Chapter 394: Get out of the way, you dog slave!
Secondly, I have found the maid who served in Prince Xiang's mansion. It was she who led the young prince and his men through the tunnel. She said that a maid who was close to the eldest prince at the time sent a message to her, asking her to escape first. This maid must have known something inside. After the eldest prince's incident, this maid disappeared and has not been found yet. Why did this maid flee? Why did she even notify someone she knew to flee?
Third, King Xiang used to have the Shen Ce Army, which was said to be composed of immortal monks who could fly and wield swords. If he really wanted to rebel, why did he disband them and use a few rarely used subordinates to pretend to force the emperor to abdicate?
Fourthly, why are the people of Baihualou now mobilizing so many forces to hunt down the young master and his men? Are they afraid that the young master will show up and reveal the truth of what happened back then? They've been hunting him down in waves, all on a large scale.
Fifth, this time, I have finally captured a captain-level officer of the Baihua Tower alive, but he refuses to confess. Your Majesty, can you guess why? He's been poisoned by a spiritual cauldron that controls his mind and behavior. He's unaware of it, simply because he's incredibly loyal to the Baihua Tower. This poison can be cured, and once he's cured, he'll regain consciousness and self-awareness. This individual will be crucial to our ability to capture the Baihua Tower."
After hearing this, Xuan Huang looked calm, but in fact he was shaken.
The veins on his forehead were bulging. He would definitely believe what others said, but he would only believe 80% of what Liao Jiu said.
"I told you not to investigate, yet you managed to find so much in secret." He trembled as he spoke, "Can that poison really control a person's mind, consciousness, and behavior?"
Liao Jiu truthfully recounted the story of Eagle Lord Mao Shurong.
He also reported in detail the several assassination attempts by Baihualou on Dabao and others.
Finally, Liao Jiu said, "Speaking of this, I have an immature idea. The eldest prince is weak. Could he have been poisoned by someone from Baihua Tower? Could he have committed suicide deliberately to frame Prince Xiang, causing Your Majesty to lose the two most important people at the same time..."
Xuan Huang was a little shaky. His brows were filled with hatred and he gritted his teeth and said, "If there really is such a vicious person, I will not let him go even if I become a ghost."
He also thought of this possibility.
The eldest prince is gifted, intelligent, diligent and studious, but he has had poor health since childhood and is easily sick at the slightest disturbance. In the words of the imperial physician, his body's own resistance is poor, and it is a congenital problem brought from the womb, and no amount of treatment has been effective.
If someone were to tamper with this kind of poison... it would be very easy to get infected.
"Your Majesty, I would like to request that you issue an order allowing me to investigate the rebellion of Prince Xiang openly and honestly, and find out the true truth for Prince Xiang and the eldest prince, so that they can die with peace of mind." Liao Jiu took a step back cautiously and asked with a bow.
As soon as his hand moved away and stopped massaging, Xuan Huang's headache worsened. "Go on, keep massaging while you talk. Where did you learn this technique? Stop massaging me sooner."
"Yes. It was the country doctor who taught me." Liao Jiu said briefly, urging, "Your Majesty, there is no time to lose. The young prince of Prince Xiang has been brought into the Six Gates for protection, and the leader of Baihua Tower has also been brought back to the Six Gates. All you need is your Majesty's order, and I can open the sect scroll openly..."
Xuan Huang is the ruler of a country after all, and he can keep things stable. "I will go with you to the Six Gates to see the descendants of King Xiang in person, and then we will make a decision."
Liao Jiu immediately responded, "Okay."
***
Qingning Marquis Mansion.
Mrs. Zhou paced back and forth, her face full of anxiety.
"Did you see clearly? Did the emperor really order Wuyang to be summoned to the palace for questioning?"
The old nanny beside her ran a little out of breath, "Yes, madam, as soon as we arrived at the gate of the capital, the imperial guards took the young marquis to the palace. I don't know if they were here to question him, but they looked unhappy. I waited at the palace gate for half an hour, but he didn't come out, and there was no news. I was afraid that you would have to wait too long, so I came back first."
Madam Zhou was getting even more anxious. She had already learned from Princess Xiu'er that Liao Jiu had gone with the Second Princess and the others to retrieve the Gastrodia elata ginseng, but had left midway. No one knew where he had gone. Now that the ginseng had failed, the Second Princess had returned and complained to the Emperor, accusing Liao Jiu of dereliction of duty...
She was worried that no matter how favored and trusted her son seemed to be, he would not end up well if such a big thing happened.
Because Xuan Huang is not the kind of person who is soft-hearted, even his own brothers...
The more I think about it, the more I can’t stay here.
He walked outside immediately.
The old maid who was serving him chased after him, "Madam, it's so late, where are you going? There are people waiting at the palace gate. If the young marquis comes out, they will notify us as soon as possible."
Madam Zhou said, "What if the emperor punishes him and puts him in jail? I have to go back to my parents' home..."
Let her brother go to the palace to check the situation and beg for mercy.
The personal nurse advised, "Madam, that shouldn't happen. The Emperor trusts our young Marquis immensely. If something really happened, why would he bring only the young Marquis into the palace? The others at the Six Gates were released unharmed. There were several carriages at the time, and they all reportedly went straight back to the Six Gates. In my opinion, it's impossible for the young Marquis to be captured. He'll be released shortly after. You can rest assured."
Mrs. Zhou continued walking. "Then let's go to the Six Gates to wait for him and take a look at the situation."
This son usually puts official duties first. When such a big thing happens, he will definitely go to the Six Gates to work as soon as possible and will not return to the Marquis' Mansion.
The personal nanny quickly asked someone to prepare a carriage and go to Liushenmen.
***
Jiang Lianzhu and the others finished washing up and changed into clean clothes.
Nanny Cheng went to the kitchen and brought some fruits and snacks. The children were eating and waiting for Liao Jiu to come back for dinner.
Suddenly, there was a sound of someone talking outside, and it seemed to be a woman's voice.
Jiang Lianzhu pricked up her ears. Xiangxi had previously introduced that in the Six Gates, even the cooks were men, so where did the female voice come from?
It seems like there are more than one or two.
"Get out of the way! Our Madam is here, why are you still guarding here? Our Madam needs an access card to visit our young Marquis? You must be kidding me."
"Sorry, ma'am, no one is allowed to enter or leave here without an access card." The shadow guard guarding the door said indifferently and ruthlessly.
Then, there was a sound like someone being slapped.
Bang!
"This slap is for our Madam. You've been disrespectful to our Madam and committed insubordination. I reward you with this slap. Our Madam is here to see her son, so why would she need a Six Gates access card? What a joke! Our Madam has been here several times before. This isn't a major Six Gates investigation location, it's just our young marquis's temporary residence. What's there to deny her entry? Is there something shameful in there? Get out of the way, you little slave!"
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