The content of the letter was Qiao An's orders and deployments to his subordinates to frame Wang Jun. It was Qiao An's handwriting and it was also stamped with Qiao An's seal. It was definitely not fake!
"This is impossible! Minister Qiao has always been loyal to the emperor and loved the people. Since he took office, he has redressed countless grievances for ordinary people. It is impossible for him to break the law while enforcing it!" The emperor couldn't believe what he saw and read the letter again.
"Qiao An was willing to kneel for two hours yesterday for my princess because he wanted me to keep this secret for him. However, I am concerned about the country. How can I allow such a person who kills innocent people to be in charge of the punishment of my Donglin Kingdom? I ask the emperor to make a decision for Wang Jun's family. Qiao An should be killed!"
The emperor knew that Qiao An had been tricked, and with him, he had also been tricked by Prince Jingnan. The hand holding the memorial and letter dropped weakly. He turned around and slowly walked towards the imperial desk. After a long while, he finally said with a strong breath, "Prince Jingnan is thoughtful. I will investigate this matter thoroughly."
Sikong Zhan's face turned pale instantly, he coughed violently, and spat out a mouthful of dirty blood in front of the emperor. The blood was actually black!
"I am not feeling well, so I will take my leave first!" Sikong Zhan covered his chest with his hands, looking very uncomfortable, and signaled Tang Xun to push him back.
Tang Xun was so shocked that he didn't even bother to greet him. He hurriedly pushed Prince Jingnan out of the imperial study.
Looking at the departing back of Prince Jingnan, the emperor's eyes became dim for a moment.
Here, Tang Xun hurriedly pushed Sikong Zhan back to the palace and was anxious to call Doctor Ran to treat Sikong Zhan, only to find out that his prince was fine at all - he was pretending!
Tang Xun was puzzled: "Your Highness, we have clearly won a great victory and should be pursuing the enemy. Why are we pretending to be seriously injured and dying in front of the Emperor?"
"Qiao An is the emperor's confidant. This time, Qiao An has committed a serious crime. To protect his reputation, the emperor will definitely kill Qiao An. I broke his arm and hit him in the face to prevent him from becoming desperate and causing trouble for me. Of course, I want to show weakness to the enemy and let him think that I will not live long. According to our emperor's temperament, he will definitely hold his troops in place and wait for me to die of illness or poison while he secretly makes moves."
Sikong Zhan was in a good mood, and for the first time, he patiently analyzed the situation for Tang Xun. "Right now, most of our people are mining in Bugui Mountain. If the emperor were to burn his boats and fight me to the death, we wouldn't be defeated, but we would suffer heavy casualties.
Moreover, if I'm right, the news of my poisoning has been circulating for so long, some people should be getting impatient. At this moment, it would be unwise to confront the emperor head-on and be attacked from all sides."
Tang Xun seemed to understand, but also seemed not to understand. He muttered weakly: "So, now is not the best time to kill Qiao An..." Since dealing with Qiao An will be so troublesome later, why choose to deal with him at this time?
Tang Xun did not dare to ask the latter question, because they only needed to execute the decision made by their prince and did not need to question it, not even the slightest doubt.
Yes, now is not a good time to make a move, why would he choose to make a move at this time? Sikong Zhan didn't understand, so he simply stopped thinking about it: he, Sikong Zhan, did what he wanted to do, so why would he bother with so many questions!
Upon learning that the prince had returned home, Ran Zizheng finally remembered that there was still an important matter that he had not reported, and hurried to Sikong Zhan.
"You mean, the princess's clothes were stained with the antidote to the aphrodisiac?" Sikong Zhan's originally sunny expression suddenly turned into a dark cloud. "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"It was inconvenient to talk about it in the palace before. After I came back, I was busy preparing the antidote for the princess, so..." I forgot... Ran Zizheng shrank his neck, feeling quite guilty, and didn't even dare to look at Prince Jingnan.
Sikong Zhan walked out with a gloomy face, called Shiqin, and asked her everything about Lin Jinghan's entry into the palace.
So, this is why this stupid woman broke the door? Thinking that Lin Jinghan was willing to take the punishment to fight against the emperor, Sikong Zhan felt that if Lin Jinghan was punished in public, it wouldn't be so embarrassing for him...
However, this stupid woman was wearing a mask, yet she was able to provoke the emperor. It seemed that he had underestimated her ability to stir up trouble.
On this side, after Sikong Zhan left, Lin Jinghan was thinking about how to sneak out and replenish energy to the medical space.
Although she is good at medicine, she is not good at detoxification. To detoxify her, she can only rely on the medical space.
After thinking for a long time, she couldn't come up with any good solution. Considering that she was now unable to move around easily and couldn't go out for the time being, she simply stopped thinking about it and lay down on the bed to rest.
However, the pain in her knee became more and more obvious. Previously, she didn't feel any pain because of the acupuncture. Now, the analgesic effect of the acupuncture has worn off. Although the pain in her knee is not unbearable, it makes her unable to sleep.
After lying in bed for half an hour without falling asleep, Lin Jinghan had no choice but to take out the gold needles and prick her own sleeping point. Soon she fell into a drowsy sleep.
Lin Jinghan, who was asleep, naturally didn't know what happened after Sikong Zhan entered the palace. However, as long as these things didn't affect her, she wouldn't care.
Suddenly, she felt the bed shaking violently. Lin Jinghan was forced to wake up and opened her sleepy eyes.
Looking at the not very high roof of the car, listening to the uniform sound of horse hooves, and turning her head, Lin Jinghan saw Sikong Zhan sitting not far away with his eyes closed and resting. Her mind was a little confused.
If this man was not her nominal husband, she would have suspected that she was kidnapped!
She held her legs, frowned slightly because of the pain in her knees, and sat up carefully. Perhaps because of the noise, Sikong Zhan opened his eyes and looked at Lin Jinghan with a frown.
"Um, Your Highness, I..." Lin Jinghan swallowed and changed the subject: "Your Highness, where are we going now?"
We? Suddenly hearing such an unfamiliar word, Sikong Zhan was a little uncomfortable.
From the moment he decided to take Lin Jinghan with him, he'd thought about how she would react when she discovered the situation he was in. He'd considered many possibilities, but none like this one—no worry, no uneasiness, just a calm question about where he was going, as if she'd follow him wherever he took her, even to the ends of the earth.
This woman can really give him surprises.
This was a very unfamiliar feeling. He closed his eyes and suppressed his thoughts.
Just when Lin Jinghan thought he would ignore her, he slowly opened his mouth:
"It's midnight now. You can get some more sleep. We'll be there by daybreak."
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