The emperor's request was secret. No one could see his movements, they could only hear his voice asking Jiang Zhiyu.
Even so, it was enough to alert Jiang Kangan and Xiao Lingyu.
Jiang Zhiyu's answers were all pretty much the same. If it were someone else, they would have asked three or four times at most and then stopped asking. But the emperor seemed to have no impatience at all and didn't miss a single question.
Sure enough, he could hear the young fish's thoughts.
Jiang Kang'an paused holding the album. Now, everything could be explained. No wonder the emperor valued Zhiyu so much and promised her a high position.
Jiang Kangan was once again glad that he had taken the young fish away early yesterday.
Xiao Lingyu and Jiang Kangan came to the same conclusion.
He licked his lips. It seemed that he would have to be careful not only in front of the emperor, but also in front of Jiang Zhiyu. What if...
No, she knows so much about me. What's the point of being cautious in what I say and do now?
Compared to them, Jiang Zhiyu and Xiao Mingye didn't think so much.
Xiao Mingye played with the teacup in his hand, wondering when it would end so that he could go and ask Jiang Zhiyu about the dog.
Jiang Zhiyu was used to being asked all kinds of questions by the emperor, and didn't notice anything wrong, she was just a little impatient.
Just as Jiang Zhiyu's patience was about to run out, the emperor finally stopped. Having solved a difficult problem, the emperor was overjoyed and said, "Zhiyu is truly my lucky star. Reward! A reward of ten thousand taels of gold!"
Jiang Zhiyu: “!!!”
There was a light in her eyes.
Although I don’t know why the emperor suddenly gave me the reward, I don’t care.
[Ten thousand taels of gold are worth all the praise I give him!]
Rainbow...what?
Before everyone could react, Jiang Zhiyu had already started her performance.
"My brother's legs are not legs, they are the spring waters along the Seine; my brother's back is not a back, it is the roses of Bulgaria; my brother's waist is not a waist, it is the scimitar of the murderer; my brother's mouth is not a mouth, it is the clear water under the Anhe Bridge."
Everyone: “…”
I know every word, so why can't I understand when they are put together?
“I love your money.”
Everyone: “…”
Okay, now I don’t even recognize you.
The air fell into an eerie silence, and Jiang Zhiyu made a dissatisfied "tsk" sound, and the emperor ended the conversation with a few forced compliments.
…
At the same time, on the other side, He Yanting was working with Qianhu to conduct the interrogation.
Looking around the imperial prison, all he saw were court officials wearing official uniforms and shackles. Xing Maozhi looked at his former colleagues and sighed repeatedly.
They are obviously not people of integrity, so why do they become so stubborn when it comes to him?
Hearing that the Imperial Tutor's official uniform was soaked with blood, Xing Maozhi squatted before him and advised, "Why persist in your delusion? Prince Yu is already a prisoner. His Majesty is kindhearted. As long as you explain the whole story clearly, he will naturally show mercy."
"The matter is settled. If he could make a comeback, I wouldn't say anything. But look, at the palace banquet, everything was under the control of His Majesty."
"As the saying goes, a wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in. It's time for you to wake up!"
Master Wen kept his lips tightly shut and said nothing.
Xing Maozhi was so angry that his liver hurt. "I'm telling you this because of the old relationship between you and me. If it were left to those two, they wouldn't be as merciful as I am!"
"What benefits did Prince Yu promise you? In what way can he compare to His Majesty?!"
Xing Maozhi asked this question with sincerity.
Judging from what happened the last time he met Prince Yu, if Prince Yu really succeeds in his rebellion, Tianqi will probably be on the verge of destruction!
How on earth could such a person incite half of the court officials to revolt?!
Xing Maozhi really couldn't understand it.
As if sensing his collapse, Master Wen, who had kept his lips tightly closed, suddenly smiled.
The smile was so cold that even Xing Maozhi, who was used to being in prison and seeing all kinds of prisoners, couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
He watched as Master Wen slowly opened his mouth, his scarlet tongue wrapping around him like a snake's tongue. He said in a dry voice, "Because of a secret. Do you want to hear it?"
In no mood!
The answer popped up in Xing Maozhi's mind almost instantly. He tried his best to suppress his uneasiness and pretended to be calm: "What secret?"
"Since it's a secret, only you and I can hear it. Let them go."
He licked his dry lips, said this, and then closed his eyes and lips again.
She let Xing Maozhi's gaze fall on her.
After a long while, he finally heard Xing Maozhi say, "Everyone get out."
Master Wen curled his lips into a smile. After the noise around him died down, he reopened his eyes, took in his surroundings, and whispered, "The secret is that the current emperor is not of the previous emperor's bloodline!"
Xing Maozhi: “!!!”
His eyes suddenly widened.
Master Wen seemed very pleased with his expression, his face gleaming with joy. "He's not even a prince. He's just a child that the Empress had brought from outside the palace to protect the Crown Prince."
"Why... you don't believe it?" Taifu Wen chuckled. "I didn't believe it at first either, but Prince Yu showed me the letter from the Queen, as well as something that could prove his identity. It turns out we're pledging allegiance to someone whose bloodline is so lowly! Even if Prince Yu is despicable, he's still of legitimate descent!"
Xing Maozhi: “…”
He himself didn't care much about these things, but there were many old-fashioned people in the court who valued orthodoxy more than anything else. If Prince Yu used this as an excuse to win over half of the court officials, it would indeed be reasonable.
After hearing everything, his expression relaxed, but Master Wen's brows furrowed deeper.
"How did you..."
"What about me?" Xing Maozhi chuckled. "As for me, there's only one person I'm loyal to. He's the only one who promoted me, valued me, and made use of me. As for that legitimate bloodline and the so-called Crown Prince, what does that have to do with me?"
Master Wen looked at him in surprise. This theory was simply incomprehensible to his rusty brain. He even mopped the ground with his hands, wanting to stand up and have a good argument with him.
But he was used to being served and clothed in fine clothes and delicious food on a daily basis. He had not eaten or drunk anything since he was imprisoned, and he had also been whipped. Now he really had no strength left.
Just the act of mopping the floor made him breathe heavily.
Even so, he still looked at Xing Maozhi and cursed, "Foolish man! How can we allow others to sully the royal bloodline!"
"Do you think that if you express your sincerity, the emperor will be wary of you, value you, and allow you to rise to great heights? You are wrong!"
"No emperor can tolerate someone knowing his secrets! You can choose to tell him, or you can pretend you don't know about it and live in fear, waiting for him to kill you one day!"
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