Chapter 409: Request for Release
Of course, what she hoped more in her heart was that her brother could rescue her before that.
After all, she was not the only one who did it, and the emperor's goal could not be to arrest only her.
She was right. Xiao Xun had to save her, not because of their deep brotherly love, but because Xiao Ting would definitely be convicted and he might be implicated.
Xiao Xun complained irritably, "Sister is too careless. She can't even handle such a small thing."
The people around him advised, "Prince Zhao is already a very important person. It's not easy to touch his wife under his nose. The most urgent thing now is to rescue the young lady."
Xiao Xun glanced at the man and said, "How can we save him? He's in Zhao Shen's hands. She did bring a sick dog to the banquet, and the dog even attacked Ji Yunshu. The evidence is irrefutable."
"But after all, nothing happened to Prince Zhao's wife. Young lady, after all, was born in a royal palace and is a descendant of the royal family. Do you think you should pay for that lady's life for such a small matter? This is unacceptable in any way."
Because most of what happened today was planned by him, Xiao Xun naturally felt guilty. When his sister was captured, the first thing he thought of was that he was afraid that she would confess something in prison and implicate him as well.
Now, after hearing what the people around him said, his mind came back to him: "You're right, Ji Yunshu is not dead. Even if Ting'er did something wrong, she can just apologize to her. There's no need to throw her in jail."
The people around him breathed a sigh of relief, as if the young master understood.
"Since Zhao Shen has imprisoned the young lady, he might torture her to extract a confession. Young Master, you should find a way to rescue her as soon as possible."
Xiao Xun said without much confidence: "Will Zhao Shen let him go so easily?"
The man laughed and said, "Sir, why do you need to look for Prince Zhao? Isn't the Emperor the one who should make the decision on this matter? You should go directly to the Emperor and apologize on behalf of the young lady, saying that it was an unintentional mistake. Now there is no other evidence, and Prince Zhao's wife is fine. The Emperor cannot deny our prince's face."
Xiao Xun thought about it and felt that this was a good idea.
The emperor is not a tough person. No matter what they planned in secret, the fact is that Ji Yunshu is fine.
Even if the emperor wanted to give an explanation to Ji Yunshu, he couldn't just take Ting'er's life.
But with Zhao Shen's methods, if Ting'er confessed anything in prison, it would be troublesome.
Thinking of this, he did not dare to delay and immediately went to the palace to apologize to the emperor.
Emperor Jingming was also waiting for the response from Prince Yong's Mansion. This time when he came to the summer palace, Prince Yong's Mansion's Crown Prince Xiao Kun did not come, so the only apparent master of Prince Yong's Mansion was Xiao Xun.
So he was not surprised to hear Xiao Xun coming to apologize.
Xiao Xun was also unequivocal. He knelt down as soon as he entered the room and said, "My sister doesn't know the rules. She brought a dog with her to the banquet, and frightened the wife of the Marquis of Changxing. It's her fault. Please punish her, Your Majesty."
Emperor Jingming laughed and said, "You're talking about this matter. Ah Shu wasn't just frightened. She encountered danger one after another today and fell ill when she returned. The Queen Mother was terrified and is having someone investigate thoroughly what happened."
After hearing this, Xiao Xun had a bad feeling. Could it be that the emperor wanted to blame his sister for everything that Ji Yunshu encountered today?
If you can say you didn't know a dog was sick when you brought it to a banquet, but you can't so easily excuse yourself for poisoning the tea or sending someone to assassinate you.
What's more, he wanted to use the excuse that Ji Yunshu was not seriously injured, but the emperor first said that Ji Yunshu was frightened and sick.
Thinking of what Ji Yunshu did in Suzhou last winter, he couldn't believe that such a bold woman would be frightened so easily.
But you can't say that.
Xiao Xun took a breath. "It's Ting'er's fault. I'll have her apologize to Ah Shu in person later. But she's still an unmarried girl. If she's imprisoned, her reputation will be ruined, and it will inevitably affect the reputation of the royal family. Your Majesty, please release her first."
Emperor Jingming was still smiling. He seemed to have a really good temper and his tone was gentle, but the words he said were not so pleasant to Xiao Xun.
"What you said makes sense, but it's a pity we're a step too late. Zhao Shen has just taken over the matter of Ah Shu's assassination at the Prince of Lin'an's mansion today. Don't worry, he always acts with discretion. If Ting'er is innocent, he will be released soon. Then you can ask her to apologize to Ah Shu."
Xiao Xun was shocked and asked, "What do those things have to do with my sister?"
"I don't know exactly what's going on. Anyway, if you have any questions, just ask Zhao Shen. He is now fully responsible for this matter."
Emperor Jingming irresponsibly put all the blame on Zhao Shen.
Xiao Xun said, "Ashu is the wife of Prince Zhao, doesn't he need to avoid suspicion?"
Under normal circumstances, officials should avoid suspicion in cases related to their own families.
Emperor Jingming smiled and said, "This is what the Queen Mother meant. You should have heard how much the Queen Mother loves Ah Shu. Now someone wants to kill her. The Queen Mother is extremely anxious. She is worried about leaving this matter to others."
"But what if Prince Zhao takes revenge?"
Xiao Xun felt that things were getting a little troublesome. If Zhao Shen insisted on blaming Xiao Ting for the series of things that Ji Yunshu encountered at the banquet, then Xiao Ting would be in great trouble if she didn't die.
And this is not the worst. What if Xiao Ting can't bear the punishment and says something...
Emperor Jingming scolded, "You and your sister have no grudge against Ah Shu, so why would he want to seek revenge? He just wants to find the person who wants to harm Ah Shu. As long as he finds out that Ting'er has nothing to do with him, he will naturally let him go."
Things have come to this point. If Xiao Xun insists that Zhao Shen release Xiao Ting, it would be unreasonable.
He had no choice but to say that he would definitely cooperate with Zhao Shen's investigation and ask him to release Xiao Ting as soon as possible.
By the time he left and returned to his residence, he was already covered in cold sweats.
When the people around him saw that his face looked a little strange, they knew that the task had not been accomplished.
In fact, this was also within his expectations.
From the moment Xiao Ting was taken away, he had a premonition that things were going to be troublesome.
Xiao Xun didn't say anything, and the people around him didn't dare to speak either.
After a long while, Xiao Xun finally recovered and repeated what Emperor Jingming had said: "If we want to save Ting'er now, we can only start with Zhao Shen. Do you think he will let her go?"
The people around him said thoughtfully, "Zhao Shen has ruined so many of our affairs over the past year that he must have some understanding of us. Even without evidence, he's probably convinced that the murderer is the young lady."
How difficult is it to get some evidence for what Zhao Shen has determined?
Thinking about what happened this year, Xiao Xun didn't dare to underestimate Zhao Shen in the slightest.
How many of them had been killed by Zhao Shen? How could Xiao Ting possibly be his opponent?
Xiao Xun's heart sank. "Isn't he afraid of offending the palace? He should know that Ting'er is my father's favorite daughter. If he touches Ting'er, my father will not let him go."
The people around him didn't hold out much hope: "After all, the prince is far away and out of reach. Besides, we were the ones who attacked his wife first."
Zhao Shen has always stood firmly on the emperor's side. Over the past year, he doesn't believe that Zhao Shen doesn't know what Prince Yong's Mansion wants to do.
This is a matter of life and death, what does Zhao Shen have to worry about?
If he were Zhao Shen, he would just try to kill both of them.
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