BVAHEDLA[W Chapter 62

Chapter 62 Ancient Times 36 The strangeness in one’s heart cannot be concealed.

“That’s it for today. Court dismissed.”

After saying that, regardless of the reactions of the others, Lu Yuan-jing stood up directly, the bright yellow corner of his robe ultimately disappearing from everyone’s sight.

Lu Yuan-jing seemed completely unaware of the shock these few words would bring to the others, leaving behind only the ministers whose minds were blown by his words.

They looked at each other, tacitly glancing at Lu Mo-chen, secretly sizing him up. This prince, who had never attracted attention in the past, had now become a prince overnight, suddenly exposed to people’s sight like lightning, ascending to the stage of power, and now even ordered to thoroughly investigate these major cases.

A few people’s eyes darted around, seemingly contemplating whether they needed to change their past stances.

But no matter what, this game of chess ultimately concluded with Chu Li-fei’s victory, finally coming to an end.

The next things were the work of Lu Mo-chen and Qian Ming, and had nothing to do with him.

Chu Li-fei breathed a sigh of relief. He had been working around the clock for several days, both staying up all night and using his brains. It was exhausting.

After returning to the Prince’s mansion, he must have a good sleep.

Just thinking about it made Chu Li-fei feel a lot lighter, as if his whole body had already fallen into the soft and fluffy bed in the house.

He raised his hand, quietly yawned, and casually followed the crowd out of the hall.

The sleepy yawn caused a few tears to well up in the corner of his eyes, refracting a sparkling light in the sunlight.

“Royal Uncle.”

A voice from behind stopped him.

“What’s wrong? Lu Mo…”

Hearing the voice and the familiar address, Chu Li-fei subconsciously turned his head, his mouth even faster than his brain, wanting to skillfully call out that name.

However, at the instant he turned his head and saw who it was, he abruptly stopped himself.

“Lu Mo-lin? It’s you? Is there something you need?” A cold glint flashed in Chu Li-fei’s eyes, his tone revealing a faint alienation.

“It seems that Royal Uncle isn’t very happy to see it’s me.” Lu Mo-lin’s tone was affectionate, his eyes slightly narrowed, the gaze he directed at Chu Li-fei containing a hint of tenderness, his murmur, like that of a lover, echoing eerily in Chu Li-fei’s ear.

“How could that be?”

Chu Li-fei responded smoothly, a gentle smile curving at the corners of his lips, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes, merely floating shallowly on the surface.

Lu Mo-lin didn’t seem surprised by Chu Li-fei’s reaction, or rather, Chu Li-fei’s reaction wasn’t important to what he wanted to say next.

The sunlight slanted down, warmly illuminating people, but casting a heavy shadow when it reached the golden eaves, the intersection of light and shadow falling exactly between the two. It was as if a giant blade had descended from the sky, dividing Chu Li-fei and Lu Mo-lin, clearly in the same space, yet seeming to be at the endpoints of two extreme colors, clearly defined.

“Royal Uncle is a smart person, so naturally you should know how to make a choice.” Lu Mo-lin took another step forward, the black and white space seemingly twisting for a moment, merging with each other on Lu Mo-lin’s body, creating a black area between the two.

Lu Mo-lin moved even closer to Chu Li-fei: “Is it this Crown Prince, or that waste…”

“Brother, what are you talking to Royal Uncle about?”

As he spoke, Lu Mo-chen caught up from behind. He wore a harmless smile on his face, seemingly unaware of the undercurrents between the two.

He nonchalantly pushed Lu Mo-lin back into the shadow behind him, using his body to firmly block Lu Mo-lin, allowing only his figure to be in Chu Li-fei’s sight.

Then, he turned to the side and asked his previous question again.

Lu Mo-lin couldn’t help but sneer at the sight. He glanced coldly at Lu Mo-chen, his eyes no different from looking at an ant. Then, he looked directly into Chu Li-fei’s beautiful peach blossom eyes and said, “Royal Uncle, you know what the best choice is.”

Chu Li-fei remained unmoved.

While the three were talking, officials continued to pass by them. They all lowered their heads, their footsteps quick, afraid of hearing something they shouldn’t.

Before long, the crowd receded, and the hall became empty, leaving only the figures of the three.

Seeing that Chu Li-fei didn’t refuse, Lu Mo-lin assumed that Chu Li-fei had taken his words to heart. As he brushed past, he left a sentence in Chu Li-fei’s ear: “Don’t disappoint me.”

After saying that, he seemed to have thought of something, and turned back to give Lu Mo-chen a wicked smile, his eyes full of mockery and teasing.

Lu Mo-chen suddenly clenched his fists, his nails digging deeply into his flesh, but he didn’t seem to feel any pain, his eyes curved as he looked at Chu Li-fei: “Royal Uncle, let’s go back too.”

Chu Li-fei still didn’t move.

Lu Mo-chen tilted his head, somewhat puzzled.

“Royal Uncle…?”

The next moment, he seemed to hear a faint sigh in his ear, a familiar scent wrapped in a warm air current, like a willow branch sweeping across his ear, leaving a tickling sensation.

Then, a warm touch covered his fist. Lu Mo-chen was still clearly out of the loop, he was slightly stunned, but his right hand, clenched into a fist, obediently relaxed along with the external force.

“…Royal Uncle?”

Lu Mo-chen’s eyes widened slightly, his eyes full of confusion and the shame of being caught in a small act. He turned his head to look at the person who had already walked to his side.

“Let’s go.”

Chu Li-fei didn’t say much, nor did he comment on Lu Mo-chen’s little thoughts. The sunlight made his eyes even lighter, as clear as a clear spring, with the warmth and tenderness of spring.

He pulled the still-stunned Lu Mo-chen along and walked forward hand in hand.

The crisp chirping of birds came from his ears. Fortunately, the two were walking at the end, so no one noticed their little actions.

Chu Li-fei couldn’t deny that he seemed to care too much about Lu Mo-chen.

That’s why he was able to notice Lu Mo-chen’s quietly clenched fist after being provoked by Lu Mo-lin in the first instance; and also before he could hurt himself, he walked to Lu Mo-chen’s side and took his hand.

For no other reason than that Lu Mo-chen and “Lu Mo-chen” were too similar.

No, they were exactly the same.

Or rather, the two Lu Mo-chens were actually the same person.

After spending a few days together, Chu Li-fei found a familiar feeling from this world’s Lu Mo-chen.

Appearances could change, and experiences could be different, but the passion and sunshine deep in his soul were clearly the same person.

The strangeness in one’s heart cannot be concealed.

That faint, incomprehensible emotion, Chu Li-fei had only felt it in one person.

[System, what’s going on?]

[Lu Mo-chen – who exactly is he?]

Chu Li-fei asked the system in his mind.

This time, the system didn’t play dead. After a “beep-” sound similar to a startup sound, Chu Li-fei heard the familiar mechanical electronic voice.

[System searching -]

[Information capture, keywords: Lu Mo-chen -]

[Searching, please wait -]

[Result detected -]

[Retrieving -]

[Sorry! Your permissions are insufficient, unable to view temporarily -]

[Warning! Warning!!!]

Suddenly, several sharp cries rang in Chu Li-fei’s mind, as if to explode his head.

[System error -]

[Forcibly closing soon -]

Then it returned to silence.

Okay, another freebie.

Chu Li-fei accepted this result well. He hadn’t gotten any results the previous few times, so he hadn’t had much hope this time either.

Time passed, and after the coldest day of the Beginning of Spring, the ice and snow melted, and all things recovered.

Good news also came from Lu Mo-chen and Qian Ming.

The Crown Prince was placed under house arrest, making their investigation much smoother, especially with Wang Ping’s testimony, coupled with Lu Yuan-jing’s determination to investigate to the end. Several people who couldn’t withstand the shock confessed everything, only asking for a lenient sentence.

They followed the clues of the remaining few, investigating them one by one, gaining a lot of leads, and at the same time clarifying the accidental drowning case of the Lü couple, as well as the case of the Cheng family fifteen years ago.

After organizing the evidence, they handed it over to Lu Yuan-jing, and several officials quickly fell from grace. Some were dismissed, some were exiled, and some were beheaded in court.

For a time, everyone in the court was in danger, afraid that the fire would accidentally burn them.

Unfortunately, it ultimately failed to burn Lu Mo-lin. As all the evidence pointed to Lu Mo-lin, Zhang Qing-ji stood up unexpectedly, taking all the blame on himself, claiming that everything was his plan, and the Crown Prince knew nothing about it.

What he said was reasonable and logical. Lu Yuan-jing seemed to accept his statement, releasing Lu Mo-lin from the Crown Prince’s residence.

Fortunately, the Cheng family’s years of injustice were finally cleared.

To compensate, Lu Yuan-jing posthumously named the deceased Consort Cheng as Imperial Noble Consort, posthumously granting the title of Duke to the old master Cheng, and sending people to repair the Cheng mansion, which is now the An’guo Duke’s Mansion.

At the same time, in order to commend Cheng Yuan’s loyalty and bravery, he broke the rules and specially named her the Princess of Hengyang.

It was just that the deceased was already gone, so what was the use of posthumous titles?

The Qi family’s side was much simpler. Qi Lu was reinstated to his original position, and Qi Shou and Qi Lu’s son were released from prison. There was no other compensation, which was considered a punishment for Qi Lu’s lax family management, after all, it was his own brother who did it.

However, the parties involved and Feng Rao didn’t seem dissatisfied with this, after all, their family was still alive. Compared to Cheng Yuan, this was already the best ending.

On this day, Chu Li-fei and Lu Mo-chen both received news from Qi Lu.