Chapter 710: The Minister Wants to Expose the Border Town Guard Xu Xiao
In the imperial study, it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
After waiting for a long time for Emperor Xuande to speak, Zhuang Shihan's heart sank to the bottom.
Based on her understanding of Wen Qi, if she was caught by him this time, she would be dead.
Even if he didn't kill her, she would never be able to survive such inhumane humiliation.
She would rather start over than be forced to become a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy at someone else's feet.
Just when Zhuang Shihan was ready to fight to the death, she heard a chuckle in her ear.
Immediately afterwards, Wen Qi's joking voice was heard beside him.
"Look, even her forehead is red from knocking her head. Princess Shihan is so sincere, Your Majesty, why don't you give her a chance to speak?"
Emperor Xuande couldn't help but smile, and said meaningfully: "The Crown Prince is a man who cherishes women, which is really rare."
Wen Qi smiled lightly, "I just can't bear to see a beautiful woman cry."
After he finished speaking, he sighed softly, his eyes filled with regret as he said, "It's a pity that I came a step too late. The beauty has already moved on to someone else. What a pity."
After these words were spoken, Emperor Xuande's eyes showed a deeper meaning.
From what he said, he didn't intend to take away what was good from others.
If that’s the case, why bother to keep arguing about it?
Zhuang Shihan also couldn't figure it out.
If he doesn't intend to have her, then what's the meaning of his deliberately causing all this trouble these days?
Or maybe he really came here for Mo Yingxue this time, and she was just a little toy for him to pass the time.
Dispensable.
Realizing this, Zhuang Shihan almost laughed out loud in anger.
She clenched her fists tightly, digging her long nails into her palms, but she seemed to feel no pain at all.
How dare Wen Qi tease her like this!
Glancing at Zhuang Shihan's face, which had turned livid with anger, Wen Qi's smile deepened. He looked at Emperor Xuande and asked, "Just now at the palace gate, an eunuch said that Your Majesty had something to discuss with me. May I ask what it is?"
Emperor Xuande smiled faintly and said, "It's nothing serious. Jinchuan was injured a few days ago and is recuperating in the palace. I hope Your Highness will not be offended by my poor hospitality these days."
“How could that be?” Wen Qi glanced at Zhuang Shihan and said with a half-smile, “Although your country doesn’t have much to offer, it does have many interesting people.
I haven't been idle these past few days, and I've heard a lot of interesting things."
Emperor Xuande suppressed his smile and said, "As long as the Crown Prince likes it."
Wen Qi couldn't help but lower his eyes, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while he said, "I like it, of course I like it."
Separated by a door, the two people in the small room could hear all the sounds outside.
Hearing Wen Qi's words of love, Song Yanxi felt nauseous.
Especially when she thought that he had most likely said this deliberately while looking at Zhuang Shihan's face, she felt even more disgusted.
After all, he is the crown prince of a country, how can he be so shameless!
The more Song Yanxi thought about it, the angrier she became. When she looked up, she met Mo Jinchuan's black eyes filled with disgust.
Obviously, he thought the same as she did.
As a man, he not only could not empathize with Wen Qi, but even felt that his actions were bringing shame to men.
Only incompetent men would enjoy torturing women.
After a moment of silence, Emperor Xuande's cold voice rang out from outside, "I'll give you half a quarter of an hour."
Zhuang Shihan couldn't wait to speak, "This servant will expose the border town commander Xu Xiao for collaborating with the enemy and treason, causing His Royal Highness Prince Jin to be ambushed at Beifengpo and have his legs broken."
"Absurd!" Emperor Xuande's face suddenly darkened. "Do you know what you are talking about?"
Zhuang Shihan nodded, straightened her back, and said, "Every word this subject says is true. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, feel free to send someone to verify it."
She paused, then continued, "I know Your Majesty doesn't want me to feel disheartened, but this person is a pest to the country. If we don't find him in time, he will become a great disaster in the future."
Emperor Xuande said coldly, "In that case, I should actually thank you and care about my country and people in Da'an."
Hearing the displeasure in his words, Zhuang Shihan broke out in a cold sweat and said hastily, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. As the saying goes, we should share the emperor's worries while we eat his salary."
Since I have taken on the title of Princess, I should shoulder this responsibility."
Emperor Xuande: "Well said."
Zhuang Shihan breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.
Unable to guess what Emperor Xuande was thinking, she didn't dare to speak casually, and only said: "This humble servant is loyal to the core, and I hope Your Majesty will investigate it."
Her answer was silence in the room.
If she hadn't seen Dehai and a few young eunuchs still there, Zhuang Shihan would even have suspected that they were the only two left in the huge room.
What does Emperor Xuande mean by this?
He neither asked someone to investigate nor reprimanded her for talking nonsense.
Could it be that he actually knew all the little things Xu Xiao did in private?
As soon as the idea came up, it was rejected by Zhuang Shihan.
No, that's impossible.
Emperor Xuande was the ruler of a country, and Prince Jin was his most beloved child. From any point of view, he would never allow such a thing to happen.
How many years has Da'an been established?
Unless he is extremely stupid, he would not allow such an absurd thing that would shake the country's destiny to happen.
Not to mention, the person who was ambushed, seriously injured and nearly died was his most beloved son. How could he possibly swallow this?
This doesn't make sense.
Therefore, if Xu Xiao really had someone to rely on in Beijing, that person could not be him.
While Zhuang Shihan was puzzled, Emperor Xuande was also wondering who would be standing behind Xu Xiao and supporting him.
He could see that the girl from the Zhuang family was not lying.
Even if her true intentions are not as great and selfless as she says.
But what she said in a desperate attempt to protect herself came from the bottom of her heart and could not be false.
Every minute and every second of waiting is torture for Zhuang Shihan now.
But she didn't even dare to move.
She was afraid that Emperor Xuande would ask her to produce substantial evidence the next moment.
She just heard these things by accident, and the letters had long been burned by Lin Tingfeng, so there was no evidence to be found.
The only thing she was sure of was that her father-in-law was behind the capture of Prince Jin.
Although he had not shown up in Beijing for more than ten years, he had never missed a single event, big or small.
In fact, many things were done by Lin Tingfeng under his arrangements.
For example, he heroically saved Song Yanxi.
She had been jealous before and asked about the details, but Lin Tingfeng either made excuses about being busy or was vague.
In short, he looked like he didn't want to mention it.
Sometimes when he asked too much, he would say that it was all in the past and he didn't want to bring it up and affect their relationship.
After he said that, she actually believed it foolishly.
It was not until this time when Song Yanxi went on the expedition with the army and Lin Tingfeng's behavior became increasingly abnormal that she realized something was wrong.
If you don't check, you won't know. Once you check, you will understand that she is just a chess piece on the chessboard between father and son to weigh the pros and cons.
The stationery this father and son use for writing letters every month is enough to support several study rooms!
It’s really a good method.
Just when Zhuang Shihan was so angry that she had begun to curse the Lin family's ancestors for eighteen generations, starting from Lin Zhongquan, Emperor Xuande suddenly spoke.
He said in a deep voice, "Do you know about Xu Xiao's death?"
Zhuang Shihan was stunned for a moment, then blurted out, "That's absolutely impossible!"
She looked up into Emperor Xuande's scrutinizing eyes and said firmly, "There's no way he died of illness."
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