Seeing Emperor Mingde's expression, Ji Changying quickly returned to the main topic: "Is it possible that Huiji is targeting my mother because he was the one who did it? Did Nanny Lai find out anything during the interrogation?"
These words instantly made Emperor Mingde's heart sink.
When he caught Lai Ma, he thought he had prepared himself for the worst, but he didn't expect that something even worse was waiting for him.
"Go and call Master Xie!"
Emperor Mingde summoned someone and gave an order, and soon Xie Siheng was called in from outside the palace.
"Your Majesty!"
Xie Siheng had a stern look on his face. When he was brought in, his eyes casually swept over Ren Dongnan and the others, with some surprise.
"You've come just in time. Did Madam Lai explain to the Criminal Investigation Department who instructed her back then?"
Xie Siheng looked embarrassed. "I have ordered people to investigate Nanny Lai and interrogate her rigorously. So far, Nanny Lai has refused to confess, and the Empress has said that she will spare her life, so I dare not use any harsh measures."
Emperor Mingde was a little annoyed.
The Queen was concerned about Nanny Lai's health, but she didn't expect that this wicked slave had no remorse at all!
"Hehua came to apologize today, saying that her master was from the previous dynasty, and that Huiji of Huangjue Temple was the great master of the previous dynasty. What do you think about this?"
Xie Siheng didn't expect Ji Changying to bring this matter to the emperor's attention, but regarding Huiji's matter...
"I have never believed in gods or Buddhas, but Master Huiji has always been eccentric. The previous 'miracle' incident has made the incense at Huangjue Temple even more prosperous than before. The people in the surrounding areas highly respect Master Huiji, and his words may soon spread to other prefectures. Then..."
Xie Siheng didn’t say anything else, but we can all imagine what he said.
By then, Huiji's followers will probably be all over Dali, and he will be a 'new' great national master.
Emperor Mingde hated this kind of thing the most. The previous dynasty had set an example before him, and he was indeed a little angry when he heard this: "Go and capture Huiji and interrogate him thoroughly! Be careful. If Huiji is really that evil person, I'm afraid he will be difficult to deal with."
"Also, travel light with the Black Feather Guards, don't alert too many people, and go explore Silent Hill. If it's really as they say..."
Emperor Mingde paused and said, "Bring out the people inside and lock them up, then destroy the place!"
Xie Siheng clasped his fists and said, "Yes!"
Seeing Xie Siheng about to take orders and leave, Ji Changying looked at Emperor Mingde, her big eyes flashing as she suddenly asked, "Can I see Nanny Lai? Maybe I can find out something?"
Emperor Mingde frowned and said, "The Criminal Investigation Department is not a place for a girl to go. If you go there, you will probably have nightmares for a few days when you return home."
"You won't lose anything by trying. If you can actually pry open Madam Lai's mouth, won't we save a lot of trouble?"
Seeing that she was still eager to try, Emperor Mingde no longer tried to stop her: "Since you don't believe it, then go ahead and try it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Ji Changying looked at him happily: "Then can I take Master and the others back?"
Emperor Mingde glanced at Lao Lu and Ren Dongnan, "Those two will be detained in the Criminal Investigation Department first."
Ji Changying's smile faded, "My master and the others..."
Emperor Mingde had a stern face, as if he didn't want to say anything more. "Once we have results from Silent Hill, I will naturally let them go! But would it be unfair for them to stay in jail for two days?"
Xie Siheng shook his head slightly at Ji Changying, signaling her not to say anything more.
Ji Changying glared: "Alright then... But you must not make things difficult for them, otherwise I will come here to cry for three meals a day! And then I will complain to the Empress!"
Emperor Mingde laughed in anger: "You are quite clever, finding yourself a backer so quickly!"
Ji Changying ran out with Xie Siheng without looking back.
Chuan Qiong and his men waited outside, took Ren Dongnan and Lao Lu with him and followed them to the Criminal Investigation Department.
Lao Lu did not show any nervousness about being imprisoned. Instead, he visited the palace with great interest and commented on the palace's buildings from time to time.
Ren Dongnan listened to him chattering with an expressionless face and did not say anything.
Xie Siheng walked very fast, his mind still thinking about what they had said in the hall before. Ji Changying trotted over and caught up with him: "Thank you, sir!"
Xie Siheng came to his senses when he heard the shout and stopped, waiting for her to catch up with the two of them and walk slowly side by side.
"Please take care of my master for the next two days!"
"It's just a trivial matter. Your Majesty shouldn't be bothered by it."
Ji Changying was puzzled: "If you don't want to make things difficult for me, why don't you let my master and the others go back?"
Xie Siheng took a look at Lao Lu's clothes and his mountain-like figure, and made some guesses in his heart, "The heart of the emperor is hard to predict. We will know in a few days."
"All right!"
As long as torture is not used, Ji Changying is not that worried about Ren Dongnan and the others.
Arriving at the Criminal Investigation Department, seeing the two about to be taken away, Ji Changying solemnly promised: "Master, I will come to pick you up in a few days."
Ren Dongnan remained silent and told her, "Go home early."
What home are you going back to?
Ji Changying came here specifically to "visit" Nanny Lai this time.
The darkest dungeon of the Criminal Investigation Department was filled with prisoners sentenced to death. When Ji Changying was about to go over, Chuan Qiong looked at Xie Siheng and then at Ji Changying, and he seemed to be disappointed with his master's reaction.
He smiled and stepped forward to the door. "Princess! How about I have Madam Lai brought out? You are so precious, how could you go to such a filthy place?"
Xie Siheng looked at Chuan Qiong with a scrutinizing look in his eyes. He hadn't realized that his subordinate had the potential to be a lackey.
"It's the same everywhere. I can perform better here." Ji Changying shook her head and refused.
To play? How to play? What to play?
Before Chuan Qiong was aware of the situation, the two of them had already gone in.
He looked at Xie Siheng's back with a look of disappointment, "Aren't you afraid of scaring the young lady away?"
All kinds of unpleasant smells were intertwined in the cell, and the screams mixed with the sounds of torn flesh were like a symphony.
Ji Changying felt her scalp tingling after just one glance.
No wonder everyone is afraid of the Criminal Investigation Department. Their methods are indeed cruel. There is someone inside who is smiling while skinning people alive!
Compared with others, Nanny Lai was treated much better. She had a straw mat to lie on and medicine on her body. She lay on the ground with all her limbs intact and lifeless eyes, looking as if she didn't care about life or death.
"Madame Lai, I'm here to see you."
Ji Changying saw Nanny Lai and greeted her.
Nanny Lai turned her head and saw that it was her. She turned her head expressionlessly and looked at the ceiling again.
"I heard that Mammy has been unwilling to tell the truth about what happened back then, and I'm very curious."
Ji Changying opened the door and walked in. She squatted beside Lai Ma and whispered, "You said that my mother, a princess, was tampered with by someone back then, and the prince that the queen later gave birth to..."
"Have you ever been touched? You are the most trusted person around the Queen, you must know it, right?"
Ji Changying's eyes seemed filled with curiosity.
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