Chapter 148 The Instigator
Because Xie's tongue was pulled out, Jingzhe was worried that thirty slaps would kill her, so he showed some mercy.
But no matter how much mercy he showed, Xie's face was no longer acceptable to look at.
After being disturbed by Xie's words and listening to Shi Mingxi's words, Shi Yu realized that it was almost impossible to find Shi Mingxi and question him properly.
He will definitely use Xie's injury as an excuse to make trouble.
So he simply sent someone to report the situation here to the emperor.
Soon, Feng Ruobao came over in person.
Following behind him was an imperial physician who was treating Xie. As Xie said, even though she was no longer the Crown Princess, she was still the daughter of the Xie family, and the emperor could not completely ignore the Xie family.
Wei Qingyan and others were invited to the imperial study.
"Father, Uncle Rong wants to harm me." As soon as he entered the imperial study, Shi Mingxi complained first.
He had been imprisoned in the Eastern Palace for many days and had no access to news from the outside world. He did not know that the emperor had ordered Shi Yu to re-investigate the Huangshaling incident. Naturally, he could not imagine that Shi Yu had asked the emperor for permission before entering the Eastern Palace.
The emperor raised his hand to stop him and looked at Shi Yu, "Ask."
He already knew everything that happened in the Eastern Palace.
Although Chang Qingnian was a bit cruel, he was embarrassed because Xie had provoked him first and his son and daughter-in-law were shameless. He was too lazy to listen to Shi Mingxi's nonsense and just wanted to find Su Mao as soon as possible.
Shi Yu nodded and walked up to Shi Mingxi. "Why did you attack General Wei three years ago?"
"I don't……"
"Or, who whispered something in your ear that made you want to kill General Wei?"
Shi Yu changed the question and interrupted Shi Mingxi's sophistry, "Three years ago, when you went to Wudan, you brought Xu Zhanshi and two other officials with you.
It has now been confirmed that Xu Zhanshi is a remnant of the previous dynasty, and you are very likely to have been instigated and used by the remnants of the previous dynasty to kill the loyal ministers who were guarding the Wei Dynasty for the Shi family.
This is a matter concerning the Great Wei Empire, Shi Mingxi, please think carefully about it."
Xu Zhanshi was already in his hands, and his subordinates had interrogated him. It was not him who made the prince want to kill Wei Qingyan.
"What remnants of the previous dynasty?" Shi Mingxi asked hurriedly, "You're trying to frame me again."
"Answer whatever Prince Rong asks," the emperor said coldly. "If you continue to quibble, your crime will be even more severe."
Wei Qingyan is his daughter, which means she is Shi Mingxi's biological sister. Shi Mingxi killed his brother and sister for his own selfish desires.
It was difficult for the emperor to have a good face when facing Shi Mingxi again.
Moreover, it involves the remnants of the previous dynasty, and Shi Mingxi cannot afford to fool around.
Seeing the emperor's attitude, Shi Mingxi felt a little panicked. Was Xu Zhanshi a remnant of the previous dynasty?
He was unaware of the situation and subconsciously wanted to explain out loud, but when he saw the emperor's gloomy face, he swallowed the words of explanation back into his stomach.
His father's expression told him that what Shi Yu said was true.
It turns out that Xu Zhanshi is indeed a remnant of the previous dynasty.
Was he instigated by the remnants of the previous dynasty to report me? And he'd been by my side for so many years...
Thinking about how much he had trusted a remnant of the previous dynasty, he didn't know how many secrets of the Wei Dynasty he had stolen.
Shi Mingxi broke out in a cold sweat.
His explanation was of no use.
If he said he was unaware, that was because he was incompetent. The prince was actually being fooled by a remnant of the previous dynasty.
If he knew the truth, he would be an accomplice of the remnants of the previous dynasty.
No wonder the emperor didn't even bother to listen to his complaint, and no wonder the emperor didn't even care when Xie was injured.
Right now, all he could do was to answer Shi Yu's questions honestly and seek his father's forgiveness. Thinking of this, he stammered, "Uncle Rong has always been arrogant and doesn't take me, the crown prince, seriously.
Wei Qingyan won the battle and is about to return to the court. She has a good relationship with Uncle Rong, and Uncle Rong will be even more lawless when the time comes.
Thinking of this, I felt annoyed and chatted with Mrs. Xie for a while.
Xie said, "Then why don't you just prevent him from returning to the court? Now that Wudan has been defeated, it doesn't really matter whether there is a general protecting the country or not."
I was shocked by this, but after thinking about it carefully, I think this is a good idea."
Moreover, he knew that the Empress Dowager did not like Prince Rong to be close to Wei Qingyan, and he guessed that his father must also be wary of the Wei family.
Since ancient times, emperors have been afraid of their ministers becoming too successful and threatening the emperor. What's more, my father is also afraid of Prince Rong.
If he really killed Wei Qingyan, he could not only get rid of Prince Rong's help, but also please the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.
Kill three birds with one stone.
Even if someone has doubts in the future, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor will protect him.
The facts were indeed as he expected. Three years after the Huangshaling incident, everything remained calm until recently when the truth was revealed bit by bit...
"Take Xie." The emperor's voice brought Shi Mingxi back to his senses.
Feng Ruobao bowed again and went to the East Palace.
Shi Yu did not expect that it would be Xie who provoked Shi Mingxi to kill him.
The Xie family helped the late emperor establish the country, and was considered an alliance with the late emperor. It is impossible for them to be accomplices of the remnants of the previous dynasty. So, were these words spoken casually by the Xie family unintentionally, or did they have other purposes?
While Feng Ruobao was arresting people, he asked again, "When Wudan surrendered, you volunteered to go and negotiate with Wudan about surrender. Was that your idea, or was there someone else who instigated you?
Whose idea was it to leave behind 80,000 National Defense Army soldiers and urge General Wei to return to the court?"
Shi Mingxi no longer had any need to hide anything and said truthfully, "It was Xie who instigated me to recommend myself to go to Wudan.
It was my idea to leave behind 80,000 troops, but there was a reason related to Xu Zhanshi.
A few days after we arrived in Wudan, Xu Zhanshi returned from an outing injured and said he had encountered Wudan soldiers on the road.
He stayed in the palace most of the time. That was his first time going out on business, and it was such a big thing, so he couldn't help feeling uneasy.
When he heard that there were still Wudan soldiers fleeing outside, he felt even more uneasy and naturally wanted to keep more people to protect him.
At that time, he was still thinking that since there were fewer people around Wei Qingyan, it would be much easier to take action.
Now looking back, it must be that Xu Zhanshi knew that he wanted to kill Wei Qingyan, and took advantage of his intention to lure him into a trap step by step.
What about Xie? Did they also lure him into the game?
Because of this suspicion, as soon as Xie was brought in, he hurriedly said, "Three years ago, I was upset because Wei Qingyan won a battle... Why did you say those things to me?
Is this your idea, or is it something someone told you? Tell me quickly."
The imperial physician had just put medicine in Xie's mouth and before he had time to do any further treatment, he was brought here by Feng Ruobao.
As she walked, her face turned pale with pain.
She had no idea what Shi Mingxi was saying and just wanted to cover her mouth. But the pain couldn't be relieved by covering her mouth, and she hated Wei Qingyan to the core.
Seeing her standing there, Xie hurriedly gestured to the emperor to accuse Wei Qingyan of his evil deeds towards her.
Shi Mingxi was filled with anxiety. Seeing her making random gestures towards the emperor, he slapped her in the face. "Answer me, why did you let me kill Wei Qingyan back then?"
Knowing that he was being set up, at this moment, Shi Mingxi hated the remnants of the previous dynasty even more than Shi Yu.
He was eager to get an answer from Xie.
Xie was already in excruciating pain, and this slap nearly made her faint.
This time I finally heard what Shi Mingxi said clearly.
When did she ask Shi Mingxi to kill Wei Qingyan?
Before she could think any further, Shi Mingxi grabbed her arm.
He shook her vigorously. "Tell me, why did you ask me to kill Wei Qingyan at that time? Or are you also a remnant of the previous dynasty?"
Xie became even more confused after being shaken.
Seeing them like this, Shi Yu frowned and said, "Please, Eunuch Feng, prepare the writing brush and ink."
Upon hearing this, Feng Ruobao immediately took out a set of pen, ink and paper and placed them in front of Xie.
How can a person without a tongue speak? He has to rely on writing.
Feng Ruobao thought inappropriately that it was a good thing that Miss Chang did not break Xie's hand.
Xie felt that she had no way to express her grievances, so she got a pen and paper and hurriedly wrote, "Father, your daughter-in-law is wronged."
Shi Mingxi threw the paper away. Seeing that Xie Shi still didn't answer, he grabbed her neck, his eyes bulging out. "Answer my question, or I'll strangle you to death."
The feeling of suffocation finally made Xie face Shi Mingxi and his problems. She tried her best to recall the past, and after a long while, she trembled and picked up the pen again...
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