm sorry."
Tang Chen said that she should be the one to apologize. Was she being suspected for no reason? She was indeed a little embarrassed: "It's okay, I was just asking. It's normal that you don't know."
However, Xihe's next words almost petrified Tang Chen: "No, I mean, the artillery and ammunition in Beimo's hands; actually, they were given by me."
With a "clang", the teacup that Tang Chen had just lifted up shattered into pieces on the ground after Tang Chen was stunned.
Xihe stood up and bowed deeply to Tang Chen, then kept her head down and refused to raise it. "I'm sorry, but saving Yaochen was too much for me and the few remaining guards. Although I sold some explosives to the black market,... at my most difficult time, a few people from Beimo showed up."
Seeing this, Tang Chen stopped his hand mid-air as he was about to help her: "And then, you made a deal with them?"
Xihe sighed deeply and nodded. If she hadn't been completely at a loss, she wouldn't have gone to Beimo. She hadn't imagined her actions would ultimately implicate even more people. "I didn't think about this at first, but entering the Forbidden Palace is incredibly difficult, and I have so few people I can use."
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