Chapter 5 The dust has settled
Xie Mao responded immediately: "All property will be added to the national treasury."
The cold light between Ning Yunxi's eyebrows gradually revealed a sense of satisfaction.
"Very good."
Ning Yunxi walked a few steps to the desk, picked up the brush, dipped it in thick ink, and wrote a few strokes on the paper. His writing moved like dragons and snakes, and flowed like clouds and running water.
"Thank you for searching this place. I'm sure you'll find something."
Xie Mao first reached out to take it, then gave Yan Yu a tentative look.
After receiving a positive response, Xie Mao responded respectfully: "Yes."
The morning light falls elegantly with ink.
After the thunder, there was no rain.
The thin morning mist brings a sense of ease and freshness.
In the misty fog, a carrier pigeon spread its wings and flew, as light as snow.
Ning Yunxi noticed this detail, her almond-shaped eyes wandered around, finally falling on Yan Yu, their eyes met, and they smiled faintly.
Everything is under control.
……
After about a cup of tea, Xie Mao came back.
"All the correspondence is here!"
"Although the Zhong family and the Queen's mother's family did not participate in the rebellion, they knew about it but did not report it. This is beyond doubt. Please review it, Prince Dijin."
Yan Yu took the letter and glanced at it.
"Well, convict."
When the dust settled, Zhong Su-ra was caught off guard.
It was as if the ground beneath her feet suddenly cracked, and Zhong Suluo fell heavily from the wooden chair to the ground.
A trace of horror and disbelief flashed across her eyes, and finally, they were replaced by a sneer.
"impossible!"
"I have never written a letter."
"Even if I did, it was just an ordinary family letter."
She had clearly arranged it well.
As soon as there was any unusual movement, an informant would release a carrier pigeon to notify the mother's family.
Even if the carrier pigeons were hijacked, there were still other ways to send messages by flying arrows, sending beacons, etc.
No matter how fast Yin Sitai's horse is, it can never be faster than her plan.
How could Xie Mao find the letters?
Zhong Su-ra fell into endless doubts.
Yan Yu handed over the letter and said, "Here is the evidence, it is absolutely true. If the emperor's sister-in-law is still dissatisfied, you can take a look at it."
Zhong Suluo suddenly took the letters and stared at them with bated breath, reading each letter very attentively.
As if struck by a bolt from the blue, Zhong Suluo stiffened, fear in her eyes grew, and her breathing became more rapid.
She really couldn't believe that just for getting rid of a thorn in her side, a weak woman, she ended up suffering the consequences of her own actions.
It even harmed her only son and implicated her mother's family.
"Why?"
"Which step went wrong?"
Zhong Suluo thought hard but still couldn't come up with the answer.
Yan Yu ignored him and turned her eyes to Xie Mao, her eyes as calm as a lake: "The rest of the matter will be handled by Yin Sitai, take everyone away."
"Wei Chen obeys your orders."
Xie Mao responded and left with everyone.
In the huge room, only Yan Yu and Ning Yunxi were left again.
Yan Yu's starry eyes showed a hint of expectation, and she said sincerely: "You are very smart."
"In the past and present lives, neither Zhong nor Gu Nianting revealed the location of the letter, nor did they even mention the exchange of letters."
"It's not easy for you to think of it in advance."
"It was even more clever to make arrangements before the Zhong family did."
"You intentionally had Mrs. Zhong release a carrier pigeon to induce her mother's family to move the letter, thereby revealing the location of the letter. The secret guards we sent out saw it all, and you lured the snake out of its hole with one move. It was a brilliant plan."
Ning Yunxi smiled awkwardly.
"Thank you for the compliment, brother."
"If it weren't for my brother's unshakable faith and his overwhelming support, how could we have achieved this?"
Yan Yu poured tea again. The breeze blew up his wide sleeves, which matched his long hair and formed a picture so beautiful that it didn't seem like an earthly scene.
"I have always been straightforward and don't want to hide anything. You may not like what I am going to say next."
"Brother, just say whatever you want."
Yan Yu poured the first cup of tea and pushed it to her first.
"You are so convinced, but that is not the case."
"My background is special, so I am suspicious of you."
"I will suspect that you are the one sent by the Queen and Prince Chen to kill me, so no matter what, I will definitely deal with them to avoid any accidents."
"It's not to help you, it's just to save myself."
"But despite this, I still have doubts."
"In addition to the Prince of Chen, there are many other princes who are eyeing the throne. Could it be that you were sent by one of them, and the Prince of Chen is just a cover?"
"Besides the princes, there is also the emperor."
"I knew he was ambitious from the moment I was born. He seemed loyal and upright, but in fact, he wanted me to die a violent death more than anyone else."
"In my previous life, I have no idea why I became sworn brothers with you, why I gave you a silver ring, and why I taught you how to open the medical space."
"All I know is that the smarter and more alert you are, the more I suspect you are someone's spy. You approached me just to wait for an opportunity to assassinate me!"
Ning Yunxi's pupils trembled, and he hesitated to speak: "Brother, I..."
Yan Yu took a sip of tea and slowly put the cup back on the table.
"As you said, if this is true, in my previous life, I would have been devoted to you and spared no effort."
"That's all I have to say. I just hope you won't disappoint me."
Ning Yunxi's almond-shaped eyes are delicate, like a summer spring, clear and warm.
"Brother, don't worry. Since we have become sworn brothers, I have never had any second thoughts."
"For eternity, I will never betray my loyalty!"
Yan Yu looked gentle and responded calmly: "Yeah."
"Now that the arson incident has been settled, please do as you please."
Ning Yunxi's expression trembled slightly.
"Brother, are you ordering us to leave?"
Yan Yu was calm, with no ripples on his face.
"Yes, please."
Ning Yunxi stood up as she was told, with a mixture of emotions in her eyes.
"It is not advisable to stay in Prince Chen's Mansion for long. I will go back to pack my belongings and then return to Duke Ning's Mansion."
She knew that Yan Yu was still very suspicious of her, so she tried to avoid him.
He has a special background and his experiences are very different from those of ordinary people. He is suspicious of not only her, but everyone.
She could fully understand this.
I just don't know, after this incident, are you willing to cooperate with me?
As she was thinking, she asked tentatively, "If there is any trouble again, can I still trouble you, brother?"
Yan Yu nodded and responded: "Yeah."
Ning Yunxi smiled in surprise: "Thank you for your care, brother."
……
When Ning Yunxi returned to the Ningguo Mansion, it was already noon.
Before she reached the main gate, she saw a servant hiding at the end of the alley, seemingly watching her every move.
Ning Yunxi was very familiar with such scenes.
In his previous life, Ning Xuanfeng had played this trick countless times.
Just because he was her second brother and a family member, she believed him without a doubt and fell into his trap again and again.
In this life, she no longer trusts.
Approaching the main entrance, she deliberately did not enter, causing Ning Xuanfeng to look in, and then she quickly opened the door.
Just like that, a basin of flour placed on the door hit Ning Xuanfeng on the head, and in an instant, he was overturned by a sea of white.
"what!"
Ning Xuanfeng's exclamation resounded through the sky.
Then he became furious.
"Ning Yunxi, how dare you?"
"Someone, call me!"