RUMOR HAS IT THAT I'M PREGNANT WITH HIS HIGHNESS' CHILD (C)

Chapters 241-250

241 Inescapable Net

Xiao Juan looked at Lu Yaoguang not far away and said in a low voice.

"Let's talk."

Lu Yaoguang was flustered and looked at him warily. "What do you want to talk about? Let me make it clear to you first. Tang Pei's death has nothing to do with me. I didn't kill him."

Xiao Juan asked, "Do you mean that Tang Pei was killed?"

Lu Yaoguang shut his mouth and stopped talking.

Xiao Juan asked, "The person who killed him was Du Tao, right? What's your relationship with Du Tao? Are you accomplices?"

Lu Yaoguang remained silent.

Xiao Juan said, "You don't think Du Tao will come back to save you, do you? He doesn't trust you at all. Otherwise, he would have told you where the exit of the secret passage is. He has been guarding against you."

Lu Yaoguang gritted his teeth. "You don't have to sow discord. I'm not familiar with Du Tao, to begin with."

Xiao Juan asked, "Then why did you help him keep the secret?"

Lu Yaoguang refused to admit it. "I have nothing to do with Du Tao! I don't know anything about him!"

Xiao Juan knew what he was worried about. He was just afraid that he would be implicated after betraying Du Tao.

"I'm giving you a chance to confess now. As long as you tell me everything honestly, I'll think of a way to plead for you later."

Lu Yaoguang did not believe it. "You can't even protect yourself now. What right do you have to promise me?"

Xiao Juan said slowly, "Since I dared to follow you to Xiangtai, I naturally had a backup plan. If I don't go back in three days, someone will send a message about the situation here to the Imperial Capital. Soon the emperor would send troops to take over Liaodong County. You and your family won't get away with it."

Lu Yaoguang's expression changed.

At this point, he had already been abandoned by Du Tao. Du Tao would not take the risk to come back and save him. Once what happened in Liaodong County was leaked, the head of the Lu family would be blamed.

After weighing the pros and cons, Lu Yaoguang finally made a choice.

"I can tell you everything I know, but I have a condition."

Xiao Juan gestured for him to speak.

Lu Yaoguang said, "No matter what happens to me in the end, I don't want my family to be implicated."

Xiao Juan promised, "I'll try my best to save the lives of your family."

Although Duke Lang had a fierce reputation, he had always been true to his words. Lu Yaoguang took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

"Du Tao joined the Eastern Expedition Army four years ago. He was very skilled and smart and was already very familiar with the entire army despite having just joined. Even Tang Pei had a good impression of him and had mentioned him to me. He said that he was a promising talent and had a bright future. Who would have thought that this person was actually a wolf in sheep's clothing?"

"After Du Tao became familiar with the generals in the army, he understood every general's personality and weakness. Then, he schemed to lure those generals into a trap and force them to collude with him. By the time Tang Pei realized that something was wrong, it was too late. All the trusted generals around him were controlled by Du Tao. This was equivalent to taking over Tang Pei."