Chapter 101: She Wouldn’t Betray This Lord
“This Princess does not like being lied to.”
Li Xuanyue spoke clearly, “If you truly understand the cause and truth of this matter, I still hope you can say it to my face.”
She was no longer the violent princess controlled by poison in her past life. Now, she had returned to normal. She could distinguish right from wrong.
Although Langhua’s words were too shocking and hard for her to accept, if he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, why would he risk being hated by her to speak nonsense in front of her?
From this, it could be deduced that Langhua had indeed not lied to her. Her Father Monarch really was hiding someone in his Xihe Palace.
Cold sweat broke out on Xiao Han’s forehead. He lowered his head, eyes fixed tightly on the ground, unsure of how to respond.
The reason he was imprisoned in the secret chamber that day was indeed because his eyes had seen things they shouldn’t have.
But… he had sworn to Xiao Ce back then that he would never speak of it in front of Li Xuanyue in this lifetime.
Now, Li Xuanyue’s direct questioning put Xiao Han in a difficult position. He knelt respectfully on one knee, neither speaking nor looking up at Li Xuanyue.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the great hall fell into a strange silence.
Dissatisfaction flashed in Li Xuanyue’s eyes.
At this moment, Yinxin stepped forward to refill her cup with tea. The sound of pouring water seemed unusually loud in the hall.
Li Xuanyue didn’t get angry immediately. She took the teacup and glanced at it lightly. “Is silence an admission?”
Her crisp voice seemed to resonate through the vast Phoenix Harmony Palace.
Xiao Han suddenly looked up, accidentally locking eyes with Li Xuanyue’s profound gaze. Panic flashed in his eyes, and he wanted to bury his head again, pretending he saw nothing.
However, Li Xuanyue didn’t give him the chance.
“Last time Father Monarch imprisoned you in the secret chamber, it must have been because of this matter, right?”
Although Li Xuanyue didn’t say it explicitly, everyone knew in their hearts what it was about.
If Xiao Han hadn’t discovered things he shouldn’t have while scouting for news in the Xihe Palace, how could Hua Shan disregard centuries of master-servant sentiment and keep him locked in the secret chamber?
Hua Shan was such a clever man. He would never do something that allowed others to catch him by the handle. The reason Xiao Han wasn’t executed immediately was mostly because Hua Shan considered the face of his capable assistant, Xiao Ce. Otherwise, how could he be alive now?
“Although you were Father Monarch’s man before, he didn’t trust you completely.”
Li Xuanyue looked at Xiao Han’s stiff face and continued her analysis, “Aside from Xiao Ce, you must have been the first to know about that secret chamber. Am I right?”
Xiao Han didn’t understand what Li Xuanyue was plotting. But seeing her analyzing everything so logically, he finally couldn’t help but speak.
“The Princess says so much to this subordinate merely to know the truth of the matter.”
Xiao Han suddenly raised his eyes to meet Li Xuanyue’s deep black ones, speaking word by word, “If this subordinate says it is all false, and the Lord Consort is not hiding anyone else in the Xihe Palace, would the Princess believe it?”
Li Xuanyue’s eyes flickered slightly. She hadn’t expected that at this final juncture, Xiao Han would still maintain a denial.
It seemed he still held a basic level of respect and confidentiality toward his former master, Hua Shan.
“Do you think this Princess should believe it?” Li Xuanyue asked him back.
This time, Xiao Han played mute again. He knew the principle that saying more leads to more mistakes. Remaining silent was his best choice right now.
Li Xuanyue narrowed her eyes slightly. Seeing he was unwilling to speak further, she didn’t continue to press him aggressively.
“Fine. Since you are unwilling to speak, then you may leave.”
She would definitely investigate the truth of the matter eventually.
Xiao Han looked up, secretly breathing a sigh of relief. He hadn’t expected Li Xuanyue to let him go so easily. But he dared not relax his guard, keeping his body tense.
After respectfully saying “Yes” to Li Xuanyue, he stood up and walked out.
“Princess, you just let him go like that?”
Yinxin suddenly spoke up. “This servant can see he didn’t tell you the truth at all.”
Just now, anyone with eyes and a nose could see Xiao Han was hiding something from Li Xuanyue. As for what it was, everyone knew very well.
Since Xiao Han was unwilling to speak, even if Li Xuanyue continued to force him, she might not get a result.
“What do you know?”
Li Xuanyue glanced at Yinxin and said slowly, “Xiao Han was Father Monarch’s man before. If I asked you to suddenly become loyal to someone else, do you think you could do it?”
Yinxin shook her head. “This servant couldn’t.”
“Furthermore, in this life, aside from wanting to follow the Princess, this servant has never thought of anything else.”
If she had to leave Li Xuanyue, she would rather die.
Yinxin’s seizing of the chance to show loyalty really amused Li Xuanyue.
“Alright, stop trying to brush up your presence in front of me.”
She said helplessly, “Hurry and send someone to watch him.”
Her unusual behavior today must have caught Hua Shan’s attention. Now that Xiao Han had left her palace, he would definitely go secretly to find Xiao Ce at Hua Shan’s place tonight.
She had to take this opportunity to have her people follow and listen to what they discussed.
How could Yinxin hesitate? “Yes, this servant will go arrange it immediately.” She answered with a smile.
Things turned out almost exactly as Li Xuanyue guessed.
After Xiao Han left the Phoenix Harmony Palace, he secretly went to the Xihe Palace that night. He informed Xiao Ce of Li Xuanyue summoning him and her discovery of someone hidden in Hua Shan’s rear palace.
Getting this frontline intelligence, Xiao Ce dared not delay and hurriedly informed Hua Shan.
Unexpectedly, Hua Shan wasn’t surprised at all upon hearing it. His daughter had indeed grown up.
“Master, should we arrange for Young Master Sang to change residences?” Xiao Ce asked proactively seeing him silent for a long time.
The Xihe Palace was indeed unsafe now. Continuing to let Hua Sang stay might truly be dangerous.
“No need!”
Hua Shan raised his hand and domineeringly interrupted. “This is this Lord’s residence. Even if they suspect, they don’t have the guts to barge in.”
Unless they didn’t want to live!
“But…”
Xiao Ce still felt faintly worried. It wasn’t that the Xihe Palace was safe just because Hua Shan lived there. What if Li Xuanyue suddenly ran over?
How could Hua Shan not guess what Xiao Ce wanted to say?
“This Lord knows what you are worried about.”
Compared to Xiao Ce’s worry, Hua Shan viewed it much more indifferently. “Yue-er is this Lord’s daughter, and also his daughter.”
“Even if she discovers it, she won’t betray this Lord.”
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