diskusbooks Chapter 297 Interrogation
Chapter 297 Interrogation
In the palace, why were they required to wear masks when interrogating her?
Ye Qing'an's gaze fell on the man's face, and he secretly speculated that there were only two possibilities for why the man was wearing a mask.
One possibility is that this person is someone she has met before.
Another possibility is that this person has a special identity, and he is afraid that she will recognize him in the future.
Ye Qing'an secretly pondered, her gaze sweeping up and down at the person. Judging from his figure, he was probably not someone she knew.
Just then, he saw the eunuch respectfully open the door for the man.
The eunuch wore a first-class eunuch's badge at his waist, yet he treated this masked man with such respect.
This masked man is probably not a servant who follows orders.
The masked man walked in from outside the door and looked at Ye Qing'an from a distance of two or three steps away.
"Go back."
Ye Qing'an slightly beckoned with her finger, searching her mind carefully for the voice, but to no avail.
She probably hadn't heard that voice before.
She didn't hear the voice, meaning she didn't know the person.
Having ruled out anyone she knew, the only remaining possibility was that this person had a special identity and was afraid she would recognize him in the future.
The eunuchs and guards all withdrew, leaving only Ye Qing'an and the masked man.
Ye Qing'an pursed her lips, looking timid: "You...who are you?"
"Who I am is not important. You only need to know that I am here to interrogate you on behalf of the Emperor. I will present all the questions I ask and your answers to them to the Emperor for his review. I hope you will answer truthfully."
Ye Qing'an's voice lowered further, as if she were frightened: "I...I understand...If I know something, I will naturally answer truthfully, but if I don't know something, I have no way to answer..."
The masked man gave her a cold look and remained silent.
Ye Qing'an shrank back slightly: "You...you can ask."
"Do you know that Ye Feiran uttered such treasonous words in front of everyone, saying that Prime Minister Ye is even more powerful than the Emperor?"
Ye Qing'an bit her lip: "At the time, I was with the child at a distance and didn't know what was happening over there, nor did I hear Fei Ran say those words. I only heard the Sixth Prince mention it, but I definitely didn't hear Fei Ran say it."
"You mean, the Sixth Prince framed Ye Feiran?"
"I didn't?" Ye Qing'an glanced at him timidly. "Didn't you tell me to answer truthfully? I was just describing the situation at the time, without adding any subjective assumptions or speculations. I didn't hear Fei Ran say those words at the time; it was the Sixth Prince who mentioned them when he was criticizing Fei Ran."
"But Fei Ran was already unconscious at the time, so I had no way of knowing whether it was true or not."
The masked man's gaze swept over Ye Qing'an's face, as if deep in thought.
What is your relationship with Ye Feiran?
"It's not too good. Although we are siblings from the same mother, I had some trouble and was sent to live on the estate for a few years. I missed the most important years of Fei Ran's growth. After I came back, Fei Ran became somewhat distant from me and often argued with me, sometimes even physically."
"So, what kind of person do you think Ye Feiran is on a normal day?"
"Fei Ran is usually a bit spoiled and rebellious, but he has never said anything outrageous or done anything immoral."
The masked man glanced at Ye Qing'an: "So you think Ye Feiran wouldn't say those things?"
“I…I believe in Fei Ran.”
The masked man narrowed his eyes: "You believe in Ye Feiran, so you want to save Ye Feiran?"
Ye Qing'an raised an eyebrow inwardly. How did the conversation suddenly turn to this topic?
Does she want to save Ye Feiran?
Ye Qing'an nodded repeatedly: "Of course I want to."
"Then I'll ask you a few questions, and you must answer them truthfully."
"Yes."
The masked man walked around the dark dungeon: "I've heard that you're now able to cultivate Xuanling techniques? How did that happen?"
Ye Qing'an felt that the masked man's questions were getting stranger and stranger: "Yes, when I was at the manor, I accidentally saved a medical cultivator. In order to repay me, the medical cultivator examined me and said that he could repair my dantian and meridians."
"I didn't have any expectations at the time. I just thought I had nothing to lose, so I agreed. Who would have thought that he would actually repair my dantian and meridians?"
The masked man nodded: "Who is that healer?"
"It was a medical practitioner named Xu Mo from Lanting Pavilion. It was because he repaired my meridians and dantian that my father felt he was underappreciated and that Lanting Pavilion was declining. He feared that his medical skills would be buried if he stayed in Lanting Pavilion, so he invited him into the mansion and made him a guest of the Ye family."
The masked man narrowed his eyes: "A retainer of the Ye family? Xu Mo?"
"Yes."
The masked man looked at Ye Qing'an: "How is your spiritual power now?"
"I...I have just started cultivating, and my spiritual power is not very good."
The masked man squinted at Ye Qing'an: "Miss Ye, it's just the two of us here today. I won't spread anything you say, except for the part related to the matter of Young Master Ye. I hope you can tell the truth."
Ye Qing'an bit her lip and replied softly, "I understand."
If you wouldn't spread this around without permission, then why ask about something that has nothing to do with today's events?
"A few days ago, Miss Li Siya of the Li family had an accident and caused a disgrace outside the Gu residence. Was that your doing?"
Ye Qing'an already had a vague idea of his identity. When he asked about it, she bit her lip and remained silent for a long time before nodding gently: "Yes."
"I heard from the people of the Gu family that the day you were framed by Li Siya and entered an illusion, you actually subdued the ancient magical beast, the Water Qilin, inside? And you even broke the Seven Star Formation?"
"Yes, but this was really just an accident." Ye Qing'an quickly explained, "I don't know what happened. That day I saw the water unicorn and was startled. The water unicorn was going to attack me. I was completely helpless and just watched it pounce on me. In desperation, I could only shout 'Get out of the way!' and then the water unicorn just left on its own."
"I was completely confused when the seven dancers on the island in the middle of the lake attacked me. My spiritual power was weak, and I felt that I could only defeat them one by one, so I focused on attacking one dancer. I did not expect that after I injured that person, the other six ran away."
After hearing Ye Qing'an finish speaking, the masked man only chuckled, then narrowed his eyes and said sharply, "Miss Ye, you're lying!"
"Miss Ye, are you aware that the water unicorn is bound by a contract? The Gu family has tried countless times before, and the water unicorn only obeys the Gu family, and only members of the Gu family with blood ties to the Gu family can be commanded. How could it possibly obey you?"