TICIEC Chapter 46.3

“Of course, since Xue Guiren can’t say that Cai Ye is her person, she doesn’t need to spend money to bribe her. So, in this round, I won.”

“But His Majesty is deep-thinking, intelligent, and suspicious. He naturally understood that the appearance of these banknotes was inappropriate.”

Lian Rui was completely confused by what she heard, but after a while, she finally understood: “So what? Although the silver notes were put by the Master, Cai Ye is indeed Xue Guiren’s person!”

“Wrong. Since there is no physical evidence, she could be a member of the Xue family, or she could be one of my people.”

Ning Wanyin looked at the chessboard in front of her and quietly rubbed the white pieces in her palm.

Yinzhu confessed because of the evidence she had planted.

In other words, there was actually no conclusive evidence to prove that Ning Wanyin did not instruct Cai Ye to do so.

“His Majesty believes you—”

Lian Rui hurriedly added to argue, “Before the silver note appeared, His Majesty specifically ordered a thorough investigation… His Majesty believes you.”

Indeed.

When all the evidence pointed to her, Helian Qi believed that she was innocent.

But when everything settled, he realized that Ning Wanyin was the winner of this round, so a hint of doubt arose in his heart.

Human hearts are unpredictable; only who truly benefits is clear.

It was not surprising that the Emperor, who always valued results, would harbor doubts about the ultimate beneficiaries.

Of course, compared to Ning Wanyin, the Emperor was even less likely to trust Xue Jinyan.

In this matter, he was 99% sure he believed Ning Wanyin, with only a slight doubt.

However, in the end, the rift between her and the Emperor was not due to the authenticity of the five hundred taels of silver.

Rather, the Emperor noticed her sharpness.

She could not only be used to deal with enemies, but also to harm his own people.

Even if Ning Wanyin didn’t do it this time, would she, for the sake of profit, put someone he valued in danger next time?

Ning Wanyin was not a confidante whom the Emperor had cultivated since childhood; they did not have a deep friendship, nor a foundation of trust.

Ning Wanyin wouldn’t trust the palace servants of Lingxue Pavilion, so how could the Emperor trust a concubine whom he had only known for a short time?

This was merely a knife he’d picked up along the way.

It was very useful, but also very dangerous.

The more useful Ning Wanyin was, the more wary he would be of her potential danger.

As long as Ning Wanyin continued on her path, this situation was unavoidable.

For the Emperor, no piece was irreplaceable. A good knife was a pity to throw away, but if he didn’t trust using it, it was better to leave it idle for now.

And things that were left unused gradually became less important.

Sometimes, it seemed like a victory.

But in reality, she was already on the verge of defeat.

She still needed to remind His Majesty of a small matter before she could truly win this round.

Ning Wanyin placed the chess piece from her palm onto the chessboard.

One move can lead to a small loss, but it can also revitalize the entire game.

“Don’t worry, His Majesty will see me.”

Lian Rui quickly replied, “What do you need, Master? Please give me your orders!”

“You don’t need to do anything. Someone will help me.”

Ning Wanyin’s thin lips were slightly pursed, her eyes fixed on the chessboard with a deep, unfathomable light.

Lian Rui was very curious: Who would help the Master? The Master has no friends in the palace.

 

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Translator’s Comment:

Hehe… Who do you think will help Ning Wanyin?

I think if I time-travel to this era, I definitely can’t last even one chapter, sob, sob…

Too terrifying! Too terrifying! Too terrifying!

 

 

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