Masquerade in Bridal Attire and Marry the Prince

120. I Lied to You

Translator: asassin

“Brother Chang.” Yuxing Tianrui opened his mouth coldly. When he noticed the strange atmosphere in the room, Chang Guangqing and Du Chuxuan had stared at each other for quite some time. His voice finally broke the deadlock.

Chang Guangqing looked at them hard, as if he had made a tough decision, “That fellow said, he saw a person in red take the girl.”

Du Chuxuan was slightly stunned. Neither did Yuxing Tianrui expect such a reply. They turned to each other and saw a hint of interest in the other party’s eyes. Now, they finally understood what Manlou wanted. Whether it committed the case or not, it wanted to put the blame on others.

Du Chuxuan leaned backwards on the chair lazily. “Guangqing, now that you’ve told us about it, does it mean you believe in us?” None of them were fools. After a round of sounding out, he knew Chang Guangqing only spoke about that due to his trust in them.

Chang Guangqing took a deep breath. “It happened last night. Early this morning, I took my men over to investigate. When I arrived at the Wulin Assembly, most people have already left. But I’ve heard that there were two guys wearing red today.”

Du Chuxuan recalled the guy sitting next to him at once. However, he had a feeling that the man had nothing to do with the case, intuitively.

“I have an idea.” He spoke slowly, as he lifted his head and looked at Chang Guangqing. “You are the one looking into this case, you have the right to doubt anyone. I also saw the man you mentioned, but I don’t think he’s the kind of person who will do that.”

“One thing has stood out. In the past, the kidnappers never left anything like a threaten mail, nor let anyone see them. Even you can see it that they’ve chosen girls who live by themselves in remote areas. Now, that pattern is broken.”

Chang Guangqing frowned slightly. He knew that. It was the only clue he got now, more reason for him to stick to the case.

Taking a deep breath, he turned to Du Chuxuan. “In my opinion, I don’t think you did it. But there are others who are also looking into the case. There are many difficult problems surrounding it. Now, I just want to ask seriously if it’s you or not.”

Du Chuxuan really wanted to tell him Yuxing Tianrui’s identity, if possible. However, he couldn’t during this journey, even if… Wait! Du Chuxuan pauses. Not even those close to them in the palace knew they’d left, how could Manlou possibly know that and frame them?

Now, they were nobody to Manlou. Even if it was powerful enough to know who they really were, what it needed to do most was to pass that information along to someone who was in need of it in order to beat Yuxing Tianrui so that he couldn’t stand up again.

Yet, he couldn’t share that with Chang Guangqing. “If you trust us, we’ll do all we can to help.”

Chang Guangqing shook his head in resignation. “A few days ago, when we met often, you attracted a lot of attention, from those in Wulin as well as the imperial court. I come here today to tell you to be more careful.”

He considered himself a good enough friend to leave if off here. He knew Du Chuxuan was a clever person.

“This is the tablet we carry with us all day. If you need help, just come to us. Go to any store that belongs to Du Family and give it to the men there.”

Looking at the tablet in his hand, Chang Guangqing was slightly surprised. Any store that belongs to Du Family? He wanted to get to the bottom of it, yet he knew sometimes it was more appropriate to keep things as they were.

He nodded, put away the tablet carefully, and left in a hurry.

After Chang Guangqing left, the two went back to the yard for more practice before they got back in the room.

“Who do you think is the kidnappers’ target?” Yuxing Tianrui read the letter multiple times.

“Not us, at least.” He sounded relieved. “I’ve been curious about Manlou. The case of Shan Zhongli reveled that it was related to the imperial family. The assassination afterward involved Zhao Family.”

“One case after another, it seems that Manlou is simply doing what it is told. However, I get the feeling that it has kept the court as the center of its action.”

Yuxing Tianrui’s fingers trembled slightly. He gave Du Chuxuan a meaningful stare.

Du Chuxuan had received such looks several times by now in one day. Getting that same look from Yuxing Tianrui irritated him a bit.

“Why do you give me that look?”

Yuxing Tianrui turned away from him, and his head lowered. Staring at the shadows produced by the moonlight, he said in a small voice, “Ah Xuan, I lied to you.” It was a matter that involved a lot of people and things. Even he didn’t have much confidence that he could really do it. He had kept it a secret in the first place to keep Du Chuxuan out of it.

If you ask what Yuxing Tianrui what he regrets most, lying to Du Chuxuan is the answer.

But it seemed that the more he wanted to hide it, the worse it became. He had a feeling that even if he didn’t tell the truth, it would soon be revealed.

Sensing that the atmosphere in the room was a bit off, Luo Yi and his men backed away slightly to ensure that no one could hear what was being said inside, yet still being able to keep an eye on it at all times.

Du Chu Xuan’s body stiffened the moment those words were spoken, as if he couldn’t believe what he was hearing, he cocked his head slightly.

He couldn’t tell what he felt right now. It was like he worked very hard to achieve something yet he was told it was all just a lie when he was almost at the finishing line.