"The question of whether I'm wronged or not is insignificant compared to the dignity of the royal family. If Your Majesty doesn't trust me, I'm willing to accept the punishment." Wen Yu said as she bowed down. Her so - easy surrender left Su Lingyun quite confused.
It wasn't until she saw Ji Qinyuan's gloomy face that she understood Wen Yu's strategy of retreating in order to advance.
"Your Majesty!" Su Lingyun grew anxious.
She wanted to explain further, but was met with a cold glare from Ji Qinyuan.
Seeing this, Ji Yundan spoke up at the right moment, "Perhaps the head of the Su family is just young and impulsive. After all, she hasn't grasped the true essence of the Su family's divination. Father, please show mercy."
On the surface, he was pleading for Su Lingyun, but in fact, he was implying that what Su Lingyun said today was just nonsense.
"That's all for today. I don't want to hear any inappropriate remarks in the future." Ji Qinyuan rose angrily and left.
Su Lingyun looked at Ji Qinyuan's back in confusion but didn't dare to call out.
It wasn't until Ji Qinyuan had completely left that Wen Yu got up. Her gaze briefly paused on Su Lingyun for a second before she stepped away.
"Why? You clearly did those things. Why did His Majesty suddenly let you off!"
Su Lingyun blocked Wen Yu at the palace gate and growled in a low, unwilling voice.
Hearing this, Wen Yu frowned disdainfully and said mockingly, "Miss Su is so smart. Do you still need me to answer such a question?"
After saying that, she walked outside. Wen Xun and Wen Yanhe were waiting at the palace gate.
With the two of them there, even if Su Lingyun wanted to stop Wen Yu and get to the bottom of it, she couldn't. She could only watch helplessly as Wen Yu got into the Wen family's carriage and left.
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"So why did His Majesty stop asking?" Wen Yanhe was also quite puzzled after hearing what Wen Yu said.
Wen Xun, however, showed a gratified smile and couldn't help but nod repeatedly, "Your wits are more like mine than your elder brother's."
Seeing the two of them playing this guessing game, Wen Yanhe frowned even deeper.
Wen Xun glanced at him and sighed helplessly.
A military general was just a military general. When it came to brains, he was no match.
Well, not everyone in the family could be smart. Otherwise, something like what happened to the Pei Mansion might happen.
"Why do you think His Majesty wants to protect Ji Yunqing?" Wen Xun gave him a hint.
Hearing this, Wen Yanhe instinctively looked at Wen Yu and then said weakly, "Is His Majesty just reluctant?"
"Of course His Majesty is reluctant. Ji Yunqing has reached this stage. If the head of the Su family could really clear Ji Yunqing of the charges, that would be fine. But so far, there's not a shred of evidence." As Wen Xun said this, a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.
When the incident at the imperial temple happened, the empress dowager had already asked the imperial physician to examine Ji Yunqing and Li Qilun. The pulse indicated that there was no aphrodisiac in their bodies.
If Su Lingyun had found another breakthrough, Ji Qinyuan might have let her make a fuss for a while. But insisting on the matter of the aphrodisiac was just stupid.
If Ji Yunqing and Li Qilun got into bed together while they were sober, and it wasn't because of the aphrodisiac, then it meant they were homosexuals.
Coupled with his previous scandals and the incident with Lady Liu, Ji Yunqing's reputation was already in tatters. If the rumor of homosexuality were added, the reputation of the royal family would surely be affected.
Before being a father, Ji Qinyuan was first an emperor.
How could he tolerate Su Lingyun leading the investigation in this direction?
If they were to investigate thoroughly, not only would they fail to clear Ji Yunqing of the charges, but they would also damage the reputation of the royal family. Moreover, insisting on this matter was just like telling all the officials that he, Ji Qinyuan, was an emperor who only cared about his son and ignored the overall situation.
All these reasons combined meant that Ji Qinyuan would not entangle Wen Yu on this matter.
Letting Su Lingyun off today was just because she was speaking on behalf of Ji Yunqing.
After returning to the mansion, Xun Ying surrounded Wen Yu worriedly. After confirming that she was okay, she heaved a sigh of relief, "You met Su Lingyun today. How do you feel?"
"A complete fool." Wen Yu concluded without hesitation.
But how did such a fool manage to become a counselor in the Eastern Palace under the name of Mr. Ling?
There must be other secrets behind Su Lingyun.
Thinking of this, Wen Yu's eyes darkened, "Go and send a message to Su Lingyun."
As Wen Yu said this, she whispered a few words in Xun Ying's ear.
"Do you really want to meet her?" Xun Ying asked worriedly.
Hearing this, Wen Yu shook her head without hesitation.
"I just want to invite her out and let her know that her identity has been exposed. But there's no need for me to show up at this time." Wen Yu said.
Before Su Lingyun's identity was exposed, she was the hunter and Wen Yu was the prey.
But now, Wen Yu had Su Lingyun's identity in her hand, while Su Lingyun didn't know who had discovered her identity. The situation of attack and defense had changed.
"I want to make her anxious."
Wen Yu said in a deep voice.
So far, Su Lingyun's real purpose had not surfaced. Only by making her anxious could Wen Yu possibly figure out what she really wanted to do.
[Our little sister is so smart. As long as Su Lingyun knows that her identity as Mr. Ling may be exposed at any time, she won't be able to wait any longer for the things she wants to do using this identity. She must achieve her real goal before Ji Yundan discovers it.]
[I see. In this way, our little sister can secretly watch her every move and then plan her next step!]
The bullet comments were right. She was going to use this information gap to force Su Lingyun to speed up her actions.
She wanted to see what Su Lingyun was really up to.
"By the way, have you properly disposed of Yan Shan's body?" Wen Yu suddenly asked.
Today she said she took a detour back. Ji Qinyuan would surely send people to investigate the imperial temple later.
They couldn't let him find out about Yan Shan.
[Let me answer on behalf of the secret guard. It's all taken care of. We used the corpse - dissolving powder, and the blood at the scene has been completely buried. Not even the king of heaven could find any clues.]
[Corpse - dissolving powder? Does the Eastern Palace equip the secret guards with this as standard? I don't think so.]
[What if Xun Ying bought it herself? Then this secret guard must be really rich.]
The corpse - dissolving powder was indeed a good thing for destroying evidence, but it was extremely precious. Not only was it expensive, but it was also hard to find a source.
Seeing Wen Yu's strange look, Xun Ying scratched his head embarrassedly, "I killed a poison doctor during a previous mission and found it on him. But there wasn't much, so I never used it."
"I just happened to bring it with me when I went to the imperial temple and used it conveniently."
Normally, he wouldn't deliberately destroy the scene after killing someone. But on the day he went to the imperial temple, he just had this strange urge to bring more things. Who would have thought it would come in handy?
Unexpectedly, although that poison doctor had done many evil things in his life, he did a good deed after his death.
"The matter of Yan Shan may arouse suspicion in the Eastern Palace later, but we can't worry about that now. Go and send the message to Su Lingyun first." Wen Yu sighed and said.