Flowers bloom without worries

Chapter 120 I Will Find Out the Truth (1)

The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly, but Lan Xi quickly stopped smiling because she knew that her visit today was not just to give Xiao Chuhan some cakes and she must not forget the real purpose of this trip.

In fact, Xiao Chuhan had already foreseen that Lan Xi must have something important to discuss when she visited the Imperial Study, so he deliberately asked tentatively: "Do you have any other reason for coming here today?"

"Uh... you saw through me." Faced with such a sharp and intelligent Xiao Chuhan, Lan Xi knew it was difficult to hide it, so she simply admitted it frankly.

After all, how could a shrewd and wise man like Xiao Chuhan not see through Lan Xi's true intention of asking for a meeting this time?

"You and I cleared up the grudge yesterday, and all misunderstandings were cleared up. But even so, you are still unwilling to thoroughly investigate who killed Jin'er. However, I really don't want to give up!"

"I must get to the bottom of this matter and clear my name so that I can give an explanation to everyone. You know, Jin'er was brought into the palace by you, Your Majesty, but now she has died in such an inexplicable and tragic way. If I just let it go and don't find out the truth, how will the civil and military officials and the people of the world view it? They will definitely think that you are biased towards me."

There is an old saying: "A gentleman who breaks the law is guilty of the same crime as a commoner."

"If I can be found to be the mastermind behind this, then I will be willing to accept the punishment I deserve. But if it is someone else, how can I bear this false accusation for no reason?"

Xiao Chuhan stared at Lan Xi in front of him, with astonishment in his eyes. She had indeed changed drastically as Xingye said, as if she had been reborn and was completely different from the past. Wuyou now knew clearly what she wanted in her heart; she also knew when to take what action. In the past, Wuyou lived in harmony with the world, didn't care about right or wrong, and was willing to bear all the responsibilities alone. However, Wuyou now showed a tenacious character, never giving in, and would never bear the unwarranted blame if it wasn't her fault.

"Why are you staring at me like that? Is my face dirty?"

Lan Xi stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Xiao Chuhan's eyes. Xiao Chuhan came back to his senses, coughed lightly a few times to cover up his embarrassment, and quickly adjusted his mood.

"You'er, you seem to have changed a lot since you returned from the gates of hell." A thoughtful look emerged on Xiao Chuhan's stern face.

"Really? I didn't notice anything unusual. I'm afraid Your Majesty is worrying too much." Lan Xi smiled slightly and responded in a relaxed tone.

“You may not realize it yourself, but I can clearly feel that you are no longer the same as you were before.”

Xiao Chuhan stared at Lan Xi, trying to find more clues from her eyes that were as calm as water.

"I came here today because I want to discuss something important with Your Majesty."

Xiao Chuhan could see that Wuyou wanted to change the subject, but since she was reluctant to talk about it, he would not force her. Because Xiao Chuhan always believed that one day, Wuyou would tell him all her secrets. By then, the two of them would be able to be honest with each other.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

"You have to promise me first that no matter what I say later, you will never get angry. I'm really afraid that if something I say is not appropriate and annoys you, you will just turn around and leave, leaving me here alone."

"From what you said, are you blaming me?"

"No, no, no, how dare I have any resentment towards you, Your Majesty?"

"I promise you, I will never be angry with you."

"Regarding what happened on the day when Jin'er and I encountered the accident, have you ever seen the maidservant who was serving beside Jin'er?"

"After Jin'er passed away, I asked Xingye to reward some money to the maids who had served Jin'er and arranged for them to leave the palace."

"In this case, things might be a little tricky. I wonder if we can still find their traces?"

"It's not difficult to find them."

"In fact, for me, I just need to find the personal maid that Jin'er was closest to and trusted the most during her lifetime. After all, only she knows what happened that day..."

"At the beginning, I also personally asked Xingye to investigate the maids around Jin'er. They..."

"They all pointed out that I was the murderer of Jin'er, right?" Lan Xi's eyes were full of confusion and unwillingness, and there was a hint of trembling in her voice.

"Yes, including Jiuer who is beside you, who also saw you arguing with Jiner that day." Xiao Chuhan answered in a firm tone, but there seemed to be a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

"Don't you think there must be something fishy going on here? Jiuer only saw me arguing with Jiner, but she didn't see me killing Jiner. However, the maids around Jiner all said they saw me kill Jiner with a knife. There must be something fishy going on here!"

Lan Xi clenched her fists tightly and said emotionally. Could it be that just because those maids gave irrefutable testimonies and there was no actual evidence, it was so easy to believe their lies?