The naive concubine is only interested in being a bad person. Your Majesty, please change your favor

Xiahou Xuan never expected that Jiang Wange would suddenly wake up and catch him in the act.

"Ahem, why are you awake? I went to take care of some things."

"Really? You're not going to find another woman behind my back?"

Hearing this, Xiahou Xuan chuckled:

"If I wanted to find another woman, I wouldn't have to do it behind your back. I could just summon someone to sleep with me. Who do you think I am?"

"Humph, how can I know if you are pretending to like me but actually looking for another woman?"

Jiang Wange snorted and raised his chin, looking very proud.

Xiahou Xuan had no choice but to walk to the bed, gently lifted the corner of the quilt, crawled in, and then hugged her and lay down again.

"You also know that I like you? I thought you didn't know."

"I'm not a fool. I've seen everything you do to me, okay..."

"Why don't you give me a response?"

"Hey, it's you who likes me, not me who likes you, so why should I respond to you?"

"You are being unfair to me."

Xiahou Xuan looked at Jiang Wange with resentment.

"Your Majesty, I have to tell you a truth."

Jiang Wange became serious.

"what?"

"There is no such thing as fairness in love. Do I have to like you just because you like me? Similarly, there are so many women in the harem who love Your Majesty and want Your Majesty to favor them. Does Your Majesty have to respond to their love and favor them?"

It was the first time that Xiahou Xuan heard these words and he found them very novel. It seemed that Jiang Wange's words had always been unlike those of an ordinary woman and always brought him surprises.

In the darkness, Xiahou Xuan looked into Jiang Wange's eyes and said seriously:

"Sometimes I also doubt whether you are from Fengyu Country. Why do the words you say and the things you do not sound like something someone from Fengyu Country can say or do?"

Jiang Wange's heart skipped a beat, thinking that she had been exposed and Xiahou Xuan had seen through something.

"If I'm not from Fengyu Country, where else could I be from? Any other country?"

Jiang Wange just wanted to overturn Xiahou Xuan's suspicion by asking this rhetorical question, but unexpectedly this sentence exposed her again.

"Of course there are. Not to mention some small countries, there are three larger countries besides Fengyu, namely Nanzhao, Yelan, and Beiming. Don't you even know this?"

Xiahou Xuan's tone was a little suspicious, as if he was surprised that Jiang Wange didn't know there were other countries.

Damn, how did I get caught again? How did I know there were other countries? Weren’t the roads and news in ancient times very isolated? How did I know there were so many other countries?

"Ahem, I'm just a poor girl who was kidnapped into a brothel. How can I know how the outside world develops? Your Majesty, do you think I'm shallow?"

"I didn't, don't accuse me, I don't mean to dislike you!"

Xiahou Xuan asked three questions in a row and accidentally fell into Jiang Wange's self-proof trap.

"Alright, alright, I'm sleepy and don't want to discuss this with you anymore. Your Majesty, don't you have to attend court tomorrow? Go to bed!"

After saying that, Jiang Wange closed his eyes and didn't care whether Xiahou Xuan was asleep or not.

After a while, Xiahou Xuan realized that this was a sign of Jiang Wange's guilty conscience, and he smiled helplessly.

It seems that my Wanwan has many secrets, but it doesn’t matter. One day, I will make you trust me wholeheartedly, and I will know all the secrets about you.

Thinking of this, Xiahou Xuan felt relieved, then he hugged her in his arms, let her lean on his shoulder, and then both of them fell asleep.

The next day, after Xiahou Xuan finished the court meeting, he went to the Tianlao to interrogate Chen Zongyuan.

Xiahou Xuan sat in the recliner, glaring at Chen Zongyuan who had become a prisoner.

"Chen Zongyuan, do you have anything to tell me?"

"I have nothing to say."

Chen Zongyuan lowered his head and responded to Xiahou Xuan's question in a muffled voice.

"Oh? Really? Since you have nothing to say, I will take the initiative to ask you how you are."

Chen Zongyuan felt the oppression in Xiahou Xuan's tone and couldn't help but raise his head slightly, then met his scrutinizing gaze.

"I plead guilty. Your Majesty, there is no need to ask any more questions."

"Previously, there was a secret report in the capital saying that you had embezzled all the gold and silver raised by the wealthy merchants in Jiangnan. However, when Jiang Huaiyuan raided the Chen family, he only found a few hundred thousand taels of silver in your house. Where did the rest go?"

"I don't understand your majesty's meaning. I have already squandered all the money."

"Oh? Really? How did you squander it? Tell me, there are only more than 20 people in your Chen Mansion, and according to the testimony of your servants, you are very frugal on weekdays and have never been extravagant. You also don't have any prostitution behavior. How come you have only a few hundred thousand left after embezzling millions of gold and silver treasures?"

Xiahou Xuan's questions made it impossible for Chen Zongyuan to respond. He could only keep his mouth shut to avoid saying anything he shouldn't.

Seeing Chen Zongyuan's silent resistance, Xiahou Xuan sneered and continued:

"Even if you don't tell me, I know that you have been the governor of Jiangnan for many years, and you have amassed countless wealth, but you have lived a very poor life. So the money you embezzled must have been given to other people. And you, Chen Zongyuan, have been a loner in Jiangnan, and have never had close contact with anyone. You only secretly meet with old friends from the capital every three months. Am I right?"

Xiahou Xuan thought Chen Zongyuan was too stupid. Did he really think that as long as he didn't say anything, he wouldn't be able to find out his dealings? Ridiculous!

Chen Zongyuan suddenly raised his head and looked at Xiahou Xuan, his eyes full of disbelief:

How did Your Majesty know?

"You must be confused now. How do I know that you have contacts with people in the capital, right?"

Without waiting for Chen Zongyuan to speak, Xiahou Xuan continued what he had just said:

"Chen Zongyuan, does it feel good to be a running dog for the Xia family?"

After Xiahou Xuan said this, Chen Zongyuan's straight back bent.

But when he thought of last night's lingering feelings, Chen Zongyuan still gritted his teeth:

"I don't know what your majesty is talking about. I wasted all the money. I have nothing to do with the Xia family. Your majesty, please don't accuse innocent people."

"Innocent? Chen Zongyuan, don't you think it's ridiculous to say this? More than a decade ago, the Xia family's minions wreaked havoc throughout the capital. Even my father was wary of the Xia family. The Xia family relied on its power in the capital to persecute innocent loyal officials and ordinary people. That's why it has its unshakable position today. I'm not afraid to tell you that I must eradicate the Xia family. Even if you don't expose the Xia family, I will have other ways. I just think you're too pitiful. For a woman, you ruined all your future and turned from a loyal official into a corrupt official."