Yun Chuwei stood up with a hint of helplessness and walked to Xie Xuan.
She reached out and took Xie Xuan's hand, whispering, "Let's talk, hmm?"
Xie Xuan simply looked at Yun Chuwei without saying a word.
Yun Chuwei said, "In your previous life, you hated me so much because you thought I harmed you to help Empress Wang and Xie Sheng, right?"
Xie Xuan's hand trembled slightly. His deep gaze fell on Yun Chuwei, and he said in a low voice, "Don't you have any?"
“I didn’t. I’m not lying to you. Although I sided with Empress Wang in my previous life, I never intended to harm you, much less did I do anything to harm you. Jiang Wanqiu and Huo Qingjue are, to some extent, my people. However, the fact that they found false evidence in your Wang residence was not at my behest,” Yun Chuwei said.
“I have no grudge against either of them. And the only one who could have ordered them to do so is you and my father. You say it wasn't you, so are you implying that it was my father who ordered them?” Xie Xuan said.
Yun Chuwei: ...
She didn't say that, but on the surface, there really are only these two possibilities.
Your Majesty... did he instruct Jiang Wanqiu and Huo Qingjue to harm Xie Xuan?
But the question is, what is His Majesty after?
Xie Xuan has no military power. His real power was granted to him by His Majesty, and His Majesty can take it back at any time.
Xie Xuan poses no threat to His Majesty.
Even tigers don't eat their cubs.
After pondering for a moment, Yun Chuwei suggested another possibility: "Perhaps, the two of them have been bribed?"
Xie Xuan was silent for a moment before saying, "Yun Chuwei, I told you last time that I investigated both of them, and I know all their weaknesses. But I still haven't been able to grasp their weaknesses. Do you know why?"
Yun Chuwei pursed her lips: "Because their weakness lies in His Majesty's hands?"
Xie Xuan chuckled self-deprecatingly: "So you know everything. Do you know what price the imperial physicians and the Embroidered Uniform Guards will have to pay for betraying Father? They were already favorites of Father. Would they betray him for an uncertain future?"
Yun Chuwei remained silent.
Indeed, no.
Jiang Wanqiu and Huo Qingjue had no enmity with Xie Xuan.
The two of them will not betray His Majesty; all that remains is her and His Majesty.
No matter how you look at it, she's the more suspicious one.
Yun Chuwei closed her eyes and recalled the events of her previous life.
She felt that something was wrong.
Your Majesty, does he have a reason to kill Xie Xuan?
Xie Xuan looked at Yun Chuwei, who was silent with her eyes closed, and felt a slight pain in her heart.
He tried to pull his hand away, but found that Yun Chuwei was holding him tightly and wouldn't let go.
He reached out his other hand and pressed it against his aching chest.
His voice was hoarse: "Yun Chuwei, let go..."
Yun Chuwei didn't say anything, but just tightened her grip on his hand.
Xie Xuan felt her strength and felt even more uncomfortable.
His voice even trembled slightly: "Yun Chuwei, what do you want to do? What exactly do you want to do?"
Yun Chuwei opened her eyes, looked at Xie Xuan, and asked seriously, "If I say it wasn't me, how can you believe me?"
Xie Xuan fell silent.
Does he believe in Yun Chuwei now?
He, of course, absolutely believed it.
And then what? Will he be able to find the truth?
Without the truth, he can find nothing.
Does he believe in Yun Chuwei from his previous life?
He didn't know whether he should believe it or not.
After he returned, he investigated his father, Jiang Wanqiu, Huo Qingjue, and Yun Chuwei, with whom he was engaged, but none of them had any motive to kill him.
He hadn't looked into Yun Chuwei, who was engaged to Xie Sheng.
Because, having lived a second life, Yun Chuwei, who was once engaged to Xie Sheng, no longer exists.
“Even if I were to live a second life, I would never see anything that remains unchanged. Yun Chuwei, things change, but do people change?” He looked at Yun Chuwei and asked earnestly.
Yun Chu was slightly taken aback, then said, "Don't change the subject, I'm asking you a question!"
Xie Xuan looked intently at Yun Chuwei and said, "What if I asked you to kill Jiang Wanqiu and Huo Qingjue?"
Yun Chuwei slowly released Xie Xuan's hand and lowered her head to think.
Jiang Wanqiu and Huo Qingjue have been working diligently ever since they started following her.
In her previous life, the two of them had even shielded her from swords and blades.
Even if these two people wronged anyone else, they never wronged her.
Moreover, they are still useful.
She felt somewhat discouraged.
Xie Xuan frowned; he had gotten the answer from Yun Chuwei's silence.
So he took a step and walked outside.
"Stop!" Yun Chuwei suddenly called out to Xie Xuan, "Xie Xuan, did I say you could leave?"
Xie Xuan stopped in his tracks, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.
"Miss Yun, is there anything else?"
Yun Chuwei approached him again and said, "Could we change the terms?"
Xie Xuan: ...
At that moment, Yan Shu's voice came from outside the tent.
"Young Miss, we're about to break camp!"
Yun Chuwei glanced back at Uncle Yan outside and said, "I'm all ready! Send someone to pack up the camp."
Uncle Yan agreed and went to call for help.
Yun Chuwei then looked at Xie Xuan and pointed to her clothes: "You messed this up!"
Xie Xuan looked at the woman's slightly disheveled clothes and her half-hidden, fragrant shoulders, and pursed his lips slightly.
Apart from that, he made no further moves.
Yun Chuwei snorted coldly and turned to walk out.
Xie Xuan subconsciously reached out and grabbed Yun Chuwei.
Yun Chuwei rolled her eyes at Xie Xuan: "Why did you pull me?"
Xie Xuan seemed to sigh.
He pulled her back, lowered his head, and bent down to straighten her clothes.
When I touched her shoulder, I subconsciously lightened my touch.
Yun Chuwei watched him lower his head to straighten her clothes, and her heart stirred slightly. She said softly, "Jiang Wanqiu and Huo Qingjue are the only two people who can find out the truth of the previous life. If I kill them, I will have to carry this blame forever."
Xie Xuan paused for a moment, then calmly and smoothly straightened Yun Chuwei's clothes.
He didn't believe that any truth could be found about what happened in his previous life.
Yun Chuwei knew he didn't believe her, so she leaned closer to Xie Xuan, looked up at him, and said earnestly, "Give me some time, okay?"
Xie Xuan remained silent.
Yun Chuwei reached out and pinched Xie Xuan's chin, saying unhappily, "Xie Xuan, if you don't say something, I'll really get angry!"
Xie Xuan frowned slightly and said, "What does Miss Yun want me to say? Haven't you already made up your mind?"
Yun Chuwei was indeed a little angry. She took a deep breath, flicked her hand, turned around, and walked away.
She didn't forget to call out to Yan Wei, "Uncle Yan, let's go!"
Xie Xuan moved his hand suddenly, trying to grab the person, but he grasped at empty air.
At this moment, Uncle Yan was still leading his men outside to dismantle the camp tents when he heard this and realized that his young mistress seemed to be angry.
He found it strange and immediately replied, "Okay! Coming!"
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