Chapter 172: I Just Don't Understand
The sky was gloomy, like rain was coming, and the palaces in the palace were majestic.
In the high pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chu stood in his clothes, looking up at the clouds gathering, and his expression was as usual.
Behind him, Meng Yong and Kun Wu both knelt on one knee, and the former's official uniform was mostly soaked with blood, but he was still motionless.
Emperor Chu looked back at them lightly, "What is the crime of Aiqing?" β
"Although the criminal was ordered to supervise the masters of the rivers and lakes in Beijing, he did not get the will last night, and chased the suspicious person out of Beijing without permission... almost disturbed General Kun's official order to do so..."Meng Yongdao.
Kunwu's palms suddenly tightened, showing blue and white, and he couldn't interrupt his reversal of right and wrong, deliberately digging a pit, until he stopped after he finished speaking-
"The ministers and criminal ministers took people out of Beijing without permission, and they did not want to participate in the actions of the Seventh Praetorian Guard, and they have not been able to catch the people in the dark, please condemn Your Majesty!" Kunwu fell to the ground and knocked.
Meng Yong, who knew it, turned his head to look at him in surprise, as if he didn't expect him to be acting on orders.
This made Kun Wu's teeth clench, and the violence in his heart swelled instantly.
Emperor Chu turned his back again, and asked lightly for a long time: "Someone in the dark?" Who do you think the two Aiqing will be? β
"Back to Your Majesty, the Seventh Guard was ambushed in Sanshan Gorge, and was about to lure out the thieves, but Lord Meng suddenly appeared and alarmed the thieves for no reason... The Seventh Praetorian Guard had no choice but to withdraw for fear of the target..."
Kungo's voice became colder, "... The sinner was chased after him, and it was Lord Meng who led the sinner away-"
"Didn't you have to chase after you?" Meng Yong raised his eyebrows and interrupted him, "I have revealed my identity to you, and it also shows that I thought that those suspicious people wanted to hinder the actions of the guards, so I came to help..."
Meng Yong said, suddenly coughing uncontrollably, his face turned a little pale, and he hurriedly confessed for the loss of etiquette.
Emperor Chu glanced at his reddened official uniform and the blood that was still dripping from his sleeves, waved his hand, and motioned for Kun Wu to continue.
"Your Majesty, the criminal minister thinks that it is better to kill by mistake in this matter than to let it go!" Kunwu is difficult to hide.
He didn't point anything out clearly, but the three people in the cabinet knew that he was talking about Zhao Chen, an orphan who might be secretly exploring the events of the past-
Emperor Chu slowly sat down on the chair, "What does Meng Qing think?" β
One of the responsibilities of the detective factory is to supervise and monitor all suspicious people, and Meng Yong was also ordered to approach Zhao Chen "as he likes"...
"Back to Your Majesty, everything the criminal ministers have seen and heard have been reported to the Imperial Court, Your Majesty has his own holy judgment, and the criminal ministers dare not beak it." Meng Yong's expression did not fluctuate.
Without a response, he continued: "As for the suspicious people last night, they came into contact with 'that's subordinate Guilian Mountain, and the criminal officials would notice them and secretly follow them out of Beijing. β
Without changing his face, he pulled the third person in, and said, "Seeing that they encountered the guards... The criminal wanted to capture them, but was stopped by General Kun and let them escape. β
Hearing Meng Yong talking nonsense with his eyes open, Kun Wu didn't argue anything.
He had already figured out that everything from beginning to end was designed by Meng Yong.
From the traces that he suspected Zhao Chen and took someone out of Beijing to catch Zhao Chen's participation... to Meng Yong's blatant cover, leading him to make a move and deliberately being injured by him...
Meng Yong succeeded, although he had been able to determine the collusion between Meng Yong and Zhao Chen at this time, but the suspicious Chu Emperor would not trust the judgment of a person who was dominated by emotions.
Unless, he can really grasp the evidence that Zhao Chen is different-
Thunder roared, wind and rain fell.
Meng Yong, who had always been calm, frowned secretly, listening to a loud noise in the sky, he couldn't suppress his thoughts, and gradually crossed the palace and drifted back to the Martial Palace-
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Zhao Chen covered his ears and leaned on the bed, his eyes were bloodshot, and he still didn't sleep.
The truth revealed in the letter was really unexpected, she never thought that Guan Qihao's enemy would be Emperor Chu, and those killers last night were all sent by Emperor Chu...
But at the same time, she also understood why Emperor Chu did not shy away from telling Guan Haishan about his death, and seemed to love to keep him in the palace, and for her need for Su Heyou-
Meng Yong hurriedly pushed the door in, a long robe was half wet by the rain, and when he saw her covering her ears and shrinking in the corner of the bed, looking at him with red eyes, his heart softened.
He changed into Zhao Chen's bedclothes, eased his cold hands again, and then took out two fluffy earplugs and carefully plugged them in her ears.
"Can you still hear it now?"
"Much better." Zhao Chen's voice could not hide his hoarseness.
Meng Yong frowned, and wrapped her tightly in the quilt, "Sleep first, no matter what, wait until you wake up." β
Zhao Chen shrank in his arms, listening to his heartbeat, feeling the coldness of his body that was not like a living person...
"Guan Qihao left me a letter... His background, all the causes and consequences... Transactions between you. β
And the content of the message that led them back to Beijingβ
Meng Yong paused, "It's that I underestimated him, so are you blaming me for sending him to death?" β
Zhao Chen smiled, shook his head and said: "He can't live in the first place, although Your Majesty doesn't know his background, but he has served Old Man Guan for so long... With His Majesty's temperament, how could he be kept? β
"Only the dead can make His Majesty believe and reassure." Zhao Chen shrunk his body, "That's why I can still lie here now, instead of some deep palace secret prison..."
Meng Yong asked lightly: "You also know the danger?" You also understand what the consequences will be if Your Majesty detects that you are tracking? β
From beginning to end, he was trying to drag Zhao Chen out of this muddy water, the matter of the old martial king was his responsibility, and he didn't want to involve Zhao Chen...
However, Zhao Chen was all mixed to the fullest, and he couldn't stop it with all kinds of plans, and he fell deeper and deeper.
He once thought that Zhao Chen was passively involved, but this time-
Zhao Chen was silent, and he also knew that he couldn't hide from what he should come.
Because there's never anything unintentional.
He deliberately told her that Guan Qihao was related to the old martial king; clearly warned her that it would be dangerous to get close to Guan Qihao; Even let her people go out of Beijing to escort ...
In order to try out her intentions, to see how far she will go in order to find out about the old martial king.
And in order to pursue the truth, she has to be exposed step by step, even if she knows that there is danger, she has to risk pursuing it...
It also made the hunter catch the strangeness of her prey-
"Forget it, go to sleep first." Meng Yong covered her eyes, "After resting, you have the heart to deal with me, right?" β
seems to laugh and sigh, hiding a bit of self-deprecation.
At this time, he did not have the joy of hunting, but preferred to "trap" in vain, but the person in his arms failed to do what he wanted.
A person who keeps saying that he is just trying to survive, but he desperately wants to find out everything about the old martial king, is it because of that gamble that he never cared about?
Or is there a different purpose-
"Meng Yong..."Zhao Chen called softly through the darkness and coldness, and then stopped.
Meng Yong froze for a moment and stroked her tense back, "I didn't want to question you anything, I just didn't understand-"
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