"This..." Emperor Xuantong's face turned pale and he looked at Deng Weiping in panic.
Deng Weiping nodded seriously, "Your Majesty, everything that happened last night and today was all planned by the wise prince. Shen Peifang has confessed, and her testimony is signed and sealed."
Shen Peifang: She is the Queen's person, isn't she the virtuous king's spy?
"She has a skilled assassin by her side, and she communicates with the virtuous king through him."
Secret Guard: Wasn't he the one the Empress pointed out to Shen Peifang? When did he become the virtuous king's man?
Su Qiongshi: Could it be that the secret guards are the wise king’s men?
"According to Shen Peifang's account, the two princes from the east and the west were also involved in this disaster." The memorials mentioned by Deng Weiping all contained the facts in great detail and with solid evidence.
"Have you brought Shen Peifang and the assassins here?" Emperor Xuantong ordered sternly with a dark face.
"Your Majesty, I have brought it." Deng Weiping clapped his hands.
Shen Peifang and the assassins were tied up and thrown to the ground. Shen Peifang opened her hazy eyes in pain, but when she saw the face of Duke Shen, her eyes widened involuntarily.
She looked at Duke Shen in horror and panic, "Since you came to us, my wife and I have treated you as our own. We even gave you the status of the Duke's Mansion's eldest daughter and all the resources of the Duke's Mansion."
"Even if I had a dog, it would wag its tail and beg for mercy. But what about you?"
"You actually wanted to burn my wife and me to death. My poor wife, she never knew until her death that you, a heartless and ungrateful wolf cub, wanted to kill her."
"Shen Peifang, how have we ever wronged you? How could you be so cruel?"
Duke Shen spoke of his sorrow, tears streaming down his face as he complained that his sincerity had been betrayed. That was how it was with the farmer and the snake.
Shen Peifang's mouth was blocked and she couldn't speak, but the hatred in her eyes was like a monstrous disaster, which shocked Shen Guogong.
But Shen Peifang just looked at Duke Shen with resentment, and she had no more emotions towards Duke Shen's accusations.
She didn't intend to say anything, and even if her mouth wasn't blocked, she wouldn't say anything.
As long as she keeps her mouth shut, the Empress and even the Emperor will protect her.
Even if Deng Weiping accused her of being a spy, the Empress and the Emperor would not believe his slander.
From the beginning to the end, the person she served was Su Qiongshi.
When did it start?
It was probably when Chen Mingxu rejected her and made sarcastic remarks about her that Su Qiongshi gave her advice and schemed to alienate the relationship between Feng Jingran and Chen Mingxu, leading to their breakup and divorce.
It’s a pity that the two little beasts were not strangled to death.
I don’t know where that bitch Feng Jingran is hiding. None of the people she sent out could find her.
As for why she resented Duke Shen and his wife.
Of course, it was because they did not agree with her marriage to Chen Mingxu. If they agreed, she would be Chen Mingxu's wife.
At that time, not only did they disagree, they also spoke harshly to her and locked her up. At this time, Chen Mingxu and Feng Jingran got married.
The more Chen Peifang thought about it, the more she hated him. It was all because of that old man who had always forced her to do things she didn't want to do since she was a child.
If she didn't do well, she would be scolded. She had seen enough of their expressions. The Queen was right.
As long as the two stumbling blocks of Duke Shen and his wife are removed, Chen Mingxu will be hers, and the Duke's Mansion will be hers. After the matter is accomplished, she will still be one of the most noble ladies in the capital.
In a moment, Shen Peifang's expression was very wonderful, just like a magic trick, switching between resentment, joy, shyness, madness, solemnity and other expressions, which was really jaw-dropping.
Deng Weiping frowned deeply and removed the rag from her mouth. "The Yongyi Marquis's son nearly died in childbirth, and three people died. It was you who did it, wasn't it?"
Although Deng Weiping's words were completely unrelated, Shen Peifang's breathing stopped.
But then he pretended to be calm and ignored it.
Deng Weiping was about to say something when Chen Mingxu stopped him.
Seeing Chen Mingxu getting closer and closer to her, Shen Peifang finally stopped pretending to be deaf and dumb, and became passionately in love with him.
Shen Peifang looked at him foolishly. She stretched out her hand unconsciously, thinking that he would hold her hand without hesitation like when they first met, and gently ask her if she needed help.
Disgust flashed across Chen Mingxu's eyes. Seeing those hands, he wished he could chop them off and feed them to the wolves.
"Are you a spy sent by the Wise King?"
Shen Peifang laughed foolishly, then she nodded with a smile.
"Did you plan the fire last night?"
Shen Peifang only felt that Chen Mingxu's eyes were very deep, as if something was attracting her to find out.
She looked into his eyes, only seeing those charming eyes, her mouth was not controlled by her brain, and she nodded honestly, "Yes."
"How could a weak woman like you set fire to the mansion without being noticed?"
Chen Mingxu went straight to the core of the problem. He couldn't figure out how they did it.
Shen Peifang's eyes seemed to have no intersection, and she looked delicate like a lotus, but a black lotus.
"Because we put drugs at the source! Haha, who would have thought that we could put drugs in the water and knock the whole city unconscious? It's so simple."
Shen Peifang suddenly approached and said mysteriously and proudly, "I'll tell you again, it was me who thought of it, and I was..."
Shen Peifang stopped talking. She showed a frightened expression, "I can't say it. If I say it, I'll die. I can't say it. Hush!"
"Why is she suddenly like this? She's like a fool. She didn't do that just now!" Su Chun secretly wiped his sweat, upset about Shen Peifang's outspokenness.
But Chen Mingxu ignored him, staring into Shen Peifang's eyes and continuing to ask, "Is the virtuous king your master?"
Shen Peifang shook her head in disdain, "No, I am one of the most noble ladies in the capital."
"Who is your master?" Chen Ming's voice became even more bewitching.
Shen Peifang couldn't resist, "Yes... yes..."
The person who was infatuated just now suddenly slapped his head and said that he couldn't say this, otherwise he would die.
But Chen Xuyang's eyes turned cold, "If you don't tell me, you will die a more miserable death."
"Chen Mingxu, you used coercion and bribery in front of us. The Supreme Court has already found out the truth. Shen Peifang is a spy for the virtuous prince."
"Her words and actions are inconsistent. What on earth did you do to him?"
Su Chun intended to stand in front of Chen Mingxu, but Chen Mingxu would never let him do so.
He was about to break through Shen Peifang's psychological defenses, and she would soon tell the truth in front of all the civil and military officials.
The actions of Emperor Xuantong and Su Qiongshi will soon be exposed to everyone, and he can use this as an opportunity to unite all officials to pull Emperor Xuantong off the throne.
Chen Mingxu grabbed Shen Peifang's hand, forced her to look into his eyes, and asked the core question.
"Why did you burn the residences of the courtiers? Why did you choose to burn the residences of these eight courtiers?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the Zichen Hall fell into silence. Shen Peifang held her head and tried to avoid the question, while Chen Mingxu pressed on step by step.
Suddenly, an arrow shot from nowhere pierced her neck. She looked at Chen Mingxu with resentment and longing...
"Protect the Holy Chariot! Protect the Holy Chariot! There are assassins! There are assassins!"
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