Chapter 194 (1/2)

It was unclear what sort of mess the brocade palace was in, but he did have a headache over how to capture Ma Zi back.

It might have been a turnaround, or an acceleration of the worst possible outcome.

If the empress dowager thought that Mu Changyan had sent people to arrest Ma Ziwei, she would quickly get rid of Chen Zaiyan and the military officials imprisoned in the prison.

An Chengli lowered his head and said, ””Your Majesty's worried is very reasonable. The empress dowager might indeed be anxious to release Chen Zaiyan.””

””Once Chen Zaiyan is dead, then even if Ma Zi Wei is in our hands, he will have no meaning.””

Mu Changyan thought about it for a while before saying, ””Actually, no matter who captured Ma Ziwei, the empress dowager would think that it was me who captured Ma Ziwei, right?””

””Yes, my lord.””

””In that case, what are you worried about?””

Mu Changyan got up and said, ””Go out now. Even if I send you out, I don't want you to know what I'm going to do.””

That way, Her Majesty won't have any doubts about you.

””I will head to the Board of Justice now and take Chen Zeyan and the rest away.””

He took a deep breath. ””No matter what, the empress dowager will feel that it's a lonely hand, so she might as well be more direct.””

An Chengli quickly said, ””But if this is the case, then the King has no way out.””

Mu Changyan said, ””… Actually, there's no other way out.””

””Either you live to protect the Mu Clan's Great Yan, or you die to protect the Mu Clan's Great Yan. There are only these two options.””

””Serving Gu Ruoyun.””

Mu Changyan looked out of the window and said, ””I've never thought that one day, the mountains and rivers of the Mu Clan would fall on my shoulders and be carried by me.””

The river and mountains were simply too heavy, and he didn't even have time to prepare before he brought the river and mountains over.

””However, since I have already taken over this mountain, then I cannot let this mountain be ruined by me.””

Mu Changyan, who had changed her clothes, strode forward.

Ministry of Justice Chen Zaiyan was on the verge of death.

Even if the empress dowager had not ordered Chen to be executed as soon as possible, the people of the Ministry of Justice did not intend to keep him alive for long.

They had already used torture, so they had no way out.

If Chen Zaiyan got out of this dungeon again, they might not have a good ending.

Guo Wenli, the Minister of Board of Justice, stared at it with flickering eyes.

Of course, he knew that Chen Zaiyan was innocent, and he also knew that Chen Zaiyan's death had dealt a huge blow to Great Yan.

It was very likely that it would affect the situation at the front line, and the worst case scenario would be that Great Yan would fall into an unprecedented predicament.

But he …

He had no other choice. The pressure he felt from the brocade palace was simply too great.

Guo Wenli waved his hand, ””You can leave.””

The few big men who were torturing him were stunned for a moment before they left the cell.

Guo Wenli walked in front of Chen Zeyan, took out a handkerchief and wiped off the blood on his face, then he went back to get a cup of tea and gave it to Chen.

Chen Zaiyan did not resist and gulped down the cup of tea.

Guo Wenli said, ””Sir Chen … actually, you are a very smart person.””

You and I don't know much about each other, and we don't know much about each other, but I want to respect you.

To be honest, I admire people like you, because I'm not like you. ””

””But because you are very smart, you should know that you will die for sure.

Since that was the case, why did he have to suffer so much?

””As long as you admit these things, at least you can die a quick death.””

Chen Zaiyan smiled, blood trickled out of his mouth, ””Of course I know that I'm going to die. I also know that there's no room for reconciliation, and no miracle will happen.””

But I also knew that if I did, it wouldn't be me, and my family.

””Treason is a serious crime that involves nine families in a row … I did not let this country down, and I do not want to let down my family.””

Guo Wenli sighed, ””I will try my best to think of ways to protect your family.””

Chen Zaiyan said, ””Mr. Guo, you don't have to be so pretentious.””

It is not you who want me to die, but Her Majesty.

How could the empress dowager leave any hidden dangers for herself?

One of my family members is still alive, a threat to her, and she won't stay, even if it's not a threat at all.

””Chopping up the weeds to remove the roots. The empress dowager's rather familiar with this sort of thing.””

Guo Wenli put the teacup back, and after a moment of silence, he said: ””I know you're right, but some things are still man-made.””

You should believe me, though I am not a man to be trusted in your heart.

I can't protect your family openly, but in the dark, maybe only I can. ””

Guo Wenli said, ””I am from the Board of Justice. As long as I slightly loosen the wound, then it won't be difficult for your men to suddenly charge in and rescue your family.””

Chen Zaiyan's expression obviously changed.

Guo Wenli said, ””Right now, your family members are locked in the Ministry of Justice's prison. I am the only one who knows about these things, how many guards there are and how many people are taking turns changing s.h.i.+fts.””

So you should believe what I say, and you have no one else to believe. ””

He sat down in front of Chen. ””You can tell me who your men outside are.

I'll take your message to him and arrange for your family to be rescued from the Ministry of Justice. ””

Guo Wenli said, ””Is this the only way?””

””Why?”” Chen asked.

What reason do you have to risk offending Her Majesty to help me?

Everything unfounded, no matter how beautiful, is an illusion and a hoax.

So I don't believe a word you say.

””If I tell you who I trust, then the experts of your Board of Justice will immediately pounce on me like dogs and tear my men to shreds.””