Seeing the two women enter the bedroom to whisper to each other,
Jin Mian was very curious about what they would say.
So he leaned close to the crack in the door to eavesdrop.
However, Qian Renxue had set up a barrier inside, preventing any sound from coming out.
He listened for a long while but heard nothing at all.
He could only sit back on the sofa and wait.
"They shouldn't end up fighting, right?"
"If they really do start fighting, who should I help?"
Jin Mian pondered hard.
About half an hour passed.
The bedroom door was slowly opened.
The imagined scene of the two women engaging in an extreme catfight did not occur.
Instead, the two of them looked like they were having a very pleasant conversation.
They were like best friends who had known each other for a long time.
Not a hint of hostility could be seen.
"Are you two alright?"
Jin Mian asked cautiously.
At the same time, he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Women really are extremely fickle creatures.
One second they are at each other's throats, the air filled with the smell of gunpowder.
The next second they are all smiles, like best friends who share everything.
Indeed.
Women are the most difficult creatures in this World to understand.
Qian Renxue glanced at Jin Mian and said, "We're fine. We just talked about some things between women."
"What? Do you actually want us to fight?"
"No, no, how could I?" Jin Mian waved his hands repeatedly, feeling a secret sense of relief.
It seemed his luck was good.
The legendary impossible choice hadn't fallen upon him.
After scolding Jin Mian, Qian Renxue took Ye Lingling's hand and said, "Lingling, what we just said is a secret between us. You must remember to keep it confidential."
"Even if a certain dog man tries to coerce or bribe you, you mustn't tell him."
Jin Mian pointed at himself: Is she talking about me when she says dog man?
Ye Lingling nodded obediently, "Mhm! Don't worry, Sister Xiao Xue. I will definitely keep my lips sealed. Even if Brother Mian asks me, I won't say anything."
Seeing these two actually standing on the same side,
Jin Mian was suddenly speechless.
After a while,
the three of them sat on the sofa.
They began to discuss serious matters.
"That's the situation."
"Since this matter was handled entirely by the Old Emperor himself, the confidentiality measures were very well done."
"I only found out about it a few days later."
"And it was by chance, hearing him talk about it with Xue Xing."
"How do you plan to handle this?"
Qian Renxue briefly explained the situation regarding the hijacked military supplies.
Then her beautiful eyes looked toward Jin Mian.
"Hmph! This Old Emperor's methods are truly ruthless enough."
"Not only did he kill the person who came up with the idea, but he also poisoned all the soldiers involved in the operation to make them mute."
Jin Mian's expression was grim.
He had never expected
that Xue Ye would go to such lengths to destroy the evidence.
In this way, finding evidence for this matter was indeed not easy.
Wait.
There was still a chance for a turn of events.
Because there seemed to be one more person who knew about this beforehand.
Xue Xing!
The Emperor's younger brother.
Since Xiao Xue learned about this by hearing Xue Ye and Xue Xing's conversation,
then,
the breakthrough could be found through Xue Xing.
Jin Mian then explained his speculation in detail.
After listening, Qian Renxue nodded thoughtfully.
"Starting from Xue Xing is indeed a good suggestion."
"However, the relationship between Xue Xing and Xue Ye is very deep. It will probably be very difficult to get him to tell the truth about this matter."
"You don't need to worry about that."
"In the imperial family, familial affection is the least valuable thing."
"I have my ways."
Seeing Jin Mian so confident, Qian Renxue reverted to the appearance of Xue Qinghe.
"Alright, since you have a way, then I'm relieved."
"This afternoon, the Old Emperor is taking me, Xue Xing, and the Fourth Prince Xue Beng to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to watch the competition."
"Do you want to go together?"
Over the past six years,
Qian Renxue had used thunderous methods to successively eliminate the influence of the Second Prince and the Third Prince in the imperial court.
And even the two princes themselves
had been taken out of the picture by her using poison.
In addition,
there was another person who had been secretly eliminated.
That was Snow Jade.
Originally, this princess posed no threat at all.
Qian Renxue had even thought about letting her go.
But considering that if this person remained alive,
there was no telling what kind of trouble the Old Emperor might cause.
He might even use some scheme to make Jin Mian and Snow Jade have a relationship.
So, to be safe,
Qian Renxue made a prompt decision and directly finished her off.
To eliminate future troubles.
Upon hearing about the Fourth Prince, Jin Mian asked, "That Xue Beng, you haven't dealt with him yet?"
"He's just a playboy, no threat to me at all. There's no need to kill him."
Back when Snow Jade was secretly assassinated,
Jin Mian had suggested she deal with Xue Beng as well.
But after some investigation,
she gave up on the idea.
Because she found that Xue Beng was arrogant and domineering, spending every day in pleasure houses and showing no ambition at all.
If not for his status as a prince,
he probably would have struggled even to enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Seeing that Xue Beng posed no threat to her,
Qian Renxue gave up on taking action.
Furthermore, killing princes one after another might lead to the Old Emperor's suspicion.
"A playboy? You shouldn't look down on this playboy."
"It's possible that this is a performance he's putting on specifically to save his life."
As someone who knew the plot,
how could Jin Mian not know Xue Beng's true face?
After noticing that his siblings were dying of unnatural causes one by one,
he sensed something was wrong.
So he immediately sought help from his Imperial Uncle Xue Xing.
The two of them quickly locked their target on Xue Qinghe.
At the same time, it was at this moment that Xue Xing discovered that Xue Qinghe's identity seemed a bit off.
But considering the other party was the Crown Prince,
his intentions would be too obvious if he spoke out directly.
So he investigated in secret.
Meanwhile, to protect Xue Beng, he came up with the idea for Xue Beng to disguise himself as a playboy.
And so,
he usually appeared to be a dissolute playboy, but in secret, he was someone good at disguising himself, capable of both yielding and standing firm—a very typical 'enduring humiliation' type.
In the original story, Xue Beng relied on his superb acting to deceive Qian Renxue.
Ultimately, by biding his time, he became the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire.
After hearing this, Qian Renxue was somewhat incredulous: "An act? That's impossible, right? Could Xue Beng's behavior be an act?"
"Haven't you heard of the term 'playing oneself'?"
"If you still don't believe it, I suggest you secretly send people to tail Xue Beng."
"Go to the pleasure houses he frequent and eavesdrop in secret."
"I believe you'll have unexpected gains."
After Jin Mian said this,
he looked at Ye Lingling and said, "As for the competition this afternoon, of course we should go watch. Lingling, you come with me."
Ye Lingling nodded.
Then, after the three of them disguised themselves, they walked out of the Secret Chamber.
Qian Renxue then found Yu Long and Ci Xue and ordered them to tail Xue Beng.
And she also instructed them,
even if the other party enters a pleasure house, they must continue to follow...
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