The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan-Chapter 598 - 596 You Are Going to Rebel Against Heaven (Second Update)

Chapter 598: 596 You Are Going to Rebel Against Heaven (Second Update)

Kewo looked up at Li Xianyun, trying to read something from her face.

However, to his disappointment, the young, fair-skinned person revealed no emotions.

It was inscrutable.

Kewo felt uneasy within, unsure how much Li Xianyun knew about his plan.

"I just wanted to make money by substituting inferior goods for good ones. I never thought it would disturb the morale of the troops, nor was anyone instructing me."

Disturbing the morale of the troops was a serious crime—who would dare admit to that?

"No one was instructing you?" Li Xianyun asked calmly, "Then why did you leave your family, who are far away in Houliang, and infiltrate the Khitan?"

Kewo’s face showed a look of terror. "I, I don’t know what you are talking about?"

But this statement rang hollow and was hardly convincing.

In fact, Li Xianyun was bluffing Kewo.

The Hidden Guard was powerful, but to thoroughly investigate Kewo’s background in just half a day was extremely difficult.

Moreover, Li Xianyun was well aware of Murong Ce’s methods.

He liked to seduce people with beauty, trapping the target in a love net before seizing control over their lifeline, forcing them to obey him.

Li Xianyun learned from the female workers that since Kewo took over the clothing workshop, he allowed his subordinates to engage in debauchery, yet he himself remained chaste, never crossing the line.

This indicated that he was a principled and passionately devoted man, who was especially susceptible to Murong Ce’s control.

Of course, Murong Ce also favored such people for easier control.

Li Xianyun looked at Kewo, her expression serene.

"You’d better confess everything today. You also know the methods of Khan,, sending a few men to easily eliminate weak women and children in Houliang."

It was effective to bring up Yelu Yan at this moment to bolster her threat.

"You are shameless!"

Just as Kewo shouted out, a Hidden Guard kicked him harshly from behind.

A sweet, metallic taste filled his mouth instantly—he was about to spit blood.

Li Xianyun continued in a calm and mild tone, "If you confess everything today, I can ask Kahn to spare your wife and children."

"How can I trust you?"

Since his secrets were already exposed, there was nothing left to hide.

"Right now, you have no other choice but to trust me."

Kewo hesitantly looked toward the storage room in the southeast corner of the clothing workshop, which was completely quiet.

"You don’t need to wait anymore, the people you sent to burn down the storeroom have already been detained."

Actually, every corner of the workshop was under control. Waiting until Kewo’s men made a move before capturing them was just to gather evidence for Kewo’s crimes.

Kewo looked at Li Xianyun, seeing her for the first time as the stunning Han beauty she was.

He had underestimated her.

He had thought his scheme was flawless, but Li Xianyun effortlessly exposed his conspiracies, leaving him no place to hide.

Hesitating for a moment, Kewo finally admitted to Li Xianyun, "Fine, I confess I am a spy from Houliang. There are some things I’ll only tell you."

Bater and Youlan almost simultaneously exclaimed:

"No way!"

"Impossible!"

Li Xianyun looked at Kewo for a moment. His easy admission of being a spy for Houliang made it difficult for anyone to not suspect him.

She turned to the Hidden Guards and said, "No good, he’s trying to commit suicide."

A Hidden Guard immediately paralysed him by pressing his pressure points, immobilizing him completely.

Kewo had intended to deceive Li Xianyun, and even in death, he planned to drag someone down with him, but his plot was seen through.

"You won’t get any information from me. You think you can threaten me? If I confess, my wife and children have ways to make their lives worse than death. That would truly harm them."

Li Xianyun said calmly, "Take him away, interrogate him harshly, and make sure he confesses his accomplices."

"Yes."

Immediately, a Hidden Guard took Kewo away.

That night, all young servants in the clothing workshop were captured, along with some officials who had colluded with the workshop.

After interrogating them throughout the night, they finally uncovered the truth.

There was one point the owner of the clothing workshop got right: most of these people were family members of officials who had been punished and confiscated. They were delicate ladies and wives of officials, while the Han women were acquired through trafficking and kidnapping.

These people had no freedom; they labored day and night, enduring bullying and oppression. The workshop was as dark as Hell itself.

If Yelu Yan had not brought his troops to Yanzhou, the owner of the clothing workshop would not have dared to make a move, and Li Xianyun would not have been drawn there.

After a night of interrogation, Yelang came to report with a tired body.

"Master, Kewo is tight-lipped. His face is all beaten up, but he still refuses to utter a word."

Li Xianyun said, "It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t confess; as long as Kewo is in our hands, his accomplices will panic and slip up. You need to have people observe and pay attention."

"Yes!"

Li Xianyun then ordered, "Everyone, go rest. There is much to do tomorrow."

The Hidden Guard and guards withdrew, and Li Xianyun and Youlan went to the small hut where they had previously slept to catch up on sleep.

Li Xianyun lay on a soft pillow, looking up at the canopy of the bed, her left eye twitched.

Yan Yan had sent a message saying he wouldn’t return tonight; she wondered what he was doing now.

She missed her man.

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

Li Xianyun sat up.

Youlan, who had been sleeping on a soft divan, asked, "Who is it?"

"Khan is here."

It was Jinwu’s voice.

Youlan quickly put on her shoes and went to open the door, kneeling down and bowing to Yelu Yan as she greeted him, "I pay respect to the Khan."

"Leave," Yelu Yan commanded in a calm voice as he strode across the threshold.

Youlan quickly went out and closed the door from outside.

Yelu Yan walked straight to the bed.

Li Xianyun sat up in bed, smiling at him.

Yelu Yan was wearing his cold, hard armor, clearly having rushed back.

"Husband, why have you come back?"

Wasn’t it said you wouldn’t return tonight?

Yelu Yan removed his armor and placed it on a Taishi Chair nearby, then sat on the edge of the bed with a stern face.

Li Xianyun, always fond of cleanliness, noted that everything on the bed had been recently changed by Youlan and was very clean.

Li Xianyun stuck out her tongue slightly, guiltily saying, "Husband, you know everything."

Yelu Yan said in a calm voice, "It seems you’re trying to turn the heavens upside down." freёwebnoѵel.com

Yelu Yan had been without news from Li Xianyun since 11 AM and was feeling very anxious and uneasy.

By evening he had sent a messenger to Li Xianyun, but it wasn’t until his man returned to camp that Yelu Yan understood the grave danger.

He was so upset that he paced back and forth in his tent.

"It’s simply outrageous!"

The guard who brought back the news followed his Khan back and forth, turning his head in a bewildered manner.

Yelu Yan displeasedly said, "You haven’t taken my words to heart. And those Hidden Guards, they too have turned against the heavens, concealing such a significant matter without reporting it."

That guard spoke up for Li Xianyun, "Begging pardon, Khan, the entire team from the clothing workshop has been subdued. The Queen likely stopped the Hidden Guards from informing you because she didn’t want you to worry. I heard from the Hidden Guards that tomorrow the Queen will personally organize the making of cotton clothes for the soldiers, so they won’t be cold."

In reality, he didn’t care about these matters; all he cared about was whether his woman was safe and sound.