Chapter 223 Hidden Strictly
"Your Majesty, I... that's not what I meant. I'm not trying to shirk my responsibility. I really don't know who did it. I'll go back and investigate. I'll find the real culprit within three days."
When Ma Xiuli saw that Emperor Yongping was angry, he immediately kowtowed again and again.
He can't enter the Dali Temple. It's easy to get in there, but difficult to get out.
"The witness testimony is here, and you still want to deny it?"
Emperor Yongping thought that this would not be difficult to investigate, but he did not expect that both persons in the testimony denied it.
What should I do now?
"Your Majesty, I am not trying to deny it. I am the Minister of Rites. If there is a mistake in the sacrifice, I should take the responsibility. I also want to find the real culprit to avoid any more trouble."
Although Matthew's words were meant to exonerate himself, they were also very earnest.
After hearing this, Emperor Yongping was silent for a moment.
Yes, since the real murderer is not Prince Ning and Matthew Li, then it must be someone else.
It is time to find out the culprit so that we can give an explanation to Zihuan and Shuer.
Emperor Yongping thought this in his heart and glanced at Chu Chengyi who was standing beside him.
Seeing that he did not look unhappy, he said to Matthew, "Since you refuse to admit it, I will give you a chance to prove your innocence. If the real culprit cannot be found in three days, you will bring your head to me."
After Emperor Yongping pushed the matter out, he drove Matthew away.
Chu Chengyi didn't say a word from beginning to end.
Chu Qinshu also pretended to be asleep, making Emperor Yongping think she was very sensible.
In fact, Chu Qinshu is indeed sensible.
She could have asked Xiao Hulu to retrieve the video of Prince Ning arranging something to harm people.
Wouldn't the truth be revealed if we played it once to Emperor Yongping?
But Emperor Yongping himself did not make this request, so why should a little girl like her, who could not even speak, embarrass herself?
The fact that Emperor Yongping did not watch the video also proved that he felt guilty.
"Father, Jing'er and Sui'er have already gone to the Southern Study. I personally sent them there. I think they should have been divided into different classes by now.
Sui'er is naughty, so the little kid from the Du family will have to go through the elementary school class with him again."
Chu Chengyi didn't want to see Emperor Yongping embarrassed, so he took the initiative to interrupt him by bringing up the matter of sending his two sons to school.
"Hahahaha, Sui'er is indeed naughty, but he is quite talented in martial arts."
Emperor Yongping walked down the steps and immediately started chatting with Chu Chengyi about the Southern Study.
Chu Qinshu didn't want to listen to the awkward conversation between the father and son, so she went into the space to recite.
"Master, has your emperor been awakened? Why is he so confused again today?"
Although Xiao Hulu was advised by Chu Qinshu, he still felt aggrieved.
It was obviously a simple matter, but the old emperor kept going around in circles and couldn't come to a conclusion.
This is exactly the same as his behavior when he was bewitched by the Queen.
"With my bath water, that bewildered snake cannot be awakened.
You also went to the Southern Study, and you saw the Emperor's thoughts from the video.
This incident did not cause any harm to the Eastern Palace. It was already difficult for him to call Prince Ning into the palace for questioning. It is impossible to expect him to punish Prince Ning for this."
Chu Qinshu was very indifferent to this.
In the original book, if Prince Ning had not taken the blame for Prince Huai and even taken the responsibility for injuring Chu Chengyi, he would not have been abandoned by Emperor Yongping.
But even though Emperor Yongping gave up Prince Ning, he still treated the dozen or so imperial grandchildren in Prince Ning's mansion differently.
Well, since she has many sons, she feels confident in front of the old man.
"As long as he is not being manipulated by the Heart-Seizing Boar, it's fine. Little Gourd is also worried that your cannon fodder father will be sad and evil, affecting the progress of our mission."
The Little Gourd doesn't care about anyone other than the cannon fodder in the original book. It only cares about the progress of the mission and the natural disasters and man-made disasters that will happen in the future in the original book.
The bewitching snake, the queen, the imperial teacher, Prince Ning, Matthew Li...
These people must be kept under close watch.
"Don't worry, my dad can't turn evil as long as I'm here."
Chu Qinshu patted her chest and assured Xiao Hulu.
After she climbed up the old tree to recite the text, Little Gourd continued to watch its video.
It has learned about many kinds of insects in the Spirit Insect Valley, and it has also found several solutions that can be tried.
Once we have tried it on chickens, we can try it on Emperor Yongping.
After Matthew Li returned to the capital, he remained silent and thoughtful.
I didn't tell anyone that something almost went wrong during the sacrifice last night.
Although he had read the two confessions, he did not think that Prince Ning would do such a foolish thing.
So, he thought Chu Chengyi was harming him.
Because you can't find any evidence against him, you just put the blame on him?
Do you want to detain him in the Dali Temple and then torture him to extract a confession?
Matthew Li naively imagined for a while, and actually came to the conclusion that the matter of Yuzhou had not been traced to him.
No matter what he thought, Prince Ning had already made all preparations.
It is certainly not a preparation to form a united front with his father-in-law.
Instead, he was prepared to put the blame on him if the matter could not be evaded.
He knew how much Matthew Li valued his eldest son, Ma Ruyu.
He also guessed most of the purpose of letting Ma Ruyu divorce.
Therefore, with Ma Ruyu's eldest son in his hands, he was not afraid that Ma Xiuli would be disobedient.
Of course, if this matter could not be traced to him in the end, Matthew Li would be able to escape.
Matthew and King Ning each had their own thoughts, and they kept them secret.
But at this moment, Mrs. Ma had no intention of hiding anything.
Last night, taking advantage of the fact that there was no curfew on the Lantern Festival, she had Ma Ruyu's children and their mother kidnapped.
As for who to exchange for her own grandchildren, she had already found out clearly.
But once the talent was tied up for one night, the biggest bargaining chip was lost.
How can she keep it secret?
"You took the money, but you couldn't even look after the children. You told them to go look for the person quickly. If they can't find him, you can forget about the remaining money."
Mrs. Ma was angry and anxious.
Her legitimate grandson was going to be brought back in a few days, but something like this went wrong.
When I find that little bastard, I will give him a beating first.
"Madam, the human traffickers said they have been searching for several hours. Even if they can't find anyone, they have tried their best. They will definitely keep an eye on the remaining few.
It's not that they don't want to continue searching, it's just that the patrols in the capital are too dense. If they are targeted by the Five Cities Army, not to mention the remaining few, I'm afraid even they themselves will be in trouble."
This matter was handled personally by the old nanny beside Mrs. Ma, and no one else in the Ma family knew about it.
"Go and call a few of the Xun'ers over. You don't have to call their wives. They won't cry and disturb my thoughts."
Mrs. Ma's thoughts had actually been confused for a long time.
The kidnapping of her legitimate grandchildren was a mission issued by the Dark Tower, and she had not yet found out who was behind it.
But Anlou agreed to let her exchange her illegitimate grandson for her legitimate grandson, and also warned her not to tell anyone else about this.
Otherwise, none of her legitimate grandchildren would be rescued.
She is now at a loss of ideas. After discussing it with her sons, she decided not to abide by the agreement in the secret room, right?
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