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Chapter 197 Let's See Clearly
"Does what kind of car Yang Luo takes have anything to do with his uncle?"

The King of the East Sea asked, his face darkening as he spoke.

"Have you heard that ridiculous rumor about her?"

Before he could finish speaking, Princess Heisei interrupted him with a cry of "Brother!"

"Duke Ding'an mentioned to Father and Mother that she was his second uncle's granddaughter," she said in a deep voice, then smiled. "We can't let outsiders decide our own child's identity, instead of our own family doing so."

That's true," the King of the East Sea nodded.

“Ever since the White Horse Town case was exposed, absurd things have happened frequently, from blood-written letters to resurrections,” Princess Heicheng said. “Now they say that Yang Luo is a survivor of White Horse Town. Who knows if it’s true or not? She even impersonated Liu Chan before, and lying has become a habit.”

He chuckled softly as he said this.

"Your brother knows how arrogant she is. She defied the Empress Dowager for the sake of being a disciple of the Imperial Academy, and now, for the sake of the White Horse Town case, she might offend the Emperor again."

The King of the East Sea realized what was happening and stood up: "My sister is saying that she made up this rumor!"

Princess Heisei said, "I didn't say that. I meant that what she said is unreliable, and the rumors about her are also unbelievable."

But the King of the East Sea was no longer listening to her and clapped his hands.

“That’s right. How could anyone else make up such absurd things? It must be that Yang Luo has discovered some old stories about the Yang family,” he murmured.

As a child, he was often taken to the army by his father, the emperor. Still too young to understand, he vaguely heard rumors that his father was engaged to a young lady from the Yang family...

However, after his father ascended the throne, the rumors dissipated and were never mentioned again.

Therefore, Yang Luo, being a member of the Yang family, had also heard this rumor and then fabricated it.
That's right, that's right. The King of the East Sea stood up and paced back and forth, parting the clouds to reveal the clear sky.

Moreover, Yang Luo's mother died in Baima Town, and this son, relying on his status as a disciple of the Imperial Academy, recklessly accused others out of jealousy.

She might have framed her uncle!
"I'm going to find my father right now!" he said. "I must find out why Yang Luo left the Dali Temple, but my uncle is still imprisoning him!"

After saying that, he ran out.

Princess Heisei stood up and called out to her brother a few times: "Don't rush, let's talk this out."

But he didn't chase after him or stop him; he just stood at the door and watched the King of the East Sea walk away quickly.

She watched quietly for a moment, then turned and gave instructions to the palace maid.

"Keep an eye on Father's side."

The palace maid responded and quickly left.

She'll try to persuade her father after her brother and father have had a fight.

Her brother has saddened their father, but she, as his daughter, will never do that. She will always be their father's most reliable daughter.

Surprisingly, a palace maid brought news that the Prince of Donghai did indeed wait for the Emperor to return at the Qin Zheng Hall, but there was no quarrel between father and son inside. Instead, the two of them came out together shortly afterward to see the Empress.

However, Princess Heisei was soon summoned and learned what had happened.

"This matter involves privacy."

"It is being manipulated behind the scenes by treacherous officials."

The emperor explained softly to his wife and children.

"The Marquis and I have already discussed this; in order to eliminate the treacherous officials, we will pretend to be deceived."

The emperor said, looking at the empress.

"I hope Your Majesty will forgive me for keeping this matter from you in order not to alert the treacherous officials."

The Empress smiled. Marquis Yichun had already sent her a message, telling her nothing but to not cause trouble for His Majesty and to "be a good Empress."

As long as the Empress holds the position, the Chai family's status will remain secure.

The Empress nodded: "Your Majesty need not tell me, and I do not wish to know these things."

The King of the East Sea hurriedly said from the side, "Father, I can also help."

Just now, his father had already told him about some of the next steps, such as questioning the Gaoyang Army.

He has already entered politics and can personally inspect the area on behalf of his father.

“You don’t need to do anything right now,” the emperor said, looking at him. “What you should do now is study, look carefully, and study diligently.”

Doing things doesn't interfere with studying, Princess Heisei said before the King of the East Sea could speak.

"Father, if my uncle has done anything wrong, please investigate and punish him severely."

The King of the East Sea frowned immediately: "What are you saying, sister? Father has already said it was a treacherous assassin."

Princess Heicheng looked at the Prince of Donghai: "I know it was a treacherous frame-up, but my uncle must have also made a mistake to be taken advantage of." After saying that, she looked at the emperor with concern, "The treacherous should be punished, and if my uncle is wrong, Father should also be punished. Only in this way can we win the hearts of the people."

The Emperor laughed heartily, looked at Princess Heisei and nodded gently: "Alright, Heisei, don't worry, I will."

His children are actually very good, but in their eyes, the most they can think of is that the Chai family made a mistake, and the solution is to punish them and then the matter will be over.

They never considered whether the Chai family was bullying their father...

However, he didn't blame them; he could understand, after all, the Chai family was also family to them. If it were before, he would have felt a little sad, but now…

The emperor's smile was wide and deep.

He has a daughter who loves him dearly.

Seeing the smile on the emperor's face, Princess Heicheng couldn't help but smile as well. Her father understood her feelings, so she said no more.

"Father, Mother," she said cheerfully, "serve the meal, I'm hungry."

The emperor laughed heartily and raised his hand to signal, "Serve the meal."

The palace attendants and maids waiting outside responded and came in to set up the table, and exquisite dishes were brought in one by one.

The family of four sat around the table, just like before.

……

……

The emperor and his family of four ate together, just as happily as before, and Consort Li soon found out.

"Your Majesty," a trusted palace maid whispered, "Even with all this commotion, with such irrefutable evidence right before our eyes, and Chai Du being arrested as well, His Majesty and Marquis Yichun haven't made a fuss."

Not arguing doesn't necessarily mean things will remain the same as before.

Consort Li smiled and drank a large mouthful of soup.

My brother has already sent word that Chai Du has not been released, and the Dali Temple is preparing to join forces with the three ministries to investigate Gao Yang's army.

Although Marquis Yichun would personally appoint officials.

But His Majesty's decision to investigate the Chai family indicates that he has taken notice, and the Marquis of Yichun's permission to investigate suggests that he has yielded to the pressure. If anything else happens next, the two sides will inevitably break off relations.

Everything was going according to her plan, and everything was progressing as they had anticipated.

Consort Li put down her bowl, clasped her hands together, and silently thanked all the gods and Buddhas in the sky.

Indeed, the Li family is the true embodiment of destiny.

Several times in her dreams, she saw the Marquis of Yichun arrested, the Empress deposed, and her Prince of Linhai replacing the Prince of Donghai as Crown Prince.

"Go tell your maternal uncle." Consort Li thought of something and whispered to the palace maid, "That matter should also be continued. Miss Yang was first assassinated, and then she learned that the murderer of her mother was publicly identified. She must be heartbroken at this time, which is a good time to get close to her."

The palace maid responded with a "yes" and rose to leave.

Night gradually enveloped the imperial city.

The lights in the capital city lit up one by one, shining brightly.

The National Academy outside the capital city is like a bright pearl in the mountains.

All the students in the library had left, except for three people.

These three people practically treated the library as their home.

The chief priest who lives at the highest point and reads books, Wei Jiao who occupies a private room to sleep, and "Miss Yang" Mo Zheng who is ordered to study hard.

However, at this moment, Wei Jiao was not sleeping, and Mo Zheng was not studying hard.

"This is dinner that Senior Brother Ling gave me." Mo Zheng kicked open Wei Jiao's door and found a gap in the pile of papers to sit down. "Senior Brother, come and eat with us too."

Wei Jiao sat on the ground and said indifferently, "Offering favors for no reason."

Mo Zheng laughed and said, "That's right. If you're attentive when there's nothing to do, you can use it when there's something to do."

Wei Jiao chuckled, but instead of taking the bowl and chopsticks, he reached out and picked up a piece of smoked dried fish and threw it into his mouth.

"You're going to expose Lady Li to the Marquis of Yichun and just sit back and watch the two families fight each other?" he said.

Mo Zheng used her chopsticks to stir the food and nodded: "The Li family wanted to fight the Chai family anyway, so let them fight it out clearly. The Li family understood before, and now the Chai family understands. This is fair."

"What a load of rubbish about fairness," Wei Jiao raised an eyebrow. "So in your eyes, the Yichun Marquis family isn't the murderer, and only the Li family is?"

Mo Zheng nodded: "Yes, I see clearly. Marquis Yichun indeed disdains to kill me."

Wei Jiao chuckled: "Then your eyesight isn't very good."

Mo Zheng seemed puzzled, looking at Wei Jiao: "Isn't that right? I see clearly, I've encountered them trying to assassinate me many times."

Wei Jiao picked up another dried fish, threw it into his mouth, and stood up.

“I’ll help you this time because of your eagerness,” he said. “I’ll let you see for yourself.”

Mo Zheng held the bowl and chopsticks, looked at him, and sighed softly: "Senior brother, you've helped me more than just this time. You've always been helping me."

The girl under the lamp had sparkling eyes and a grateful expression, and Wei Jiao couldn't help but laugh again.

Although he already knew that this bastard could come up with compliments on the spot, they still exceeded his expectations every time.

Well, perhaps, it must be genuine to do that.

(End of this chapter)