Chapter 536 - 355: The Lecherous Young Magistrate
Chapter 355
Ran Yan sighed softly, "Actually, there’s no need to even think about it. It’s nothing more than Li Ke, Li Tai, or maybe..."
Xiao Song had always been a neutral party within the court, wholeheartedly loyal to the Emperor. When interacting with his colleagues, even at the very least during meetings, he could exchange cordial greetings with them. Moreover, most people wouldn’t go to such great lengths to target Lady Hou right from the start.
In her heart, Ran Yan actually suspected Li Tai more. After all, she and Su Fu had recently been competing for the opportunity to treat the Princess of Jinyang. However, Li Ke’s appearance today was too coincidental, and his actions were perplexing.
Ran Yan voiced her suspicions one by one and then added, "But to any discerning person, it’s obvious that it’s Prince Wei struggling against the Crown Prince. With such an incident, everyone would suspect Prince Wei first, right?"
"What you said makes sense," Liu Qingsong said as he sat down on the cushions at the side.
Ran Yan paused for a moment and looked towards Ge Lan, "What do you think?"
Liu Qingsong and Wan Lu were both stunned, even Ge Lan herself seemed surprised for a moment, but then she recovered as usual, her hoarse voice stating, "Desperate times call for desperate measures. Perhaps it is precisely because taking such action is foolish that others cannot easily conclude that it was Prince Wei’s doing. With this move, if exposed, he would just need to push out a scapegoat. With his favor in the Emperor’s eyes, at most, he would be reprimanded. But if the plan succeeds, he can eliminate obstacles and even drag your husband down with him."
The one who died was just a merchant’s daughter. Most likely, no one would accuse Xiao Song of being the mastermind behind the scenes. But to impeach him for lax family discipline, for allowing his wife to commit evil acts, could make his future career quite difficult, and might even lead to the stripping of his title or being sent home for introspection.
Liu Qingsong opened his mouth wide, "You..." he stammered for a while before finally uttering a complete sentence, "You can actually speak!"
Of course, he was even more shocked by the fact that not only could Ge Lan speak, but she spoke with pinpoint accuracy.