Chapter 68: Silencing the Witness
Liu He didn't reply, but instead asked, "You are a dignified Minister of Revenue, why do you have to be so polite to a few jailers?"
After hearing this, Yu Zhengde immediately became angry and said, "You think I am willing, but you know that if I hadn't used my past kindness to threaten the jailer, I wouldn't be able to get in at all.
Did you do the Huangshaling incident, or did you offend someone?
I originally had a good relationship with Minister Xie and wanted to follow his ways, but I didn't expect that I couldn't even enter the door of Xie's mansion.
There are also quite a few people who used to have a decent relationship with me, but when they heard that it was related to your matter, they didn't even give me a chance to speak. I have been in the officialdom for many years, but this is the first time I have been rejected like this.
Liu He looked at him silently, as if sizing up his expression and judging whether what he said was true or not.
There is a commotion outside now, and the Queen must be eager for Yu Zhengde to come to the jail as soon as possible to be the scapegoat for that incident.
Minister Xie of the Ministry of Justice is the Queen's brother. The Ministry of Justice is equivalent to the Queen's territory. If Yu Zhengde wants to come, the Queen will definitely make things convenient for him.
How could it be difficult to enter as Yu Zhengde said?
But she had indeed just seen Yu Zhengde politely stuffing silver into the hands of several jailers.
There was a hint of suspicion in her eyes, it was possible that Yu Zhengde did it for her.
But why did Yu Zhengde put on such a show for her?
"Speak up, I don't have much time left." Yu Zhengde looked outside the cell with an anxious look in his eyes.
"Liu He, I originally thought that as long as you didn't do it, I would try to save your life even if I had to use all the connections in the Yu Mansion.
But now it seems that no matter whether you did the Huangshaling incident or not, I can't save you. It is obvious that someone above you wants your life.
I, Yu Fu, don't have that kind of extraordinary ability. I can only try my best to protect your child to make up for the debt I owe you.
If you agree, I will go and negotiate and make sure to save your child. If you don't disagree and still threaten me with what happened back then, then I have no choice.
You only saw her back then, and there's no other evidence besides you. I can protest my innocence, and then see whether His Majesty believes you, a dying man, or me."
Liu He remained silent.
"You can nod or shake your head when you speak." Yu Zhengde stamped his feet anxiously.
As soon as he finished speaking, a jailer came hurriedly and said, "Please follow me quickly. Someone is coming."
"I understand." Yu Zhengde replied to the jailer, and then said to Liu He, "It's okay or not, just tell me."
Seeing his face turn the color of liver with anxiety, Liu He said, "Save my child."
Regardless of whether Yu Zhengde was acting or not, it would be a good thing for her children to leave here earlier.
"Okay." Yu Zhengde breathed a sigh of relief, then said sternly, "Since you've agreed, some things should be kept to yourself. Otherwise, don't blame me for disregarding our childhood friendship and killing you to silence you!"
Kill to silence the witness!
These four words shocked Liu He's heart. This was also the meaning of the male voice just now.
Although she didn't believe it, there was a reason for it, and she understood that only the dead could keep secrets, otherwise, why would she kill Nanny Chen.
She suddenly felt uneasy. Seeing Yu Zhengde leaving with the jailer, she hurriedly grabbed the cell door and said, "Save my child first."
If she could kill Nanny Chen who had followed her for decades, the Queen might also kill her.
In her panic, the cloth covering her head slipped off.
"You...what's wrong with your head?" Yu Zhengde saw it, opened his mouth wide, and his face was full of shock.
Before Liu He could answer, the jailer pulled him out and answered for her, "It was Madam Gong who brought people to shave it that day."
"How can they do whatever they want in prison? But it's hard for me to even get in?" Yu Zhengde's voice gradually faded away.
Liu He couldn't hear what the jailer said, but it made her feel even more uneasy.
Yes, why did the Queen allow Wei Shiran and others to humiliate her?
Before she could figure it out, another man in black carrying a food box approached her.
Liu He recognized him; he was the queen's man.
The man in black said, "Yu Zhengde is here now. If the Ministry of Justice interrogates you again, you must reveal who he is."
"If I tell him off, will I still be able to survive? Even if I reveal that Yu Zhengde was the mastermind behind all this, and that my Wu family was responsible for all this, how will Your Majesty exonerate us?"
For the first time, she became suspicious.
"You're questioning the Empress?" The visitor was very displeased. "The Empress has her own ways. It's not for you to question them. You just need to follow her orders."
After saying that, the man in black walked away with impatience in his eyes.
After returning to the palace, the man in black conveyed Liu He's words to the queen.
The Queen of Great Wei leaned gracefully on the pillow, teasing the two little birds in the cage beside her. Without even raising her eyelids, she said lightly, "It's okay, it won't cause any big trouble. Once she bites out Yu Zhengde, it will be over in time.
Leave some evidence pointing to Yu Zhengde. I heard from the Crown Princess that the Crown Prince has had a poor appetite recently. Maybe he is upset by this matter. It needs to be ended soon.
Let's investigate further to find out who caused the trouble. Didn't you say that everyone back then was dead? How could anyone still know this?"
The man in black knelt down hurriedly and said, "Please give me some time, Your Majesty. I will definitely catch the rioters."
"Alright, go away." The Queen waved her hand. "Do things cleanly and don't let those messy things happen to me."
The man in black bowed and retreated.
But not long after, he hurried into the palace again, "Your Majesty, Yu Zhengde, bare-chested, carrying a thorn stick on his back, and carrying 10,000 taels of silver, walked from the Yu Mansion to the palace gate.
He confessed that the ten thousand taels of silver was a bribe from Liu He, who used it to blackmail him into rescuing her. The people followed him to the palace gate, and now Yu Zhengde was heading towards the imperial study.
"How could this happen?" The Queen suddenly sat up from the couch, "Is Yu Zhengde crazy?"
"Your Majesty, has Yu Zhengde guessed your intention?" the man in black asked carefully.
"What is my intention?" The Queen's eyes were sharp as she glared at him. "What does this have to do with me?"
"I have spoken carelessly and deserve death."
The Queen rose from her bed and paced back and forth in the room. "Didn't Liu He say that Yu Zhengde had been deceived by her for years and still felt guilty about her? Why did she still do this?"
Thinking of something, she hurriedly said, "Go, tell my brother to interrogate Liu He immediately and make her confess Yu Zhengde before she dies. Then have someone guide her. The 10,000 taels of silver was given by the people of Beiling back then.
I don't bother to delve into what they are up to. I want them to keep their mouths shut and take the blame for this even if they die."
Don’t even think about throwing dirty water on me.
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, will Liu He turn against you?" The man in black was a little worried.
If Liu He knew that the Empress wanted her dead, would she still keep it a secret for the Empress?
"I am the Queen, and she is my servant. It is her honor to die for me. Moreover, her children are counting on me. If she disobeys, I will first use her daughter's life as a warning to her..."
"No, no..." In the prison of the Ministry of Justice, Liu He watched the scene in the Queen's palace and listened to what the Queen said. He shook his head repeatedly, "This is not true."
She didn't know why she could suddenly see such a scene in front of her eyes. Someone must be playing tricks on her.
Just like the sudden voice just now.
But she had been to the queen's bedroom, the scene in the picture was the queen's bedroom, and the people in the picture were the queen and her secret guard leader.
The queen wanted to kill her and her children as well.
No, no, no!
She was filled with anger and fear. She was clearly following the Queen's orders, so why should she and her children die? Her children had nothing to do with anything. Why?
But if she didn't do as the queen asked, would her children still have a chance to survive?
She bit her lip hard with her teeth.
Yu Zhengde!
Yu Zhengde said he would save her child. Even without the queen, Yu Zhengde, the Minister of Revenue, would definitely be able to save her child.
"My lady, you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust."
In an empty room not far from the Ministry of Justice prison, Wei Qingyan fell down after hearing Liu He say this.
"Miss." A dark shadow came like a whirlwind and swept the person who was about to fall to the ground into his arms. "Miss, please forgive me. Auntie is late."
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