Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 426: Stay Out of It!

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Qi Yun saw Li Qingmu limping in, his face turning unpleasant.

"Who let you in here?"

His voice was full of anger, but there was an undeniable concern within it.

Injured like this, yet not resting at home properly, just wandering about aimlessly, really maddening!

Li Qingmu quickly said, "I have something to report to the Emperor!"

"Hmph, is it about Wang Zheng?" Qi Yun snorted coldly, glancing at him, "Is it because of that Cao Family boy?"

Uh!

Li Qingmu looked embarrassed, "The Emperor guessed correctly, none as wise as you!"

"Humph!"

Qi Yun sneered, he disliked such blatant flattery, but since it came from Li Qingmu, it didn’t sound too bad.

"Emperor, something suspicious might be afoot." Li Qingmu didn’t want to be sent home with a slap, so he quickly spoke to the point, "Now that the court has just stabilized, it should be recuperating, but such matters arise, aren’t they disrupting the regime? I believe someone wishes the court to be unstable!"

Qi Yun squinted, in front of him was a chessboard: "Are you implying there is someone else manipulating?"

"Yes, Emperor, I believe the remnants of Chen Country might just be a ploy, there’s someone deeper hidden, perhaps General Cao arrived too early, and seeing the unfavorable situation, they’ve hidden away."

Qi Yun looked at Li Qingmu, and after a long while, laughed heartily.

"Emperor?" Li Qingmu was stunned, what does the Emperor mean by this?

Even as he was puzzled, Qi Yun pointed at his nose, laughed teasingly, "Little one, how did you come up with this? You can think of such things? Not bad, very good!" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Li Qingmu was surprised: "Emperor, is there truly another hand behind all this?"

"Indeed!"

Qi Yun looked at the young man across from him, the more he looked, the more he liked him, this little one was too clever, almost thinking exactly as he did.

He couldn’t help but sigh, truly worthy of being one’s flesh and blood.

The ancients weren’t wrong!

"Emperor?"

Li Qingmu saw Qi Yun lost in thought and couldn’t help but be stunned, quickly speaking to remind him, Qi Yun snapped back and laughed, "You’re not wrong, little Chen Country cannot stir such storms? There’s someone behind them."

Li Qingmu: "Then... Does the Emperor know who they are?"

Yulong Pavilion is so powerful, surely it can investigate it?

Qi Yun looked at Li Qingmu, half-smiling: "Little one, you should already know the true mastermind behind this."

Suddenly, Li Qingmu’s pupils slightly contracted, staring at Qi Yun in shock: "Does the Emperor think the same person I do?"

Qi Yun picked up a chess piece and placed it on the board: "Guess!"

Li Qingmu was speechless, since when did this Emperor have such a childlike nature?

But Li Qingmu still wanted to satisfy his good mood, he dipped some tea water, and wrote a character on the chessboard.

Qi Yun looked at Li Qingmu with approving eyes, it was exactly what he thought!

"Correct, it’s indeed this person!"

Qi Yun held a chess piece, slowly placing it on the board, pointed and said, "Look, if I place a piece here, you can take it from this side, but if placed there, you can take it from here. Since these pieces will be captured anyway, why doesn’t the Emperor cast a long line to catch a big fish? Sacrifice them for greater benefits!"

After saying that, Qi Yun placed several more pieces, and then Li Qingmu’s side had a dozen pieces captured.

Upon seeing this, Li Qingmu understood: "The Emperor means, even if we eliminate this person, they’ll send others in their place, why not leave him as we can understand him thoroughly."

"Haha, indeed! He thinks he’s escaped this calamity, little knowing every move he makes is under my surveillance, previously when Chen Country’s remnants rebelled, I considered wiping them out altogether, but the opponent is clever, didn’t plan to strike then, they want to wait until Chen Country handles everything, then take advantage."

Qi Yun chuckled, "Actually, I could’ve waited until their army arrived then strike, but you must know, the bigger the chessboard, the harder it is to control, if it collapses, it would ruin Dazhou’s destiny, I want to meet the ancestors, wouldn’t dare risk it."

Qi Yun spoke with self-mockery, but Li Qingmu heard the undertone, the helplessness of an Emperor.

If he weren’t the Emperor, just a minister, he might indeed dare play a bigger game.

"They want to muddy Dazhou’s waters to fish in troubled waters, little one, what do you say I should do?"

Li Qingmu was surprised, the Emperor actually asked him what to do?

He thought for a moment and said, "We can’t let their scheme succeed, this matter must have them behind it, I..."

"You don’t need to worry about this matter."

Qi Yun interrupted Li Qingmu, placing the last chess piece, gazed intently at him: "You are Imperial Censor, charged with impeaching officials, investigating cases is not your duty, Zhao Mengran has been instructed to handle this, you should go home and recuperate, return to Upper Court when your wounds are healed."

Li Qingmu was dumbfounded: "Emperor, I..."

"What? You wish to defy my orders, hmm?"

Qi Yun squinted, furiously pointing at him: "Go home, stop meddling in these matters, your wife is pregnant and you don’t know to care for her, just running about everywhere!"

Li Qingmu: "..."

Alright, since the Emperor said Zhao Mengran would investigate, it seemed he had no choice.

Li Qingmu got up to leave, suddenly Qi Yun said, "Since you’re here, play a few games before you go!"

Li Qingmu, helpless, could only play chess with Qi Yun.

Once the chess games were over, it was already dark, when he returned home, he found Long Yue still sitting by the bed waiting for him, hands making clothes for the child.

This scene looked warm and sweet, Li Qingmu smiled and went up to embrace his young wife.

"How did it go?"

"Not well, the Emperor didn’t let me intervene."

Li Qingmu looked depressed, Long Yue thought for a moment, said, "He’s afraid you’re working too hard."

"No, he wants me to go home and accompany you, at least until my injuries can fully recover."

It seemed he was placed under supervision, not allowed to meddle anymore.

"Then who will investigate this?"

"Zhao Mengran!"

"Him?"

Long Yue thought about it, though Zhao Mengran was not a prominent official, he was serious in his work, assigning him to the case should pose no problem.

"But I worry... A Mu, do you remember the Qingshui Village massacre? Someone might direct all evidence toward Wang Zheng, leaving no defense."

Actually, Li Qingmu also considered this, but since Qi Yun wanted him not to interfere, there must be a reason behind it, it couldn’t just be about resting.

"Let’s see first!"

Long Yue slightly lowered her gaze, this matter needed discussing with A shao later.