frightfiction Chapter 662 No matter the cost
Chapter 662 No matter the cost
Ye Qing'an nodded and told Yi Moxu everything Gu Duo had said, along with her own speculations.
"I felt that this matter was really strange, so I asked Gu Duo if he remembered what year, month and day it was. Gu Duo did remember and told me that it was the night of the sixth day of the sixth month in the thirteenth year of Tianyou."
Ye Qing'an looked at Yi Moxu: "Yi Yunkui is the Emperor. There should be someone in the palace who keeps a record of what he does every day, especially where he rested that night."
"I think we need to know whether Gu Duo saw Yi Yun Kui that night who was being controlled by Liu Enze, or whether he didn't see Yi Yun Kui at all and instead fell into an illusion deliberately set up by Liu Enze."
Yi Moxu narrowed his eyes: "The palace does have records of these, but they are from a long time ago. Records from more than ten years ago may not be available now. I will send a message to the palace and ask them to search for them."
"However, I don't think we can have too much hope for this. First, it's been so long, making it difficult to find. Second,..."
Yi Moxu paused for a moment before continuing, "Secondly, I think there's not much difference between these two possibilities. If Gu Duo remembers correctly, he did smell Liu Enze's scent in that underground palace, which means that Liu Enze was most likely behind Gu Duo's defection to Mingyue Kingdom."
Yi Moxu turned to look at Ye Qing'an: "What do you want to achieve by investigating this matter? Do you want Gu Duo to know that all that he has suffered over the years is due to Liu Enze's machinations, so that he will stand on the same side as us and fight against Liu Enze together?"
Ye Qing'an nodded, but then shook his head: "That's one thing."
"Firstly?" Yi Moxu raised an eyebrow and smiled. "That's one thing, so there's a second?"
Ye Qing'an nodded: "I'm wondering whether the underground palace Gu Duo mentioned is real, or just an illusion created by Liu Enze..."
"If it really exists, I am quite interested in that underground palace. If I have the chance, I would like to go and explore it."
"If it's just Liu Enze's illusion, then let it go."
Yi Moxu raised an eyebrow, a hint of a smile in his eyes: "Okay, I understand."
"You know?" Ye Qing'an looked up at Yi Moxu, wondering what she knew.
"On the one hand, I will have someone check the records about Yi Yun Kui on that day and year. At the same time, I will also try to get some information out of Gu Duo and ask him where the underground palace is in his memory."
"Instead of speculating whether it's Liu Enze's illusion or real, let's go and find it directly."
"If that underground palace truly exists, then it can certainly still be found..."
Ye Qing'an nodded: "Yes, that's good. By making preparations on both fronts and proceeding simultaneously, we're sure to uncover the truth."
The two returned to the Cloud Dreamland together. As soon as they arrived, they saw Jiuxiao peeking out at them.
"You're finally back!"
Jiuxiao breathed a sigh of relief: "I was just thinking that if you didn't come back soon, I would go to the Li Huo Pavilion to find you."
Ye Qing'an raised an eyebrow: "Is there something you need?"
“Yes,” Jiu Xiao quickly replied, “Lan Qing received news that Ye Zirui entered the palace yesterday to request permission to go to the border.”
"Ye Zirui?"
Ye Qing'an was silent for a moment: "Is the information accurate?"
"It's accurate. The person who provided the information was the young master of the Li family. That young master of the Li family even brought up this matter to mock him, saying that Ye Zirui's talent was average, he had never been on the battlefield, and he didn't know anything, yet now he volunteered to go to the battlefield. He said they should just wait and see Ye Zirui make a fool of himself."
"Lan Qing said that, judging from their words, it was because Ye Zirui was the Crown Prince's study companion that he had a good relationship with the Crown Prince. Even when the Crown Prince went to the battlefield, the two continued to correspond. It is likely that Ye Zirui heard from the Crown Prince that the situation there was not optimistic, so he went to the Emperor to offer his services for the country."
Ye Qing'an scoffed, her voice filled with coldness: "What do you mean the situation is not optimistic? They want to serve the country, but it's only because Liu Enze is injured and wants to return to Wangjing to recuperate. During this time, the Crown Prince can't be without someone by his side. They finally managed to bewitch the Crown Prince with their magic, so naturally they don't want the magic to break and affect their grand plan."
"Therefore, Liu Enze sent Ye Zirui to the border and placed him by the Crown Prince's side, so that Ye Zirui could keep a close eye on the situation on the Crown Prince's side in his place."
Jiuxiao nodded: "That is indeed a possibility."
After saying that, he continued, "That's the first one, and the second one is..."
Jiuxiao glanced at Yimoxu standing to the side: "Not only Ye Zirui, but another person has volunteered to go to the border to lead troops to fight against the rebels."
"There's another person?" Ye Qing'an frowned and thought for a moment. Jiu Xiao would talk about this in front of the two of them, which meant that this matter was related to both of them.
"Ye Qinghao?"
Jiu Xiao nodded quickly, his eyes full of admiration: "Yes, it's Ye Qinghao. How did you know?"
"I guessed." Ye Qing'an pursed her lips: "Ye Qinghao already knows Ye Zirui's secret, and even knows about the connection between Ye Zirui and Liu Enze. Since Ye Zirui is going to the border, how could Ye Qinghao not guess what Ye Zirui is planning to do?"
"Ye Qinghao probably doesn't want a direct conflict with Liu Enze for the time being, which is why he indirectly revealed Liu Enze's affairs to Yi Yunkui. However, Ye Zirui is related to the Ye family's reputation and prestige. Ye Qinghao would definitely not allow Ye Zirui to do things that would affect the Ye family's reputation and development while holding the identity of a member of the Ye family and being Ye Qinghao's son."
Ye Qing'an's lips curled slightly: "This is indeed an opportunity."
Jiuxiao was puzzled: "An opportunity?"
"Hmm." Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes: "An opportunity to completely eliminate Ye Zirui."
In Ye Qinghao's heart, nothing, whether it was his child's life or anything else, was as important as his own future and power.
"Therefore, once Ye Zirui does something that Ye Qinghao feels will affect the Ye family, his future, and his reputation, Ye Qinghao will definitely do everything in his power to eliminate Ye Zirui and prevent future troubles."
A cold glint flashed in Ye Qing'an's eyes: "Since that's the case, then I'll create some opportunities for them to kill each other, father and son."