Malzahar imagined Jiang Zhiyu's panic-stricken look, and seemed to hear her shrill screams in his ears.
He narrowed his eyes in enjoyment, feeling a surge of pleasure in his heart.
Just as he was indulging in this feeling, the Jinyiwei swarmed in from outside the courtyard and captured all the servants in the mansion.
What's going on?
Malzahar frowned and took the insect back into his hand. The door was kicked open and Qianhu brandished a bloody whip with a gloomy expression: "Prince... No, Alzahar, come with us!"
Still thinking that he was an expert in using Gu, Qianhu did not approach him. Instead, he stared at him vigilantly from a few steps away.
Malzahar sneered, "I am the Prince of Nan Gu. Even if Emperor Tianqi wants to arrest me, he should have a crime to accuse me of!"
Qian Hu sneered, "So what if you're a prince? When you used the flesh and blood of my people to feed the Gu worm, you should have thought that this day would come!"
Malzahar stood with his hands behind his back, his expression showing no trace of guilt.
"They are just some untouchables. It is an honor for them to be chosen by this prince."
Qianhu stared at him, with a flash of anger in his eyes.
Malzahar was confident that the emperor wouldn't do anything to him after killing just a few people. After all, he was the prince of Nan Gu. Could the emperor kill him just because of a few untouchables? Could he prepare for war against Nan Gu?
Impossible.
He challenged Qian Hu with a certain confidence, "That place is so secret, how did you find it? Let me guess, is it that Third Young Lady again?"
Qianhu frowned slightly, not understanding why he mentioned Jiang Zhiyu, but nodded anyway.
Malzahar's smile deepened. "No wonder," he stared at Qian Hu with his blue eyes. "Don't you think this Miss Jiang is too powerful?"
"Normally, a twelve-year-old girl would possess such remarkable medical skills and martial arts prowess. Furthermore, I heard she once shot and wounded an assassin from a hundred meters away in the hunting grounds. Can you do that?"
"Have you never doubted it at all?"
Qian Hu's heart trembled, and he shouted sternly: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Seeing that he was timid, Malzahar chuckled.
Once the seed of doubt is planted, all you have to do is wait for it to take root and sprout.
The captain personally escorted Malzaha to the Ministry of Justice's prison. He originally thought that Malzaha would continue to instill that kind of thought into him on the way, but until he entered the prison, he never mentioned Jiang Zhiyu again.
It would have been fine if he had mentioned it, but if he hadn't, Qianhu's thoughts would have been like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins and could not be controlled.
He walked out of the prison, his eyes gazing towards the palace, wondering what he was thinking.
…
Jiang Zhiyu was awakened by the sound of conversation. She opened her eyes and looked at the bright bed curtains, and her hazy thoughts finally became a little clearer.
Oh, I’m still in the imperial study.
[It’s so annoying to have to go to work as soon as I open my eyes! ]
[Who wouldn't go crazy at work? I'm just trying to hold on!]
The conversation outside suddenly stopped.
Jiang Zhiyu packed up and went in. Inside were the emperor and He Yanting, as well as the Minister of Justice Xing Maozhi, who looked to be in his early sixties, with a slightly hunched back, trying hard to open his eyes and look at her.
Although Jiang Zhiyu saw only a crack, it was the result of Xing Maozhi's utmost effort.
She yawned and walked straight to the emperor's side.
“…”
The atmosphere in the room was strange, but Jiang Zhiyu was unaware of it and began to grind the ink mechanically.
[I'm so tired! If there weren't any historical records, I'd doubt I built the pyramids overnight!]
[I'm already growing up, and yet I have to work for this dog emperor!]
【The dog emperor is not a human being! 】
emperor:"……"
How dare he speak?
Xing Maozhi looked at her in surprise, and only now came to his senses.
He had forgotten that the emperor had specially allowed Jiang Shishu to rest in the side hall. No wonder the emperor and He Yanting's voices became much lower after he came in, and he couldn't hear several of their words clearly.
The case is solved!
Since she was awake, the two of them no longer needed to lower their voices and continued with their previous topic.
"The commander has already arrested Malzahar and imprisoned him. This old minister believes that even if he is Prince Nan Gu, he should be beheaded in public!"
Xing Maozhi said passionately, "There are rumors now that it is your indulgence, Your Majesty, that has allowed Prince Nan Gu to run rampant on our territory. If we don't behead him and show him to the public, I'm afraid we will lose the support of the people."
This one sentence made Jiang Zhiyu feel refreshed.
[They caught me so quickly! I thought I'd be stuck with this for days.]
【The emperor finally did something humane! 】
[But Malzahar can't die now. I need to use the mother poison in his body to cure my eldest brother's poison.]
emperor:"!!!"
Jiang Kang'an was a talented general after He Yanting. The emperor once highly regarded him. Later, his legs were crippled and the emperor felt sorry for him for a long time.
He was still wondering why Jiang Zhiyu, with all his medical skills, hadn't cured Jiang Kang'an yet. It turned out that someone had put a poison on him!
"My dear minister, you are quite right. However, Malzahar cannot be killed at the moment. The prince is imprisoned, and I'm afraid they have already reported the news back to Nan Gu."
Xing Maozhi nodded: "That's right, so I think now is the best time to strike first before the Nan Gu people arrive!"
The emperor pursed his lips, and He Yanting spoke, "The Minister is wrong. Tianqi and Nan Gu have an alliance, and both are currently marching towards Mobei. If we kill Malzahar now, Tianqi and Nan Gu will inevitably turn against each other. Then, won't we be attacked from both sides?"
Xing Maozhi lowered his head in thought: "Since we can't kill him, we should find his accomplices and behead them in public to appease the people!"
Jiang Zhiyu was amused by what he heard.
If I hadn't known that the Minister of Justice was completely clueless, I would have suspected he was here to exonerate Xiao Yanli.
Everyone knows that the poisonous snake was found in the secret room under the Sixth Prince's mansion. The Sixth Prince must be involved. Xing Maozhi's words are tantamount to saying that he wants to execute the prince.
But any official with a common sense knew that they must not say this before the emperor expressed his opinion.
Since he couldn't say it, why did he mention his accomplice? Wasn't his implication that Xiao Yanli didn't know about this?
However, Xing Maozhi happened to be abnormal, so when he said this, he really only meant it literally.
[Alas, Minister Xing is still going strong despite his age. He has five or six concubines at home and goes to Zuiyuelong every day for pleasure. Recently, he was taken by a colleague to experience the beauty of a man and stayed out all night at Qingfeng Pavilion. I admire you!]
emperor:"!!!"
He couldn't help but look Xing Maozhi up and down, with an inexplicable smile on his lips.
I didn’t expect that my ministers would be so extravagant in private!
However, although it is fun to eat melons, he did not ask Jiang Zhiyu to serve him to listen to these gossips. The important thing is to do business!
He pricked up his ears, waiting for Jiang Zhiyu's evaluation of Xing Maozhi.
But I dare not stop talking!
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