Chapter 190: Doubt (Part 1)
"Why, Master Murong can know about Lord Ye's affairs, but this prince can't?" Chen Yanchuan turned the teacup in his hand and smiled slightly, but his eyes were clear and indifferent to the extreme, "Master Murong, you can't be partial to one and ignore the other."
Murong Ye only felt a chill all over his body.
Only at this moment did he suddenly realize how rash and stupid his previous words were!
——If he wants to help Ye Shixian again and rescue Ye Heng again, he must have evidence in his hands!
Words are not enough, and all the excuses are a huge joke, especially in front of His Majesty and the ministers!
Murong Ye's face turned pale and he stammered, "I, I didn't mean that, I didn't--"
Emperor Muwu sat high up at the head of the table, his face sullen.
"Speaking of this matter, I would like to ask, why hasn't the person behind the scenes been found yet?"
He lowered his voice, suppressed anger evident in it.
Concubine Ru's eyes flickered, and she quickly advised: "Your Majesty, this kind of thing is always troublesome to investigate. It is really difficult to investigate it thoroughly in just a few days..."
This time, Emperor Mu Wu did not pay much attention to her words. He looked directly at Xiao Chengxuan with obvious dissatisfaction and blame in his eyes.
"Second brother, you were there when Yanchuan was assassinated. Don't you have any clues?"
The second prince of Emperor Mu Wu was quite capable, and he usually did everything very well. But this time, even though Xiao Chengxuan was at the scene, he couldn't find out any information at all?
Xiao Chengxuan also understood the unfinished meaning of Emperor Mu Wu's words, but he couldn't think of any words to respond for a moment, so he could only bow his head in shame: "I heard that the people who went there the other day were all assassins. I have tried to capture them several times and wanted to interrogate them, but unfortunately all ended in failure. I am incompetent, please punish me, father!"
Emperor Mu Wu certainly would not punish him for this matter, but Concubine Ru was very unhappy.
In the past, Xiao Chengxuan had worked hard in everything and finally won some praise from His Majesty. Now that something like this has happened, His Majesty is dissatisfied. Aren't all his previous efforts in vain?
Concubine Ru poured a glass of wine for Emperor Mu Wu and advised softly, "Your Majesty, there is no rush for this matter. The most important thing is that no one is hurt. Isn't that better than anything else? Just think about how brutal the scene was. Fortunately, the prince of Dingbei was blessed and was safe and sound, and Chengxuan was only slightly injured. If something really happened, it would be too late to regret it."
She patted her chest lightly, smiled and said, "Come to think of it, the second young lady of the Ye family is also a lucky person. She was just going up the mountain to burn incense, and was innocently dragged into this storm. Fortunately, she was able to escape danger in the end and returned safely."
The words were spoken softly and there was nothing wrong with them, but they made people think of Ye Chutang, and at the same time, the same questions popped up in their minds.
--yes! How come Ye Chutang happened to be there that day! ?
There was a brief silence in the hall.
Princess Qinyang suddenly said, "I didn't expect that the Imperial Concubine would care so much about Chu Tang."
Concubine Ru was stunned. She didn't expect Princess Qinyang to interrupt, but she quickly adjusted her expression and said with a smile: "After all, she is a first-class woman praised by the princess. I liked her very much when I saw her last time, so I naturally pay more attention to her.
Princess Qinyang raised her lips and said, "Oh? So, the Imperial Concubine must have heard those rumors about her?"
(End of this chapter)
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