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Chapter 543: Seeing Through Greed

Wei Ya spoke with such emotion that he couldn’t help but redden his eyes: “Your father dug me out from a pile of dead bodies and carried me on his back through the yellow sands for three days and three nights before bringing me home. This is the grace of giving me new life.

I will never harm you, nor will I lead the Northwest into injustice. I am not misleading you. I’ve always felt there was a traitor among us – otherwise, how could someone as vigilant as the Prince have fallen so easily into the hands of criminals? Everything that happened afterward made me feel even more strongly that this matter was far from simple.

I don’t know who it is, but Your Highness the Crown Princess must be cautious. As long as the Commander’s Seal is in my hands, I live and it remains. Should I fall, the seal will be destroyed.

I pray the Young Master can turn misfortune into a blessing. If anything were to happen to the Young Master, Uncle Wei would fight to the death to protect Your Highness the Crown Princess.”

After speaking these heartfelt words, Wei Ya gazed deeply at Shen Xihe, respectfully bowed to her while holding the Commander’s Seal, then turned and strode away.

As Shen Xihe watched him leave, Xiao Huayong walked to her side: “True hearts are revealed in times of danger. Your father must be comforted to have such a right-hand man.”

“Bei Chen, human hearts are truly difficult to measure.” Shen Xihe thought of two matters and couldn’t help but sigh softly.

One was Geng Liangcheng. She had thought he would openly threaten Sang Yin, but she had underestimated Geng Liangcheng’s shamelessness. He employed the trick of self-inflicted injury. Fortunately, Xiao Huayong had already exposed Geng Liangcheng in front of Sang Yin. Otherwise, Sang Yin would certainly have been deceived by Geng Liangcheng and inexplicably become his accomplice.

The other was Wei Ya. In her and Xiao Huayong’s planning, when news of the Tujue war arrived, Geng Liangcheng would certainly seize the opportunity to grab power and demand the title of Commander. They never expected Wei Ya to step forward, and that Wei Ya had guessed some things.

Wei Ya only said he suspected things weren’t simple and that there was a traitor among them. In fact, from Wei Ya’s action of dispatching Geng Liangcheng to Tingzhou, it was clear that Wei Ya suspected Geng Liangcheng. But since he had no evidence, he could only send Geng Liangcheng far away to protect Shen Xihe.

“Geng Liangcheng cannot achieve great things,” Xiao Huayong grew increasingly disdainful of Geng Liangcheng.

Wanting to seize power yet cherishing his reputation – he was unworthy of being a ruthless hero and even more unqualified to be a true hero.

Shen Xihe deeply agreed. She didn’t want to speak of Geng Liangcheng anymore and instead asked: “Why did the Tujue come so quickly?”

“Fourth Brother took action several days ago. He had already convinced the Tujue Khan,” A faint smile spread across Xiao Huayong’s lips.

“How did you get Xiao Changtai to act?” Xiao Huayong didn’t know where Xiao Changtai was hiding – if he had known, he would have moved against Xiao Changtai long ago.

“While I don’t know where Fourth Brother is hiding, the Ye family must certainly be in contact with him. The Ye family is currently looking to rise again – how could they miss such a good opportunity?” Xiao Huayong’s eyes were filled with smiles – malicious smiles.

Since Prince Xiao Changtai was accused of witchcraft, the Ye clan had been consistently marginalized by His Majesty. Ye Qi understood clearly that if he didn’t achieve merit within a year at most, he would likely be completely abandoned by His Majesty.

Neither the Ye family nor Xiao Changtai himself wanted the Ye clan to fade into obscurity.

“In this world, it seems there is nothing you wish to do that you cannot accomplish.” Shen Xihe truly admired Xiao Huayong’s ability to control the bigger picture. He could draw everyone into his schemes – whether enemy or stranger, each would become a pawn at his fingertips.

“I merely saw through their greed and made use of it,” Xiao Huayong didn’t feel this was particularly difficult.

People can have greed, but their greed should not exceed their abilities.

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