The prince loves me like his life, but I force him to rebel

Sima Yao frowned and said nothing.

He believed Gu Nianzhi more than anyone else, but the details that Shu Huaiyuan had mentioned so far did make Gu Nianzhi very suspicious.

"However, I have thought about every detail carefully in the past few days. I think I must have misunderstood Mr. Gu."

Hearing Shu Huaiyuan's words, Sima Yao raised his eyes.

"Oh? Tell me in detail."

"At that time, Mr. Gu said that he was lured to the moat by a child, which was the reason why he was not on Suzaku Street when the explosion occurred. The man in white who ordered the child to lure him to the moat was named Cen Yu, but in my impression, there is no such person in the world, so I believed that Mr. Gu lied to get away with it, but these few days, I think I really wronged him."

"If he was related to the bombing, he could have taken this opportunity to escape. But he didn't. As far as I know, after hearing about the explosion, he went against the flow of people to the explosion site, and was then locked up by you." Sima Yao quickly grasped the key.

"Yes, it's such a simple truth, but I didn't understand it at the time. I just thought that he went to Bai Mansion a few days before the explosion, and he knew there was a bomb on Suzaku Street. It seemed like he was deliberately misleading me... In addition, I was also worried that he would turn against me and point the finger of blame for the explosion at you..."

The two of them unraveled the mystery and found some new clues about what happened that day.

Shu Huaiyuan suddenly made a gesture to keep quiet.

"somebody is coming."

Shu Huaiyuan's hearing was naturally better than that of ordinary people. He had been guarding the imperial mausoleum since he was young. Being in a quiet environment all year round had trained him to have excellent hearing, and he could hear even the smallest sounds in the distance without any effort.

"You go out first and lock the door."

Sima Yao and Lin Heng slipped out of the door and locked it again, then they sat by the door, pretending to have fallen asleep due to sleepiness, but in fact they were pulling their helmets down to cover their faces as much as possible.

Lin Huan was keeping watch outside, but before he could send a message, he saw Bai Mo and his group.

"General Bai, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person."

Lin Huan shouted loudly on purpose, hoping that the people inside would be prepared.

Bai Mo was wearing casual clothes and was accompanied by two followers.

"You two stand guard at the door." Then he said to Lin Huan, "Are you the only one guarding the door tonight?"

"Reporting to the general, according to the shifts, there are three people on duty today, and there are two brothers guarding the door of Shu Huaiyuan's room."

"Don't tell anyone about my visit to Shu Huaiyuan tonight."

After saying that, Bai Mo raised his foot and walked forward.

Shu Huaiyuan's room was pitch black, and Sima Yao and Lin Heng were leaning against the door in a crooked manner.

Bai Mo kicked over.

"As a guard, you dare to sleep here?"

Sima Yao and Lin Heng immediately stood up and stood in front of Bai Mo with their heads down.

Bai Mo didn't even bother to look at them.

"Open the door."

According to the rules, the door cannot be opened without a token. Sima Yao hesitated, not knowing what to do.

"What are you standing there for? This is General Bai. Why don't you open the door?"

Sima Yao still kept his head down and fumbled to open the door lock.

"General, they have only been here for a short time and don't understand. Please be magnanimous and forgive them."

Bai Mo has important things to do, so he won't waste time on these idle people.

"Light the lamp. I have something important to discuss with Shu Huaiyuan."

Lin Huan took out a tinder and lit the candle in the room. Shu Huaiyuan, who was lying on the bed pretending to be asleep, pretended to rub his eyes and got up.

"You all get out."

Bai Mo looked at Shu Huaiyuan.

Although he was under house arrest for several days, he remained energetic and showed no signs of depression.

"Nephew, have you been well these days?"

"General Bai's late night visit is probably not to show concern for how I've been doing these past few days, right?"

Shu Huaiyuan put on a coat, strode to the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it in one gulp.

"If you were really worried about my poor life, you wouldn't have barged in and disturbed my sweet dreams."

Bai Mo's face changed when he was confronted.

Shu Huaiyuan had never been kind to him. It had been like this since he was assigned to guard the imperial mausoleum, and it was still like this now that he had been under house arrest for a long time and his life was in danger.

"Go ahead. General Bai, what do you want from me?"

"The Emperor has given me full authority to handle the explosion case. Did you know about this?"

Shu Huaiyuan smiled.

"I have been under house arrest since the incident. I know nothing about what is going on in the court. However, this is indeed within my expectations."

"Now there is witnesses and evidence proving that this matter is related to you. What do you think?"

"Human evidence? Physical evidence?"

Shu Huaiyuan laughed out loud.

"General Bai, I'm very curious. Since you have already arranged all the evidence, and I have no way to defend myself, I will die and will no longer pose any threat to you, then why did you come to see me tonight?"

"Very good, let's be frank and not beat around the bush."

Since Shu Huaiyuan was placed under house arrest, all matters concerning the explosion and the death of the prince have been handled by the Bai family. They were the instigators, but now they have become investigators.

Everything is in their plan.

The fabricated false evidence can identify Shu Huaiyuan, and Shu Huaiyuan will be executed.

This is the first result that the Bai family wants.

If they could take the opportunity to dethrone the Third Prince, there would be no obstacles on the Second Prince's path to becoming the Crown Prince, and this was the better outcome they wanted.

The purpose of his coming today was to use "survival" as bait to make Shu Huaiyuan identify the third prince.

But Bai Mo also knew that Shu Huaiyuan had always been suspicious about the death of his father and brother, and suspected that it was the Bai family's doing.

"Nephew, I know that you have regarded the Bai family as your enemy over the years, but the deaths of your father and brother were indeed caused by the people of Qiangyi. Those unfounded rumors are nothing but slanders against our Bai family by our political enemies in the court."

Shu Huaiyuan stared at Bai Mo, wanting to see how he was going to win him over.

"In fact, not only me, but even my father has always admired you. He said that you have a lot of his father's style, and you are not inferior to your brother."

"General Bai, you are too kind."

"If you can assist His Majesty together with the Bai family, it will be a blessing for all the people."

"I thought the Bai family only assisted the second prince." Shu Huaiyuan said sarcastically.

Bai Mo was not angry.

Instead, he began to convince Shu Huaiyuan one by one.

"Nephew, you have been hiding in the imperial mausoleum for many years, and all you want is to become famous one day. Don't you understand the current situation in the court?"

"The current emperor is inherently weak. When the princes were competing for the throne, he was the weakest one. He should not have been the emperor."

"During the more than 20 years since Your Majesty took office, our Dasheng's national strength has gradually declined, and we have been harassed by other tribes on the borders time and again."

"Now that the crown prince has passed away, the marriage with Qiangyi may have to be put on hold for the time being. The chaos on the border with Qiangyi may not be quelled in a short period of time."

"The Second Prince and the Third Prince are of similar age and ability, but the Second Prince is decisive in killing, while the Third Prince is kind-hearted but soft-hearted. Putting aside your relationship with the Third Prince and standing from an objective standpoint, I'm afraid my nephew has the same judgment as me about which of the two is more suitable to be the Emperor."

"The crown prince has just passed away, and Concubine De, who has not been heard from for many years, has suddenly returned to the palace, all to help the third and second princes in their fight for the crown prince."

"The two princes are fighting in the court, and there are constant disputes on the border. Is this the situation you want to see, nephew?"