Just then, the face turned around again. I thought it would be a bloody mess, but this pale face was absolutely clear in its features. To my surprise, it was that young actor from the theater troupe who had chatted with Pei Tan the other day.

  "Mr. Liu's words just now are quite boastful, and he doesn't know who he is referring to as an inferior person." The young man's mouth curled up with a hint of mockery.

  Lin Jingjing has become numb.

  Liu Pinzhuo retreated several steps in a row, his hands trembling as he pointed at that "Fan Wenjun", "You this scoundrel, what happened..."

  "Lord Liu." Wei Xuanye's face was as cold as water, "You yourself have suspicions and doubts, laboring under the guise of night to come to this desolate and remote place with Lord Pei, can you be held accountable for your crimes?"

  A sentence of suspicion breeds a dark ghost, and this play in the forest is indeed sung for Liu Pinzhuo.

  Liu Pinzhuo's eyes were extremely red, and he seemed to be on the verge of losing control. He stared at Wei Xuanzhen: "This young master doesn't believe it, doesn't believe it..."

  Wei Xuanzhen said coldly: "Whether you believe it or not, you have already brought shame to the Liu family."

  Yu Pinzhuo's killers were no match for the thousand-strong Qiniuwei Imperial Guard armed with bows and arrows.

  "Get moving."

  Liu Pinzhuo's face turned savage, still wanting to resist, "You think you can make this young master surrender?" The words had just fallen when a feather arrow hit his knee, blood splashing everywhere, he let out a painful cry and fell to the ground.

  The remaining assassins fell under the arrows of the Qīn Niú Wèi after a futile resistance.

  At this time, under a shaded tree, two Qian Niu guards slowly walked out, also holding a girl in a white dress. They had obviously been standing there for some time already.

  Wei Xuanzhen finally looked at Pei Tan and slowly said, "I didn't expect that Ben Xiang would follow Lord Pei's words, tonight we will catch the criminal slave of the Jing family together."

  "It just so happens that we have stumbled upon the heinous crime committed by Liu Gongzi, and tonight's shocking discovery is truly beyond our expectations."

  Pei Tan looked at Wei Xuanzhen with a hint of gratitude and said, "Tonight, thanks to your help and the support of the Qian Niu guards, otherwise, relying solely on the strength of Da Li Temple would have been impossible to achieve."

  Wei Xuanzhen's gaze slowly fell on Pei Tan's calm face, and he said with deep meaning: "Lord Pei actually knew that the Jin family's guilty woman would escape to this place tonight. It is still astonishing even now."

  Bai Tan looked at Liu Pinchao who had been subdued and asked: "How will Master Liu be dealt with?"

  "Liú Gōngzǐ has committed a heinous crime, and should be taken directly to the Ministry of Punishment. In this case, let Péi Dàrén write a closing statement, and have Běn Xiàng handle it." Wéi Xuánzhēn's expression was gloomy.

  Liu Pinzhuo will not be handed over to the Dali Temple, this is already expected. Even if a plan is set up tonight, making it impossible for the Liu family to escape punishment again, just like Zong Huo, the Liu family will try their best to protect this son, as for the final result, it's not something that Pei Tan and the Dali Temple can control.

  Lin Jingjing stood in the cool night air, as if she had lost the ability to speak. Tonight, this woman was probably the most pitiful.

  Pei Tan recalled what Jing Wanyu had said before she came: "Although it's a bit cruel to Lin Niang, this play must go on and she is indispensable."

  Don't tell Lin Qingqing in advance, because if it arouses the suspicion of the Liu family, we won't be able to deceive Liu Pinzhuo into falling for it.

  The girl is as clever and decisive as ever, but also has some coldness that reveals her purpose.

  Pei Tan Yu Guang glanced at Jing Wanyu and slowly opened his mouth: "What should be done with this woman now?"

  Wei Xuanzhen's eyes had a hint of playfulness as he stared at Pei Tan's seemingly expressionless face and said, "Since this woman is the daughter of the Jing family, regarding the case involving the Jing family, it should be brought into the palace for Your Majesty to handle."

  In other words, no one can dispose of Jing Wan privately.

  Pei Tan slowly raised his hand, "Then I'll take my leave and bring the people back to the Grand Temple first."

  Wei Xuanzhen's eyes in the deep night, vaguely seemed to be smiling but not quite.

  …

  As soon as he returned to the Dalit Temple, Pei Tan ordered the door of the study closed and took out Zhong Zong's imperial edict from the secret compartment in the hidden passage.

  This was the secret edict given by Emperor Zhongzong earlier, which ordered him to investigate the death of Hu'er and, if necessary, take on the duties of the emperor. Pei Tan slowly emerged from the secret passage, changed his clothes in the room, walked out the door and said to the guards: "Prepare the carriage, I want to enter the palace immediately."

  The people of the Liu family were shocked upon receiving the news.

  Liu Fu was still unbelievable, but Wei Xuanzhen's handwritten letter had already shattered all his hopes. It was really unexpected that in the end it was Liu Pinxiao who jumped into the net and destroyed the entire situation that the Liu family had painstakingly set up.

  Wei Xuanzhen faintly instructed the messenger: "After tomorrow morning, Ben Xiang will report to the palace the crimes committed by Liu Pinxiao. This night can be considered as Ben Xiang giving the Liu family one last chance out of respect for past relationships."

  One evening could do what, perhaps just let the Liu family feel the arrival of doomsday in advance.

  That night, Liu Pinxiao was locked up in the Prime Minister's mansion, and Jing Yu'er was also with him.

  Wei Xuanzhen narrowed her eyes and gazed at the moon in the sky: "Speaking of which, tonight's moonlight is quite beautiful."

  Tonight, how many people are overwhelmed with despair and wailing, all have nothing to do with him. The Wei family has long been a stable and secure existence.

  Wei Xuanzhen walked slowly towards the stairs, feeling a cold gaze fall on him.

  He slowly turned his face, the girl's clear eyes stared at his face like a spring water. People who saw Wei Xuanzhen only had two expressions, one was extreme fear and hiding, the other was extreme flattery and fawning. But in Jing Wanyi's gaze, it was clear and seemingly without any emotion.

  Wei Xuanzhen's mouth corners hooked up a slight arc, "Interesting."

  Jing Wan'er was taken away immediately.

  "Sir, according to the scouts from our Da Li Temple, it was because of this woman that Pei Tan started a big commotion and forced our three dead warriors to their deaths. How could he easily hand over this woman for you to deal with?"

  Wei Xuanzhen's expression seemed to be smiling yet not smiling, and after a long while, he said: "Pei Tan has cracked this major case, Your Majesty is overjoyed, and naturally, any reward will be granted. If I haven't guessed wrong, Pei Tan should be rushing into the palace right now."

  It's easy to use hard work to protect the next palace maid.

  The servants in the mansion quickly came back to report: "Lord Prime Minister, Secretary Zong somehow found out about tonight's events and has just arrived. He is now waiting below."

  "Waiting at the door."

  Wei Xuanzhen's eyes were smiling: "Benxiang knows why he came."

  Zong Chuke's pursuit of Jing Yuanyuan, if he had told Wei Xuanzhen about Jing Yuanyuan's whereabouts from the beginning, might not have led to the current situation, and the Liu family might not have ended up like this. Zong Chuke harbored a personal grudge against Jing Yuanyuan and wanted to take revenge on her, which led to today's chain reaction.

  "Tell him that Ben Xiang has already rested and let him come see tomorrow." Wei Xuande said lazily, waving his hand.

  Zong Chuke heard that Wei Xuanzhen didn't see him, clenched his fists and said coldly: "Tell the Prime Minister, this official is waiting right at the gate."

  Wei Xuanzhen will attend the court meeting tomorrow and he must see him before leaving the prime minister's mansion.

  Zong Chuke said coldly in front of the closed gate, "She's just a palace maid. As long as Master Xiang is willing to hand her over to me, I, Zong Chuke, will be willing to serve Master Xiang and Wei Shi for the rest of my life."

  This remark naturally reached Wei Xuanzhen's ears. He couldn't help but laugh.

  "Zong Chuke, it seems that he is indeed not worthy of great use." Wei Xuanzhen shook his head and sighed with a hint of disappointment.

  Zong Chuke's ruthless and cunning schemes were always valued by the Wei family, but his previous advantage was broken by his own son, and his later advantage also disappeared. If it were the old Zong Chuke, he would not have made such a request to Wei Xuanzhen.

  Just a palace maid?

  Jing Wan'er was naturally insignificant, but she happened to touch the inverse scales of Zhong Zong, which was the case of treason three years ago.

  If Wei Xuanzhen were to secretly kill Jing Yuanniang at this moment, it wouldn't matter if a servant girl died, but if it shook Zhong Zong's feelings towards the Wei family, it would be a loss. Zhong Chuke wants Jing Yuanniang, doesn't he think too highly of his own Shangshu? He should know that now he is a first-class Shangshu, without the Wei family, he would be nothing.

  That night, in the second half of the night, a heavy rain poured down, and Zong Chuke stood at the door and endured the cold for half a night, his whole body frozen stiff.

  The little servant who opened the door looked him up and down for a long time, then said: "Master Xiang has already gone to court through the back door, please go back, Minister."

  A night of wind and rain is nothing compared to the chill in my heart at this moment.

  Early in the morning, another even more terrifying storm of wind and rain.

  Liu Pinzhuo's downfall, the Liu family lost tens of millions this time, which is considered a small loss. More importantly, the overall prestige of the Liu family in the imperial court has almost been irreparably damaged.