zChapter 1257 - [YeXi] Searching and confiscating property (1/2)

Han Yunxi loomed over Baili Lixiang as she said coldly, “I’m only here to see the consequences of someone acting against me!”

“You!” Baili Lixiang was extremely angry.

“Alright. I’ve seen it, so I’m leaving,” Han Yunxi smiled coldly.

Baili Lixiang was furious and exclaimed, “Han Yunxi, the Xiao Clan is against you as well. Why did Xiao An get conferred as Junwang while my father… Han Yunxi, this isn’t fair! You can’t do this!”

“The Xiao Clan?” Han Yunxi laughed out loud. “Xiao An gave the Northern Li disaster regions more than two billion taels of silver last night. How is the Xiao Clan against the likes of me?”

“Han Yunxi, Xiao An is a man of many secrets. You should know this in your heart!” Baili Lixiang raised her voice.

“I’m not very clear on that. I only know that Xiao An is the Junwang now. Currently, he should be with Xiao Dong in the imperial study drinking tea with the emperor!” Han Yunxi smiled.

“No!” Baili Lixiang’s hair was unkempt, her face as ferocious as a monster. “I have proof that Xiao Dong colluded with me! I have evidence! I want to see the emperor! I want to see the emperor!”

“Xiao Dong?” Han Yunxi sneered.

Baili Lixiang quickly said, “I have evidence of Xiao An colluding with my father as well. Xiao An’s met with my father. They have agreements in Northern Li!”

Hearing this, even Gu Beiyue broke into a grin while standing on the sidelines. Xiao Dong and Baili Lixiang’s alliance wasn’t enough to drag the Xiao Clan underwater. Xiao Dong was only a representative of the Xiao family. It was easy enough for Han Yunxi to dig up evidence of his part in the riots if she wanted. But if Xiao An and Baili Yuanlong were secretly allied, then the Xiao Clan would have to pay heavy consequences! Han Yunxi couldn’t help but exhale. She had been waiting far too long for Baili Lixiang’s second admission!

She had forced the woman to this point just for that sentence!

Baili Yuanlong and Xiao An both sent troops north in an allied front. Long Feiye was long award of this, but couldn’t find any concrete evidence nor clues to what they were planning.

Han Yunxi knelt down but maintained her superior air as she said pointedly, “Baili Lixiang, you finally admit that your father committed crimes as well?”

Baili Lixiang suddenly realized she’d been played. Humiliated, she cried, “Han Yunxi, just what do you want? Isn’t it enough that you’ve pushed the Baili Clan to this point?”

Han Yunxi only murmured, “Baili Lixiang, let me tell you a secret that the whole court doesn’t know. His Majesty is hiding two King seals on his person. One is the King seal of Northern Li, while the other is the King seal of the seas. The Northern Li King seal was meat for Ning Cheng while the Sea King seal was for your father. His Majesty said he’d hold onto them for five years until Ning Cheng returned and your father…changed his thinking.”

She couldn’t help but be choked up as she continued. “Baili Lixiang, all of you hate and resent me. It’s understandable that you want to guard against the Di Clan’s Ning Family. If there was anything you felt dissatisfied with, you could have aimed for me or the Ning Clan! But…how could you hate and resent the emperor? How could you collude with those wolves in sheep’s skins in Jiangnan? Don’t tell me none of you had any idea that the Xiao Clan was long plotting to declare autonomy for the Jiangnan region!”

Baili Lixiang looked at Han Yunxi. She desperately wanted to retort, but had nothing to say.

“Baili Lixiang, I wished your father didn’t die from anger, but from regret! His Majesty gave the Baili Clan five years’ time. What you and your little brother Baili Qiyu should be doing now is all up to both of you!”

So speaking, Han Yunxi got up without a second glance. When she left the imperial prisons, she told Gu Beiyue, “Make it convenient for Baili Qiyu to pay a visit.”

The two of them had hardly arrived at the palace when Long Feiye returned. They ate their dinner in silence. Even the talkative Tang Li and Gu Qishao were mute. In the end, Tang Li said, “Big bro, I already had someone send news of General Baili’s matters to my father.”

“Mm,” Long Feiye’s expression was calm.

After the meal, Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue both waited, but Long Feiye did nothing. At last, she couldn’t help but ask, “You’re not going? I’ll come with you.”