Ling Xu showed no change in expression and continued:
"Master Chen was coerced into marriage by Jingtai in the Capital and openly confronted in the main hall. You wish to be loyal to the nation, but the Emperor thinks otherwise. A genius like you is both a blessing and a threat. If they don't tie you down completely, the Emperor and the Sima Family won't rest. There will be a battle between you. Is this not true?"
"The court has not wronged me, nor have I wronged the court."
"If that is truly the case, why is Marquis already making preparations? The seven prefectures of Shuxi and Tangshan of Qingzhou—these are likely Marquis's contingency plans, for times of future contention."
"If Daoist Ling Xu insists on saying so, then I have no argument. But those who are clear stay clear, and those who are muddy stay muddy. The future will judge." No matter how he probed, Chen Yuan refused to admit it.
