Chapter 188 Female Official Gives Birth
"Don't believe it?" Zhu Chong ignored Mao Xiang's questioning look and focused all his attention on Qi Sishe.
He stretched out his hand, and his fingertips slowly moved on Qi Sishe's waist and abdomen. As he walked, he gently circled around the woman's body.
Seeing Zhu Chong's actions, Mao Xiang widened his eyes and stared at Zhu Chong with a puzzled look on his face. The actions of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin of the Ming Dynasty at this moment somewhat subverted Mao Xiang's perception of him.
Qi Sishe was also tense at this moment. Zhu Chong's fingertips were like carving knives. Although she knew that it was just a finger passing through her body, she always felt vaguely that it was the finger of a devil's claw that had cut open her waist and abdomen.
"Your Highness the Prince of Qin!" Mao Xiang couldn't bear to watch it anymore. He was confused. What on earth was Zhu Chong doing?
As a prince of the Ming Dynasty and the presiding judge of this case, his behavior at this moment is really inappropriate.
"Sir Mao, I don't want anyone to interfere in my trial, including you!" Zhu Chong glanced at Mao Xiang coldly.
Mao Xiang noticed Zhu Chong's almost ruthless eyes, as if he saw Zhu Yuanzhang standing in front of him. He subconsciously knelt on the ground and bowed in agreement: "I understand!"
Zhu Chong waved his free hand towards Mao Xiang, while his other hand was still rubbing circles on the woman's waist and abdomen.
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you say it or not, but you think that if you die, it will all be over. I'm afraid that won't happen."
Zhu Chong paused, his fingers tapping on the woman's waist, sneering repeatedly, "Mao Xiang, the Eastern Palace lady-in-waiting has not been sent out yet, and she's already pregnant and given birth to a child. After the investigation is confirmed, what will be your punishment?"
Mao Xiang's heart trembled, and he looked up in astonishment. Qi Sishe, who heard Zhu Chong's words at the same time, was even more frightened. He shrank back and screamed loudly: "What did you say? Nonsense!"
Zhu Chong sighed and shook his head, saying, "Mao Xiang, get a midwife and a royal physician here. I've read in a medical book that strange lines appear on the waist and abdomen of women who've given birth. Have them check to see if this woman has those lines!"
Hearing Zhu Chong's words, Mao Xiang's eyes widened and he subconsciously looked at Qi Sishe's waist and abdomen.
Upon hearing this, Qi Sishe twisted his body like a venomous snake and screamed, "You, you bastard, let me go, or kill me, kill me, don't touch me..."
But both Zhu Chong and Mao Xiang ignored her words, especially Mao Xiang. After hearing what Zhu Chong said, he felt terrible, especially when he saw the strange skin texture on Qi Sishe's waist and abdomen that was almost covered with blood. The hairs on his body stood on end.
Without any hesitation, Mao Xiang immediately ordered his Jinyiwei to quickly invite the midwife and the imperial physician who was good at gynecology.
Soon, three midwives and two imperial doctors were hurriedly brought in by the Embroidered Uniform Guards. After carefully examining the angrily cursing Qi Sishe, the five of them came to Zhu Chong, who had returned to his seat, and Mao Xiang, who was standing behind him.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Zhu Chong asked casually. Several midwives and imperial physicians looked at each other.
The last imperial physician stepped forward, bowed, and reported to Zhu Chong, "Your Highness, this woman was once pregnant and gave birth to a child. The lines on her waist and abdomen are confirmed to be caused by childbirth..."
Hearing the words of the imperial physician, Mao Xiang closed his eyes in pain, and the entire interrogation cell suddenly became extremely quiet.
Qi Sishe, who had been cursing just now, suddenly fell silent after hearing this. The entire cell fell into a deathly solemnity and silence.
The lady-in-waiting of the Eastern Palace gave birth to a child!
For Mao Xiang, it was like the sky had fallen. He really had no idea about this matter!
But the problem lies here. As the eyes and ears of Lao Zhu, he was actually unaware of such an important matter. How could Lao Zhu trust him again?
Recently, Zhu Yuanzhang has become increasingly dissatisfied with Mao Xiang. The Jinyiwei's intelligence work has been seriously lagging behind, which has made Zhu Yuanzhang very angry. If it weren't for their old friendship, Mao Xiang would have lost his head long ago!
Now that Zhu Xiongying has been murdered, the female official of the Eastern Palace has given birth to a child. The female official is also the direct murderer of Zhu Xiongying.
All these things intertwined together, and Mao Xiang felt sadly that his life was no longer safe!
Zhu Chong also shook his head. He was just forced by Old Zhu to come here to try the case, and he didn't take the trial seriously at all.
After all, no matter whether the matter of the Eastern Palace is investigated or not, Zhu Xiongying is already dead. Continuing to dig deeper will only cause more unbearable things. Zhu Chong actually doesn't care who the mastermind behind the scenes is.
He also believed that once Lao Zhu calmed down, he would not care and would only want to settle the matter peacefully. After all, the main culprit had been caught, and the problem could be solved by fabricating some charges.
But after seeing the stretch marks on Qi Sishe's waist, Zhu Chong felt that things might be a little complicated.
Whether there is someone committing adultery in the palace or someone is secretly doing something in the Eastern Palace, this matter cannot be concealed. Crown Prince Zhu Biao is afraid that he will suffer a great loss in this matter!
The prince has always been an honest, mature and steady man in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, and he is the person who will become the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty. If these things cause a foul relationship between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, Zhu Chong dare not even think about what will happen next!
Therefore, almost at the same time as Mao Xiang, the two men looked at the female official with murderous eyes.
This woman deserves to die!
Mao Xiang really wanted to kill someone, but Zhu Chong thought for a moment and asked the imperial physician, "Can you tell when she was born?"
The imperial physician hesitated for a moment and looked back at his colleagues. Zhu Chong allowed them to make eye contact and waited quietly for the result.
"Reporting to the prince, this woman can give birth to a child within two years at most. As for the rest, please forgive me for not being able to tell."
Zhu Chong nodded when he heard this, and he already had a plan in mind.
Two years is neither long nor short. As long as we retrieve the documents in the palace and find out Qi Sishe's situation in the past two years, and any unusual personnel transfers in the Eastern Palace in the past two years, we can find out.
With this thought in mind, Zhu Chong waved his hand and called Mao Xiang over. "If word gets out about what happened here today, I will personally have everyone, including you, slashed to pieces. Do you understand what I mean?"
When everyone heard Zhu Chong threatening Mao Xiang in public, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their spine.
Mao Xiang was stunned at first, but he quickly reacted and knelt before Zhu Chong, saying, "Don't worry, Your Highness. If anyone dares to spread this, I will grind their bones to dust and bring their heads back to you!"
Hearing Mao Xiang say this, everyone present looked at them sideways, but Zhu Chong did not pay attention to their thoughts, and even lost the intention to interrogate Qi Sishe again.
Mao Xiang immediately drove out all the people present, gave instructions to his subordinates, and then turned back to ask Zhu Chong.
"Your Majesty, what should we do next?"
Zhu Chong raised his eyebrows and asked, "What the hell are you doing? Are you a pig?"
"I'll trouble you, Lord Mao, with the Heavenly Prison. Just one word: don't let Qi Sishe die. As for the rest, I'll take care of it myself."
With just one word, Zhu Chong sent Mao Xiang away and immediately left the prison and headed straight for the palace.
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