“Well, we have to let it go then, don’t we?” Yan Ling asks unwillingly.
“We shouldn’t just let it go, but I believe Imperial Censor Bai has many ways to stop us from further investigation.” Liang He seems to be a little helpless. He has been in contact with political affairs, so he knows a lot more than Yan Ling. There are many secret operations that outsiders don’t know.
“But there are still so many doubts about this case. We can report to His Majesty. As long as His Majesty gives the imperial edict, Imperial Censor Bai wouldn’t be able to stop us.” Yan Ling speaks out her thoughts.
On hearing this, Liang He shakes his head helplessly again. He looks at Yan Ling and says, “What you can think of, the old fox, Imperial Censor Bai, is sure to be able to think of. Maybe now my father has already known about the news.”
Yan Ling’s idea is not wrong, but Liang He’s inference is more accurate. Even though the Emperor ordered them to make efforts to find out who killed Bai Yiyi, it does not necessarily mean that he thought her to be important.
He did this only because he needed to stablize Imperial Censor Bai so that he would stop making an issue of it.
After all, the stability of the political system is of extreme importance. Imperial Censor Bai involved Prime Minister Yan into this case. The Emperor called both of them in just to give them a warning. If there is no concrete evidence, he can not really punish either of them.
When he handed this case over to the Crown Prince, Liang He and Yan Ling, who is involved in the case, no one could raise any objection to this decision. This is how this problem is supposed to be settled.
It’s naturally the best if they could find the real murderer. But if they couldn’t, he would give them two a little punishment and then find a scapegoat and it would be settled. Although this kind of thing sounds absurd, it is still the naked truth.
In the final analysis, this case did not involve too many people. It would be ideal if the major issues could be reduced to minor ones and minor ones to nothing. Now that Hong’ye, the murderer, has died and left her confession letter, this case is supposed to be concluded here and now.
“I believe not only Imperial Censor Bai, but also my father and your father both hope that this case could be concluded like this. If this problem could be solved by capturing a little maid, why wouldn’t they be willing to do it?” Liang He feels powerless while saying this.
If it had happened before, Liang He would not feel it wrong to conclude this case this way. After all, taking into account the overall situation and maintaining the balance is what an administrator should do.
But now that Yan Ling is involved, it becomes a different matter. What’s more, Yan Ling is obviously not used to such practice.
“Although Bai Yiyi acted against me everywhere, she was killed for no reason after all. We investigated this case, but we couldn’t find out the truth for her…” Yan Ling sighs bitterly.
It’s not that Yan Ling is tenderhearted, she just suddenly comes to have some feelings although she had experienced a lot and saw a lot of darkness in her previous life.
However, what she saw was only a part of it after all. Compared with the court, it is just a tip of the iceberg. Now seeing this naked truth, how can it be easy for Yan Ling to accept?
However, this is exactly what Liang He worries about now. He is very clear what kind of person Yan Ling is. Although she seems sensible and to have seen through everything, she sticks to her principles on things that matter.
Liang He has been worrying about whether Yan Ling would be able to accept it ever since he got the news early in the morning. Now it seems that his worries have come true…
Seeing Liang He’s worried eyes, Yan Ling smiles and whispers, “Don’t worry! I’m not unreasonable. I was worn out after yesterday’s investigation. If we could put an end to the case like this, we would be relieved then.”
Although she cannot completely accept it, Yan Ling would not take unnecessary pains to study an insignificant problem. Yan Ling is very clear that even if she is not willing to accept this, it’s empty talk as long as she does not have the ability to change the present situation.
If you weren’t in such an importation position as to have the ability to change the ending, thinking about a certain thing would bind you in the net you weaved yourself.
“It would be great if you could understand. I’ve been worried about you.” Seeing Yan Ling’s reaction like this, Liang He suddenly feels relieved. He has to admit that he had underestimated her.
“Why cannot I understand? Didn’t we investigate this case to clear my name?” Yan Ling says with a smile.
This is true. Although the Emperor has already said that he believed Yan Ling was not the murderer in the Hall, it’s hard to convince people if there is no evidence.
Even if they dare not say anything in front of her because the Emperor has said so, they still think that Yan Ling is the suspect for Bai Yiyi’s death.
Why should it be like that? There are not so many coincidences in the world, especially in a place like the capital city, where many of the coincidences are created by people secretly.
Now that they’ve found a murderer, no matter whether it is the truth, there is an explanation for the case. People won’t be able to say anything more behind their backs, which can be regarded as a means to stop the rumors.
Hearing this, Liang He could not help smiling and says in a joking tone,”This is just one of the reasons…”
Yan Ling knows Liang He has some implied meaning in his words, but she is more curious about what he has not finished. She asks involuntarily, “Oh? What are the other reasons? ”
Liang He seems to be waiting for this question. Hearing Yan Ling’s question, he immediately comes forward and says with a smirk,”I was so frank with you with my ‘chest’ yesterday. Hasn’t this promoted the feelings between us?”
Yan Ling doesn’t figure out what he means at first, but when she sees Liang He’s expressions and notices his stress on “frank with my ‘chest'”, she suddenly recalls what she saw yesterday and her face blushes.
“Lecher! How could you be so shameless in broad daylight?…” Yan Ling seems to be shyer than angry.
Liang He smiles complacently and says, “If you say that, Ling’er, I will be heart-broken. Yesterday your master and I were in the room. It was you who broke in and saw me half naked. Are you not going to be responsible for what you have done by saying this now?”
Yan Ling feels both shy and angry instantly, but she doesn’t know what to say to refute. With a blushed face, she raises her head and glares at Liang He, but gets no effect at all.