Long Yue was worried that Li Qingmu was not treated well in the Imperial Palace, so when he returned, she insisted on checking his body, which made Li Qingmu both amused and helpless.
"The Emperor didn’t do anything to , he just asked to play chess with him."
"Just playing chess?" Long Yue frowned skeptically. "Your brows are furrowed, your mood is off, surely it’s not just a simple ga of chess. Tell !"
Long Yue crossed her arms, looking as if she wouldn’t let it go if he didn’t explain.
Li Qingmu was slightly embarrassed, and under his lady’s domineering attitude, he had no choice but to recount everything honestly.
Long Yue wrote down the few words said by Qi Yun and pondered them carefully.
——In the relationship between ruler and minister, what defines a ruler and a minister? The ruler is like the heavens, the son of heaven, while the minister... there are many ministers in this world! When the ruler wants the minister to die, the minister must die; it is an ironclad rule from ancient tis!
Long Yue circled the emphasis on the last sentence.
"When the ruler wants the minister to die, the minister must die? A Mu, what does the Emperor an by this? Does he intend to sacrifice you?"
Li Qingmu was stunned: "Impossible, right?"
The little wife’s words left him confused. Everyone thought the Emperor Qi Yun was a person who cared little for feelings, very harsh and unkind, but Li Qingmu knew that he was generous to those he cared about.
Would the Emperor sacrifice him?
No, it couldn’t be!
Li Qingmu rembered his visit to the Imperial Study Room, where Qi Yun’s attitude toward him was kind, even serving him tea, uh...
Li Qingmu paused, what did he do then?
He actually rejected the Emperor’s goodwill!
Li Qingmu always considered himself calm and composed, but for so reason, whenever he faced those he cared about, family, his emotions beca unmanageable.
He must have been too excited and indignant at the ti.
However, the Emperor didn’t seem angry.
Li Qingmu pondered.
At that ti he asked whether there was verification if Qian Yi was indeed the Seventeenth Prince, and such questioning from a minister was already very impolite, yet he didn’t get angry and even said, based on the evidence, it appeared so.
Wait a minute!
Li Qingmu suddenly widened his eyes and quickly looked over the few words Long Yue recorded.
"Yue’er."
"Hmm?"
"Look, the Emperor only said, based on the evidence, Qian Yi was the Seventeenth Prince, so can it be interpreted as..."
"From his perspective, it might not be?"
Long Yue, being very clever, quickly realized this crucial point.
Li Qingmu nodded: "So, what is the Emperor actually planning?"
He obviously knew that person wasn’t his son, yet he acknowledged him, what is he thinking?
Or perhaps...
"A Mu, rember when we were in the Emperor’s side chamber, he often asked you to play chess?"
Li Qingmu nodded, then exchanged a glance with Long Yue.
A tacit understanding gradually ford.
Playing chess...
This Emperor is navigating a grand chess ga!
Perhaps they are all just pieces on his board!
Qi Yun frequently asked him to play chess, wasn’t he conveying certain information?
But, what exactly is he trying to convey?
"My Lord, Madam, there’s quite a commotion outside, they say sothing big has happened."
At this mont, a young servant rushed in to inform Long Yue and her husband about the situation outside.
After all, Long Yue had instructed earlier that if anything unusual happened outside, they were to report imdiately.
Often, when information is asymtrical, one can be put at a disadvantage.
"What kind of case?"
Long Yue’s eyes turned cold, her sharp mind already guessing.
"It’s from the Jiangling area, a major case where an entire village died, hundreds of lives lost, dying a miserable death, many bodies incomplete, now the whole court is shaken, and many outsiders are talking about it!"
The young servant’s eyes flickered as he looked up at his masters.
Long Yue sensed his odd behavior and frowned, "What do you have to say, just say it!"
"Well... Outside rumors say that during that ti my lord and the madam visited Qingshui Village, and this matter might be related to you..."
"Bang! Nonsense!"
Long Yue slamd her palm on the table, frightening the young servant.
"Who is spreading these lies?"
"I don’t know, many are saying so, I... I just overheard..."
Faced with the cold expression of the mistress, the young servant trembled.
Long Yue waved her hand to dismiss him, then turned to the indifferent man beside her: "A Mu, this is a trap, a trap set against us!
From the initial theft of Yun Niang’s goods, they have been scheming step by step. He’s waiting for to walk into their snare myself!
That Luanshi Ridge, perhaps they indeed intended to capture us, but surely they prepared for both success and failure. Now that the Luanshi Ridge sche failed, they are moving on to the next plan!"
Their plan is ticulously linked, truly a master of conspiracies, making it impossible to guard against!
Long Yue inhaled sharply, their thods are too fierce, too vicious, any carelessness would lead to endless ruin!
"A Mu, why are you smiling?"
Long Yue spoke anxiously, yet saw Li Qingmu was smiling, and his smile was irritating, his gaze continuously roving over her chest, making her hair stand on end.
Long Yue glared at him angrily, annoyed: "What are you looking at? What’s there to see? The fire is at the eyebrows, yet you can still smile?"
Li Qingmu shrugged: "Then... should I cry instead?"
"Don’t!"
Long Yue was annoyed; with this man’s handso face, crying would make it less appealing.
"Don’t worry!" Li Qingmu was calm and composed, "Since they’ve set this trap, then... we follow the old rules..."
Li Qingmu detailed a series of actions and wrote a letter, but it was a secret letter, which only he, Long Yue, and the Young Prince Qi Jingyu could understand.
As for the old rules, that ans, using the sa ploy!
Long Yue felt a bit gloomy, always waiting for the opponent to make a move to trick her, it’s really frustrating!
But there was no choice, why does the enemy always hide in the shadows?
To counter-trick them, one must first enter the fray.
This is, without entering the tiger’s den, you cannot get the tiger cub!
"Qingming!"
With Long Yue’s shout, a figure swiftly appeared inside the room.
"Please, Madam, give orders!"
"This is a letter for the Young Prince, take it and deliver it quickly!"
"Yes!"
"Zifeng!"
"At your service!"
"This is a letter for my grandfather, deliver it to him secretly, make sure no others see it!"
"Yes!"
As the two left, Li Qingmu slowly got up, looking at the gradually darkening sky outside.
"The rumors outside are escalating, this incident was not caused by us, yet they aim to pin it on , for this matter... either we admit early and settle it, or we deny it, providing evidence to prove ourselves. Otherwise, when it becos known throughout Dazhou, it will be troubleso."
Long Yue understood Li Qingmu’s words, since they aim to use the sa ploy, they must accept this cri, but it will affect his reputation.
Therefore, they must cut through the confusion swiftly!
"Tomorrow, there will be a judgnt in the court!" Li Qingmu’s gaze deepened, hoping it aligns with what he and she thought!
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