Chapter 57: No Skeletons in the Zhao Family Backyard
Su Tan paused, his gaze landing on Song Tingchen. He chuckled softly, "The two people in front of you, one is General Song's best brother, and the other is your 'good sister'. No matter which of them becomes the culprit of today's incident, it is not what you want to see."
"So General Song wants to put the blame on me, just as His Royal Highness Prince Chen said?"
She looked at Song Tingchen quietly.
Thinking back on the past, Song Tingchen was a cold and aloof person, to put it nicely, and indifferent and cold-hearted person to put it bluntly.
It seemed that no matter what she did, she couldn't warm his heart.
So no matter in the past or now, whenever she had a conflict with the people around him, she was the one who was sacrificed and wronged.
But in the past, she was content with love, so she never cared about it and never saw the cold-hearted nature of this man.
But times are different now.
Su Tan chuckled. It was indeed she who did it, but her accomplice was Prince Lu Zhiheng. If anything happened to her, Lu Zhiheng could not escape.
It was a fight between royal brothers that created a shocking scandal.
Or someone deliberately framed Prince Yu and caused him to suffer for no reason.
Emperor Qinglong knew very well what to choose.
Su Tan raised the corner of his mouth sarcastically. "General Song can try to put all the blame on me as usual. You can be blind and conceited, but I don't believe that the Emperor and the Empress can't distinguish right from wrong."
Song Tingchen paused.
He did want to ask if this matter had nothing to do with her.
After what happened today, he didn't believe that Prince Yu was innocent.
He thought that Prince Yu might have found these people in order to take revenge on Su Tan and destroy her.
And she was good at calculating, so she could naturally see through Prince Yu's tricks.
But today Zhao Yu offended her again. Given her intolerant and vengeful personality, dragging Zhao Yu into this as well would be killing two birds with one stone.
But Su Tan's clear eyes were filled with endless ridicule at this moment.
For a moment, Song Tingchen didn't know what to say.
He twitched the corners of his mouth, but finally looked away without saying a word.
Liu Qingyin lowered her head and thought quickly in her mind. She knew that Song Tingchen might suspect Su Tan. If she had a choice, she would also like to put everything on Su Tan.
But at this moment, she had completely offended Zhao Yu.
If Zhao Yu is given a chance to turn the tables, there is no guarantee that the other party will pay back a thousand times in the future.
Liu Qingyin had made her decision in an instant. She raised her head, determined not to go back on her word. "Brother Tingchen, at this point, are you still going to be deceived by Zhao Yu?"
"He must have done all this!"
She knelt on the ground and walked to the feet of Emperor Qinglong. "Your Majesty, I have never lied to you. If Zhao Yu wants to prove his innocence, it's actually very simple. Send someone to investigate the Zhao family's backyard to see if there are really mountains of white garbage as Princess Jiayi said. Also, check if he has any special dealings with these people."
"Anything you do will always leave traces!"
Su Tan just said that Zhao Yu likes to raise boys!
Although Liu Qingyin hated Su Tan very much, she also knew that this person was good at calculating and there was no need for him to fabricate such things to slander Zhao Yu.
No!
Su Tan is not the kind of person who would never frame someone.
I have experienced the feeling of being unable to defend myself at the hands of Su Tan.
But even if Su Tan wanted to frame Zhao Yu, I think at this moment, Su Tan would definitely make the frame-up become a reality.
Liu Qingyin suddenly felt more confident and her eyes fell on Zhao Yu. "Mr. Zhao, can you swear that there won't be a single body found in your Zhao family's backyard? Can you swear that what happened today has nothing to do with you?"
Liu Qingyin wanted to see some panic from Zhao Yu.
After all, if a person really feels guilty and has done something wrong, he would never dare to ask others to investigate.
But at this moment, Zhao Yu just gritted his teeth, and there was no trace of guilt or evasion in his eyes. He seemed to be fearless and said, "What am I afraid of?"
"I, Zhao Yu, swear, if I have really done such a heinous thing as Princess Jiayi said, I will not die a good death!"
At this time, Su Tan sneered and looked at Zhao Yu. "You will die a miserable death anyway. It won't make any difference whether you swear or not."
"you!"
Zhao Yu gritted his teeth, but there was a hint of hatred in his eyes.
Yes, because of that bitch Su Tan, he was forced to hang out with this group of people. He would get infected with serious diseases, and he would die in the most humiliating and despicable way!
Zhao Yu was fearless and kowtowed to the almighty emperor and father, "Your Majesty, there will definitely not be a single male corpse or a single skeleton found in the Zhao family mansion!"
"If Your Majesty investigates and proves that my Zhao family is innocent, can you please let that bitch Su Tan drink the Crane's Beak Red?"
"Of course you can." A trace of hostility flashed in Emperor Qinglong's eyes. What happened today must be related to Su Tan. Perhaps the queen and her son were malicious and had evil thoughts in mind.
But Su Tan could clearly ask him to make the decision.
But she acted on her own initiative and let Prince Yu sleep with those people.
Indeed, Emperor Qinglong also hated Prince Yu for being so bold as to covet the throne to such an extent.
But what made him even more unhappy was Su Tan, who acted on his own initiative and made his son a laughing stock in the world!
Su Tan had long understood that doing this would incur the emperor's wrath.
But if she was the kind of person who was afraid of everything, she would not have been able to live safely until now.
A hint of sarcasm played at the corners of her lips. "Mr. Zhao, are you sure you've set up a sleight of hand in the Zhao family so others can't see that there's a mountain of bones piled up in your backyard?"
Su Tan smiled faintly. Under Zhao Yu's astonished gaze, she slowly turned her eyes and said to Emperor Qinglong, "Your Majesty, I will go to the Zhao residence and work with the imperial guards to dig out the remains of the murderer in the courtyard. At the same time, we will also dig up evidence of the Zhao family's intention to rebel."
Emperor Qinglong suddenly clenched the jade pendant in his hand.
He looked at Su Tan deeply, and suddenly smiled, "Well, you are worthy of being the Princess Jiayi appointed by me. You have never let me down."
He could have rejected Su Tan's request outright.
After all, even if there were really a mountain of bones in the Zhao family yard, he could settle the accounts later.
The most important thing is to relieve the depression in his heart first, use Su Tan as an example to warn everyone, and warn everyone that under the imperial power, even if one has been wronged, one must never harbor the idea of rebellion and revenge against the prince.
But Su Tan said that the Zhao family intended to rebel.
"Good! Good! Good!"
Emperor Qinglong said "good" three times in a row. No one knew whether he was happy or angry. He almost laughed out loud and even applauded Su Tan.
"What a great Princess Jiayi! She truly deserves to be the daughter of Duke Dingguo. I was right about her."
"You should all learn from her and learn how to share my worries!"
He truly is worthy of being a descendant of a military family.
She is just like her father. How could she understand how to share the worries of an emperor like him?
He is really good at judging the situation!
"Someone come!"
"I have ordered General Song Tingchen, the Northern Guard, to lead three thousand Imperial Guards, along with Princess Jiayi, Su Tan, to the Zhao family. I want to see with my own eyes whether the Zhao family is so audacious as to dare to commit such a heinous act."
"As for the other people involved..."
Emperor Qinglong paused, his gaze falling on Liu Qingyin and Zhao Yu. "Take them into custody temporarily. Don't let them die before the truth comes out."
A sinister glint flashed in the queen's eyes.
What does the emperor mean by this?
Could it be that he was worried that she would silence these people in advance?
But more than anyone else, she hoped that the Zhao family would find those things and evidence of treason.
In this way, Jin'er just became a victim.
As for the account with Su Tan - the Queen's face was gloomy, she would slowly settle it!
Zhao Yu collapsed to the ground.
He felt extremely panicked, but he dared not show any sign of weakness.
Can’t be dug out!
It must be impossible to dig it out!
If Su Tan, an abandoned woman who was kicked out by Song Tingchen, really had such a good ability to calculate, she would not have been driven out of the capital in disgrace!
Zhao Yu kept comforting himself in his heart, but the cold sweat on his forehead kept dripping down.
What was even worse was that his body was extremely itchy at the moment.
"ah!"
Zhao Yu screamed miserably and began to scratch himself. Horrifying rashes appeared on his face and body. When they were scratched, a fishy-smelling liquid flowed out.
The Queen's face was filled with disgust, and she immediately covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief. "Take him away to me immediately!"
But at first glance, Prince Yu also began to show a look of pain, and rashes began to appear on his body, but not as densely covered as Zhao Yu's.
When it was scratched, no fishy smelling liquid came out.
The queen's face turned pale immediately, and she quickly called the imperial physician for treatment.
The imperial physician felt Prince Yu's pulse and instantly turned pale. His legs and feet went limp and he knelt on the ground, repeatedly kowtowing to the empress, "Your Majesty..."
The queen had a bad feeling in her heart, "What happened to Jin'er?"
The imperial physician closed his eyes and said, "Empress!"
"Your Highness... Your Highness's illness, this old minister is helpless!"
How could Prince Yu get a heart disease?
Prince Yu actually got a heart disease!
The queen's face turned pale. She understood the imperial physician's look and just tightly grasped the hand of the palace maid beside her. A fishy and sweet taste of rust instantly surged up from the tip of her throat.
"Empress!"
"Someone come quickly, the Queen has fainted!"
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Zhao family.
Emperor Qinglong brought so many imperial guards to visit the Zhao family. It is impossible to say that Lord Zhao did not panic for a moment.
But after a moment, Lord Zhao calmed down and respectfully led his family to welcome the emperor. When Emperor Qinglong asked someone to investigate the Zhao family's backyard, Lord Zhao's eyes turned red for a moment and said that the innocent will be innocent.
He also said that he had always been like the emperor, treating all children in the world as his own children, and would never allow the descendants of the Zhao family to do such a heinous thing.
These words were meant to express loyalty.
However, after hearing Su Tan's words that the Zhao family had thoughts of rebellion, Emperor Qinglong found these words extremely irritating, and he felt that Zhao Yu's biological father was extremely bold.
He dared to say such rebellious and presumptuous words in front of me.
"Your Majesty ordered someone to dig up the backyard of this old minister's residence. I have absolutely no complaints. But if nothing is found, shouldn't Your Majesty also punish the person who spread the rumor?"
Emperor Qinglong hummed, "Of course."
He waved his hand and looked at Song Tingchen, "Song Qing, take the men to dig first. No matter what you find, you must report it as soon as possible."
Song Tingchen said yes, but when he left, he looked deeply at Su Tan who was standing next to Emperor Qinglong.
Lord Zhao asked someone to serve tea to Emperor Qinglong, and he also criticized Su Tan in his words.
The matter between Prince Yu and Zhao Yu was temporarily suppressed by the Emperor and Empress, and no one dared to leak the news.
Therefore, Lord Zhao really didn't know how much trouble his son had caused to the Zhao family.
At this moment, he disliked Su Tan because he felt that this woman dared to gossip in front of the emperor, causing the emperor to be suspicious of the Zhao family.
The second reason was that she hated Su Tan for not looking down on her man, which caused her son to always have inappropriate thoughts about Song Tingchen.
This is the third one. As a woman, Su Tan did not take good care of her husband and children. She insisted on divorcing Song Tingchen at the beginning, and now she dares to show her face in public!
Damn it!
"Princess Jiayi, you'd better pray that General Song can really dig something out of my Zhao family's backyard. Otherwise, how will you end up today?"
Su Tan sneered and his eyes fell on Lord Zhao.
"I will give these words to Master Zhao as they are."
Lord Zhao snorted coldly, staring at Su Tan with his cloudy eyes.
About an hour later, Song Tingchen came back.
His face was still extremely pale.
Emperor Qinglong's gaze fell on him, "Song Qing, have you dug anything out?"
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