King Yan firmly believed that Prime Minister Kong and Hongyu had colluded to assassinate King Lu and help Songhua seize the throne. Therefore, he ordered Zhiya to frame Prime Minister Kong.
However, Kong Xiang was prepared. He had no choice but to change his mind and let Zhiya surrender. Kong Xiang also relaxed his guard.
He then ordered men to infiltrate the Kong family mansion and wait to poison them that night. However, the Kong family member did not die, and Hongyu escaped unharmed.
King Yan was furious and rushed to the yamen to ask the emperor to interrogate Qiu Xue'er and clear General Qiu's name, but in reality he wanted to get rid of Hong Yu.
Hongyu slowly walked out of the courtroom, and behind her came Master Gu's voice, "Your Majesty, Qiu Xue'er's hair is rather thick and jet black, which matches the evidence in Zhang Manguan's case. Therefore, it is determined that the real culprit is Qiu Xue'er."
Bang!
"Interrogate the murderer Qiu Xue'er."
Ah! Hongyu pursed her lips, trying hard to suppress her laughter.
Last night, she was taken to the yamen by Gu Erlang and entrusted him to inform the Xue family about Qiu Xue'er's arrest.
If the Xue family can kill Qiu Xue'er, that would be best. If not, someone else will help them kill Qiu Xue'er to prevent her from betraying them.
As she walked out of the government office, she encountered Prince Yan.
Yan Wang glared at her and hurriedly entered the yamen. As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he heard the coroner report, "Your Majesty, Qiu Xue'er died of poisoning this morning. It was a rare poison."
Bang!
The emperor suddenly stood up, slammed his hand heavily on the table, and flew into a rage.
"A rare poison! A rare poison! Lord He, I hereby order you to take full charge of investigating all cases related to this rare poison. You must find the real culprit and punish him severely!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, this old minister will certainly live up to your expectations."
After speaking with the adults, she hurriedly left and ran towards the prison cell, fearing that Zhiya would be poisoned.
He not only suspected that Qiu Xue'er was being used, but also suspected that Zhi Ya was an assassin under orders. The real culprits behind this were most likely Yan Wang and Hong Yu.
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When Hongyu arrived at the Kong family mansion and got out of the sedan chair, she saw that the area outside the mansion was crowded with people, and there was a constant murmur of discussion.
"Twenty more people have died."
"He can't be saved. He's been poisoned by a rare and deadly poison; no matter the severity, he'll die. There's no cure!"
"Who could be so vicious as to poison the well? They must be trying to wipe out the whole family!"
"..."
Hongyu covered her face with a handkerchief and walked towards the front door, sobbing. Just then, she saw Chenyu and the cripple coming out.
She rushed forward, her voice choked with emotion, and asked, "Has Prime Minister Kong woken up?"
Chen Yu did not stop, shaking her head silently as she continued on her way.
Just now, Mu Nanfeng sent someone to deliver a message, saying that when Old Madam Mu learned that Shen Jing and Shu Xiang had been named concubines, she was so angry that she fainted. After being revived by the doctor, she kept calling out Shen Yu's name.
Ignoring the stares of the crowd, Chen Yu pulled the lame man into the sedan chair.
Everyone was surprised, and then whispered among themselves, "Who is that lame man?"
"With your face covered, who would know?"
"Alas, it's a pity he's a cripple."
"..."
Hongyu was displeased and glared at the crowd, shouting sternly, "Stop spreading nonsense and creating panic! Disperse immediately!"
As she entered the main courtyard, a man in black slowly approached her, wiping the corner of his eye with his sleeve. Embroidered with an eagle, the man in black was none other than Kong Ying, the eldest son of the Kong family.
With red eyes, Kong Xiang spoke in a hoarse voice: "Madam Yu, my father and my sister have passed away."
Hongyu was overjoyed, but quickly covered her face with her handkerchief and cried out in grief, "Everyone says that Miss Chenyu has developed a miraculous antidote, how could this be?"
“It’s no use. Although Miss Chenyu has developed an antidote, it hasn’t been verified yet. My father and sister still died after taking it. Miss Hongyu, please go back first. I still need to take care of the funeral arrangements in the manor.”
Hongyu was not in a hurry to leave. She came here to prove her innocence and point the finger at King Yan.
She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and sobbed, "Young Master, last night, Prince Yan asked me to come and retrieve the pendant, but I was falsely accused and spent the night in a prison cell. I can only come to retrieve the pendant now, and I will have to trouble you to take me to the hall."
Kong Ying nodded hesitantly, and after a moment of silence, he replied, "Madam Yu, there are also corpses in the hall. So, after the corpses are removed, I will personally deliver the jade pendant to Prince Yan's residence."
Hongyu left the Kong family mansion, still overjoyed. With Kong Xiang and Kong Que'er dead, as long as she killed Yan Wang, she would have no more worries.
Yan Wang wanted to frame her, but thanks to the old woman who falsely accused her of stealing a purse, and Gu Erlang who happened to arrive and ruthlessly arrested her and threw her into jail, she was able to escape a disaster.
Could it be that Gu Erlang knows about Yan Wang's conspiracy?
Thinking of all this, she hurried to the yamen to see Lord He.
Upon hearing that a new witness had appeared, Lord He hurriedly arrested Gu Erlang and the old woman for interrogation.
It turned out that yesterday, the old woman came to the yamen to visit Zhiya, but Zhiya refused to see her. The old woman sat outside the yamen until dark before leaving.
Worried that the old woman might commit suicide, Gu Erlang secretly followed her and happened to see Prince Yan and a peddler carrying ice sneaking around in an alley. Later, the peddler entered the Kong family mansion.
Gu Erlang became suspicious. Seeing that Hongyu was going to the Kong family mansion, he asked the old woman to help stop Hongyu.
Upon learning the truth, Hongyu was furious. "Lord He, the Prince of Yan is trying to frame me, even harming innocent people and taking lives so carelessly. I'm sure Zhiya was also used by the Prince of Yan. Please, Lord He, severely punish the mastermind behind this."
The old woman kowtowed repeatedly, weeping bitterly, "My lord, my Zhiya is so stubborn! Five years ago, she was bullied by a local bully, and it was thanks to Qiu Shuang'er's help that she was bought as a maid. She must have been instigated to kill Young Master Kang'er in order to repay Qiu Shuang'er's kindness. My lord, please investigate! My Zhiya was definitely used by someone!"
Lord He nodded, then got up and walked into the courtyard, sternly ordering, "Gather two hundred elite soldiers and follow me to the Yan Prince's residence to capture the Yan Prince."
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