Chapter 537 Secretly assassinating Chen Cang
After giving the order, Liu Xunyi, Yan Bugui and others left one after another, leaving only Luo Tianjin and Xie Xuan in the study.

"Palace Master, what Liu Xunyi said..."

"Liu Xunyi didn't lie. There must be something else going on." Luo Tianjin said confidently, "Brother Xie, do you know why I gave the task of finding Li Jia to Liu Xunyi?"

Xie Xuan thought about it for a moment, and immediately understood. He smiled and said, "Because Liu Xunyi has been in the mansion for the shortest time, he is the least likely to be involved in this matter."

Luo Tianjin pointed at Xie Xuan and asked in a mysterious tone, "Don't play dumb in front of me. Can't you see that Jiang Yiwei's sudden death is related to Teng Rou being hunted down more than 20 years ago?"

"This..." Being questioned by Luo Tianjin in person, Xie Xuan couldn't help but look hesitant and smiled bitterly without saying anything.

"You can't think of it... or you dare not think of it?" Luo Tianjin continued, "How could such a coincidence happen in the world? I just learned from Xiao Zhirou that more than 20 years ago, Jiang Yiwei used my name to hunt her down, and Jiang Yiwei died in the blink of an eye. What is this? It's clearly murder to silence someone, and someone is worried that I will follow the clues and implicate the real culprit behind the scenes."

Hearing this, Xie Xuan's face suddenly changed, and he said in panic: "The Palace Master has only told this to one person, and that is me. So... does the Palace Master suspect me?"

"No." Luo Tianjin shook his head and said, "Besides you and me, there is another person who knows that Jiang Yiwei had hunted down Teng Rou."

"Who?"

"The instigator of the incident more than 20 years ago, the real culprit behind Jiang Yiwei's death and Li Jia's disappearance." Luo Tianjin said quietly, "At that time, Liu Xunyi might not have been born, so it is impossible for him to collude with Jiang Yiwei."

"That's right!" Xie Xuan said with no doubt, "According to the Palace Master's opinion, anyone who enters the Xianwang Palace after Jiang Yiwei can be cleared of suspicion?"

"Not necessarily." Luo Tianjin said with a hint of meaning, "Maybe someone is working together from the inside and outside, and is in control of the mansion from afar while being outside the mansion."

"Hiss!" Xie Xuan was secretly surprised and reminded, "Palace Master, this matter is very serious. I am worried..."

"worry about what?"

"I'm worried that the tragedy during the purge will happen again." Xie Xuan said worriedly, "People are panicking and everyone is in danger. I'm afraid it will not be conducive to the stability of the Xianwang Mansion."

"Brother Xie, someone is plotting under my nose, how can I turn a blind eye?" Luo Tianjin said unhappily, "After so many years, it turns out that besides me, there is actually a second master in the Xianwang Mansion. And he is a person who hides deep inside but can issue orders on my behalf. We were able to detect Jiang Yiwei's matter only after it surfaced. But have you ever thought that what if this is just the tip of the iceberg? Twenty years, thousands of days and nights, dare you assert that he has not done other evil things in my name?"

"This..." Luo Tianjin's words were of great importance, so Xie Xuan did not dare to answer rashly.

"How can I allow someone to snore beside my bed?" Luo Tianjin gritted his teeth and said, "I always thought the danger was outside, but I didn't expect that the real danger was hiding beside me. I won't be able to sleep or eat well until I find this person. I swear to never give up."

"Yes!" Xie Xuan sighed, "In the past, Di Mo seemed loyal, but in the end... Alas! This kind of traitor who has been hiding for more than ten or twenty years is often more terrifying than a powerful opponent."

"What's really scary is the human heart." Luo Tianjin added, "A person who can kill people and silence them right under my nose, no matter if he is the mastermind or a traitor, his status and power in the palace... must be very high. A great falsehood can appear true, and a great traitor can appear loyal. This has been the case since ancient times."

"What the mansion master means is..." Xie Xuan seemed to have heard a clue from Luo Tianjin's words, and asked tentatively, "Among the few people who were just called to the study, there might be a traitor?"

"I don't know." Luo Tianjin seemed unwilling to think too much about this matter. He closed his eyes and shook his head, "Before there is solid evidence, I believe every one of them. After all, they have been with me through life and death for so many years, how could it be possible that..."

Luo Tianjin wanted to say something but stopped himself, but the sadness and regret in his words were self-evident.

"Master, maybe everything is just a coincidence. Maybe Jiang Yiwei acted on his own initiative back then. Maybe..."

"Brother Xie, tell me honestly." Luo Tianjin suddenly opened his eyes, and two rays of light shot out from his eyes like sharp swords, pointing directly at Xie Xuan's heart, "Do you have anyone you suspect in your heart?"

"I..." Xie Xuan was nervous and conflicted. Under Luo Tianjin's sharp gaze, he remained silent for a long time, and finally shook his head slowly, "No."

"Really?" Luo Tianjin was skeptical, and raised his eyebrows, "No? Or don't you want to say it?"

"Xie and the mansion master have the same idea. Before there is solid evidence, I... trust everyone in the mansion." Xie Xuan forced himself to remain calm and said word by word, "I will find out the truth as soon as possible and give the mansion master a satisfactory explanation."

"Brother Xie, you never lie." Luo Tianjin sneered, "Especially in front of me."

"I……"

"You clearly have someone you suspect in your heart, but you are unwilling to confess to me due to some concerns." Luo Tianjin narrowed his eyes slightly and asked aggressively, "Tell me, who in the world does not want Rou'er to meet me the most?"

Luo Tianjin's words frightened Xie Xuan, and his spine felt cold. He shook his head slowly with a stiff expression: "I... really don't know..." "You must know!" Luo Tianjin said in a deep voice, "Speak!"

"I..." Under Luo Tianjin's repeated questioning, Xie Xuan hesitated for a long time before slowly speaking, "To be honest with you, Lord Palace Master, I did suspect someone in my heart, but..."

"Speak out!" Luo Tianjin didn't want to listen to Xie Xuan's explanation at all, and said bluntly, "No matter what you say today, I will forgive you. Speak!"

"Madam, Ling Xiaoxiao!" Xie Xuan mustered up his courage and said word by word, "She is the person who least wants the Palace Master to have anything to do with Xiao Zhirou, and she also meets the conditions that the Palace Master just mentioned. Her status and power in the Palace... are extremely high."

"Madam?" Luo Tianjin never expected Xie Xuan to point the finger at Ling Xiaoxiao. His expression changed immediately, and a complex expression of disbelief emerged between his brows. "You actually doubted Madam?"

Luo Tianjin's strong reaction made Xie Xuan stunned. He asked in amazement, "Could it be that the person the mansion master is suspicious of... is not the Madam?"

"Of course not!" Luo Tianjin said firmly, "At the beginning, Madam knew nothing about my relationship with Rou'er. If I hadn't confessed it, she would still be in the dark. How could she have instigated Jiang Yiwei to hunt down Teng Rou more than 20 years ago? I have known her since childhood and have been married for many years. If she was strange, how could I not know? Xie Xuan, you are so bold! How dare you doubt Madam? Are you trying to say that the person who sleeps with me every day is a vicious woman, and I am ignorant and unaware of it?"

"I dare not!" Xie Xuan was horrified and quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly to apologize, "I just said something wrong, I hope the Palace Master will calm down!"

"Stand up!" Luo Tianjin shouted coldly, "You are the only one who said this, Xie Xuan. If it were anyone else, I would tear him into pieces and grind his bones to dust. Since we got married, Madam has treated me wholeheartedly and thoughtfully. She has taken care of me in every detail. How could I allow you to slander me so wantonly?"

"I am guilty..."

"If Madam knew about this, I wonder how disappointed she would be?" Luo Tianjin said righteously, "Thank you, brother, don't mention such ungrateful words again in the future!"

"Yes."

At this moment, Luo Tianjin was undoubtedly "a person who is confused by his own situation" in Xie Xuan's eyes.

However, given the close relationship between Luo Tianjin and Ling Xiaoxiao, such a reaction is normal and not surprising.

Xie Xuan didn't dare to dwell on Ling Xiaoxiao's topic, so he changed the subject and asked in a low voice: "May I ask, Lord Palace Master, what do you suspect is..."

“Yun Zhuiyue.” Luo Tianjin said coldly, “I suspect there is a second, or even a third or fourth Di Mo in the mansion. However, they are not spies planted by Jin Fuyu, but lackeys of Yun Zhuiyue.”

Xie Xuan frowned, pondered for a moment, and said hesitantly, "The Palace Master means... Jiang Yiwei is Yun Zhuiyue's man? Why?"

"Because Jiang Yiwei once let Teng Rou go at the critical moment." Luo Tianjin explained, "Why did Jiang Yiwei let Teng Rou go for no reason? I thought about it and there is only one reason. Everything was deliberately arranged by Yun Zhuiyue. The purpose was to ruin Rou'er's meeting with me and take the opportunity to make her misunderstand me and breed resentment."

"That makes sense!" Xie Xuan pondered, "So when Yun Zhuiyue learned that the Palace Master and Xiao Gu Master had reunited, she was worried that the matter would be exposed, so she secretly sent someone to kill Jiang Yiwei to silence him."

"That's right." Luo Tianjin said angrily, "Yun Zhuiyue has planted more than just Jiang Yiwei as a spy in the mansion. There must be others."

"Based on this, wouldn't the people who entered the Xianwang Mansion after Jiang Yiwei also be suspected?" Xie Xuan said in astonishment, "Palace Master, the scope of this matter is too large."

"That's why I called Yan Bugui and the others here and arranged for them to investigate for me." Luo Tianjin said, "Jiang Yiwei's death was unclear, and Granny Taohua kept silent. I don't think an ordinary coroner can find out the cause of death. If there is a traitor among them, they will definitely try every means to bribe the coroner and make up a false cause of death for me to confuse us. Brother Xie, you have to pay close attention to their every move these days to see who is the most abnormal."

"As ordered!"

"Also, you have to cooperate with me in a play in three days."

"Acting?" Xie Xuan was puzzled. "What kind of play?"

"I'm going to put on a good show to settle the matter peacefully and end it without any trouble." Luo Tianjin smiled slyly and said mysteriously, "I want to confuse my opponent and make him relax his guard, so that I can show my true colors."

"What do you mean?" Xie Xuan was puzzled and asked, "May I ask what the Palace Master's next move is..."

"No need to ask! I have my own arrangements in three days."

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(End of this chapter)