His eyes flitted back and forth across my face, my face was pale, and his expression was strange.
An unfathomable expression surged into his eyes … Agitation, confusion, surprise, anger, or something else?
I couldn't understand, couldn't read, couldn't see what he was feeling.
However, at this moment, I clearly realized that I was doomed. My identity had been exposed!
Not only did he discover that I am Bai Lian, he also realized that Bai Lian is a woman!
What will he do to me?
However, at the very least, I am a military general who has made great contributions. I have served the imperial government for many years, and I was even said to have risked my life for the imperial family. During the day, he personally proclaimed himself to be "the great general of the nation" in front of all the officials and citizens. Then, could he forgive me for my crime of cheating on the king?
I was nervous, but the Emperor kept staring at me. Since he didn't say anything, I didn't dare to speak. The atmosphere in the courtyard was eerily quiet.
I even heard the sound of falling flowers on the water.
Finally, the beautiful emperor stood up straight and let go of my hand.
He turned around and no longer looked at me, but said something that made me instantly break down, "Come on! "Catch the assassin …"
The moment the beautiful emperor shouted out, a large group of people suddenly rushed into the courtyard, which was so quiet that everyone could hear it! They were all dressed in black raven-like uniforms, with bows and spears in their hands, facing me with swords and sabers.
These people should all be close bodyguards of the Emperor, right? Moreover, it seemed that he had already prepared an ambush? What was going on? Why are so many people lying in ambush? Didn't they say that no other men other than the Emperor were allowed to enter this godly temple?
The Emperor didn't pay any more attention to me. Instead, he walked into the pavilion, where he was dressed by the two palace maids from before.
I was sent flying by two guards using a spear and thrown into the Sky Prison.
An hour later, the emperor's imperial edict was relayed to the Celestial Prison. The white-bearded eunuch pinched his throat and read aloud, his meaning saying that the Bai Clan had attempted to rebel, and General Bai Lian had even attempted to assassinate the Emperor in the dead of the night. These two are serious crimes that could even kill a member of the Nine Clans. Therefore, the entire Bai Clan has been imprisoned and awaiting punishment. Even the current goddess, my aunt, has not been spared.
In just a night's time, the once powerful and powerful God Clan of the Bai Clan was pulled down from the high altar. Hundreds of members of the Bai Clan were all imprisoned. In another three days, all members of the Bai Clan, regardless of whether they were descendants or descendants, were all arrested for conspiracy.
Bai Lin was also sent to prison. Her face was deathly pale as she panickedly told me, "The whole family has been arrested! The general's manor and the Bai Clan's residence had also been raided, and only Ran Mo had managed to escape … "
I was shocked. "Why did it become like this?"
If it was only because I had barged into the temple at night and offended the Emperor, then there was no need to implicate so many people. There must be something more to it. But I am a white man now, not a white one. I know almost nothing about the White Family, and I don't even know if they really have any ulterior motives in private.
Bai Lin didn't seem to know either. She looked at me helplessly and asked, "Miss, you went to the Sacred Pond last night. What happened there afterwards?"
What is it? I only peeped at the beauty a few times. Although I was accidentally discovered by him later on and my identity as a woman was exposed, I really didn't expect the Emperor to make a move and even implicate my entire clan!
Is this really all my fault? If that's the case, then wouldn't I be letting down Bai Lian?
I am just a lonely soul of the future, borrowing her body to wander around the mortal world for a few years. But she, the great future that she painstakingly built, was ruined by me just like that!
The more I thought about it, the more I blamed myself. I hurriedly asked Bai Lin, "How are things with my parents right now? Are they all right? "Also, why did the Emperor say that our Bai Family was conspiring against us?"
Bai Lin said, "Even the master and mistress were unable to escape. All of them are now in prison. However, the Bai Clan had always been loyal to the Emperor. "But I heard that when the imperial guards sent by the emperor sealed up the general's estate, they discovered some evidence of rebellion …"
Startled, I asked, "What's all this?"
Bai Lin's eyes were gloomy and her face was filled with an expression that even she could not believe. "I have the Dragon Robe and Imperial Jade Seal, and I even colluded with the enemies …"
"Why is this happening?!"
Bai Lin said miserably, "We might have been framed … Someone wants to hurt us. The trees are big and the wind is blowing. Our Bai Family is from an illustrious family with hundreds of years of history. It can be said that we are respected and respected in the country of Nan Yu. Besides, the Bai Clan was in charge of military affairs. If one were to say that they had offended someone in the imperial court, it would be unavoidable for them to be hated by others … However, our Bai clan has always been loyal and devoted to the Imperial Family. How could the Emperor believe the rumors of us, and slander our rebellion? "
Bai Lin was somewhat indignant. As she spoke to here, she couldn't help but shed tears. I was shocked and roughly understood what was going on.
I have an ominous suspicion that I want to confirm it.
Thus, I slammed the cell door. "Someone come, someone come!" I want to see the Emperor! "
The emperor gave me face and asked me to come and interrogate him after leaving me for two days. Moreover, he asked me to interrogate him himself.
He sat in the interrogation room of the Sky Prison, looking down at me from above and said, "I heard that my beloved official had wanted to see me two days ago. Now that I've come, Bai Lian, do you have anything to say to me?"
His eyes were full of cold contempt, and I was a little annoyed. This beauty was too vicious, and her methods were too ruthless!
I sighed and faintly said, "I have some words that I want to say to Your Majesty alone."
My words seemed to be within his expectations. The Emperor waved his hand, and the others tactfully withdrew.
Then he ambled up to me, lifted my chin, and asked, "What do you have to say to me, Brilliant?"
I looked him in the eye. "I would really like to know, why does the Emperor want to kill the Bai clan? Our Bai clan has always been loyal to the royal family. We were all wronged! "
"Oh? To cry injustice? This does not seem to be the style of the strong and resolute General Bai Lian! " The Emperor looked at me without batting an eyelid. "Anything else to say?"
This guy did not trust the Bai Clan at all!
I swallowed my anger and hung my head. "Although I was disguised as a man and committed the crime of bullying the monarch, couldn't you punish me as well? Why did you want to capture the entire Bai Clan? "
The Emperor looked at me without expression and said, "At the moment, no one knows that you are a woman disguised as a man. "General Bai Lian, I did not tell anyone else about this."
I was stunned. "I know you're a good general, but what I didn't expect was that the famous General Bai Lian from the Kingdom of Nan Yu was actually a woman."
There was a trace of appreciation in his eyes, but it was quickly concealed. With one hundred and twenty thousand points of regret, he said, "It's a pity that I've already decided to sentence you to death. I will help you conceal your true identity, so as to not make all the girls in the world who have admired you sad. "
You want to sentence me to death? Surprised, I couldn't help but ask him, "Why? Since you know that our Bai Clan is loyal, why did you do it?! The so-called evidence was framed by someone else! "
The emperor's eyes narrowed slightly as a bright light flashed within. "I know this in my heart."