Chapter 1101: The cruel truth

"Xiaochuan, Big Brother really underestimated you!"

Liu Bang looked at Yi Xiaochuan. Although his heart was very heavy, he still forced a smile on his face.

"I thought you were just a commoner, but I didn't expect you to have such great energy in the palace."

Since Yi Xiaochuan knew his purpose for coming here, and even killed his way to him, Liu Bang simply stopped hiding it.

He knew Yi Xiaochuan's character very well.

If he chose to hide it, it would instead cause Yi Xiaochuan's resentment. It would be better to explain things clearly to the other party, and then find a way to stir up Yi Xiaochuan's compassion, thereby seeking a path to survival for himself.

In the end, it was because he had told an outsider everything before seeing the Emperor.

Now, it was very difficult to flatly deny it.

Liu Bang said with a complex tone, "Since you have come here, Big Brother won't hide it from you. I didn't come to the palace for any wanted criminal; I came to report you."

Earlier, from Su Xuan, Yi Xiaochuan knew that someone was preparing to report and expose him. He never expected that this person would be Liu Bang. At this moment, hearing Liu Bang say such words himself, he was incredulous, "Why? I don't believe I have ever offended you!"

Liu Bang sighed deeply and said to Yi Xiaochuan, "Xiaochuan, Xiaochuan, in all fairness, I didn't want to report you either, but I couldn't help it because what you did was too unkind. There are so many women in the world, why did you have to fall in love with the Emperor's concubine?"

"Between you and her, it is destined to be impossible."

"If that were all, it would be fine, but you were careless in your actions and actually let others know about this."

Liu Bang's tone shifted, and he said in a deep voice, "Someone threatened me with this matter, saying that if I didn't come to report you, she would report you herself, and claimed that I was your accomplice. The affair between you and Imperial Concubine Yushu was facilitated by me. Although such a statement is somewhat far-fetched, the Qin law involves collective punishment. If the Emperor knew about this, he wouldn't care whether I was innocent or not; he would likely have me executed along with you."

"So, that's why you came to the palace?" Yi Xiaochuan looked at Liu Bang incredulously, his eyes both angry and painful, even though Liu Bang said someone had coerced him into doing such a thing.

But Liu Bang had still come to the palace to report him.

If he hadn't been stopped by that person, the news would have already reached the Emperor by now.

Thinking of the consequences after the Emperor knew about this, Yi Xiaochuan felt a chill in his body.

Liu Bang said he was unkind, but how much better was he?

If he really considered him a brother, when someone coerced him, he should have told him about this matter. He would have immediately thought of a way so that things wouldn't reach this point.

Liu Bang heard the despair in Yi Xiaochuan's words and sighed leisurely, looking like he had given up on everything, and said to Yi Xiaochuan, "Yes, I have already come to the palace. Xiaochuan, this time I have failed you, but Big Brother was also helpless!"

"But fortunately, there is still room for maneuver. Although I came to the palace, I didn't see the Emperor. After the Emperor knows about this, you and Imperial Concubine Yushu can flatly deny it. At that time, I will also say that this was just a rumor I heard, and there is no evidence. I came to the palace to report it just to seek wealth and status."

"At that time, the Emperor might be angry and punish me, and I might die, but at least you two will be fine."

"You..." Hearing these words from Liu Bang, Yi Xiaochuan couldn't help but be moved.

'A mistake corrected is the greatest virtue; am I being too harsh? He is my sworn Big Brother after all, and the future Emperor Gaozu of Han. Although he intended to report me first, he didn't cause a major disaster in the end. Should I forgive him?'

Yi Xiaochuan thought to himself.

He didn't think Liu Bang was lying.

In other words, Liu Bang had truly awakened and was prepared to use his own death to protect him and Yushu.

If Liu Bang really decided to do this, he couldn't let Liu Bang suffer the Emperor's punishment and die no matter what.

Fortunately, this matter was blocked by Su Xuan for now.

If he went back to beg Su Xuan, Liu Bang's life should be able to be saved.

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Yi Xiaochuan thought of many things in his mind, and his view of Liu Bang also underwent subtle changes.

However, whether to forgive Liu Bang, he still had to think about it. Before that, he had to figure out another thing, "You said someone coerced you into reporting me; who is this person?"

An outsider knowing about the matter between him and Yushu was something Yi Xiaochuan couldn't accept.

Since that person could coerce Liu Bang, they could naturally coerce others.

In other words, Liu Bang was just a pawn, and the person truly manipulating all of this was the chess player.

Under normal circumstances, Liu Bang naturally wouldn't betray the person behind the scenes, but now he couldn't even save himself, and whether he could live depended on Yi Xiaochuan's kindness, so there was naturally no need to hide it.

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"It's Lu Zhi!"

Liu Bang said the name of the person who coerced him and explained, "You also know that Lu Zhi has always liked you. After learning that there was no relationship between you and Lu Su, she developed ideas about you again. However, you rejected her, and later, she didn't know where she found out about the matter between you and Imperial Concubine Yushu."

"For her, this was naturally an unacceptable thing, and she developed jealousy."

"Consequently, she forced me to enter the palace to report you!"

After saying these words, Liu Bang sighed again, "Xiaochuan, I was also forced. I hope you can understand me."

Yi Xiaochuan was stunned upon hearing Liu Bang say the name of the person behind the scenes.

He thought and thought, but never expected the person behind the scenes to be Lu Zhi.

Yes, he had rejected Lu Zhi once again that day, but he never expected it would arouse Lu Zhi's jealousy.

Thinking of the love Lu Zhi had shown him, Yi Xiaochuan couldn't feel any hatred for Lu Zhi. In the end, it was he who had failed Lu Zhi first.

As for how Lu Zhi knew about him and Yushu, it should have been Su Su who told her.

Thinking of Lu Su, the woman he had failed.

The anger that had arisen because someone reported him and Yushu also dissipated in Yi Xiaochuan's heart without him realizing it.

In the end, the reason for today's events all stemmed from himself.