Chapter 170 The Person in the Heart of His Royal Highness Prince Yi

Zhao Mingde has never been someone who is easy to fool. After all, he has not been the chief eunuch for so many years for nothing.

Almost at a glance, he could tell that there was something wrong with this man.

However, Zhao Mingde did not make a direct decision. He simply stopped the doctor and asked, "Wait a minute, why haven't I seen you before in the palace? Who are you? Who did you follow into the palace? And what are you doing here? Tell me."

Liu Kang was already feeling guilty, and he was even more frightened when he was interrogated.

At that moment, he had no time to think, and he didn't dare to tell the truth. He just turned his head anxiously to avoid Zhao Mingde and wanted to run outside.

It would have been fine if he hadn't run away, but now that he's running, it's confirmed that there's something wrong.

Seeing this, Zhao Mingde no longer hesitated and immediately signaled the two servants who followed him to arrest the man: "Catch him."

Liu Kang's legs were not very nimble, and before he could even reach the door, he was pinned to the ground by two servants.

One of the servants immediately shouted, "Be quiet and don't move!"

But Liu Kang was obviously not an honest person. After being pinned to the ground, he struggled again. When he found that he couldn't get away, he started yelling:

"Let me go! Why did you arrest me?"

"I didn't do anything! Let me go! Let me go! You can't arrest me without any evidence! Let me go! Let me go..."

Zhao Mingde walked over slowly and frowned as he listened. "Are you a donkey? You keep howling. What are you howling for? Shut up! You're making so much noise!"

Seeing that Liu Kang was not listening at all and had no intention of shutting up, Zhao Mingde gave the servant a look to signal him to shut Liu Kang's mouth.

The two servants understood what he meant. One continued to hold Liu Kang down, while the other quickly found a rag and covered the quack doctor's mouth.

The courtyard suddenly fell silent, and Zhao Mingde finally spoke again: "We are not the kind of people who are easily deceived. You acted so sneaky in this mansion, and you refused to tell me who brought you in. It's obvious that there is something wrong."

"We're giving you two choices now. One is for you to tell us on your own initiative, and the other is for you to tell us after you've been beaten and tortured. Think it over for yourself. This is the royal palace. Even if we kill you and throw you into a mass grave, no one would dare to say a word."

Zhao Mingde continued, "Nod your head if you want to talk. I'll take the rag out of your mouth and let you speak."

Liu Kang had never seen such a scene before. He almost lost his temper the moment he heard it. He nodded hurriedly, panting heavily: "Mmm! Mmm!"

Seeing this, Zhao Mingde gave the servant another indifferent look.

The servant took away the rag after receiving the order.

Liu Kang panted and said hurriedly: "I said, I said, I said everything..."

Zhao Mingde gave Liu Kang a cold look and said, "Hurry up and tell me."

Liu Kang swallowed and coughed twice before speaking timidly: "I said...but this was all forced upon me by that young master surnamed Chu!"

"He forced me to lie. He pretended to be sick when he wasn't, and forced me to play along, saying he was seriously ill and needed a human heart's blood as a medicine to cure his illness... Then his maid went out to find the medicine."

"But none of this has anything to do with me. He forced me to do this... That's all. There's really nothing else. It was the maid named Chu who brought me into the palace."

"Please let me go, my lord. I won't dare to do it again. I promise to keep all these things to myself and never tell anyone. Please let me go..."

Zhao Mingde frowned as he heard this, and he already had a bad feeling in his heart.

He interrupted Liu Kang anxiously and asked, "Who did they ask for the Heart Blood? Tell me now!"

Liu Kang was immediately startled by Zhao Mingde's appearance and replied tremblingly, "Well, it seems to be... a guard, a very handsome guard. The one with the surname Chu called him... Eleventh Master. Yes, that's what he called him."

"What!?" Zhao Mingde's eyes widened in shock, and his head felt buzzing.

But he still remained mostly calm. After all, based on his understanding of Ying Shiyi, he didn't think Chu Zhiyu could succeed.

So Zhao Mingde just grabbed Liu Kang's arm tightly and quickly asked, "Are you serious? If you dare to lie, I'll have someone cut off your tongue!"

Liu Kang nodded repeatedly in panic: "Seriously, seriously, that gentleman's blood was brought here, and the man surnamed Chu drank it. I saw it with my own eyes."

What Liu Kang said was true. The moment Zhao Mingde heard it, he felt dizzy and almost fell down.

A servant nearby hurriedly supported the man, also with a worried look on his face: "Manager Zhao!"

After all, everyone in the palace knew that Ying Shiyi was now the apple of His Royal Highness Prince Yi's eye. Even if the prince suddenly ordered people to move out of Yian Palace, he would not treat the other party unfairly in the slightest.

Now that something like this has happened, I’m afraid no one can bear the responsibility!

Zhao Mingde gritted his teeth and tore his arm free from the servant's grasp. He stamped his feet in frustration, "Oh my God, where did these idiots come from? This time, I'm really going to die! We're all going to die with them!"

Although he was anxious, Zhao Mingde did not forget to deal with things.

Besides, he would not believe Liu Kang's empty words completely.

But no matter what, the most urgent thing now is to report this matter to the prince.

Zhao Mingde immediately grabbed the servant's arm and ordered, "Quick, go find a guard to ask the prince to return home. Tell him there's an emergency and he needs to come back to handle it. If he still doesn't plan to return, tell him it's about Master Eleven. Go now!"

"Yes." The servant responded hastily and ran away.

Liu Kang on the ground seemed to realize the seriousness of the situation and couldn't help but interrupt anxiously, "I've told you everything I know. Can you let me go now? I've said everything, just let me go!"

Zhao Mingde was furious. Hearing this, he could no longer hold back and slapped Liu Kang in the face. He then shouted, "Let you go? You've done such stupid things, you deserve more than ten heads! And you've brought disaster to everyone in this mansion!"

He then ordered sternly, "Come here, tie him up and lock him up, and wait for the prince's decision!"

The servant replied hurriedly, "Yes."

After Zhao Mingde gave his instructions to the servant, he hurried towards the West Garden. He had to check on Ying Shiyi first.

If this is true, it would be a huge loss of life.

If something really happened to Ying Shiyi, he didn't dare to think about the consequences.

It was obvious that the original purpose of asking Ying Shiyi to move out was to make him understand his feelings. Now that this has happened, how could their prince accept it?

Thinking of this, Zhao Mingde's teeth were trembling...

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At this time, on the other side, Yun Qingshi had already strolled back to Xiyuan.

He didn't know what happened at the back door of the palace, and he was in a very good mood at the moment.