Chapter 57

Although Tang Ke Xin's performance was shocking and shocking, she was still a fool before. She had only just recovered from her illness today, how could she understand these things?

Prime Minister's face also became extremely solemn. Previously, heart-child was foolish and did not understand things. Even though she had recovered and become more intelligent, she would definitely not understand these things.

For a moment, everyone's gaze once again gathered on Tang Ke Xin.

In truth, she did not care too much about how to deal with Liu Ru Yue.

However, she knew, this method of the Emperor was probably useless. That was because Liu Ru Yue had already told her everything that she knew, so she really did not know about the rest.

If the Emperor wanted to use Liu Ru Yue to lure out the person behind the scenes, it would be a dream, and Liu Ru Yue was not that important.

Liu Ru Yue was a temporary chess piece that could be abandoned and replaced at any time. Although Liu Ru Yue had slept with that man before.

Once she said those words, everyone in the great hall couldn't help but be stunned. Her words were truly fitting and well-spoken.

It definitely fit Emperor's wishes.

"Alright, since that's the case, I will handle this matter on behalf of the heart-child." As expected, Emperor's face revealed a faint smile, and he was obviously very satisfied.

Queen and Prime Minister both let out sighs of relief.

Ming Gui Fei's face sank a bit at that moment, and her eyes subconsciously widened as she looked at Tang Ke Xin in disbelief. How could this fool understand all this? How could she have answered so perfectly?

How was this possible?

At this moment, even the Old General Li was somewhat astonished.

"Men, put Liu Ru Yue in prison first. Tomorrow, the Ministry of Justice will interrogate him strictly. After finding her accomplices, we will execute him together." Emperor immediately gave the order.

Liu Ru Yue's body visibly trembled, and her complexion had already become completely pale, without even the slightest hint of blood.

Tang Ke Xin frowned, she knew very clearly what the interrogation by the Emperor meant, following that, Liu Ru Yue's days in the prison would not be good, and if that happened, it would be better to just kill her.

"Today, heart-child suffered greatly and almost wronged heart-child. In order to compensate heart-child and to calm him down, I will reward the Blood Jade Bracelet paid by the Northern Kingdom to you." After Liu Ru Yue was brought out of the hall, the Emperor looked at Tang Ke Xin and said with a faint smile.

It was obviously to compensate Tang Ke Xin, but it also showed that Emperor was satisfied with Tang Ke Xin.

When the Emperor said this, everyone was shocked. This blood jade bracelet was given to them by the Northern Kingdom a few years ago, and it was said that it was extremely rare to find it, even if it was a thousand years old.

Today, the Emperor actually gave the jade bracelet to Tang Ke Xin?

That jade bracelet, she had secretly begged Emperor a few times. Emperor did not reward her with anything, but today, she rewarded that damned girl Tang Ke Xin?!

What exactly does Emperor mean by this?

At this moment, not only did Ming Gui Fei not understand what she meant, even the Queen of Queen did not understand what he meant.

At that time, she was the one who evaded, and he was a little angry as he took it back, since then, he did not bring up the matter of the jade bracelet again.

Ye Lan Chen also had a face full of shock.

Ye Lan Jue's slightly retracted black eyes were so deep, it was impossible for people to understand them at all.

"I thank Emperor for the reward." Since it was given to him by the Emperor, and in public, Tang Ke Xin naturally could not reject it.

After the banquet, Prime Minister was called to the imperial study room.

The Empress initially wanted Tang Ke Xin to go to the Kunning Palace for a seat, but then someone came to pass on the message that the Prime Minister had already left the imperial study and was preparing to return.

Therefore, Tang Ke Xin did not delay any further, and directly walked out of the palace.

Only, when he passed by the pavilion in the flower courtyard, Tang Ke Xin noticed that the third prince was sitting under the pavilion.

Tang Ke Xin's eyes flashed. What is the Third Prince doing in this pavilion at this time? The banquet had already ended, shouldn't he leave now?

Should she go and say hello?

Had the Third Prince helped her in the great hall just now?

But that didn't mean anything. He had helped her, but at the same time, he had his own agenda.

Actually, she really didn't know him that well, and there didn't seem to be a need to greet him. Perhaps something had happened to His Highness, if she went over, wouldn't that just disturb him?

Thinking about how the Prime Minister was still waiting for her, Tang Ke Xin decided to leave immediately.

Just that, when she was walking away, Ye Lan Jue's eyes suddenly turned towards her direction, and seeing that she was about to walk over, his gaze grew colder.

The third prince's gaze had always been unrivalled, but with his gaze sweeping across it, Tang Ke Xin could only stop in his tracks.

"This humble girl pays her respects to Your Highness." Tang Ke Xin slightly pursed her lips, changed directions, and walked in front of Ye Lan Jue, and bowed politely.

The third prince didn't seem to be satisfied with her formal greeting. He once again swept her with a cold gaze.

"Are you satisfied?" After a moment, he suddenly opened his mouth. His voice was not as calm and cold as it usually was, but it had a hint of a different emotion to it.

Tang Ke Xin naturally immediately understood that he was talking about what had happened in the great hall just now.

"This humble one thanks Your Highness for your help." He did help her just now, and she was very grateful to him in her heart.

Although he knew that he had done so to find out who was behind all of this, with his abilities, there were still other ways to investigate.

However, to her, the previous plan was the best one. Not only did it give her a clue, it also completely cleared her of any suspicion.

"Hmph, you with a big face." The Third Prince's eyes turned slightly as he swept his gaze over her and gave a "hmph" sound.

Tang Ke Xin was stunned, she raised her eyes and looked at him, and blinked.

What did he mean?

What did he mean by 'her face is big'?

Did he mean to say that he didn't help her earlier, but that she did?

Besides, she was just a word of thanks, so it didn't matter.

Tang Ke Xin blinked her eyes, then blinked her eyes again. She felt that she had discovered another characteristic of the Third Prince.

Your Highness, is it really okay for you to be so arrogant?

"Is Your Highness praising this commoner?" For a moment, Tang Ke Xin couldn't figure out what he was thinking, and could only follow what he was saying.

"Can you play chess?" His Highness didn't answer her directly, but suddenly asked.

"…" Tang Ke Xin expressed that her thoughts were racing too fast, and for a moment, she could not think straight.

"Play chess with This King." Seeing her stunned expression, the corner of his mouth curved up a little, his voice becoming a little softer.

"Your Highness, is my daughter's father still waiting for my daughter?" Tang Ke Xin was a little speechless. She didn't even say that she would, yet he actually let her accompany him for a bit?

Moreover, the Prime Minister was still waiting for her.

"The This King has already sent word, tell the Prime Minister to go back first." The corners of the third prince's lips moved slightly as he slowly said word by word.

"Then, then how do I go back?" Tang Ke Xin was immediately dumbfounded. For a moment, his emotions were so complicated that he even forgot to address me as he directly used me.

What are you waiting for her to do? Just to wait for her to play chess with him? I'm afraid it's not that simple.

The curve of the corner of Ye Lan Jue's lips seemed to have become even more obvious.

"This humble girl doesn't know how to." Tang Ke Xin was a little depressed in his heart, and he was a little worried, not knowing what he was going to do.

"Yes." At this moment, Ye Xiao was being serious. There was only one simple word he could say.

thought for a moment, then sat opposite to him. She also wanted to see, what exactly did he want to do?

However, unexpectedly, the third prince seemed to only want her to play chess with him. He actually didn't say anything and just started playing chess one by one.

At the moment, he chose Go. She was very familiar with Go because the commander who had adopted her liked Go very much. She was often pulled along to play Go.

As time passed, it would become apparent that his level was not bad.

However, in the ancient times, the former Tang Ke Xin was still a fool. She had been silly for eighteen years and had only recently recovered from her illness.

After all, chess was a skill that required a lot of practice, and it wasn't something that could be learned in a short period of time.

Now, since His Highness had suddenly let her stay, he already didn't know what to do. Since she already had the intention to probe him, how could she dare to reveal herself in front of him?

Therefore, Tang Ke Xin was only casually making a mess.

The third prince acted as if he didn't see her at all and continued to play chess. He didn't seem to show any difference and seemed to be very serious about it.

The corner of Tang Ke Xin's mouth twitched. Someone who could have such superb self-control, in this entire world, other than the third prince, there was probably no one else.

She had messed up to the point where she couldn't care less. He, who was proficient in chess, had no reaction at all. How could he be so serious?

She had really given in to him.

However, Tang Ke Xin realized a problem right away. She realized that when she was playing Go, she was just randomly throwing Go, and the Third Prince was picking it up again without leaving a trace.

If this goes on, when will we finish it?

Sure enough, a fox was still a fox. It was always a sly one. He was clearly trying to force her to reveal a weak point.

Tang Ke Xin realized this, and felt that if this carried on, she would not know how long it would drag on. She felt that she needed to find another matter to divert the topic of chess.

"Your Highness, did you know in advance that the Princess wanted to offer up a secret book today?" Tang Ke Xin thought about it, raised her head, looked at her, and suddenly asked.