Chapter 185: The Whole Family Was Killed

Lord Shen followed behind.

Zhao Lang seemed to see hope, and reached out to try to pull Lord Shen's clothes, but failed: "Lord Shen, Lord Shen, you have always been the most fair, you must restore my innocence."

Lord Shen was unwilling to even look at him: "The Second Prince has already entered the palace to report to His Majesty, you just wait!"

Everyone in the Great Chu State knew that Marquis Dingguo was the pillar of the country. He was over sixty years old and still fighting for the country. However, these people dared to conspire to frame Marquis Dingguo. They should be killed by everyone.

Soon, the Second Prince and Prime Minister Lin came to the Dali Temple together.

The second prince came with an imperial edict, which shows how much the Emperor of Great Chu attaches importance to this matter.

After the decree was announced, the Second Prince came up to Lord Shen and said softly, "First, interrogate Madam Zhao. From the look of her in the Zhao residence just now, she should know something."

Lord Shen nodded in admiration. He didn't expect the Second Prince to be such a meticulous person. No wonder he wanted to lock up Madam Zhao alone just now.

When Mrs. Zhao was brought up, she was already terrified. She confessed everything she knew without any torture.

That day, she heard her husband talking to someone in the study. He said that he would send the sword box to the Dingguo Marquis's mansion through Song Zhangying. Then he said something else. If this item was found in the Dingguo Marquis's mansion, the Dingguo Marquis would definitely be disliked by His Majesty.

"I am afraid," Mrs. Zhao said, and she burst into tears. "I know the identity of the Marquis Dingguo, but the master does not allow me to go near the study, so I dare not mention this to the master."

"But I clearly saw my grandfather taking things out that day, how could it be so..."

The rest of Mrs. Zhao's words were all about making excuses for Zhao Lang and pleading for him. It seemed that she couldn't say anything useful, so Prime Minister Lin signaled to take the person away.

At this time, in the cell next to the interrogation room, Zhao Lang was gagged, listening to what his wife had just said.

Soon, Zhao Lang was also taken to the interrogation room.

After the cloth strip in his mouth was torn off, he quickly began to defend himself: "Prime Minister, don't believe what that woman said. She wants me to die so that she can elope with her cousin. She framed me."

The Second Prince almost couldn't help laughing when he heard what Zhao Lang said.

The figure of Empress Chen could not help but appear in his mind. If these words were to reach Empress Chen's ears, she would be very interested and would keep asking him questions for half a day.

This is the romantic affair in Zhao Lang's mansion.

However, Prime Minister Lin did not buy it and ordered his men to take the letter to Zhao Lang and show it to him.

After reading the letter, Zhao Lang's eyes widened: "This... this..."

Wasn't this thing sent to the Dingguo Marquis's residence? How did it appear in my own residence?

Then Prime Minister Lin took out the sword box again and asked, "Master Zhao, do you find this familiar?"

Zhao Lang still didn't understand. Could it be that he had been found out for framing Marquis Dingguo? Impossible. How could that be possible? Song Zhangying was such a fool. His brother loved him the most. How could he doubt him?

"Song Zhangying, it must be Song Zhangying." Zhao Lang was about to speak again.

Lord Shen suddenly slammed the doorbell, which scared Zhao Lang.

"Torture me!"

Zhao Lang was a coward to begin with. After being punished, he begged for mercy: "I'll tell you, I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything."

"Someone found me, gave me 1,000 taels of gold, and asked me to find a way to send this sword box to the Dingguo Marquis's mansion."

"I clearly gave it to Song Zhangying that day, how could it be......"

Zhao Lang's voice became weaker and weaker, and he fainted.

But he admitted it, admitted that he had colluded with the enemy and committed treason and framed Marquis Dingguo.

That night, the Emperor of Great Chu issued an order to execute the entire family of the Minister of Rites.

At the same time, the Dali Temple was ordered to conduct a strict investigation in the capital. For a time, whether there was corruption, selling official positions, or any other crimes, people were all in a panic.

The incident of the Minister of Rites colluding with the enemy and treason that caused shock in the court was resolved within one day.

The methods of the Dali Temple should not be underestimated.

Afterwards, Lord Shen submitted a memorial praising the Second Prince.

The Emperor of Great Chu was very happy after receiving the memorial, and he called the Crown Prince and the Second Prince to his study.

"Jinyu handled this matter very well. Lord Shen has said that it was thanks to Jinyu's sharp eyes that he was able to see the mistakes of Mrs. Zhao Lang that the case was closed as soon as possible."

The Crown Prince also smiled and looked at the Second Prince: "Jin Yu has always been smart, and he will definitely not disappoint Father."

"It's also because you taught me well on weekdays."

"I am unworthy of this." The prince could not accept it.

The second prince bowed respectfully and said, "Thanks to the teachings of my father and my brother, I am where I am today. Don't worry, my son will do his best to assist my brother in the future."

He said this to the prince, but more importantly, to himself.

The Emperor of Great Chu was even happier when he heard him say this.

These two brothers are much stronger than their own brothers.

Suddenly I thought of King Rong.

That night, no matter how late it was, the prince still went to Qingyun Palace.

"The two things my aunt told me yesterday have been dealt with today."

"So fast?" Song Qingyan was a little shocked. She thought such a big thing would take some time.

"An incident like treason cannot be taken lightly," the crown prince nodded, "and it also serves as a lesson to others, letting them see our father's attitude towards such matters."

At this moment, Lu Xingwan was carried into the inner room by Jinyu.

"Wanwan, why don't you rest so late?" The prince walked forward and took Lu Xingwan from Jinyu's hands, teasing her affectionately.

[Brother Prince, it's not like you haven't rested even at this late hour. 】

Song Qingyan couldn't help but smile bitterly. She was afraid that this little girl would become a stubborn person in the future.

"Everything has been taken care of. All that's left is to wait patiently for the Royal Grandmother's birthday banquet."

"The Queen Mother's birthday banquet is a big deal," Song Qingyan felt that she always nags like an old woman when it comes to the Crown Prince's affairs. "Although you are now trusted by His Majesty, you are also His Majesty's right-hand man."

"But you can't underestimate the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. Your father is a man who values ​​filial piety the most."

Seeing her like this, the prince smiled and said, "Don't worry, auntie, I have everything ready."

Something suddenly flashed through Lu Xingwan's mind and he remembered an important event.

[The Queen Mother's birthday banquet is coming up? The Crown Prince has prepared a birthday gift. According to the storybook, something big seems to have happened.]

[By the way! The Great Chu Emperor was assassinated! ]

[It was Cui Wen who planned to assassinate the Great Chu Emperor, and let the Third Prince block the arrow, and then framed the Crown Prince.]

【My father trusted Cui Wen very much at that time, and he also liked the third prince very much.】

[So I believed Cui Wen's lies and ignored the prince from then on.]

【So that later...】