He certainly couldn't admit that there might be some truth in their conversation, that whether it was the emperor or Zhu Xiechi, they genuinely wanted to help clean up the mess. But in that case, the crown princess might survive, but he would definitely be dead.
He still remembers when Yun Jianyue attempted to assassinate him. He had saved the Crown Princess, but he almost had his hand chopped off by the Emperor because he hugged her while saving her.
Today, he has been completely honest with the Crown Princess. No matter how magnanimous the Emperor is, he cannot allow another man to defile his daughter-in-law, right?
Zhu Xie Chixin gave him a deep look, and after a long while, he lowered his voice and said, "Very good. From now on, no matter who asks you, just stick to this story."
Zuan looked at him with some surprise. Was this guy secretly helping him?
It seems that doing him a favor last time was still effective.
Zhu Xie Chixin coughed, his voice returning to normal volume: "Did you see anyone suspicious?"
“No,” Zuan shook his head. “I went out for a short while and found that the palace seemed to be in chaos. The Imperial Guards seemed to be searching for someone. I was worried that something had happened, so I came back and that’s how you brought me here.”
Zhu Xie Chixin sat back down in his chair, his fingers lightly tapping the table as he fell into deep thought.
The sound of fingers tapping on the table was particularly jarring in the room, creating a natural sense of oppression.
After a while, Zhu Xiechi said, "Someone will take you to the imperial prison for further interrogation. You need to know what you should and shouldn't say. Also, His Majesty specifically instructed that you must not reveal your identity as an Embroidered-Robe Envoy."
"Good!" Zu An felt relieved. The emperor's words proved that he still wanted him to help him frame Prince Qi. So as long as he didn't expose what he and the Crown Princess had really done, the emperor probably wouldn't kill him.
Zu An couldn't help but ask, "Why did this matter escalate to the Imperial Prison? Shouldn't it have been suppressed as soon as possible? This public investigation is damaging to the Crown Princess's reputation, isn't it?"
Zhu Xie Chixin hesitated for a moment before explaining, "There are not just one faction in the palace, but also many of Prince Qi's forces. They have already started to stir things up, so how could it be easily suppressed?"
"The Crown Princess's status is special, making it inconvenient to interrogate her. We'll definitely start with you."
Zuan smiled bitterly to himself. As expected, ordinary people in this world have no human rights.
After Zhu Xie Chixin left, someone quickly took him to the Heavenly Prison.
When Guo Zhi, the Right Guard General, saw him, he sighed and said, "Brother Zu, I never expected to meet you under such circumstances."
Zuan smiled wryly and said, "I didn't expect this either."
Guo Zhi hesitated for a moment, then, taking advantage of the fact that no one around him was paying attention, he transmitted his voice through his inner energy: "The Minister of the Imperial Clan, the Minister of Justice, and the Minister of the Imperial Household will come to interrogate you later. You'd better watch yourself."
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