Chapter 163 Confession
Chapter 163 Confession
Lord Zhuge and Madam Zhuge were staying in the hall, panting uncomfortably. First, their daughter went out and never came back, and then when they were about to leave, they were stopped by the chief guard of the East Palace.
All these things made the two of them feel very uneasy.
"Master, where did Wan'er go? Why hasn't she been seen for so long? Captain Qin, the guard, kept us here. Could it be related to Wan'er?"
Mrs. Zhuge looked anxious, but she knew to keep her voice down.
Lord Zhuge thought more than Madam Zhuge. He thought about the secrets he had told Zhuge Wan'er after the marriage was arranged.
Hopefully, he was wrong. Lord Zhuge would rather hope that something happened to Zhuge Wan'er than to hope that it was what he thought. Otherwise, the Zhuge family would really be finished.
Seeing that Lord Zhuge remained silent, Mrs. Zhuge became increasingly anxious, but she did not dare to speak again.
"Lord Zhuge, Madam Zhuge, the Emperor invites you."
Captain Qin of the Imperial Guards received the message from the eunuch and spoke to Lord Zhuge and Madam Zhuge.
Lord Zhuge had only one thought in his mind at this time, that is, he had finally arrived. Then he stood up, straightened his clothes, and took Mrs. Zhuge to meet Xuanyuan Hongtai.
The way he walked gave off a feeling of being ready to die bravely.
Xuanyuan Hongtai and the other two returned to Showa Palace and were now sitting on high seats. As for Zhuge Wan'er, she was thrown in the center of the hall like a dead fish.
As soon as Mrs. Zhuge entered the hall, she saw Zhuge Wan'er, whose life or death was uncertain. She was so anxious that she even forgot about Xuanyuan Hongtai and the other two, and rushed over to her, shouting anxiously.
"Wan'er, Wan'er, what's wrong with you???"
Although Lord Zhuge already had some guesses in his mind, he still felt distressed when he saw Zhuge Wan'er like this. After all, this was the daughter he had doted on for more than ten years.
"Wake up Zhuge Wan'er first."
Ning You gave instructions to the imperial physician who was called over.
The imperial physician responded and then stepped forward to give Zhuge Wan'er acupuncture.
Xuanyuan Xingyao just knocked Zhuge Wan'er unconscious and didn't use any harsh force, so after just a few injections, Zhuge Wan'er slowly woke up.
When she just woke up, Zhuge Wan'er was still a little unresponsive. It was not until she saw Madam Zhuge and realized that something was wrong with the surrounding environment that she realized something seemed wrong.
"Dad, Mom."
Zhuge Wan'er tried hard to get up, but found that she had no strength left.
The forgotten memories in my mind gradually came back.
Zhuge Wan'er remembered that she had drugged Xuanyuan Xingyao, hoping to accomplish something good, but was knocked unconscious by Xuanyuan Xingyao and escaped.
Thinking of this, Zhuge Wan'er collapsed to the ground again, because she knew she was finished, everything was over.
"Wan'er, what's wrong with you? What happened???"
Everything Zhuge Wan'er did was her own idea, so Mrs. Zhuge had no idea what was going on.
"I also want to know what happened."
Xuanyuan Hongtai spoke in a domineering tone.
As soon as Xuanyuan Hongtai opened his mouth, Zhuge Wan'er realized that Xuanyuan Hongtai and his wife, as well as Xuanyuan Leng, were all there. She subconsciously shrank her neck, feeling guilty and scared.
"Ms. Zhuge, can you tell me why your magic wand was broken in half by Yao'er, why you fell to the ground, and what happened to the medicine Yao'er injected? "
Xuanyuan Hongtai asked several questions in a row.
Although Xuanyuan Hongtai's attitude was very gentle, Zhuge Wan'er could hear the suppressed anger in it and trembled, not knowing how to respond.
At this moment, Zhuge Wan'er didn't look like she was going to make a desperate move just now.
In other words, Zhuge Wan'er at that time was only thinking about the glory after success and ignored the punishment she would suffer after failure.
"Prince Han Xi took Chinese medicine??? Wan'er, was it you who did this??? Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. Your Majesty, Wan'er doesn't have the ability to drug His Royal Highness in the palace."
It was not until this moment that Mrs. Zhuge realized why her family was left behind and why Zhuge Wan'er had just fallen to the ground.
It's just a possibility. Zhuge Wan'er is just a rich lady. How could she have the ability to drug Xuanyuan Xingyao?
"Zhuge Wan'er's maids have all confessed. Zhuge Wan'er had someone put a tonic in Yao'er's food. When this tonic meets the incense she wears, it will become a strong drug that can even cause a person to lose their mind."
Xuanyuan Leng looked at Zhuge Wan'er as if he was looking at a dead person.
When the first guard came to report just now, Xuanyuan Leng had Zhuge Wan'er's maid arrested.
The maid was just an ordinary person and didn't even have much cultivation. The guards didn't have to spend much effort to make her reveal everything she knew.
The tonic plus the incense, I have to say Zhuge Wan'er's plan was very good, so even if she checked the food afterwards, she wouldn't find anything wrong.
Mrs. Zhuge looked at Zhuge Wan'er in disbelief. She could hardly believe her ears. Is this really her daughter?
It was not until this time that Mrs. Zhuge recalled some things that she had originally overlooked.
A few days ago, Mrs. Zhuge was in Zhuge Wan'er's room and ran into her maid who was putting something away. She was very flustered when she saw her.
Mrs. Zhuge originally wanted to ask something, but was fooled by Zhuge Wan'er's coquettish and cute behavior. Mrs. Zhuge didn't think much about it at the time. She just thought that Zhuge Wan'er was reading a storybook and was worried about being scolded by her.
There is also Zhuge Wan'er, who has always liked elegant incense, but today she changed to a stronger incense. When Mrs. Zhuge asked Zhuge Wan'er, she just said that she wanted to change her style.
Madam Zhuge trusted Zhuge Wan'er very much, so she naturally had no doubts when she heard it. Now it seems that everything has a traceable basis.
"Your Highness, is there some misunderstanding here? How could my Wan'er be capable of drugging Your Highness in the palace?"
Even though Mrs. Zhuge had already guessed something, she still refused to give up and defended Zhuge Wan'er.
"Zhuge Wan'er, are you still unwilling to speak?"
Xuanyuan Leng did not answer Mrs. Zhuge's words, but questioned Zhuge Wan'er.
Zhuge Wan'er was frightened by Xuanyuan Leng's questioning, and shuddered, but she kept her mouth shut and refused to speak.
Maybe she was thinking that as long as she didn't say anything, Xuanyuan Hongtai would not be able to completely convict him.
"Do you think I can do nothing to you if you don't speak? Your maid's testimony alone is enough for me to execute you for the crime of assassinating the prince."
Xuanyuan Leng looked at Zhuge Wan'er as if he was looking at a dead person.
If I didn't want to find out how Zhuge Wan'er drugged Xuanyuan Xingyao and how she bribed the people in Fengyi Palace.
Xuanyuan Leng had already executed the man who was so audacious as to drug his own brother.
"Or could Lord Zhuge answer the Crown Prince's questions on behalf of your daughter?"
Xuanyuan Hongtai looked at Lord Zhuge with cold eyes, completely lacking his usual kindness.
"Your Majesty, your subject, your subject..."
Lord Zhuge had no idea how to answer. If he still felt pity for Zhuge Wan'er just now, now he really wished he had never given birth to her.
"If you tell the truth, I might spare your life in consideration of your loyalty over the years. Otherwise..."
Xuanyuan Hongtai didn't finish his words, but Lord Zhuge understood that if he told the truth, although he might not keep his official position, he could save his life.
If you continue to remain silent, you will lose your life.
At this point, Lord Zhuge dared not hide anything anymore and honestly told the story of how his family had taken advantage of the time when there were people in the palace to place their own people in the palace and how they had been carefully developing manpower for so many years.
In order to seek leniency, Lord Zhuge also revealed the names of all the people he bribed.
In fact, there were not many people, less than ten. Compared with so many palace servants in the palace, it can be said that there were very few.
But if these less than ten informants are used well, they can still do a lot of things, for example, Xuanyuan Xingyao was caught this time.
"Wait, that's not right, Xiao Linzi isn't one of yours?"
After listening to Lord Zhuge's report, Xuanyuan Leng frowned and asked.
Lord Zhuge looked at Xuanyuan Leng in confusion, as if asking who this little Linzi was. He didn't know him at all.
"Xiao Linzi was the one who called Seventh Brother away from the banquet. Isn't he one of yours?"
Xuanyuan Leng always thought that this little Linzi was also from the Zhuge family. If not, then whose could he be?
Could it be that Xuanyuan Xingyao was drugged this time, and someone else was involved???
"Your Highness, please understand. This little Linzi is not the traitor's man."
Xuanyuan Leng, Xuanyuan Hongtai and Ning You exchanged glances. If Lord Zhuge did not lie, it seemed that there was still room for investigation in this matter.
"Rebellious girl, why don't you tell me the whole story right away? Do you really want to see your mother and I buried with you before you're happy?"
Lord Zhuge looked at the expressions of Xuanyuan Hongtai and the other two, and knew that there was something he didn't understand, so he scolded Zhuge Wan'er.
Zhuge Wan'er might have been a little impulsive and confused, but she was still filial to her parents. When she heard that it might implicate Lord Zhuge and his wife, Zhuge Wan'er hurriedly cried and said.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this incident was entirely my own doing, and has nothing to do with my parents. I have admired Your Highness for many years, and finally, God blessed me and granted me marriage to Your Highness, only to have the engagement broken off. I was ridiculed for this, and in my anger, I came up with this foolish move, wanting to make things fait accompli..."
Zhuge Wan'er cried and spoke her plan incoherently. She also said that after arriving at the palace just now, she found that things were not as simple as she thought, but the tonic had already been given.
So he didn't give up and wandered outside the palace, wanting to see if he could meet Xuanyuan Xingyao by chance.
In the end, before she could figure out how to approach Xuanyuan Xingyao, Xuanyuan Xingyao appeared in front of her.
Zhuge Wan'er didn't want to give up this great opportunity, so she took the opportunity to entangle him and even used magic, but in the end she was knocked unconscious by Xuanyuan Xingyao.
Xuanyuan Hongtai and the other two only then realized that Zhuge Wan'er had actually cast a spell on Xuanyuan Xingyao, and their faces changed drastically.
Zhuge sir and his wife were disheartened. They knew Zhuge Wan'er was arrogant, but they never thought she could be so bold.
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