The Villain Loaded My System

Chapter 87.1

“If it wasn’t for your people supporting the Tianyun Zhai Fortress, could they have run rampant like this?!” Yuchi Lan accused Yuchi Sheng of privately colluding with that group of mountain bandits from Tianyun Zhai.

Gu Xiyu only learned about this matter from the system and thought it was black material Yuchi Lan had found in advance to blackmail Yuchi Sheng.

The intelligent system guessed his thoughts and said, [Yuchi Lan is someone who values the power of the imperial court and despises those living a free and unruly life. All his forces are connected to the court; how could he find out such a thing so easily?”

Gu Xiyu thought about the system’s words carefully and quickly understood: “You mean that the mission target deliberately leaked this information to Yuchi Lan?”

The intelligent system acquiesced to this answer and continued, [These two have been fighting for many years and have accumulated a lot of grudges. At such a critical moment, how can they let go of such a good opportunity to pull the other’s leg? Compared to Wei Chiyan revealing these things in person and ending up having to explain to the emperor how he found out the truth and even gaining attention and trouble, letting a dog eat dog is a rather better option.]

Letting Yuchi Lan and Yuchi Sheng fight to the death is like killing two birds with one stone. Instead of dealing with one, and then having to guard against the other later.

Gu Xiyu came out of his thoughts and realized something, and he said in an indescribable tone: [ You are much more useful in this world. You know what Wei Chiyan is thinking and doing. I like working with you.” Finally, no more ghostly operations.

After a short silence, the intelligent system replied in a calm tone, [Perhaps the more worlds I perform tasks in, the more functional I become.]

A very moderate answer.

On the other side, the two men of high status had already argued to the point of disregarding the gazes of the people around them. Even Yuchi Sheng, who had started with a righteous aura, had torn off his disguise and was so angry that his neck turned red as he argued with Yuchi Lan: “Big brother, I respect you as my brother, but don’t slander people without evidence.”

Yuchi Sheng felt that his affairs were very secretive, and he didn’t leave as much evidence as Yu Chilan did. He knew how Yuchi Lan operated, so how could he easily find out anything? He thought that Yuchi Lan had only just received the news and was now trying to drag him down with him.

He pretended to be calm, but Yuchi Lan was also calm, clapping his hands and beckoning his men: “Did you hear that? Fifth Brother says he wants proof, so hurry up and bring it to him!”

“I originally wanted to find time to talk to you in private to see if I could wake you up before you made a mistake. But now that you have disregarded our brotherhood, there is no need for me to show you any more mercy! Since you have been unkind to me, there is no brotherly love between me and you!”

It was true that Yuchi Sheng had arranged things properly, but he had stolen a lot of things from the court in the name of the Tianyun Zhai, especially the money and jewelry, which could not be released immediately in the short term. So he would need to make careful arrangements to find a place to hide the stolen items. Just because he would give a share to the Tianyun Zhai did not mean he would choose to keep everything in their fortress, so he arranged for it to be hidden in his strongholds in several cities, guarded by his subordinates.

There was a process to get this done, and as the people who handled it were people he trusted, it had gone undetected for years. He thought he had handled it properly, so when Yuchi Lan’s men brought out all his ‘stolen goods’, his face instantly changed.

The old emperor had been watching his expression, and when he saw this, his heart went cold, and he already had an answer.

Yuchi Sheng was still trying to struggle: “You are spitting blood! You probably stole this stuff yourself, and now that things have fallen apart, you want to dump the blame on me!”

Yuchi Lan wasn’t flustered either, nodding and saying, “Alright, Fifth Imperial Brother doesn’t think the evidence is enough, so let’s get the witnesses.”

While obtaining these stolen goods, Yuchi Lan visited several of Yuchi Sheng’s strongholds outside and brought back all of his men. A handful of them were personal guards who had followed Yuchi Sheng since he was young, and among them were some courtiers being escorted in such a sorry state that the emperor almost fainted from anger at the sight.

“The gold and silver that comes out of the court have special marks on them, which will be clear later when we have the palace people check them out. But some of the chests are locked and can only be opened by the holder of the key. But don’t worry, I have just sent someone to find the person who has those keys; he should be here now.”

As he said that, a loud noise came from outside the hall.

Gu Xiyu and Murong Qingwan were still standing outside in the company of the maid, and they were the first to notice the commotion. He heard the noise from afar coming from a woman, who must have been quite distinguished. She was shouting in a particularly bad attitude on the way here: “Presumptuous! Is this a hand you can touch? I don’t need to be escorted, I can walk by myself!”

Although Gu Xiyu, who could not see the situation, was brought slightly to the side by Murong Qingwan, the other party’s hands pushing and shoving still accidentally reached him and ripped off the veil on his head.

Appearing before him was a woman dressed in an apricot-colored court dress. She had beautiful features, fair skin, and a good figure. The aura she gave off was graceful and noble. If it hadn’t been clear that the real Empress was sitting inside, anyone would have believed that she was the true Empress.

[She is Wei Chiyan and Yuchi Sheng’s biological mother.] The intelligent system gave him additional information at the right time.

The other party’s eyes subconsciously fell on him, and when they saw his appearance, which was devoid of any extra make-up and his hair in a man’s bun, they were visibly stunned for a moment.

It was probably because she was expecting to see a picturesque girl but instead saw a youth with an elegant look.

Gu Xiyu did not expect this kind of accident either, and the unsuspecting maids around him obviously recognized his identity and subconsciously released their grip on his arm with the same startled expression.

However, everyone’s focus was on Yuchi Lan and Yuchi Sheng, so Gu Xiyu did not cause too much commotion for the moment. From his angle, he could see Wei Chiyan, who was sitting leisurely in the hall. While everyone else was paying attention to the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince’s actions, only he noticed what was happening outside and gently raised his eyes, looking over toward him.

When he met his gaze, he even curled his lips lightly and then took a sip from the wine cup he was holding.

Gu Xiyu instantly recognized that this Wei Chiyan, whose aura carried a bit of evil, was not the one who came to talk to him every day but the one he had met by chance outside and wanted to run from several times.

“You …… Yuchi Lan, it’s fine for you to target me alone, why do you need to implicate mother consort?!” As soon as Yuchi Sheng saw his mother, he instantly became anxious and was so angry that he directly shouted out the prince’s full name.

Yuchi Lan sneered, “How is that an implication? She is holding the keys in her hand, my men had to bring them after all.”

As he said that, he looked at those who had escorted the Noble Consort to the main hall, and his subordinates also came forward cooperatively, saying that not only had they found evidence, but they had also found a hidden room in the Noble Consort’s palace that had been concealed from the people in the palace. Many jewels of unknown origin had been collected inside, as well as some important letters with her nata family and people from outside.

When Yuchi Sheng saw that everything that should not have been found had been discovered, his face instantly turned as white as a sheet of paper, and his dry mouth moved, but he realized that it was useless to say anything now.

The moment these things came to light, the emperor would have people look into them, and many secrets would be revealed.

And the emperor on the main seat almost fainted with anger when he saw that not only was his empress involved in today’s mess, but even his concubine had a hand in the muddy waters. It was only when he came back to his senses that he realized there were many other guests in the hall listening to the scandals, and it was too late to ask them to leave.

Good things don’t go out, but bad things can spread thousands of miles away. The emperor could even imagine how this matter would cover the whole capital by tomorrow.

Yuchi Lan and Yuchi Sheng were still arguing, and the two of them revealed many unknown dark deeds about each other that left the guests dumbfounded. The Crown Princess, who had intended to make things difficult for the side concubine, never expected this melon to come from her side, and the Prime Minister’s family had gloomy and alarmed faces.

They were now in the same boat as Yuchi Lan, and the Prime Minister was more or less aware of what Yuchi Lan had done in private, and had even done him many favors. If the Emperor wanted to investigate, the entire prime minister’s mansion could be implicated. Under such circumstances, it would be strange for the prime minister to remain calm.

Fortunately, the emperor was sensible enough to know that if he let the two princes continue their argument, it would not lead to any result, and the scandals would only grow. So he immediately ordered the old eunuch to send an order to cancel today’s wedding banquet and quickly send the guests away.

Gu Xiyu saw the disappointment on the faces of those who left, as if they hadn’t had enough of the melons. Only some of the people had nervous looks on their faces, probably people who had dealt with Yuchi Lan and Yuchi Sheng.

When the rest of the young princes and princesses had left the hall, only Wei Chiyan, Yuchi Rong, and the main protagonists remained, along with him and Murong Qingwan, who were waiting outside and didn’t know whether they should leave or not.

The two of them were supposed to follow the maids and leave, but the old eunuch beside the Emperor asked them to stay with an indescribable look and tone.

Gu Xiyu thought that he was very conspicuous standing outside in his bright red clothes, so the emperor probably sensed that something was wrong with his identity and wanted him to remain for questioning.

When the crowd was taken away, a calmer Yuchi Lan and Yuchi Sheng realized that something bigger was waiting for them and didn’t even dare to look at the emperor on the main seat. The old emperor pointed at them while mumbling “you, you” for a long time, and finally exhaled lightly, “Very good, very good, you brothers started plotting to take over the kingdom while I was still alive.”

“Someone, collect all the evidence they took out. The two of them will…be handed over to investigate in detail, and I will personally supervise!” After a pause, he suddenly looked at Wei Chiyan and Yuchi Rong.

The former seemed to have heard nothing, still eating the fruits and cakes on the table. The jug of wine in the palace maid’s hand behind him was almost empty, and he still had the heart to ask for a new one. The latter was also calm, not showing any difference in response to the amazing deeds of his two brothers, as if he would only respond if the Emperor spoke.

“Yan’er and Rong’er, if you two have nothing to do in the next few days, you should also go there to help and supervise the investigation. I would like to see how many things you brothers are still hiding from me!”

Without the right to retort, Yuchi Lan and Yuchi Sheng were temporarily sent to prison, and the hall suddenly fell silent, leaving only the regretful cries of the noble consort, who even knelt down and tried to beg the emperor for mercy: “Your Majesty, Sheng’er is still young, it’s because he didn’t know what to do and he was compelled by villains to do something wrong…”

“Is a twenty-year-old someone you can call young? If he can’t distinguish between right and wrong at this age, it’s even more impossible for me to trust him with the kingdom! And you, as a mother, not only have you failed to teach your child well, but you have even aided and abetted him, condoning and harboring all his faults!”

“Even you are not worthy of the position of noble consort!”

The Empress, who was in a more serious predicament than the noble consort, simply sat quietly in her original position, her eyes dark and empty, as if she was already disheartened. The emperor only glanced at her coldly, his eyes filled with so much disappointment. But he did not admonish her for the time being.

After dealing with his sons, the emperor, who was suppressing his anger, had someone invite Gu Xiyu and Murong Qingwan in from outside the hall. Probably angered by today’s events, he didn’t behave politely anymore and asked directly, “Princess from Dayan, don’t you have anything to explain to me?”

The word “princess” was used with extra emphasis, obviously having discovered his identity.

Gu Xiyu didn’t hide it anymore, and after learning the etiquette of the Yao Kingdom, he politely knelt down and said, “Your Majesty, as you can see, I am indeed not a princess from Dayan, but a man.”

Before the old emperor could say anything, Murong Qingwan on the side followed Gu Xiyu into kneeling down and said in a clear voice: “I am princess Murong Qingwan from the Dayan; I gave him the identity token; if Your Majesty wants to punish me, just come at me, it has nothing to do with him, he is only following my orders.”