Liang Yuyin was still trembling with terror. Wen Xunpeng said nothing, merely pondered.
Just now, he had not actually said it outright, only hinted that the Emperor might be behind this leak of the examination questions. Liang Yuyin was a clever man and had immediately understood.
Was there any risk in dropping such a hint?
There was, but not much. After all, the greatest risk for the Imperial Grandson was that cheating would be uncovered during the Spring Examinations, and he would be implicated.
Now, even if Liang Yuyin turned coat, what could he report?
More importantly, Liang Yuyin's rank was not high. With the Imperial Grandson's power, he could simply crush him. If it had been Xie Zhi, Elder Xie, he would never have dared act this way.
"That will do. Let us go to the Xie Residence." Only after some time did Liang Yuyin, who had been sitting there with trembling hands, finally recover enough to speak to Wen Xunpeng.
Wen Xunpeng nodded. "The ox cart is outside. You need not bring anyone along, lest it invite trouble."
At a time like this, who still cared whether trouble was invited or not? Hadn't the greatest trouble already appeared? Liang Yuyin grumbled inwardly, yet did not dare say it aloud.
The message the Imperial Grandson had sent was simply too horrifying. His mind was already a tangled mess.
In such a state, he hurriedly boarded the ox cart and headed for the Xie Residence before dawn.
"Why did this happen?" After a long while, Liang Yuyin muttered. He truly could not understand. "Could there be some misunderstanding?"
"Whether it is a misunderstanding or not makes little difference to you." Wen Xunpeng appeared remarkably composed. Leaning against a cushion, he took the Silver Vase from beside the brazier, poured two