Chapter 2091 Now, what should we do?
Debao trembled, and after a long while, he whispered, "This servant has handed the letter to Concubine An."
“…”
As soon as he said this, everyone's attention was immediately focused on Concubine An again.
However, Zhu Feng did not question her immediately.
Instead, he continued to stare at the trembling Debao and said, "And then?"
"Then, the next day, Concubine An handed the letter back to me, and asked me to find someone else, gave him a few taels of silver, and asked him to secretly deliver it to—"
Having said this, he suddenly shuddered again and looked at the queen cautiously.
Xu Miaoyin said angrily: "Hurry up and tell me!"
Debao quickly lowered his head and said, "I asked that person to deliver the letter to Miss Xu."
Xu Miaoyin gritted her teeth: "You guys——"
Debao kowtowed and begged for mercy, saying repeatedly, "I also found this strange at first, but when Concubine An handed the letter to me, she explained that it was passed on to Miss Xu, which makes it more credible."
Nan Yan sneered and nodded.
This is what Xu Xiaoxiao said. She received a letter from King Wei in the palace.
It seems that they are very familiar with King Wei's actions and know that the communication between King Wei and Qi Qing is mainly based on Xu Xiaoxiao's mediation. If the letter is passed to Gu Qiqing, it will inevitably arouse suspicion, but if it is passed to Xu Xiaoxiao, it is natural.
It's really perfect.
Nan Yan sneered, "Is this how you plotted against the King of Wei and sent him to Zhenjue Temple?"
"yes."
Xu Miaoyin angrily said, "You, you are really despicable!"
It was rare to see the queen so angry, and no one dared to speak.
Nan Yan, however, appeared calm and said softly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Everything he said is true. I went to Chengqian Palace a few days ago and asked the King of Wei for the letter."
After saying that, she winked at Ran Xiaoyu behind her.
Ran Xiaoyu immediately ran back to Yikun Palace and soon retrieved the letter. She brought it to Debao, who read it and said, "That's it."
Nan Yan said, "I also took this letter back to the Gu family and confirmed that the handwriting on it was not Gu Qiqing's, but was written by Si Muzhen imitating Gu Qiqing's handwriting."
As she spoke, she sneered, "You used her to imitate the handwriting to invite the King of Wei; and then used the King of Wei's letter to imitate his handwriting and pass it to Miss Xu. You really went to great lengths."
Debao shrank his head and dared not answer.
Nan Yan said coldly: "You should have done more than just this."
“…”
"Does Si Muzhen's death have anything to do with you?"
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"Or, would you like to show your hands to me, the Emperor and the Empress?"
Zhu Feng also gave a wink to the people behind him.
Several young eunuchs immediately stepped forward and untied him, but did not let him go completely. Instead, they pulled his hands and rolled up his sleeves completely, exposing his entire arm to everyone.
His arms were covered with various scratches and scars.
Xu Miaoyin was shocked: "This, this is——"
Nan Yan said coldly, "I heard that when Si Muzhen's body was found, she was found to have been in a fight before her death. Her body was covered with wounds, but I speculate that the other party should have had similar scars on his arms."
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"Originally, I was worried. In such a huge capital, it would be too difficult to find someone with an injured arm. If this person escaped, it would be even more difficult to find him."
“…”
"But now it seems that the murder case has been solved."
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"Killing someone means paying with your life. It's not difficult to deal with it."
Upon hearing this, Na Debao was terrified. He struggled and knelt on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly. Blood splattered on his forehead with each blow. He cried and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, please spare me! Your Majesty, please spare me! Your Majesty, please spare me! Your Majesty, please spare me! I didn't do any of this. It was Your Majesty An who ordered me to do it."
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"She forced me to do these things. If I didn't, she said she would not spare any of my family outside the palace, including my parents, brothers and sisters."
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"I have no other choice but to do these evil things."
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"Afterwards, she also told me to take the money and leave the palace quickly. But on the way, I met someone who came to kill me. If it weren't for—if it weren't for the people sent by the emperor to save me, I would have died long ago."
“……!”
Gao Yurong was originally in a state of disarray, but when she heard this, she suddenly trembled.
He turned around and looked at Wu Wan in disbelief.
Wu Wan glared at her fiercely. Gao Yurong was confused for a moment and lowered her head again.
Debao and his entourage kowtowed and cried, telling everyone what happened next.
Nan Yan listened to these words coldly. She glanced at Gao Yurong, who was trembling beside her, and said word by word: "I remember someone just said that those who do such evil things must not be forgiven!"
“…”
"So now, what should we do?"
Hearing Nan Yan's words, Xu Miaoyin's face turned ashen. She suddenly turned her head, glared at Gao Yurong who was trembling and at a loss, and slammed the table heavily.
"Princess An, you are so brave!"
“…”
"Now, what else do you have to say!?"
She rarely gets angry like this.
Before, she had thought that the two children were just being unruly and having a private relationship. Now, it seemed that although the two did have a secret relationship, what was even more abominable was that they were being exploited by someone with ulterior motives, who invited the two children to a Buddhist holy place like Zhenjue Temple and deliberately let them be discovered, thus creating such unbearable rumors.
Not only did it ruin the reputation of King Wei, it also almost brought shame to the royal family!
Moreover, it is not enough for them to do such evil things, they even kill people to silence them!
Xu Miaoyin gritted her teeth and said, "I never thought, Concubine An, that you would be such a vicious person!"
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"To plot murder and to bring the King of Wei into an unjust position."
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"You, what crime have you committed?"
At this time, Concubine An had completely lost her composure. Even if she was usually calm and composed, at this moment, with the evidence in front of her, no matter how smart or eloquent she was, she had no way to clear herself of the charges.
I can't forgive you. I actually said these four words myself.
Now, can the emperor forgive me?
Thinking of this, she suddenly panicked and hurriedly knelt down in the middle of the hall, crying, "Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me. I, I didn't mean to do this, but-"
Just as she was about to continue speaking, Wu Wan beside her suddenly spoke coldly.
"Princess An, you must explain yourself."
“…”
"Your parents and family, if they knew you did something like this, just imagine how sad they would be."
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