Chapter 93

"Oh?"

"To be able to interest me, and to make you so certain..."

Hearing this, Chen Yan put down the planning draft in his hand, raised his eyes, thought for a moment, and said: "Could it be related to the Wei State Duke Mansion?"

Regarding You Xian, Chen Yan understood him quite well; he was definitely not someone who would shoot without a target.

To be able to make him so firm, it mostly had to do with Chen Tongyuan and his son...

Who could it be?

"As expected of My Lord!"

"You hit the nail on the head!"

You Xian smiled, gave a thumbs up, and said sycophantically.

As a member of the Mingjing Si, he knew well the grievances between his Mirror Keeper and the Wei State Duke Mansion...

So he was very sure that his Lord would definitely not be able to refuse.

Even between ten thousand taels of silver and the letters, he would choose the latter without hesitation!

"It really is..."

"Let me see!"

Chen Yan smiled, looked at the things brought over with interest, and then reached out his hand. You Xian hurriedly offered them. After quickly flipping through and browsing, he said in surprise: "These are letters between Meng Yinbing and Xin Zhenghui?!"

Meng Yinbing, head of the Chang'an Meng clan.

And also the older brother of the maternal family of Chen Yan's dear stepmother, Meng Wan Yi!

"Exactly."

You Xian blinked, smiled knowingly, and said playfully: "To put it mildly, these are just ordinary commercial letters..."

After a pause, his tone became sharp, and he continued: "But to put it strongly, this is ironclad evidence of aiding the enemy and communicating with rebels!"

The impact of these commercial letters could be very small, or it could be extremely large...

How to convict them depended entirely on the mood of the Mingjing Si!

After all, the evidence and principles were currently in his Lord's hands...

How to frame them was just a matter of a single sentence!

"I was thinking before about what crime to frame my stepmother with..."

The corners of Chen Yan's mouth rose, and he toyed with the letters in his hand, saying meaningfully: "But now there's no need to fabricate anything; it's a capital crime of raiding the house and exterminating the family!"

After the poetry gathering ended, Chen Yan had been brewing on how to take a knife to Meng Wan Yi...

Now that he was sleepy, someone had sent a pillow.

He had something to do after returning to Chang'an!

"My Lord, your subordinate took the liberty of sending someone to find a few scholars who are good at copying..." You Xian bowed and cupped his hands, saying.

"Hahahaha!"

Chen Yan laughed, put down the letters in his hand, pointed at You Xian, and said: "Old You, oh Old You, it's hard for you not to get promoted and get rich!"

May I ask, what superior in the world would not like or appreciate such a subordinate?

Considerate, delicate, capable, and thoughtful...

He didn't even need to be ordered; he had already handled it perfectly!

"Thank you for your cultivation and promotion, My Lord!"

You Xian nodded and flattered: "Being able to meet you, My Lord, is the blessing of eight lifetimes of cultivation for You Xian..."

"Then I'll leave this matter to you to handle..."

Chen Yan smiled indifferently, seemed to think of something, and exhorted: "Control the degree of the crime in the forged letters to within the Meng clan; do not implicate others!"

It was obvious that Chen Yan was extremely clear-headed at this moment.

Regarding Meng Wan Yi and the entire Meng clan, he could torture them, humiliate them, and take revenge on them...

But he could not affect the "bait" and influence his and the Grand Chancellor's layout!

That was for catching a big fish!

"Your subordinate understands."

You Xian narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "It will definitely be handled properly, My Lord, rest assured..."

Chen Yan nodded with satisfaction, leaned back in his chair, tapped his chin with his left thumb, and asked nonchalantly: "Old You, you say my stepmother, who has given birth to two children, still has some charm, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, You Xian's expression suddenly became strange. He twitched the corners of his mouth, and after euphemistically wording it, he reminded cautiously: "My Lord, Meng Wan Yi's age is... quite advanced..."

If he remembered correctly, his Lord's stepmother was also nearing forty...

"What are you thinking about?"

Chen Yan knew You Xian had misunderstood, was between laughter and tears, rolled his eyes, and explained: "I'm planning to send her to the Jiaofang Si to receive guests!"

It was true that he, Comrade Chen Yan, had the legacy of Wei Wu and the taste of Cao Zei.

But he wasn't so desperate that he could eat anything...

He just wanted to use the humiliation of Meng Wan Yi as a catalyst to push the plan forward.

Just then, Zhu Yi's voice sounded outside the door: "Young Master, General Yu, General Duan, Clan Head Lv, and Clan Head Liang are here to see you!"

At this hour, what are they here for... Chen Yan muttered in his heart, but still said: "Invite them in quickly."

Lv Rui and the others, led by Zhu Yi, entered the room quickly and bowed respectfully: "Greetings, Lord Chen!"

"Did we disturb your rest?"

"No matter!" Chen Yan waved his hand, swept his gaze over the few who had come, and asked: "I don't know what business brings you all here in the middle of the night?"

Intuition told Chen Yan that those who came at this hour, and in plain clothes at that, were definitely not here for official business, but it certainly wouldn't be simple...

"Nothing major..."

Lv Rui blinked, smiled extremely sycophantically, and said playfully: "We just obtained some top-grade goods and came specifically to send you some late-night comfort, My Lord!"

He looked exactly like someone who was here for business.

A superior might not take the initiative to ask, but they, as local snakes, couldn't be ignorant...

Moreover, sending benefits could also bring them closer, so why not do it?

"You all have hearts..."

Chen Yan raised an eyebrow, "I shouldn't disappoint your good intentions!"

"Top-grade" might be a bit subtle and not easy to understand, but what "late-night comfort" was, was already too obvious.

Besides not eating cilantro, he ate everything!

These guys also had hearts, fearing that he would be lonely and unable to sleep in the middle of the night, and had specifically come to send warmth; how could he refuse?

"Come in!"

Having received Chen Yan's permission, Lv Rui and the others couldn't wait to wave outside and shout: "Hurry up and come in!"

The beauties who had been waiting in the courtyard outside the house immediately filed in.

Each one was dressed up, with graceful figures and cool clothing, neatly arranged in a row, waiting for his selection.

"Not bad, the appearances are indeed top-notch..."

Chen Yan had the illusion of returning to a club to choose a concubine, but his experience as a veteran of the nightlife made him keenly notice the strangeness of those standing in the C-position, and he asked in confusion: "It's just that these few, why are they so flat there?"

After a pause, he continued to ask: "They aren't men, are they?"

The flat, waveless, airport-like chests made Chen Yan pay attention.

This was not what a normal woman should have...

"Exactly!"

Lv Rui hooked the corners of his mouth in a sycophantic way and said firmly.

"I heard that Chang'an likes to keep male pets..." Liang Xuran took over the conversation and said, "So we specifically chose a few good ones to offer to you, My Lord!"

"???"

People's prejudices are like a mountain... Chen Yan twitched his mouth, his inner slander arose, and he cursed: "Go to your mother's!"

"I don't have the hobby of Longyang or the habit of broken sleeves!"

Chen Yan was truly unable to hold it together.

This isn't just Chengdu where Chunxi Road is straight, right?

Does he, this Cao Zei, look like a gay man???

It's over! I flattered the horse's leg!... Lv Rui watched Chen Yan's reaction, screamed "bad" in his heart, and hurriedly shouted: "Hurry down!"

"Hurry down, don't be an eyesore here!"

Those beautiful male maidens in the C-position left in a flash.

"My Lord, there are still a few young women here..." Yu Xingqing smiled apologetically and pointed to the few women remaining in the room.

"What kind of stuff did you all choose?"

"Aren't there any more mature, more charming ones?"

Chen Yan raised his eyes, shook his head, and sighed.

After a pause, he continued helplessly: "Forget it, lead the way, I'll go pick them myself..."

They were well-intentioned, so Chen Yan couldn't be too harsh.

Immediately, Lv Rui and the others, as if granted amnesty, led the way with apologetic smiles.

In the end, Zhu Yi chose Niu Shounian's granddaughter, You Xian chose Pan's daughter...

And Chen Yan picked Xin Zhenghui's twenty-eight-year-old daughter-in-law to become a person of the same path.

Three days later.

Early morning.

Chen Yan was hugging a beauty, preparing for a morning exercise on the bed, when he heard Gu Yuci's voice outside the house:

"My Lord, the Qinzhou Inspector and Governor appointed by the Grand Chancellor have arrived!"