Chapter 130 The Truth
Chapter 130 The Truth
After the outing that day, Ye Xuan sat in the living room drinking tea until late at night for two days in a row, but no one came to visit him.

This strange behavior even caused Nianwei to misunderstand.

She thought Ye Xuan wanted to distance himself from her in front of the Chang sisters, so he would rather drink tea in the living room until late at night.

As a last resort, Ye Xuan had to spend most of the day teaching Nianwei some physiological knowledge before he could dispel her worries.

It was not until the morning of the third day that Ye Xuan was preparing to go out and report for duty at the Zhenfu Division.

A blind beggar suddenly asked, "Is this the residence of Lord Ye, a captain of the Imperial Guard?"

Ye Xuan was very sure that he did not know this blind old beggar who exuded a foul odor, but the old beggar gave Ye Xuan's official title and surname in detail.

Ye Xuan nodded, not looking down on the beggar. "Yes, it's me. What do you want from me, old man?"

The old beggar showed a look of joy, and tremblingly took out a letter sealed with wax from his arms and was about to hand it to Ye Xuan, but he nervously took it back halfway and confirmed again: "Is it really Lord Ye, the captain of the Jinyiwei? I know you are just a blind old beggar, please don't lie to me!"

Ye Xuan chuckled: "I never bully the old, weak, sick or disabled, don't worry."

The old beggar then handed the letter to Ye Xuan. Before leaving, Ye Xuan suddenly asked, "Old man, do you know who asked you to deliver the letter?"

The old beggar shook his head and said, "I don't know who it was. He just gave me two taels of silver and told me to hand over this letter to you."

Ye Xuan nodded, having expected this.

But before the old beggar left, he suddenly stopped and said, "But judging by the voice, it should be a middle-aged man, and he smells like ink."

"Middle-aged man, smell of ink." Ye Xuan muttered to himself and opened the envelope in his hand.

…………

That night, at the foot of the western mountain outside Yingtian City.

In a dilapidated temple, a candlelight flickered.

Ye Xuan stood in front of a broken statue of Guanyin, playing with a jade pendant out of boredom.

After a long time, Ye Xuan stared at the pendant in his hand and suddenly said, "My Lady Concubine, if you don't show up, I will be leaving."

As soon as he finished speaking, a graceful figure appeared at the entrance of the dilapidated temple.

"Ye Xuan, you are attending this meeting alone. Aren't you afraid that I will ambush assassins to kill you?"

In the dim candlelight, Lu's stunningly beautiful face was reflected.

But at this moment, there was no charm on that beautiful face, only icy coldness.

Ye Xuan turned around, looked directly into Lu's eyes, and said with a faint smile: "You can't do it."

"I admit that your Majesty's performance in the East Palace assassination case was indeed shocking. You were even able to win over Doctor Xu and make him work for you wholeheartedly."

"But all this is just a lie, with your beauty."

Lu suddenly shouted in a low voice, "Stop talking nonsense. Since you already know that I am the mastermind behind all this, why don't you report it to the prince immediately? Then you will be rich and powerful." "But you didn't, either you have other intentions; or, in fact, you have no evidence, and all this is just your speculation! Am I right, Captain Ye!"

Ye Xuan not only refreshed his understanding of Lu, but also thought that this woman was not only cruel and ruthless and would do anything to achieve her goals, but also had incredibly terrifying intelligence and judgment.

After just a few words, Lu had guessed that he did not have much substantial evidence at hand.

But is evidence important?
It is important to say it is important, and it is not important to say it is not important.

"Your Majesty, do you know about the Empty Seal Case?" Ye Xuan put the jade pendant back into his pocket and said with a faint smile.

Lu snorted coldly and said impatiently: "Ye Xuan, stop playing dumb and just speak frankly!"

Ye Xuan's expression remained unchanged, with a smile on his face, "I happened to be involved in the Empty Seal Case, and even received praise from His Majesty for it."

"I'm not saying this to show how powerful I am. I just want to tell you, Madam, that evidence is always dispensable. Sometimes, it's just a word from a superior to turn black into white or white into black. It's nothing new."

"Although I don't have much solid evidence to prove that Your Majesty is indeed the mastermind behind the East Palace assassination case, anyone who is not stupid can see that Your Majesty is indeed the murderer!"

"So what if he saw it?" Mrs. Lu changed her delicate tone and said in a very firm tone.

Ye Xuan's mouth curled up with a hint of sneer: "Everyone knows how much His Majesty values ​​His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Grandson. If His Majesty knew about this, do you think the Emperor would continue to let you be the Crown Prince's concubine in peace just because there is no evidence?"

Lu's face froze, and a trace of panic flashed across her peach-like eyes.

Because she knew that what Ye Xuan said was right. When Zhu Yuanzhang investigated a case, he only needed a list of people to be implicated, not the so-called evidence!

Take the case of the blank seal that happened not long ago, for example. Although there were many officials who used blank documents, many low-level officials who were executed were merely following orders from their superiors and carrying out the orders of the blank documents.

Not only did he abuse the power to stamp documents, but he himself was kept in the dark.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about all that. Anyone involved would be killed without mercy, no matter the severity of the reason, or even whether they knew they were involved in the empty seal case!

What’s more, the people whom Lu was plotting to murder were her most valued crown prince and her most beloved grandson!
Not to mention that Lu was just a minor concubine of the crown prince, even Chang Yuchun's daughter, the principal wife Chang, would be killed without mercy!

"What do you want?" Lu stepped into the ruined temple. "Silver or power?"

Ye Xuan sneered and said, "It seems that the queen has understood that I am not trying to intimidate you."

At this moment, there was no toughness or coldness on Lu's face, but rather a charming and tender look.

In this dim and dilapidated temple, it is like a beautiful girl who has strayed into the wilderness, making people unable to help but imagine.

"Since the day Doctor Xu was captured, I have thought about this day." The hooded black robe on Lu's shoulders slid down her back, but Lu seemed to feel nothing and continued to walk towards Ye Xuan.

"Lord Ye should know that although my father is a third-rank official, he is only in a low-income government office like the Taichang Temple, and my brother is only a fifth-rank doctor in the Ministry of Justice. Moreover, his personality is such that he doesn't know how to make money."

"Your Majesty, what you mean is... you don't have the money to bribe me?" There was a hint of amusement on Ye Xuan's lips.

The belt fell off, and a breeze blew off Lu's coat, revealing her beautiful figure wrapped in white clothes and pants.

(End of this chapter)