101 Imperial Ruse 2 (1/2)
”I wouldn't want to wrongly accuse them, but seeing that Jun Qing is still alive, that seems the only possibility. That answers how Jun Wu Xie managed to produce Jade Dew pills, and the Crown Prince's recovery after they got close! It is making me worried for you, Father!” Mo Yuan Fei exclaimed, his head knocked soundly on the ground, kowtowing in subservience.
The Emperor pondered, gazing at Mo Xuan Fei.
”How are things between you and Bai Yun Xian?” Inquired the Emperor.
Mo Xuan Fei hastily replied: ”She has been moved by me, and it was within my control, till the episode with Jun Wu Xie at the Crown Prince Residence, made her sulky, and she has been rather cold.”
She was already always distant, and now she gives me the cold shoulder.
The Emperor furrowed his brows.
Mo Xuan Fei persisted, ”Father! The Crown Prince and the Lin Palace have been in contact frequently, conspiring, if the truth of that matter was known…..”
”ENOUGH! ” The Emperor slammed the scrolls onto the table, brows twisted in anger.
”For these matters, I will handle it. How are the investigations on Official Lin's corruption and forced acquisitions of houses coming along?” The Emperor swiftly changed the subject.
Mo Xuan Fei stayed motionless for a long while, at a loss for words on the sudden question thrown to him with regards to Official Lin.
Official Lin was originally an officer guarding a city at the borders. He had spotted unusual movements in the area and promptly reported the intelligence to the then Commander-In-Chief, Jun Gu, and the army won a resounding victory. This earned the officer praise from the Emperor and was promoted from a border guard officer to an Official in the city.
Official Lin's full name was Lin Yue Yang, a man, honest and forthright, who stuck to his principles. Even after many years in the Imperial City, he kept a low profile. Though it was due to his timely report to Jun Gu that won him the promotion, he did not pander nor initiate any contact with the Lin Palace. Even when Jun Gu was slain in battle, he sent a proxy to pay his last respects and did not appear himself.