Chapter 442 Qin Yunyan

On the other side, Imperial Censor Zhu looked at the woman wearing a veil opposite him. She had a graceful figure and a tall stature. No matter how he looked at her, he could not see her true face clearly, but her temperament reminded him of someone, yet he felt it was impossible.

At this time, Imperial Censor Zhu was unaware that Zhu Yiyi had already joined forces with the other party and boarded the pirate ship.

What the Zhu family really wanted was a prince. If someone else could bring down the empress, he would be happy to hand over the knife and watch the show, but he would never let the Zhu family get involved, or even risk their own interests.

The kind of person who doesn't want to put in the effort but wants to take advantage of others.

He said, "What business does Madam have with me? I'm afraid I can't help you with your grudges with others."

The woman said, "Imperial Censor Zhu, there's no need to rush to distance yourself. Your Zhu family wants the Empress's position, but I only want Jiang Fenghua's life. As long as we cooperate, I will kill Jiang Fenghua, and the Empress's position will naturally belong to your Zhu family."

Imperial Censor Zhu cautiously replied, "His Majesty decides who sits on the Empress's throne. I dare not overstep my bounds. I only wish to serve as an official honestly and have no intention of committing any heinous act that could lead to execution or the extermination of one's entire family."

The woman sneered, "Imperial Censor Zhu didn't want to do it, but he did. Has Imperial Censor Zhu forgotten how he helped Su Xuan cover up the shipment of gunpowder to Shengjing City?"

Imperial Censor Zhu feigned ignorance, saying, "Don't try to fool me. I have never done such a thing. The Su family are traitors and rebels, and the Emperor has already confiscated their property and exterminated their entire clan."

"But Su Xuan once wrote me a letter, in which he clearly said that he had a benefactor to help him, and that no matter whether things succeeded or not, I should go to see Imperial Censor Zhu, who would definitely lend me a hand."

"I won't help you with anything..."

She sneered, "Imperial Censor Zhu is getting the benefit but acting innocent. Who are you trying to fool? You clearly wanted Su Xuan to help you blow up Jiang Fenghua, but you refuse to admit that you did all of these things."

"I know you are now a favorite of the new emperor, and he values ​​your Zhu family highly. But what good is that? The Zhu family, like the Su family, is nothing more than a pawn in the hands of the royal family."

Imperial Censor Zhu narrowed his eyes. Regardless of whether they were pawns or not, as long as the Zhu family's daughter could enter the palace and conceive a prince, what did it matter if the Zhu family became a pawn in the Xie family's hands? Only the prince born from the Zhu family's daughter's womb would have the opportunity to compete for the crown prince position. Would the Zhu family still have to worry about their future wealth and status?

He didn't want to get involved in their plot to usurp the throne; he only wanted the Zhu family's daughter to be pregnant with a prince of the royal family.

As for the Empress, she was someone the Su family wanted to deal with, and it had nothing to do with him. When Su Xuan found him, he didn't say that someone else would avenge the Su family.

The Zhu family will not follow the same path as the Su family.

Imperial Censor Zhu said coldly, "The lady has always been hiding and has never dared to show her true face. How can I believe that you only want to deal with the Empress and not to seize power? I have never had any dealings with Su Xuan."

Without any evidence, he could accuse Su Xuan of framing her based on just a letter. He never promised Su Xuan anything; he only made verbal promises. He also left Su Xuan no evidence.

Just then, another woman wearing a veil walked in and said, "The matter has been accomplished. Miss Zhu cooperated very well with Madam's plan."

She then said to Imperial Censor Zhu, "Don't worry, Your Excellency, I believe your eldest daughter will be able to enter the palace soon."

"What do you mean?" Imperial Censor Zhu just wanted to have it both ways. If Zhenzhen gained the Emperor's favor and became pregnant with a prince, at least one of his two daughters would be able to conceive a prince.

The woman lifted her veil, revealing a beautiful face to Imperial Censor Zhu.

Imperial Censor Zhu said, "It's you. You're a palace maid who also went to the Hengyang Imperial Mausoleum with the funeral procession." He noticed her because she was beautiful.

In fact, Imperial Censor Zhu had never directly met a woman, but he had been receiving notes from people he didn't know who they were. Now he finally found out.

Qin Yunyan made contact with Zhu Yiyi under the guise of a palace maid, and then learned about the Empress's whereabouts from Zhu Yiyi. Unexpectedly, the assassination attempt still failed in the end.

Imperial Censor Zhu wanted Zhu Yiyi to gain the Emperor's favor, so he naturally told her some important information.

He then asked, "Who exactly are you?"

"You don't recognize me so quickly, Imperial Censor Zhu? Back then, Imperial Censor Zhu, Xiao Yu, Jiang Jinyan, and the Crown Prince plotted against my father, Prefect Qin. You probably never imagined I would still be alive and leave the palace!" Qin Yunyan said.

At the time, the case was handled by Xiao Yu. He was merely helping the emperor organize the memorials impeaching Prefect Qin and did not pay attention to the Qin family's daughter. He said, "I am an imperial censor. Someone impeached Prefect Qin. I was just handling the case normally. Prefect Qin's death has nothing to do with me. Besides, Prefect Qin was corrupt and broke the law, so it is only right that the emperor punished him."

“It’s not like my father was the only one in the world who was corrupt. Censor Zhu, ask yourself, as a censor, have you never been corrupt? Are all the officials in the court clean? What right do you have to force my father and mother to their deaths?”

Qin Yunyan coldly questioned, "I've seen plenty of hypocrites like Imperial Censor Zhu. Now that we're helping your Zhu family vie for the Empress's position, you should be thanking us."

Imperial Censor Zhu's face was full of anger. "What exactly have you done?"

“You should ask your eldest daughter what she did to your second daughter. She gave Zhu Zhenzhen aphrodisiacs, making her have illicit relations with other men.”

Qin Yunyan added, "Now that Consort Zhu's innocence is ruined, the Emperor will never like her again. It just so happens that your eldest daughter will ascend to the throne. It's going to be quite a spectacle!"

It's a pity that Xiao Yu didn't get to sleep with Zhu Zhenzhen directly. She said she would take Xiao Yu's head to pay tribute to her parents sooner or later.

Upon hearing this, Imperial Censor Zhu's pupils changed color. He had only asked Yiyi to cultivate a relationship with the Emperor, not to ruin Zhenzhen's reputation!

He said, "So you also want to seek revenge against me?"