Chapter 351 Human Nature
This thought flashed through her mind and was suppressed by Chen Tang, but because the guess was too scary, she felt a little guilty when she saw Xie Guimo.
After returning to the house, Xie Guimo leaned close to Chen Tang's ear and said, "You went out for a walk for such a while. Did you do something to offend me? Why do you feel so guilty when you see me?"
She admitted that she felt guilty.
But just a little bit, okay!
“No, no…”
Xie Guimo was unsure at first, but when Chen Tang stuttered, Xie Guimo was certain, "What are you feeling guilty about?"
Chen Tang said, "Don't ask..."
She turned around to have some tea, God knew she would come up with such a bold guess.
Chen Tang was holding the teacup, and when she saw Xie Guimo looking at her, she turned away guiltily.
Xie Guimo had never seen Chen Tang like this before. This woman had always been arrogant even when she was not justified. What could have happened that could make her feel so guilty?
Xie Guimo looked at the two maids. Ginkgo Qiutong shook her head, "I don't know."
She was accompanied by two maids when they went out, and there were secret guards following her in the dark, so they should not be able to do anything that would make her feel guilty.
Xie Guimo waved his hand to send Ginkgo Qiutong away, saying, "You can't even tell me?"
Chen Tang looked at Xie Guimo, then started coughing.
Xie Guimo frowned and patted her on the back, "If you continue like this, I'll start to suspect that you've done something to offend me."
Chen Tang said, "I won't!"
Xie Guimo looked into her eyes.
Chen Tang said in a dry voice, "Concubine Jiang fainted from kneeling, and the maid helped her back. She almost fell over in the garden just now, but the Second Master supported her in time..."
Xie Guimo frowned deeply, but he didn't think anything of it. Seeing someone fall, helping them up might just be a subconscious action.
Xie Guimo looked at Chen Tang, "What does this have to do with your guilty conscience?"
Chen Tang scratched his forehead and said, "For a moment, I suspected that Concubine Jiang was cheating on my father. She was afraid that my father would find out."
Xie Guimo, "..."
The corner of his eye twitched, and he raised his hand to poke Chen Tang's head, "You really dare to think so."
“…That’s why I feel guilty.”
Although Xie Guimo often angered the prince, how blind must Concubine Jiang be to hook up with the Second Master and cuckold his father.
It's impossible, so the topic is dropped.
As expected, the prince did not return all night. The next day, Concubine Jiang went to the study to kneel again. The prince was not in the house, so no one could stop her. Naturally, she fainted from kneeling and was carried back. This time she fainted quickly, and she fainted after only kneeling for an hour.
The prince returned home at noon. As soon as he returned, he was called by the old lady. The old lady said, "When Concubine Jiang gets stubborn, no one can stop her. Is the prince going to keep hiding from her like this?"
The prince frowned in displeasure, but said nothing.
The old lady said, "It's not a good idea to avoid it like this. The prince has intervened in this case, so the prince can't interfere too much. But after all, the Jiang family has taken care of the prince for several years. Let Concubine Jiang go and persuade Mr. Jiang to confess the mastermind as soon as possible..."
The prince's eyes darkened. The princess was in charge of household chores, and the old lady intervened from time to time. As the princess had never complained, the prince turned a blind eye. Now, he even had to teach him how to do things in the court.
"This is not something the old lady should worry about."
After saying this, the prince turned around and left.
There was no mercy at all, and the old lady's hands holding the Buddhist beads were shaking a little.
The news that the old lady went to see the prince and was humiliated by him soon reached Chenxiangxuan, and Chen Tang was stunned when he heard it.
The fact that the old lady interfered in the affairs of the princess's housekeeper was enough to make Chen Tang feel that the old lady was confused. Unexpectedly, she still underestimated the old lady's ability to meddle in other people's affairs. She was an old lady who had lived in the inner house for a long time and could not even go out of the palace gate a few times a year, yet she dared to give orders to a general.
If the prince listens to the old lady, she will be furious.
Concubine Jiang just fainted a few times after kneeling, but the old lady helped her to speak well of the prince. Wasn't she being too nice to Concubine Jiang?
Well.
The speculation about the green hat was not something that Shen Tang could suppress just because he wanted to. There were always some strange things that made it pop up unconsciously.
When Xie Guimo came back from the house, Chen Tang asked him, "Did Master Jiang confess anything?"
"He's being stubborn. Prince Yu's men have been interrogating him for a long time, but he still hasn't revealed the mastermind behind this," Xie Guimo poured himself some tea.
"Torture?"
"When the Ministry of Justice investigates a case, it is inevitable that torture will be used, but they dare not use too harsh a punishment."
Mr. Jiang is the middleman. If he dies, the case will be left unresolved. The torture is too severe and he is afraid that he cannot bear it. Besides, the King of Qi's people are watching from behind. As soon as the Ministry of Justice starts to torture, Marquis Changping reports to the emperor at the morning court, saying that the Ministry of Justice is suspected of forcing a confession under torture.
Xie Guimo said, "Now we have to make sure that Master Jiang is not silenced before Prince Yu can pry open his mouth."
How does this sound...
I don't think highly of Prince Yu.
Chen Tang guessed, "Has this already been done?"
Xie Guimo nodded, "Someone bribed the jailer and put drugs in Mr. Jiang's food. Fortunately, it was discovered in time and he was not silenced."
But being able to prevent it once does not necessarily mean you can prevent it a second time.
The King of Qi and the Marquis of Changping are keeping a close eye on him, and they will definitely not allow Master Jiang to survive.
Chen Tang was puzzled, "Master Jiang knew those people wanted to kill him to silence him, but he still didn't confess?"
The governors of various states all knew to leave evidence behind, so that if someone else abandoned them, they would have evidence to avenge themselves, and everyone would die together.
This is human nature.
Xie Guimo said, "It is indeed strange. Father went to the death row of the Ministry of Justice yesterday to see Master Jiang. As long as he confessed, father would protect him from death, but Master Jiang turned a deaf ear to it. Even if others wanted to kill him to silence him, he refused to reveal a single word."
That account book is enough to sentence Mr. Jiang to death.
He did not reveal the person behind the incident, which obviously showed that he wanted the case to end with him.
The King of Qi and the Marquis of Changping wanted to kill him, but he was still so loyal. This was unreasonable.
unless……
Mr. Jiang is trying to protect someone.
He was afraid that if he told the King of Qi and the Marquis of Changping, they would kill the people he cared about.
But all the members of the Jiang family were imprisoned, leaving only one concubine, Jiang.
Could it be to protect Concubine Jiang?
Could it be that Concubine Jiang has some leverage over Concubine Ye?
Or did Mr. Jiang and King Qi reach some agreement that as long as he didn't betray them, they would actively save the Jiang family? But if he confesses, the prince can still save him.
It's not possible that Mr. Jiang trusts the Prince of Qi and the Marquis of Changping more than the prince.
The choice of a middleman between the King of Qi and the Marquis of Changping was not a random one.
However, Prince Yu is in charge of this matter. If he can pry open Mr. Jiang's mouth and convict Prince Qi, he can be appointed as the crown prince sooner. If not, he can only continue to negotiate with Prince Qi.
Prince Yu interrogated him for several days, but there was no progress.
That day, Chen Tang was embroidering in the room when Si'er came in and said, "Crown Princess, Concubine Jiang has gone to the palace to ask to see Concubine Ye..."
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