Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 375: Turning the Tables, Cutting Through the Mess!

Chapter 375: Chapter 375: Turning the Tables, Cutting Through the Mess!

Long Yue was worried that Li Qingmu was not treated well in the Imperial Palace, so when he returned, she insisted on checking his body, which made Li Qingmu both amused and helpless.

"The Emperor didn’t do anything to me, he just asked me to play chess with him."

"Just playing chess?" Long Yue frowned skeptically. "Your brows are furrowed, your mood is off, surely it’s not just a simple game of chess. Tell me!"

Long Yue crossed her arms, looking as if she wouldn’t let it go if he didn’t explain.

Li Qingmu was slightly embarrassed, and under his lady’s domineering attitude, he had no choice but to recount everything honestly.

Long Yue wrote down the few words said by Qi Yun and pondered them carefully.

——In the relationship between ruler and minister, what defines a ruler and a minister? The ruler is like the heavens, the son of heaven, while the minister... there are many ministers in this world! When the ruler wants the minister to die, the minister must die; it is an ironclad rule from ancient times!

Long Yue circled the emphasis on the last sentence.

"When the ruler wants the minister to die, the minister must die? A Mu, what does the Emperor mean by this? Does he intend to sacrifice you?"

Li Qingmu was stunned: "Impossible, right?"

The little wife’s words left him confused. Everyone thought the Emperor Qi Yun was a person who cared little for feelings, very harsh and unkind, but Li Qingmu knew that he was generous to those he cared about.

Would the Emperor sacrifice him?

No, it couldn’t be!

Li Qingmu remembered his visit to the Imperial Study Room, where Qi Yun’s attitude toward him was kind, even serving him tea, uh...

Li Qingmu paused, what did he do then?

He actually rejected the Emperor’s goodwill! 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Li Qingmu always considered himself calm and composed, but for some reason, whenever he faced those he cared about, family, his emotions became unmanageable.

He must have been too excited and indignant at the time.

However, the Emperor didn’t seem angry.

Li Qingmu pondered.

At that time he asked whether there was verification if Qian Yi was indeed the Seventeenth Prince, and such questioning from a minister was already very impolite, yet he didn’t get angry and even said, based on the evidence, it appeared so.

Wait a minute!

Li Qingmu suddenly widened his eyes and quickly looked over the few words Long Yue recorded.

"Yue’er."

"Hmm?"

"Look, the Emperor only said, based on the evidence, Qian Yi was the Seventeenth Prince, so can it be interpreted as..."

"From his perspective, it might not be?"

Long Yue, being very clever, quickly realized this crucial point.

Li Qingmu nodded: "So, what is the Emperor actually planning?"

He obviously knew that person wasn’t his son, yet he acknowledged him, what is he thinking?

Or perhaps...

"A Mu, remember when we were in the Emperor’s side chamber, he often asked you to play chess?"

Li Qingmu nodded, then exchanged a glance with Long Yue.

A tacit understanding gradually formed.

Playing chess...

This Emperor is navigating a grand chess game!

Perhaps they are all just pieces on his board!

Qi Yun frequently asked him to play chess, wasn’t he conveying certain information?

But, what exactly is he trying to convey?

"My Lord, Madam, there’s quite a commotion outside, they say something big has happened."

At this moment, a young servant rushed in to inform Long Yue and her husband about the situation outside.

After all, Long Yue had instructed earlier that if anything unusual happened outside, they were to report immediately.

Often, when information is asymmetrical, one can be put at a disadvantage.

"What kind of case?"

Long Yue’s eyes turned cold, her sharp mind already guessing.

"It’s from the Jiangling area, a major case where an entire village died, hundreds of lives lost, dying a miserable death, many bodies incomplete, now the whole court is shaken, and many outsiders are talking about it!"

The young servant’s eyes flickered as he looked up at his masters.

Long Yue sensed his odd behavior and frowned, "What do you have to say, just say it!"

"Well... Outside rumors say that during that time my lord and the madam visited Qingshui Village, and this matter might be related to you..."

"Bang! Nonsense!"

Long Yue slammed her palm on the table, frightening the young servant.

"Who is spreading these lies?"

"I don’t know, many are saying so, I... I just overheard..."

Faced with the cold expression of the mistress, the young servant trembled.

Long Yue waved her hand to dismiss him, then turned to the indifferent man beside her: "A Mu, this is a trap, a trap set against us!

From the initial theft of Yun Niang’s goods, they have been scheming step by step. He’s waiting for me to walk into their snare myself!

That Luanshi Ridge, perhaps they indeed intended to capture us, but surely they prepared for both success and failure. Now that the Luanshi Ridge scheme failed, they are moving on to the next plan!"

Their plan is meticulously linked, truly a master of conspiracies, making it impossible to guard against!

Long Yue inhaled sharply, their methods are too fierce, too vicious, any carelessness would lead to endless ruin!

"A Mu, why are you smiling?"

Long Yue spoke anxiously, yet saw Li Qingmu was smiling, and his smile was irritating, his gaze continuously roving over her chest, making her hair stand on end.

Long Yue glared at him angrily, annoyed: "What are you looking at? What’s there to see? The fire is at the eyebrows, yet you can still smile?"

Li Qingmu shrugged: "Then... should I cry instead?"

"Don’t!"

Long Yue was annoyed; with this man’s handsome face, crying would make it less appealing.

"Don’t worry!" Li Qingmu was calm and composed, "Since they’ve set this trap, then... we follow the old rules..."

Li Qingmu detailed a series of actions and wrote a letter, but it was a secret letter, which only he, Long Yue, and the Young Prince Qi Jingyu could understand.

As for the old rules, that means, using the same ploy!

Long Yue felt a bit gloomy, always waiting for the opponent to make a move to trick her, it’s really frustrating!

But there was no choice, why does the enemy always hide in the shadows?

To counter-trick them, one must first enter the fray.

This is, without entering the tiger’s den, you cannot get the tiger cub!

"Qingming!"

With Long Yue’s shout, a figure swiftly appeared inside the room.

"Please, Madam, give orders!"

"This is a letter for the Young Prince, take it and deliver it quickly!"

"Yes!"

"Zifeng!"

"At your service!"

"This is a letter for my grandfather, deliver it to him secretly, make sure no others see it!"

"Yes!"

As the two left, Li Qingmu slowly got up, looking at the gradually darkening sky outside.

"The rumors outside are escalating, this incident was not caused by us, yet they aim to pin it on me, for this matter... either we admit early and settle it, or we deny it, providing evidence to prove ourselves. Otherwise, when it becomes known throughout Dazhou, it will be troublesome."

Long Yue understood Li Qingmu’s words, since they aim to use the same ploy, they must accept this crime, but it will affect his reputation.

Therefore, they must cut through the confusion swiftly!

"Tomorrow, there will be a judgment in the court!" Li Qingmu’s gaze deepened, hoping it aligns with what he and she thought!