Chapter 192: Qin's Secret
Zhao Shen knew that she always had her own ideas on these matters, so he agreed with her.
Chen You was imprisoned in a single cell. Although he was wearing a cotton coat, it was obviously of no use.
He was huddled pitifully in the haystack at the foot of the wall. When he heard someone coming in, he immediately raised his head.
But when he saw Zhao Shen, a hint of resentment flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced with a flattering smile: "Prince Zhao, it's time to let me go."
Ji Yunshu, as she said, was not nosy. She moved a small stool and sat by a charcoal brazier to keep warm.
Zhao Shen had the prison door opened and walked in. He looked directly into Chen You's eyes and said, "I came here today to ask one question. If you can explain it clearly, I will let you go."
Chen You quickly smiled and nodded: "Tell me, I will definitely tell you, just ask, my lord."
Zhao Shen really asked directly: "How did your Chen family get my second aunt to agree to the marriage?"
The smile on Chen You's face paused for a moment: "Look at what the prince said, if the two families feel it is suitable, they can get married. I am the prince of the Earl's Mansion, marrying the girl from the second branch of your Marquis' Mansion is also a good match, right?"
Zhao Shen looked at him expressionlessly: "Do you think I can't do anything to you except locking you up here?"
Chen You laughed and said, "Prince Zhao, you're joking. The marriage has already been arranged. Our two families will be relatives from now on. If you really do something to me, it won't be good."
Zhao Shen looked at his fearless appearance and chuckled softly, "It's true that I can't torture you, but... your servant, do you think I can do anything to him?"
Zhao Shen would certainly not come to interrogate someone without making any preparations.
He had checked Chen You and found out that it was common for him to do things improperly outside, but the one he really cared about was a servant who had been with him for many years.
Xiao Yu teased the servant that day, angering Chen You, and the two of them started fighting.
While he was speaking, Jingzhe had already brought someone in.
When Chen You saw that face, he shouted in fear, "Don't touch him."
Zhao Shen gave Jingzhe a wink, and Jingzhe directly hung the man on the rack outside, facing Chen You.
He said calmly, "Have you thought about what to say?"
Chen You gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Zhao Shen said to Jingzhe, "Slash his face with a knife."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jingzhe had already raised his knife and swung it down. The boy screamed and a blood mark appeared on his face.
Chen You's eyes were bloodshot: "Don't touch him, come at me if you dare."
Zhao Shen chuckled: "It doesn't matter if you don't say it. If you want to marry a girl from my mansion, you have to clean up all the mess around you."
Chen You looked at the smile on his face and felt creepy.
He actually didn't know much about the Prince of Changxing. He was once a genius admired by everyone, but he had been silent for so long that no one remembered him anymore.
The turmoil in the capital these days has not affected the Earl's Mansion, which has already withdrawn from the center of power.
So he didn't know how Zhao Shen became the Jingzhao Yin.
It is also hard to imagine what kind of cruel means a scholar who passed the imperial examination would use.
But he was not stupid. The man in front of him was not as weak as he had imagined. He looked at him with cold eyes without a trace of emotion, as if he was looking at a dead person.
At this moment, he might still be worried that he could not be tortured in prison.
But what about the future?
Chen You was shocked by his own thoughts and saw that Jingzhe had already cut the servant's face again.
This cut was obviously deeper than the previous one, and the skin on his face was turned upside down.
Chen You's heart trembled: "I'll tell you."
Zhao Shen stopped Jingzhe and said, "Don't try to fool me with anything. I just don't want to waste my time. But if I really want to investigate your Chen family thoroughly, it's not impossible. Then you should just pray that the Chen family hasn't done anything they shouldn't have done."
None of the nobles in the capital dared to say that they were clean, not to mention a family like the Chen family that produced playboys. They had not been able to cultivate a single talent for generations, so there must be a reason.
Chen You shuddered at his words and quickly asked, "If I tell you, can you promise not to embarrass the Chen family anymore?"
Zhao Shen laughed. "Prince Chen, don't you think you have room for bargaining?"
Chen You swallowed his saliva. He now understood clearly that he and Zhao Shen were not on the same level at all.
It was too easy for Zhao Shen to deal with him.
If that's the case, what's the harm in marrying the girl from the Zhao family?
What my mother thought was simply impossible.
He took a deep breath and said, "I don't know exactly what happened. I only heard my mother mention it once, and it seemed..."
He glanced at Zhao Shen cautiously, and seeing no expression on his face, he could only continue, "It seems to be related to the death of the former marquis' wife."
Zhao Shen's mind went blank for a moment. He never expected that the result of his question would be like this.
"You mean... my mother's death is related to the Qin family?"
It was already cold enough before, but at this moment Chen You was still frightened by the coldness from Zhao Shen and shrank back.
The most crucial point has been said, and the rest is not so difficult to say: "My mother said that Mrs. Shen's difficult delivery was tampered with."
Although Zhao Shen had no expression on his face, the aura around him was becoming more and more frightening.
Chen You quickly explained, "This has nothing to do with our family. I don't know how my mother knew about this, but she had no evidence. So she was just trying to threaten Madam Qin into marrying her daughter to me. My mother didn't expect her to actually agree."
Zhao Shen stood quietly for a while before saying, "You can go out now."
At this moment, Ji Yunshu, who had appeared at the prison door out of nowhere, stepped forward, grabbed Zhao Shen's hand and said, "Don't rush to release him. Let's move him to another place to stay for another day."
Zhao Shen glanced at Ji Yunshu and without asking any questions, he directly ordered Jingzhe: "Put them down and let them stay in another place for a day before releasing them."
Chen You saw that Zhao Shen was still trustworthy. Although he didn't know why the Crown Prince's wife wanted to keep him locked up for another day, he had no objection as he could leave tomorrow.
Zhao Shen and Ji Yunshu left the prison and gave up the carriage. Zhao Shen then asked Ji Yunshu, "Why do you have to stay in prison for another day?"
Seeing that he was still in the mood to ask such insignificant questions, Ji Yunshu felt a little relieved.
She was shocked by what Chen You said just now.
Everyone thought that Zhao Shen's mother died of complications during childbirth, but now some people say that the complications during childbirth were caused by someone tampering with the situation.
This may sound incredible at first, but it actually makes sense if you think about it carefully.
At the beginning, Yao's plan was linked together. She drugged the Marquis, went to bed with him, and came to Madam Shen's house when she was about to give birth. Madam Shen died of fright during childbirth, and she got in with the child in her belly.
The most crucial step in the entire plan is that Mrs. Shen must die.
But how can we guarantee this? Of course we can't rely on God.
No one has ever doubted Mrs. Shen’s death over the years, so you can imagine how secretive it was at the time.
And if there is any problem, the first person people will suspect is Yao.
But after so many years, Lord Zhao and Zhao Shen have investigated, but they could not find any flaws in Yao.
Now it seems that it was not her who did it.
Qin, what a surprise.
It's no wonder such a secret is kept so tightly.
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