jdhmnovel Chapter 497 is a conspiracy.
Chapter 497 is a conspiracy.
Jiuxiao glanced at the portrait again, bit his lip, and asked with a hint of doubt in his voice, "Make a mask made of her skin?"
"Hmm," Ye Qing'an responded, "Approximately how long will it take?"
"It depends on what kind you need. If it's a slightly rougher one, it can be done tomorrow. If it's more refined, so that no one can tell the difference, it will take at least two or three days. If you want to use real human skin, then you'll need to find a suitable one."
"We don't need real human skin. I wouldn't want to wear it on my face anyway, it's creepy. We need something more refined, the more refined the better."
Although Gu Duo has gone mad, Ye Huajin is still the person he holds dear in his heart, and in his mind, Ye Huajin is still the same as he remembers her. If anything is amiss, Gu Duo will surely be able to notice.
Moreover, Gu Duo is cautious by nature, and this plan can only be used once. Success or failure depends on this one move, so it's best not to make any mistakes.
“Okay.” Jiuxiao nodded: “Can I borrow this book to take a look? I need to follow it to make it, otherwise the result might be different.”
As Jiu Xiao asked, he cautiously looked at Ye Qing'an. If Ye Qing'an didn't allow it, things would get a bit complicated, and he would have to spend another fifty taels of silver to buy a copy.
Fifty taels of silver...
If we replaced it with chicken legs, how many would we have to buy?
"Take it."
Fortunately, Ye Qing'an immediately agreed. Jiu Xiao's face lit up with joy, and he ran off with the list of beauties in his arms: "Don't worry, my skill in making human skin masks is no joke. I will definitely make you a satisfactory human skin mask."
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The next morning, Ye Qing'an was preparing to go to the mourning hall when she saw someone outside reporting: "Miss, the Emperor has summoned you. Please pack your things and prepare to enter the palace."
Yi Yun Kui?
Ye Qing'an narrowed her eyes. Why was she summoned to the palace today?
Could it be because of the Gu family's affairs?
What did they find out so quickly?
Indeed, it was his own plan to frame someone. If you want to find fault, you can always find a pretext. You can pin the blame on whoever you want.
"Okay, I'll change my clothes and leave."
When Ye Qing'an arrived at Huayang Palace, just as he had expected, Yi Yun Kui had come to see him about the Gu family's affairs.
"We've already found some clues about the Gu family's affairs."
"So fast? What clue?" Ye Qing'an's eyes widened, looking extremely eager to know.
Yi Yun Kui's lips curled up slightly: "The thing is, just as you guessed, this whole thing might be a conspiracy."
Ye Qing'an's expression grew even more focused: "I knew it. Your Majesty, please enlighten me, who exactly is trying to frame me?"
"It is Yimoxu."
Upon hearing the name from Yi Yunkui's lips, Ye Qing'an was momentarily stunned, almost thinking that Yi Yunkui had made a slip of the tongue.
"Yi Moxu?" Ye Qing'an's confusion was genuine. After a long pause, she looked at Yi Yunkui with a blank expression and asked, "Who is Yi Moxu? Yi is the imperial surname. Could he be a member of the royal family?"
"You don't know him?" Yi Yun Kui raised an eyebrow slightly.
"I feel that this name sounds familiar, but I really can't remember it. I'm ashamed."
"Heh..." This answer seemed to please Yi Yun Kui. Yi Yun Kui chuckled and then said, "He's not an important person. He's my son, the former Prince Duan, the son of Consort Lan. He was exiled to Qian'an six years ago for committing a serious crime."
"Although he was exiled to Qian'an, he wasn't exactly an honest and law-abiding citizen. Recently, he's joined forces with some of the most vicious and wicked exiled people in Qian'an to stage a rebellion. Ha..."
“Yi Moxu has always been cunning and treacherous. While he was raising an army to rebel, he was probably also causing trouble in Wangjing City, intending to disrupt the situation in Wangjing City and help him to rebel.”
"He stole the Heavenly Spirit Pearl, and then used you and the Heavenly Spirit Pearl to incite a conflict between the Ye family and the Gu family. He then used the matter of Madam Gu to completely catalyze the conflict between you, causing you to kill each other."
Yi Yun Kui's face was cold: "He did this simply because he knows that I trust the Ye and Gu families, as well as the other four major families, and he wants to cut off my arm."
Ye Qing'an sneered inwardly, "This story is so fabricated..."
This emperor might be even more suited to be a storyteller than Jiuxiao.
Thinking this, Ye Qing'an's face was full of fear and unease: "This... what should I do? Has Your Majesty found any evidence? If the real mastermind is found, will that clear my name?"
Yi Yun Kui shook his head: "There is no evidence yet, but all the clues my people have found point to Yi Mo Xu. And he does have the motive to do these things."
"If you want to resolve this crisis, it's not impossible, just as I said before..."
Yi Yun Kui's gaze fell on Ye Qing An's face, his expression sincere: "You can enter the palace as a concubine, and then I will let you join the army to quell the rebellion, so that your merits can offset your mistakes. As long as you quell this rebellion, I will reveal the truth, and all the mudslinging against you will be completely washed away."
It turns out that Yi Yun Kui had this purpose in throwing dirty water on Yi Mo Xu.
Ye Qing'an could hardly contain the sarcasm in her eyes. She had been thinking about this yesterday. She had received news that Yi Yun Kui intended to use her to send her to Qian'an to assess the chaos, but why hadn't he mentioned it yesterday?
It turns out he wasn't refusing to mention it; he was just waiting for her here.
Ye Qing'an recalled the agreement she had made with Yi Moxu. Yi Yunkui had gone to great lengths, but he would probably never know that she had already made plans.
Ye Qing'an lowered her head, bit her lip, and after a long while said, "I agree with the Emperor's method, but..."
Upon hearing this opening, Yi Yun Kui's face lit up with joy: "You can name any conditions you have."
“I am still the prime suspect in this matter. Under these circumstances, it is absolutely impossible for me to enter the palace with such a stigma. If I were to enter the palace at this time, the people of the Gu family would feel that the Emperor is openly favoring me and the Ye family. In that case, the Gu family would definitely become estranged from the Emperor.”
"I..." Ye Qing'an's face was slightly pale: "I will not admit to things I did not do, and I do not want to cause the Gu family and the Emperor to drift apart because of me, so I think I should adjust the order of things."
"Oh?" Seeing that Ye Qing'an was so considerate of him, Yi Yun Kui was even more satisfied, and his voice softened a bit: "How to adjust it?"
"Your Majesty can let me join the army to quell the rebellion first. If the rebellion is quelled and my name is cleared, I can then enter the palace with a clean reputation. That should be the best outcome."
Yi Yun Kui looked at Ye Qing An, whose expression was open and honest, neither dodging nor avoiding the question, as if what she had just said was from the bottom of her heart.
“Good!” Yi Yun Kui immediately agreed: “It’s great that you have such a good intention. Let’s do it your way!”