Chapter 61 My relationship with Miss Chu is completely innocent...
Miss Wang and Prince Rui were mutually in love; there was no question of either of them forcing the other.
Zhou Chuanxing's strike was aimed at Prince Rui.
If Miss Wang were smart enough, she would know that she was to become a tool of the Regent.
At this moment, if the prince orders her to kill someone, she will obediently kill that person in order to save her life.
But she was spoiled by the Grand Tutor, and her own sister, born of the same mother, was the current Empress.
She wasn't afraid of a prince at all.
"Your Highness, I do not understand what you are saying."
She remained composed and dignified.
Zhou Chuanxing was afraid that if she cried and begged for mercy on her knees, he would find it difficult to take action.
“Miss Wang, I will not repeat myself. I hope you are a wise man.”
Miss Wang doesn't think she's stupid or foolish.
She was certain that the regent could do nothing to her.
“Your Highness, it’s fine if you don’t want to marry me. Being with Prince Rui is my own choice. You don’t need to use me to threaten him.”
If it weren't for the Grand Tutor and the Empress making the decision, she would have preferred the courteous Prince Rui.
The regent held a high position and great power, but he had been fighting on the battlefield since he was thirteen years old, and his whole being exuded a rough and unrefined air.
Unlike Prince Rui, who grew up in the capital, who understood the thoughts of young women.
Zhou Chuanxing's gaze was indifferent as he toyed with the folding fan in his hand.
Aside from his own daughter, he had never spent so much time alone with any woman.
“Miss Wang, since you’ve decided not to tell the truth, why don’t you share your final words?”
Miss Wang frowned: "You're going to kill me?"
She sat down opposite Zhou Chuanxing with an air of superiority, looking down at him with an air of superiority, "My father is the Grand Tutor of the court, and my sister is the Empress. Do you dare to touch me?"
Zhou Chuanxing stared casually at the burnt-out ash, "Why don't you wait until this incense burns out and see if you're still alive to speak to me?"
Miss Wang was certain that Zhou Chuanxing wouldn't dare kill her.
"Don't try to scare me, I'm not easily frightened."
The time it takes for an incense stick to burn is neither fast nor slow.
At this moment, Chu Yanqing and the Empress are rushing to the Prince's Mansion as quickly as possible.
When the Empress learned that Zhou Chuanxing had invited his cousin, she naturally assumed that the two had feelings for each other and wanted to meet more often before their marriage.
But Eunuch Wei rushed into the palace to tell her, "It's terrible, Your Highness! The Prince has discovered the affair between Miss Wang and Prince Rui. You should go and see for yourself."
The Empress panicked, thinking of her second brother's bloodthirsty nature, and dared not delay for a moment. She immediately got into her sedan chair and left the palace.
At the same time, he ordered someone to notify the Grand Tutor to rush to the Prince's residence immediately.
Chu Yanqing arrived before the Empress.
She was led to the garden outside the Xiaoqin Hall, where she immediately saw Miss Wang lying on the ground with a deep cut on her neck, still bleeding.
Zhou Chuanxing stood not far away with a solemn expression, slowly wiping the blade.
"Your Highness..."
Chu Yanqing's legs went weak with fright. Zhou Chuanxing noticed her, sheathed his longsword, strode over, and helped her into the corridor. "If you don't look, you won't be afraid."
He shielded Miss Wang's body, trying to lower his profile, and spoke softly.
The Empress rushed over and saw Zhou Chuanxing gently comforting Miss Chu.
Her younger sister lay on the ground, already dead.
"Little sister—"
"Little sister—"
"Little sister—"
The Queen stumbled over, shouting herself hoarse.
The Grand Tutor had five sons and seven daughters in total, but only she and her youngest sister were full siblings.
They were closer than any of their siblings.
She longed for her younger sister to find a good husband and worked tirelessly for her, but her sister was too picky and didn't like any of the young men.
She finally managed to get engaged to the Regent, and she will be able to sit firmly in the empress's palace in the future.
Less than three days after the marriage was arranged, the younger sister died tragically in the Regent's Palace.
I saw my younger sister yesterday; she was vibrant, beautiful, and full of life. Today, she lies on the ground, splattered with blood, completely motionless.
The Empress's legs went weak, as if she had traveled thousands of miles to reach her younger sister's side. Looking at her sister who had already stopped breathing, she didn't know where to pick her up.
"Someone, quickly summon the imperial physician! Quickly summon the imperial physician!"
"Quickly, summon the imperial physician!"
"Little sister—"
The Empress wanted to pick her up, but she was afraid of hurting her, so she could only watch helplessly as her younger sister's life slipped away bit by bit.
My gaze fell on the bloody gash on her neck; the little girl had been killed with a single stab.
Who else could it be but her ruthless second uncle?
She turned to look at Zhou Chuanxing, her eyes filled with hatred.
"Zhou Chuanxing, if you don't give me an explanation today, I will go to the Emperor for justice."
After comforting Chu Yanqing, Zhou Chuanxing gestured to Tao Guan to take the "crimes" on the table to the Empress.
It was all a secret affair between Miss Wang and Prince Rui, from their first meeting to their sexual relationship and the exchange of tokens of affection.
"Sister-in-law, it's not that your Wang family is being too unreasonable. You think I'm unfamiliar with the capital since I just returned from the border, so you force me to accept this woman and try to confuse the bloodline of my Prince Qin's mansion, forcing me to take action?"
The Empress knew her sister well; she did indeed keep quite a few male lovers.
When she first heard about it, she tried to persuade her sister.
But the younger sister outwardly complied while inwardly disobeying.
I never imagined it would lead to this disaster.
"She's my own sister! Even if she did something wrong, you shouldn't have killed her. Do you even respect me as your sister-in-law?!"
Zhou Chuanxing's eyes narrowed, a hint of murderous intent appearing in them.
Even Chu Yanqing, who was standing next to her, could feel it.
Zhou Chuanxing said with a dignified yet restrained tone: "It's not that I didn't give her a chance. As long as she explained how Prince Rui forced her, I could let bygones be bygones and I would never go back on my promise to give her the title of Princess Consort. But she claims that she and Prince Rui are in love. Let alone me, how many ordinary men could tolerate that?"
"Sister-in-law, if it weren't for your sake, today it wouldn't be as simple as just killing me with a single blow."
As the two were arguing, the Grand Tutor, trembling and being helped over, arrived. Upon seeing his daughter's tragic death, he was filled with hatred and wished he could tear Zhou Chuanxing apart alive.
"Your Highness, what exactly has my daughter done wrong? Please give us an explanation."
Zhou Chuanxing said nothing: "Grand Tutor, I am reluctant to punish you severely because of your advanced age, but you have failed to educate your daughter properly and have humiliated me in this way. From today onwards, go home and retire."
This directly resulted in the dismissal of the Grand Tutor from his post.
The Grand Tutor snapped out of his daze and hurriedly knelt down to beg for forgiveness: "Your Highness, it's all my fault. I failed to raise my daughter properly. Please forgive me."
Zhou Chuanxing was a powerful minister who commanded an army of 400,000.
I didn't want to be too ruthless, which is why I've been so lenient with them until now.
But the Grand Tutor's faction went too far.
If Miss Wang hadn't acted recklessly today and accused Prince Rui of forcing her, he would have been targeting Prince Rui with his blade.
The Grand Tutor is a subject, and must bow his head at crucial moments.
But the Empress is the Emperor's legal wife and Zhou Chuanxing's sister-in-law.
As long as she doesn't make any mistakes, Zhou Chuanxing can't do anything to her no matter what.
“Father,” she said, personally helping the Grand Tutor up. She had been so preoccupied with her grief that she had only just noticed that Chu Yanqing had been standing next to Zhou Chuanxing.
She had heard before that Zhou Chuanxing liked Miss Chu.
He even warned Zhou Chuanxing that he and Miss Chu were not a good match.
Was his brutal killing of his younger sister today truly due to her indecent behavior or because he displeased Miss Chu?
"Zhou Chuanxing, what are you doing here, Miss Chu? What is your relationship with her? You're falsely accusing my sister of being implicated, but are you innocent?"
Her eyes were bloodshot and filled with murderous intent.
He vowed to get justice for his younger sister.
Zhou Chuanxing had been waiting for her to say this: "My relationship with Miss Chu is completely innocent."
How could the Empress believe it? "Zhou Chuanxing, don't think I don't know. You've taken a fancy to Miss Chu and want to marry her. You pretended to agree when I disagreed, but you've actually been planning to kill my little sister for a long time. Do you dare to say that's not true?"
Zhou Chuanxing didn't want to argue. "What you think is your business. Miss Wang didn't respect herself and had a relationship with Prince Rui. Do you dare to say that I'm slandering her? Should we find a matron to verify whether Miss Wang's innocence is still valid? Do you dare?"
The Empress, of course, dared not. "How dare you! My little sister has already gone, and you still want to insult her? Do our Wang family girls disgust you so much!"
"Guards, seize Miss Chu and beat her to death on the spot!"
The Empress was furious. She couldn't do anything to Zhou Chuanxing, but killing Chu Yanqing was as easy as crushing an ant.
Chu Yanqing never expected things to develop in this direction.
She knew perfectly well that the Regent had asked her to shield him from disaster, but she dared not tell the truth.
Even if she told her, the Queen wouldn't believe her.
How could Zhou Chuanxing allow the Empress's people to touch Chu Yanqing? He stepped forward, blocking Chu Yanqing's path, his face sinister and his eyes like those of a ferocious beast, staring at the Empress, "Let's see who dares!"
The Empress's men were eager to try, but none of them had families to support.
If I anger the prince, will my family's lives be in danger?
The Empress was filled with hatred, yet powerless to do anything about it.
She's destined to swallow this bitter pill today.
Prince Duan arrived at this time.
He had just gone to the yamen to run an errand when he heard that something had happened at the Prince's mansion, so he rushed over.
I saw that Chu Yanqing was actually there.
It was obvious that his second brother had dragged someone over to take the blame, and he was furious.
He strode over, grabbed Chu Yanqing, and for the first time gave his second brother a cold look: "Second brother, why did you call her over here!"
Zhou Chuanxing was seething with anger: "Miss Chu, stand behind me."
Chu Yanqing was completely bewildered; she couldn't figure out what Zhou Chuanxing was up to.
According to the agreement between the two of them, he seemed to be fulfilling his own wish and that of Prince Duan.
Killing Miss Wang was just the beginning; he not only wanted to marry his cousin openly, but also wanted her to be with Prince Duan.
So what should we do next?
Prince Duan seemed not to understand the implications of this situation.
Then she should listen to Zhou Chuanxing.
Stand behind him at this moment.
Chu Yanqing hesitated for a moment, then carefully walked behind Zhou Chuanxing.
Prince Duan was angry. "Chu Yanqing, what do you mean? You listen to your second brother but not me? I'm the one who likes you."
Worried that Prince Duan might say something wrong, Chu Yanqing frowned and reminded him, "Shut up."
Prince Duan was seething with anger, opened his mouth, but then kept it closed.
The Empress ignored the petty actions of the few people; her mind was filled with thoughts of her younger sister, who had already died.
Zhou Chuanxing began to turn away the guests, saying, "If the Grand Tutor's Mansion is unwilling, my Prince's Mansion can help procure a simple coffin as my way of sending Miss Wang off on her journey."
"No need," the Empress ordered her younger sister to be carried away.
If we can't get rid of Chu Yanqing today, sooner or later Chu Yanqing will have to pay for my sister's life.
Eunuch Wei hurriedly chased after her, saying, "Miss Wang, please wait a moment. This old servant will see you off."
After the Grand Tutor and the Empress left the Prince's residence, Prince Duan couldn't help but lash out at Zhou Chuanxing.
"Second brother, what are you thinking? Why did you call Yanqing over?"
Zhou Chuanxing glanced at him as if he were an idiot, "Serves you right for not being able to find a wife."
Prince Duan couldn't understand, "What does this have to do with my marriage? The Empress will definitely not let Yan Qing off the hook, and she might send assassins over today."
Zhou Chuanxing said coolly, "So, you can't even protect a woman?"
Prince Duan couldn't think of anything else besides sending secret guards. "She lives in the Marquis's residence, and I can't always be by her side."
Zhou Chuanxing: "Then you should marry her as soon as possible."
Prince Duan: "How is that possible? Not to mention that she is currently engaged, the Empress would never agree to it."
Zhou Chuanxing: "Why don't you mention it to the Empress now? Maybe she'll agree."
Prince Duan simply couldn't believe that the Empress would agree to him marrying the girl from the Chu family.
Chu Yanqing quietly reminded him, "Why don't you go to the palace tomorrow and mention it to the Empress?"
Chu Yanqing believed that Zhou Chuanxing had already planned it all out.
This was the best time for her to be with Prince Duan.
She had just handed over the evidence of the young master Liang's crimes to the Dali Temple, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, they would be able to arrest him today.
Prince Duan hesitated, then said, "I'll try going to the palace tomorrow."
He suddenly grasped Chu Yanqing's hand, "If it doesn't work out, it's not that I didn't try; you have to give me a chance."
Feeling embarrassed by the physical contact in front of Zhou Chuanxing, Chu Yanqing pushed him away forcefully, saying, "What are you doing!"
Prince Duan was still uneasy. "Second brother, this is the last time you use Yanqing. If it happens again, I'll turn against you!"
Zhou Chuanxing gave him a "what can you do about it if I turn my back on you?" look, "I'll wait for you to turn your back on me."
Prince Duan: "..."
He had nothing to say to his second brother. "Yanqing, don't go back to the Marquis's mansion today. Come back to the Prince's mansion with me, and I'll protect you."
Chu Yanqing chuckled and said, "Your Duanwang Mansion is already riddled with holes. It would be even more dangerous for me to go with you."
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