But then the emperor said, "You are keeping an eye on the Dali Temple's Minister, but are you keeping an eye on the Dali Temple's Junior Minister as well?"
Huo Wuyou was stunned: "You didn't say you wanted to keep an eye on him..."
"Could it be my fault?"
"It's you!" Huo Wuyou said quickly, "You deserve to die!"
The emperor groaned a few times before his anger subsided a little.
He asked Huo Wuyou, "Tell me, who found those letters in Chunfeng Tower?"
After a moment of recollection, Huo Wuyou said, "I followed Tu Yuxian in searching, but we found nothing at first. Later... the Dali Temple's Shaoqing led another group to search, and only then did they find those letters in the place we had previously missed..."
Suddenly, he was startled: "Could it be that there is something wrong with those letters?"
The emperor remained silent and snorted coldly.
He only asked: "Has there been any other progress these days?"
Huo Wuyou looked embarrassed and said, "Yes, it is true, but... I dare not speak nonsense."
"Oh?" the emperor said, "Explain clearly."
Huo Wuyou then said, "Those who came to Chunfeng Tower to cause trouble, saying that they were forcing women of good character into prostitution, were full of suspicious points. I interrogated them, and sure enough, there was no such thing as forcing women of good character into prostitution. They were all instigated to cause trouble."
The emperor sullenly asked, "Who?"
Huo Wuyou lowered his voice and said cautiously, "They said that the person who ordered them was none other than...Prince Gong's cousin."
Then he continued, "But why would my cousin, Prince Gong, slander a brothel? I believe the person behind this is deliberately trying to frame me. I will interrogate them for several days and nights to make them tell the truth!"
"Do you really think so?" The emperor looked a little doubtful.
But Huo Wuyou said, "Of course! Prince Gong is my cousin after all, how could I not trust him? Lord Tu Yuxian also said that there were doubts about this matter, so he didn't let those on trial sign their confessions. I also think that we should wait until the trial is clear before we say anything. Otherwise, if my cousin is wrongly accused, what will we do?"
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