The Fourth Prince then spoke: "Hongshi, I'm giving you a chance. If you tell me about your affair with the Eighth Prince, the Duke of Ying, I can give you a break."
Hongshi's mind raced. He hadn't expected that his father already knew about his relationship with the Eighth Prince and the others.
Hongshi was pondering how much the Fourth Prince knew. If he confessed everything, his punishment would be even greater than it was now. If he didn't speak up, his father, the Emperor, would not let him off the hook.
Seeing the hesitation on Hongshi's face, the Fourth Prince scolded him sternly, "Hongshi, even now you still won't confess! You've committed three major crimes. Do you expect me to speak for you? Don't disappoint me even more." After saying that, the Fourth Prince had the jailer give Hongshi a table, paper, and a pen so that he could write down his crimes himself. Then he shook his head and left.
Hongshi held the brush, wondering what the Fourth Prince wanted him to write. Of the three major charges, Hongshi only felt he had committed the crimes of deceiving the Emperor and creating a disaster. What other crimes could there be? What exactly did his father, the Emperor, mean?
Inside the Prince's residence.
Ruan Meiying lay in the woodshed, covered in wounds. Earlier, the Fujin had summoned her to ask if she had anything to do with Hongshi's arrest. Ruan Meiying was surprised that Linlang knew about her affairs, and even knew that her brother Ruan Dafeng was working at Baixianglou. When the Fujin heard that Ruan Meiying had informed on her, she had her tortured. Ruan Meiying was now covered in wounds, but the Fujin felt that she should not die yet, so she spared her life for the time being.
Ruan Meiying couldn't understand who had betrayed her. Was it Shaoyao or Juxiang? But even if it was them, she didn't trust them and had never told them anything about herself. Plus, she had always been so careful. Ruan Meiying really didn't know where things had gone wrong.
Suddenly, Ruan Meiying thought of something: could it be that her brother Ruan Dafeng had been captured by Linlang? But Linlang shouldn't have that much power, which means that Linlang must have someone helping her behind the scenes, and this person might be the real mastermind.
Ruan Meiying was terrified. As a weak woman, it was no easy feat for her to have survived until today. She didn't know when the Fujin would kill her. Although the Fujin hadn't killed her, Linlang had bribed the guards to whip her at the drop of a hat, causing her unbearable pain.
Fourth Master went to the prison cell of the Duke of Guan.
The Duke of Yingguo was the leader of the Empress's younger brother, Ulanara. Even in prison, he would not lose his dignity. At this moment, the Duke of Yingguo was sitting upright in his cell, resting with his eyes closed. When he saw the Emperor arrive, he quickly got up, knelt down, and begged for forgiveness.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty and beg for your punishment."
Fourth Master had a jailer bring him a chair, sat outside the cell, and looked at the British judge: "Then tell me, what crime have you committed?"
"Your Majesty, I should not have conspired with the Second Prince to deceive you, but I also wanted to help him and had no selfish motives," said the Duke of Ying.
"Absolutely selfless, what a wonderful statement!" Fourth Master said with a smile.
The Duke of Ying had no idea what the Emperor was asking. He hadn't expected the Emperor to interrogate Guan Bin, who had already revealed his affair with the Eighth Prince.
The Fourth Prince said, "Do I need to remind you about your affair with the Eighth Prince?"
The Duke of England was startled. How could the Emperor know that he had conspired with the Eighth Prince? Could it be that Hongshi told him? Whoever it was, the Eighth Prince was the person the Emperor feared most. Now that the Emperor knew that he had conspired with him, he was doomed. The Duke of England broke out in a cold sweat.
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