Chapter 283 Did we do something wrong?
Luo Qinghan asked someone to bring some persimmon cakes and grapefruits.
As soon as Xiao Xixi saw there was something delicious, she immediately became energetic again.
She peeled the pomelo and took a bite of the flesh. It was sweet, sour and juicy, and very delicious!
"Your Highness, would you like to try it too?"
Luo Qinghan sat down beside her, tilted his head slightly, and bit the pomelo flesh she handed over.
Xiao Xixi asked expectantly, "Is it delicious?"
Luo Qinghan: "Not bad."
Xiao Xixi ate happily and occasionally fed the prince a bite.
They finished the grapefruit very quickly.
At this time, Xiao Lingfeng and Xue came.
Both husband and wife looked unwell.
Especially Xue, who had two dark circles under her eyes. Even though she applied thick makeup, it still couldn't hide her haggardness.
She couldn't sleep the whole night, her mind was full of thoughts about Master Mingdeng. She was afraid that Master Mingdeng was unwilling to convert Xiaolan, so what would happen to Xiaolan in the future?
The two men stepped forward to greet each other.
"Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Luo Qinghan said: "Jingzhao Prefecture has captured Zhu Quankun, do you want to go see him?"
Seeing the bewildered look on the couple's faces, Luo Qinghan explained, "Zhu Quankun is the Mingdeng Zhenren you are talking about."
Xue couldn't help but open her eyes wide and asked anxiously, "Master Mingdeng was caught? How is he now?"
Luo Qinghan said: "It seems that you really care about him. He is now in prison and is being interrogated. If you don't mind, you can go and see him."
Xue was extremely anxious. She thanked the prince for his grace and hurried to the prison with Xiao Lingfeng.
From beginning to end, they never even glanced at Xiao Xixi who was sitting next to the prince.
Xiao Xixi didn't seem to care much about it.
Compared to Xiao Lingfeng and his wife, she cared more about the food in her hand.
Luo Qinghan touched her head.
Xiao Xixi turned her head to look at him, her almond-shaped eyes full of confusion.
Why are you touching her head for no reason?
Luo Qinghan: "I think you are doing fine the way you are now."
If you don't care, you won't get hurt.
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In the torture room, Mei Guangtao was interrogating Zhu Quankun.
Since the evidence was irrefutable, Zhu Quankun had no way to deny it and could only plead guilty and be punished.
He told all the crimes he had committed in Shengjing.
But not a single word was mentioned about his previous crimes.
Of course Mei Guangtao would not let him go so easily. He had him tortured and forced him to confess everything without keeping a single word.
After being tortured severely, Zhu Quankun finally couldn't bear it anymore and told all the immoral things he had done in the past.
Mei Guangtao asked the chief secretary to record the confession.
Just then, Xiao Lingfeng and Xue came in hurriedly.
As soon as the two entered the torture room, they were frightened by Zhu Quankun's bloody appearance.
Xiao Lingfeng was better off. After all, he had been on the battlefield and his hands were stained with blood.
After a brief moment of surprise, he quickly calmed down.
But Xue couldn't do that. She was just an ordinary woman in the inner house. How could she have ever seen such a bloody scene?
She nearly fainted from fright.
Fortunately, Xiao Lingfeng supported her and reminded her in time.
"Now is not the time to panic. Think about our Xiaolan."
Upon hearing this, Xue perked up and tried not to panic too much.
Xiao Lingfeng bowed to Mei Guangtao and asked politely, "Could you please allow us to ask the prisoner a few questions?"
Mei Guangtao knew that they were called by the prince, so he didn't make things difficult for them and told them to do as they pleased.
Xiao Lingfeng walked up to Zhu Quankun and asked.
"You said my little daughter has a difficult life and might meet with a disaster. Is this true?"
Zhu Quankun was already at the end of his rope at this time. He had been charged with several crimes, and he didn't care about adding another charge of deception.
So he didn't hide anything and told the truth.
"Of course it's fake. I don't know how to tell fortunes. Everything I said was a lie."
Xiao Lingfeng and Xue were both stunned.
Mrs. Xue couldn't believe it and asked in a trembling voice, "How could it be false? When you told our eldest daughter's fortune, you said she was doomed to die. Her brother would die when she was born. We gave her away because we believed you. After sending her away, our family has been peaceful for so many years. Wasn't all this predicted by you?"
Zhu Quankun was very weak now. He rested for a long time before speaking again.
"I was just trying to trick you back then. I didn't expect that you would actually believe what I just said casually."
When Xue heard this, she almost collapsed.
Xiao Lingfeng's eyes were red. He stared at Zhu Quankun's scarred face and asked through gritted teeth, "Why did you lie to us?"
Zhu Quankun grinned, revealing his bloodied teeth: "Of course it's for money. The more serious I make the matter, the more money you will give me."
Xiao Lingfeng couldn't bear it any longer and wanted to rush over to beat the bastard to death, but was stopped by the jailers.
Mei Guangtao said slowly, "Zhu Quankun is an important criminal. You cannot do anything to him. If you have no other questions, please leave. We still have to continue solving the case."
Xiao Lingfeng and Xue were politely asked to leave.
The two men stood at the door of the torture chamber for a long time without moving.
They had always thought that Xiao Xixi was doomed to fail and were convinced that she was the one who killed her twin brother.
But what Zhu Quankun said just now was like a slap in their faces, destroying all the facts they had previously believed.
The collapse of this belief left their minds blank and unable to accept reality.
With a last glimmer of hope, Xiao Lingfeng asked dryly, "Before, you brought Xiao Lan into the palace to see Xiao Xixi, and soon after you came back, you fell into the water. Isn't this the bad luck brought by Xiao Xixi?"
Xue said in a trembling voice: "Xiao Xixi reminded Xiao Lan and me before, telling us not to get close to the bridge within three days. I didn't take her words to heart. If I had listened to her warning, Xiao Lan and I would not have fallen into the water."
Xiao Lingfeng couldn't believe it and asked harshly, "How come I didn't know about this? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I thought she was just saying that casually, and I didn't take it seriously at all."
The more the couple thought about it, the more they found it hard to accept.
If Xiao Xixi wasn't a doomed star, then wouldn't everything they've done over the years be a joke? !
Xue couldn't help crying.
“Did we do something wrong?”
Xiao Lingfeng didn't know how to answer. He said in a panic, "Let's go back first and think about what to do about this."
Xue was now in a state of confusion and didn't know what to do. When she heard what her husband said, she immediately agreed.
The couple left Jingzhao Yin in despair and returned to the General Zhongwu's Mansion in a carriage.
(End of this chapter)
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