He didn't know what had happened, what was written in the handwritten letter from Concubine Hui that Jiang Bairen mentioned, and he didn't know what Concubine Hui asked Guard Fang to do, or why she asked another eunuch to kill people to silence them. However, he could judge from Jiang Bairen's narration that this was undoubtedly a big deal. It was a serious crime for a concubine to hire a killer to kill someone, not to mention that it happened after the case of the Fourth Prince. According to Zhong Zhiheng's temper, he would definitely punish her severely. Of course, he wanted to help Concubine Hui, but he also had to know what to do.
Her dry lips trembled, and Concubine Hui lowered her head and put on her shoes. She raised her head and looked at the anxious man in front of her with wet eyes. Concubine Hui pursed her lips slightly and whispered, "Your Highness, you shouldn't be here."
Yeah, shouldn't be here.
You shouldn't have come to see me dig my own grave.
"Don't get involved in things that you shouldn't get involved in," Hui Fei said softly after a pause. She didn't even look at Zhong Mingwei again. She was helped to stand up by her maid, and then looked at Jiang Bairen coldly: "Commander Jiang, don't you think that I am guilty, so you want to come to see the emperor? Well, let's go to see the emperor now and see if His Majesty thinks that I am guilty as you do!"
"Your Majesty, I have no intention of targeting you. I am just loyal to Your Majesty and do my job impartially," Jiang Bairen bowed to Concubine Hui, and took two steps forward to lift the door curtain, and said to Concubine Hui respectfully, "Your Majesty, please come in."
Concubine Hui gathered her hair while walking towards the bedroom. When she passed by Jiang Bairen, she paused for a moment and said with a sneer, "Commander Jiang, if I can get out of this door safely today, I will show you how I will deal with you!"
Jiang Bairen's heart suddenly skipped a beat. If His Majesty really showed leniency to Concubine Hui, then according to how much favor Concubine Hui enjoyed in front of His Majesty, he would be able to punish him however he wanted in the future, so...
He must not let Concubine Hui walk out of this door safely.
Watching Concubine Hui stride into the bedroom, Jiang Bairen clenched his fists, then stood up straight and followed her in.
Zhong Mingwei stood up from the ground. He stared expressionlessly at the majestic red walls and yellow tiles outside. After a pause, he turned around and entered the bedroom.
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In the sleeping hall.
Zhong Zhiheng looked at Concubine Hui, who was kneeling on the ground with tears in her eyes, and frowned: "What's wrong? What's the fuss so early in the morning?"
Jiang Bairen was about to step forward to explain, but before he could open his mouth, Concubine Hui interrupted him: "Your Majesty, I know that Your Majesty has been ill recently and needs to rest, so I don't want to disturb Your Majesty. But this morning, before I had even dressed up, Commander Jiang led the Jinyiwei into Changchun Palace without informing me in advance. As soon as they came, they led people to search here and there. I felt uneasy, so I went to ask Commander Jiang what happened. Who knew that Commander Jiang actually said that my personal maid Qingxing and a "I was surprised that a guard surnamed Fang died in the imperial garden. Then Commander Jiang said, "It was I who sent people to kill Qing Xing and Guard Fang! Your Majesty, you must help me! I was born in Mount Wutai since I was a child. I served the Empress Dowager and worshipped Buddha. I have always eaten vegetarian food. I would never have the heart to kill anyone, let alone step on an ant! But Commander Jiang kept saying that it was I who hired someone to kill people. Your Majesty, you must help me! Otherwise, I will have no face to live in this world!"
"Don't cry for now," Zhong Zhiheng was upset by her crying. Concubine Hui had always been a quiet person. She never cried or even spoke loudly. Even when the little prince died, she was heartbroken but only sobbed silently. Her pitiful appearance made Zhong Zhiheng feel pity and guilt. Today, looking at Concubine Hui crying, Zhong Zhiheng wondered what happened to make Concubine Hui lose her composure like this? He turned to Jiang Bairen and said with a gloomy face, "You searched the palace without my permission. Jiang Bairen, you are so bold!"
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