An Xin raised an eyebrow: "Did I interfere? You could dig three feet into the ground here and I wouldn't care. Commander Wang, did the Emperor send you here to make false accusations?"
Wang Wei was suddenly blocked, his face turning pale and then red.
"Commander, we haven't found anything."
"Commander, we haven't found anything here either."
"Commander, nothing was found."
...
Wang Wei's face grew increasingly ferocious as he coldly shouted, "Impossible! Search again!"
An Xin sneered and remained silent. An Jin tugged at An Xin's sleeve and said, "Sister Xin'er, can Jin'er learn that move from just now?"
An Xin patted his head and said, "Okay."
An Jin said happily, "Then, if we encounter bad people in the future, Jin'er can protect my sister."
An Xin's heart softened, and she smiled faintly.
Half an hour passed, and the group reported that they still hadn't found anything. Wang Wei's expression grew increasingly grim, but An Xin laughed and said, "Commander Wang is quite capable. He even dared to search the villa of an official of the court without authorization. It seems I need to have a word with the Emperor."
Wang Wei sneered, "So what? The order came from the Emperor. Are you going to question the Emperor?"
An Xin smiled slyly and said, "The Emperor? That's hard to say..."
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Inside the imperial palace.
Huang Yixuan lifted the chin of the woman in front of him. The young man was handsome, but his gaze was deep and serious, far beyond his years.
The woman was extremely beautiful, with exquisite features, bright and charming eyes, and a faint, pleasant fragrance emanating from her body. She was a stunningly beautiful woman.
As a monarch, he could have any woman he wanted at will. In other words, women were merely tools for venting his desires or for procreation. He was not someone who would be swayed by beauty.
"What's your name?" he asked.
"Like the moon."
"A good name."
"Thank you, Your Majesty..." The woman, blushing with shyness, nestled gently in his arms.
The eunuch Lin Desheng, who was serving at the side, stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, An Xin and Wang Wei request an audience."
Huang Yixuan paused slightly, then pushed Ruyue aside, stood up and said, "Summon him."
...
An Xin entered the room unhurriedly, while Wang Wei, on the other hand, looked serious and preoccupied.
An Xin glanced at Ru Yue, raised an eyebrow slightly, and curtsied, saying, "This humble woman greets Your Majesty, long live the Emperor!"
Huang Yixuan smiled and said, "Rise. What's the matter that you rushed here to see me?"
An Xin glanced at Wang Wei and then said aggrievedly, "If Your Majesty can make the decision, then I will speak."
Huang Yixuan rarely saw An Xin with such an expression, so he couldn't help but laugh and say, "Just tell me, and I'll make the decision for you."
An Xin sighed and said, "Commander Wang suddenly searched the villa, saying that the Imperial Seal was missing, and even slandered my father, saying that he stole it. I questioned him about why he openly searched the courtyard of a court official, but he falsely claimed that it was an imperial edict that the Emperor wanted to investigate. The Emperor is a wise and righteous ruler of our time. He only needs to use his brain to know that this is a complete fabrication. How could an ordinary person steal the Imperial Seal? To be able to steal the Imperial Seal without anyone noticing, one must be a person of extraordinary power. Does the Emperor think that my father has that kind of power?"
Huang Yixuan's expression shifted constantly, but the smile on his lips never faded. After a long while, his face suddenly darkened, and he swept the teacup off the ground, coldly shouting, "How dare you, you scoundrel! How dare you forge an imperial edict?! Guards, drag him out and behead him!"
Wang Wei's face suddenly turned deathly pale, and he hurriedly kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty, spare my life!"
Huang Yixuan snorted impatiently and said, "Take him out!"
Wang Wei never expected that the Emperor would turn his back on him like this! He had personally issued the imperial decree, promising to protect him even if the sky fell, which was why he dared to dispel his fear of the Right Chancellor and openly search An Youwei's villa. But in the end…
"Your Majesty, you personally ordered the search... Your Majesty's word is law, how can you go back on your word?"
Huang Yixuan coldly shouted, "Why aren't you here? Drag him away!"
An Xin watched indifferently as Wang Wei's screams disappeared outside the door. In this era, if you are not ruthless, others will be ruthless to you. It's a dog-eat-dog world, survival of the fittest. If you want to survive, you can't allow yourself to be kind.
An Xin looked at Huang Yixuan and smiled slightly, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for making the decision for me."
Huang Yixuan, with his hands behind his back, smiled and said, "It is true that the Imperial Seal was stolen, but Lord An's loyalty to me is also true, and I will naturally see through it all."
An Xin smiled and said, "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty." It seems that Huang Yixuan can no longer be underestimated. His ability to change his expression is no less than Yan Zhen's. Since he ordered a search for my father, what are his intentions? Does he simply believe that my father stole the imperial seal, or does he want to use this to destroy my father and then deal with Yan Zhen?
An Xin's heart suddenly trembled. The Right Chancellor was all-powerful, and even the Emperor trusted him implicitly. He was in charge of important matters of the court. But now, did Huang Yixuan's actions mean that he had become suspicious of Yan Zhen? Or did this suspicion exist all along, and he was just looking for a reasonable excuse to wipe him out in one fell swoop?
If Huang Yixuan harbors ill intentions towards Yan Zhen, and the Left Faction is powerful, can Yan Zhen withstand their combined forces?
An Xin frowned as Jing Lan's faint smile flashed through her mind. Was Jing Lan that kind of person? The words "ruthless" seemed completely incompatible with him...
"What are you thinking about?" The voice came from beside her ear, and An Xin suddenly came back to her senses, only to find that Huang Yixuan had been so close to her at some point.
An Xin subconsciously took a step back and said, "I was wondering why Wang Wei would slander my father like that."
Huang Yixuan took another step closer and laughed, "I'm afraid you've made some kind of grudge, An Xin. Sometimes being too clever can backfire."
An Xin suddenly raised her eyelashes and smiled, "Yes, that Wang Wei thought himself clever, but he didn't know he would end up like this."
Huang Yixuan raised his hand and placed it on her hair, smiling as he said, "But, Zhao was talking about you."