Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Prince Min's Mansion

In the study, someone was reporting the results to Mu Jingfeng.

"Your Highness, our men failed; Yuan Shan has been rescued."

"How can you do your job? You can't even handle this small matter. What use are you?" Mu Jingfeng cursed angrily.

"Your Highness, please forgive us. We didn't expect Yang Lin to happen to pass by and then save him."

"You mean Yang Lin saved him?"

"Yes".

Mu Jingfeng knew that Yang Wenchang would definitely send someone to investigate the reason for Yuan Shan's assassination, and that something would inevitably be found out. Therefore, he instructed, "Go and inform Liu Mingye to keep a close eye on Yang Wenchang."

"Yes".

Regent's House

After taking a bath, Su Qianrou sat on the couch and read a book.

Juxia entered and said, "Your Highness, Young Master Yang requests an audience."

"What is my cousin doing here so late? Let him in."

"Yes".

A moment later, Yang Lin walked in and said, "This humble general greets Your Highness."

"Cousin, there's no need for such formalities. It's so late, what brings you here?"

"This is what my father asked me to give you," he said, taking out a memorial to the throne.

Su Qianrou was overjoyed. She took it, opened it, and checked its contents. "Great! With this, General Li can overturn the verdict."

"What General Li?"

"You'll find out soon enough... By the way, why are you so late? You could have brought it tomorrow."

“Yuan Shan was assassinated. My father was afraid that things might get complicated if he waited too long, so he asked me to bring it over overnight.”

"What did you say? Yuan Shan was assassinated."

"Yes, after I delivered the letter to you, I rushed back and ran into him on the way. I saw someone trying to kill him."

"How is he? Is his life in danger?"

"It's nothing, just a minor injury."

"That's good."

"If Your Highness has nothing else, then I will head back now."

"Okay, be careful on the road."

"Hmm," Yang Lin said, and then walked out.

Looking at the memorial in her hand, Su Qianrou's initial joy had vanished, replaced by a sense of melancholy.

Seeing this, Chunzhu asked, "Your Highness, are you unhappy?"

"No, it's just that... some people are happy while others are sad."

Chunzhu looked at her, puzzled.

Su Qianrou did not explain, but instructed: "Have Li An go to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion tomorrow and tell Prince Liu that I have arranged to meet him at the chess club at 9:00 am tomorrow."

"Yes".

In the study, Mu Jinchen was engrossed in handling official business.

Yingfeng walked in and said, "Your Highness, General Yang has arrived, but he is here to see the Princess."

"It's so late, what does he want with the princess?"

"This subordinate does not know; perhaps we should summon General Yang to inquire."

Mu Jinchen thought for a moment and said, "No need."

"Yes".

棋社

The following day, Su Qianrou brought Li Peiyi to the chess club.

The innkeeper saw her and immediately came forward, saying, "Miss, you've arrived. The chess master is waiting for you in the private room."

"Please lead the way."

"Yes, this way please, Miss."

Inside the private room, Liu Chengjun was sitting and drinking tea. When he saw Su Qianrou arrive, a smile instantly appeared on his face, and he said, "You've come."

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

"No, I just arrived too... Okay, everyone, stop standing, come sit down."

So, Su Qianrou and Li Peiyi went over and sat down.

Liu Chengyun personally poured them a cup of tea.

"Thank you very much".

Then, Liu Chengyun put down the teapot and asked, "Why did you decide to ask me out today?"

There's something I want to tell you.

"What's the matter?"

Su Qianrou hesitated to speak, looking troubled.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Liu Chengjun asked her anxiously.

“I heard that you were also there when General Liu was stationed in Huaizhou.”

"Yes, not only me, but also my mother and Xiaoyue were there. It wasn't until my parents passed away that Xiaoyue and I returned to the capital with my grandfather."

"Then you must have met Li Feng, General Li."

"I have seen it."

"What kind of person do you think he is? Do you really believe he would kill General Liu?"

Why do you ask that?

"If I said that General Li was not the real culprit who killed General Liu, would you believe me?"

"If it's not him, then who is it?" The image of a certain person involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

"Liu Mingye," Li Peiyi said coldly.

Liu Chengjun looked at him, feeling that he looked somewhat familiar. He had had this feeling when they first met, and asked, "How did you know?"

"Because I saw it with my own eyes."

"That's impossible. There were only three people in the room at the time: my father, my second uncle, and Li Feng."

"That's because I was hiding in the closet, so no one could see me."

Upon hearing this, Liu Chengjun couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"

"Li Hongye".

"You are Li Hongye," Liu Chengyun was greatly shocked, but he quickly regained his composure and said, "No wonder you looked familiar when I first saw you." He then said, "You said that my second uncle killed my father. Do you have any evidence? If not, I can hardly help but suspect that you are deliberately framing him to exonerate your father."

Li Peiyi did not answer, but looked at Su Qianrou.

Su Qianrou took out the memorial and placed it in front of Liu Chengjun. "This is the memorial that General Liu originally wanted to submit, but it was left behind for various reasons."

Liu Chengjun looked at the memorial but did not pick it up immediately. After a while, he raised his hand, picked it up and flipped through it. After reading it, he was furious. "Treason and collusion with the enemy, selling weapons, these are heinous crimes that lead to the extermination of one's family and clan. How dare he do this?"

"And this too," Su Qianrou said, taking out the letters exchanged between Liu Mingye and Mu Jingfeng.

This time, Liu Chengyun did not hesitate. He picked it up and opened it. “Prince Min, you’ve hidden it really well. For so many years, I didn’t even know he was Prince Min’s man.”

"Now that we have these two things, it is enough to convict Liu Mingye. The reason I told you beforehand was to give the Duke of Zhenguo some psychological preparation, so that he wouldn't be unable to bear the truth if he suddenly found out." Anyone would probably find it hard to accept that their son was killed by another son.

"Aren't you afraid that if my grandfather finds out the truth, he will tell my second uncle, and then my second uncle will run away overnight?"

“The Duke of Zhenguo may do that, but you will never allow such a thing to happen.”

At any other time, Liu Chengjun would have been very happy to see that she understood him so well, but at this moment he couldn't be happy at all. He sincerely said, "Thank you," and then looked at Li Peiyi, his gratitude mixed with a little guilt. In short, his feelings were quite complicated. Finally, he said, "I'm sorry."

“You are also a victim, I don’t blame you, but I will never let Liu Mingye go.”

"Don't worry, I won't either," Liu Chengjun said firmly, his eyes filled with ruthlessness.