Chapter 7
Zhou Erlan thought about it and rushed out of the imperial study.
Chang Xi sighed as he looked at his back, hoping that the prince would understand...
Chang Xi picked up the memorials that Zhou Erlan dropped on the ground, packed them up, and took them to the Daming Palace.
Someone has to handle government affairs. Now that Prince Lan has run away, we can only go to the Emperor.
In the Daming Palace, under the stone pavilion in the southeast corner, five palace maids were sitting, each holding a book in their hands, reading attentively.
Zhou Xuanqing sat leisurely on the dragon vine rocking chair in the pavilion, looking at the miscellaneous notes in her hand. She was very satisfied with the writing style of the book.
Tang Mitang fanned her with a fan, while looking at the notes in her hand and reading along with her.
She discovered that Zhou Xuanqing was not at all what Cheng Zixuan described. He was very approachable and not bloodthirsty or vicious at all...
"Master, the person is here." Xuan Er picked up a man with disheveled hair and covered in dirt and threw him in front of her.
Seeing this, the five little palace maids put away the books in their hands, stood up and stood aside.
Zhou Xuanqing glanced at it indifferently, looked at the familiar face, sighed, and put the book down.
"It's been a long time since I last saw County Magistrate Lin."
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please spare my life! I... I have not done those things. It was General Lu who slandered me... Yes, it was General Lu. He... He colluded with the Quanrong and wanted to cooperate with the outside forces! Your Majesty, please understand!" County Magistrate Lin lay on the ground and wailed loudly. He was almost tortured to death in the past two days!
Zhou Xuan leaned forward, walked over to him and squatted down, sneering, "General Lu? Then tell me, how did General Lu coordinate internal and external forces?"
"Your Majesty... General Lu... he..." County Magistrate Lin trembled, not knowing how to make up a story. He was afraid when he looked into the emperor's eyes...
"Lin Minzheng, I think you don't need your mouth anymore..." Zhou Xuanqing said, taking the dagger handed to him by Xuan Yi, turning it around in his hand, and wiped it across his face, and a trace of bright red blood flowed out.
"Your Majesty...Your Majesty...Your servant...Your servant..." Looking at her bloodthirsty expression, County Magistrate Lin was so frightened that he kept backing away, unable to speak clearly, and his whole body trembled.
Zhou Xuanqing smelled a foul odor and stood up in disgust. He threw the knife to Xuan Yi and turned around and said coldly, "Cut him into pieces."
"Yes!" Xuan Yi obeyed the order and called the guards to drag him away. It was really disgusting and dirty the master's eyes.
Tang Mitang, who was watching, covered her face with a fan and swallowed hard. "Oh my God!" She took back what she had just said... She must remember the character of this demonic royal sister and not mess with her.
Zhou Xuanqing saw the fear in Tang Mitang's eyes, sat down as if nothing had happened, and picked up the notes again.
"Your Majesty, I have brought the memorials." Chang Xi walked up the steps holding the memorials and laid them out on the stone table in order.
"Prince Lan has returned to the palace. He's probably investigating the assassination. Your Majesty will have to deal with these memorials."
After Chang Xi finished speaking, he walked over to Tang Mitang's seat, squeezed her aside, and whispered in Zhou Xuanqing's ear, "Your Majesty, I witnessed the assassination. Prince Lan seemed to only know about the assassination, but didn't know about the arsenic. After hearing this, he went back in a hurry."
Zhou Xuanqing nodded without saying anything, walked to the stone table and sat down, starting to look through the memorials, while Chang Xi stood beside him and studied them.
Tang Mitang looked at Chang Xi's servile appearance and curled her lips speechlessly. Who wants to listen to your whispers!
But why is Prince Lan investigating the assassination? Wasn't it someone he sent?
Chang Xi caught a glimpse of Tang Mitang's expression and sighed. Sure enough, there was something wrong. What kind of trouble could she possibly cause under the Emperor's nose? There were more than just that one maid involved yesterday, right?
How could a mere palace maid possess such medicine? Even for the imperial concubine, it would be difficult to find medicine in the palace, but if it was Tang Mi, what was impossible?
A dead girl who only knows how to use poison, can't treat people, has no kindness, and has contact with Prince Lan!
Chang Xi thought about it and ground his hands faster, turning them in circles.
Zhou Xuanqing watched his small eyes darting back and forth, as if he had thought of something important. His face was so embarrassed that even his eyebrows were raised. He raised his hand and hit him on the shoulder in disgust.
"Spinning so fast, are you in a hurry to reincarnate?"
"Ah! Your Majesty, I was distracted just now... I remembered something, I have to go and wait for lunch before serving you~ I'll leave first!" After saying this, Chang Xi covered his shoulder and ran away in a hurry.
What's wrong with this? Zhou Xuanqing frowned and beckoned Tang Mitang to come over and grind it.
Tang Mitang nodded, walked over respectfully, and took over Chang Xi's job.
Looking at Zhou Xuanqing's serious comments, her heart churned again.
Oh! He seems like such a good emperor! But unfortunately he has a younger brother who is eyeing the throne.
Chang Xi pulled Xuan Yi, who had just returned, to the corner of Daming Palace and whispered, "Xuan Yi! Quickly send someone to investigate the situation with the Concubine Dowager and see if she has any contact with Tang Mi. Also, go see if General Lu has woken up. If he has, have him check the exit records of the people of Da Zhou on the Quanrong border and send them to the palace."
Xuan Yi looked at him as if he were an idiot and said nothing.
"What? Why are you looking at me with such admiration? Go quickly!" Chang Xi clapped his arms anxiously, the whisk shook in his arms, and the white hair blew on his sleeves.
"The emperor gave these instructions after breakfast." Xuan Yi said and left.
Chang Xi grabbed the whisk, his hands shaking with anger. Why didn't you tell me earlier? He had made him think that the emperor's mind was full of family affection and that it had blinded him!
Wouldn't it be inappropriate to go back to the Emperor now? Never mind, let's wait until lunch is served before going in.
Chang Xi thought about it, and then left the Daming Palace and went to stroll in the Imperial Garden.
Prince Lan's Mansion.
Zhou Erlan got off the horse and rushed directly towards the guest house.
Cheng Zhixuan was practicing sword in the yard, his steps light and his sword flowers forming cold blossoms.
Hearing footsteps, he put away his sword, only to be grabbed by the collar.
"Your Highness! What are you doing?" Cheng Zhixuan looked at him with some confusion.
"Zhixuan, you lied to me! The drug you gave me yesterday wasn't something that would make people fall into a coma! It was arsenic, right?" Zhou Erlan grabbed her collar and shook her hard.
"Why do you say that, Your Highness?" Cheng Zhixuan hid his shock and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Seeing his puzzled look, Zhou Erlan loosened his collar. Seeing Zhixuan's expression, he really didn't know what was going on.
"Your Highness, I have followed you for three years and I will absolutely obey your orders. The arrow smeared with coma powder yesterday was just a coma powder. I know that Your Highness has deep feelings for the Emperor and just wants to regain his position. How could I hurt the Emperor and make Your Highness sad?"
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