The Rebirth of the Deposed Empress

Before I even entered the cell, I heard Mu Yang's voice crying out for injustice.

"Someone come! I want to see the prince!"

"I want to see the prince! I am wronged! I am wronged!"

The cell door was clanging as he was shaking it, and at first glance he saw Ye Buhuo's figure.

He stretched his arm through the crack in the door and stretched it towards Ye Buhuo, trying to reach the hem of his clothes to plead for mercy.

"Your Highness! I am innocent! I am truly innocent!"

Before he could finish his words, he knelt down hurriedly and wanted to kowtow to beg for mercy.

Yoruichi quickly opened the cell door and stopped him from banging his head on the ground.

Ye Buhuo raised his hand, indicating that Mu Yang didn't need to kneel.

Mu Yang was a little bit unbelievable for a moment. Why did Ye Buhuo, who wanted to chop off his head, exempt him from kneeling?

He lowered his head slightly, not daring to stand up immediately.

Instead, he looked at Ye Yi with an uncertain look.

Ye Yi: "The prince asked you to excuse yourself, why don't you get up quickly?"

Mu Yang quickly stood up and stood respectfully.

Ye Buhuo then asked:

"Why did you go to see Li Sen after dark?"

Mu Yang bent even lower, and answered respectfully:

"I just want to go and have a drink with Commander Li."

Mu Yang told him everything about how he accidentally learned that a female zither player with superb musical skills had come to Yingchun Tower.

After hearing that Mu Yang had been to Yingchun Tower with Lu Wuming the night before he went to find Li Sen, Hua Wuke asked:

"Then why didn't you go to General Lu but went to Li's house?"

Mu Yang glanced at Hua Wu Ke, opened his mouth, but did not answer Hua Wu Ke's question immediately.

Looking at Mu Yang's hesitant eyes, Ye Buhuo frowned slightly.

Ye Yi immediately said: "The future princess is asking questions, why don't you tell the truth!"

Mu Yang lowered his voice and said, "General Lu got drunk at the brothel with me the day before, and was punished by Madam Lu..."

"Is General Lu in serious condition?"

Hua Wu Ke continued to ask.

"I don't know about this."

Mu Yang explained somewhat embarrassedly.

"After hearing what the housekeeper of the Lu Mansion said, I left without even a moment's delay, fearing that I might run into Madam Lu."

"So I didn't see General Lu either."

After listening to Mu Yang's explanation, Hua Wu Ke turned around and looked at Ye Buhuo.

Hua Wu Ke continued to ask:

"Then why did you two get drunk at Yingchunlou the night before?"

Mu Yang did not dare to hide anything and answered respectfully:

"My dear Third Miss, I usually like to listen to some little songs. On the way back to the mansion with General Lu, I heard a passerby mention that there was a zither girl in Yingchun Tower, so I invited General Lu to go there."

After hearing this, both of them had some vague guesses in their hearts.

After interrogating Mu Yang, the two went to the place where Li Sen was imprisoned.

Li Sen was curled up in the corner in a decadent manner, his eyes open but looking nowhere, motionless, like a piece of wood.

It was not until Hua Wuke and the other man stood outside the cell that he reacted.

His eyes slowly turned, looked at the two of them, and then slowly turned back to their original position.

He asked in a hoarse voice:

"I have already told you everything I know. Why are you here, Your Majesty?"

"Commander Li, do you have nothing to say to me?"

Unexpectedly, Ye Buhuo still called him Commander Li at this moment. Li Sen was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said:

"Your Majesty, do you want to ask why I betrayed the Black Iron Army?"

"Your Highness treats the officers and soldiers of the Black Iron Army like brothers, and I am eternally grateful."

After saying this, his voice suddenly rose.

"But this is Beimo Pass! It's either full of sandstorms or covered in ice. I can stay here forever, but my wife and children can't!"

"Why! Why do we, the Hua Family Army and the Black Iron Army, have to guard this wild land all year round!"

Faced with Li Sen's increasingly excited questioning, Ye Buhuo remained silent.

Because the emperor was wary, he sent Ye Buhuo to guard the border all year round, and the Xuantie Army also stayed in this wild land all year round.

Standing next to Ye Buhuo, Hua Wuke easily sensed his emotions.

Ye Buhuo values ​​every member of the Xuantie Army. Even though Ye Buhuo still has that stern expression, she can sense that he must be feeling a little guilty towards the Xuantie Army.

Thinking of this, Hua Wu Ke felt a little distressed. She looked at Li Sen with a cold face and said sarcastically:

"As far as I know, except for you, the parents and relatives of other generals all live in the capital."

"Your wife also wanted to take the child back to Beijing. It was you who didn't want to be separated from her by thousands of miles, so you forced them to stay in this wild place!"

Li Sen fiercely defended:

"How can a husband and wife be separated?"

Hua Wu Ke raised his eyebrows and continued to question:

"If that's the case, why don't you just retire and go back to the countryside?"

Ye Buhuo has always been generous to his soldiers. The soldiers of the Xuantie Army not only receive salaries from the court, but also receive money from Prince An's Mansion.

Of course, Li Sen would not give up such a huge sum of money and choose to resign and return home.

He pursed his lips, turned his head to the side and said nothing.

Seeing that he was speechless, Hua Wu Ke continued:

"Besides, why weren't the Black Iron Army transferred back to the capital? Don't you know the reason?"

"But not only did you not join the other soldiers of the Black Iron Army in fighting against those despicable and dirty means, but you betrayed the Black Iron Army and joined the enemy camp!"

Having said that, Hua Wu Ke sneered sarcastically.

"After all, you just yearn for the wealth and glory described in the letter."

"A person like you who only pursues fame and fortune, what qualifications do you have to question King An? Question the God of War of the Night Country?"

Li Sen still turned his head away and said nothing, but his back was obviously not as straight as before.

Ye Buhuo stood beside Hua Wuke, lowered his head slightly, and stared at Hua Wuke with his deep eyes without blinking, every word he said was in defense of him.

The gloom in my heart was swept away in an instant.

After leaving the cell, Ye Buhuo ordered someone to invite Lu Wuming to the tent.

"I will see you at last, the prince."

Lu Wuming walked to the middle of the tent and knelt down to salute.

Ye Buhuo nodded slightly, and after the formalities, he asked:

"General Lu, what do you think of Li Sen's secret trip to Yuecheng to steal the 'Kanshanlu'?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Wuming was silent for a moment.

Then, with a look of sorrow on his face, he sighed and shook his head.

"I never thought that Li Sen and Mu Yang would do such a treasonous thing! Especially Mu Yang, who actually instigated Li Sen to commit a capital crime. It's really hateful!"

"I am asking about Li Sen, not Mu Yang."

Lu Wuming suddenly paused, then suppressed his thoughts and asked anxiously:

"But wasn't Mu Yang the mastermind who instigated Li Sen to steal? The prince has already sentenced them both to death!"

Ye Buhuo frowned and shook his head, saying in a low voice:

"I was too hasty in this matter. I sentenced the two people in a fit of rage before I had investigated the matter thoroughly."