Chapter 520: Admit It! (Update 1)
Prince Jing's Mansion.
The door of the study was pushed open, bringing in a gust of cold wind.
Xiao Chenglin, who was sitting at the desk reading a book, coughed twice.
The door was quickly closed, and the man looked towards the fireplace and immediately knelt down.
"I was careless and forgot to ask them to add some charcoal before I left."
Xiao Chenglin waved his hands. The boy's innocent and handsome face looked even paler in the candlelight. The hint of sickness between his eyebrows made him look fragile and even more breathtaking.
"No problem. I've gotten used to it over the years."
Although he was a prince, he was extremely unpopular. He had no protection from his maternal family and was also sickly, so naturally he did not have a good life.
Even charcoal should be saved as much as possible.
"How's Third Brother doing?" He raised his head, his eyes as clear as glass beads, no emotion could be seen, "I heard that he woke up?"
"Yes. King Lie has woken up, and Wang Chang, who secretly poisoned him, has been arrested and taken to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation."
"Then the results should be out soon."
Xiao Chenglin twitched the corners of his lips, as if he was smiling.
"Third brother woke up just in time."
"Your Highness, you——"
"I'm fine." Xiao Chenglin shook his head. "The Wazhen envoys are about to arrive in Beijing, and my father is in a coma. Someone has to step up and take charge of the situation. I don't have much experience, so my third brother is more suitable than me."
The kneeling man hesitated: "It may not necessarily be King Lie, right? Although he has woken up, his body is still very weak..."
Xiao Chenglin suddenly laughed.
"You don't know my third brother. He is a ruthless man who doesn't even care about his own life when he fights. Even if he has broken arms and legs, it won't stop him from doing what he wants. Why should I be so ignorant as to fight with him over such a small matter?"
"How can this be a trivial matter? His Majesty is unconscious and everyone is staring at him—"
"Didn't you say that? Everyone is watching us. If there is any mistake, it will be a huge sin."
Seeing that Xiao Chenglin didn't want to continue talking about this matter, the man said no more.
"I understand."
Xiao Chenglin nodded: "You go down."
"yes."
As soon as he turned around, Xiao Chenglin called him again.
"By the way, is there any movement at Dingbei Marquis' Mansion today?"
The man shook his head: "No."
Xiao Chenglin was somewhat incredulous: "The Ye family member was stabbed in the street, but he didn't do anything?"
The man thought for a moment and said, "Hasn't he already had those criminals thrown into Shuntian Prefecture? There's no need for him to personally intervene in these matters."
Too.
Just because you don't go out doesn't mean you don't do anything.
However, Xiao Chenglin still felt that something was wrong.
After pondering for a long time, he still had no answer, so he stopped thinking about it.
"Forget it, go down."
"yes."
The door opened a crack and then quickly closed.
Xiao Chenglin looked out the window, with a hint of interest in his eyes.
Tomorrow, the capital city will probably be bustling.
…
Early the next morning, Ye Chutang went to the palace as usual.
The difference is that this time the palace sent people to pick him up, and the royal guards were accompanying him.
Ye Chutang was not surprised by this and readily followed suit.
As soon as he arrived at the palace gate, Ye Chutang heard the eldest princess' angry voice coming from the side hall next to him:
"Bring Zhou Kangxue to me immediately! I want to interrogate him personally!"
Ye Chutang paused.
However, some sharp-eyed palace maids had already noticed her and hurriedly came forward with a smile.
"Miss Ye Er! You are here! Please come in!"
Ye Chutang glanced over there and said, "This... the side hall is where the princess and the cabinet discuss state affairs. It's not appropriate for me to go there, right?"
The palace maid smiled even more earnestly: "The princess has spoken with such sincerity! She said that if you enter the palace, you must come in first!"
Ye Chutang no longer refused.
As soon as he entered, before he had time to salute, the eldest princess waved to Ye Chutang to come over to her.
"Chu Tang, come here."
Ye Chutang glanced sideways and saw that in addition to several ministers from the cabinet, Fan Chengzhuo was also there.
There were a few pieces of paper scattered next to the eldest princess. Ye Chutang glanced at them and they seemed to be testimonies.
There were spots of blood on it.
It seems that it was sent by Fan Chengzhuo.
But his face didn't look very good at this time.
Afterwards, the eldest princess actually handed the thing directly to Ye Chutang.
"Chu Tang, come and take a look!"
Ye Chutang hesitated for a moment.
"This is--"
"This is Wang Chang's testimony. He said that he secretly poisoned and murdered King Lie under the instructions of Zhou Kangxue!" The princess was furious. "I want to ask Zhou Kangxue why he did this!"
Zhou Kangxue?
Ye Chutang blinked.
She was not surprised by the name, but she did not expect Wang Chang to be so stubborn that he told her everything in just one night.
Ye Chutang took the testimony and read it carefully.
It was clearly written here that Wang Chang was resentful towards Zhao Xuanping because he was rejected twice in a row. Just at this time, Zhou Kangxue came to him and promised that as long as he did as he instructed, he would promote him to the Imperial Medical Service.
Zhou Kangxue's plan was to tamper with the medicinal materials so that King Lie would be unable to recover.
As time goes on, everyone will inevitably suspect that there is something wrong with Zhao Xuanping.
At that time, Zhou Kangxue would strive to allow himself to treat King Lie instead of Zhao Xuanping, and as soon as Wang Chang stopped, he would continue to give King Lie normal medication.
When King Lie gets better, the honor will be bestowed upon him.
After all, Zhou Kangxue came up with such a vicious plan for his own "future" and "reputation".
In fact, the Imperial Hospital was full of intrigues on weekdays, but this time he actually used King Lie's body as a bet! How audacious!
No wonder the princess was angry.
Soon, Zhou Kangxue was brought in.
He was on duty at the Imperial Hospital when he was suddenly taken away. He struggled and shouted angrily on the way.
"What are you doing? Who allowed you to arrest me? You are so bold! I——"
The two guards pushed him to the ground.
Before Zhou Kangxue had time to get angry, he looked up and saw the eldest princess and the cabinet ministers.
His heart suddenly skipped a beat, and all his previous arrogance disappeared.
"Princess? You asked them to..."
The princess didn't have the patience to talk nonsense with him, so she interrupted him and asked coldly:
"Wang Chang said that he poisoned King Lie at your behest! Do you admit it or not?"
Zhou Kangxue was struck by lightning.
He was about to refute subconsciously, but suddenly saw Ye Chutang holding a testimony in his hand.
That is, that is——
Zhou Kangxue couldn't believe it: "He, he said that!?"
The princess sneered: "If you want to confront him in person, that's fine!"
Zhou Kangxue's lips trembled, and he looked towards Fan Chengzhuo almost subconsciously.
Fan Chengzhuo turned his head and glanced at him coldly.
"The Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple jointly interrogated, and the testimony is correct, so you should admit it!"
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