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Chapter 206 Your humble servant believes there is a high probability that he is still alive.
Mo Zichen huddled under the covers, shivering. The pain this time was unbearable, and he never wanted to experience it again. But judging from what that person had said, it seemed that he would have to go through it again in seven days. Mo Zichen felt like his world was about to collapse.

He curled up, biting the corner of the blanket, and couldn't help but think, "Living like this is worse than being killed in the carriage! At least the pain would pass quickly, unlike now!"

As he pondered, exhaustion overwhelmed his consciousness, and he drifted off to sleep, falling into a beautiful dream.

In his dream, Mo Qilan was unaware of his mother's infidelity, nor did he know that he and his sister were not his children. He still cherished them like treasures.

Then Mo Ziyuan went to the frontier and died in battle three years later.

He became the only son of the Duke of Dingguo's family and became the Duke of Dingguo's heir without any objection. After Mo Qilan abdicated, he became the Duke of Dingguo again and married Princess Yunluo, the Emperor's half-sister. He lived a happy and fulfilling life.

Mo Zichen woke up with a smile on his lips. After seeing his surroundings and feeling the chains on his ankles, his heart, which had been brimming with happiness, immediately shattered. He couldn't accept the huge gap between his dream and reality. He covered his head with the blanket and burst into tears, mumbling incoherently in words that no one could understand.

At this moment, he was unaware that in the Emperor's study, the new Emperor Chu Qingye, his father Mo Qilan, and Mo Ziyuan were engaged in a heated discussion about the identity of the missing corpse from the carriage.

Rewind to half an hour earlier.

"Ziyuan, tell me the truth, did you really not do this?" Chu Qingye and Mo Qilan shared the same thought, both believing that he was involved in this matter.

“It really wasn’t me,” Mo Ziyuan said, laughing in exasperation. From the moment he entered the room, the two of them had been looking at him with a knowing look, and had been trying to coax him into admitting that he was the murderer.

"Your Majesty, Duke, I have not left the camp outside the capital since yesterday. All the soldiers can testify to this!" Mo Ziyuan repeated this sentence, which he had said no less than ten times, with a helpless expression.

What drove him even more crazy was that neither of them believed him at all, even though he had witnesses. They even told him that it didn't matter if it was him or not, they would make it look like he didn't do it.

"Why didn't I do it sooner if I wanted to kill them? Why did I have to wait until they were being driven to the village? Wouldn't that just be telling everyone that I did it? Do you think I'm that stupid!"

Before Mo Ziyuan arrived, he actually had some doubts about Lin Xin's words. After all, one was the emperor and the other was the victim. No one should cover for him. But now, he felt really embarrassed!
"If it really isn't you, then I'll have the Prefect of the Capital investigate," Chu Qingye said.

"Investigate! We must investigate thoroughly!" Mo Ziyuan said angrily, "If it is found that I am involved, then someone must be trying to frame me. Or Your Majesty can investigate the Western Rong people. After all, everyone knows about my relationship with Your Majesty, and there are countless people who want to sow discord between us."

"Yes, that's certainly a possibility. I will have the Prefect of the Capital investigate thoroughly and ensure there's absolutely no possibility of the murderer framing me," Chu Qingye said decisively.

"This humble subject will also do his part!" Mo Qilan, who had automatically become a background figure since his son entered, spoke up now, not wanting to be outdone.

"Alright, you can investigate, but do it discreetly and don't alert anyone. I'll have the Prefect of the Capital investigate openly and secretly. You two must cooperate well, one in the open and one in the shadows, and don't let me down!"

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I understand," Mo Qilan said solemnly, bowing.

"Duke Dingguo, please go ahead and do your work! Ziyuan, please stay behind, I have something to say to you."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

After Mo Qilan left, Chu Qingye leaned back in his chair in a rather ungraceful posture, waved his hand lazily, and asked, "How are you feeling now? Are you very happy?"

"Your Majesty, I am not very happy." "How could you be? That mother and her two children schemed against you for more than ten years. Now that they are finally dead, don't you feel happy?" Chu Qingye raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Before I met Xin'er, I would probably have been very happy, but since I met Xin'er, I have realized that I have wasted my time before, and they are not worth my attention."

Chu Qingye: "..." He never expected that his attempt to tease his childhood study companion would backfire, resulting in him being force-fed a huge mouthful of dog food, the kind with lactic acid bacteria, which was really a bit choking!

"Do you have any thoughts about this? What was their purpose in doing this? Was it to frame you?" Chu Qingye got straight to the point.

Mo Ziyuan shook his head. "Putting aside the motives of the person who did this, I'm more concerned about the missing corpse. Your Majesty, why don't you guess whether that person is dead or alive?"

"continue!"

“That night, Xin’er and I went to the Duke of Dingguo’s mansion and heard Qi Shi say with her own ears that Mo Zichen and Mo Lanzhi were not the Duke of Dingguo’s children, but were born from an affair between her and the steward of the Qi family. Your Majesty thinks that the steward’s identity is very suspicious. Your Majesty may find great results if you follow this line of inquiry!” Mo Ziyuan felt no pressure at all about revealing that Mo Qilan had been cuckolded.

"Hiss~" Even though Chu Qingye had seen a lot of depravity, he couldn't help but be shocked. "Is this really true?"

"Reliable!"

“In that case, that steward really should be investigated,” Chu Qingye’s narrowed eyes suddenly widened. “You suspect that the person missing from the carriage is Mo Zichen?”

Mo Ziyuan nodded without hesitation, "Your Majesty, I believe there is a high probability that he is still alive! Moreover, I have a feeling that a great conspiracy is slowly unfolding."

"you mean?"

Mo Ziyuan looked directly into Chu Qingye's eyes and slowly nodded.

"I understand!" Chu Qingye's face turned somewhat ugly, and he was also very angry and frustrated.

"Your humble servant takes his leave!" Mo Ziyuan seized the opportunity to announce his departure.

Chu Qingye waved to him.

After leaving the palace, Mo Ziyuan was pondering what he needed to take to the Western Frontier when he suddenly bumped into someone, which startled him. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was his own father, who was now a cuckold. He asked irritably, "Lord Duke, what are you doing?"

Caught off guard by the sarcastic tone, Mo Qilan almost forgot why he was waiting there. He straightened up, coughed, and asked, "Are you going to war? Why didn't anyone tell me? You didn't even tell me?"

"Hmph!" Mo Ziyuan scoffed. "It's not like this is my first time going to war. I didn't tell you before either! Besides, does it make any difference whether I tell you or not?"

For a moment, Mo Qilan wanted to get angry when his only son asked him such a mocking question. But when he saw Mo Ziyuan's indifferent eyes, his anger quickly subsided. It was all his own doing; what could he do? He would just have to take it slow.

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