Chapter 287: Prince Changle's words have nothing to do with me, Li Tianzhuo
Facing the relentless pressure from King Changle and his men, Min Nanqiu showed panic on his face, but he still felt unwilling to accept it in his heart.
"I know that I have committed a grave sin, but I did all this because I love you so much, don't I?"
"Ask the women in this world, whose innocence is not the most important? I have given up everything, even my original identity and appearance, just to be with you, Your Majesty, and serve you, isn't it?"
"I am wrong. My biggest mistake is that I love you too much!"
She also felt guilty.
He stared at Li Tianzhuo with unwilling eyes.
"Many men in this world have three wives and four concubines. If Your Majesty could have a few more places in your heart, I wouldn't have ended up like this."
"I just don't understand, apart from my status and appearance, how am I inferior to Princess Dongji?"
"Or are you, Your Majesty, a vain and hypocritical person?"
Min Nanqiu decided to let loose for once.
Even at the risk of being killed by Li Tianzhuo, he had to express the resentment in his heart.
“Bang!”
Li Tianzhuo slapped her directly, causing blood to flow from the corner of her mouth.
"Based on your brothel manners, you will never be able to compare to Ningning!"
Xiu Ming did not forget to finish off the opponent, and cursed, "Shame on you!"
The last time I saw such a shameless girl was with Deng Xuelian!
But at least the people Deng Xuelian seduced all loved her sincerely.
He is even worse than Deng Xuelian.
"Min Nanqiu, you still won't give Yuan Gu away?"
"You have to know that if he had instructed you to do all this, your Min family wouldn't have to be punished along with your entire family."
"But if you insist that you planned everything yourself, then your father, the Minister of the Central Secretariat, and your Min family will be punished for conspiracy, negligence, and shielding."
Deng Youning patiently advised her again.
Min Nanqiu lowered his head and said nothing, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Miss, don't worry about her. Her whole family deserves to die." Ying Shi advised from the side.
"How are your uncle's family doing?"
"Where were they taken by you and Yuan Gu?"
Li Tianzhuo also did not forget to ask Uncle Gui's family.
Upon hearing this, Uncle Gui walked forward excitedly, pressed Min Nanqiu's shoulders, and glared at her.
"Kill me if you can!"
Min Nanqiu had a fearless expression and didn't care about anything else.
She didn't know what Yuan Gu had done to Uncle Gui's family.
Li Tianzhuo shook his head regretfully, "This is such a tough nut to crack!"
He gave Xiu Ming a look, and Xiu Ming immediately brought in a large box from outside the door, which was full of tools for torture.
There is no mouth in this world that the Silver Dragon Guards cannot pry open!
"Uncle Gui, please go back to your room first. If any of your family members are found, I will send someone to notify you."
Seeing that Li Tianzhuo let him go so easily and was going to help him find his family, Uncle Gui's knees went weak and he knelt down again.
"Since you were coerced by her and did not do it of your own will, you can be spared the death penalty, but you cannot escape the punishment of life."
"After your family is found, I will lead them to travel around the country of Nanxin in the name of Princess Dongji, doing good deeds, building bridges and roads, and giving out porridge and clothes."
After all these things are done, all the money their family has earned from the palace over the years will basically be used up.
Uncle Gui is already very grateful for this punishment.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I thank Your Majesty for not killing me!"
He kowtowed a few more times and was escorted back to his room and imprisoned by other servants in the palace.
"Madam Lin, you can go back now. Someone will pick you up and bring you to the palace tomorrow morning."
"This prince still needs you to be a witness for me and explain the matter of Yuan Gu coming to you to send Yao Bier."
When Nanny Lin heard that it was so simple, she also expressed her gratitude profusely.
Not only did the prince let her go, he also took her in to work for him. It was truly a blessing in disguise.
After she also expressed her gratitude and bowed, she was taken out of the house by the servants.
In just a stick of incense's time, Min Nanqiu confessed everything he knew.
The torture methods used by the Silver Dragon Guards were not something a spoiled young lady like her could endure.
According to her, it was indeed Yuan Gu who helped her with the disguise technique, and the longevity lock used to threaten Uncle Gui was also given to her by Yuan Gu.
Yuan Gu told her everything about Uncle Gui's family.
So she had no idea where Uncle Gui's family was now or whether they were safe.
"Your Highness, during the interrogation with Ying Shi just now, I also alienated the relationship between Min Nanqiu and Yuan Gu."
"Min Nanqiu now hates Yuan Gu and the entire Yuan family. She agreed to go with us to the palace tomorrow morning to personally report Yuan Gu and serve as our witness."
Xiu Ming said complacently.
That little look made him really want Li Tianzhuo to praise him.
Li Tianzhuo did give him some encouragement, smiled slightly, and said, "Well done."
As soon as he said the encouraging words, Xiu Ming looked guilty and grinned at him foolishly.
"If you have anything else, tell me."
Li Tianzhuo sighed. This guard really gave him a lot of worry.
"Your Majesty, Min Nanqiu said that if she wants her to testify, please forgive her entire family."
"She also said that she knew that Prince Changle's words were as good as gold and he would definitely not go back on his word."
Hearing this, Li Tianzhuo smiled softly without taking it seriously.
He actually nodded in agreement.
Xiu Ming widened his eyes in surprise.
"Your Majesty, do you agree now?"
"The Minister of the Central Secretariat didn't teach his daughter well. The entire Min family is Min Nanqiu's accomplice. They almost harmed you!"
"You're not going to pursue it anymore?"
Xiu Ming felt that this was not in line with Li Tianzhuo's character.
Li Tianzhuo waved his hand calmly, "Didn't Min Nanqiu say that the Prince of Changle's words were binding? Then what does the Prince of Changle say have to do with me, Li Tianzhuo?"
Xiu Ming understood what he meant instantly.
All is fair in war.
She will just trick Min Nanqiu first. When she gets to the court and explains everything clearly, she won't be able to decide how the Min family will be dealt with or not!
Xiu Ming silently gave his master a thumbs up.
It’s high, really high.
In the afternoon, General Nangong of the Suzaku Army brought the account book of Nanny Lin's dental clinic.
A certain official often beat slaves to death, and the slaves in his home were replaced frequently.
A certain official took a fancy to a girl from a good family and forced her into slavery.
A certain official was also engaged in the slave trading business in private.
What made Li Tianzhuo even more angry was that he discovered that several inns in the city were opened by criminal gangs.
Those people unscrupulously screened the guests staying at the hotel, and directly abducted those who met the review requirements. After they passed their names through several hands, they made them slaves and sold them to various cities in Nanxin to be slaves.
Of course, Li Tianzhuo was not angry enough, so he showed these things to General Nangong.
After reading it, he was also shocked.
"Your Majesty, I have some knowledge of these three inns. They all have the largest passenger flow in the city."
"I never thought that they would make a lot of money from running the inn, but they still wanted to make those dirty money!"
Li Tianzhuo's face darkened and he played with the teacup in his hand.
"They are not to be feared, but ordinary people like them cannot afford to engage in such business of trafficking in human beings and forcing women into slavery."
"This king wants to know who is the force behind them!"
Now King Si and King Sang are both dead, and their followers have long since disbanded.
Li Tianzhuo knew King Yi well enough to know that such a cruel thing would definitely not be done by him.
So apart from the royal family, what other ministers could be so bold?
Yuan family?
Eldest princess?
Or maybe there is someone else!
"I will check it out right away."
"But does this matter need to be reported to His Majesty?"
General Nangong cupped his hands, not daring to make a decision on his own.
Li Tianzhuo closed his eyes without showing much expression. "It's the same if we keep it a secret for now and inform him when things progress."
Firstly, he didn't want to make his father worry, and secondly, he was afraid that there might be spies from some force around his father.
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