Resisting the Wind and Splendor

The emperor is very suspicious; anyone close to him knows this.

Therefore, the appearance of the King of Ink's third uncle at the Thunderclap Bomb manufacturing plant would surely arouse the Emperor's suspicion.

Now that His Majesty is unwell, it is the time to establish an heir, and also a time for various factions to stir up trouble.

If someone secretly manufactures powerful weapons behind the scenes, that constitutes treason, a serious crime!

The Emperor would never allow such a thing to happen, nor would he allow anyone close to him to be involved.

He suspected King Mo, which is why he sent King Mo to personally suppress the bandits. He also wanted to test King Mo's loyalty.

Those people behind the scenes wanted to exploit the emperor's suspicions to lure Prince Mo to Xishan.

“When Prince Jin went to Xishan, he was ambushed. Afterwards, we and Commander Wan led a large army to support him and wiped out the rebels. At that time, everyone would think that Xishan was safe and that there could not be any remaining rebels.”

The more Chu Xiaohe thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. Could it be that from the very beginning, this was a massive scheme?

However, Prince Jin did almost die inside, so this scheme couldn't have been orchestrated by Prince Jin and Consort Rui's faction.

"Among the royal family, besides Prince Jin and Prince Mo, who else has the ability to orchestrate all of this? Ali... Ali, where are you going?"

Seeing that Chu Yueli's expression was off and she was about to leave, Chu Xiaohe quickly chased after her.

"Ali, you're going to Xishan? But the Emperor... the Emperor won't allow anyone from our Duke's Mansion to get involved. He's already given the order today that we're not allowed to participate!"

"His Majesty forbids us from interfering?" Chu Yueli paused, turning back to look at him. "So, His Majesty even suspects us?"

“Recently, we have been getting too close to the people of the Mo Prince’s mansion, and His Majesty… does have suspicions. Moreover, the investigation of this stronghold was a joint effort between us and the Mo Prince.”

"Bei Mo has no intention of becoming emperor at all! The emperor's pressure on him might just bring out his rebellious spirit!"

Chu Yueli clenched her fists in anger, biting her lip as she said, "What a tyrant!"

"A-Li!" Chu Xiaohe was terrified. Saying such things was a capital offense! "A-Li, watch your words! Watch your words!"

Chu Yueli looked up and met his gaze, finally managing to calm herself down.

She was indeed a bit impulsive, but when she thought of Lu Beimo's loyalty to his father, and his heart that didn't want to fight for power but only wanted to benefit the people, her heart felt like a piece of flesh was being ripped out, it hurt!

“Brother, you have never heard Bei Mo talk about how he will govern the Northern Frontier in the future. If you had, you would know that he only wants the people to live a good life.”

Lu Beimo wants to return to the Northern Frontier!

Now that the northern frontier has been pacified and the people are living in peace and contentment, he is no longer needed there. He wants to return to see the people he longs to see: his father, his mother, his friends, and... the girl he loves.

He was just a simple person. With the imperial power above him, why force him?

“They were forced to the depths of the foothills of Xishan Mountain. That place is full of stone forest formations. I’m afraid that even if he doesn’t understand formations, he will be trapped in them, no matter how high his martial arts skills are.”

Chu Yueli bit her lip, looked at Chu Xiaohe, and whispered, "Brother, the Emperor doesn't allow the Duke's Mansion to get involved, so just pretend nothing happened tonight."

Chu Xiaohe's heart tightened suddenly, and he asked anxiously, "Ali, what are you doing?"