Empress Xian arranged for people to protect the girl and her family. The girl thought that Empress Xian was overthinking it, but unexpectedly, not long after, she received a letter from the county magistrate.
The county magistrate had someone shoot the letter in with a dart, but it was discovered by the guards as soon as it was shot in.
The guard took the letter and showed it to her, "You can read it, but I need to deliver this letter to the Empress."
The content of the letter was nothing more than to find out where she was and ask her out for a meeting. If she didn't go, there were plenty of ways to get rid of her quietly.
And threatened her with her family.
but……
The girl saw that the guards could discover that the county magistrate's men had delivered a letter. With such strength, they would definitely protect them well, so she didn't want to go to the county magistrate at all.
Empress Xian is obviously much more powerful than the county magistrate!
County Magistrate Yin thought he had it all figured out, but after waiting for a long time, the girl didn't come to see him. He sent someone to see if she had come out. As soon as his person left, Concubine Xian came to see him with her guards.
In his hand was still the letter he had written to the girl.
Empress Xian unfolded the letter and showed it to him. "The person who saw you just now hurried out. Why, you're getting anxious now that you didn't see her coming?"
County Magistrate Yin gasped. He didn't know why Concubine Xian had this letter in her hand!
Didn’t he order someone to give it to that girl?!
What happened to the messenger?!
County Magistrate Yin's face paled slightly. He laughed and said, "Who wrote this letter?"
"Empress Xian, I don't understand what you are talking about."
"Where did you get this letter? Who said I wrote it? It must be slandering me!"
County Magistrate Yin was very glad that he had someone write the letter instead of writing it himself. "If you don't believe it, you can find someone to compare the handwriting."
“I didn’t write this.”
Empress Xian knew he would come up with this trick. "This is indeed not written by you, but how can you prove that it has nothing to do with you?"
Concubine Xian had all the handwritings of the people around him brought over and compared them. "This person's handwriting is very similar. This person is also your personal guard."
"What a coincidence! Tell me, why would your personal bodyguard write to her when he has nothing better to do?"
“And write something like this.”
County Magistrate Yin's eyes rolled around a few times, "This... I don't know anything about this!"
Magistrate Yin drew the sword from his guard's side and lunged at him. "How dare you use my name to harm others? I'll kill you!"
His sword stopped a few centimeters away from the guards. Empress Xian's guards grasped his blade. Empress Xian spoke slowly, "You killed him before you even asked him a question?"
"Why, are you so impatient to silence someone?"
County Magistrate Yin wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "I simply feel that this matter is of great importance and requires severe punishment!"
"Severe punishment means murder? I cannot agree with that."
Concubine Xian's men had already brought his personal guard to her side. "I always like to investigate thoroughly before making a decision. Come, tell me, was this something you did, or was someone else instructing you to do it?"
"Confess and receive leniency; resist and receive severity."
The personal guard was already stunned, but only now did he come to his senses. He had never imagined that after following the County Magistrate for so many years, the County Magistrate would actually kill him if he wanted to!
The county magistrate clearly asked him to write that letter!
"You were talking about taking your family out for a trip a while ago."
"Don't lie at a time like this!"
"If you lie in front of Empress Xian, your entire clan will be punished!"
The county magistrate is blatantly threatening him.
The personal guard trembled slightly when he heard this. Just as Concubine Xian was about to tell him that his family had been protected by her people, he heard him say, "Your Majesty, the county magistrate asked me to write this letter."
"He also sent it to that girl with the intention of luring her over and killing her."
"She knows too much."
"That's what the county magistrate said."
The confident county magistrate:?
Empress Xian: ...?
The personal guard said seriously, "Every word I said is true!"
"So please don't implicate my entire clan!"
Empress Xian: Ah...
I didn't expect that he was so afraid of being implicated.
No, he didn’t even realize that the county magistrate was threatening him?
The county magistrate was so angry that he pointed at him and couldn't say a word for a long time.
He looked at the county magistrate and said, "You are right, magistrate. I cannot lie to Empress Xian. Thank you for teaching me."
"Thanks you."
The county magistrate was so angry that his eyes rolled back and he reached out to pinch his philtrum desperately. He never thought that he would be defeated here!
He never thought that even after he threatened the guard, the guard would still dare to tell the truth.
"We have witnesses."
Concubine Xian smiled and said, "It seems that you have lost. I advise you to confess honestly and avoid suffering."
County Magistrate Yin looked at Empress Xian and was silent for a long time. Finally, he sighed and told her what he had done.
Now that the authenticated physical evidence is all there, Empress Xian's attitude is also very clear. If he doesn't confess, she will beat him until he confesses.
Why should he suffer the physical pain?
After hearing what he said, Concubine Xian said to the guards beside her, "Take him to the dungeon and assign someone to guard him."
"I will report this matter to the Emperor."
After saying this, Empress Xian turned and left. The county magistrate's personal bodyguard was also arrested. He knew that what the county magistrate did was wrong, but he still helped him, and was guilty of condoning his accomplices.
After Empress Xian returned, she received a reply from Emperor Dewu, who told her to make the decision on the matter.
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