The Virgin Mary in the Book: I Decide My Life with Two Swords

Chapter 107 The Heartless Emperor’s Family

Cang Yue Kingdom - Capital - Imperial Palace

Ten days later, all the news about Nan Lai returned to the palace. Nangong Hanyi was furious and threw Zhao Hongan's memorial in Ye Tingxun's face: "Look at yourself, this is all your fault. You sent someone to kill the princess? You are so bold."

"Your Majesty, I didn't do that! This is all false accusation," Nangong Xuan tried his best to argue.

"False accusation? Tell me, Zhao Hongan has no grudge against you, so why did he falsely accuse you? And among the people who assassinated the princess, your entry and exit token of the Taibao Mansion was found. Tell me, how do you explain it?" Nangong Hanyi asked angrily.

"Your Majesty, please calm down," Nangong Chen said. "In less than ten days, two groups of assassins have come to kill Ye Ling. They even mobilized the people from the Falcon Prison. This shows that Ye Taibao doesn't have such strength. There must be someone helping him behind the scenes. Your Majesty should send someone from the Three Divisions to investigate this matter thoroughly and give Princess Jingqi justice."

"Your Majesty," Leng Ruxue said tearfully, "If it weren't for Ling'er's martial arts prowess, he would have been beheaded by now. Back then, my son-in-law died in mysterious circumstances, and now his personal guard captain is alive and colluding with Ye Taibao's men to kill Ling'er. This clearly shows that this matter is definitely not as simple as it seems!"

"You have to ask your royal brother!" said Nangong Chen.

"What do you mean, Seventh Brother?" Nangong Xuan was immediately displeased.

Nangong Chen took out a letter slowly and said, "Father, this is the exact information I have obtained through my investigation. There is witnesses and physical evidence. This An Kui escaped death and has served under my brother for many years. He has killed many Ye family soldiers who escaped from the battlefield!"

"Nonsense! When did I ever cooperate with him?"

"Brother Emperor, I have witnesses and evidence. Do you want to see it?"

"You...how do I know who he is and what he looks like? Maybe he sneaked into the Prince's Mansion with ulterior motives." Nangong Xuan immediately changed his strategy.

Nangong Chen smiled and said, "Brother Huang is right, Father. Now that the princess has suddenly disappeared and her life or death is unknown, I am willing to go to Nanlai in person, find the princess and the traitor, and bring the ring back to the capital to reveal the truth."

"Your Majesty, I, an old minister, agree as well," Leng Ruxue immediately echoed. "Now, the people are discussing the mystery surrounding Ye Tingzhan's death. Furthermore, some people have repeatedly tried to kill Ling'er, which further proves that someone is behind this matter and wants to silence her. I implore Your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation and save my daughter's only child!"

Nangong Hanyi was obviously not willing, and looked at Nangong Che and Nangong Zi who had been silent: "What do you two mean?"

Nangong Zi immediately bowed, "Father, I understand little about politics, but we are at war now and must not allow for internal strife or lose the people's support. As the saying goes, the innocent are innocent. Father, why don't you have the Three Courts thoroughly investigate what happened back then? If Ye Taibao and my brother were truly wronged, then we can give them justice. We can also find out who was behind the assassination of the princess. Ye Ling is General Ye's orphan, and she was personally appointed princess by you. To be assassinated in this way is tantamount to a slap in the face of the court. This matter cannot be tolerated."

"You mean a thorough investigation?"

"Your son is just making a suggestion. Now that the princess is already a master on the Langya List, if she were a weak woman, she would have been buried in a foreign land long ago. So your son feels that this trend should not be allowed to continue. If someone dislikes your son and your brothers in the future and finds someone from the Falcon Prison to assassinate us, you and others don't have the princess's good martial arts to escape death, and we will surely die on the spot." Nangong Zi was a young and inexperienced person who was not afraid of a tiger. He did not take Nangong Xuan seriously at all, let alone Nangong Hanyi.

"What does King Wen mean?"

"Ahem..." Nangong Che's forehead was covered with sweat. He was dragged here today and had no right to speak. He had to suffer this torture. Now he could only say a few words: "As for General Ye's affairs, I haven't heard of it, so I won't comment. But the princess's son has also met her twice. She has a cheerful personality and speaks for justice. Now she has been assassinated again and again. There must be a reason. If it is not clear, no one dares to be sure what will happen in the future. Ahem... Father, ahem... son... ahem..."

"Fifth brother, are you okay?" Nangong Chen supported Nangong Che worriedly: "Father, why don't you let Fifth Brother go back and rest first?"

"Okay, let's go back first. I can't tell you what's going on," Nangong Hanyi said with disgust.

"Thank you, father. I'll take my leave." Nangong Che bowed politely and left.

After Nangong Che left, the debate in the palace continued, and Nangong Chen spoke again: "Father, please allow me to go to Nanlai to find the princess and my brother. We can't let them disappear in such an unclear way. The people who harmed them have wicked ambitions. How can we allow such black sheep to survive."

"Seventh brother, are you exaggerating?" Nangong Xuan was very angry.

"Your Majesty, why are you so anxious? I'm not talking about you. I'm talking about the people who harmed Ye Ling. Do you think what they did was right?" Nangong Chen asked back.

"I don't mean that. Right now, the border war is tense. It's not appropriate to start a war for an insignificant woman and cause civil unrest, right?" Nangong Xuan said.

"A woman of no importance?" Leng Ruxue was displeased. "Such an insignificant woman, yet she was assassinated again and again. Such a person, let alone being a human being, is even more insulting to call him a beast. Your Majesty, I have no other request. Please give justice to my daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter."

"Father, if this matter is not dealt with, it will probably chill people's hearts." Nangong Chen was determined to give it a try.

"Father, if we punish him now, how can General Ye on the border fight with peace of mind?" Nangong Xuan did not back down.

"Father..."

"Alright," Nangong Hanyi said sternly, "We'll discuss this matter after the war. Ye Tingxun and his family will be temporarily confined to the mansion. The Crown Prince is already under house arrest, so he should remain under house arrest."

"Father, what should we do with Ye Ling? She is missing!" Nangong Chen was very angry.

"Isn't she a master on the Langya List? No one in the Falcon Prison can do anything to her. Does her disappearance mean something happened? There are so many important things happening in the court and the situation on the border is tense. You don't consider these things and just keep holding on to a woman." Nangong Hanyi was also displeased.

Nangong Xuan raised his lips slightly, "Seventh brother, what father said is true. Right now, the border war is the most important thing. Ye Ling is a master. Will she be in trouble?"

"Okay, everyone, leave now!" Nangong Hanyi said and left the hall directly.

"Farewell, Your Majesty/Father," everyone said in unison.

Ye Tingxun slowly stood up and straightened his clothes. "Master Leng! This is a matter of state. Bringing up a woman's affairs in the court is truly a laughing stock."

"Hehe..." Leng Ruxue laughed instead of getting angry: "The women in my family are all human beings, unlike the women in Ye Taibao's family, who are all poultry. Therefore, they are not presentable and are not even worthy of being someone's concubine."

"You..." Ye Tingxun was speechless.

"Ye Taibao, go back and lock up your poultry! Barking wildly." Leng Ruxue left with a smile.

Looking at the people leaving, Nangong Zi whispered: "Barking wildly, Seventh Brother, this civil official can also curse people!"

"Seventh brother really only cares about eating and not about being beaten! Father gets angry every time Ye Tingzhan's matter is mentioned, but seventh brother still doesn't remember it," Nangong Xuan said with a smile.

"As long as you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door. Brother, can you sleep at night?" Nangong Chen said and left.

Nangong Zi glared at Nangong Xuan and imitated Leng Ruxue and said, "Barking wildly."

"You..." Nangong Xuan really wanted to curse.

"Don't be angry, my royal brother. I just love to study." Nangong Zi left after he finished speaking, and quickly caught up with Nangong Chen: "Seventh brother, don't be angry either. Father has always been like this."

"In their eyes, it's just a missing woman. You think so too, right?" Nangong Chen was still furious.

Nangong Zi paused for a moment and didn't answer, which was considered as tacit agreement: "Seventh brother, seriously, is Ye Ling... really that skilled in martial arts?"

"Could the list of masters published in Langya Bang be wrong? If she hadn't been able to protect herself, she would have been beheaded long ago. Look at the expressions of my royal brother and Ye Tingxun. It's obvious that they were the ones who bought the people in the Falcon Prison. An Kui has been under my royal brother's command for five years. I have solid evidence, but my father didn't even look at it." Nangong Chen became more and more angry as he spoke.

"The emperor has always been on my brother's side. This is not the first day you've known this. Don't be angry. Just send someone to look for him privately. Being so serious will only make you angry," Nangong Zi said as he walked.

"I've already sent Shadow Blade to lead the group over there, and the Dark Village has also taken action. Three living people can't possibly disappear for no reason. And An Kui is an important witness. She Zhao of the Illuminati is dead, so Gu Feixiang wants to blame everything on the dead."

"You suspect the Illuminati were involved in what happened five years ago?"

"How else? How could he know She Zhao?"

"That's possible. By the way, don't be stupid. Leaving Beijing without permission is a serious crime," Nangong Zi reminded.

"Third brother, I'm not that stupid. At this moment, my brother must be watching my every move. He's hoping that I'll make a mistake so that he can complain to my father."

"As long as you know"

The two walked and chatted as they left the palace.

On the other side, Leng Ruxue returned home, and Leng Yue hurriedly asked: "Grandfather, how is it? What did His Majesty say?"

Leng Ruxue recounted what happened in the palace.

Leng Yue was furious after hearing this: "What do you mean by just a woman? My cousin is missing, and her life or death is unknown. It was done by Ye Tingxun and the Crown Prince. The matter is so clear, and Your Majesty still doesn't care?"

"Now that there is a war, I have thought of this result. Once we win, Ye Tingxun and the prince will rise to power, and this matter will be left unresolved. The emperor is the most ruthless. How could he care about the life and death of a little girl? I have accompanied three emperors, and ours is the most cruel. The prince is even worse than him. If he ascends the throne, the Nangong family's world will not last long," Leng Ruxue said.

"What about my cousin?"

"Your uncle went to send a letter, and Yan'er turned back halfway. My Leng family is not weak, we can look for her on our own. Besides, King Beichen will not ignore Ling'er, and Phoenix Mountain will not ignore Xue Jingchuan either. With so many powerful forces looking for her, don't worry, nothing will happen."

"That's good. With my cousin's current martial arts skills, she has no problem protecting herself. I'm just worried that she might get hurt by the people around her."

"Alas, this girl, I don't know why her fate is so rough. I hope she will be blessed and turn misfortune into good fortune."

"Grandfather, don't worry too much. My cousin will be fine."

"You're right."

The grandfather and grandson comforted each other, but they were actually very worried.