Chapter 2090 "Trial by Three Courts"
Gao Yurong was also a little confused at this time, but the arrow was on the string and the emperor had already asked her, so she could only say: "Such words are the crime of deceiving the emperor."
“…”
"Your Majesty, I will never forgive you."
"Break, no, can, forgive."
Zhu Feng repeated the four words one by one, as if solemnly. A smile appeared on his face, as if he was very satisfied. He nodded and said, "Hmm, not bad."
Gao Yurong smiled ingratiatingly.
The next moment, Zhu Feng's face suddenly darkened and he slammed his big hand on the table.
There was a loud "bang" that made the cups on the table jump up, and one cup fell directly to the ground and shattered.
The sound was so loud that everyone in Yonghe Palace almost jumped up.
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice: "Then why don't you beg for mercy from the Imperial Concubine?!"
As soon as he said this, Wu Wan was stunned and sat in the chair for a long time without recovering from her shock. As for Gao Yurong, she had been in a daze and cautious all day. Zhu Feng's sudden move frightened her so much that she fell to her knees with a thud almost instinctively.
"emperor!"
As soon as he saw her kneeling down, Zhu Feng's face darkened.
The people around were also shocked and couldn't figure out what was going on for a moment.
Xu Miaoyin frowned slightly, quickly turned to look at Zhu Feng, and asked, "What's wrong with the emperor? Concubine An—"
Zhu Feng said: "Ask her what good things she has done!"
When Xu Miaoyin heard this, she turned to look at Gao Yurong and said, "Princess An, what on earth did you do?"
“…”
"If you have done something wrong, confess honestly. If there is anything forgivable, I can still plead with the Emperor for you. But if you remain stubborn and unrepentant, I will never forgive you."
At this time, Gao Yurong was kneeling on the ground, frightened and at a loss.
His whole body was shaking like a sieve.
Just now, Zhu Feng suddenly attacked, and she instinctively knelt down, but now she came to her senses, she felt that something was wrong. She just didn't know what Zhu Feng knew. Her eyes were red, and she looked up at the emperor carefully, trembling: "I, I didn't -"
"You still dare to say no!?"
Zhu Feng's eyes turned cold, and he suddenly said to the door: "Bring the person in!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw several young eunuchs staggering in, escorting a man with his hands tied behind his back and a cloth stuffed in his mouth.
Looking closely, it was none other than the little eunuch Debao that Gao Yurong had been thinking about all day.
As soon as she saw him, Gao Yurong's soul almost disappeared. She knelt on the ground and had no reaction at all.
Debao was also covered in wounds, even with blood on his face. After being brought in, he was so frightened when he saw the emperor and empress sitting above him that his whole body trembled. He immediately knelt down, unable to speak, and kowtowed repeatedly, crying out incoherently.
Zhu Feng gave a wink, and the person behind him immediately pulled the cloth out of his mouth.
Na Debao cried out, "Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me. This was all done by Concubine An, and I dared not disobey!"
Hearing him say this, Gao Yurong was speechless.
Behind her, Wu Wan, who was still sitting in the chair, was not able to sit upright, but had lost her reaction. She watched the scene with a pale face, not even daring to breathe.
She quickly recalled the whole process.
Have you revealed any flaws, or is it possible that they will be discovered?
Probably not.
No!
Thinking of this, she quickly calmed herself down, took a deep breath, and then looked at Zhu Feng carefully.
Zhu Feng coldly watched Debao kowtow repeatedly on the ground, his forehead soon broken and bleeding. He then said coldly, "Don't beg for mercy yet. Tell me clearly what you did."
“…”
"If you are truly forgivable, I can spare your life."
“…”
"If you don't tell the truth, if your crimes are extremely serious, I will skin you alive!"
Hearing him say this, and recalling the Emperor's methods, Debao was so frightened that his whole body went cold. He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, spare my life. I will tell you everything. It was Concubine An who asked me to deliver that letter to the palace and to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei."
“……!”
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan's eyes suddenly flashed.
And everyone opened their eyes wide.
But some people who were not well-informed were still confused and murmured, "What kind of letter is this?"
Xu Miaoyin also said immediately: "Speak clearly, what letter?"
Na Debao burst into tears and said, "Yes, it was the letter written in the handwriting of Miss Gu, inviting His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei to meet at Zhenjue Temple. After I went to Zhenjue Temple to get the letter, I found someone outside, gave him a few taels of silver, and asked him to pass the message to the eunuch at the palace gate."
“…”
"I deliberately led Dehai from Chengqian Palace to the palace gate. He met the messenger, and he took the letter and handed it to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei."
Zhu Feng said in a deep voice: "Call Dehai in as well."
There was a shout outside, and immediately Dehai from Chengqian Palace walked in.
He was probably frightened by the scene of the "Trial by Three Courts" and knelt tremblingly in front of Zhu Feng and Xu Miaoyin: "Your servant greets the Emperor and the Empress."
Zhu Feng said, "You heard what Debao said just now."
"Yes, I heard it."
"Is it true?"
"It is indeed true,"
Dehai said softly, "That day, it was indeed Debao who asked me to come to the city gate to talk to him about something important. As soon as I walked over, I saw someone claiming to be from Miss Gu's family, coming to deliver a message to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei. I know that Miss Gu and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei—"
Having said that, he carefully looked at the emperor and empress, and then at the imperial concubine.
Then she said, "Knowing that they knew each other, I took the initiative to accept the letter."
He said this in a somewhat concealed manner.
But everyone probably understood.
If they were just acquaintances, servants, especially eunuchs serving in the palace, would not dare to take the initiative to accept the letter. Obviously, the King of Wei and Gu Qiqing did have some special relationship. As someone who served the King of Wei, he knew his master's intentions and would do so.
Zhu Feng said with a sullen face, "You gave the letter to the King of Wei?"
"yes."
"Then what?"
"Then, the King of Wei quickly wrote a reply and asked the servant to take it out and return it to that person."
After hearing this, Zhu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, then looked at Debao beside him and said, "Presumably, the letter has fallen into your hands."
Debao said, "Yes."
"What did you do?"
Debao trembled, and after a long while, he whispered, "This servant has handed the letter to Concubine An."
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