coobybook Chapter 217: Conspiracy Begins...
Chapter 217: Conspiracy Begins...
After saying goodbye to Murong Xue, Zhan Ping immediately rode his horse back to the Dali Temple and began to organize the case files.
At this time, in the prison of the imperial palace, Chu Junze and Su Qianqian were watching Ning Wan'er "going crazy".
Sometimes she used one voice, sometimes she used another voice. The strangest thing was that these two voices were actually having a conversation, or even a quarrel.
Su Qianqian said softly to Chu Junze beside her: "This is a typical symptom of schizophrenia, as if there are several souls in one body."
Chu Junze looked at her coldly and said quietly, "Forget it. I don't think I can get any truth out of her. Instead of watching her go crazy here, I might as well kill her with a knife.
As for what I suspected before, I will wait until they take action!"
Hearing this, Su Qianqian nodded, "It's really hard to get any truth out of her like this."
So Chu Junze made a gesture to Long Yi beside him, and left with Su Qianqian.
When they came out of the prison, they walked towards the imperial garden.
"What should we do next?" Su Qianqian broke the silence.
Chu Junze pondered for a moment and said, "Let's wait and see what they will do next. I always feel that there is a bigger conspiracy behind this."
Su Qianqian nodded to show her agreement.
The two walked in silence when they suddenly heard a noise coming from not far away.
"Let's go and take a look." Chu Junze pulled Su Qianqian towards the source of the sound.
When I got closer, I saw that it was a group of eunuchs arguing.
"What happened?" Chu Junze asked sternly.
The eunuchs were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground. One of them replied tremblingly, "Your Majesty, it was Xiao Chunzi from the Jingshifang who stole something and was caught by Chief Eunuch Xia."
Before Chu Junze could say anything, the eunuch who was pinned down immediately shouted, "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I did not steal anything. It was General Xia who framed me."
Chu Junze looked at Manager Xia with cold eyes, "Is what he said true?"
Hearing this, Xia Kang immediately knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, please don't listen to his nonsense. I have absolutely not framed him. I just caught him red-handed. Everyone present can testify that everything I said is true."
Su Qianqian has been observing everyone present since she came here.
Especially the expression of Xiao Chunzi who was pressed to the ground, and the expression of Manager Xia who looked like a smug villain.
Now hearing that they both insisted on their own opinions, Su Qianqian began to have some ideas in her mind.
She whispered to Chu Junze, "The one with the problem should be that Manager Xia."
Chu Junze pinched her fingers and said with a smile, "Yeah, I see. But the matter is not that simple. This Xiao Chunzi must know something. I'm afraid that this eunuch Xia wants to take this opportunity to kill and silence her."
Su Qianqian nodded slightly, "I think so too."
Chu Junze nodded slightly, staring at Xiao Chunzi with a sharp gaze, and said in a deep voice: "I will give you a chance, tell the truth, otherwise I will punish you severely."
Xiao Chunzi shuddered, lowered her head and hesitated for a moment, as if she had made a decision, then raised her head and said, "Your Majesty, this servant... this servant had accidentally heard that Xia Zongguan was conspiring with others, and it seemed to be about the Imperial Concubine."
"What?" Chu Junze's face changed, and then he waved his hand and dismissed the irrelevant people, leaving only Xiao Chunzi and Xia Zongguan, and then said, "Okay, Xiao Chunzi, tell me the details. If you dare to lie, I will kill you!"
Xiao Chunzi swallowed his saliva and said in a trembling voice: "I was passing by at the time and vaguely heard them say that they were going to harm the queen, but I don't know the details."
Chu Junze's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he said in a cold voice: "Eunuch Xia, do you admit what Xiao Chunzi said? Don't try to deceive me. You must know that you will not be able to bear the consequences of daring to deceive me."
"I am innocent. Xiao Chunzi is talking nonsense. He is confusing right and wrong. I have never conspired with anyone to harm the queen!"
Xia Kang kowtowed and cried out for justice.
Su Qianqian's eyes gradually turned cold, "Your Majesty, this Xia Zongguan is not honest!"
Chu Junze naturally discovered it, so he stopped talking nonsense and said directly:
"You won't cry until you see the coffin. Come, take Eunuch Xia away and torture him severely! Make sure you find out who is behind this."
The guards responded and quickly took Manager Xia away. Chu Junze turned to look at Su Qianqian, "Let's go. I think the soup that Nanny Geng prepared for you is almost ready."
Su Qianqian nodded, feeling warm in her heart, "Well, let's go, you can eat some later."
As they spoke, the two of them held hands and walked towards the Yaoguang Palace.
At this time in the Yaoguang Palace, the three little ones had already sat around the table, waiting for the food to be served.
"Brother, I just sneaked into the small kitchen and saw Aunt Geng making braised pork!" Erbao said excitedly.
"Brother, I saw it too, and there's my favorite chicken wings!" Sanbao was drooling.
"You two are little foodies, and you only know how to eat." Dabao looked at his two younger brothers with a smile.
When Chu Junze and Su Qianqian walked into the Yaoguang Palace, they saw their lively and cute appearance, and their mood became cheerful.
"Greetings to our father and mother." The three little ones said in unison.
"Get up quickly, my dears. There's no need to perform such a grand ceremony when there are no outsiders around!" Su Qianqian said with a smile.
Zi Yan saw that all the masters had arrived, so she started serving the dishes.
As the delicious dishes were placed on the table, the three little ones couldn't wait to pick up their chopsticks, waiting for their father and mother to start eating first.
Seeing this, Chu Junze and Su Qianqian smiled at each other and said, "Eat!"
Hearing this, the three little ones picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
Although the three of them enjoyed the delicious food on the table, they still maintained good dining etiquette.
The braised pork tonight was so delicious that it almost made my tongue fall off. Erbao ate it with relish. Sanbao ate chicken wings while mumbling, "Brother, you should try this too, it's delicious!"
Dabao smiled and picked up another piece of chicken wing and put it in Sanbao's bowl: "Brother, you eat it!"
“Thank you, big brother!” Sanbao happily started eating.
The family enjoyed dinner happily. Su Qianqian looked at the satisfied expressions of the children and her heart was filled with happiness.
After dinner, Chu Junze and Su Qianqian took them for a walk in the yard.
The palace is quiet and beautiful at night, and the moonlight shines on the ground like silver frost.
"The happiest moment of every day is now, it's great!" Su Qianqian said with emotion.
"Yes, as long as our family is together, every day is happy." Chu Junze held her hand tightly.
The three little ones walked in front of them with brisk steps, humming the little tune that Su Qianqian had sung, and they were in a very happy mood.