Chapter 54 Don't Force Me to Confess

Mo Huaiqing was so frightened that he shuddered all over and started crying again.

"Are you going to tell me or not? Or do you want to do something to your family?"

"Dad! I didn't. How could I poison my family? I, I just wanted to..." Mo Huaiqing quickly denied.

"Huaiqing, it's already this late and you still don't tell the truth. You're really hurting your father's feelings." Feng Jinyu said uncomfortably.

Mo Huaiqing lowered his head and could only stammer, "My daughter actually wanted to poison the future Crown Princess. In this way, I, I may become the Crown Princess in the future."

Mo Huaiqing did not tell the truth. She wanted to poison the prince and make him stupid. She would stay by his side to help him make plans, so that the prince would depend on her. Then no matter who was the crown princess, the prince could not leave her. Sooner or later, she would be the real crown princess.

"You, how can you be so vicious! You are harming people!" Mo Tiancheng was shocked. Neither he nor his wife were vicious people, so how could they give birth to such a vicious daughter?

Mo Huaiqing said aggrievedly, "I, I don't want to be just a concubine, I also want to bring honor to the Mo family. If I become a real crown princess in the future, it is very likely that I will become the Qingyun Empress in the future. What a great honor that would be!"

"You are simply a fool dreaming!" Mo Tiancheng was angry again, and his old face began to sweat. "Now it's good, I'm afraid the prince will be deposed!"

Mo Huaiqing burst into tears again: "How could my daughter know that this happened?"

"But hasn't the Crown Princess been chosen yet? What are you doing going to the Crown Prince?" Mo Yunzhu sneered in her heart.

"I, I just wanted to go to the Crown Prince to test his opinion and see who he likes more. I never thought something like this would happen." Mo Huaiqing felt extremely sad when she thought that she would no longer be the Crown Princess in the future.

She is already the prince's woman. Who else can she marry if not the prince? But once the prince is deposed and the emperor no longer favors her, what is the use of marrying her?

The royal family is ruthless. Their attitude towards Prince Lan can foresee what will happen after the crown prince is deposed.

"You, how can you be so confused." Feng Jinyu never expected that her daughter would be so scheming.

"Dad, Mom, you guys go back and rest first." Mo Yunzhu said, "I'll talk to my second sister."

Mo Tiancheng was so angry that his chest hurt, and he could only let Feng Jinyu help him back to the room. Mo Yunzhu grabbed Mo Huaiqing and walked out.

"Sister, you, please be gentle." Mo Huaiqing said anxiously.

"You're still afraid of pain!" Mo Yunzhu pushed her away, "You know how much pain your parents must have felt when you hurt them."

Mo Huaiqing immediately said aggrievedly: "Big sister, I, I didn't mean to do that. I really didn't mean it."

"Hmph, now remember, if the medicine bag hadn't been exposed, it would have been fine. Once it was exposed, you would never admit that it was yours. Even if this person said that he searched you, you would never admit it. No one saw him at the time, and he went in to search you. That person was more likely to be the one who gave you the Five Poison Powder."

Mo Huaiqing's eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded quickly.

"If it weren't for my parents, second sister, I would beat you to death!" Mo Yunzhu glared at her fiercely, "If you dare to mess around again and put my parents in danger, I will kill you myself! Do you understand?"

Mo Huaiqing had never seen Mo Yunzhu so strong and cold before, and was frightened by the feeling that she seemed to be able to kill her with one move.

"Sister, I, I understand. I won't do that." Mo Huaiqing had many doubts and questions, but she didn't dare to resist at this moment.

"If someone comes to you and threatens you, you must inform me immediately and don't let the General's Mansion lose money. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Mo Huaiqing nodded quickly.

"The matter is very serious, Prince. You will definitely be interrogated and even framed later. If you want to survive, you should know what to say."

"Big sister, don't worry, I, I really don't have the Five Poison Powder, it wasn't me who did it."

"I'm afraid someone will torture you into confessing. You better hold on! Dad and I will definitely find a way to save you."

"Ah! I, I will be beaten again?" Mo Huaiqing's face turned pale in an instant.

"I said it's possible. The prince may have smoked too much, but will he admit it? At this time, we need a scapegoat. If you happen to be there and say that you poisoned him, many people will believe it, not to mention that his guards will testify for him."

Only then did Mo Huaiqing realize the horror of this matter.

The prince would definitely let her die in order to clear his name.

"Don't worry. If someone comes to arrest you, I will have people keep an eye on you and will definitely get you out. You have to know that if you confess, you will die and the General's Office will also suffer. If you don't confess, there is still a glimmer of hope. Do you understand?"

"Sister, but, but I'm afraid of pain."

"They won't kill you right away. They won't cripple you. Most likely they'll just give you a little beating to scare you. Just hold on. For your parents and yourself, you must not force a confession out of you. Do you understand?"

Mo Huaiqing nodded while crying, she was trembling with fear.

After Mo Yunzhu sent her back to her yard, she immediately went to her parents.

"Dad, don't worry, everything will be fine." Mo Yunzhu comforted her father, and then repeated what she had said to Mo Huaiqing that she would never admit it.

Mo Tiancheng nodded. He thought so too. Otherwise, the General's Mansion would really be finished. But this incident was indeed a big blow to him and Feng Jinyu.

The lonely expressions of the two elders hurt Mo Yunzhu's heart.

The next day, the entire imperial city was like porridge that had been boiled early in the morning. All kinds of rumors broke out. All the major restaurants, streets, and markets were talking about the Prince's selection of a concubine at Jiutian Pavilion yesterday.

The first is that Miss Mo Yunzhu, who has always been low-key, has surpassed all the other girls in talent competition. She made a stunning debut in the talent competition, making the talented men and beautiful women in the imperial city admire her and amazed. Several of her wonderful verses have been circulated, and the literati and scholars have treated them as treasures and gathered together to study them.

The second is that Zhang Fengyi, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, did the despicable thing in the Goulanyuan on the island, which caused the Queen of Court to be seriously injured and extremely embarrassed. All the guards died, including a maid from the Chen Mansion who also died on the spot. It was Zhang Fengyi who killed people to silence them.

Common people gathered at the gate of Zhang's house to watch the excitement, but no one dared to open the door. At this moment, Zhang Fengyi was seriously injured and his body was in a mess. He had a high fever and could not get out of bed. He was also in a daze and unconscious.

The Zhang family asked the imperial physician to come and see the patient, and Doctor Ji volunteered to do it along with another imperial physician.

The third incident was even more shocking. The prince and his guards took an overdose of Five Poison Powder in a small courtyard and killed each other. More than a dozen people died and the prince was seriously injured and fell into a coma.

If Prince Lan had not given the last Heart-Protecting Pill to the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince would have died on the spot.

The three major events were widely reported, and the capital was like a festival. The common people were all watching the events, and were so excited that they spread the news as if everyone had seen it with their own eyes.

The court was also shocked. Although many ministers said that there was something fishy about the prince's affairs, the emperor was still so angry that he scolded them and almost deposed the prince on the spot.

In the Imperial Hospital, under the joint treatment of the imperial doctors and using the best medicinal herbs, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Jun Xianhe finally woke up.