Chapter 240 Exploded!

When Wei Daozheng saw Wang Deshan and his wife in the same room, he had the murderous intention.

At this moment, hearing the affirmative answer, he walked up to Wang Deshan in two steps and three steps, and grabbed his neck, "You kill me!"

Wang Deshan did not expect Wei Daozheng to suddenly attack, and immediately hit his arm hard.

However, Wei Daozheng's arms were thick and strong, like iron clamps, and no matter how hard Wang Deshan tried, it was useless.

As Wei Daozheng used more and more strength, Wang Deshan's face gradually turned into the color of pig liver.

Seeing that he was breathing in less and breathing out more, he rolled his eyes and was about to die.

At this time, a black shadow suddenly broke through the window, and the long sword in his hand stabbed Wei Daozheng.

Wei Daozheng was shocked and let go of Wang Deshan's hand.

Wang Deshan's neck loosened, and he fell to the ground powerlessly, coughing.

The man in black grabbed Wang Deshan by the back of his collar and dragged him towards the window.

Wei Daozheng saw his purpose of saving people and immediately wanted to intercept him.

Unexpectedly, the man in black threw a smoke bomb in his backhand.

Wei Daozheng was blinded by the smoke, and when he rushed to the window, there was no trace of Wang Deshan and the man in black.

Shen Chaoyan and Sikong Yan, who were in the private room on the other side, saw everything that happened in the Narcissus Hall.

Shen Chaoyan looked at Wei Daozheng who rushed to the window, and turned to look at the man beside him, "Your Majesty, did you ask someone to save Wang Deshan?"

Sikong Yan did not deny it, "Well, after all, he needs to testify to Wei Daozheng's crime in person."

Yes, Wang Deshan is the most direct witness who can identify Wei Daozheng.

In addition, Wei Daozheng wanted to kill him just now, and the cooperation between the two has come to an end.

Shen Chaoyan rolled his eyes and said, "Then should we go and see those pregnant women who were captured by Wei Daozheng? My father should have taken action."

In order to refine Yan Dan, Wei Daozheng captured a lot of pregnant women and locked them all in an abandoned house in the suburbs.

At present, those pregnant women are the best evidence to bring down Wei Daozheng.

Shen Chaoyan sent someone to deliver the address to the Shen family early this morning. Calculating the time, Shen Qingyuan estimated that everyone guarding the house had been controlled.

Sikong Yan smiled and said, "When we left the palace, I received news that all the missing pregnant women were safely rescued."

Shen Chaoyan couldn't help showing a surprised expression on her face, "Really? That's great!" After saying

this, she glanced at the man, "Your Majesty, do we have to go back to the palace now?"

Sikong Yan smiled and said, "I heard that the latest secret roasted rabbit meat and white fried spring goose from Hongxing Restaurant taste good. Why don't we have dinner before going back?"

Speaking of delicious food, Shen Chaoyan's eyes lit up, "Of course it's excellent."

So, the two ordered a table of delicious dishes and solved dinner here.

Shen Chaoyan had been hungry for a long time. Just looking at the table full of delicious food, her appetite was immediately opened.

"Your Majesty, this rabbit meat is very tasty, please try it!"

"Your Majesty, this goose is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, it's delicious!"

"Your Majesty, this silver fish and tofu soup is tender and refreshing, so fresh!"

Sikong Yan found that there was a great benefit to eating with Shen Chaoyan.

That is, his appetite seemed to have improved, and he put down his chopsticks after eating half a bowl of rice.

After the two of them ate and drank their fill, they walked around the street again to take a walk to digest the food.

While shopping, Shen Chaoyan also bought a few small things for her son and daughter.

After returning to the palace, Shen Chaoyan knew that Sikong Yan had official business to deal with, so she went back to Fengqi Palace by herself.

She had consumed a lot of energy in her trip out of the palace, and she was indeed tired.

After seeing the two little guys, she climbed onto the bed and fell asleep soon after.

When Sikong Yan returned to the Yangxin Palace, Shen Qingyuan was already waiting for him there.

"Your Majesty, thanks to the clues you provided me, all the missing women have been found. Fortunately, they were just frightened and not injured."

Sikong Yan nodded slightly after listening to Shen Qingyuan's report, "Thank you for your hard work, Lord Shen. I wonder if the mastermind behind this has been caught?"

"I learned from the women in labor that the mastermind behind their arrest was a Taoist priest. In the evening, someone dropped a Taoist priest named Wang Deshen off at the gate of the Ministry of Justice. After interrogation, the Taoist confessed everything. He said that it was the men under Lord Wei Daozhen who arrested those women in order to use them to make the Zhuyan Pill."

Sikong Yan had long known about this from Shen Chaoyan's thoughts, but when he got confirmation from Shen Qingyuan, he still felt extremely angry, "Capturing people to make pills?"

Wei Daozhen dared to take human lives right under the emperor's nose and kidnapped pregnant women who might give birth at any time. It was simply lawless!

"Yes."

Shen Qingyuan nodded. "Although Wei Daozhen denied it till his death, I have asked Madam Wei, and from the confessions of Madam Wei and the Taoist priest, I can determine that Wei Daozhen is the mastermind." Sikong Yan tapped

the table with his slender fingers. "Is there any direct evidence that can immediately convict Wei Daozhen?"

Shen Qingyuan immediately presented a stack of letters in his hand. "Your Majesty, these are the letters I found in Wei Daozhen's mansion. Not only Zhu Yandan is mentioned in them, but also many officials."

Having said this, he paused before continuing, "I infer that Lord Wei should be using Zhu Yandan to control important officials in the court."

It is clear that he has some ulterior motive to form cliques in secret.

Sikong Yan groaned for a moment, "Lord Shen, since Wei Daozhen kidnapped a pregnant woman and tried to win over court officials by relying on Yan Dan, you should handle it impartially."

"Yes, I will definitely live up to the emperor's trust!"

Before, Wei Daozhen had always been arrogant, relying on the military power in his hands and the support of the empress dowager.

Many ministers in the court were particularly wary of him.

In addition, he relied on Yan Dan to win over many supporters, and no one dared to confront him head-on.

Now that Wei Daozhen's kidnapping of a pregnant woman to make elixir has been revealed, and there is solid evidence, he should not be able to deny it.

However, when Shen Qingyuan returned to the Ministry of Justice to examine him and prepare to convict him, Wei Daozhen actually took out the golden medal of immunity from death given to him by the late emperor!

"I am not guilty! I want to see the emperor!"

In the Great Xia Dynasty, seeing the golden medal of immunity from death is like seeing the emperor.

Shen Qingyuan had no choice but to agree to Wei Daozheng's request and took him to the palace to see the emperor during the morning court session the next day.

Who would have thought that in front of Sikong Yan, Wei Daozheng not only burst into tears, but also emphasized over and over again that he was wronged.

He said that his wife had colluded with the Taoist priest and deliberately left the letter in the mansion in order to slander him and put him to death!

When Shen Qingyuan heard him say this, he immediately said in a deep voice, "Nonsense! Lord Wei, everyone knows that your wife has always been obedient to you, how could she team up with a Taoist priest to sell you out? This doesn't make sense!"

Wei Daozhen immediately showed a sad expression and said, "Although family shame should not be made public, for the sake of my innocence, I can't care about it! In fact, my wife has been secretly communicating with that Taoist priest for a long time, and she even cheated on me and got pregnant with that Taoist priest!"