"What did Nangong Yu grab you for?" Xiao Man asked doubtfully.
"To confirm something."
"What is it?"
"Whether you were the one who detoxified Wen Mohan."
"It was me."
"That's right, that's what I said too," Dongfang Wei thought to himself. You're so brazen, don't you feel guilty at all? You're playing two excellent men at your fingertips, two-timing, aren't you afraid of capsizing?
"Is there a problem?" Xiao Man was confused. Was there a problem with her detoxifying Wen Mohan?
Dongfang Wei glared at Xiao Man. Was there no problem? Wen Mohan was poisoned by the Huo Mei Poison. Did he have to teach her how to cure it?
"Why are you glaring at me?" Xiao Man asked.
Dongfang Wei withdrew his gaze. "You... I... that Prince Qin... no, the relationship between you three is really complicated. My brain can't figure it out. Forget it, I don't want to figure it out. The current issue is, was Prince Qin involved in this matter? Cen Yu just told us that Prince Qin was one of the murderers involved in killing your father. Prince Qin then sent people to capture me, and Cen Yu was also rescued. Was Prince Qin really one of the murderers involved in killing you?"
Xiao Man fell silent. All the evidence pointed to Nangong Yu, making her have to believe that Nangong Yu was involved in plotting against her father. But was that really the case?
If there weren't so many coincidences, perhaps she would have believed it, but there were too many coincidences, and she never believed in coincidences!
"Go investigate something for me. If you do it well, your past mistakes will be forgiven. If you don't, old and new debts will be settled together," Xiao Man said slowly. "From now on, I'll leave A Luo to Yan Yuqing to raise."
"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
At Tianji Pavilion, Nangong Yu's face was pale, and he looked as if he had suffered a heavy blow, about to collapse at any moment.
"Pavilion Master, are you alright?" Wu Xiang asked cautiously. Even though he knew Xiao Man and Wen Mohan had an unusual relationship, he shouldn't be so devastated, should he? She's just a woman, and there are so many women in the world. With their Pavilion Master's ability, what kind of woman couldn't he have?
"Have you found Jiang An's whereabouts?" Nangong Yu asked. At that time, he had received a message from Jiang An asking him to meet at Nanluo Villa outside the city. He didn't see Jiang An, but was ambushed. The attackers were highly skilled, and he was blinded by the ashes. He couldn't tell who was who. In the chaos, he struck without mercy and never expected to gravely wound Xiao Zhen.
"No, Jiang An seems to have vanished into thin air. We can't find any trace of him."
"Have you investigated the State Preceptor's Mansion?"
Wu Xiang was a little hesitant. It was not easy to investigate a place like the State Preceptor's Mansion. Moreover, the State Preceptor's Mansion was full of strangeness. They clearly saw Xiao Man climb over the wall without any problems. They followed Xiao Man's path, but all they encountered were various death traps!
He had suspected many times that Xiao Man was deliberately tricking them. He had found the most skilled person in stealth to follow them, but still couldn't enter the State Preceptor's Mansion. The only one who could be an exception was Xiao Man, and only Xiao Man. Whether it was climbing over the wall or leaping across rooftops, there were no problems for her. For others, it was a dead end.
"Why aren't you speaking?"
"Pavilion Master, to investigate the State Preceptor's Mansion, we can only find Xiao Man," Wu Xiang said hesitantly. "No one else can get in."
Nangong Yu gave a bitter smile. "I just came from the General's Mansion."
Wu Xiang thought to himself, looking at your unsightly face, he could guess it. He must have suffered quite a loss at the General's Mansion.
"Xiao Man knows that I gravely wounded Xiao Zhen, and now she treats me as an enemy."
Wu Xiang's expression changed. "How could she know? Didn't Your Highness say that this matter..."
"Yes, how could she know?" Nangong Yu said wistfully. "Of course, it was the murderer who led me into the trap who told her."
"The other party wants to sow discord between you. Then Wen Mohan..."
"Wen Mohan is being used by the other party to sow discord between us, and Xiao Zhen's death will become a thorn in Xiao Man's heart. As soon as she sees me, she will think that I killed her father. Knowing her, even if she loves me dearly, she will never be with the murderer of her father!"
Wu Xiang suddenly felt a sense of dread. "Could Wen Mohan be related to the mastermind?"
Nangong Yu shook his head. "Although I don't like him, I admire one thing about him. He is a man of deep thought and calculation, but he has his principles. He could kill anyone in this world, but he would never harm anyone Xiao Man cares about."
"Your subordinate doesn't understand."
"Back then, when I was forced onto the battlefield at the age of fourteen, he had a thirty percent hand in it," Nangong Yu said slowly. "I was young then and didn't understand why. It wasn't until I returned to the capital that I understood. He wanted me to stay away from Xiao Man."
"When the Pavilion Master was fourteen, Wen Mohan was only twelve, right?"
"Yes, at the age of twelve, he had such deep thoughts. He forced me away from Xiao Man, let my thirteenth brother stay by Xiao Man's side, and deterred those who coveted Xiao Man. He hid his thoughts too well. If I hadn't returned to the capital, and Xiao Man wasn't Xiao Man anymore, he would never have let anyone know his feelings for Xiao Man," Nangong Yu said slowly. "This was also my miscalculation. I thought he loved the former Xiao Man, so I deliberately revealed Xiao Man's true identity to him, hoping he would retreat. I didn't know that someone who watched Xiao Man grow up would know that Xiao Man was no longer Xiao Man!"
"Pavilion Master, does Xiao Man know that Wen Mohan's thoughts are so deep?"
Nangong Yu gave a bitter smile. "She must know that Wen Mohan is not simple, not an ordinary rich young master, but she absolutely doesn't know that Wen Mohan has only been scheming for her from beginning to end."
"This only proves that Wen Mohan will not harm Xiao Man, but it doesn't mean he won't frame you."
"If I make a mistake, he will definitely seize it and bring me to justice, but he will never frame me. That would make Xiao Man stay away from him, which goes against his original intention," Nangong Yu said slowly. "If we can cooperate with him, perhaps this matter will be easier to investigate."
"The Pavilion Master can cooperate with him."
"No, just based on the fact that I gravely wounded Xiao Zhen, once he finds out, he will definitely use this matter to plant a thorn in Xiao Man's heart, completely severing Xiao Man's feelings for me." Nangong Yu sighed. "Up to now, Wen Mohan is the most formidable opponent I have encountered. He will not confront you head-on, nor will he let you feel his hostility. He will only nibble away at your strength bit by bit, seize your position, and completely replace you."
"For a woman, is it worth scheming to such an extent?" Wu Xiang couldn't understand. It wasn't for the throne. If it were for the throne, he could understand such scheming, after all, gaining the throne meant gaining everything.