Chapter 339 Planting the Seeds of Doubt
"I'll write you a prescription right now. I guarantee your illness will be cured, but you need to help me accomplish what I just did."
The yamen runner was indeed suffering from insomnia. After weighing the pros and cons, he immediately agreed to the matter.
"But I'm just a humble pawn. I can only try my best, but I can't guarantee that I can persuade Master Qin."
Zhao Shuning said firmly, "If you follow my words, Lord Qin will definitely come to see me."
He is the King of Wu's man. The King of Wu has been out of power recently, so Qin Zhongju must be looking for an opportunity to make a contribution.
Zhao Shuning knew Qin Zhongju a little bit, and he would not miss any opportunity to gain credit for him.
The bailiff nodded, turned around and left in a hurry.
Zhao Shuning soon met the person he wanted to meet.
Qin Zhongju stood outside the prison door, looking at Zhao Shuning sharply.
He dismissed the idlers and asked in a cold voice, "Zhao, you want to see me, what else do you want to say?"
Zhao Shuning knelt respectfully before Qin Zhongju and spoke directly, "I have a bargaining chip in my hand that may be able to overthrow King Jin and help King Wu."
As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Zhongju's expression changed and his voice subconsciously lowered.
"What are your leverage?"
Qin Zhongju thought that Zhao Shuning wanted to keep it a secret or take the opportunity to discuss the terms, but he didn't expect her to tell him everything directly.
After hearing her words, Qin Zhongju's expression changed several times.
"Are you serious?"
Zhao Shuning said firmly, "It's absolutely true."
In fact, she had only just learned this secret from the masked man, but she spoke with extreme certainty.
Whether this matter is true or false, we must treat it as true.
Only when you believe it yourself can you convince others to believe it.
"Do you have any proof?"
Zhao Shuning met the other person's gaze and said, "My confession is the evidence."
Qin Zhongju showed a mocking expression, "Your words don't carry that much weight."
Zhao Shuning smiled meaningfully. "Sir Qin, what I need to do is arouse the Emperor's suspicion. Once the seeds of suspicion are planted, they will slowly take root. Then, without Sir Qin having to do anything, the Emperor will send someone to investigate the matter himself."
Qin Zhongju was suspicious, "What if the emperor finds out this is a lie?"
"If this is false, and the confession was made by me, what is Lord Qin afraid of?"
Zhao Shuning looked calm, and Qin Zhongju's doubts were greatly reduced.
"I will report this matter to the Emperor."
Of course, before reporting back, he still had to discuss it with the King of Wu.
This matter is of great importance, and he would never dare to act on his own.
Zhao Shuning then made her request, "I have told Lord Qin such a secret. Please, Lord Qin, try to save my life."
Qin Zhongju narrowed his eyes and said, "You have committed a serious crime. I am a lowly official and my words carry no weight. I don't have the ability to do such a thing."
When he got the news, he immediately turned his back on it.
Zhao Shuning smiled with an ambiguous smile. "Lord Qin, I have other, even more useful information. If I die, all these secrets will be taken with me to my grave. If that happens, it will delay the King of Wu's great cause. Can you bear the consequences?"
Qin Zhongju was stunned, and he abruptly stopped himself from leaving.
This woman was indeed cunning and had left herself a way out early on.
Qin Zhongju had to reassess her, "It's not that I don't want to save you, but I really don't have the ability to do so."
Zhao Shuning's crimes have been made known to the world. How could Qin Zhongju have the ability to help her get rid of the charges?
"Master Qin, you don't need to rescue me from prison. You just need to ask the Emperor to temporarily spare my life and delay my execution."
As long as she could delay the time and wait for the emperor to verify the matter personally, she could play her second trump card. At that time, she would have a chance of survival.
Qin Zhongju looked at her strategizing expression, weighed the pros and cons, and finally nodded.
This woman is quite capable. If we keep her alive, perhaps she can be of use to the King of Wu in the future.
Qin Zhongju turned to leave, but Zhao Shuning said, "Sir Qin, three jailers broke into my cell last night and tried to do something inappropriate to me. Now that we are allies, please protect me."
When Qin Zhongju heard this, his face was filled with anger.
"I will thoroughly investigate this matter! From now on, I will assign people to strictly monitor this matter and will never let anything like this happen again."
Someone actually stretched his hand to his territory. This is simply too much!
Only then did Zhao Shuning breathe a sigh of relief.
She is still useful to Qin Zhongju, and he will definitely send someone to protect her. If someone wants to use this opportunity to humiliate her, it won't be that easy.
That night, Qin Zhongju went to the palace of King Wu and told King Wu Xiao Yanqing about the matter.
Xiao Yanqing's reaction was exactly the same as Qin Zhongju's. He was in disbelief at first, but then he couldn't hide his excitement and excitement.
"Okay, that's great, Master Qin, please report this matter to the Emperor immediately!"
By then, he would like to see how proud Xiao Yanci would still be.
Qin Zhongju mentioned Zhao Shuning's request again. Xiao Yanqing pondered for a moment and said, "Zhao Shuning is indeed still somewhat useful. Let's do our best to protect her."
If she is no longer useful, it will not be too late to give up this chess piece then.
Qin Zhongju nodded in agreement.
After reporting this, he looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Xiao Yanqing was displeased. "Master Qin, if you have something to say, just say it directly. Why are you hesitating like this?"
Qin Zhongju lowered his head and reported, "Last night, three yamen runners broke into Zhao Shuning's cell and intended to humiliate her. I apprehended them and interrogated them rigorously. They revealed the person behind the incident. I then followed the clues and conducted a thorough investigation, and finally found the culprit, the princess..."
From the conversation between the two just now, Qin Zhongju could infer that this matter was not instructed by Xiao Yanqing. After some consideration, he decided to tell this matter.
Otherwise, if Princess Wu sends people to humiliate or even assassinate Zhao Shuning, he will be caught in the middle and will not know how to respond.
At the end of his speech, Qin Zhongju lowered his voice a little, and he even stole glances at Xiao Yanqing's expression, trying to guess his attitude towards the matter.
Xiao Yanqing's expression changed immediately after hearing this. "Is this true?"
Qin Zhongju quickly said, "I dare not speak nonsense."
After all, he had been in the Ministry of Justice for many years, so it was easy for him to investigate this small matter. He found out everything clearly in just one day.
Xiao Yanqing slammed his hand hard on the armrest, his face grim, "How dare you act on your own, idiot!"
After saying this, he turned his anger on Qin Zhongju, "How do you manage things? The Ministry of Justice is so full of loopholes that anyone can tamper with it at will?"
Qin Zhongju immediately lowered his head and admitted his guilt, "It was my negligence. I deserve death."
Xiao Yanqing said solemnly, "Keep an eye on him. Zhao Shuning can't make any mistakes before this matter is settled."
Qin Zhongju quickly responded.
With these words, Qin Zhongju knew what to do.
The matter was now clear. If Princess Wu sent anyone to do anything again, he would have nothing to worry about.
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