"Your Highness, you...you hit me?"
Princess Consort Cheng was stunned by the slap from King Cheng and didn't hear a word he had just said.
All she cared about was that Prince Cheng had hit her because she had spoken ill of the Crown Princess!
It should be noted that in the year since she married Prince Cheng, while they may not have been the most loving couple, Prince Cheng was definitely gentle. He never laid a hand on her, nor even harshly reprimanded her.
"Hmph! How come I never realized before that my queen was such a fool!"
Ignoring her sorrowful gaze, King Cheng snorted coldly and took away the captured members of Qin Wu's family with Xiao Ye.
Princess Cheng and her family were left standing there, stunned.
After King Cheng and his entourage left, a hint of nervousness appeared in the eyes of King Cheng's sister's brother, who gave a wink to the servant beside him.
So the servant quickly left and ran north.
*
"The Crown Prince and Prince Cheng went to the Qin residence together and arrested all of Qin Wu's family members? How could they be together?"
In the study of Prince Xiao's residence, which was backlit, the faint rays of the setting sun shone through the diamond-shaped lattice of the window, casting a soft halo on Prince Xiao's sinister face.
"It really is a prince. His Highness Prince Cheng seems to obey the Crown Prince's every command. Even when Princess Cheng tried to dissuade him, Prince Cheng slapped her!"
The servant answered honestly.
"Okay, you can go now."
King Xiao frowned and said in a cold voice.
After the servant left, he angrily waved his hand, knocking all the writing implements, paper, and inkstones off the desk to the ground.
He muttered a cold curse, "What a piece of trash!"
Xiao Ye actually saw through the flaw!
He even managed to get Prince Cheng to side with Xiao Ye. This time, he really lost more than he gained!
No, we absolutely cannot let Xiao Ye interrogate Qin Wu!
"No illness!"
Xiao Wang shouted into the air, and soon a moment later, a guard dressed in black with an embroidered eagle pattern appeared in front of him.
"Your Highness!"
He knelt down and bowed without illness.
"Tonight, we must eliminate Qin Wu. Also..."
King Xiao gave the order in a low voice.
*
The Heavenly Prison.
Xiao Ye and his men captured all of Qin Wu's family members, first showing them to Qin Wu, and then locking them up in a cell not far from Qin Wu.
"Your Highness, Your Highness Prince Cheng, my family is innocent! Please don't harm them! I will bear all the blame myself, please release my family!"
When Qin Wu saw that his parents, wife, children and elderly relatives had been arrested, he immediately begged for mercy in fear.
His family had never suffered like this before, especially his elderly parents and young children; they couldn't possibly endure the torment in prison.
Putting aside the punishments, just look at the food in prison. How could they, who are used to eating delicacies, possibly eat it?
"Then tell me, who exactly is behind you?"
Xiao Ye stood coldly in front of him and said.
Qin Wu's eyes flashed. "I... I said I'm His Highness Prince Cheng, we are---"
"You are still falsely accusing me!"
When King Cheng saw that Qin Wu was still harping on him, he couldn't help but punch Qin Wu before he could finish speaking.
"If you don't tell the truth, your whole family will suffer because of you!"
"Your Highness, Princess Cheng is my cousin! You...you can't treat me like this!"
Even after Qin Wu's face was slapped and twisted, he still tried to get close to King Cheng.
The Crown Prince glanced at Qin Wu, knowing that he was still being stubborn.
So he said, "I will give you a few more days to consider. Your family will not have any food or water from now until tomorrow, until you reveal who is behind you."
The laws of the Great Liang Dynasty stipulate that the family members of a suspect may not be tortured before the charges have been fully announced to the emperor.
Therefore, Xiao Ye could not torture Qin Wu's family, but in order to force him, he could first starve Qin Wu's family.
For people from wealthy families like theirs, going hungry for even a day is unbearable.
As expected, Qin Wu's expression changed drastically upon hearing Xiao Ye's words, and a conflicted look appeared on his face.
However, Xiao Ye never expected that in just one day, something unexpected would happen.
That night.
The prison guards and their prisoners all fell unconscious, and a man in black entered the prison as if it were empty.
The next morning, the jailer groggily awoke from the ground.
"Oh no!"
When they found themselves lying on the ground, they immediately realized something was wrong and rushed to check on the repeat offender.
As expected, Qin Wu was found hanged in his cell, leaving behind a letter written in blood.
Upon hearing the news, Xiao Ye rushed to the prison cell. When he saw the blood-written letter left by Qin Wu, veins bulged on his forehead and his hands clenched tightly.
They were taken advantage of and outmaneuvered!
But what he didn't expect was that the news of Qin Wu writing a blood letter and committing suicide was brought to Emperor Wenjian's attention by Princess Cheng's father the very next day.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince's investigation was inadequate, forcing Qin Wu to write a letter in blood and commit suicide. Furthermore, he illegally arrested Qin Wu's family. We beg Your Majesty to give us an explanation!"
Princess Cheng's father, Sun Chengyang, knelt in the main hall, crying out in indignation.
"Your Highness, what is your explanation for this matter?"
Emperor Wenjian spoke with a stern expression.
“Father, Qin Wu did not commit suicide. He was murdered. There must be someone behind him directing him.”
Xiao Ye said calmly.
At that moment, he glanced at Sun Chengyang indifferently.
Their impeachment was far too timely; I'm afraid that Princess Cheng's father had already betrayed Prince Cheng long ago!
“Father, I think the Crown Prince is right. Qin Wu has no reason to take such a big risk to do such a big thing. There must be someone behind him instigating him!”
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