Resisting the Wind and Splendor

After Chu Yueli handed the letter to Huo Qing, Huo Qing left immediately.

Tuoba Liuli still had some things to finish in the courtyard, so she took Zisu with her and left.

Miao Yucui handed two lists to Chu Yueli and then went back to her room to rest.

Chu Yueli and Jing Lei walked together on the path.

Jing Lei whispered, "That sect leader hasn't made a move yet."

"You haven't been to the manufacturing workshop since?" Chu Yueli asked.

Jing Lei shook his head: "I have been keeping a close watch on him, but no one has ever seen him."

However, the true identity of the White-Clad Sect Master remains unknown, so Jing Lei has no idea whether he could possibly be among the members and enter and leave the manufacturing workshop.

Huo Qing sent a letter and returned just in time to meet Chu Yueli and the others.

Huo Qing also had something to say: "Ali, could what you said last time have been a misunderstanding? I heard from Jing Lei that there has been no movement over there? The people I sent out haven't seen any suspicious people contacting Qin Mingyue either."

During this time, Huo Qing also found some martial arts masters to keep a close eye on Qin Mingyue in secret.

If Chu Yueli's suspicions are true, Qin Mingyue and the White-Clad Sect Master will likely take action.

"Ah Li, could it be... that we're looking in the wrong direction?"

"Your Highness, you already have someone you suspect?" Jing Lei was somewhat surprised. He hadn't heard of this before, only that he had ordered people to keep an eye on the manufacturing workshop day and night.

He sent out the best spies from the twelve riders.

Chu Yueli looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I didn't tell you before because I didn't want you to follow my train of thought. After all, my own thinking may not be correct."

"Then who exactly do you suspect?"

"Lu Ziling".

"The Eighth Prince?" Jing Lei was genuinely surprised. This Eighth Prince was always quiet and reserved, never seeking the limelight, and always seemed to be well-behaved and obedient.

Among so many princes and nobles, although he could not be said to be without talent, he was always rather lacking in presence.

Especially in the Emperor's heart, because his mother came from a humble background, the Emperor had never paid attention to him since he was a child.

I finally had the chance to say a few words to the Emperor recently, which was because the Empress suggested to the Emperor that the Eighth Prince be raised in her own courtyard.

In fact, it is equivalent to adoption.

It was said that he was raised in his own courtyard, but Lu Ziling was already an adult. He would just visit the Empress's courtyard from time to time to pay his respects to the Empress. It was impossible for him to actually move into the Empress's Qiankun Palace.

In short, there was no such thing as an empress, and Lu Ziling had no idea where the emperor had left him at this point.

Could such a prince, who has remained silent for so many years, really be the leader of the rebels?

“That day, I was a guest in the Empress’s Qiankun Palace, and the Eighth Prince happened to be there as well. I smelled the fragrance of Qin Mingyue on him.”

Neither Jing Lei nor Huo Qing spoke.

Chu Yueli has always been sensitive to smells. Many scents are very faint and subtle, and most people can't smell them, but she can.

Lu Ziling and Qin Mingyue should have had no interaction, so how did he end up with the scent of incense on Qin Mingyue?

Could it be that the white-robed sect leader really is him?

"So, the princess mentioned the great general to him?" Jing Lei asked.

“That’s right, I deliberately revealed that my grandfather would be sending troops.” Chu Yueli pursed her lips, but at this moment she also had some doubts: “If he really is a rebel, he will definitely try to get rid of the Mo King. Such important information should have been sent out by Qin Mingyue.”

Why is there still no movement at all?