Chapter 287 So bold
Upon hearing this, Fan Xian and Mei Cheng'an looked at each other. It seemed that Chen Pingping already knew how close their communication was.
Mei Cheng'an shrugged and said nothing. This was what he told Chen Pingping during the confrontation in the palace.
Moreover, listening to first-hand information is indeed better than listening to second-hand information, because second-hand information is usually simplified and refined.
The essence is the essence, but it is not rich and interesting enough, and it is a bit dry.
Fan Xian took a sip of tea, put down the cup and looked at Chen Pingping and said.
"Teng Zijing told me that Li Yunrui was planning to use me as a shield this time. I was behind the scenes and thought I could just watch the show, but I didn't expect that I would be dragged into it."
After taking a sip of tea, Fan Xian continued.
"I also understand the current situation. Even if I heard Li Yunrui and Zhuang Mohan's secret conversation with my own ears, after all, there is no other hard evidence. Now I am also a suspect. I am afraid it will be difficult to drive her away this time."
"But I still want to thank you. I didn't succeed this time. I'll find another chance next time."
After summarizing, Fan Xian picked up the teacup and continued to drink tea. He certainly felt a little regretful, but he was not that depressed.
Chen Pingping looked at him with a smile, then lowered his head to look at the teacup in his hand and said in a low voice.
"The princess lost."
"I understand, so I..."
He subconsciously picked up the conversation, but his voice suddenly stopped. Fan Xian looked at Chen Pingping in a daze.
"What did you say?"
Seeing Fan Xian's unexpected reaction as he had expected, Chen Pingping, whose little trick had succeeded, smiled happily.
Mei Cheng'an, who was sitting in a wheelchair and listening, rolled his eyes silently when he saw this. He was so old and still doing these things. How childish.
Chen Pingping smiled silently for a moment with his mouth closed. After taking a breath to adjust his state, he put down the teacup and looked at Fan Xian and said softly.
“You know what? Even if there is irrefutable evidence, even if His Majesty knows that she colluded with Northern Qi and sold out Yan Bingyun, she will not be driven out of Kyoto.”
Fan Xian hissed and quickly lowered the arm that had been frozen in the air for a long time, holding the teacup. He then adjusted his sitting position and placed one leg across the couch to better face Chen Pingping.
He was extremely confused, and his tone was full of frustration and confusion.
"Why? That's treason!"
"Sigh~ After all, she is the eldest princess! Although not a blood relative, she is still a royal family! No matter how serious the crime is, I will reprimand her."
Although Chen Pingping said the last sentence in a relaxed manner, his expression drooped after he finished speaking.
This is the bloody reality, so absurd that it makes you angry but helpless.
Mei Cheng'an didn't find it strange at all. This kind of situation was common in all dynasties, and even in modern times, it was still hard to describe.
Not to mention Wang Qinian, a serious native. The constraints of the times made him feel that this situation was natural and normal.
Fan Xian was speechless for a while, then snorted sarcastically.
"So, everything I did was in vain~"
Chen Pingping was amused again when he heard this, and smiled and spoke.
"I promised you that I would help you drive her out of Kyoto! I will definitely do what I promised!"
Fan Xian looked at him and blinked, saying nothing, waiting quietly for his next words.
Chen Pingping didn't keep the suspense any longer and continued.
"Today before the emperor's arrival, I took advantage of the situation and waited for her to say that."
"What?"
Fan Xian couldn't help but interrupt.
Wang Qinian, who was sitting behind the wheelchair, rolled his eyes.
"Master Xiao Fan, have you ever met Master Xiao Yan on your way to the capital?"
Upon hearing the voice, Fan Xian and Chen Pingping turned their heads to look at Wang Qinian.
After he finished speaking, Fan Xian subconsciously looked at Chen Pingping.
Chen Pingping hummed in appreciation, pointed at Wang Qinian with a smile, then turned around to look at Fan Xian and continued.
"She has made a big mistake by saying this! The princess has lost this battle, hehe~ She will definitely be driven out of Kyoto!"
To be honest, Fan Xian didn't quite understand.
"You won't get into trouble for selling out your country just because of this one sentence? Is there anything special about this sentence?"
After asking this question, he couldn't help but start thinking about his own questions.
Seeing this, Chen Pingping did not disturb him. After watching for a while, he looked at Mei Chengan and Wang Qinian.
Wang Qinian seemed to be thinking about something, his eyes were a little empty, but Mei Chengan was different, he was drinking tea calmly.
Chen Pingping couldn't help but ask him out of curiosity.
"Are you too lazy to think about it, or have you figured it out?"
Fan Xian and Wang Qinian were awakened by his voice. After a moment of silence, they both looked at Mei Chengan.
Mei Cheng'an shrugged and handed the teacup to Wang Qinian behind him. He only spoke after Wang Qinian took it.
"Is there any need to think about it? It's obvious. The princess has touched His Majesty's reverse scale!"
Wang Qinian and Fan Xian were stunned when they heard this, and they didn't understand what it meant. Especially when Chen Pingping smiled and gave him affirmation after hearing it, this made them even more confused. What did this mean? What kind of reverse scale was this?
Fan Xian thought about it again and again, and came to a conclusion that even he found a little absurd. He pointed at himself.
"Your Majesty's Achilles' heel... is me?"
Chen Pingping smiled and shook his head slightly when he heard this.
Mei Cheng'an rolled his eyes when he heard this. Although you are the son of Emperor Qing and his most beloved woman, I can't say that I regard you as my Achilles' heel. In the future, I will treat you as a rebellious son!
"What are you thinking about? The princess has already attacked you so many times. If your Majesty's Achilles' heel were you, you would have driven her out of Kyoto long ago. Why wait until now? You're crazy!"
"..."
That’s right. Fan Xian’s face turned red and he scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Well, what is that?"
"The Supervisory Council!"
Mei Cheng'an answered casually. Fan Xian was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, he still couldn't figure out the connection between them.
Chen Pingping quietly gave him a hint.
"You first came to Kyoto and met Yan Bingyun. This is top secret. Only a few supervisors in the Supervisory Council know about this."
Having said this, Chen Pingping stopped talking. What he needed to do now was to give hints and guidance instead of just giving all the answers to Fan Xian.
In comparison, Fan Xian's thinking and reaction ability still needs to be strengthened, so this is a good opportunity to train him in this area.
Fan Xian did not disappoint him. He understood immediately. His eyes lit up instantly and his tone was filled with excitement.
"Then how did the princess know?"
Asking this question meant that he had thought of the key point, so Chen Pingping stopped wasting time.
"There is only one answer. There is a traitor in the Supervisory Council!"
"The Overwatch Council is directly under the jurisdiction of Your Majesty. Her meddling in the Overwatch Council is a test of the monarch's authority! That's why Your Majesty cannot tolerate it!"
Fan Xian, who had figured it all out, nodded excitedly and asked with some excitement.
"So now, what should we do?"
Chen Pingping looked at Mei Chengan.
"What do you say?"
Mei Chengan raised his eyebrows.
"Find the princess's traitor in the Overwatch Council, arrest him, prove the princess' guilt, and eliminate future troubles!"
After saying this without thinking, Mei Chengan finally realized that Chen Pingping was closing in and Zhu Ge was going to surrender today?
He only remembered this part of the plot, but he had no idea about the time interval between each part, so he realized it a little late.
Chen Pingping smiled after hearing what he said. Communicating with smart people saves trouble and words. He looked at Fan Xian.
"That's it."
Fan Xian thought about it and said with a slightly serious expression.
"This person must be a powerful person!"
……
Yan Ruohai walked slowly into the meeting room of the Supervisory Council, looked around and spoke loudly.
"I'm here, who's looking for me?"
There was no response in the empty meeting room.
Yan Ruohai stopped at the intersection of the passages, turned around, searched with his eyes, and shouted again at the top of his voice.
"I'm here! Who's looking for me? Come out!"
Being called here for no apparent reason and not showing up, he inevitably felt like he was being played, so there was anger in his words.
As soon as he finished shouting, he heard a noise coming from behind him. He turned around and saw that the person coming was Shadow.
Yan Ruohai moved his feet, straightened his body completely, and looked at the shadow slowly walking towards him with an inexplicable look, ready for battle.
……
A red pavilion office.
The ten spies from the first division were divided into two rows, standing face to face across the middle passage.
They were all being lectured by the host standing in the middle of the two rows, with their heads lowered and their brows drooped.
Zhu Ge put his hands in his sleeves, folded his arms and paced back and forth, looking left and right and speaking coldly.
"The flyers are all over the streets, and you still can't figure out who did it! Huh?!"
He became more and more angry as he spoke and couldn't help but stop and start yelling.
"Is it possible that the First Division is embarrassed to say that it oversees everything in Kyoto?!"
No one dared to answer, and they all buried their heads in their chests.
Seeing their looks, Zhu Ge was too lazy to scold them anymore, it was useless, after taking a deep breath, he gave orders angrily.
"Mobilize all the manpower immediately and get me the results immediately!"
Upon hearing this, the subordinates secretly breathed a sigh of relief and bowed in unison in response.
"Yes!"
At this time, Yan Ruohai's figure emerged from the door. After seeing him, Zhu Ge directly ordered his men to retreat, and his tone became much more normal.
"Go down."
The subordinates all saluted to Yan Ruohai who walked in, and then filed out.
Zhu Ge looked at Yan Ruohai who stopped two steps in front of him, rolled his eyes, and asked indifferently.
"What's the matter?"
Yan Ruohai waited until the sound of the door closing behind him before he answered with an unhappy look on his face.
"Shadow just came after me and almost got into a fight!"
Zhu Ge remained calm after hearing this, without any emotion.
"Why?"
Yan Ruohai didn't take it seriously and just answered whenever he was asked.
"He suspected me in the assassination attempt on Chen Pingping some time ago."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ge folded his arms and slowly walked towards him, stopping when his toes almost touched him.
With his face facing away, he stared fiercely into Yan Ruohai's eyes, his voice full of coldness.
"Is it you? Lord Yan!"
Yan Ruohai only looked at him and chatted for a moment, then looked away and sank. After his eyes flashed for a while, he suddenly turned and walked to the side, sitting down on the tea table covered with three long mats.
Zhu Ge turned to look at him and said sternly.
"You are so brave! Yan Ruohai!"
(End of this chapter)
