Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 155 Identity Exposed
Yan Ciwan looked at the Ruixue Tower that was engulfed in flames. In the blazing fire, he seemed to see Lingniang's slender figure swaying.

She involuntarily took a step forward and walked towards Ruixue Tower.

A hand suddenly reached out from behind and grabbed her arm.

"Danger, don't go over there!"

Yan Ciwan had to stop. She looked back and saw that the person who caught her was Xiao Wang.

Behind him, Si Buping, Chao Lu, Du Lingzhou and others also rushed over.

Yan Ciwan's voice was very hoarse: "Ling Niang may not have come out of Ruixue Tower."

Chaolu looked at Ruixue Tower in disbelief and murmured, "How could this happen?"

Xiao Wang said in a deep voice: "Perhaps it was because Ling Niang knew that the truth of what happened back then had been revealed, and if she continued to investigate her identity would soon be exposed, so she dragged Chu Wangshan to die together with her."

Si Buping ordered the internal guards to help put out the fire.

However, the fire was too big to be extinguished, and everyone was forced to give up.

Fortunately, there was snow nearby and the fire could not spread to other houses.

The fire continued until the evening.

The cold wind picked up again and snowflakes fell heavily.

It's snowing again.

In Yufeng Hall, the interrogation had lasted for an entire afternoon. Fu Bai compiled the confessions of He Chunzhuo, Zhou Qi, Lian Zhuifang and Fang Zhiyou and handed them to Si Buping.

Si Buping asked someone to call Yan Ciwan over, but not only Yan Ciwan came, but Xiao Wang also came.

"I remember that only Ning Ci was invited." Si Buping sat in the chair and looked at the visitor leisurely.

Xiao Wang crossed his arms and saluted, saying neither humbly nor arrogantly, "I heard that the fire in Ruixue Tower was finally put out, so I came here specially to inform the Grand Pavilion Master of this matter. Ah Ci happened to be coming here too, so I came here with her. I hope the Grand Pavilion Master will forgive my intrusion."

Si Buping said calmly: "It's just a matter of saying a few words. Xiao Liulang doesn't have to make this trip in person. Just let Ning Ci pass on the message."

"Xiao thinks it would be more appropriate to come and say it in person."

"Well, I already know, you can go now."

Xiao Wang didn't have to find an excuse to stay here. He said to Yan Ciwan in a gentle voice, "I'll wait for you outside. Just call me if you need anything."

Yan Ciwan nodded and agreed: "Okay."

After Xiao Wang left, Si Buping smiled meaningfully and said, "Xiao Liulang seems very nervous about you. Could it be that he thinks I will harm you?"

"Xiao Liu probably didn't mean that. He just cares about his friends."

"Friend?" Si Buping's smile became more intriguing.

Yan Ciwan knew that the relationship between her and Xiao Wang was a little ambiguous, but no matter what, it was a private matter between her and Xiao Wang, and she didn't need to explain it to outsiders.

She asked directly, "I wonder if the Grand Master has any instructions for me to come here?"

Si Buping looked at her deeply, then took out the confession and said, "Here are the confessions of He Chunzhuo and the other three."

Yan Ciwan was about to reach out to take it when he heard Si Buping say something else.

"He Chunzhuo said he knew you."

Yan Ciwan was startled and his hand froze in mid-air.

Did He Chunzhuo reveal her true identity? Her brain was working quickly, thinking about how to respond next. After a moment, she looked surprised: "Why would he say that?"

Si Buping stared at her steadily, his sharp eyes seemed to penetrate her skin and see through her heart.

Her scalp tightened and her heart beat faster involuntarily when she was looked at.

Si Buping continued slowly, "He Chunzhuo said that when he was doing business in Xizhou, he happened to meet you at a birthday party."

Yan Ciwan tried his best to remain calm: "Is there such a thing? Why don't I remember meeting him?"

"He also said that you were with your mother at the time."

Yan Ciwan felt her palms sweating. She frowned slightly, looking puzzled: "I do often accompany my mother to social events, but I really have never seen He Chunzhuo. Is it because I didn't notice him?"

Si Buping took out the top piece of paper from the stack of confessions and handed it to Yan Ciwan.

Yan Ciwan took it and saw that it was exactly He Chunzhuo's confession.

He Chunzhuo not only said that he had met Yan Ciwan at the birthday party of the wife of the governor of Xizhou, but also said that Yan Ciwan's real identity was actually Princess Leyou. She hid her identity because she didn't want to marry the prince, but the emperor had ordered the marriage, and she couldn't disobey. So she and her sister came up with a plan to marry the prince in her place, with her sister going to Chang'an to marry the prince, while she quietly fled back to Xizhou.

Yan Ciwan broke out in cold sweat after reading it.

If He Chunzhuo's words were confirmed, not only would she be charged with disobeying the emperor's order and deceiving the emperor, but her father would also be implicated.

But she couldn't tell the truth, because Yan Tingyu was her elder sister, and Yan Tingyu impersonated Princess Leyou and married the prince, which was also a crime of deceiving the emperor.

The King of Xizhou is already feared by the Saint because he controls a large number of troops. If the Saint knew about Yan Tingyu's crimes, he would most likely use this as an excuse to implicate the King of Xizhou.

The King of Xizhou is already feared by the Saint because he controls a large number of troops. If the Saint knew about Yan Tingyu's crimes, he would most likely use this as an excuse to implicate the King of Xizhou.

Yan Ciwan recalled the scenes he had seen in his dream. Wars were raging, people were forced to leave their homes, large amounts of land were abandoned, and people were living in misery.

She didn't want the tragic scene in her dream to become reality.

She looked up at Si Buping who was sitting in front of her and spoke word by word.

"He Chunzhuo is lying, I am not Princess Leyou at all!"

The only option now is to refuse to admit it.

Anyway, He Chunzhuo had no evidence, and his empty words alone could not prove that she was the real Princess Leyou.

Now, if she can convince Si Buping to believe in her, the situation will still be able to turn around.

As for the feud between her and Yan Tingyu, it was a family affair between them. They would solve it privately behind closed doors and there was no need for an outsider like Si Buping to interfere.

Si Buping raised his eyebrows slightly, as if puzzled: "Why is he targeting you like this?"

"Perhaps it's because I found out that He Chunzhuo has a connection with the black market. To be honest, the reason why Xiao Liulang and I came to Mengdie Villa is because we found a secret letter on Shun. It said October 30, Mengdie Villa, and the signature at the end was Mr. He."

Afterwards, Yan Ci Wan recounted the process of how he, Xiao Wang and Li Chengge sneaked into the black market from Ashun Bathhouse in order to buy a place.

In this case, the pass she bought from the black market would most likely be taken away, but between two evils, she would rather become an illegal resident than expose her identity.

Si Buping asked: "Where is the secret letter?"

Yan Ciwan opened her purse and took out a piece of letter paper folded into a triangle.

She handed over the letter.

Si Buping took it and unfolded it. After reading the contents, he said, "You mean, He Chunzhuo didn't want you to reveal his connection with the black market, so he lied on purpose to get you convicted, right?"

(End of this chapter)