The righteous Xi Wei, Zhang Hui who was clamoring for a severe sentence for Zhang Qing, and the Minister of Works who wanted to have Zhang Qing's whole family beaten to death all had stiff lips.
In the future, could you please not wait so long to say things that are pivotal? It's really hard for people's hearts to take it!
Before Zhang Hui could say anything more, Zhang Qing spoke first, asking Xi Wei, "Who is Lord Xi's informant? Can he come and confront me in court? What's the trickery behind that packet of tea?"
Zhang Qing looked coldly at Xi Wei, who shivered. He had just said it casually; did he really expect him to bring down that girl from the Chuan family?
[Does Lord Xi have any intelligence? I've searched everywhere but haven't found anything...]
Chuanwen mentally reviewed the plot, wondering about the suspicious people Xi Wei had come into contact with in the past two weeks.
[Could it be that bearded guard? ...No, even though he's always acting suspiciously, he's just paying attention to Lord Xi... Hahaha, what's with this burly guard and my frail lord?!]
Chuanwen laughed so hard he couldn't live anymore; it's true what they say, there are all sorts of birds in a big forest.
The emperor remained silent. He realized that Chuanwen, like her brother, was a master of headlines.
However, Xi Wei, who was singled out, was not doing so well.
Already stammering and unsure how to answer Zhang Qing's questions, his face turned red and purple with frustration. He said that lately he always felt like a pair of eyes were watching him. Thinking of the guard's rough face, the hair on his body stood on end, and a chill ran through his entire body.
However, Chuanwen stopped laughing at this moment and realized that he had wronged the guard.
[Oh! So the guard doesn't have those feelings for Lord Xi. It's just that he had a cat when he was a child, and that cat starved to death because it was a picky eater. This Lord Xi is also a picky eater, so the guard is afraid that his master will starve to death like the kitten he had when he was a child. That's why he always carries a steamed bun with him, ready to bring him food if he faints from hunger. Hahahaha...]
Xi Wei: ......
At this moment, although there was nothing in his mouth, it was as if he had been suddenly fed a steamed bun, which was stuck in his throat and he couldn't swallow it.
"Could it be that old beggar outside his house? ...No, that can't be. Although Lord Xi tosses the old beggar a copper coin every day when he passes by, the old beggar just sits there sunbathing all day, his only activity being to take the coin Lord Xi throws him to the crossroads to buy a pancake. Besides, even though Lord Xi tosses the old beggar a coin every day, he's getting really annoyed. If he doesn't give him one, he seems heartless; if he does, how much would he have to give away in 365 days a year? Yesterday he even hinted to his servants to chase the old beggar away!"
Xi Wei lowered his head even further, so that he could not see the ridicule and contempt of others, and others could not see his embarrassment and awkwardness.
Could it be...?
Before the messenger could speculate further, Xi Wei quickly knelt down with a thud and loudly proclaimed, "Your Majesty, I have no informants. I was just speaking off the cuff. However, there is indeed something fishy about the tea that Zhou Dong sent to Zhang Qing. Please, Your Majesty, see the truth!"
Xi Wei's voice was so loud that it startled Chuanwen, who was watching the scene unfold. The echo almost reverberated throughout the hall, even causing the sleeping princess to furrow her brow and open her eyelashes, clearly about to wake up. Chuanwen wanted to yell, "If you're going to wake her up, go and soothe her!"
Xi Wei was secretly delighted. It was good that he was awake; he kept him from digging up dirt on him.
Besides, wasn't there really gold in that packet of tea? Even if the Lady of Chaoyang threw it away, Zhang Qing didn't know there was gold inside. If she had known, would she still have let the Lady of Chaoyang throw it away?
Therefore, although Zhang Qing did not actually accept the gold, it does not prove that she did not intend to accept it. Besides, with gold this time, who knows if Zhou Dongcai had given Zhang Qing anything else, and whether those things contained other intentions?
Zhang Hui, who had just been looking down on Xi Wei, now looked at him with admiration. Yes, that's it. Let your role as censors be played. The more muddy the water gets, the greater the chance that Zhang Qing will be punished!
But then came the excited voice of Chuan Wen, "Wow!": "So it turns out that it was Master Zhang who instigated Xi Wei to frame Zhang Qing and force her out of the capital!"
Xi Wei paused, then looked at the Prime Minister. "The secret has been exposed, Prime Minister. What are we going to do?"
The emperor and his ministers were also surprised. They couldn't help but look at Zhang Hui, and then asked him to sort things out: The prime minister... Zhang Qing's father... instigated someone to frame Zhang Qing for embezzlement and corruption, and wanted to give him a heavy sentence!
Just as I was about to say, "Prime Minister, are you perhaps seriously ill?", I suddenly remembered that their Prime Minister didn't know Zhang Qing's true identity. I snapped out of my daze and, looking like a gossipy old lady at the village entrance, said, "Hey, Your Highness, could you spare some of your melon seeds for us?"
Zhang Hui, oblivious to the officials' thought processes, showed no embarrassment at being exposed and remained completely calm. Although he had instructed Xi Wei to impeach Zhang Qing, it was uncertain whether Zhou Dong had given Zhang Qing any gold. It was also uncertain whether he had framed Zhang Qing; Zhang Qing might just be the second Wang Shuren!
A mocking smile played on Zhang Qing's lips. Sure enough, no matter the time or their status, she and her blood father were irreconcilable.
However...
【What! 】
Chuanwen was taken aback. He looked at the old man, then at Zhang Qing, and finally at the Crown Prince, leaving everyone bewildered.
[The Crown Prince actually has those unspeakable fetishes?! And he's even attracted to Zhang Qing! Is this for real? Or am I not actually transmigrated into a angst-filled novel about a domineering prince and a pure noblewoman?]
Chuanwen was greatly shocked, but also as if he had discovered a new continent, his eyes sparkling. "No wonder! The Third Prince did it too, and now the Crown Prince! If the Emperor knew about his sons' peculiarities, wouldn't he be furious?"
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