The Crown Princess glared at him: "You said it's caused quite a stir, how could I not know?"
Taking advantage of the situation, Zu'an asked, "Does the Crown Princess think Cheng Xiong should be sentenced?"
The Crown Princess has been paying close attention to this matter recently, as it is related to the power struggle between the Crown Prince and the Prince of Qi. After pondering for a moment, she finally shook her head slightly: "Although the Embroidered-Robe Envoy and the Commandant of the Capital Region have both found him guilty, the Court of Justice firmly believes that this is a frame-up. The evidence is still too weak. At most, Cheng Gang will be convicted, but it is unlikely that Cheng Xiong will be implicated."
The Qi King's faction is not to be trifled with. It has the support of the military led by the Qin family, as well as the bigwigs of the highest decision-making body, such as Yu Xuanchong, the Left Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Lian Yu, the Grand Secretary, and Pei Zheng, the Attendant-in-Ordinary. Even the royal family has many respected elders who support them. How could they allow Cheng Xiong, who is in the same camp, to be wrongly accused?
Although her father, along with the Liu family, the Meng family, the Prince of Liang, and other forces, had been arguing fiercely in the court these past few days, they still couldn't completely convict Cheng Xiong.
Previously, Murong Tong was transferred from the important position of Sili Xiaowei under a pretext, and the Qi Wang Party had already suffered a great loss. How could they sit idly by and watch such an important position as Zuo Wei Jiangjun change hands this time?
Therefore, the consensus within the Crown Prince's faction is that they can only deal with Cheng Gang at most.
Feeling a bit annoyed, she said irritably, "Why are you asking these questions?"
Zu An smiled slightly and said, "Does the Crown Princess want Cheng Xiong to be guilty, or does she want him to be innocent?"
The Crown Princess's face darkened: "What exactly do you mean by playing tricks here? Whether General Cheng, an important official of the court, is guilty or not is for the court to decide according to the law. What does it have to do with me?"
Zu An sighed: "Forget it, I thought I had a way to punish Cheng Xiong if the Crown Princess wanted to, but now it seems that it was just wishful thinking on my part."
After saying that, he walked straight outside.
Watching his retreating figure, the Crown Princess's expression shifted between light and dark before she finally spoke, "Wait, do you really have a way?"
Zu An stopped and turned to look at her: "Does the Crown Princess think I would joke about something like this to tease you?"
The Crown Princess frowned slightly. Although this guy was a bit unreliable, he was clearly not an idiot like the Crown Prince, and it was indeed unlikely that he would do something meaningless.
However, she still had doubts: "Why are you helping me?"
Zu An said with a grin, "Would you believe me if I said it's because the Crown Princess is beautiful?"
The Crown Princess's face changed drastically: "Do you know that you have committed a grave offense of disrespect!"
Anger from Bi Linglong +700!
Seeing that she was angry but did not call for the guards outside, Zu An couldn't help but sigh that she was indeed a woman who knew how to weigh the pros and cons. He then continued, "Princess Consort, please don't be angry. Actually, the reason I want to help you is very simple. Has Princess Consort forgotten my current status?"
"Your identity?" The Crown Princess was taken aback at first, then realized that he was a retainer of the Crown Prince. It was no surprise that he had already been branded as a member of the Crown Prince's faction. For the sake of future wealth and glory, he would naturally have to help the Crown Prince.
She then felt relieved: "Although I believe your motives, I doubt whether you have the ability."
Zu An said in a deep voice, "As long as the Crown Princess arranges for me to go to the Heavenly Prison to see those captured assassins, that will be fine."
The reason he met the Crown Princess in this guise was not only because he was worried about Jin Pai Eleven's identity being exposed, but also because he wanted to improve his status in the Eastern Palace. He didn't want to remain the pageboy of that foolish fat man forever. Only by making the Crown Princess and the forces behind her realize his value could many plans be pushed forward.
"See those assassins?" The Crown Princess asked, somewhat puzzled.
Zu An said, "The Crown Princess should be able to influence General Guo Zhi of the Right Guard. He is currently in charge of those assassins, and ordinary people cannot see them."
The Left Guard General is already a member of the Qi King's faction. Unless the emperor makes a blunder, the Right Guard General cannot possibly be a member of the Qi King's faction as well.
The Crown Princess frowned and asked, "Why do you want to see them?"
Zu An shook his head: "We can't say it now, or it won't work anymore. The Crown Princess will understand everything in due time."
The Crown Princess sized him up and quickly fell into deep thought. After a long while, she finally parted her lips slightly and said, "Alright, I can arrange for you to meet them, but if you are lying to me, I will report your flirting with me to the Emperor. At that time, even a god can't save you."
Zu An smiled slightly: "I will certainly not disappoint the Crown Princess."
Next, the Crown Princess arranged for guards to take Zu An to the imperial prison. Seeing the guards leading the way with their dark circles and weak appearance, Zu An couldn't help but laugh: "Oh, aren't these Guard Pu and Guard Jiao?"
The two junior guards were none other than Jiao Sigun and Pu Duandiao.
Park Duan-diao couldn't help but laugh: "So it's Lord Zu, I've heard so much about you."
Jiao Sigun, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but say, "You've never even heard of him before, so how can you say you've heard so much about him?"
Park Duan-diao's face darkened: "Didn't we meet a few days ago? Stop arguing with me."
Jiao Sigun snorted: "I'm not arguing for the sake of arguing, I just can't stand your hypocrisy."
Park Duan Diao ignored him and smiled directly at Zu An, saying, "Lord Zu is truly enviable. You've only been in the Eastern Palace for a short time, yet you've already gained the Crown Princess's trust. We brothers have never been sent out as guards for ministers before."
He noticed that Jiao Sigun was about to speak again, and immediately glared at him: "Shut up, or I won't take you to the brothel next time."
Jiao Sigun said, "Now that such a thing happened at the Jiaofangsi, who would dare to go there in a short time? Are you stupid?"
Pu Duandiao: "..."
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