Chapter 325: Life and Death, Success and Failure are up to the Heart
"It's easy to take Su Fengyue's life, but killing someone is not as easy as it seems."
Ji Qingwu looked up at him and said, "But we can't just kill him so easily. There are so many eyes watching us. We need to produce solid and reliable evidence."
The corners of Zhao Mingyan's lips tightened. It was not that he didn't know the importance of evidence, otherwise he would not have risked coming here.
But sometimes, for the emperor, evidence is just the icing on the cake.
It would be good to have evidence in hand and kill the person with justification, but if he can't find it, killing him by force is also within his consideration.
Seeing the murderous intent surging in his eyes, Ji Qingwu took another step closer and asked, "What should we do if the censors hold us accountable?"
“Accountability?”
Zhao Mingyan said indifferently: "The world will only know that Prime Minister Su was heartbroken after learning the news of his beloved daughter's death and died of a sudden heart attack after returning home."
"And Prince Yong is the witness."
Ji Qingwu's hand that was holding his arm stiffened for a moment, and she looked at his cold and hard profile.
In this short moment, Emperor Wu Su even thought of a reason.
She almost forgot that the identity of the person in front of her was different from hers. As an emperor, he had the power of life and death, and obedience and disobedience depended on his heart.
If the king wants his subject to die, the subject must die.
Even without evidence, Su Fengyue's death could be covered up.
However, Ji Qingwu did not want Su Fengyue to die so hastily, and he must bear all the infamy that he deserved.
She let go of his arm and stood beside him, her tone gentle but with a strength that could not be ignored.
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Su has done too many evil things. Letting him die would be too easy for him. I think I can get the evidence of Prime Minister Su colluding with the enemy and treason."
Zhao Mingyan's murderous heart calmed down after seeing Ji Qingwu's clear eyes.
Ji Qingwu pulled his sleeve again and headed towards the backyard.
This time, he did not refuse.
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Backyard, in front of the woodshed.
There were guards at the door, but they were all taken care of by Sanchuan Sihai.
They had already searched the house, and when they saw Ji Qingwu and Emperor Wu Su coming over, they both lowered their heads.
Ji Qingwu walked in first. Two candles had already been lit in the room.
The wood and fodder were stacked neatly aside. There was a secret door on the right wall, which had been discovered by the secret guards.
Ji Qingwu held up the candlestick to light the way under his feet. As soon as he entered the dark room, there was an iron cage at the entrance.
She pulled the candlestick closer to take a closer look and found that the cage was old and rusty, with leather chains scattered in a mess at the corners of the bars.
Going further in, there is a large black and purple bed with a golden nanmu frame beside the bed.
Ji Qingwu just took a glance at the things above and stopped, not moving forward.
Sanchuan at the door said: "Master, I have searched the house and found a secret room, but I didn't find the place where the letter was hidden. However, there are some strange things inside..."
Sihai's brows were furrowed, and when he heard the word "strange", he covered his abdomen and retched.
Before the nausea had passed, he knelt down and said, "I am impolite."
Zhao Mingyan stepped in and walked all the way to the dark room. He immediately saw a figure standing on the west side holding a candlestick.
Ji Qingwu was familiar with his footsteps. She whispered, "Over the years, how many women have..."
On the top shelf, there are all kinds of earrings hanging, only single ones, all made of gold, jade and other stones. One can imagine the status of the person wearing them.
Below, there are handkerchiefs of various styles.
Some have lost their color over the years, but it is not difficult to see that they are all fine products of exquisite embroidery, all of which are embroidered with the ingenuity of girls in the boudoir.
But the handkerchiefs were stained with blood.
He didn't need to think about what kind of blood it was.
Ji Qingwu originally thought that this was the place where Su Fengyue hid the letters of treason and treason, but he did not expect that this was the place where his acts of rape and pleasure were recorded.
Su Fengyue must be very complacent and proud of his "achievements" to have kept all these things.
Slide your sight to the bottom...
These are instruments used for torture and pleasure, they are lifelike yet extremely cold.
Just by looking at it, Ji Qingwu felt a chill all over his body.
A large hand held her shoulder.
The other hand covered her eyes, turned her around and held her in his arms, which was more like a silent comfort.
Zhao Mingyan tightened his arms, not wanting her to see too many dirty things.
He took everything in and said, "Let's go out."
But Ji Qingwu did not feel afraid. She wanted to see everything in front of her clearly, and even wanted to see through all the evil deeds Su Fengyue had done through these things.
She turned her head away from Emperor Wu Su's arms and said, "I'm fine."
Ji Qingwu approached the shelf, squatted down, and looked at the items on the bottom layer one by one. Each item had a crescent pattern engraved on it.
It was the same shape as the key she had picked up.
But the space for these things is not enough to store letters.
At this time, Sihai came in and knelt down and said, "Master, the secret guards in the front hall have reported that the prince and Prime Minister Su have started fighting."
Ji Qingwu's eyes flickered.
Wasn't Prince Yong here to show his goodwill to Prime Minister Su, but to find fault?
However, this is in Su Fengyue’s residence, how could Prince Yong get any benefit?
"What's the situation now?"
Si Hai said: "The prince was so angry that he punched Su Xiang several times and knocked him to the ground, but he was quickly pinned down by the servants in the mansion."
This matter also exceeded Emperor Wu Su's expectations. Although Prince Yong had an unruly personality, he was not an impulsive person who would not consider the consequences.
Su Fengyue was angered at this time, and it was obvious that something had happened that was unbearable for him.
Zhao Mingyan asked: "What happened?"
Si Hai replied, "I heard that when Prime Minister Su took out an ornament, the prince suddenly became emotional."
Ji Qingwu's eyes swept across the earrings on the shelf. It seemed that in addition to these, Su Fengyue had other private collections.
Su Xiang took out something that should have belonged to Prince Yong's wife in front of Prince Yong.
Ji Qingwu gritted his teeth.
She shouldn't have stopped Emperor Wu Su. Su Fengyue really deserved to die. If such a man lived a moment longer, it would be an insult to the girl he had bullied.
Although Ji Qingwu was emotional, he remained calm.
If Prime Minister Su dares to let the servants in his mansion detain the prince, what else would he not dare to do?
She looked back and said, "Only Your Majesty can handle this matter."
Zhao Mingyan had this idea in mind, and said, "Let the two of them stay here to guard you. If anything happens, let me know immediately."
Ji Qingwu nodded.
After Emperor Wu Su left, Sanchuan kept watch outside while Sihai protected Ji Qingwu.
Sihai's face is still pale. He has seen bloody things, but he has never seen anything so filthy.
He thought that the delicate Ji Qingwu would not be able to bear it, but she was calmer than anyone else.
She continued to look around the room.
Ji Qingwu didn't believe that the key in her hand was just a decoration. She had just overheard the conversation between Su Xiang and the housekeeper and knew that this thing was extremely important to him.
But I don’t know where it can be used.
Ji Qingwu touched the wall and tapped it with his fingers, not missing every inch within his sight.
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