Chapter 850
Nan Yan felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
Of course she believed that Jian Ruocheng would not harm her.
No matter what happened, no matter how their identities and status changed, he would always be the clear and elegant Mr. Jian.
She said softly, "I'm sorry for the trouble you've suffered from this."
Jian Ruocheng shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter if I'm in trouble. As long as His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei is safe and sound, that's all that matters."
Nan Yan nodded slightly.
Jian Ruocheng took a breath, looked up at her again, and said, "Your Majesty, have you come here to investigate this matter thoroughly this time?"
"Yes."
"But I—"
"I know," Nan Yan said, "you have been unemployed at home for a long time. This matter has nothing to do with you at all."
At this point, she sighed: "I don't know what the emperor is thinking. Why did he arrest you again?"
Jian Ruocheng chuckled.
Nan Yan looked down at him.
I originally thought he was smiling bitterly, but upon closer inspection, I found that his smile was very calm.
And in those bright eyes, a hint of complex emotions flashed.
Fleeting.
Nan Yan almost thought she had seen it wrong, but Jian Ruocheng had already coughed twice, then raised his head and looked at her and said, "I'm sorry that I can't provide any clues for your Majesty this time."
"It's okay," Nan Yan shook her head, thinking that she had just seen it wrong.
"I will think of another way."
"Your Majesty, please remember that no matter how you investigate, you must always prioritize your own safety."
"I know, thank you, sir."
Jian Ruocheng nodded at her, glanced behind her, and said with a wry smile, "This place is cold, damp, and filthy. Madam, it's better not to stay here for too long."
Nan Yan looked back.
The jailers outside were still watching them.
Nan Yan knew to some extent that she and Jian Ruocheng were different from others and could not get too close. Although Zhu Feng was calm and rational in other things, he was terribly childish in some things.
It’s best not to let anyone else get hold of any evidence.
Nan Yan then said softly, "I won't let them touch you these days. Second Young Master, take care of yourself. I will do my best to clear the name of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei as soon as possible and release you all."
"Thank you very much."
Nan Yan stood up and walked out.
The door of the cell was soon locked with iron chains again. Nan Yan took one last look at it and then slowly walked out.
The jailers followed her.
Nan Yan walked to the iron gate of the prison, then suddenly stopped and turned around to ask, "I want to ask you, besides Master Jian and those gentlemen, several eunuchs and palace maids from Chengqian Palace were also arrested. Where are they?"
The jailers looked at each other.
One of them stepped forward and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, those people couldn't bear the torture and are all dead."
"What?!"
Nan Yan angrily asked, "You, actually dared to kill them?"
The jailer smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please don't misunderstand me. How dare we kill innocent people? We were just torturing them, and these people were too weak to even survive a round of torture. They died just like that. There's nothing we can do."
“…”
Nan Yan's brows were furrowed.
But she knew that it was useless to get angry.
In the prison, it is so easy to kill someone. Back then, the three thousand palace maids who were almost skinned alive, and myself who suffered so much, which one of them was not like this?
Nan Yan let out a deep breath, then said, "Then, where are the interrogation files?"
"It has been handed over to the Ministry of Justice."
“…”
Nan Yan took one last look at them, then left the prison angrily.
Before leaving, she said coldly, "From today on, you are not allowed to torture any of these people. I am investigating this matter under orders. If you disobey my orders, you will be disobeying my orders. When the time comes, I will let you taste the consequences for yourself!"
Several people were also startled by her.
He quickly prostrated himself on the ground: "We dare not."
Not long after Nan Yan returned to Yiku Palace, she sent someone to the Ministry of Justice to pass on a message, asking them to bring the interrogation files and everything involved in the incident to Yiku Palace for her to see.
And the dossier——
She looked through it and found that it was of no value.
After a while, Tingfu also came back from outside.
Nan Yan asked, "How is it? Did you find out?"
Tingfu said, "Your Majesty, I've already gone to the coroner's morgue to inquire. I heard that after those famous palace maids died in prison, their bodies were quickly cremated. Now, nothing can be found."
“……?!”
Nan Yan's brows suddenly furrowed.
Ran Xiaoyu next to him was surprised and asked, "How could it be so fast?"
"It happened so quickly," Tingfu frowned and said, "I asked them, and they said that it happened to be last night, the day for the mass cremation of corpses, so—"
"Is it really such a coincidence?"
Nan Yan gritted her teeth and said, "The time is fixed, but the people behind the scenes can calculate the time to do these things in advance."
Ran Xiaoyu turned and looked at her: "My Lady, do you suspect that the incident happened to those palace servants?"
Nan Yan took a deep breath and said, "The few people who have been following the King of Wei should be fine—unless, of course, they are hiding deep and have not been discovered for so long. But I suspect that the problem lies with the two extra palace maids and eunuch that the Emperor ordered to be given to him this time."
"oh?"
"Someone is playing tricks on me."
Ran Xiaoyu said: "But now he is dead, we can't find anything even if we want to investigate."
“…”
Nan Yan didn't say anything, just gritted her teeth.
Now, she just felt a little regretful that it was too late for her to take care of this matter.
This gave the mastermind behind the scenes enough time to clean up these traces, and now, she is almost helpless.
Nan Yan thought for a while and suddenly said, "Xiao Yu, do you feel that this feeling is a little familiar?"
“…”
Ran Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment and said, "Madam, are you saying——"
"It's a bit like Jinlou Villa."
Nan Yan murmured, "I clearly know it's him, but I just can't find any clues to convict him."
Ran Xiaoyu asked, "Your Majesty, is it Duke Cheng? Or Concubine Kang?"
Nan Yan didn't say anything, but suddenly picked up the file from the Ministry of Justice and opened one of the pages. It recorded some of the words that Zhu Chengxuan had said when he was tried in court.
Who entered and left Chengqian Palace during those days?
Nan Yan pointed at the names above with one hand, reading them one by one——
There is a Minister of Rites.
Jian Ruocheng asked Jian Lao to enter the palace.
There is Prince Ning.
There is a queen.
…
When her finger pointed to the last name, her brows furrowed.
Duke Cheng!
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