Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 243 Obligation

The moment they walked out of Prince Cheng's Mansion, a cold wind blew and Xu Yuan couldn't help shivering.

But her face was full of excited smiles.

Even though there are deviations in what happened tonight, the result is the same.

Her goal was achieved.

Once Wei Chen is imprisoned, there is no chance for him to turn things around.

The next step is to ensure that Sun Wenjie secures his position as the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.

Everyone has entered into this game of chess.

She can only win, not lose.

When I got home, it was already dark.

Wu Shiming did not sleep, but was waiting for Xu Yuan. When he saw Xu Yuan coming back, he immediately asked, "Xu Yuan, are you okay?"

"I'm in the palace, how could anything happen to me?" Xu Yuan smiled and asked, "What about you? Did anyone see you?"

Wu Shiming nodded and promised, "I promised you that he would never return to the capital in his lifetime. We did not do anything honorable before. From today on, I am willing to take out half of the money in my private treasury to do charity, to atone for his sins and for my own."

"Merchants seek profit, and they don't kill people, so they don't need to atone for their sins."

"Yes, if it weren't for you, I would have died in this game of Xin San. If there is a place where I, Wu Shiming, can be of use in the future, I will definitely not refuse."

"Okay." Xuyuan nodded.

I gained a lot tonight.

But the person she should thank the most is Beiyao.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan said, "I really have something to trouble you with."

Wu Shiming was just worrying about how to repay Xu Yuan, and when he heard Xu Yuan's words, he immediately said, "You tell me."

"Please help me find a good fan. I want to give it to someone as a gift."

Wu Shiming thought for a moment and said, "Who should I give it to?"

"King Cheng."

Wu Shiming understood immediately, and patted his chest and said, "Leave this matter to me, I will definitely do it for you."

"Thank you."

After making a wish, he felt a little sleepy, so he said, "It's getting late, let's go to bed early."

"I have one more thing I want to know."

Seeing Xu Yuan yawning, Wu Shiming guessed that Xu Yuan must be tired, but he had waited for so long and just wanted to ask clearly, so he spoke directly.

Hearing this, Xu Yuan sat back down and poured himself a cup of tea to refresh himself.

"go ahead."

"How did you know that Wei Chenyi would send someone to kill Wei Wu, and how did you know that the person in the prison was not Xin San?"

After Wu Shiming finished speaking, he was afraid that Xu Yuan would have some reservations, so he said, "You can rest assured. I have arranged people everywhere in this yard. No one will overhear you."

“This matter looks complicated, but it is actually very simple.”

Xu Yuan took a sip of tea and said slowly, "After Wei Wu was imprisoned, Wei Chenyi was indeed looking for someone everywhere to rescue Wei He, but the person who died was a woman from Yueyuan Tower. Women in Yueyuan Tower don't have much status, but Hua Rong is different."

"Yueyuanlou is a brothel on the surface, but in reality it is a huge intelligence trading center. Almost all the important figures in the capital dare not offend Yueyuanlou. Therefore, Wei Chenyi has nowhere to turn to for help. He can only turn to the prince. The prince has already abandoned Wei Chenyi and naturally will not help."

After hearing Xu Yuan's words, Wu Shiming seemed to understand, but still didn't quite understand.

"If that's the case, then just wait for Wei Wu to convict you. Why go to so much trouble to kill someone?"

"Because Wei Chen knew that this was a trap. To be more precise, this is called being too clever."

"The timing of the discovery of the body of the woman in Yueyuan Tower was too clever, and with you behind the scenes fanning the flames, there are definitely quite a few people in the capital who have noticed this case. Wei Chenyi has been in the officialdom for a long time, so he naturally knows that this matter is not simple and someone must have done it on purpose. Wei Chenyi doesn't know who set up this trap, so he can only send people to keep an eye on Madam Hua. He also saw that Madam Hua had close contacts with the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, etc., and he also learned that Madam Hua would perform at the banquet. Tell me, if you were Wei Chenyi, what would you think?"

Wu Shiming thought about what Xuyuan said, and after some consideration, he said, "If I were Wei Chenyi, I would think that Hua Rong wanted to take the opportunity of performing to meet the emperor, and then bring up this case."

After saying this, Wu Shiming denied himself again: "That's not right. If that were the case, Wei Chenyi wouldn't have thought of taking action tonight. He wanted a killer, and it seemed like he had prepared it long ago."

"You are right about most of it. The reason you are wrong about some of it is because you don't know the origin of this Huarong."

Wu Shiming looked at Xu Yuan and did not interrupt.

Xuyuan said, "This Huarong was born as a palace maid. Because she played the pipa very well, she was eventually rewarded by the former queen and became a female official. However, she was unlucky because she offended a noble and was almost sentenced to death. Upon hearing this, the former queen sent her out of the palace. Huarong was young and only knew how to play the pipa, so she went to Yueyuan Tower to be a pipa girl. She worked there for twenty years."

"Although she has no blood relationship with the former queen, she has always been loyal to the former queen because of her care until now."

When Xuyuan said this, he couldn't help but sigh softly.

"What Wei Chenyi is afraid of is not Wei Wu's case, but the case of the Xu family. In Wei Chenyi's opinion, Hua Rong sacrificed so many people, and she must want to overturn the case for the Xu family. The only key to overturning the case lies in Wei Wu, so he must kill Wei Wu. In this way, the case will be completely resolved."

After hearing this, Wu Shiming finally understood everything.

He looked at Xu Yuan and suddenly asked, "What about you? Are you doing all this for the Xu family's case?"

Having said that, Xu Yuan was not going to hide it anymore and said directly: "If I tell you that I am here for the Xu family's case, what will you do?"

Wu Shiming was silent.

The Xu family’s case implicates Sheng Guang.

At that time, half of the people in the government and the country wanted to clear the name of the Xu family, but what awaited them was exile, demotion and downgrade.

Even the queen, who was the mother of the country, hanged herself in the palace.

If the Xu family really wanted to rebel, no one could redress their injustice.

If the Xu family had never thought of treason, then the person behind the scenes must be in a high position in order to accuse the Xu family of treason and eliminate their influence one by one.

Wu Shiming didn’t understand why Xu Yuan targeted Wei Chenyi before, but now that he thinks about it, he probably knows the answer.

Wei Chenyi is also one of the culprits.

Under such circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to overturn the verdict for the Xu family.

Wu Shiming was silent for a long time.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan sighed inaudibly and said, "I understand that this matter is difficult, and it has nothing to do with you. No matter what choice you make, I will not stay away from you. But I hope that you can keep it a secret for me. I also promise that if this matter is exposed, I will never implicate you."

Hearing Xu Yuan's frank words, Wu Shiming suddenly felt that his previous act of wanting to retreat was particularly cowardly.

Make a vow to help him, never worrying about the consequences.

Although Xu Yuan did not mention where Xin San was rescued, he understood that it must have been extremely difficult.

And he promised to do such a big favor but still wanted to keep it to himself. He is simply a beast.

Wu Shiming said: "Make a wish, I will help you, just like you helped me. As long as I can save you, I will do it without hesitation."