Zhong Mingwei watched Zhong Zhiheng open the letter, his face was full of fury, he swallowed hard. Then he looked at Concubine Hui, she was drooping, just like a proud and angry fighting cock. But now she was like a dying lamb, Zhong Mingwei clenched his fists suddenly, and then retracted his gaze.
"Your Highness, please sit down too," Zhao Ruhai said as he moved another embroidered cushion behind Zhong Mingwei. "I heard that your leg disease has relapsed, so it's not suitable for you to stand for long."
"Thank you, eunuch." Zhong Mingwei took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, then sat down under Zhao Ruhai's earnest gaze.
"Did you write this?" Zhong Zhiheng handed the letter to Concubine Hui. He looked at Concubine Hui with a pair of angry eyes and asked in a deep voice.
"How could I possibly... write a letter to a mere guard?" Concubine Hui said with an evasive look. She fell to her knees with a "thump". Then she cried again. "Someone must be jealous of my favor, so they want to frame me! How could the death of the Fourth Prince be related to me? I haven't even met the Fourth Prince for a few times, so how could I possibly do something to him? Your Majesty, please understand!"
"You haven't met the Fourth Prince many times. But you have met the Fourth Prince's mother quite a lot, right?" Zhong Zhiheng said coldly, "You have no grudges against the Fourth Prince, but you have a deep hatred for the Fourth Prince's mother. So she killed your son, so you have to kill her son to avenge your hatred, right?!"
"Your Majesty! I dare not! I don't have such vicious thoughts!" Hui Fei was so scared that she didn't dare to cry. It was the first time that Zhong Zhiheng showed such an angry expression in front of her. She was so scared that she couldn't help crying. She shrank back and kept saying, "Your Majesty, although my little prince was killed by the Imperial Noble Consort, Your Majesty has avenged me. The Imperial Noble Consort died a long time ago. I am very grateful to Your Majesty. How could I kill the Fourth Prince to vent my anger? Although the Fourth Prince is the son of the Imperial Noble Consort, he is the most beloved prince of Your Majesty. Even if I have the courage of a leopard, I dare not attack the Fourth Prince! Your Majesty, you must believe me! You can't conclude that I hired a killer just because of a piece of waste paper and two lines of ink. This must be someone who wants to frame me! Your Majesty, you must not fall into someone else's trap!"
Zhong Zhiheng looked at Concubine Hui coldly. Concubine Hui was bare-faced today and had not had time to wash and put on makeup. In addition, she was crying so hard that she looked haggard. Her eyes were slightly bloodshot and she looked very touching. Zhong Zhiheng looked at her face and somehow thought of Xu Siyao. He remembered that when she gave birth to Zhong Mingwei, Xu Siyao also looked haggard and weak. She looked like a shaky, fluttering kite, as if the string would break at any time...
Zhong Zhiheng took a deep breath, and finally took his eyes away from the pale and haggard face. He then looked at Jiang Bairen and said in a deep voice, "If you have anything else to say, just say it all in one breath."
"Yes, I obey your command," Jiang Bairen was secretly delighted, knowing that Zhong Zhiheng had not been deceived by Concubine Hui, and he continued his report, "My people found letters and banknotes in Guard Fang's room, proving that Guard Fang and Concubine Hui did have contact. I also found a packed bag in the room of the palace maid named Qing Xing, and inside the bag was a gold ring inlaid with a ruby."
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