Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
There was no warmth in Emperor Wu’s eyes.
After a short while, they could hear the sound of fighting in the distance.
Gu Xingyuan went pale when he heard the noise.
“Gu Xingyuan, why are you shaking?” Emperor Wu asked in an unperturbed tone.
But his voice only made Gu Xingyuan more anxious.
“I… I’m not shaking…” Gu Xingyuan took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
“That’s a very brave thing to say for someone who’s abetting a foreign spy,” Emperor Wu said casually.
What?!
If old Mrs. Gu had been alive, she would have jumped to her feet.
Abetting an enemy spy?
That was a serious accusation!
It was a crime punishable by death and could incriminate one’s entire clan!
Gu Xingyuan felt that his heart was going to jump out of his throat. He forced himself to calm down as he knelt in front of Emperor Wu. “Your Majesty, I never did such a thing. There’s no spy of the Dongsang Kingdom in my household! Someone must be framing me!”
The other members of the Gu family all gave him strange looks, but Gu Xingyuan didn’t realize what he had said.
“How do you know that I’m talking about a spy of the Dongsang Kingdom? Why can’t they be from somewhere else?” Emperor Wu asked indifferently.
Gu Xingyuan almost blurted out the truth, but he reacted quickly and said, “Your Majesty has been searching the whole city for Dongsang spies, and I still remember it. That’s why I automatically assumed it was a Dongsang spy…”
That could explain his reply. It was just that…
“So, how did you learn that I’m searching for Dongsang spies?”
Gu Xingyuan was so frightened that his voice trembled. “I… I…”
Emperor Wu smacked the table. “You knew I was looking for them, but you still hid one. That’s unforgivable!”
Gu Xingyuan paled. “Your Majesty, I’m not…”
Qin Yan and Feng Xun came back at that moment.
They brought someone with them.
Qin Yan threw the person, who was tied up, on the ground and said, “She tried to fight back, and when we caught her, she tried to kill herself.”
Emperor Wu stared at the woman on the ground.
She was just over twenty and had the most alluring eyes. The outer corners of her eyes slanted upward slightly, giving her the look of a fox.
“Is she a Dongsang Kingdom spy?” Emperor Wu asked with a frown.
“Your Majesty, please don’t tease me. I’m a native of the Junwu Empire. How can I be from the Dongsang Kingdom, let alone their spy?” The woman giggled.
Gu Xingyuan said, “Your Majesty, this is Miss Qingyang, a dancer at Spring Aroma. She’s no spy!”
Many other people chimed in.
“That’s right. Miss Qingyang is a dancer at Spring Aroma. I’ve met her before.”
“She grew up there, and that’s a fact. How can she be a spy of the Dongsang Kingdom?”
They all tried to defend her because they had all visited Spring Aroma.
If Qingyang was proven to be a spy of the Dongsang Kingdom, they might all become suspects.
Emperor Wu looked at Feng Xun..
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
There was no warmth in Emperor Wu’s eyes.
After a short while, they could hear the sound of fighting in the distance.
Gu Xingyuan went pale when he heard the noise.
“Gu Xingyuan, why are you shaking?” Emperor Wu asked in an unperturbed tone.
But his voice only made Gu Xingyuan more anxious.
“I… I’m not shaking…” Gu Xingyuan took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
“That’s a very brave thing to say for someone who’s abetting a foreign spy,” Emperor Wu said casually.
What?!
If old Mrs. Gu had been alive, she would have jumped to her feet.
Abetting an enemy spy?
That was a serious accusation!
It was a crime punishable by death and could incriminate one’s entire clan!
Gu Xingyuan felt that his heart was going to jump out of his throat. He forced himself to calm down as he knelt in front of Emperor Wu. “Your Majesty, I never did such a thing. There’s no spy of the Dongsang Kingdom in my household! Someone must be framing me!”
The other members of the Gu family all gave him strange looks, but Gu Xingyuan didn’t realize what he had said.
“How do you know that I’m talking about a spy of the Dongsang Kingdom? Why can’t they be from somewhere else?” Emperor Wu asked indifferently.
Gu Xingyuan almost blurted out the truth, but he reacted quickly and said, “Your Majesty has been searching the whole city for Dongsang spies, and I still remember it. That’s why I automatically assumed it was a Dongsang spy…”
That could explain his reply. It was just that…
“So, how did you learn that I’m searching for Dongsang spies?”
Gu Xingyuan was so frightened that his voice trembled. “I… I…”
Emperor Wu smacked the table. “You knew I was looking for them, but you still hid one. That’s unforgivable!”
Gu Xingyuan paled. “Your Majesty, I’m not…”
Qin Yan and Feng Xun came back at that moment.
They brought someone with them.
Qin Yan threw the person, who was tied up, on the ground and said, “She tried to fight back, and when we caught her, she tried to kill herself.”
Emperor Wu stared at the woman on the ground.
She was just over twenty and had the most alluring eyes. The outer corners of her eyes slanted upward slightly, giving her the look of a fox.
“Is she a Dongsang Kingdom spy?” Emperor Wu asked with a frown.
“Your Majesty, please don’t tease me. I’m a native of the Junwu Empire. How can I be from the Dongsang Kingdom, let alone their spy?” The woman giggled.
Gu Xingyuan said, “Your Majesty, this is Miss Qingyang, a dancer at Spring Aroma. She’s no spy!”
Many other people chimed in.
“That’s right. Miss Qingyang is a dancer at Spring Aroma. I’ve met her before.”
“She grew up there, and that’s a fact. How can she be a spy of the Dongsang Kingdom?”
They all tried to defend her because they had all visited Spring Aroma.
If Qingyang was proven to be a spy of the Dongsang Kingdom, they might all become suspects.
Emperor Wu looked at Feng Xun..
