Chapter 265 It's a Misunderstanding
Who on earth is so heartless? That's eighty-seven lives lost.
Chu Liuzheng felt that the murderer deserved a package of ten tortures plus lingchi.
She originally thought the murderer was some notorious bandit or a vengeful sect, the kind of thing that often appears in storybooks, but...
[Holy crap! The murderer turned out to be Jiang Zhou!]
She was so frightened that she almost choked on her saliva. Just as she was about to look up the grievances and hatreds in the story, she suddenly heard Zhou Yuande scream and the teacup in the emperor's hand broke.
The broken porcelain pieces scratched the skin and bright red blood flowed out.
"Quickly call the imperial physician!"
Chu Liuzheng stepped forward and held the emperor's hand with a clean handkerchief, not caring about the tragedy of the family annihilation.
Doctor Wu was quickly dragged over and carefully treated the injury on the emperor's palm.
The wound wasn't deep, but because a small piece of porcelain had gotten stuck in it, it was a bit troublesome to deal with.
[Tsk, it hurts just looking at it. It's something the emperor uses after all, and the quality of this teacup is really terrible.]
Chu Liuzheng stood by and watched, feeling that she could take some time to learn the bandaging technique in case of emergency.
Zhou Yuande felt that the people in the tea room were not serving him well enough, so he sent someone to bring the jade pendant.
When she heard that the teacup shattered in the emperor's hands, Yuzhu's soul almost flew away in fright.
She clearly checked it many times, how could it be broken?
Chu Liuzheng wanted to help Zhou Yuande while he was scolding the jade pendant, but he couldn't get a word in.
The tea was presented to the emperor by the jade pendant. If she hadn't checked it carefully, it couldn't have been broken by the emperor himself, right?
Yuzhui's eyes turned red after being scolded by Zhou Yuande. She was shocked and scared, and almost buried her head in her chest.
Chu Liuzheng was about to say something to persuade her, but the emperor spoke before her and waved his hand to ask Yuzhu to leave, obviously not intending to make a fuss.
Zhou Yuande glanced at the emperor suspiciously, thinking to himself, could it be that His Majesty has fallen for Yuzhui again?
If Xiao Jingfan knew what he was thinking, he would definitely give him a beating.
Marquis Wen Zhao was still kneeling, craning his neck to look over here, looking extremely concerned, as if he wanted to cut out his bright red loyal heart.
Just then, Xiao Anzi brought in a letter from home.
Xiao Jingfan's right hand was injured and it was inconvenient for him to move.
Zhou Yuande took the letter from home, opened it, and held it up to show Xiao Jingfan.
Chu Liuzheng, who was standing next to him, took a quick look.
The letter home was short and simple in content, summed up in two words: borrow money.
In a letter home, Jiang Zhou complained that he was short of money, his salary was not enough to cover his expenses, and he was almost unable to make ends meet. He wanted his uncle, Marquis Wen Zhao, to lend him 100,000 taels of silver to make ends meet.
[It's obviously fake. Xiancheng is a prosperous place and hasn't suffered any major disasters in the past two years. How could Jiang Zhou, the prefect, be without money?]
Xiao Jingfan could naturally see the strangeness that Chu Liuzheng had noticed. He looked up at Wen Zhaohou and asked, "Has Jiang Zhou ever asked you to borrow money for cash flow before?"
"No." Wen Zhaohou shook his head. "Not only has he never borrowed money, but Zhou'er often sends people to bring back some rare and delicious supplements. He's a filial child."
Chu Liuzheng curled his lips.
[Yes, a filial child, and a filial child who killed eighty-seven people without blinking an eye.]
When Xiao Jingfan heard the number "eighty-seven", his head ached and he wanted to cut Jiang Zhou into pieces.
He suppressed his anger, picked up the letter with his left hand and waved it at Wen Zhaohou, "Have you agreed to lend me 100,000 taels?"
Marquis Wen Zhao hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Not only did he agree, he also had someone send the banknote and the reply letter, which should have reached Jiang Zhou's hands by now.
[Wow! Marquis Wen Zhao is quite generous. He really loves his nephew Jiang Zhou.]
[What a shame, Jiang Zhou is a murderer... Wait! This doesn't seem right!]
Chu Liuzheng's system.
[Frog Fun! There's something hidden, this is a misunderstanding!!]
I was so angry that I crushed the teacup and pierced my hand. You told me that there was something hidden and it was just a misunderstanding?
Xiao Jingfan's face was dark and his temples were throbbing.
Zhou Yuande seemed to hear the emperor grinding his teeth. Marquis Wen Zhao was frightened by the emperor's expression, which seemed as if he wanted to kill someone to vent his anger, and he shrank his neck and cursed Jiang Zhou in his heart, the troublemaker.
Chu Liuzheng was immersed in the melon field.
[It turns out that these eighty-seven people were all poisoned people raised by the Fifth Prince's wife. Their minds were almost gone, more like zombies than human beings. Doctors in the whole city said that they could not be saved, so Jiang Zhou cruelly killed them.]
Xiao Jingfan was stunned. A zombie?
[Honestly, Jiang Zhou was able to handle this group of Gu people under the control of the Fifth Prince's wife and prevent them from rushing out to harm ordinary people. He was a very competent official, although he was dealt a heavy blow afterwards.]
Looking at the system's text description, Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but shiver.
[Tsk, miserable, too miserable! If it weren't for Prince Rui's threat of death, Jiang Zhou would have already died.]
When Xiao Jingfan suddenly heard the words "Prince Rui", he couldn't help but feel refreshed.
Zhang Qian was also incredibly stubborn. He clearly knew something was amiss in Xiancheng, yet he still dared to barge in. Not only did he barge in, he also went on to ask questions everywhere, leading to him being caught red-handed by the Fifth Prince's wife's men. Right now, the three of them are being held captive together, eating porridge.
[In other words, the Fifth Prince's wife wanted to keep Prince Rui alive to threaten the tyrant. However, Prince Rui was a fragile person. Even with proper care, he would become ill and could not withstand the slightest disturbance. He specifically requested Zhang Qian and Jiang Zhou to take care of him, otherwise he would go on a hunger strike. If they forced him to drink, he would faint and remain unconscious for days, barely breathing. This frightened the Fifth Prince's wife and her men, who treated him like an ancestor, fearing they would actually let him die.]
Ninth brother often uses the trick of pretending to faint, and it sounds like he didn't suffer any pain.
Xiao Jingfan felt a little relieved, and even his expression looked a little better.
The more Chu Liuzheng looked at him, the more he felt that Prince Rui was a wonderful person.
The Fifth Prince's wife's people also thought of using the lives of Zhang Qian and Jiang Zhou to threaten Prince Rui to obey, but Prince Rui dared to do what he said: "If you cut them, I will be so angry that I will die immediately."
Although it sounds a bit stupid, given King Rui's fragile body after being fed the poisonous insect, it is really possible that he would not be able to breathe and would die of anger.
Faced with a person who could anger them to death at any time, the Fifth Prince's wife and her people were helpless and had no other choice but to obey him.
[Tsk tsk, the Fifth Prince's Consort, this orphan from the previous dynasty, is truly competent in her duties. She's either stirring up trouble or on her way to stirring up trouble, and won't stop until she turns Dasheng upside down. It's been so long, isn't it better to just live a good life?]
Chu Liuzheng felt tired after watching the Fifth Prince's wife's trouble-making journey.
She shook her head secretly and continued to dig through the system.
[Oh, so the 100,000 taels were what the Fifth Prince's wife wanted.]
The Fifth Prince's wife's subordinates threatened Jiang Zhou with his wife and children, forcing him to write to Marquis Wen Zhao to borrow money. He borrowed from not only Marquis Wen Zhao but also all his familiar relatives.
[Let me do the math... Oh my goodness, I already owe over 700,000 taels. With the salary the tyrant gives me, when will I be able to pay it back?]
Chu Liuzheng felt genuinely worried for Jiang Zhou.
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
That’s not the point!!!
However, knowing that his ninth brother was in a good situation and that it was not him who had wrongly trusted anyone and caused the deaths of eighty-seven people, he felt a little relieved and his eyes when he looked at Marquis Wen Zhao were not so cold anymore.
Marquis Wen Zhao keenly sensed this change, gritted his teeth, and volunteered: "I am willing to go to Xiancheng to investigate the truth and apprehend the murderer. I beg Your Majesty's permission."
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