Everyone in the hall sat in a state of panic, whispering to each other from time to time. The Jinyiwei stood in the hall, staring at them with knives in their hands, neither moving nor speaking, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Someone tried to stand up, but the Imperial Guards immediately shouted, "Sit down! No one is allowed to leave without the order of the Ninth Thousand Years Old Master."
The man whispered, "I...Is it not possible for me to go to the bathroom?"
"no."
"you--"
"Laojiu Laojiu, forget it, sit down."
The Eighth Prince, standing nearby, reached out and pulled the man down, whispering in his ear, "The Imperial Guards are the Emperor's dogs. They only recognize him and Lan Shuang. It's useless for you to say anything to them. Why lower your status?"
"But myna, I'm really anxious!"
The Ninth Prince held his stomach with his hands, frowning.
The Eighth Prince opened his lips slightly, "How about——"
"grown ups!"
The sound from the door drowned out his words.
The Eighth and Ninth Princes turned their heads and saw Lan Shuang walk in with a cold face. After looking around, she said to the Jinyiwei, "Go and take away His Majesty's wine jugs and cups. Also, check the food. Arrest everyone in the Imperial Kitchen who serves His Majesty and serves the food, and interrogate them one by one!"
"yes!"
The Jinyiwei responded in an orderly manner.
Everyone present became increasingly uneasy upon seeing this.
"What's going on? Where's the emperor?"
The Third Prince frowned and looked at Lan Shuang: "Is this my father's order, or yours?"
"Of course it's His Majesty's order." Lan Shuang bowed to the Third Prince without arrogance or servility. "Your Majesty is no longer in danger of death. If the other princes wish to see him, they may go on their own now, but they will need the Imperial Guards to accompany them."
"Do you think we're prisoners?" The Ninth Prince slammed the table and stood up. "I want to relieve myself, but you won't let me. If I lose my composure in front of my father, will you wash my pants for me?"
Lan Shuang: “…”
She looked at the Ninth Prince, her eyes flickering across his lower body. "Go."
The Ninth Prince glared at her fiercely, and when he left the house, the Imperial Guards immediately followed him.
The other princes looked at each other, then stood up and went to the side hall to see the old emperor. The concubines also wanted to go, but were stopped by Lan Shuang. The rest of the people were still not allowed to move.
Everyone was angry but dared not speak out and could only endure it.
…
Lan Shuang was not good at interrogation, so she left it to her subordinates, and she was responsible for sitting on the chair to calm the situation.
Every time the Jinyiwei asked her for instructions after selecting someone, Lan Shuang would ask, "Do you want to recruit?"
If the person on the other side still refused to speak, Lan Shuang would casually say, "Go on."
This will not only prevent her from appearing timid, but will also make people think that she is a tough character who keeps her emotions to herself.
This was repeated several times, and an hour passed.
Finally, someone couldn't bear it anymore and confessed.
Lan Shuang took her people back to the side hall.
…
The side hall was not particularly spacious, and now with a group of people standing there it seemed even more crowded. Everywhere you looked, there were crowds of people.
The old emperor has rarely entered the harem in recent years, but he was lustful when he was young. Although he failed to accomplish anything else, he gave birth to many children, a lot of sons and daughters.
I just don’t know how many of them really care about him and treat him as their father.
Lan Shuang walked past them without looking away.
However, the princes and princesses all looked over. Behind her were several murderous Jinyiwei, holding something in their hands that was no longer recognizable as a human figure.
How could the pampered princes and princesses have ever seen such a scene? They gasped in fear and retreated, huddling together.
"Your Majesty, the person has confessed."
Lan Shuang walked into the inner room and saw Jiang Mu still sitting by the bed, feeding the old emperor medicine with a bowl.
If you ignore the mistakes of hitting the chin every time, this scene looks like a loving father and a filial daughter.
The old emperor wanted to interrupt Jiang Mu several times, but Jiang Mu always apologized before him, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry. I've never served anyone before. This is my first time, so I'm really unfamiliar with it. Please be patient and let me fulfill my filial duty."
The old emperor: “…”
Looking at the aggrieved look of the little girl with a leaky cotton jacket, what else could he say?
He forced his chin to drink half of the bowl of medicine.
After drinking, Jiang Mu stopped making trouble. He wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and turned to ask Lan Shuang: "Confessed? What did you confess?"
The imperial concubine and the second prince on the side also perked up and stared at the person on the ground with burning eyes.
Lan Shuang cupped her hands and said, "This man is Liu Ming from the Imperial Kitchen, in charge of the wine. He was the one who poisoned the wine, and he confessed to it."
Upon hearing this, the old emperor grabbed the empty bowl beside him and threw it at Liu Ming fiercely: "You bastard! You are treacherous and treacherous. How many heads do you have?"
He was poisoned and had no strength left, so the bowl fell down halfway and broke on the ground in front of Liu Ming.
Liu Ming shuddered, then suddenly fell to the ground and burst into tears. "Your Majesty, I'm forced into this situation. My wife just gave birth to a child this year, and they're using this to blackmail me. If I don't do it, they're going to strangle the child to death. They also say the poison won't kill me, it's just a bit tiring. I... I'm possessed, Your Majesty!"
"What? Who captured your child? Who are they?"
The old emperor was so excited that he almost fell to the ground. Jiang Mu quickly reached out to pull him up.
Liu Ming's eyes wandered among the crowd. When he saw the third prince, he shrank his neck and avoided his gaze.
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