Was this woman telling the truth?
There was no way to verify it.
But if Wang Yang had to judge, he leaned toward believing her. There was simply no reason for her to tell such a lie. More importantly, whether he believed her or not made no difference to his original plan.
Still, even if she was telling the truth, what she had said alone did not necessarily prove that the Prince of Badong intended to rebel. Perhaps he was amassing strength to protect himself, or perhaps he harbored ambitions of carving out an independent domain.
But whether or not the Prince of Badong meant to raise an army, trading weapons with the barbarian tribes was enough to put him beyond the court's tolerance. Calling it "a matter involving treason" was no exaggeration. Wang Yang was caught up in it, and his situation was grim.
However grim it was, he could not show weakness. Otherwise, he would be right back on the same old road.
Waving his fan, Wang Yang said with utter indifference, "I may not be clever enough, but you're so clever, and you still haven't found any evidence, have you? You make it all sound so convincing. Are you telling me a story?"
Xiao Baoyue found Wang Yang deeply difficult to tame. Even after she had gone this far, he still refused to be cowed! She immediately countered, "How do you know I have no evidence?"
Wang Yang smiled. "If you had evidence, would you need to sit here talking at me? Can we try being a little more honest?"
At this point, the messenger could not help warning her, "Young Mistress, if those soldiers outside break in..."
"They won't break in. Haven't you figured that out yet?" Xiao Baoyue's tone was mocking as her jade-white fingers