AWB Chapter 148 The Cold-blooded Supervisor of the East Factory vs. the Vicious Aunt in the Deep Palace
Chapter 148 The Cold-blooded Supervisor of the East Factory vs. the Vicious Aunt in the Deep Palace
Yingsi stood up, looking serious:
"General Mu, do you still think that the Mu family and the Li family can coexist peacefully? From the moment you decided to let me kill Concubine Li, it was destined that the two families would be irreconcilable."
"I have one more thing to say. Lord Wei already knew that I was the one who poisoned the woman, and he has kept the evidence. He will present the evidence to the emperor as soon as the queen or the prince is caught with the slightest evidence. By then, do you think the emperor will listen to your explanation?"
Mu Yunxiao's face darkened. After a moment of silence, he frowned and said, "Since Wei Xuanzhi has evidence, why doesn't he report it?"
There was no need to think about the answer to this question, as the queen answered it for her.
"Xuanzhi... was the only child of the Gu family who survived that year."
Mu Yunxiao was shocked: "Is Wei Xuanzhi from the Gu family?"
Speaking of this, the Queen's tone was somewhat dull.
"My mother and Mrs. Gu were close friends. I went to Chuzhou with my mother once and saw him when he was young. Later, when something happened to the Gu family, I sent someone to Chuzhou, but I didn't see him among the bodies at that time."
"Later, on Li Qingyin's birthday, I met him at the Li family. He was only about six or seven years old at that time. Fortunately, he also recognized me, but we tacitly did not recognize each other. I watched him become what he is now, step by step..."
After that, she looked at Yingsi again: "He seems to have a cold personality, but he has remembered my care in the past. I guess he didn't really intend to betray you when he was in Changqiu Palace that day."
Yingsi had guessed this, but was a little surprised when the Queen said it herself.
He killed people like crazy and everyone in the palace was afraid of him, but he always had a soft spot in his heart.
He couldn't betray the Li family without knowing that they were his enemies, nor could he hurt the daughter of his mother's close friend, so he chose to hurt himself to give an explanation to everyone.
When she stabbed him with the knife, he was prepared, but he was scared to death at that time, fearing that he would retaliate. It's really funny to think about it now.
Mu Yunxiao was a little unsure, pacing back and forth for a few times, frowning: "According to what you said, he should be on our side, why did you say that he would threaten us with the evidence of your poisoning."
Ying Si lowered her head and answered, "Before he can prove that Prime Minister Li was one of the murderers who framed the Gu family, he has no reason to betray his savior. Although he will protect the Queen, if the critical moment comes, no one can guarantee what choice he will make."
The Queen frowned: "You mean, you want us to help him find out the truth about the Gu family back then."
Mu Yunxiao continued: "Didn't he bring the witness back himself? Why didn't he investigate it himself?"
Ying Si thought: "It is impossible to convict him with only one witness. Moreover, once the Li family finds out that he is the child of the Gu family, they may turn around and accuse him of slander."
Mu Yunxiao was puzzled: "The Li family raised him for so many years, but they didn't know he was the child of the Gu family?"
As the author, she has a lot to say about this.
Gu Huaian is set up as a child who has been gifted since childhood and is very smart.
Therefore, after escaping, he didn't dare to use his real name. The name Xuanzhi was actually given to himself when he met Li Qingyin. His original surname was Li, but he changed it to Wei after he recognized Wei Mingxian as his adoptive father.
To the extent that the Li family still doesn't know Wei Xuanzhi's true identity, this is the only advantage they currently have.
But she couldn't tell them what she knew.
"It's a good thing that we don't know. If we can find out the truth first, then even if the Li family knows his identity, it won't help. Even if the emperor doesn't want to overturn the verdict, the Li family won't be as powerful as they are now."
Mu Yunxiao hesitated for a moment, then began to look at her again.
"How can you, a little maid, analyze so many things?"
The queen glanced at him and began to defend her: "She is already smart, and she must have learned a lot on this trip with Xuanzhi. There is no reason to doubt her."
Yingsi nodded in agreement, "Time is running out. Prime Minister Li already knows that someone is investigating the Gu family case, so he is anxious to take action against the Queen and the Crown Prince as soon as possible. If we don't fight back, no one knows what they will do next."
These words were half true and half false, and she guessed that Mu Yunxiao had to believe them whether he wanted to or not.
As expected, the next sentence Mu Yunxiao asked her was: "Where is the witness? Tell me all the details about the case, and I will have someone check it out immediately."
Yingsi could only tell him what she knew, and she had to ask Wei Xuanzhi for the rest.
He doesn't let himself get involved in this matter, so he will have to deal with it carefully when the time comes.
After the discussion, the Queen had her sent back to the Shanggong Bureau.
After distributing some of the things in her hands, she had to think about how to get Wei Xuanzhi to tell her the remaining details.
After writing a few words, there was some imperceptible movement outside the door.
Yingsi looked at the few words he had written, curled the corners of his lips, put down his pen, leaned back in his chair leisurely and shouted:
"My Lord, have you fallen in love with this sneaky feeling?"
The next moment, the door was gently pushed open.
Wei Xuanzhi walked in with his hands behind his back, a grim look on his face.
"I have nothing to do, just walking around."
Yingsi had an expression that said, "You're kidding me."
"That must be because he has too much free time, otherwise how could he come to such a remote place as mine?"
Wei Xuanzhi disagreed. His eyes stayed on her face in the candlelight for a moment and he raised his lips slightly.
"This is a Feng Shui treasure land. I have to believe in ghosts and gods occasionally."
After saying that, he stepped forward and cast his eyes on the words written by Yingsi with interest, then raised his eyebrows and commented: "Ugly."
Ying Si rolled her eyes at him, crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it aside, then glared at him and said:
"The man who invented characters simply hoped that people would understand them. I have already met his expectations."
He looked at her with a smile: "Aunt Yingsi, have you always set such low standards for yourself?"
Yingsi retorted: "You set too high standards for yourself."
She wanted to get up and leave, but he pushed her into a chair, his eyes slightly raised.
"You have to write a few decent words."
After saying that, he took another letter from the side without caring whether she was willing or not.
He picked up the pen that she had just put down, dipped it in ink, and finally handed it to her.
Yingsi propped up her head and looked at him, her eyes twinkling, "In the middle of the night, you ran to the room of the Shangshi Aunt to teach her how to write. You are really looking for trouble."
He said nothing, and seeing that she was reluctant to take the pen, he grabbed her hand, forced the pen into her hand, and then held her hand again.
“I wanted to write something.”
He leaned forward slightly, lowered his head close to her profile, and looked at the white paper under his pen seriously and attentively.